Nigerian Man Sentenced to 19 Years for $4 Million Romance Fraud Scheme in US
Leslie Mba sentenced to 19 years in US federal prison $4 million romance fraud scheme targeted elderly victims Attempted fake marriages to secure US residency Faces deportation after completing prison…
Lagos Police Inspector Faces Sack Over Alleged N915,000 Rice Fraud
A female police inspector from the Lagos State Command is in serious trouble after allegedly duping a resident out of N915,000 in a rice supply deal gone wrong, casting fresh…
Delta Police Arrest Eight-Member Syndicate For Robbery, Fraud
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have apprehended a group of suspected armed robbers and fraudsters who allegedly specialize in defrauding and dispossessing unsuspecting residents across the state. According…
Sean Kingston Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison Over $1 Million Fraud Scheme
Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years behind bars for his involvement in a $1 million fraud scheme centered on luxury goods. Kingston, whose…
Yobe Auditor-General Jailed Five Years For N19.9 Million Fraud
The auditor-general of Yobe State, Idris Yahaya has been sentenced to five years in prison for N19,900,000 fraud. Yahaya was convicted after the court pronounced him guilty for criminal misappropriation…
“The Commission Is Useless & Jobless” – Mompha Tackles EFCC
Popular Nigerian socialite, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha has clapped back at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission. Recall that a week ago, a witness had alleged during the…
HushPuppi: US court Orders Arrest of Abba Kyari
A United States court has issued a warrant of arrest Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari. Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District…
BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Obi Cubana Over Fraud
Nigerian business mogul, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over money laundering allegations. The popular socialite arrived the…
Civil Servant Sentenced To 11-Years Imprisonment Over N66.5m Pension Fraud
A former Treasurer with the Anambra State Ministry of Finance, Innocent Ezeonwuka, has been sentenced to 11-years imprisonment for defrauding pensioners of N66.5 million. A statement released by ICPC says…
Court Declines Rochas Okorocha’s Bail Application
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, declined to admit Sen. Rochas Okorocha to bail. Okorocha, a Senator and presidential aspirant of the ruling Progressives Congress (APC), is currently detained…