The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has today, Friday, July 4, 2025, arraigned a Lagos businesswoman, Adekemi Folorunsho, before the State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on charges of alleged $700,000 fraud and N190 million theft. Folorunsho was docked alongside three alleged accomplices, who are currently at large, facing three counts bordering on obtaining...
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An Oklahoma Pediatrician Is Accused Of Staging Her Daughter’s Accidental Death In Florida
An Oklahoma pediatrician was accused of murder after, authorities said, she staged her daughter’s accidental death at a vacation rental in suburban Miami, court records obtained Thursday show. Dr. Neha Gupta, 36, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in Oklahoma City and is awaiting extradition to Florida in the June 27 death of her daughter, the...
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Gombe Police Arrests Man With Fake $1,000, Equivalent To N1.5 Million
The Gombe State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 35-year-old man, Usman Kawu, for alleged criminal conspiracy and possession of counterfeit foreign currency. Kawu was apprehended by officers from the Lawanti Airport Division during a surveillance operation on Monday, June 30, 2025. Kawu was found with ten suspected fake $100 bills, totaling $1,000,...
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EFCC Storms Ogun Hotel, Arrests 18 Suspected Fraudsters, Recovers Lexus, $7,000, Jewelry
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate, have recorded a significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, apprehending 18 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “yahoo boys,” during a raid on Prime Garden Hotel in Atun-Iju, Idi-Iroko Road, Ogun State. The arrest was made possible by credible intelligence linking them...
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Court Sentences Equatorial Guinea Former Director-General ANIF, To 18 Years In Prison Over Funds Embezzlement
Balthazar Egonga, former director-general of National Agency for Financial Investigation —ANIF– in Equatorial Guinea, who faced charges of embezzlement, illicit enrichment, and abuse of power has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, after being found guilty of embezzling over 1 billion CFA francs of government funds. Prosecutors alleged he misappropriated over 1 billion CFA...
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Plateau Court Sentenced a Final Year Student to Death for Teacher’s Murder
A High Court sitting in Jos has sentenced a final year student, identified as Odey Emmanuel, to death by hanging. The student, from Government Science Technical College, Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area, was convicted of culpable homicide for the murder of his teacher, Mr. Job Dashe. According to prosecution, Mr. Dashe, a staff member...