The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigations of a suspected fraudster for concealing 2,886 Automated Teller Machine(ATM) cards and four Subscriber Identification Module( SIM) cards in noodles. The suspect: Ishaq Abubakar was handed over to the EFCC by the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday, September 10, 2020 […]
The Niger State Government has dismissed 80 civil servants for allegedly placing themselves on salaries above their current status. Hajiya Salamatu Abubakar, the state Head of Service, who disclosed this during a press conference in Minna, said that their dismissal was approved by the state Executive Council at its meeting on Thursday. The Head of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 re-arraigned Malabu Oil & Gas Limited, Aliyu Abubakar and six others before Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on sixty-seven amended charges, bordering on money laundering to the tune of $875,740,000( Eight Hundred and Seventy Five Million, Seven […]
The Abuja zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested three suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for their alleged involvement in romance scam, identity theft and other internet-related fraud. The suspects, Ajayiton Harry (27), Okoro Daniel (28) and Oziegbe Precious Ehijele (27), […]
The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau has arrested one James Dogo, for falsely parading himself as a military personnel. Dogo was arrested alongside one Dotun Shomoye, who specialises in printing identity cards for fake security personnel. Other 20 suspected criminals, who are between the ages of 20 and 25, […]
The official Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked early on Thursday, the social media company has confirmed. A series of tweets were sent from the account asking its followers to donate cryptocurrency to the prime minister’s relief fund. Twitter said it was aware of the activity and had taken […]
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced Akinsanya Olamide Ridwan, a four hundred level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin to three months Community Service for committing romance scam. The service requires him to clear the drainage at Bekind filing Station near Tipper Garage, Tanke up […]
Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court on Thursday, August 27, 2020 convicted and sentenced one Salisu Alhassan, bureau de change (BDC) operator to four years imprisonment for fraud. The convict was prosecuted on two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds. One of the charges read, ”That you, Salisu […]
The Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, arraigned one Gabriel Chizoba Ikpenwa and his wife, Lillian Nkechi Ikpenwa before Justice Archibong Archibong of Akwa Ibom State High Court, Uyo, for fraud. The couple was arraigned alongside a Cooperative Society, Easycash Multipurpose, owned by the first […]
Ramon Abbas, the Nigerian Instagram celebrity with the nomenclature “ Hushpuppi “, has been arraigned in an American court in California as his trial begins on October 13. Mr Abbas pleaded not guilty to the four-count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering conspiracies, international money laundering and engaging in monetary transactions in property […]
