Tag: FRAUD
NAN MD, Bayo Onanuga, denies fraud allegation
Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Bayo Onanuga, has denied allegations of fraud made against him by some unions in the agency.
A...
Former acting NIMASA DG convicted of N136m fraud
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted former acting Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Calistus Obi, of N136 million...
Lagos trader ‘defrauds’ man of N900,000 over Oman visa
A 38-year-old trader, Amarachi Ogbuehi, has
been arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly obtaining
N900,000 under the guise of securing an Oman visa...
6 Nigerian family members jailed for fraud in UK
Six Nigerians have been jailed in the United Kingdom (UK)
for their roles in the theft of millions of pounds from businesses and
individuals in the...
Ex-FCT minister, others to be re-arraigned over N650m fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on
June 11 re-arraign a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
Jumoke Akinjide, and two others charged...
Four Nigerians arraigned in US over $10m fraud
Four Nigerian men living in Texas, United States, have
been arrested for allegedly laundering millions of dollars through business
email compromise schemes, US Justice Department has...
Nigerian pleads guilty to $8.3m Medicare fraud in US
A Nigerian man on Wednesday pleaded guilty
for his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme that fraudulently
billed more than $8 million dollars to...
Kwara lawmaker arrested for ‘selling’ FG-owned land for N4m
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Office, has arrested a lawmaker in Kwara State House of Assembly (name withheld) for alleged N4...
US court jails Nigerian for 15 years over $10m fraud
Federal High Court in Houston, Texas, US has sentenced
a Nigerian, Hammed Akinola, to 15 years in prison over $10 million fraud.
Justice David Hittner also...
AIICO Insurance manager arraigned over N9.4m fraud
Police in Lagos have arraigned an AIICO Insurance
manager, Francis Aniamalu, before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for
allegedly defrauding customers of N9.4 million.
Mr Aniamalu,...