Tag Archives: Fraud
Alleged N1.5b Fraud: Edo APC Woman Leader, Four Others Remanded In Prison
Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele of a Benin High Court on Monday adjourned until October 13, ruling in a bail application filed by Aisosa Amadasun, the Edo Woman Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and four others, facing a N1.5 billion alleged
EFCC Probes How Ex-local Govt. Chairmen Spent Over N300m ‘to fight Boko Haram’ in Oyo State
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun investigation into how N11 million allegedly taken by each of 33 ex-local government caretaker chairmen was spent to secure Oyo State against incursion by Boko Haram insurgents during the 2015 general elections.
EXCLUSIVE: Kachikwu’s Memo To President Buhari Defending Allegations Of Graft Against Him By The EFCC
Following our previous report on the contentious graft and money laundering investigation conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu and the ripples it created, THEWILL launched
John Fashanu Arrested over N9.6m Land Scam
Retired footballer, John Fashanu, was arrested and held in an unnamed Abuja cell over an alleged dodgy land deal, police have revealed. The former Wimbledon and England star spent two days locked up with 200 other inmates as police investigated
Integrated Microfinance Bank Plc, MD Simon Ademola Akinteye, Deputy in Alleged $166.9m Fraud
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday, fixed the trial of the Managing Director of Integrated Microfinance Bank Plc, Simon Ademola Akinteye, and his deputy, Gabriel Adepoju, till June 22, 2017. Akinteye and Adepoju were charged
Toyin Lawani’s Baby Daddy, Lord Triggs Reportedly Arrested over Alleged Fraud
Toyin Lawani’s baby daddy, Lord Triggs, was on Monday, June 5, 2017, allegedly arrested over unpaid hotel bills. The father of one and three of his friends are claimed to have been residing at the Golden Bird Hotel, Ajah, Lagos
Supreme Court Confirms Messi Fraud Sentence
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona football star lodged an appeal. The Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio Messi
Popular Lagos Socialite Fred Ajudua Re-Arraigned For Fraud
Lagos socialite Fred Ajudua was re-arraigned at an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi of $10.3 million. Ajudua plead not guilty to a 28-count charge bordering on conspiracy
[BREAKING] N4.9bn Fraud: EFCC Re-Arraigns Fani-Kayode, others Before New Judge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for an alleged fraud of N4.9bn. He was re-arraigned before a new judge, Justice Rilwan Aikawa, after he objected to being tried before
30 BDC Operators Storm Court, As police Re-Arraign Seun Egbegbe
The duo were accused of swindling more than 30 BDC operators of various sums both in local and foreign currencies between 2015 and 2017 in Lagos. Egbegbe and Ayomide had, however, pleaded not guilty and Justice Oguntoyinbo had on February
