Ayara Oluwaseun

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a former a former Managing Director of Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Roberts Orya, for alleged impersonation, misappropriation, and abuse of office.  In a statement signed by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the accused was arraigned on a 49-count before F.E Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High […]

In this second report, TESSY IGOMU took a detailed look at how greed among other factors, leave Nigerians at the mercy of fraudulent investment scammers and illegal fund managers. Driven by a desire to assist petty traders and market women to access soft loans to boost their businesses, Alex Onyia did not think twice before investing in

THE Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and its All Progressives Congress counterpart are engaged in a war of words over the state government’s call on anti- graft agencies to investigate the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, for alleged N4.5 bn fraud. The Benue State Government had last

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, re-arraigned a former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Limited, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State. Fayose and his company were re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on 11 counts bordering on money laundering and non-declaration of assets. The

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of 15 Internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo State. The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Thursday, said the Ibadan Zonal Command of the agency prosecuted the cases, adding that judgments were delivered on Wednesday. The anti-corruption agency identified the

A Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria against the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit over the failure of the plaintiff to comply with the law in the name used in filing

Two Nigerians, Opeyemi Abidemi Adeoso, 46, and Benjamin Adeleke Ifebajo, 47, have been jailed in the US for internet fraud. The duo bagged a 22 years combined jail term in federal prison. Their sentence was announced by acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham. In a statement by the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has deepened the investigation of a former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, over alleged fraud to the tune of N100bn even as the Nigeria Immigration Service has continued to hold on to the former governor’s passport on the instruction of the EFCC. Odili, who is the husband of

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic pivoted organisations to activate online and virtual working modes, there has been a rapid spike in cybercrime. While the pandemic moved leadership of organisations to increasingly adopt the Internet of Things (IoT), technological innovations and digital communications capabilities to drive effective business operations, they also inevitably become exposed

A former ambassador to Switzerland, Uche Odogwu, has advised the youth to shun land racketeering, other forms of crime and embrace skills acquisition. Odogwu, son of late philanthropist, late Chief Sonny Odogwu stated this at graduation of 40 Asaba youths in skill acquisitions organised by a non-governmental organisation,   Asaba Home-Diaspora Development Initiative. Odogwu said such