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- 21 Apr 2026
Police Arraign First Bank Manager over Alleged Forex Fraud
Police prosecutors from the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) have arraigned Nnedimma Arah, a senior manager at First Bank Limited, before the Federal High Court, Lagos, over…
- 13 Feb 2015
Police Arraign Six for Tampering with NITEL Cables
The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department has apprehended six men for allegedly tampering with underground cables belonging to the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) The six accused…
- 11 Dec 2013
US Fines Julius Berger N5.1Bn For Bribing Nigerian Officials
The United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have confirmed that construction giant Julius Berger’s foreign affiliate Bilfinger SE, has agreed to pay N5.1…
- 23 Dec 2024
Egueke, Former Bank Manager Jailed for $46,900 Fraud
Fidelis Egueke, former bank manager, , has been convicted and sentenced to six months in prison by an Asaba, Delta State Chief Magistrate’s Court for defrauding a victim of $46,900. Chief Magistrate…
- 6 Dec 2016
Fake US Embassy Issues Real Visas for Decade
Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake U.S. embassy in the capital Accra, run by a criminal network that had issued visas illegally for one decade, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. The…
- 17 Mar 2019
There is Massive, Pervasive Corruption in Buhari’s Govt- US Report
The United States Department of State has said there is a climate of impunity in the President Muhammadu Buhari government that allows officials to engage in corrupt practices with a sense of…
- 31 Mar 2026
How Recycled SIM Card Linked to N50m Kidnapping Nearly Landed me in Jail - Businesswoman
Titilayo Ibrahim, Nigerian businesswoman, has shared a harrowing experience of how she narrowly escaped imprisonment after a SIM card she purchased was linked to a N50 million kidnapping and murder…
- 7 Feb 2018
US Charges Nigerian, Others for Stealing $530m in Global Fraud
The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against 36 individuals as part of a takedown of a massive online cyber crime ring that trafficked in stolen personal and financial…
- 28 Jan 2018
US Extradites Opara, Nigerian for Alleged eMail Scams
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has announced the extradition of Onyekachi Emmanuel Opara from South Africa, for participating in fraudulent business email compromise scams that…
- 25 Aug 2024
#EndBadGovernance Protest: Court freezes 32 individuals, coys’ bank accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies’ linked to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance Protest organised across the country pending investigation and…
- 5 Jan 2025
21 Bank Accounts Frozen by Abuja Court Over Alleged Money Laundering
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim freezing of 21 bank accounts across multiple commercial banks over allegations of money laundering. Presiding judge Emeka Nwite also directed the…
- 24 May 2017
Ifeanyi Ubah Should Die for Diverting N11Bn Petrol – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS), says the discovery that Ifeanyi Ubah, chief executive officer, Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, allegedly diverted about 80 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit…
- 20 Jul 2015
Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees Disqualified for Failing Corruption Tests
The failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to announce his ministers after almost two months in office is connected to discrepancies including misappropriation of funds traced to some ministerial…
- 2 Jul 2026
Court Declares Keystone Bank Staff Wanted over Alleged N35m Fraud
A Federal High Court, Lagos has declared Mrs. Ebele Okpala, a female banker with Keystone Bank, wanted over alleged N35 million fraud. Apart from declaring the banker who is said to be outside the…
- 3 May 2024
NIPOST Clampdown on Illegal Courier, Logistics Service Operators in Kano
Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, has embarked on clampdown of illegal courier, express delivery, dispatch and logistics service operators in Kano State. Dotun Shonde, the General Manager, Courier and…
- 9 Jun 2023
DSS Arrests Emefiele, Suspended CBN Governor
Godwin Emefiele, ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Godwin Emefiele, ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 14 Oct 2015
US Considers Visa Ban, Financial Sanctions on Alison-Madueke, Others
United States government is reportedly considering imposing a visa ban or financial sanctions against Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister, and a dozen of her associates, government…
- 7 Jul 2013
Panic as Bankers, Fraudsters Empty Customers' Accounts
Disturbing revelations at the weekend suggested that a worrying fraud scheme-the theft customers’ ID data by employees of financial institutions is on the rise. Investigations showed that insiders in…
- 15 Sept 2016
Blackmailer Attacks Ekeh, Zinox Boss- Ayogu
Gideon O. Ayogu, head, Corporate Communications, Zinox Group, has raised alarm over the publication of malicious article intended to smear his boss Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group and his…
- 20 Aug 2016
Doctor Operates, Steals Patient’s Kidney
Poor people go to hospital for minor surgery of some kind, abdominal surgery, or for women gynaecological surgery, and come out of the operation with a longer recovery rate and a larger scar than…
- 25 Aug 2008
Atcon Berate Stakeholders on Telecom Awards
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has expressed displeasure over the flagrant abuse of "Nigeria Telecom/ICT Awards" even by organizations, and individuals…
- 4 Oct 2016
Police to Equip Interpol Unit for Fight Against Cybercrime
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, yesterday said efforts were being made to equip the International Police (INTERPOL) unit with what it takes for a better service delivery. Idris…
- 18 Aug 2015
Travellers Out of Nigeria Declare $12Bn
Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has stated that currency declaration by travellers out of Nigeria amounted to $12.058 billion in three years. As he…
- 16 Mar 2020
FG Shuts Down Firms Pirating Broadcast Signals of DStv, Others
Three broadcasting facilities engaged in pirating the broadcast signals of several right owners including Star Times, Communications Trends Nigeria Limited (CTL) and MultiChoice Nigeria (MCN) have…
- 14 Oct 2018
Customer Raises Alarm as N350m Disappears from his Access Bank Accounts
Serious trouble may be brewing for Access Bank Plc as Mr Pascal Nwabueze Innocent has alleged that over N350 million been fraudulently withdrawn from the two accounts he operates with the bank…
- 11 Aug 2008
Identity Thieves Steal N7.4Bn from Banks
Nigeria financial institutions lost some N7.3billion last year to cyber thieves, underscoring the greatest and perhaps most dangerous threat to the development of the country, Nigeria…
- 29 Jul 2016
Cybersecurity: Law Enforcement, IT Security Companies To Fight ‘Ransomware’
The Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab have agreed to launch an initiative called No More Ransom, a new step in the cooperation between law enforcement and the private…
- 8 Dec 2014
Technology is Major Challenge for Cybercrime Investigators – Akindeinde
Oluseyi Akindeinde, chief technical officer, Digital Encode and manager, Centre for Information Security Intelligence, is well grounded in IT security and Connectivity space of Information…
- 16 Nov 2025
Nigerian Man Sentenced in U.S. for Sextortion Scheme Leading to Death of American Student
A 27-year-old Nigerian national, Imoleayo Samuel Aina, also known as “Alice Dave,” has been sentenced to six years in prison by a U.S. federal court for his role in a sextortion scheme that led to…
- 22 Apr 2021
NCC Arrests Five Suspects Over Fraudulently-registered SIM Cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested five suspects for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The operation is part of…