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Ex-NNPC CFO, Umar Isa Ajiya, indicted in ‘suspicious’ N3.4bn payments

Umar Isa Ajiya, former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), has been indicted for…

Travevo Travels Drags SFPL MD, Alexander Anyanwu To Court Over Alleged N41M Visa Fraud

A Lagos-based travel and migration agency, Travevo Consulting Limited, has dragged Smart Flights Partners Limited (SFPL) and its managing director,…

Massive system breakdown hits Providus Bank, customer loses N482.7m

Providus Bank has been thrown into financial and legal turmoil after a system glitch led to unauthorised transfers totaling N482,702,750 from…

How Seplat’s ex-chairman Ambrosie Orjiako fraudulently hid assets over $220.3m Access Bank debt

A British Virgin Islands (BVI) court has ruled that Ambrosie Orjiako, a former chairman and co-founder of Seplat Energy Plc, fraudulently concealed assets…

NORD Motors Boss, Oluwatobi Ajayi Accuses Stanbic IBTC Of Unauthorised N700 Million Debit

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian auto manufacturer Nord Automobiles, Oluwatobi Ajayi, has accused Stanbic IBTC Bank of unilaterally debiting N700 million…

EFCC declares Chappal Energies boss, Ufoma Joseph Immanuel wanted

Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, the founder of Chappal Energies, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…

Parallex Bank sued over alleged withholding of €7.3m shipping documents

FHT Mega Express Limited, a Lagos-based equipment, machinery, and logistics company, has dragged Parallex Bank Limited before the Lagos State…

Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi in trouble as banks seize Nestoil over $1bn debt

Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi, Nigerian oil magnate is currently facing hard times as a consortium of Nigerian banks has seized his Nestoil…

Access Bank CEO under fire over £15m London mansion purchase

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna, is facing criticism after acquiring a £15 million mansion…

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Court remands man for alleged housebreaking, theft of N22.5m gadgets

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has remanded a 37-year-old man, Azubike Ugochukwu, in a correctional…

Adeleke imposes 24-hour curfew on Igbajo after violent unrest following Famodun’s death

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Igbajo, in Boluwaduro Local Government Area, following a…

“This List Is A Sad Commentary And Very Reprehensible” PDP Demands Withdrawal Of Ambassadorial Nominees, Says Many Are Disgraced Propagandists

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded withdrawal of the ambassadorial list sent to the Senate by President…

Outcry as Lagos policeman assaults bus conductor in broad daylight

A police officer in Lagos State has come under heavy criticism after a viral video captured him assaulting a commercial…

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Fraudsters Hack Moniepoint System, Steal Depositors’ N1.1bn

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank is currently battling to recover a N1.1 billion allegedly stolen by fraudsters from the bank. The hacker,…

Court Declares UBA’s Dismissal Of Employee Wrongful, Orders Compensation

Hon. Justice Anthony Ubaka of the Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has declared the purported summary dismissal…

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…

Access Bank CEO under fire over £15m London mansion purchase

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna, is facing criticism after acquiring a £15 million mansion…

Zenith Bank Manager and Chinese Nationals Indicted in N17 Billion Nigerian Corporate Fraud

A Zenith bank branch manager in Lokoja, Salawu Nasiru, together with two Chinese citizens, Liu Yangxi and Ma Zhuang, have…

Zenith Carex Fraud: US Firm Chemonics Fined $3.1 Million Over Scandal

A United States-based firm, Chemonics International, has been ordered to pay a $3.1 million fine following its involvement in a…

How four UBA senior officials diverted £138,924 from Int’l airlines’ accounts

Four officials of the United Bank for Africa, UBA, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly…

How CITITRUST Holdings allegedly laundered over N400m

CITITRUST Holdings PLC and three of its subsidiaries have been charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

Bisi Onasanya, ex FirstBank MD flees Nigeria to Ghana as EFCC closes in……

Bisi Onasanya, the embattled former Managing Director of FirstBank has followed in the steps of Oba Otudeko, the former chairman…

Former Heritage Bank CEO Ifie Sekibo Declared Wanted Over ₦20bn AMCON Fraud

Ifiesimama Ifie Sekibo, the former founder and Chief Executive Officer of the now-defunct Heritage Bank, is currently evading authorities over…

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

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested Ebuka Iwuagwu, a Nigerian based in Atlanta, for allegedly swindling the U.S. government…

US Commission Drags Nigerian CEO, Nantomah To Court Over Alleged $1.9million Real Estate Fraud

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against a Nigerian man, Joseph Nantomah, and a…

Corruption Probe Forces MTN CMO, Adia Sowho, to Resign

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has commissioned an investigation into the activities of its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Ms. Adia Sowho…

Globacom’s CEO, Ahmad Farroukh steps down after one month

Ahmad Farroukh, a seasoned executive with prior stints at MTN and Smile Communications, reportedly struggled to align his management style…

Wema Bank Suffers N2.9 Billion Loss Due To Transfer System Failure

Wema Bank Plc is scrambling to reclaim approximately N2.9 billion in funds that were allegedly siphoned from its system following…