Category: Scams

MSMEs lose ₦5–₦10tn yearly to employee fraud – CPPE

Nigeria’s micro, small, and medium enterprises are losing between N5 trillion and N10 trillion annually...

Nigerian jailed for defrauding 400 Americans in $6m inheritance scam

A United States federal court has sentenced Nigerian-national Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha to more than eight...

I lost millions to Tinder scammer promising marriage – Lagos entrepreneur

A Lagos-based entrepreneur and corporate worker, Bukola Yunisa, has opened up about how she was...

Lagos investment firm worker arraigned over ₦90m fund diversion

An employee of an investment company in Lagos State, Bello Samuel (also referred to as...

Osun assembly raises alarm over alleged N50bn diverted LG funds

The Osun State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over the alleged illegal payment...

EFCC arraigns ex-Benue electoral chairman over alleged ₦1.1bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned former chairman of the Benue State Independent...

How Alison-Madueke spent £2m NNPCL contract bribe in UK luxury store

British prosecutors on Wednesday told a London court that former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources,...

NDLEA arrests Brazilian smuggling heroin worth over ₦3bn into Nigeria

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 30-year-old Brazilian woman, Ms...

EFCC secures conviction of firm for stealing ₦30.56m from Chevron contract staff

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of AAC Consulting Limited for...

ICPC charges lawyer Mike Ozekhome with fraud over London property

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed a criminal charge against...

Court orders interim forfeiture of ₦30.7m ‘fraud proceed’ linked to NNPCL

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of ₦30.7 million...

Court jails ex-Lagos education director over N48.9m theft

An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a former Lagos State...