Friday, October 30, 2026

Anti-Corruption

April 24, 2025

Lagos fraudster Yomi Olaleye nabbed in U.S., convicted of $10 million COVID-19 fraud

Lagos-based fraudster Yomi Jones Olayeye faces up to 20 years in U.S. prison after pleading guilty to COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraud.

Inmates in U.S. prison
April 23, 2025

President Mahama suspends Ghana’s chief justice Torkornoo over corruption 

Ms Torkornoo, who became Ghana’s 15th chief justice and the third woman to hold the post, was appointed in June 2023.

John Dramani and Justice Torkornoo
April 23, 2025

FBI arrests Atlanta-based Nigerian fraudster Ebuka Iwuagwu amid COVID-19, romance racket probe

Mr Iwuagwu is the latest name on the list of Nigerian offenders on trial for wire fraud.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
April 22, 2025

Interior minister orders probe of NSCDC officers over alleged N5.2 million extortion

A social media post alleged that some personnel of the NSCDC extorted N5.2 million from a group of young men travelling from Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, to Akure.

NSCDC armed female squad
April 18, 2025

AKH-TRACADA demands probe of video showing Chinese national giving cash to policemen

AKH-TRACADA described the video as a “deliberate act of provocation and humiliation” by the Chinese national.

viral video showing Nigerian police officers receiving money from a Chinese national
April 17, 2025

Police arrest, arraign Kaduna businesswoman for N2.4 million fraud

Jacinta Afolabi, a resident of Maraba Rido, Kaduna, is facing a one-count charge of fraud.

Courtroom
April 15, 2025

Mass hysteria as greedy Nigerians lose life savings to CBEX Ponzi scheme

The Ponzi scheme, cloaked as a digital trading investment platform, claimed to double the deposit balance of investors within 40 days.

Crowd at CBEX Ibadan office
April 14, 2025

Three judges arrested, detained for accepting bribes in palm oil export case

“After the detainment of the judges, the total number of suspects in the case reached seven,” a government official said.

Stash of dollars, palm oil
April 14, 2025

Businessman sentenced to 30 months in prison over N240,000 fraud

She also ordered the convict to pay N240,000 as compensation to the complainant.

Jos Prison
April 11, 2025

Court jails nine internet fraudsters in Edo

The judge also ordered that all the convicts forfeit their phones, computers, and money found in their respective bank accounts.

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