Tag: Scam
Kano agency Perm Sec, Kwankwaso’s nephew arrested for drug scam
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested five persons, including the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy...
Court orders closure of 2 companies linked to $9.6bn P&ID scam
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, ordered the closure of two companies linked to the $9.6 billion Process...
EFCC arrests fake Aso Rock officials for N22m employment scam
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a syndicate of fake State House staff in Abuja for alleged criminal...
$9.6bn P&ID scam: EFCC tenders more evidence against Nolan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tendered additional evidence against MICAD Project City Services Limited and a Director of Process and Industrial...
Student jailed for online dating scam
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday, March 7, 2024, sentenced a 100-level university part-time student of Computer Science, Emmanuel...
EFCC arraigns businessman for N170m contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Alexander Adeniran Babarinde, over his alleged involvement in a contract scam, obtaining money...
Woman jailed for N2.1m job scam
The Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday, January 16, sentenced a 38-year-old woman, Helen Ejiofor, to two years imprisonment over a...
Visa scam: Travel agent docked for duping 166 people N700m
A 64-year-old Ibadan-based travel agent, Christon Wilson, is facing trial for collecting N700 million from 166 persons under the pretence of procuring Australian Visa for...
Hushpuppi’s ally, Woodberry, faces 14 years jail term over $8m scam
Popular internet fraudster, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, well known as Woodberry, is set to face a 14-year jail term over an $8 million scam in...
EFCC: How fraudster duped victims from 13 countries in Bitcoin scam
Ogunjobi Olalekan, the first prosecution witness in the trial of a suspected fraudster, Eze Harrison Arinze, has told the Federal High Court sitting in ...
