Former Guber candidate arrested for filing N65bn suit against EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the candidate of the Action Democratic Party for last year’s Anambra State governorship poll, Chief Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo. Okonkwo was arrested by…

Job scam: How teacher defrauded 4 applicants of N855,000 in one year

A prosecution witness, Inspector Anthony Iliya, told an Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT that a teacher, Akum-Chukwu Dolibi, defrauded four job seekers of N855,000. The police charged Dolibi, a teacher…

ICPC secures Interim Forfeiture Order on an Estate of 60 buildings, others owned by NSCDC staff

In its sustained determination to recover assets acquired with the proceeds of crime by corrupt persons, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured an Interim…

N11m Fraud: Duncan jumped bail, didn’t know we were waiting for him in Owerri – Petitioners

A Popular music artist, Duncan Mighty who was in the early hours of Saturday arrested in Owerri, the Imo state capital, in a commando-style operation by men of the Anti-Kidnapping…

N12bn Fraud: Maina’s sister testifies against him as EFCC presents more documents against Maina, Son

The trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pensions Reform Task Team, and his son, Faisal continued on December 11, 2019 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja…

Credit Card Fraud: Court adjourns Naira Marley’s trial to Feb. 27

Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, December 12, 2019 adjourned to February 27, 2020 further hearing in a case involving Afeez…

Man bags six months jail term for varsity degrees racketeering

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced one Roland Onosemuode, to six months imprisonment for forging a Bachelors of Engineering (Chemical) degree of the University of…

Imo senator converted constituency project to hotel – ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed concern over the spate of abuse of constituency project fund and processes in the country. Commenting on the…

Ortom’s Principal Secretary, adviser arraigned for N4.766 billion fraud

Two officials of the Benue State Government, Mr. Stephen Amase, Principal Private Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and Mr. Manger T Emmanuel, a former Commissioner of…

Fake ‘Cleric’ who claimed to transfer Quranic verses into victim’s brain, nabbed for N3m, $24,000 scam

A fraud suspect, one Mallam Abdulrashid Imam has been arrested by the Kaduna Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for defrauding one Arc. Mohammed Dewu of…

N4bn Fraud: Victims grumble as Ponzi Scheme directors bag one-year jail term

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal office on December 2, 2019, secured the conviction of Kingsley Nwegwu and Joakim Nwegwu, both managing directors of ACJEC Global Services…

EFCC docks ‘Mama Boko Haram’, one other for alleged N66m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 arraigned the duo of Aisha Alkali Wakil otherwise known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’  and Tahiru Saidu Daura before…

Kaduna: Man remanded in prison custody for multi-million Naira Fraud

A Kaduna State High Court has remanded one Alhaji Yusha’u Mohammed Kebbe in prison custody for alleged fraud in excess of N136.6 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC…

N2.7m Job Scam: Two NSCDC officers docked for defrauding job-seekers

The trial of two officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mainasara Malami and Emmanuel Salihu continued on Thursday, November 21, 2019 before Justice Umar Dogon Daji of…