Federal prosecutors in the United States have indicted three Nigerian nationals over their alleged involvement in a wire fraud and online scam network that reportedly defrauded victims of millions of…
Patrick Nwaokwu sentenced to 21 months in prison for involvement in fraudulent nursing certification network in the United States. A Nigerian national, Patrick Nwaokwu, has been sentenced to 21 months…
The ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele has encountered fresh delays in court proceedings. The case, which involves allegations related to financial misconduct, has continued…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a bank employee, Janet Theophilus Danjuma, for defrauding an investor of N22.35 million through a bogus investment scheme.…
A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, to 97 months in prison for his role in a long-running international inheritance fraud scheme that targeted…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Robert Orya, a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), to a total of 490 years’ imprisonment following his conviction…
Ghanaian security agencies have arrested 53 Nigerian nationals following a coordinated crackdown on suspected cybercrime operations across multiple communities in the Greater Accra Region. The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation…
A Nigerian traditional ruler and United States–based academic, Prof. Ekelekamchukwu Alphonsus Ngwadom, has been convicted and sentenced by a court in North Carolina for defrauding the Medicaid system of more…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties valued at about ₦213 billion, which are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Modupeola Bamisade, over allegations of running a large-scale online fraud that reportedly cost more than 100 victims over…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has imposed strict bail conditions on the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, who is standing trial over an alleged N4.6 billion fraud…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday commenced proceedings in a high-profile corruption case involving a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami,…
Ghanaian authorities have arrested at least 141 Nigerian nationals over their alleged involvement in cyber-enabled financial crimes, including mobile money fraud and business email compromise schemes. The arrests were confirmed…
The Federal Government has filed fresh money laundering charges against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, over alleged financial…
Published on December 18, 2025 By Kayode Lawal The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted bail to former Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, who is standing trial over…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for questioning, raising renewed attention on the anti-graft agency’s ongoing…
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), widely known as KAI, has dismantled a clandestine oil bunkering hub in Oshodi, arresting 27 individuals allegedly involved in circulating counterfeit naira notes. The…
A North Carolina federal jury has convicted 34-year-old Nigerian national, Saheed Sunday Owolabi, for his role in an online criminal network that defrauded Americans through romance scams and laundered illicit…
A Baltimore, Maryland federal court has sentenced 29-year-old Nigerian national Temitope Bashua to 30 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for orchestrating a multi-state scam targeting…
A 43-year-old South African woman, Ncamisile Evarista Hlophe, has been handed a life sentence by the Ntuzuma Regional Court after being found guilty of murdering her 14-year-old daughter, Luvuyo Tafadzwe…
A self-proclaimed pastor, Emmanuel Adegoke, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defrauding a Nigerian woman living in the United Kingdom of N47 million. The woman,…
A real estate deal gone wrong has landed a man, Muhammad Umar, in court after he allegedly swindled ₦4.2 million from an unsuspecting land buyer in Maiduguri. The Economic and…
Residents and traders around the Ijora axis of Lagos are expressing deep frustration after the contractor handling the ₦224 million Ijora Causeway rehabilitation project allegedly abandoned the site, despite receiving…
The political landscape in Kano has been shaken as the state government officially files a lawsuit against former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, two of his sons, and several associates over…
A 33-year-old man, identified as Lawan Isa, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly possessing 56 counterfeit $100 bills at a local market in the Ringim…
The ₦110.4 billion corruption trial involving former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has been adjourned yet again as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented new evidence before the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated legal action against a Kano-based self-acclaimed journalist, Mr. Alkazim Kabir, popularly known as Abbati Kabiru Abuwa, over alleged…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abdulazeez Gbadebo, a fuel station manager in Kaduna, over allegations of diverting ₦500 million belonging to his employer, Emadeb Energy Service…
A Nigerian citizen, Tochuwku Nnebocha, aged 43, has been extradited from Poland to the United States to answer federal charges in connection with an elaborate inheritance scam that investigators say…
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a 24-year-old Ghanaian man who was trafficked into Ogun State under the guise of a Canada travel arrangement and arrested five people linked to…
A Nigerian man, Adetomiwa Seun Akindele, has been handed a prison sentence of five years and eleven months in the United States for defrauding an elderly woman of 1.6 million…
The traditional ruler of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced in the United States to more than four years in prison for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 37 individuals suspected of engaging in Internet fraud during a raid in Wukari, Taraba State. The agency confirmed the operation in…
Five young men arrested during a major anti-cybercrime raid at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library complex in Abeokuta have been convicted and sentenced by a Federal High…
Two men have been convicted and sentenced in Lagos after admitting to internet fraud following their arrest during a large-scale EFCC sting operation at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL)…
Nigeria is grappling with a rising paternity crisis as fresh DNA test results reveal that one in four men tested are not the biological fathers of the children they are…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Sokoto State Governor and current lawmaker, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, over allegations of mismanaging public funds running into ₦189 billion.…
A major cybercrime bust in Ogun State has seen the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrest 55 suspected internet fraudsters and recover firearms, luxury vehicles, and scores of digital…
A senior accountant with the Oyo State Hospital Management Board, Wahab Olabanji, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding job seekers through a recruitment scam that promised…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 32 individuals in Bauchi State for their alleged involvement in online fraud schemes. The arrest was carried out last Friday by…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a fresh warning to Nigerians over a sophisticated scam involving fake airline ticket discounts and identity theft using fintech platforms. In…
A quiet area near Bayero University Kano (BUK) turned into the centre of a major anti-cybercrime operation this week, as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested…
In a major operation against cybercrime, the Nigerian Army has arrested 183 suspected internet fraudsters in Warri, Delta State. The coordinated raid, conducted on July 19, 2025, was carried out…
In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a suspected internet fraud training hub, popularly referred to as a “Yahoo Academy,” in Umuahia,…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended six individuals in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for their alleged involvement in Internet fraud. The arrests were confirmed in…
In Lagos, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken two individuals, Abel Sokari and Nkeiruka Chukwuma, to court for allegedly attempting to defraud First Bank of Nigeria of…
Nigeria’s education system is reeling after this weekend’s shocking revelation that 86,000 of 98,232 registered candidates boycotted the mop-up UTME examinations. The mass absenteeism has exposed what authorities describe as…
A Nigerian national has been deported from Ghana after being convicted of smuggling counterfeit currency worth more than $100,000 into the country. The 55-year-old suspect, Aremu Timothy Adegboyega, was arrested…