fraud

EFCC suspect forges own death certificate to escape justice, beaten to his game

    A man, who announced his own death and forged death certificate to escape justice, has been beaten to his own game by...

Osun Deputy Chief of Staff, Binuyo, trapped in mesh of $120,000 fraud

  Abdullahi Binuyo, Osun State Deputy Chief of Staff has been caught flat-footed in a $120,000 fraud. The governor’s aide has been hauled up...

Female banker bags 98 years in jail for stealing bank’s N49m, $368,000

  Caught stealing N49.3 million and another $368,203 belonging to her employer, First Bank Plc, a woman, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has bagged 98 years imprisonment...

Multi-million fraud at MAPOLY: Whistleblower suspended, petitions Gov. Abiodun

  A whistleblower, who has exposed sleaze and corruption at the Ogun State-owned Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has been hunted down by the...

Woman allegedly defrauds Ambassador, employer, others of N364m, $7m

  For allegedly defrauding an Ambassador and others of N364 million and $7million, Blessing Ogwatta, former Head of Logistics at Jezco Oil Nigeria Ltd,  has...

N7.65bn Fraud: Court denies Orji Kalu bail, remains in prison

Says no evidence to prove ill health   A federal high court in Lagos on Monday, dismissed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s bail application...

Fraud: NNPC raises alert over fake Social Media Profile of COO Upstream

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has alerted the public on the existence of a trending fake Linkedln profile of its Chief Operating...

U.S Judge Sentence 7 Nigerians to Prison For Money Laundering Scheme that Targeted American Victims

A federal judge in Austin, Texas, sentenced three Nigerian men on Friday for a money laundering scheme involving millions of dollars, according to...

Fraud: Edo sacks perm sec. suspends others

  The Edo state Government has sacked Dr. Osayuware Idahosa, Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, over allegation...

Diamond Bank Accused of N572,000 Theft From Pensioner

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]enturies ago banks actually stored real money (gold) and gave their customers paper receipts which made transferring and transporting easier. Then as time went...

Heritage bank denies any role in N13 billion fraud

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]eritage bank as denied involvement of Managing Director Ifie Sekibo, over the diversion of an alleged N13 billion belonging to the Oyo State Government. The Management...

Israeli police confirm Netanyahu is suspect in fraud investigation

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been named as a suspect in two investigations into allegations of “fraud, breach of trust and bribes”...

U.S Seeks to Recover Over $100 Million in Huge Kleptocracy Case Involving Diezani, Aluko and Others

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S. government is seeking to recover more than $100 million in assets tied to international public corruption and a global money laundering...

UPDATED: MTN, Bank Officials Arrested For Stealing Over N150 million from Customers

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a stunning development in nearly three month investigation the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) on Monday arrested 11 suspected fraudsters, including three officials of...

Wema Bank Hit by N5.2billion Oil Deal Scandal…Accused of Issuing N346m Dud Cheques

Per Second News—A band of crime fighters have blown the lid off a banking scam perpetrated by the management of WEMA Bank PLC....

Former minister Jumoke Akinjide, remanded in prison over N650m fraud

Former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide, have been remanded in prison by Justice J.O Abdul-Malik of the...