GTBank drops major update that will impact all customers
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has begun charging the ₦6.98 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) fee directly from customers’ airtime balances,…
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Police Recover Stun Gun From Pastor Adefarasin As Investigation Continues
The use of stun guns is regulated in Nigeria, as they are considered restricted security tools under national laws. The…
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UBA suffers system glitch as customers lose N180.5 million
The United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc), chaired by Tony Elumelu, is grappling with the aftermath of a significant system…
SunTrust Bank CEO, Halima Buba, director arraigned over ‘$12m money laundering’
Halima Buba, the chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
How Nigerian Justice Minister Dropped Name of Fidelity Bank MD, Onyeali-Ikpe, From Multi-Billion Naira Fraud Case
The Nigerian Government has dropped the name of Dr. Nneka C. Onyeali-Ikpe, Grouo Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of…
Court orders Tony Elumelu’s UBA to pay N39.1m, $53,078 illegally withheld customer’s funds
For Tony Elumelu’s chaired United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), it has become a case of “one day, one trouble”…
How Halima Buba, SunTrust Bank CEO, director allegedly laundered $12m
Halima Buba, the managing director/CEO of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited and the bank’s Executive Director/CCO, Innocent Mbagwu are in trouble…
Wema Bank officials, Others Allegedly Conspire To Tamper With Customers’ data, ‘steal N8.5 billion’
Three employees of Wema Bank Plc have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding…
Fidelity Bank MD Engages In Insider Trading Amid N225Billion Court Judgment Pressure
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Fidelity Bank, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, is reportedly engaged in insider trading…
Court orders arrest of Businessman, Ayodele Toyosi over ‘N600m, $50,000 fraud’
For allegedly being involved in an agribusiness investment fraud of the sum of N600 million and $50,000, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe…
Meet Ahonsi Unuigbe, Nigerian energy mogul with hidden $70 million oil stake in Canada
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ANAMBRA: Policeman Killed By 10-Year-Old Son In Accidental Shooting
An officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Inspector Okolie Amechi, has died in a tragic case of accidental discharge after…
BREAKING: Scores Killed, Injured In Fresh Herdsmen Attack In Benue
A wave of sorrow engulfed Yelewata, a community in Benue State, after a brutal attack by suspected armed herdsmen late…
Framed and Fleeced: Lagos Man Accuses Police of Drug Setup and Brutal Extortion
Samuel Ayedogbon, a resident of Lagos State, has recounted a harrowing experience involving alleged police brutality and extortion after being…
“When I Came After Nigerian Pastors, I Lost 100% Of My Business”- Daddy Freeze
Controversial media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has opened up about the heavy financial toll his outspoken…
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Mamuda Beverages dragged to court for trademark infringement with POP Power Energy Drink
Mamuda Beverages Limited a Kano-based beverage company, has been dragged to court again with its Pop Energy drink, for allegedly…
CEO of Vale Finance, Adesola Adeyinka swims in alleged $42,000 fraud
Adesola Adeyinka, the CEO of Vale Finance Limited, Vale Blue Limited and Coral Stone Limited, is currently facing prosecution for…
Paystack Fined N250m Over Zap Wallet Operations
Nigeria’s Central Bank has fined Paystack, one of the country’s most prominent fintech companies, ₦250 million ($190,000) for allegedly operating…
Union Bank Customers Lose N9.3 Billion to Cyber Attack
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc led by Yetunde Oni, is currently grappling with a massive N9.3 billion fraud following a…
Access Bank allegedly diverts N826m into a fraudulent account
The charges followed an investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Access Bank Plc and…
NUPRC CEO, Gbenga Komolafe, Aisha Achimugu alleged $5m oil block deal exposed
Gbenga Komolafe, the pioneer chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), stands accused of orchestrating a…
Wema Bank officials, Others Allegedly Conspire To Tamper With Customers’ data, ‘steal N8.5 billion’
Three employees of Wema Bank Plc have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding…
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…
How Halima Buba, SunTrust Bank CEO, director allegedly laundered $12m
Halima Buba, the managing director/CEO of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited and the bank’s Executive Director/CCO, Innocent Mbagwu are in trouble…
Access Bank Staff Secretly Films Female Colleagues In Restroom
A former Quality Assurance Specialist at Access Bank’s contact centre in Oniru, Lagos State, Stephen Ifeanyichukwu Ejezie, has been accused…
Fidelity Bank MD Engages In Insider Trading Amid N225Billion Court Judgment Pressure
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Fidelity Bank, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, is reportedly engaged in insider trading…
₦1 billion worth jewelries, $50k, N30m cash found in Aisha Achimugu’s home by EFCC
A Nigerian businesswoman who made national headlines last year for throwing a seven-day birthday party at the $132,000 per night…
Otudeko, Bisi Onasanya’s ‘shady deals’ that almost recked First Bank
Fresh details have emerged over the un-ending crises rocking Nigerian lender, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and its parent company, FBN…
U.S. Secret Service seizes $1.5m linked to fraudster Avwerosuo Omokri’s Binance crypto account
The U.S. Secret Service seized $1.5 million from the Binance wallet of Nigerian serial fraudster Avwerosuo Omokri after numerous complaints…
Union Bank Ordered to Pay Damages in Pension Lawsuit
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial…
