Nigerian stocks gain N334b on back of Dangote Cement
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained N334 billion on Monday due to buying interest in Dangote Cement and 22 other stocks. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N334 billion or…
Alleged Money Laundering: Court Frees Atiku’s Son-In-Law, Abdullahi Babalele
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has freed Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on a two-count allegation of alleged money laundering of $140,000. Justice…
Binomo trader, Yahoo boy, jailed in Kaduna
Justice M. Tukur of the State High Court Kaduna has convicted and sentenced two persons to various jail terms for fraud. One of them, Adeshina Abdulrasheed was sentenced to two…
Security Guard Dupes Tenants Of N5.7m, Flees
Detectives attached to Ikeja Police Division have launched a manhunt for a security guard attached to Emerald Court Estate, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State. The security guard, identified simply as Abacha,…
Pastor bags seven years in prison over N1m fraud
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has sentenced one Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus to seven years in prison for defrauding a retiree , Mr Ojo Gbadebo, of N 1m under…
Fake Lawyer, Sylvester Ogbogu Sentenced To 1 Year Imprisonment
Sylvester Ogbogu who was arraigned in August 2020 and though granted bail which he was unable to perfect until about 3 months later, has finally been convicted and sentenced tk…
Two lawyers jailed for N24m fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it has secured the conviction and sentencing of two lawyers , Sogo Akinola and Feranmi Akinluyi for their…
Three Policemen Dismissed For Impersonating EFCC Officials
Three policemen were yesterday arraigned in Imo State for allegedly impersonating officials of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This came after the state Commissioner of Police, Isaac Akinmoyede, had…
How herbalist who impersonated Femi Adesina, GMD NNPC, built houses in Ilorin ― Witness
Trial of a self-styled herbalist, also known as Alfa Jamiu Isiaka, who allegedly impersonated the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina and a former Group…
Obasa, four others charged with fraud in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned an Ibadan based lawyer, Adesile Obasa, and four others on an 11-count charge of conspiracy, forgery, and obtaining money under…
Former Enugu Poly rector Nwankwo jailed for scamming students
Dr Isidore Ojukwu Nwankwo, a former rector of Enugu Polytechnic has been sent to to prison for scamming his students. Justice N.I. Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu handed…
Court grants Adoke permission to travel abroad
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke to travel for a medical check-up in…
Five Indians Jailed For Oil Theft In Lagos
The Lagos Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of five illegal oil thieves to one year imprisonment each before Justice Rilwan…
N32.9b ‘Fraud’: Mompha Has Case To Answer, Says Court
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday dismissed a ‘no case’ application filed by a social media celebrity facing a N32.9 billion fraud charge, Mr Ismail Mustapha, alias Mompha.…
Fleeing Maina’s son, Faisal, arrested
Faisal Maina , who is the son of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team , Abdulrasheed Maina , has been arrested. This came barely one week…





















