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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 allegations of fraud involving a property in London. The ICPC filed the three counts through its lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, who heads the High Profile Prosecution Department. The charge was filed at the Abuja […]

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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 to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, following an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Monday after hearing an ex parte motion brought […]

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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 $41m stock market fraud in the United States. A statement obtained from the United States Department of Justice website on Sunday disclosed that Okonkwo and the other defendants allegedly engaged in insider trading […]

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Ex-aviation minister Stella Oduah arraigned over ₦5bn fraud

The Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over an alleged ₦5 billion fraud. The charges, filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, presented Oduah before Justice Hamza Muazu on a five-count charge bordering […]

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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 N2.5 million visa fraud. Mr. Anthony was formally charged with obtaining money under false pretences and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Adeshina Folaranmi, told the court that the defendant […]

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Air Peace clarifies dispute with Smartlynx, alleges $38m fraud

Air Peace has issued a clarification stating unequivocally that it has no intention of detaining any Lessor’s aircraft in Nigeria or anywhere else. The airline detailed that its current issues with the trio of Smartlynx Airlines Malta Limited, SIA Smartlynx Airlines, and Smartlynx Estonia OU (collectively referred to as “Smartlynx”) stem from the operation of […]

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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 that a date be fixed for him to appear before the agency over an alleged $14.8 million fraud. In the letter, dated November 24 and acknowledged by the EFCC on November 26, Sylva […]

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Court orders Mompha to open defence on ₦6bn fraud

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday dismissed a no-case submission by internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly called Mompha, over alleged six billion naira money laundering charges. Justice Mojisola Dada ordered the defendant to begin his defence. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the defendant is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

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Yahaya Bello’s alleged N110bn fraud trial adjourned till November 12

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, adjourned further hearing on the 16-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission preferred against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, till November 12. The adjournment came after the anti-graft agency called its sixth witness to testify […]

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FBI places $10,000 bounty on wanted Nigerian fraudster

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a reward of up to $10,000 (about N14m) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who has been on the run for over two decades. Adediran absconded from the Central District of Illinois in late December 2001, just before his federal […]

US court jails Nigerian hacker for $2.5m identity theft
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UK-based Nigerian faves 20-year jail over $2m fraud

A 34-year-old Nigerian man, Olamide Shanu, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States to face trial for his alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar sextortion and wire fraud scheme. Shanu was arraigned before a US Magistrate Court on Wednesday, where he faced an eight-count charge bordering on wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity […]