Fraud
Law / Crime

Amotekun arrest Man over N1.5m fraud in Osun

From Our Correspondent The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps has arrested a 51-year-old man (name withheld) for allegedly defrauding nine people of N1.5 million. A statement by the command made available by the Public Relations Officer of the state Amotekun Corps, Idowu Yusuff, spokesman of the Amotekun Corps said the suspect collected the […]

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Foreign News

Trump appeals $454m judgment in N/Y fraud case

Former U.S. President, Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that Trump lied about his wealth. This is as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency. The former president’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal, on Monday, asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn […]

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Disasters Environment

EFCC arrests Halima, National Coordinator of NSIPA

From Our Correspondent The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the suspended National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu. EFCC arrested Shehu in connection with the ongoing probe into about N37.2 billion allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, under former Minister, Sadiya […]

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Law / Crime

Court revokes co-defendant’s bail in ex-AGF’s fraud charges

From Our Correspondent Justice Yusuf Halilu of an FHC, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday revoked the bail earlier granted one of the defendants in the trial of a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. TheNewsZenith reports that the defendants are facing trial over an alleged fraudulent diversion of public fund to the tune of N109.5 […]

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