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IGP sues Abu Arome, 3 Ghanaians over alleged forgery of company shares allocation document

Nnaemeka Onyekachi — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:37:14 +0000

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has sued three Ghanaians and a Nigerian lawyer, Abu Arome, over forgery allegations related to their alleged illegal 99 million shares allocation, involving River Park Estate, Abuja.

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Oyo State approves N7.7 billion for two surveillance aircraft to combat insecurity

Anthonia Obokoh — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:39:49 +0000

The Oyo State Executive Council has approved N7.7 billion for the procurement of two aircraft to enhance surveillance and tackle banditry, kidnapping, and other security threats in the state.

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FG ramps up cybersecurity measures to protect Nigeria’s digital infrastructure

Samson Akintaro — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:59:18 +0000

The Federal Government has said it is bolstering Nigeria’s cybersecurity defenses amid rising digital threats, as it unveiled several strategic initiatives aimed at building resilience across the country’s digital ecosystem.

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EFCC begins probe after Customs arrests man with undeclared $420,900, £5,825 at Kano airport

Caleb Obiowo — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:04:17 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation following the arrest of one Ahmad Salisu by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, over an alleged attempt to smuggle undeclared foreign currency totalling $420,900, £5,825, CFA3,946,500 and Cameroonian CFA224,000.

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EFCC arraigns Abel Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma and firm over alleged €49 million fraud attempt

Rosalia Ozibo — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:47:35 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has arraigned two individuals Abel Egerton Sokari and Nkiruka Chukwuma alongside a company, Zakah Global Investment Limited over an alleged €49 million fraud attempt.

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NDLEA intercepts $17.7 million in counterfeit travelers’ cheques, arrests suspects

Olalekan Adigun — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:27:38 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday that it has intercepted a total of 52 travelers’ cheques concealed in children’s books worth $17.7 million.

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Nigerian Ehis Akhimie convicted in US for $6 million fraud, faces up to 20 years in prison

Rosalia Ozibo — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:35:25 +0000

A U.S. federal court has convicted a Nigerian national, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, for his role in an international inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded more than 400 elderly and vulnerable Americans of over $6 million. The conviction was announced on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice following Akhimie’s guilty plea on June 17. Akhimie faces […]

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NDLEA arrests Ex-footballer Segun Hunkarin, 4 others over 22.6kg drugs seized at Lagos and Enugu airports

Rosalia Ozibo — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:45:41 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, alongside four others, over their involvement in drug trafficking operations that led to the seizure of 22.6 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine at Lagos and Enugu airports.

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NDLEA destroys 30-hectare cannabis plantation in Cross River, arrests 191 suspects in six months

Anthonia Obokoh — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:59:44 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has destroyed a 30-hectare cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) plantation located in a forest in the Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.

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NDLEA arrests 650 suspects, seizes over 6,600kg of illicit drugs in Nasarawa

Anthonia Obokoh — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:47:58 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nasarawa State Command, says it arrested 650 suspects for drug-related offences and seized 6,633.667 kilogrammes of illicit substances between July 2024 and June 2025.

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Customs seizes N352 million contraband in 2 months, hands over cannabis to NDLEA in Lagos

Anthonia Obokoh — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:13:13 +0000

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command (WMC), has announced the seizure of various contraband items with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N352 million between April 24 and June 24, 2025.

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Alleged $7.2bn fraud: EFCC still investigating immediate past NNPCL Top Officials

Nnaemeka Onyekachi — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:06:54 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the arrested former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, and other top officials are still under investigation over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked to the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt refineries.

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NDLEA arrests 312 suspects, seizes 803.7kg of hard drugs in Akwa Ibom

Anthonia Obokoh — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:09:01 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 312 suspects and seized 803.672 kilograms of hard drugs in Akwa Ibom between June 2024 and May 2025.

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Tinubu seeks swift action on ECOWAS Standby Force as insecurity escalates in West Africa

Samson Akintaro — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:49:06 +0000

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concern over the delayed operationalisation of the ECOWAS Standby Force, calling on West African leaders to urgently move from concept to action in the regional fight against terrorism and transnational crimes.

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NDLEA seizes over 1 million opioid pills in Bauchi, intercepts cannabis, meth in Kaduna, Abuja

Anthonia Obokoh — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:43:05 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a total of 1,013,000 pills of opioids in Bauchi State, as part of an intelligence-driven operation targeting drug traffickers across the country

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EFCC arraigns Medical Doctor over alleged N39.1 million Visa Fraud in Port Harcourt

Nnaemeka Onyekachi — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:54:13 +0000

The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, has arraigned Dr. Nekabari Dambere Nathan, a Port Harcourt-based medical doctor, before the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged visa fraud to the tune of N39,157,000,00.

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U.S. court hands nearly 160 years jail terms to 5 Nigerians in $17 million fraud case

Rosalia Ozibo — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:44:46 +0000

A United States District Court in Sherman, Texas, has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to nearly 160 years in jail over their involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that obtained from at least 100 individual victims, companies, and government entities from across the world.

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EFCC arraigns Ponzi scheme director Precious Williams over alleged N13.8 billion fraud

Rosalia Ozibo — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 05:29:16 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Precious Williams, a director of Glossolalia Nigeria Ltd and Pelegend Nigeria Ltd, over an alleged N13.8 billion Ponzi scheme fraud. The arraignment took place before Justice S.I. Mark of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Williams is facing a […]

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Cybercrime: Lagos Court orders deportation of 4 Filipinos over Internet Fraud in Lagos

Nnaemeka Onyekachi — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:27:33 +0000

The Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, approved the deportation of four Filipinos over internet fraud offenses related to cybercrime.

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EFCC arraigns SunTrust Bank MD, Executive Director over alleged $12 million money laundering

Rosalia Ozibo — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:59:52 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, June 13, 2025, arraigned the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, Halima Buba, and the Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer, Innocent Mbagwu, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

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