A France-based Nigerian, Newton Ofioritse Jemide, who was extradited to the United States over his involvement in an $8m disaster fraud, has been sentenced to
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N27bn fraud: Court remands Taraba ex-gov Ishaku, perm sec
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, remanded the former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, and former Permanent Secretary of Bureau
Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case
A top Vietnamese property tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest corruption cases in history, with an estimated $27 billion
$6.2m fraud: Presidency asks INTERPOL to arrest three suspects
Stephen Angbulu The Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe cases of fraud in the Godwin Emefiele-led Central Bank of Nigeria has written
EFCC freezes Hadi Sirika’s brother’s account over N8bn Aviation Ministry probe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has frozen an account belonging to Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, brother of immediate-past minister Hadi Sirika, over an alleged
Fraud: Another minister may soon be caught, by Tonnie Iredia
In many developing societies where the government of the day is unable to provide basic facilities to improve living standards the way out is usually
EFCC revives 13 ex-govs’ N772bn fraud cases
…reopens cases against Fayose, Kwankwaso, Nnamani, Lamido, Sylva, others•Diezani, other ex-ministers listed as agency vows not to spare politically exposed persons The Economic and Financial
Man arraigned for alleged N20m fraud in Lagos
A 47-year-old man, Erivona Yoma, was arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State for allegedly defrauding an agricultural company,
Contracts, procurement frauds cost Nigeria N2.9trn in 3 years — Olukoyede, new EFCC boss
The Senate yesterday confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The appointment of Muhammad Hammajoda as secretary of
Court convicts crypto trader for fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, October 6, 2023, convicted one Lawrence Success Karinate, a Peer-to-Peer crypto trader for computer-related fraud.
