The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, for alleged fraud. The commission announced this in a notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, and posted on its official X handle on Friday. It read: “The public is hereby…
Two brothers, Teddy Ovbokhan Hart and Rooney Odion Hart and 10 others were on Thursday, August 28, 2025 convicted and sentenced to jail by Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City for fraud. The 10 other convicts are: Thompson Ogbeide, Iria Saturday Blessed, Igbinomwania Lucky Godspower, Ojiezele Felix, Akhigbe Gideon,…
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, convicted three additional internet fraudsters arrested earlier this month at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Their conviction raises the number of persons found guilty in the aftermath of the OOPL raid by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to 25….
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in the Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria was on Tuesday sentenced to 56 months imprisonment in United States court for $4.2 million COVID funds-related fraud. The 62 year old traditional ruler holds both US and Nigerian was sentenced by US District…
The management of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), led by Professor Idris Bugaje, has been accused of involvement in financial fraud and large-scale job racketeering worth millions of naira. Insiders at the agency told SaharaReporters that Bugaje recently carried out what they described as the unlawful recruitment of more than 50 staff members,…
Rose Dung has assumed duty as the 32nd Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, Lagos. The unit’s spokesperson, Ovie Ewhubare, a deputy superintendent of police, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Ewhubare said that Mrs Dung’s appointment followed the promotion of her predecessor, Ronke Okunade, an assistant inspector general of police….
By Melissa O’Rourke ARIZONA (CONVERSEER) – An Arizona woman has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for running a scheme that helped North Korean IT workers impersonate U.S. citizens to secure remote jobs at American companies, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday. Christina Marie Chapman, who operated what prosecutors…
A prosecution witness on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Jos how a Plateau State-based cleric, Katung Jonas, allegedly used his religious platform and televised sermons to convince hundreds of people to invest in a cooperative scheme now at the centre of a N178 million fraud case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
By Peter Egwuatu The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has expressed concern over the growing threat of digital assets fraud, warning that it poses a significant challenge to capital market integrity and undermines investor confidence. The SEC DG stated this in Abuja at an event to mark African Union Anti-Corruption…
Two officials appointed by Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as Secretary to Akoko North West Local Government and Caretaker Chairman of Akoko South South Local Council Development Authority (LCDA), respectively, have been accused of dubiously collecting dual salaries while holding two government positions simultaneously, in violation of the law. These revelations were made in…
