Tag: Fraud
SCAM: Muslim pilgrims duped of N142.5 million by travel agent, stranded in Lagos
by Adeola Balogun The desire of some Muslim faithful to embark on the yearly hajj pilgrimage has been frustrated after ...
FRAUD: Gov. Dickson orders the arrest of indicted civil servants in Bayelsa
by Adeola Balogun A number of senior civil servants in Bayelsa State have been indicted by the Governor of the ...
SCAM: Man dupes buyer in fake car deal while posing as customs officer
by Adeola Balogun A man posing as a customs officer in a bid to sell a car under false pretenses ...
Monsters: How herbalists gang raped housewife after defrauding her of N29.5 million
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two herbalists in Osun State have been remanded in prison on the orders of a Magistrate Court ...
SCAM: Muslim cleric arrested in Lagos for duping friend of N9.5 million (PICTURED)
by ‘Jola Sotubo Operatives of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Ikoyi, Lagos State have apprehended a man whose ...
Nigerian fraudster jailed in US over N1.7 billion fraud
A Nigerian man who defrauded American and Canadian lawyers of millions of dollars in a multi-national mail and wire scam, ...
SCAM: How Nigerian gang posted fake Harrods job adverts online to fleece £1 million from desperate job seekers
Fraudsters allegedly posted fake adverts for work at Harrods on a website as part of a £1 million scam to ...
FRAUD: Pastor, 3 others arrested for impersonating EFCC officials in Kogi
by Adeola Balogun Men of the Kogi state police command have apprehended 4 suspects, one of them a pastor of ...
BUSTED: Fake CNN reporter arrested in Bayelsa
The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Bayelsa State, Comrade Tare Akono, has apprehended and handed over ...
Fraud: FCT minister loses N3 million to impersonator who cloned his phone
by ‘Jola Sotubo Senator Bala Muhammad, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has reportedly fallen prey to a perpetrator ...
Game over! Nigerian suspected fraudster arrested in Dubai over $2 million fraud
In what is considered a breakthrough in its fight against international crimes, the Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, ...
End of the road: Police squash fake job syndicate, arrest 50 cultists in Benue
99 days for the thief, one day for the owner. The evil operations of a notorious fake job syndicate has ...
NUC should be probed over alleged fraud – ASUU
by Oge Okonkwo The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been called upon to defend its activities by the Academic Staff ...
Man, 42, docked in Oyo over N1 million kerosene fraud
by Oge Okonkwo A 42-year-old suspected fraudster, Gbolahan Bolarinde, has been arrested and brought before an Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting ...
“Sanusi wanted Atuche removed as BankPHB MD” – Pat Utomi testifies in court
Following his application and that of his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Atuche to throw out charges against them in court, Justice ...
One chance: 2 brothers rent same apartment out to 100 tenants in Lagos
Two brothers, Idowu Usman, 40, and Rasheed Usman, 38, have been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly ...
Drama as suspected fraudster slumps in court
There was confusion at a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Sabo, Lagos on Tuesday after a 48-year-old suspect standing trial for ...
Fisayomi Eko-Davies: The long wait for the Nigerian messiah (Y! Superblogger)
Basic things of life are strange to us and our mothers worship the grounds our enslavers walk upon. I hope ...
Presidential 419: Fake group running the Goodluck/Sambo Foundation made over N12m from the victims
by Rachel Ogbu Six men who set up a foundation in the names of Goodluck/Sambo are now under investigation for ...
Fake architect “dupes” church members over Pastor Adeboye project, arrested
by Rachel Ogbu A man pretending to help the Redeemed Christian Church of God with its project to build more ...
Why I am closing my Facebook account – Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
by Isi Esene Nollywwod actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has signified her intentions to close her Facebook account due to fraudulent activities ...
Former banker jailed 9 years for stealing N35 million (PICTURED)
Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a former banker, Vera Ogbonna Akanni to ...
Charles Soludo, others grilled by the EFCC over currency scam, to face prosecution soon
by Isi Esene The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo was yesterday night picked ...
180,000 pounds: 4 charged in the UK for bribing Rivers govt officials
by Akan Ido Three men and one woman were yesterday charged at a London criminal court for conspiring to bribe ...
Babalakin wants to escape – EFCC raises alarm, as his lawyer abandons him
by Rachel Ogbu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently informed a Lagos High Court that the chairman of ...
Simon Kolawole: Jonathan, don’t drop the ball
Too much money is wasted or stolen, and you cannot but wonder how many more roads or schools or hospitals ...
Rambling: EFCC chairman attempts to explain why corrupt govt officials go free
by Akan Ido Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday lamented the challenges faced ...
£1.4 billion fraud: Kweku Adoboli convicted of biggest ever bank fraud
A rogue trader from east London who lost £1.4 billion in bad deals which nearly brought down a major international ...
For the Records: “Mr. President, truth is bitter but it will set us free” – Nuhu Ribadu
Full text of Chairman Nuhu Ribadu’s speech during the presentation of the report of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force to ...
Visa fraud: Benin pastor arraigned by EFCC
by Rachel Ogbu Today, a 33 year old pastor was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on ...
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