Fraud

An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday ruled that a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala and two others, have case to answer in a N11.5 billion fraud case. Alao-Akala; Hosea Agboola, former Oyo…

Temporary reprieve came the way of Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu as the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo stopped his re-arraignnment in an alleged N7.1bn money…

Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, has fled to the United States of America, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said. The EFCC’s Counsel, Mohammed Abubakar,…

By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned a man, Modu Kotoko before a Maiduguri High Court for alleged fraud of N20 million. The defendant allegedly collected the…

The trial of former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah David Jang, and a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Yusuf Pam, before Justice C. L. Dabup of Plateau State High Court, Jos, continued…

The money laundering trial of a former Minister of State for Power, Muhammad Wakil has been adjourned by the Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital till November 4, 2021 Wakil, is standing trial with…

‎ ‎‎A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that laundered $1.7 million from US companies through a Business Email Compromise scheme otherwise known as Alibaba. In addition to the jail term,…

‎Criminal charges have been filed by the police against a former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim ‎before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. ‎The Office of the Inspector-General of Police accused…

By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri A man has been jailed to a cumulative 125 years in prison by a Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri for fraudulently obtaining food items worth N12.9 million. The accused, Allen Abel was dragged…

‎The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State, Abdullahi Binuyo, has been charged over an alleged $120,000 fraud. ‎ The four-count charge‎ involving conspiracy, fraud, cheating and forgery was filed by the Office of…