A Lagos Socialite and businessman, Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, was on Monday convicted and sentenced to a total of seven years imprisonment for trafficking in 32.24 of loud, a special species …
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NIGERIA: EFCC arrests Aisha Achimugu over alleged N8.7 billion fraud
by Reporterby ReporterOperatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Nigerian businesswoman and socialite, Aisha Achimugu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Achimugu was picked up …
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Court orders final forfeiture of Lagos property linked to N89m Sterling bank fraud
by Reporterby ReporterJustice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of a storey building located at No. 26 Tolu Road, Olodi Apapa, in the …
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Alleged $1bn fraud: Court gives EFCC go-ahead to arrest, detain six CBEX staff
by Reporterby ReporterThe Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the go-ahead to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) over …
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US indicts Nigerian man for $690,000 fraud, lying to obtain American citizenship
by Reporterby ReporterOladapo Fadugba, a Nigerian-born United States citizen, risks 27 years imprisonment over his alleged involvement in a $690,000 wire fraud scheme and making false declarations to obtain US citizenship. …
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Lekki restaurant owner arrested over U.S.-Nigeria drug trafficking operation
by Reporterby ReporterThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, the owner of Damillionz Takeout and a businessman based in Lekki, Lagos, for his alleged involvement in the …
Several individuals were reportedly injured when a group of youths attacked and disrupted a Ramadan lecture in Oyo Town. A video currently circulating online shows distressed Muslim faithful lamenting …
The Uyo zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Alexander Uchenna Ozougwu, a legal practitioner, for allegedly defrauding his victims of N1,323,850,000 through a bogus …
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Nigerian ‘drug kingpin’ arrested for ‘smuggling illicit substances’ into Korea
by Reporterby ReporterAn alleged kingpin of a Nigeria-based international drug cartel has been arrested in Lagos for smuggling illicit drugs into Korea for five years. According to Korea Times, the Korean …
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DSS uncovers arms cache in Obasa’s office day after Lagos Assembly drama….
by Reporterby ReporterMembers suspect arms-dealing Say discovery explains his desperation to return to office In a curious turn of events, the Department of State Security, this morning, uncovered an arms cache in …