Tag: FRAUD
Three brothers arrested for impersonating Force PRO, Frank Mba
The police have arrested three brothers for running fake bank accounts and Facebook page in the name of the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank...
Invictus Obi pleads guilty to $11m fraud, to be sentenced Oct...
Founder of Invictus Group, Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, has pleaded guilty to $11 million (N4.2 billion) fraud.
The 32-year-old told US prosecutors...
Why we arrested Hushpuppi – Dubai police
The police in Dubai have confirmed that Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Hushpuppi, was arrested on multiple fraud charges.
A report by The National published in the...
Faithia Williams spots Instagram account allegedly defrauding fans in her name
Nollywood actress, Faithia Williams, has called out an Instagram account which was allegedly been used to defraud her people in her name.
The 51-year-old warned...
6 Nigerians indicted in US over $6m fraud
The United States government has indicted six Nigerians for alleged internet-related fraud that caused American citizens and businesses over $6 million losses.
The US Department...
Okorocha dares EFCC to publish accounts on recovery of N7.9bn
Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has countered the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its claim that it seized N7.9 billion...
EFCC grills Ortom’s aide over N42m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal Office, has begun investigating allegations of misappropriation of N42 million involving an aide of Benue...
Court to decide witness eligibility against Babachir Lawal July 6
An FCT High Court will on July 6 decide the eligibility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness to testify in the...
Customs: ICPC withdraws N1.1bn fraud case against Dikko
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a charge of fraud brought against former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi...
Court orders Orji Kalu’s release from prison
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the release of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, from prison.
Kalu was...