By HILLARY ESSIEN A Nigerian man Ismaila Fafunmi has been convicted at a U.S. District Court after Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indicted him of crimes bordering on money laundering, romance scams and other fraudulent schemes targeting American senior citizens. […]
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By Joseph Onyekwere A Lagos landlord, Alhaji Ahmed Olorunnimbe, has slammed a N5million suit against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and three others for allegedly breaching his fundamental rights. The businessman is also asking the court to make an order of perpetual […]
By Jeremiah Oke A magistrates’ court in Ibadan has ordered the remand of a 36-year-old staff member of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tosin Adeyemi, over alleged fraudulent transfer of N10 million from a customer’s account. Adeyemi was charged […]
by Onimisi Alao A court in Adamawa State has remanded a former judge for allegedly selling other people’s lands without authority to do so. Bashir Mohammed, an ex-Area Court judge, who retired about three years ago after last serving in Gombi, […]
NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Three persons – a university graduate, an undergraduate and one other – were on Friday sentenced by a Kwara State High Court to various jail terms for committing financial crimes. The convicts included, Omotosho Olorunyomi, a […]
A Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Friday remanded a businessman, Abba Abubakar, in prison custody for alleged N3.8 million fraud. Abubakar of Cioto Str., Maitama, Abuja, was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust […]
The police have accused an official of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Hillary Ejechi, and one Happy Eguakun of attempting to divert a project fund of Obanliku Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. The fund, whose amount was undisclosed, was […]
An Oredo Magistrate court has jailed a 61-year-old estate agent, Dennis Ogbeide, for defrauding one Lawani Kayode of N6, 188,000.The convict was said to have obtained the money under the pretense of executing a project through a body known as […]
A 42-year-old man identified as Sunday Ajide, has been arraigned before an Egor Magistrates Court in Edo State for allegedly failing to pay back the sum of N1, 000,000 he collected from one Bright Aighekhuonmwin.He was said to have promised […]
A 56-year-old, Abiodun Akande, who allegedly defrauded a businessman, Felix Obichukwu, of N8 million, was on Wednesday docked at a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Akande, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of obtaining money […]