Financial Crimes
Customs intercept undeclared $1.1m, SR135,900 at Kano airport
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted $1.154m and 135,900 Saudi Riyals as undeclared foreign currency at the Mallam Aminu Kano...
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ICPC arraigns Immigration officer over N17.6m multi-agency salary fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration with the Nigerian...
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EFCC quizzes ex-minister, Kennedy-Ohanenye, for alleged N138.4m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, interrogated the immediate past Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, over allegations...
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Yahaya Bello paid $845,852 for young children’s future enrollment – American School
An official of the American International School, Abuja, on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the former...
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Court orders final forfeiture of Emefiele’s $1.4m
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the final forfeiture of $1.4m alleged fraud proceeds linked to former...
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Court sentences man to two years in prison for Internet fraud
A Benin High Court on Wednesday sentenced one Emmanuel Esene, 24, to two years in prison for internet fraud. The...
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EFCC quizzes, detains ex-Akwa Ibom governor over alleged N700bn fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have detained a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel,...
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NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron after 17 years
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 59-year-old international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff. He...
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Alleged N1.3bn fraud: EFCC arraigns P-Square’s ex-manager Jude Okoye
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of Paul and...
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N1.9bn fraud: Ex-accountant general seeks out-of-court settlement
A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to grant...
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Nigerian banking fraud has tripled, says NIBSS
Money lost to fraud in Nigeria’s banking system has nearly tripled over the past five years, an industry regulator said...
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$4.5bn fraud: Emefiele alleges bias, demands judge’s withdrawal
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has demanded the withdrawal of Justice Rahman Oshodi of...
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Court adjourns Yahaya Bello’s ₦80.2bn fraud case to March 6
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to...
Read moreDetailsCourt orders final forfeiture of Emefiele’s properties
Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7 million, N830 million, and...
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