fraud

A witness in the trial of retired Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe, has told the court how the former military personnel gifted N35m to the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel. Atewe who served as the Commander of the…

Fresh fraud cases have been uncovered in offices of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, totalling N83m in Kano, Edo, Kogi, Gombe and Plateau states. According to a report by Punch, while the board was investigating N31m…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 14, 2018 arraigned Nuraini Adamu, son of former Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu and one Felix Onyeabo Ojiako before Justice Farouq Lawal of the Kano State High…

A Nigerian man is on the wanted list of the US authorities in connection with an international gang accused of committing $560 million in cybercrime fraud. Anthony Nnamdi Okeakpu, 29, is wanted on behalf of US authorities for allegedly…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Ibadan Zonal Office on Friday 2nd February, 2018 arraigned the duo of Ebenezer Adelowo and Walter Ekomaye before Justice M. L. Owolabi of the State High Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on January 30, 2018 arraigned one Mahmoud A. Sadiq before Justice Lawan Wada of the Kano State High Court on a one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. The…

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a serial fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke, to six years imprisonment. Aroke was convicted on an amended three-count charge for failure to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 arraigned five former officials of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Edo State Branch, on a 21-count charge of fraud, stealing, conspiracy to commit…

An investigative piece by This Day newspapers has laid bare the shady dealings of officials tasked with selling tickets at the Rigasa Railway Station of the Abuja-Kaduna rail lines. A particular staff named Mr Nabasa is alleged to have…

Many months after being watch-listed, Esther Oba, ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s sister has been arrested by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and handed over to the EFCC, TheNation reports. EFCC investigators are to interrogate…

Four stock brokers have been arraigned before Justice Josephine Oyefeso of a Lagos State High Court over an alleged N13billion fraud. The defendants Adeyemi Oluwaseun, Suleiman Yusuf Obhakume, Yusuf Imran Adekunle and Haruna Issah are being…

EFCC Gombe Zonal office, has arraigned the duo of Yusuf Usman and Sani Ahmed before Justice M.J Umar of the Federal High Court Gombe on 10 count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, contract scam and obtaining money by false pretense.…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided by Justice Nnamdi Dimg, ordered the temporary forfeiture of N6,584,785,000; $222,000 and Aso Savings Limited shares valued at N2,028,800,000 allegedly derived fraudulently from proceeds…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide before a Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos on a 24-count charge. She was charged by the…

The Supreme Court on Friday, January 12, 2018 dismissed an application by Destra Investment Limited, a company belonging to Olisa Metuh, challenging the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in a case of N400million fraud involving the…