Social media, particularly Twitter, has been awash with reports that Nigeria has the second highest rate of paternity fraud in the world, with Jamaica leading on the list. But how true is this? Paternity fraud is a deeply problematic issue in Nigeria as fathers have been raising children that are not theirs. It is something […]
Though the Togolese cook has been arrested. Its another time of the year in which for a lot of reasons such crimes as murder,kidnapping (including children), theft and so on are on the increase. Don’t be another victim. How can one avoid being a victim of such crimes relating to the above ? Kindly contact
A Missouri con artist scammed lovesick women and men he met on dating sites such as Christian Mingle with stories of sequestered gold, terrible luck and even an imaginary daughter, according to federal authorities. Kansas City resident Ronayerin Ogolor, 49, was part of what the FBI described as a “romance fraud scheme” that cost his
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United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor P. Nagy, says corruption will only end on the African continent when the younger generation is ready to stand against it. Nagy, who spoke with African journalists via a telephone press conference ahead of his visit to the continent, maintained that corruption is so endemic
The Lagos State Examination Board has said it cannot guarantee the authenticity of a First School Leaving Certificate obtained from the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The board’s response to a verification request sent by Civic Media Lab, a non-profit media foundation, came 10 weeks after the request was made. The request was part of
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The sun was at its scorching best. It was a Saturday, a day when most people were either relaxing at home or attending function. However, parents clustered under a shade beside the black gate of Government College Victoria Island (GoCoVi) in Lagos — their faces a mix of excitement and exhaustion as they received their
As the world awaits the explanation of Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, over a PREMIUM TIMES exclusive report that she skipped Nigeria’s one-year mandatory national youth service scheme and then forged an exemption certificate, this newspaper has decided to release her entire credentials to the public. We are releasing the documents exactly as she submitted them to President
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For attempting to defraud victims of more than $25 million through internet scams, a Nigerian, Onyekachi Emmanuel Opara, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by a United States court in New York. He was also ordered to pay $2.5 million as restitution. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New
US Court Jails Nigerian For Internet Fraud; To Repay $2.5m Restitution Read More »
Kweku Adoboli, a former trader convicted of fraud in 2012, is facing deportation to Ghana, after being detained by police in Scotland. He served four years of a seven-year sentence for a £1.4bn fraud at Swiss bank UBS. He was released in 2015. Foreign nationals sentenced to more than four years are automatically considered for
Ex-UBS trader who lost £1.4bn faces deportation to Ghana Read More »
Almost five million people had money stolen from their bank or credit card account last year, at a cost of around £840 each, according to shocking new figures. More than £2bn has been snatched from about one in 10 British adults, new data from Compare the Market has revealed, and online payments are the weakest
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