fraud

FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Tips on Nigerian Suspect in US Bank Fraud Case

The Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi...

$520,910 Fraud: US Court Hands 8-Year Jail Term to 3 Nigerians

Three Nigerian nationals—Kamaldeen Karaole, Stephen Olamigoke, and Johnson Omodusonu—have been sentenced to over eight years in prison in the United States for their...

Otudeko, Others Walk Free as N12.3bln Fraud Case Settled Out of Court

Relief came today for Honeywell Group Chairman Oba Otudeko and three co-accused as a Federal High Court in Lagos struck out the N12.3...

US-based Nigerian, lawful permanent resident, bags 75 months in jail, fined $342,000 for catfishing scam

Edwin Okoronkwo, 36-year-old Nigerian national based in US, was sentenced on January 29, 2025, by a federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy...

Nigerian, Okezie Ogbata, pleads guilty to defrauding 400 Americans of $6m

A Nigerian national, Okezie Ogbata, has pleaded guilty in a Florida district court to defrauding more than 400 elderly and vulnerable Americans of...

Prof. Uche Edwin, company face prosecution over alleged N1.4bn fraud

Prof. Uche Chigozie Edwin and his companies — Visionary Integrated Consulting Limited, NEMAD Associates Limited and Revamp Global Enterprises — have been hauled...

Two Nigerians busted in $500,000 racket scheme in Canada

Two Nigerians — Gbemisola Akinrinade and Adebowale Adiatu — have been arrested in Canada for allegedly enriching themselves with the proceeds from the...

Nigerian woman jailed for stealing £20,000 from vulnerable residents in UK

For stealing about £20,000 from the savings of vulnerable residents in the United Kingdom, a Nigerian woman care home worker, Abiola Akinremi, 41,...

N7.65bn fraud: Orji Uzor Kalu not discharged yet, EFCC Chair Bawa

The Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, said in Abuja that the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu,...

Internet scammer, Hushpuppi, bags 11-year jail term in U.S.

By David Adebayo United States Central District Court in California has sentenced Nigerian socialite and internet sensation, Ramon Abbas, a.k.a Hushpuppi to 11...

Nigeria’s first woman Speaker, House of Representatives, Etteh, nabbed for fraud

Nigeria’s first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, has been arrested over a shady contract worth N240m awarded...

Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma, goes to jail

For aiding and abetting the plundering of state funds during his nine-year rule, a former South African President, Jacob Zuma, is to cool...

N900m fraud: Ex-JAMB, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ojerinde, to be haled to court July 6

Erstwhile Chief Executive Officer of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, is due to be hauled up before an Abuja...

Alleged ₦4.5bn fraud: EFCC re-arraigns three FIRS Directors, six other officials

Three directors and six other officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) were on Wednesday in Abuja rearraigned by the Economic and...

Ex-Gov. Kalu’s N7bn fraud case retrial: Court fixes July 2 for ruling

Barely two days after the EFCC Chairman indicated plans to retry ex-Abia Governor and currently, senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, a...

Ogun Government disowns, suspends Abidemi Rufai, governor’s aide, over theft of U.S. $650 million unemployment benefits

Following the arrest of Abidemi Rufai, a Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, in U.S. for alleged Washington state’s $650 million unemployment fraud,...