By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Twenty internet fraudsters have been handed various jail sentences after they pleaded guilty to charges bordering on impersonation, intent to defraud and cheating filed against them by the Gombe Zone of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Bauchi and Taraba States. They were arraigned before Justices Aminu Gaba , MA…
Malian Customs have seized 19 passenger buses found to be operating with fake number plates and forged registration documents. The operation was carried out by the Directorate of Intelligence and Anti-Fraud (DRLF) officers, following targeted intelligence. The buses belonging to a local transport company were reportedly plying various routes illegally across the country. According to…
Nigerian entrepreneur Dr. Stephen Akintayo has been criticised after launching a high-priced mentorship programme. Akintayo, who brands himself as “Africa’s Leading Investment Coach,” offered 10 exclusive slots for $18,000 (about ₦29 million). To secure a spot, applicants must pay a ₦2.5 million deposit, with the balance payable over 12 months. The offer promises monthly coaching…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attempted to point the finger at protestors who have demonstrated en masse in front of vehicle showrooms in the U.S. and Europe, claiming without evidence that they have been activated because they are the recipients of government waste and fraud. Musk told analysts during the company’s first quarter earnings call on…
[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”] AFP Former Bank of Mauritius governor Harvesh Seegolam has been charged with fraud, his lawyer said Thursday, in a case involving allegations of illegal disbursements from a state-run investment company. The Mauritius Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) said late Wednesday that Seegolam and ex-finance minister Renganaden Padayachy had been arrested in relation to a…
Police on Wednesday arraigned a 21-year-old woman, Anita Adeboye, at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State for alleged fraud and impersonation. The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge of fraud and impersonation. The prosecutor, Insp. Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offences on February…
Jean Michel Tchamba, a self-proclaimed Cameroonian pastor residing in the UK, has allegedly involved the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the arrest and detention of Nigerian web designer John Asanga before fleeing the country. According to a family source who spoke to SaharaReporters on Friday, in August 2023, John was introduced…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday rearrested Friday Audu, the mastermind behind the activities of a group of fraudsters, inside the premises of the Federal High Court, Lagos. The commission had in December 2024 arrested 193 foreigners and several others for alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance scams. The EFCC arraigned Audu alongside…
Indication has emerged that the defence team of Oba Otudeko and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are exploring an out-of-court settlement over alleged his N30bn loan fraud trial. This indication emerged from Wole Olanipekun, the defence counsel while appearing before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday. Ripples Nigeria gathered that EFCC…
A man identified as Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq, his wife, Hafsat Kabir Lawal, alongside two others, Abdullahi Bala and Ladani Akindele, have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for impersonating and defrauding their victims to the sum of ₦197 million. They were docked before Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State…
