Customs debunk fake recruitment update on social media
The Nigeria Customs Service says the purported recruitment update currently circulating on some social media platforms is fake and did not originate…
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NDLEA nabs South African woman over heroin smuggling attempt
A 38-year-old South African woman, Will Ann, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
EFCC arraigns Miyetti Allah leader over alleged $2.33m money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, before the Federal…
FULL LIST: US to deport 124 Nigerians for various crimes
The United States has released an updated deportation list containing the names of 124 Nigerians. The disclosure was made in a statement…
ngCERT warns banks of ATM cash-out attacks, cites Senegal’s $2m heist
The Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a cybersecurity advisory warning financial institutions across the country about a growing wave of…
Terrorism: EFCC probed Lagos BDC operator before US sanctions, says source
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was already investigating a Lagos-based Bureau De Change operator, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, and three companies linked…
NDLEA arrests two grandfathers for selling drugs to Abia students
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, for allegedly supplying and selling illicit drugs…
EFCC arrests Nigerian-American over $320,000 fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has arrested a Nigerian-American over an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (about…
Police bust telecom data fraudsters, recover data worth ₦3.8bn
The Nigeria Police Force, through the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, has made significant breakthroughs in the investigation of a major…
US revokes 600 visas linked to birth tourism fraud schemes
The United States government has launched a crackdown on birth tourism networks, revoking over 600 visas issued to foreigners who used the…
Ex-Air Canada pilot charged for flying with fake licence
A former Air Canada pilot has been charged in Canada after authorities alleged he flew tens of thousands of passengers over nearly…
EFCC arraigns couple in Ekiti over alleged ₦1.09bn contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a couple, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, before the Federal High…