A 24-year-old student of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), identified as Salau Olumide, has been handed a sentence of community service by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court. According to the statement released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the undergraduate student of UniIorin, is…
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Akpabio has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Senator Akpabio, in a letter read on the floor of the House during Plenary by the Speaker on Thursday, said…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a self-acclaimed social media influencer, Adedamola Rukayat (a.k.a Adeherself) before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. She was arraigned on a one-count charge of possession of fraudulent documents. According to the statement released by the…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested the founder of CashNation, one Babatunde Oyerinde Abidoun, a.k.a. Kashy, for his alleged involvement in cybercrimes. According to the statement released by EFCC on Tuesday 30th June 2020, stated that Mr Abiodun, who is the owner…
The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested twenty-four, 24 suspects comprising twenty-three (23) male and one (1) female for cybercrime and other related offences. The 24 suspects according to Police statement, were arrested for their involvement and indictment in cases of romance and online dating scams, generating and…
The operatives of the Enugu State Police Command at Neke-Uno Village, Enugu East LGA, Enugu State has rescued a 40-year-old Philippino lady, Irene Torento Panas who was abducted by her supposed Nigerian lover. According to the statement released on Monday 22nd June 2020, by the Nigerian Police, the Philippino was…
The U.S. Attorney Joe Kelly for the District of Nebraska and Special Agent in Charge, Kristi K. Johnson of the FBI Omaha field office announced the unsealing of indictments charging six Nigerian nationals for their involvement in Business Email Compromise, BEC schemes. According to the statement released on Wednesday, the…
A 32-year-old man identified as Mr Boniface Oburuku ‘fake DSS Officer’ has been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for allegedly stealing a handbag. According to the statement by the anti-graft agency, Mr Boniface Oburuku stole a handbag belonging to an international guest from…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of N827million recovered from a businessman, Matthew Edevbie, to the Federal Government. Justice Chukwujeku Aneke made the interim forfeiture order following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC’s counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo…
The Permanent Secretary of Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Rasaq Kawole was on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Aderonke Aderemi of the Oyo State High Court on a one-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence. Permanent Secretary Kolawole was arraigned by the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and…
Popular Lagos billionaire businessman, and chairman of Five Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo who is better known as E-Money, has taken down all the photos he took with his Police escorts on his Instagram page. This came after the alleged call from the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to the…
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has uncovered a criminal syndicate of bankers that specialized in forging signatures of dead bank customers and stealing from their accounts. They also execute fraudulent financial transactions, including unauthorised debits of depositors’ funds. The members of the criminal…
A 34-year-old bus conductor, Dolapo Pine, who allegedly stole a passenger’s Automated Teller Machine ATM card and withdrew N82,000 with it, on Monday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. The police charged the Bus conductor, Pine who resides on Jakande Estate, Isolo, Lagos, with conspiracy and stealing….
A bench warrant has been issued by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja for the arrest of a former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Inde Dikko. This according to the statement released by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) was to ensure his…
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a mother identified as Mrs Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri and her son, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri, to 12 years’ imprisonment each for duping an American of $82,570. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke convicted the duo following their plea of guilty to four counts of “fraudulent…