Category: Scams

CBN warns Nigerians against fraudulent messages, online scams

The Central Bank of Nigeria has intensified its campaign against cyber fraud, cautioning Nigerians over...

UK jails Nigerian couple over £433,000 tax fraud

A Nigerian couple, Luciana and Femi Akanbi, have been jailed in the United Kingdom for...

Diezani denies taking bribes in UK corruption trial

Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, accused of benefitting from proceeds of corruption in the United...

SERAP urges Tinubu to probe missing ₦2.9bn in NIGCOMSAT, NNRA

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct Dr Bosun...

Customs seizes tramadol, codeine worth over ₦1bn in Edo

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri, has intercepted over two million...

‘Blessing CEO’s breast cancer report is fake’, Delta NMA demands probe

The Nigerian Medical Association, Delta State Branch, has issued a strong clarification debunking a histology...

BVN uncovered 45,000 ghost workers in FG payroll — Kemi Adeosun

Former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has detailed how the Federal Government leveraged technology to...

NDLEA intercepts consignment with cocaine hidden in stockfish

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine...

Bank of America to settle Epstein sex trafficking suit for $72.5m

Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit...

Two Nigerians jailed 16 years for money laundering in Ireland

Two Nigerian nationals based in Ireland, Francis Ogbuefi, 42, and Steven Silvester, 32, have been...

Ex-acting AGF Nwabuoku jailed 72 years for ₦868m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission announced on Monday that a former Acting Accountant-General of...

US jails Nigerian man 90 months for $4m fraud

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced that a Nigerian national, James Junior...