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A 38-year-old lecturer at the Kwara State College of Health Technology Offa, Adebisi Ademola, has been sent to jail over his involvement in romance scam. A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards…

Supreme Court has on Friday upheld the 10-year imprisonment imposed on former Plateau Governor, Joshua Dariye upon his conviction on the offence of criminal breach of trust. A five-man panel of the court, led by Justice Mary Odili, in a…

A Nigerian man, Collins Samuel has been remanded in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for fraudulently obtaining $8,000 (N3m) COVID-19 benefit from Virginia in the United States. The suspect who was arraigned…

High Court of Oyo State, in Ibadan, has sentenced Michael Lawal, an Uber driver, to three months’ imprisonment over internet fraud. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a statement on Monday said Mr Lawal was convicted and…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Peiter Borremans and Nkechi Borremans, a Dutch couple, before a federal high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, for allegedly defrauding a company of $330,000 meant for the…

Abdulrasheed Bawa, candidate nominated to head Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has arrived at the Senate for screening. Mr. Bawa was accompanied into the Senate Chambers by his family members and political associates. The…

The name Abdulrasheed Bawa sprang up prominently on the 16th February, 2021 when the President, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari nominated him as the Executive Chairman of EFCC. Shortly after the announcement, hell let loose as the…

Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abuja zonal office has arraigned one Mr. Abimbola Omoniwa on one count charge bordering on attempt to defraud. He was in court on Tuesday, February 17 before Justice O.O Goodluck of Federal…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has on Wednesday absolved its new Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, of corruption allegations. Bawa, who currently heads the Lagos zonal office of the commission, was on Tuesday, nominated by President…

Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have uncovered a syndicate of alleged fraudsters who specializes in credit card fraud. According to a statement released by the agency, the arrested suspects, Daniel C.…

Ibadan zonal office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has on Tuesday arrested 39 internet fraud suspects, also known as ‘Yahoo Boys’. EFCC head, media and publicity, Mr Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said 10 of the suspects…

Some youths suspected to be internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys) on Tuesday morning stormed Ilesha/Osogbo road, Osun State, in protest of alleged incessant arrest by Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). It was gathered that they went…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked for the transfer of Orji Kalu’s case file from the Abuja division of Federal High Court to the one in Lagos State. It will be recalled that Senator Kalu, who was the governor of…

Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 10 persons for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud. The suspects are: Jonathan Daniel Adebayo, Lawal Waidi Seun, Adeosun…