EFCC nabs Cameroonian in ₦1.5bn first-generation bank fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested Bekono Marc Eric, a Cameroonian national, over his alleged involvement in a…
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CBN warns Nigerians against fraudulent messages, online scams
The Central Bank of Nigeria has intensified its campaign against cyber fraud, cautioning Nigerians over a noticeable increase in fake messages and…
UK jails Nigerian couple over £433,000 tax fraud
A Nigerian couple, Luciana and Femi Akanbi, have been jailed in the United Kingdom for orchestrating a large-scale fraud involving the stolen…
Diezani denies taking bribes in UK corruption trial
Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, accused of benefitting from proceeds of corruption in the United Kingdom in exchange for granting government contracts…
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 Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital…
Customs seizes tramadol, codeine worth over ₦1bn in Edo
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri, has intercepted over two million tramadol tablets and 10,000 bottles of barcadin…
‘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 report currently circulating online that is being…
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 eliminate massive payroll fraud. The integration of…
NDLEA intercepts consignment with cocaine hidden in stockfish
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in heads of imported dry stock-fish…
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 alleging that the bank facilitated a sex…
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 sentenced to a combined jail term of…
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 the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has been…