The Enugu State Division of Court of Appeal has set aside judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu which discharged and acquitted one Henry Ugwuede for offences bordering on land scam. Ugwuede was prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Justice R. O….
A herbalist identified simply as Alfa is currently on the run after allegedly preparing a concoction that resulted in the death of a suspected Internet fraudster referred to as Sunday, in the Mararaba area of Nasarawa State. It was learnt from the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel that the deceased and his friend,…
The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has threatened legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over invasion of its facilities in an alleged pursuit of internet fraudsters. The management condemned what it described as an invasion of its premises in Abeokuta, Ogun State, by operatives of the EFCC around…
A serving accountant in the Oyo State Health Management Board, Wahab Olabanji, has been sentenced to a total jail term of 15 years following his conviction for fraudulently collecting various sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise of giving them employment. Wahab, who until his trial was the Chief Executive Officer (Accounts) on…
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a 59-year-old man, described by the authorities as a notorious impersonator, who had for years been posing as high-profile politicians and security chiefs to perpetrate fraud and other criminal activities. The suspect, identified as Aminu Yarima, a native of Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State,…
Olaniyan Gbenga Amos Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, April 28, 2025 convicted and sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to sixty-three (63) years jail term for multiple investment fraud. He was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited. They were prosecuted on 30-count charges by Ibadan Zonal…
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested the Registrar of the Kano High Court, his retired deputy, three lawyers, security personnel, and 10 other individuals over their alleged involvement in a financial scandal exceeding N20 billion. The Chairman of PCACC, Muhuyi Magaji, announced this during a press briefing in Kano. He…
Suspected fraudsters disguising as assassins have threatened to eliminate the Founder of Penpushing Media, Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, with an option to spare him if he could cough out N20 million as saving grace. The gang led by a member who identified himself as Femi Poly, at about 7.30am put a phone call across to the journalist…
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. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on a two-count charge bordering on cheating by impersonation and money laundering. One of the…
