N336m fraud: EFCC arraigns NRS, bank staff
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arraigned a staff member of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Aliyu Umar, and a staff member of a first-generation commercial…
Ponzi investment: Girl, 19-year-old, arraigned for allegedly defrauding schoolgirl of N326,000 in Osun
A 16-year-old secondary school girl in Osun State (name withheld) has been defrauded of N326,000 she invested in a Ponzi scheme. The girl was said to have been lured into…
Ghana detains 141 Nigerians in cybercrime crackdown
By Agency Reports Ghanaian authorities have detained 141 individuals, largely believed to be Nigerian nationals, in a coordinated operation targeting organised cybercrime networks operating in the country. The arrests, made…
Yuletide: Banks caution customers against holiday frauds
Banks have warned their customers to be wary of fraudulent activities during the seasonal festivities. The warning was contained in emails and content on their social media pages, which advised…
Ghana deports 42 Nigerians for immorality, fraud
About 42 Nigerians have been deported from Ghana’s Ashanti Region over alleged prostitution, fraud, and other related offences. Speaking on his Facebook account recently, Ashanti Regional Minister Frank Amoakohene confirmed…
$12m fraud: Nigerian Sodipo jailed in the US
A US Federal judge on Friday sentenced a Nigerian, Kevin Kunle Sodipo Williams, to six and a half years in prison over a stolen identity fraud scheme that sought more…
High Court grants ruling party chieftain, four others N5m over alleged N1.5bn fraud
The Benin High Court, Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele of a Benin High Court on Friday granted the Edo Woman Leader of All Progressives Congress, Mrs Aisosa Amadasun, and four others N1…
$565,000 fraud: Court dismisses Ramirez’s bail variation application
HIGH COURT: a High Court sitting in Lagos State on Monday dismissed an application to vary bail conditions brought before the honourable court by Marco Ramirez, who was accused of…