Tag: FRAUD
Nine Nigerians arrested in US over $3.5m fraud
Nine Nigerians have been arrested in three states of the United States over allegations of fraud.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey...
EFCC arrests four while attempting to wire $200,000
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
arrested four persons who attempted to carry out a fraudulent bank wire
transfer to the tune of $200,000.
The...
N7.65bn fraud: Orji Kalu ordered to open defence
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday approved the
dismissal of the no-case submission filed by Senator-elect Orji Kalu in
response to the N7.65bn fraud charges filed...
First Baptist Church accused of land fraud of over N400,000
First Baptist Church, Kosofe parish, Lagos has been accused
of swindling a woman, Olaitan Odetunde, of N400,000 which was supposed to be
for two parcels of...
Diego Costa under investigation for tax fraud in Spain
Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Costa, has fallen into
the radar of Spanish authorities over tax evasion, Spanish newspaper, El Mundo,
reported on Wednesday.
The Spanish forward is...
EFCC arrests nine FIRS officials over alleged multi-billion naira fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested nine senior officials of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over alleged multi-billion naira fraud, Premium Times...
Babachir Lawal’s N544m alleged fraud trial to begin May 23
Trial
of former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and
three others over alleged N544 million fraud will commence on May 23.
Mr Lawal
was...
Lagos vehicle importer allegedly defrauds 2 businessmen of N24m
A vehicle importer, Busayo Afolami, was on Monday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly obtaining $67,200 (N24,158,400) from two businessmen...
EFCC re-arraigns ex-NHIS boss, one other over $2.1m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on
Friday, re-arraigned a former Executive Secretary of the National Health
Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Oluwafemi Thomas, before a Federal...
EFCC arraigns ex-Skye Bank chairman, Tunde Ayeni, MD over N456.6b fraud
Former Chairman of Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank), Tunde
Ayeni, has been arraigned in a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT) in Apo.
A former...