Tag Archives: Fraud
5 things Governor Ayo Fayose Has Said About Obanikoro’s Confession
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has responded to claims that he received $5,377,000 from former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro. Obanikoro revealed that he gave the cash to Fayose for the June 2014 elections in Ekiti. Below are
Grand theft: Union Bank Staff Gets N500,000 Bail for theft In Akure
An Akure Magistrates’ Court on Thursday slammed a bail of N500, 000 each on two Union Bank staff, Tunde Daramola and Samuel Babatunde, for alleged assault and theft of N420,000. Daramola, 30, a driver, Babatunde. 38, a cash officer, and
N2.6bn Fraud: How Ex-NIMASA Boss, Acquired A Bulletproof Car
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Orji Chukwuma, friday tendered documents before a Federal High Court in Lagos showing how a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Patrick Akpobolokemi acquired a bulletproof car
Katsina Sure-P fraud: Former Aide ‘ready with evidence’ to Nail ex-Gov. Shema
Nasir Ingawa, a former special adviser to former Gov. Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State, on Saturday said he stood by his claim that Mr. Shema diverted billions of naira of SURE-P funds for political campaign. Mr. Ingawa said he had
Ecobank Staff, Graduate Arrested for Attempting to Divert LG Fund
The police in Lagos have arrested a suspected fraudster, Happy Eguakun, and an official of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Hillary Ejechi, for allegedly attempting to divert a project fund of the Obanliku Local Government Area, Cross River State. It was learnt
How Yuguda’s Govt Withdrew N1bn In One Day – Bauchi Gov
The Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, has accused the administration of his predecessor, Alhaji Isah Yuguda, of withdrawing N1bn from one of the state’s accounts in a single day. Abubakar said this during a press briefing in Abuja
KAI Officials Caught Extorting Money from Hawkers
Some officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), a para-military agency set up by the Lagos State government to maintain law and order in the street, have been caught on tape extorting street hawkers who violated the law banning street
400 disengaged Diamond Bank Staff Protest Non-Payment of Severance Pay
Over 400 hundred disengaged staff of Diamond Bank who were recently affected by the downsizing exercise carried out by the bank have decried the non-payment of their severance pay by the management after terminating their appointments suddenly. The workers who
Police Arrest Oritsefemi’s Former Manager, Danku On the Red Carpet
The one year feud between Nigerian act, Oritsefemi and his former manager, Danku (Yusuf Adepitan) may have hit its climax. Industry sources confirm to Thenetng that the singer had Danku arrested by the Lagos State police command at Muson Centre
