Tag: Fraud

Hilda Baci Sets Guinness World Record by Cooking for 100 Consecutive Hours; Mompha’s Alleged N6bn Fraud Trial Scheduled for July 23 | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Hilda Baci Sets Guinness World Record by Cooking for 100 Consecutive Hours Mompha's Alleged N6bn Fraud Trial Scheduled for July 23 Resident Doctors Declare Warning Strike, Government Reacts US Imposes…

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LP to Tribunal: Ignore Apapa’s letter to withdraw Obi’s cases against Tinubu; FG to airlift stranded Nigerians from Sudan via safe routes, cautions against dangerous travel | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

LP to Tribunal: Ignore Apapa's letter to withdraw Obi's cases against Tinubu Ex-presidential candidate seeks court to stop Tinubu's inauguration Dual citizenship no barrier to election eligibility - Aondoakaa Ondo…

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Obi’s petition against Tinubu incompetent – INEC tells court; Wike begged me to help him emerge as VP – Dino Melaye | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Obi’s petition against Tinubu incompetent - INEC tells court Wike begged me to help him emerge as VP - Dino Melaye Reps summon Malami, finance minister over ‘fraud’ in whistleblower…

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DSS Confirms Plot for Interim Government in Nigeria; I Won’t Run From EFCC After Handover – Wike | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

DSS Confirms Plot for Interim Government in Nigeria Abia REC Speaks on Threats During Gubernatorial Results Collation FG Has Approved Pay Raise For Civil Servants - Ngige I Won’t Run…

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Osun Governorship Election: Adeleke, Oyetola’s fate to be decided today; Keyamo accuses Obi, Baba-Ahmed of inciting people against judiciary in DSS petition | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Osun Governorship Election: Adeleke, Oyetola fates to be decided today Keyamo accuses Obi, Baba-Ahmed of inciting people against judiciary in DSS petition Arrest MC Oluomo before reconciliation call - Atiku…

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2023 Elections: Buhari, Tinubu, Shettima’s wives receive appointment letters; NDLEA arrests suspected narcotics trafficker at VGC | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

2023 Elections: Buhari, Tinubu, Shettima’s wives receive appointment lettersNDLEA arrests suspected narcotics trafficker at VGCMbaka will return after solitude – Catholic ChurchNDLEA raids drug joints, arrests 121 suspects, seals 13…

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EFCC charges Cubana manager with $164,000 fraud; ASUU Heading To Indefinite Strike, Demands Fresh Negotiation Committee | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

EFCC charges Cubana manager with $164,000 fraudFalconets ‘stranded’ after World Cup elimination; NFF shifts blameFG unveils energy transition strategyFAAC shares N954bn to FG, states, LGsASUU Heading To Indefinite Strike, Demands…

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Paternity Fraud: Nigerian men are worried about the wrong things

The first time I learnt about paternity fraud was in a playful conversation with my mother. I was 10 years old and newly curious about resemblance. To my 10 year-old…

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Nigerian Bar Association

Alleged rigging at the Nigerian Bar Association elections is a signifier of how much trouble we are in as a nation

The last recourse for justice for the average Nigerian is the Nigerian legal system. It is where we go when we have been wronged, when we try to force the…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: 80 Nigerians charged with massive fraud in the U.S. Can it get any worse?

Nigeria's global identity, for so long, has been associated with internet scams and while nothing has seemingly been done to fix this smeared image, more cases of Nigerians committing fraudulent…

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Naira Marley

Profile: Naira Marley may have played himself. But can he still win?

The 2018 World Cup wasn’t a memorable outing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Dumped out at the group stage despite a wondrous performance by Ahmed Musa in the second…

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Hameed ali

Is there no one else but Hameed Ali to run Buhari’s Support Organization?

As it was in 2014 so it is in 2018 and it is sad we've maintained the status quo under an administration that promises change. At the moment, several members…

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#YNaijaEssays: Robbery and Fraud – Nigeria’s favourite side hustle

Last weekend, the internet went crazy about Yahoo boys, after information surfaced on the internet that some suspected yahoo boys had been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

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Accord

The crisis in Accord Party shows why opposition parties may not survive in Nigeria

Anyone with a cursory understanding of Nigerian politics knows that Nigeria is yet to have a viable opposition party. Since the return to democracy in 1999, the prominent opposition parties…

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The Big 5: Boko Haram terrorists sighted in Sambisa Forest, NEMA in fraud scandal, and other top stories

These are the top five stories from Nigeria that you should be monitoring today. The Nigerian Army has said Boko Haram terrorists have been sighted in Sambisa Forest, and seven…

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EFCC drags Innoson boss to court for fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dragged the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innoson motors, Innocent Chukwuma to court for fraud. The EFCC in a statement by it…

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Court orders arrest of ex-Enugu governor over alleged fraud

Former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani has been served a bench arrest warrant for failing to appear before the court. Background: Nnamani had in 2007 faced charges of alleged economic crime…

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EFCC cross-examines former SGF, Pius Anyim

Less than 24 hours after his arrest, detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday cross-examined a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius…

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Court sentences two civil servants to 105 years imprisonment

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced two civil servants, Mohammed Audu and Yusuf Ayodeji, to 105 years imprisonment. Both civil servants were sentenced for fraudulent activities. They were…

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Ex-FCT minister’s son paid N1.1bn for Abuja properties | Witness tells court

A witness on Thursday narrated how Shamsudeen Bala-Mohammed, a son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed involved in N1.1bn fraud. Background: The Economic and Financial Crimes…

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How Badeh’s sons, wife fled to U.S. – witness

The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, heard how the wife of former Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Alex Badeh and his two sons escaped to the United States (U.S.) on…

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How AGF Malami authorised reinstatement of ex-pension boss, Maina – Documents

Documents have shown that the former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina was reinstated based on the advice of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister…

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Appeal Court sentences Kebbi Accountant-General to 70 years in prison

An Appeal Court in Kebbi has sentenced the state's Accountant-General, Mohammed Dakingari to 70 years in prison. Dakingari was found guilty of N1.6bn fraud. A Kebbi State High Court had earlier discharged &…

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Court clears Diezani in crude oil fraud charge

One of the nine counts of $1.6bn crude oil fraud instituted against businessman, Jide Omokore, and five others was struck out on Wednesday by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Presiding judge,…

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[The Activism Blog] BudgIT’s Tracka uncovers constituency project fraud

Civic tech organisation BudgIT, recently uncovered how Senator Bala Ibn Na'Allah diverted his constituency project. The discovery was made by BudgIT's Tracka team. According to the report, the Senator representing Kebbi…

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Sure-P fraud: Court orders perm sec to forfeit N664m, hotel

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sums of N664,475,246.6 and $137,680.1, allegedly diverted from the Sure-P programme by the Permanent Secretary in…

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Court orders permanent forfeiture of Diezani’s $37.5m mansion

The Federal High Court Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of a $37.5 million mansion on Banana Island, Lagos allegedly owned by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.…

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Fraudsters using my name to dupe people on Facebook – Audu Ogbeh

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has raised the alarm that some impersonators have been using his name and photographs to defraud unsuspecting Facebook users. Ogbeh in a statement…

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There’s fraud evidence against Amaechi – Wike

The Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that the evidence of corruption against the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, was too overwhelming to deny. Wike,…

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’18 Nigerian Senators under probe for alleged N367.5bn fraud’

Eighteen senators are under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N367.5billion fraud, according to Sahara Reporters. Seven of them are on trial. A senator is…

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