Businessman remanded in Lagos for $299,000 concealment, fake currency
A businessman, Sunday Okorie, has been sent to prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly failing to declare $299,000 and having counterfeit foreign currency. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Okorie with four counts, including money laundering and importing fake money. According to the EFCC, he hid the undeclared money […]
Police launch investigation after fake Facebook account advertised mother and daughter as sex workers
Authorities in South Africa have started an investigation after a fake Facebook account was created, falsely advertising a mother and daughter as s3x workers. The victims reported the case to the police under SAPS Case 447/03/2025. On March 24, 2024, they also visited the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Headquarters to report the incident. The […]
Woman who set up Britain’s top A-level private school is charged over £5million fraud
A woman who started one of the UK’s top private schools has been charged in connection with a £5 million fraud. Yasmin Sarwar, 43, founded Cardiff Sixth Form College in 2004, helping hundreds of students get into top universities. However, financial issues were discovered at the school between 2012 and 2016. This led to an […]
EFCC arrests 133 suspects in Abuja Ponzi Scheme Academy raid
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a Ponzi scheme training center in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja. The center, known as Q University or Q-Net, was recruiting young Nigerians and training them to bring more people into the scheme. The anti-graft agency arrested 133 people involved in the program on Monday, March […]
Nigeria police arrest 4 bank staff over alleged fraud, money laundering
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four bank employees for their alleged role in a fraud and money laundering scheme that diverted over £138,924 (N270 million) from international airline accounts. The police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this during a press briefing at the Lagos police headquarters in Ikeja. According to the police, the suspects […]
NAFDAC seizes 120 fake bags of rice in Rivers
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized 120 fake bags of rice from different shops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The agency carried out the operation with Big Bull, a well-known rice production company. NAFDAC’s Rivers State Coordinator, Pharm. Emmanuel Onogwu, warned traders and buyers to be careful when purchasing […]
Kogi jailbreak: 3 fleeing inmates nabbed as Correctional Service confirms killing of officer
Three of the 12 inmates who escaped from Koton Karfe prison in Kogi State have been caught. The Acting Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Sly Nwakuche, shared this update during a press briefing on Monday. He sadly confirmed that one of the prison officers lost his life during the jailbreak. He assured the […]
Customs Intercepts $193,000′ Hidden In Yoghurt Carton At Abuja Airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stopped an attempt to smuggle $193,000 into the country without declaring it. The cash was found hidden inside a yoghurt carton at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. According to NCS spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada, customs officers acted on a tip and inspected the suspicious package. The passenger carrying the […]
12 arrested for hacking man to death in Kaduna mosque attack
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 12 people involved in a violent attack at a mosque in the Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South Local Government. The attack happened during Tahajjud prayers at Layin Bliya, Makwa Road in Rigasa. A group of criminals from different areas stormed the mosque and stabbed 28-year-old Usman Mohammed, […]
Court sentences man to 3-month jail term for hawking naira in Lagos
A Lagos court has sentenced a man named Hammed Saka to three months in prison for selling new Naira notes. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested him and presented the case before Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi. During the court session, Saka pleaded guilty to the charge. The […]