Crime

A United States district court in Michigan has sentenced Nkechy Ezeh, a former executive director at Early Learning Neighbourhood Collaborative (ELNC), to 70 months in prison for “orchestrating a fraud …

The Director-General of the Energy Commission, Mustapha Abdullahi, is currently literally swimming in troubled waters over an alleged laundering of more than N500 billion.   Abdullahi is said to have …

Shehu Bello, a prosecution witness, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a property in Maitama was bought for N550 million cash in the ongoing trial of …

Nigerian-born suspected billionaire drug baron, Amadi Simon, has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, working with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and security …

More than 1,000 victims across 19 countries were defrauded of about $215 million in a sprawling email fraud scheme that has now led to several convictions, including of Nigerian nationals, …

For Ralph Chinazum Ajah, the Managing Director, Paramount Energy Limited, these are indeed trying moments. This is because the operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial …

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced a Lagos-based socialite and drug kingpin, Funmilola Arike Ogbuaya, popularly known as Ariket, to 45 years’ imprisonment …

A major cybersecurity breach has hit Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s largest power distribution firm, following a sophisticated ransomware attack that has reportedly compromised critical systems and sensitive data.     The …

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially declared a businesswoman, Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, wanted in connection with an alleged case of obtaining money by false …

Olatunde Olusanjo, a 53-year-old Nigerian, has been arrested in Los Angeles by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over alleged sexual offences.     ICE said Olusanjo was apprehended …