fraud
22 Nov
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Mr. Sulieman Garba Bulkwang before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud. He is being prosecuted on a five-count charge bordering on criminal diversion of funds and money laundering to…
22 Nov
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned the N30 million fraud case against 64-year-old Suleiman Gbajabiamila to January 21, 2025.
18 Nov
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of a Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the remand of a former manager of the Iju Branch of Polaris Bank Limited, Abiodun Sanni, in the Correctional Facility over an alleged defrauded sum of N122,011,441,00. The judge ordered the remand of Sanni in Kirikiri Correctional Facility after he was…
13 Nov
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Timber Kesiye Wabote, former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), over an alleged $35 million fraud linked to the abandoned Brass Project in Bayelsa State. Wabote is accused of misappropriating public funds intended for a refinery and infrastructure project to boost…
8 Nov
The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) has formally petitioned the Nigerian Police over an alleged N65 million fraud involving some of its executives. The petition, addressed to the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Zone 2 Command in Onikan, Lagos, claims that Mr Fasasi Atanda, the association’s president, diverted the…
8 Nov
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced Miracle Leleji Tega to one year and two months imprisonment
4 Nov
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, issued an arrest warrant against the Managing Director (MD) of Dana Air, Mr Hathiramani Ranesh over alleged refusal to appear in court to stand trial. The Attorney-general of the federation (AGF) filed a six-count charge against Ranesh and two others. In the charge…
13 Oct
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly Chapter, has firmly rejected allegations of misappropriating N3 billion in union funds. The claims were brought to light by a PASAN member, Yusuf Abiola, during a press conference held in Abuja on Monday, where he demanded audited financial statements and operational reports from 2019 to the…
13 Oct
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has been charged by the US for alleged obstruction of justice involving fraud charges. This was revealed in a statement on Friday, October 11, 2024, by Ryan Buchanan of the US Attorney’s office in Atlanta Georgia. In a superseding indictment, the US attorney’s office,…
11 Oct
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has summoned the former Governor over allegations of criminal breach of trust.
10 Oct
Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they had detained a man wanted in China over allegations he helped defraud tens of thousands of people out of about $14 billion. The man, who had been wanted by China since 2020, was detained on the resort island of Bali on October 1 before he could board a flight…
8 Oct
The former director and shareholder of the defunct Gulf Bank Plc, Mr. Johnson Adeyeba, the Managing Director and Executive Officer, Mr. Babajide Rogers, and others have been re-arraigned over an alleged N15,761,176.24 billion fraud. They were re-arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on 28 counts of…
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Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who was released in a prisoner swap by Moscow in August, has been placed on Russia's "wanted" list, according to an interior ministry database seen by AFP Wednesday. "Wanted under a criminal code article," reads the website, along with a photograph of Yashin and his date and place of birth.…
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Desi Bouterse, the former dictator and later elected president of Suriname, who became a fugitive of justice for the killing of political opponents, has died at 79, the government said Wednesday. Still popular with the poor and working class of the South American nation, Bouterse -- who died Tuesday -- rose to power after a…
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A "terrorist act" sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel said Wednesday. The Oboronlogistika company said it "thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on December 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major," it said in a statement cited by…
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Angry protests broke out Wednesday in several areas of Syria after a video circulated showing an attack on an Alawite shrine in the country's north, a war monitor and witnesses said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said large demonstrations took place in the coastal cities of Tartus and Latakia, provinces that are the heartland…
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Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan met with ex-President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura on Wednesday. Arriving at 12:40 p.m., Senator Lawan, who represents the Yobe North Senatorial District, was warmly welcomed by the former Nigerian leader. His media adviser, Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, in a statement, indicated that the two statesmen engaged in extensive…
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The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Wednesday, felicitated with Christian faithful as they joined the world in celebrating Christmas. Prince Audu, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, urged Nigerians to reflect on the essence of Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ, which continues to bring joy,…
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The Theatre Commander Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma, Major General Oluyinka Olalekan Soyele, has called on troops to adhere strictly to information security and avoid communicating with the enemy under any circumstances. This was stressed during a Christmas lunch organized for Gusau, Zamfara State troops. Major General Soyele praised the troops for…
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An unspecified number of villagers residing in two communities in the Silame local government area of Sokoto state have been feared dead after a fighter jet bombed the communities around 7 am on Wednesday. The Guardian learnt that the fighter jet was targeted at Lakurawa terrorists who have been terrorising the communities. The affected…
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The Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has warned motorists against speeding. DRTS Director, Abdulateef Bello, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He spoke against the backdrop of the ongoing road construction projects in the territory. According to…