Police probe Nigerian socialite caught in $2.5m romance scam

  The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has commenced the profiling of a Nigerian socialite, Nzube Ikeji, who allegedly posed as the Dubai Crown Prince to defraud a Romanian…

Police arrest man linked to $35,000 scam

  Anti-Fraud Unit of the Airport Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old suspect linked to a $35,000 (approximately N48.5 million) scam. A statement on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer…

Emefiele trial: Witness says $6.23m withdrawn from CBN with forged documents

  A prosecution witness in the trial of Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Abuja…

Naira Redesign: Court Fixes 10 Days To Conclude Trial Against Emefiele

  Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court High, has fixed fresh ten days to conclude trial in the corruption charges filed by the Economic and Financial…

Police recover ‘400 laptops’, arrest six for ‘hacking telecom firm to divert N7.7bn airtime’

  Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested six suspects for allegedly hacking into a telecommunication company in Nigeria to divert airtime and mobile data worth N7.7 billion.…

EFCC charges Austrian for failing to declare $800k, €651k at Lagos airport

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, has arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal for allegedly failing to declare large sums of…

Court orders forfeiture of 57 properties linked to Malami, sons

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…

Court grants Malami, others N500m bail

  Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, his wife and son bail of ₦500…

Police arrest 20-year-old in Lagos over ‘N1bn international romance scam’

  Police have arrested Essien Emmanuel Akpama, a 20-year-old international romance fraud suspect, over an alleged scam involving more than N1 billion. In a statement on Tuesday, Mohammed Adeola, spokesperson…

Ex-labour minister Ngige arraigned, remanded in Kuje prison

  A former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, was on Friday arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Gwarinpa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over…

ALERT: $1.8bn lost yearly to Nigeria-linked fraud

  The United States government has warned that Nigeria-linked fraud causes over 1.8 billion US dollars in losses annually, with most victims based in the United States. Speaking at the…

Alleged ₦5b Fraud: Ex-Minister Stella Oduah Arraigned On Corruption Charges

  The Federal Government has arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, before Justice Hamza Muazu, of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on an alleged N5 billion…

EFCC hands over N96.5 million to victims of Ponzi scheme in Enugu

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N96.5 million to victims of Ponzi schemes in Enugu State. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement…

EFCC invites ex-AGF Malami for questioning

  Abubakar Malami, former attorney general of the federation (AGF), says he has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Malami said he would honour the invitation…

Court suspends Obiano’s N4bn money-laundering trial indefinitely

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the trial of former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, who faces allegations of laundering N4 billion belonging to the state.…