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June 11, 2014

Police ‘ordered to arrest Sanusi over fraud charges’ (Report)

by S'ola Filani The new emir There are unconfirmed reports that the Nigerian police have been ordered to arrest the newly-crowned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on fraud-related charges…

March 19, 2014

Pastor arrested in Lagos for ‘defrauding church member of N7 million’ (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Ikechukwu Ezeiru, the pastor of Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly, Okota, Lagos, has been charged with fraud at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court. The suspect was arraigned…

March 10, 2014

Man arrested in Lagos for opening 25 accounts in the same bank (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo A man in Lagos is in the custody of the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police Force after it was revealed that he had opened 25…

February 19, 2014

Opinion: Just before Okonjo and Allison drives us crazy

by Odusote Oluwakayode Surely, something is rotten in the NNPC and the Minister of Petroleum, Alissson Madueke either participated in it, created the environment in which it could fester or…

February 18, 2014

Opinion: NNPC controversy- Between CBN and the Ministry of Finance

by Olusola Daniel Evidently, this should provide Nigerians with a definitive verdict on the controversy. We would recall that a similar forensic audit was deployed to investigate subsidy claims and…

February 13, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: Yar’adua, Kerosene and the subsidy fraud

by Olusegun Adeniyi However, it is interesting that the same CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, whom NNPC now accuses of ignorance and “playing politics”, was the administration’s posterboy in…

January 30, 2014

Ex-NAICOM boss sentenced to 15 years for corruption (PHOTOS)

by Oge Okonkwo Former Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Okechukwu Chukwulozie,has been sentenced to 15 years in prison over N10.4 million fraud. Mr. Chukwulozie was convicted last Wednesday at an Abuja High Court on…

January 22, 2014

This is the man caught impersonating Okonjo-Iweala, Fashola’s wife on Facebook (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun A 38-year-old man has been arrested for fraud after reports that he opened accounts on Facebook purporting to belong to prominent citizens. [READ:UNILAG graduate caught impersonating Okonjo-Iweala,…

January 16, 2014

3 Boko Haram members arrested for duping amnesty panel of N70 million

by 'Jola Sotubo Three men who took advantage of a call for peace talks to impersonate members of terrorist sect, Boko Haram have been arrested and charged to court…

January 8, 2014

Okey Ikechukwu: Those who call 1914 a mistake are mixing things up badly

by Okey Ikechukwu No one cried foul over Awo’s politics in the South West before he engineered Zik’s ouster using ethnic solidarity. Before then he was aware of himself as…

December 20, 2013

Carpenter, 43, docked over alleged N200,000 fraud

A 43-year-old carpenter, Ibrahim Yekini, on Friday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrate's Court in Lagos, charged with defrauding his customer of N200,000. Yekini is facing a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretences and…

December 17, 2013

Father in court as daughter absconds crime charges

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Godwin Nnadi, a 56 year-old, has been brought before an Enugu magistrates’ court for failure to produce a wanted robbery suspect, his own daughter. He was arrested…

December 16, 2013

Mariah Carey criticized for coming to Nigeria, the ‘World’s Center Of Bank Fraud & Human Trafficking’

by Tutu Akinlabi Nigerians have again come under fire from the international end as RadarOnline, a website, has described the country as the 'World’s center of bank fraud & human…

December 15, 2013

BUSTED: Nigerian hacker jailed for £1.5 million fraud in the UK (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to spend 3 years in prison for fraud. Olajide Onikoyi, 29, hacked into various banks and…

December 7, 2013

Young Nigerian couple jailed in U.K over plot to steal £19million (PICTURED)

A young couple were part of a global internet banking scam which could have netted a phenomenal £19million after hacking the accounts of nearly 2,500 people. Aderoju Bammeke, 22,…

December 5, 2013

‘Archbishop’ dragged to court over N7 million fraud

by 'Jola Sotubo A man claiming to be an archbishop has been arrested in Lagos on suspicion of fraud. John Okeke, 59-year-old founder of God’s Pentecostal Ministry World Wide in…

December 4, 2013

Top German businesswoman duped out of £625,000 after affair with a security guard who posed as wealthy Bentley-driving investor

A high-flying German businesswoman lost £625,000 after she had an affair with a former security guard who posed as a wealthy investor, a court heard today. Company chief executive Talke…

November 27, 2013

SCAM: 2 Nigerians arrested in India for duping woman of N12.4 million (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun 2 Nigerian men have been arrested by police in India on suspicion of fraud. Patrick Okwuokenye and Festus Iteh were apprehended after it was alleged that they…

November 26, 2013

Internet love scam: EFCC arraigns man for ‘defrauding American lady of $25,000’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Nifemi Ayinla, before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja for allegedly defrauding an American lady, Gina McCoy of…

November 26, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Why MKO’s wife, Doyin Abiola was arrested for fraud

by Oke Efagene Doyin Abiola, the former Managing Director of the defunct Concord Newspapers and wife of late politician and presidential candidate, MKO Abiola, has been arraigned for fraud…

November 18, 2013

‘No, Jimoh Ibrahim was not arrested’: FIRS explains billionaire’s role in N6.8 billion tax evasion allegations

The Chairman of Global Fleet Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, was on Monday quizzed for several hours by the Special Enforcement Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, over alleged N6.8 billion…

November 16, 2013

Opinion: Oga, your ‘generosity’ is contributing to Nigeria’s problems

by Desmond Ovbiagele On a humorous level, my friend narrated the consternation of a certain ‘madam’ whose chosen salary ‘top-up’ was food, and who took offence on a fateful day…

November 15, 2013

EFCC arrests Governor Sule Lamido’s sons over alleged N10billion fraud

by Oge Okonkwo Aminu and Mustapha Lamido, sons of Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N10 billion fraud.…

November 12, 2013

BUSTED: Man, 27, sentenced to 42 months in prison for fraud

by 'Jola Sotubo A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 42 months in prison by a court in Lagos after he was found guilty of fraud. Junior Williams was sentenced…

November 5, 2013

Okey Ndibe: Stella Oduah – Mr. President is doing what he really wants to do – nothing!

by Okey Ndibe It’s a mistake to assume that the president wanted a panel that would exhume the facts to guide his action. No, Mr. Jonathan was merely playing according…

October 29, 2013

ICPC summons top PPPRA officials in fresh N3.5billion fraud scandal

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission, ICPC, has summoned top management officials of the Petroleum and Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, over alleged N3.5billion fraud in the Petroleum…

October 26, 2013

Musiliu Obanikoro: Lekki-Epe Expressway is a badly covered-up fraud

by Musiliu Obanikoro Lagosians, especially those living in and commuting through the Lekki- Epe corridor were practically forced, in a military style, into paying toll on the uncompleted road and…

October 25, 2013

BUSTED: ‘Repentant Boko Haram member’ arrested by police in Enugu

by Adeola Balogun A man pretending to be a repentant former member of terrorist sect Boko Haram has been apprehended by security agents in Enugu State. Daniel Danboyi, 35, was…

October 18, 2013

BUSTED: This fake doctor was arrested with LUTH ID card while running a mobile clinic (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo An impostor allegedly posing as a medical doctor practicing with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has been nabbed by police in the state. Adeyemi Stephen Akintolure,…

October 12, 2013

So true, so false: Breathtaking Lagos mansion reportedly owned by convicted fraudster (MUGSHOTS, DETAILS)

by Adeola Balogun Recently, photos of an exquisite and sophisticated mansion said to be located in Lekki, Lagos State surfaced on social media with the owner of the edifice…

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