Men of the Nigeria Police Force at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State , have paraded five Covid certificate forgery suspects. They are Moses Samuel , Achibong Idonrenyin, Popoola Adewala , Abdulmalik Ibrahim and Wale Aderele at the airport while two others – Shehu Imam and Adeola Dalington – are at large. According […]
former govt. lawyer as defence counsel Hushpuppi hired the new top-rated lawyer following the withdrawal of his former counsel from the case. ByAlfred Olufemi March 1, 2021 2 min read One-time Instagram celebrity facing fraud-related and money laundering charges in the United States, Ramon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, has hired a top-rated criminal defence […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has threatened to clamp down on operators of parody accounts even as Twitter handles bearing the name of the new EFCC Chairman , Abdulrasheed Bawa , have flooded the social network. The EFCC said in a statement by its Spokesman, Mr . Wilson Uwujaren, on Saturday that the unauthorised […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is witnessing a rise in threats posed by cybercriminals , online financial fraudsters , and cyber terrorists . He also said cyber terrorists are using the internet to cause tension in the country . The president was quoted as saying this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media […]
New details have emerged about the case against Instagram influencer, Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi who wowed the internet with pictures of his clothes, cars, money and lifestyle between 2012 and 2020, Forbes reported on Friday. In July 2020, Hushpuppi was charged by the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles with conspiring to launder hundreds […]
Ibe Pascal Arogorn,Owerri Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday arrested a 28-year-old medical practitioner, Chijioke Precious and 17 others over alleged internet fraud in Owerri, Imo State. The 17 others whose ages range between 21 and 34 are; Anthony Joshua, Henry Mezie, Chukwuebuka Ahiwe, Michael […]
“Through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that caused a staggering $11 million in losses to his victims,” said Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “Today’s sentence further demonstrates EDVA’s and FBI’s worldwide reach in vigorously pursuing justice on behalf […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has indicted a senator, Stella Oduah, and the Nigerian subsidiary of Chinese construction giant, CCECC, in alleged fraudulent cash transactions of about N5billion over five months in 2014, PREMIUM TIMES reports. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the EFCC could not arraign the nine defendants in the 25-count charge at […]
No fewer than 20 suspects have been arrested in Owerri, Imo on suspicion of defrauding their unsuspecting victims through the internet. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made this known in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday. “The arrest was carried out by operatives of EFCC […]
Afolabi Samuel, a pastor of Winners Chapel, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a Lagos state special offences court for stealing $90,000 and N4.5m belonging to the registered trustees of the church. The pastor was arraigned before Mojisola Dada, the judge, on two counts of conspiracy and stealing by the Economic and […]
