Ikeja – A 39-year-old businessman, Lukman Akindele, who allegedly conspired to defraud a man of his Toyota Venza car, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The defendant, who resides at No. 33, Budland St., Ojodu, Lagos is facing trial for conspiracy, stealing and fraud, of which he pleaded not guilty to […]
Ikeja – A 34-year-old businessman, Musa Adebayo, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a trader, Mrs Ediema Adeola, of cartons of frozen turkey worth N800,000. Adebayo, who lives at Ojo, Lagos, was charged with obtaining goods under false pretences and stealing, but he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Adegoke […]
Yenagoa – A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Tuesday summoned Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Office, to appear before it on Jan. 21, over alleged fraud committed by the office. Also summoned before the court presided over by Justice Awogboro Abimbola, are Mr Isaac Ityohuma and Mr Aroloye Brown, Director of Finance and […]
Aisha Alkali Wakil, aka ‘Mama Boko Haram’, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Borno State High Court over an alleged N66m fraud DailyTime was informed the offense, a three-count charge of conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N66million, was contrary to Section 320(a) and punishable under Section 322 […]
Mr. Allen Onyeama Chairman of Air Peace, has said that he did not instruct Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi to institute any action on his behalf or dragged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) before a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged move to extradite him to the United State. Recalled that a […]
Lagos – Two businessmen, Kehinde Sokefun, 45, and David Adeshina, 20, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N4.8 million in the guise of securing a Canadian visa. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are standing trial on a three-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences, conspiracy and […]
Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested the Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Mr Amaechi Akawu, for allegedly misappropriating 130,000 dollars. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in Abuja on Monday, the commission said the money belonged to the […]
Ikeja – The Defence Counsel to Fred Ajudua, a Lagos socialite accused of defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, on Wednesday raised probing questions on the source of the $8.4million that Ajudua allegedly collected from Bamaiyi. Addressing an Ikeja High Court, Ajudua’s lawyer, Mr Olalekan Ojo (SAN), disputed Bamaiyi’s claims […]
A 23-year-old man, Onanuga Rasheed, who stood as surety for his girlfriend and failed to produce her in court, was on Wednesday hauled up before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The surety-turned accused, a resident of Igando area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of attempt to pervert the course of justice […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who allegedly looted the country blind to return their loot if they want the party’s apology to Nigerians to make any impact. Was it panic that caused you to release the list of alleged […]
Former aviation minister, Senator Stella Oduah has reacted to the news of her name included in FG’s looter’s list. The senator reacted via a statement released on the 2nd of April. Read her statement below. My attention has been drawn to the illusionary list of looters released by Lai Mohammed in which, by treachery or […]
Reno Omokri, a spokesperson for former President Goodluck Jonathan, has released his own list of alleged looters in Buhari’s cabinet after the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed released two lists of alleged looters in the Goodluck Jonathan led administration. Mr. Lai Mohammed had on Sunday circulated a statement containing a list of individuals undergoing trials […]
Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, in a one minute video he shared on Instagram warned his fans to stop having deals with internet fraudsters who use his name to perpetrate their fraudulent activities. According to the actor, the video became necessary after he was hinted that many of his fans have fallen victim of the heinous crimes […]
A Prosecution witness, Mr Yakubu Braimoh, on Monday told a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos how six different cheques totaling N436 million were issued in favour of New Republic Newspapers. It was at the resumed trial of former Abia State Governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu were Braimoh was the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s witness. […]
The Lagos state government on Tuesday restated its commitment to stamp out fraudulent practices in real estate transactions in the state. This assertion was made by the Commissioner for Housing in Lagos, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, at the second edition of the 2017 Stakeholders Forum in Alausa, Ikeja, with the theme: ‘Prevalence of Fraudulent Practices In […]
The Director of News of the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Mr. Adebayo Bodurin on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh paid Daar Communication PLC the owner of AIT and Ray Power Radio the sum of N7,492,250 million for public sanitization […]
Justice Ahmed R. Mohammad of the Federal High Court in Maitama Abuja on Wednesday fixed December 11, 2017 to decide whether or not a prosecution witness that was declared hostile by the prosecution counsel Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) can be cross – examined to clarify his own contradictory evidence. The witness, Abubakar Umar the owner of […]
In response to reactions towards its restricting customers from using their ATM cards for several transactions, the United Bank of Africa (UBA) appears to have reversed itself. In an email sent by Chukwuma Nweke the bank’s Executive Director, Group COO, the bank apologised for the restriction and said customers could freely use their cards on […]
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has alleged the overseas scholarship scheme of the immediate past administration in the state was a scam, carried out with the connivance of a contractor. He argued that instead of following due process to secure admissions for the students, the government engaged the services of what he called […]
A pastor identified as Akintoye Joseph, has been arraigned before an Ado Ekiti Magistrate court alongside one Ogundipe Sunday and others at large on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, false pretence and conduct likely to breach public peace. The pastor, alongside others who were said to be specialist in fraudulent sale of property without […]