The former Managing Director of the Assets Management Cooperation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Lawal Kuru, is yet again implicated in an alleged N125 billion fraud regarding the taking over of …
Investigation
The British Government is set to deport popular pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, to Nigeria after losing his case against deportation at the immigration tribunal. An immigration tribunal has ruled that Adegboyega, …
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UK to deport Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adegboyega over alleged £1.87m fraud
by Reporterby ReporterA Nigerian pastor whose church was closed over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his appeal against deportation, despite arguing that it would violate his human rights. An immigration …
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ICPC arraigns Federal Mortgage Bank ex-CEO ‘for diverting $65m housing fund’
by Reporterby ReporterThe Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Gimba Ya’u, former chief executive officer, of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), for allegedly diverting a …
The seventh prosecution witness, Mr John Adetola, in the ongoing trial of the ex-governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, narrated how he collected the sum of $400,000 on behalf of …
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Police reject N174m bribe from alleged notorious fraudster
by Reporterby ReporterOfficers at the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos claimed they turned down a bribe of N174 million from 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster Patrick Akpoguma, who is facing multiple charges related to …
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Ex-NCDMB Boss, Wabote, spends first night in EFCC cell over $35m Brass project fraud allegation
by Reporterby ReporterThese are troubling moments for Timber Kesiye Wabote, the former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). This is because he is currently cooling his …
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NDLEA uncovers cross-border drug syndicates, arrests six kingpins
by Reporterby ReporterOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have dismantled two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates and arrested six drug kingpins from Adamawa, Anambra, and Lagos states, as well as …
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Anambra LGA chairman arrested in Texas over ‘$3.3m romance scam’
by Reporterby ReporterFranklin Nwadialo, a newly elected chairman of Ogbaru LGA in Anambra state, has been arrested in Texas, United States (US), for allegedly running a $3.3 million romance scam. The US Department of Justice said …
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Aquitane Oil petitions IGP, demands probe of Zenith Bank over ’12 years unpaid’ dividends
by Reporterby ReporterAquitane Oil and Gas Limited has petitioned Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), over the “falsification” of the company’s account statement by Zenith Bank to “conceal” the lender’s failure to pay its …