Nigeria

$9.6bn P&ID Scam: EFCC Arraigns Marqott Nigeria Limited, Directors

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned a company, Marqott Nigeria Limited, an alleged accomplice in the $9.6bn Gas Supply and Processing Agreement between the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Process and Industrial Development Limited, P&ID Limited, on four counts of money laundering. One of the count reads: “That you, Marqott Nigeria […]

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US Court Jails Sulemon Arowokoko For 44 Months Over Wire Fraud, Identity Theft

A resident of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to 44 months in prison on his conviction of conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. United States District Judge J. Nicolas Ranjan imposed the sentence on Sulemon Arowokoko, 32, of Pittsburgh, Pa. According to information

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CYBERSECURITY, PROLIFERATION, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIA STATE)

Abstract With increasing access to internet and online resources in Nigeria, an exponential increase is observed in the rate of cybercrimes in Nigeria. Cybercrime rates increase geometrically, hence, giving Nigeria notoriety as a nation with a highly insecure cyberspace. In this Seminar Paper as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with over 19 years wealth of

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FG Orders Prosecution Of Persons Using VPN

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Saturday, directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation to begin immediate prosecution of those who violate the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in Nigeria. Malami’s spokesman, Umar Gwandu, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Twitter ban: Malami orders prosecution of

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EFCC recovers over N1 billion from civil servant

The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Thursday disclosed that the anti-graft agency has recovered over N1 billion lodged in one bank account from a civil servant. The EFCC boss made this known while appearing before the Senate Committee on Finance investigating the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and payment of

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Lagos Police Arrest 2 Cultists During Initiation, 6 Others In Ikorodu (Photo)

2 Arrested During Initiation The Police Operatives attached to Ikorodu Division and local vigilantes, on 19/04/2021 at about 7.30pm has arrested one FATAI KALEJAIYE, m, 25, OF NO 21 IGBE LARA AREA OF IKORODU, Lagos State while initiating one KOLAPO AYEOBASAN, m, 20, OF NO 4 ANIFOEOSE Street, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The suspect, Fatai, who

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Fraudster Who Bought A Car With Fake Bank Alert Arrested In Akwa Ibom (Photos)

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster identified as Emeka Akuma, who bought a Lexus 330 Salon car with fake bank alert at Festac town in Lagos state and escaped with the vehicle to Uyo, IgbereTV reports. Spokesperson of the command, SP Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this in a statement on

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Isa Pantami: NIN Registration Will Help To Curb Crime

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has expressed hope of the National Identity Number registration helping to curb crime and also helping Nigeria achieve a digital economy, IgbereTV reports. The Minister who spoke at the Global Privacy Day Celebration, 2021 said the value of the registration exercise would become appreciated with

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