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 Ingrid Benevides, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
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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 stealing ₦30.56 million belonging to contract staff…
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 Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. The charge concerns…
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 suspected to be proceeds of fraud linked…
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 Education Director, Olawale Faleti, to two years…
Nigerian-American, five others indicted over massive US stock fraud
A dual United States and Nigerian citizen, Izunna Okonkwo, has been indicted alongside five other individuals of different nationalities over an alleged…
EFCC arrests five herbalists with fake $3.4m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested five suspects over the alleged possession of $3.4 million and €280,000 in counterfeit foreign…
Travel agent arraigned for N2.5m visa fraud in Ibadan
A travel agent, James Anthony, 40, was arraigned on Friday before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on charges relating to a…
EFCC recovers N96.5m, returns funds to ponzi victims
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has successfully handed over a total sum of N96.5 million to victims of Ponzi schemes in…
Deepfake fraud surges 967% in Africa — Report
Africa’s digital economy is entering a new and more perilous phase as fraudsters abandon low-effort schemes for advanced, AI-driven tactics, with deepfake-based…
SEC partners EFCC, police to prosecute ponzi scheme promoters
The Securities and Exchange Commission has vowed to intensify collaboration with law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies to track down and prosecute promoters…
Sylva writes EFCC, denies avoiding $14.8m fraud probe
Former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has written a letter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, formally requesting…