Crime

N400m fraud: Court cautions IG in charge against Andy Uba

A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Thursday, cautioned the Inspector-General (IG) of Police in the charge filed against Sen. Andy Uba, and two others, over allegations bordering on…

Read More

EFCC arraigns 5 for occupying forfeited property in Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, arraigned Benjamin Okoye, Moughalu David  Arinze, Okey Okeke, Ekene Mgbeokwere and Eboh Thaddeus…

Read More

Celestial Church prophet shot dead by gunmen during service

Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins on Sunday morning, shot and killed the Shepherd-in-charge of the Eagle Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko area of Ogun…

Read More

Attacking crime proceeds limits the corrupt’s ability to fight back- EFCC

….EFCC Chairman Olukoyede tasks Liberia’s anti-graft Agency on Asset Recovery The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, (LACC)…

Read More

Self-styled spiritualist bags jail term for internet fraud

……… in Ilorin Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. The…

Read More

Court orders interim forfeiture of N228.4m linked to ex-Abia Gov

……over allegations of money laundering A Federal High Court in Abuja has made an order of interim freezing and forfeiture of the sum of over N228.4 million linked to former…

Read More

‘Billionaire’ internet fraudster bags 2yrs jail, forfeits properties in Lekki, Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. He was jailed on Tuesday, …

Read More

For threatening Seyi Tinubu, IGP, woman granted N10m bail

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, admitted Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, with death threat on social media,…

Read More

Court freezes 21 bank accounts, orders holders’ arrest over money laundering

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial banks and directed the arrest of the account holders by the…

Read More

FG arraigns terrorists linked to Turji, acquisition of gun truck

The Federal Government will on Monday, arraigned five suspected terrorists linked to the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects, who were arrested…

Read More