Tag: Fraud
UCHE NNAJI, EX-MINISTER WHO RESIGNED OVER ‘CERTIFICATE FORGERY’, WINS ENUGU PDP GUBER TICKET
ENUGU, NIGERIA — MAY 27, 2026 Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State ahead of the 2027 general election. Nnaji secured victory in the party’s gubernatorial primary after polling 7,424 votes to defeat his closest rival, Samson Nnamani,…
Illegal Mining: Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Mining Site, Trucks, Lithium Stones to FG
LAGOS, NIGERIA – MAY 25, 2026 Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of properties recovered from Chinese nationals and Nigerians involved in illegal mining activities in Ogun State to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The ruling, delivered on Friday, May 22, 2026, affected assets…
Calabar Court Sends Two Fraudsters to Jail
Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 The Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, secured the conviction and sentencing of two internet fraudsters before Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State.The convicts, Ike Eusta-Prince Eziomume and Victor…
Anti-corruption Fight: NLNG Boss Applauds Olukoyede for Giant Strides
Abuja, Nigeria – May 20, 2026 The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, Leye Falade, has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, for what he described as impressive achievements in the fight against corruption, economic sabotage and financial crimes in Nigeria.Falade gave…
Lagos Court Jails Businessman Seven Years for $247,390 Fraud.
Lagos, Nigeria Thursday, May 14, 2026 Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Kingsley Obasi, to seven years imprisonment for his role in a $247,390 fraud case Obasi was arraigned alongside his company, Great King Parkson Industrial Company, by the Lagos Zonal…
Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud: Witness Narrates How Ali Bello Paid Millions in Cash for Maitama Property Project
Abuja, Nigeria — May 7, 2026 A prosecution witness, PW14, Shehu Bello, on Thursday narrated before the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, how Ali Bello allegedly made several cash payments amounting to millions of naira for the construction of a property located at Plot 1891, Dala Hills, Maitama, Abuja.The witness gave the testimony during…
Alleged $1.5M Fraud: Court Dismisses Preminary Objections, Bail Application Of Intermediate Investment Holdings Boss , Ufoma Emmanuel
IKEJA, LAGOS — MAY 7, 2026 Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday dismissed the preliminary objections and bail application filed by the Managing Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, over an alleged $1.5 million fraud. Immanuel and his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, are…
Court Convicts Saleh Mamman Over N33.8 Billion Fraud
Abuja, Nigeria,May 6, 2026 Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering involving the sum of N33.8 billion. The court, however, deferred sentencing until May 13, 2026, following the absence of the former minister in court…
EFCC arraigns man for alleged N85.5m land fraud in Enugu
Enugu, Nigeria — May 4, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Udemba John Chibuzor before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu, over an alleged N85.5 million land fraud. The defendant was docked on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence involving…
EFCC Re-Arraigns Lawyer Over Alleged ₦15.7m Land Fraud in Enugu
Enugu, Nigeria,Tuesday, April 29, 2026 The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a legal practitioner, Barrister Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo, before the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu, over alleged land fraud involving ₦15.7 million. The defendant is facing a 20-count charge bordering on forgery, possession of…