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Nigerian rapper, Blaqbonez, has publicly declared that he is confident no one can accuse him of paternity fraud. According to Google, paternity fraud is the intentional misidentification of a child’s biological father. It can occur when a woman names a man as the child’s father on a birth certificate or in legal proceedings, even though she knows he may not …

Men of the Enugu state police command have arrested a dismissed soldier and seven others for allegedly engaging in armed robbery and financial fraud in the state.   The state police public relations officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, December  7.   According to Ndukwe, the suspects are members of an interstate criminal syndicate that …

A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, was sentenced in New Haven, Connecticut, to eight years in prison for operating a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the United States.   Osuji was sentenced on Wednesday, December 4, 2024,  two years after he was arrested in Malaysia and extradited to the United States in 2022.   The …

A Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, convicted and sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne) along with Temple International Church, for stealing N52 million.    Justice Mojisola Dada handed down the verdict after finding them guilty of the offences preferred against them.    The judge also ordered that the third defendant …

Tobi Adegboyega, a UK-based Nigerian pastor, has reacted to reports that he is set to be deported following an alleged £1.87 million fraud which saw his church, SPAC Nation, shut down.  Responding through a video shared on Instagram, Adegboyega said his supporters have nothing to worry about.  He added that he has “survived all sorts” being in the UK, “a …

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Kristen Uyanwanne, to 10 years imprisonment for using a church to steal N52 million.   The court also ordered that the Church, Temple International Church, be deregistered and closed down   The couple and the church were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on …

Justice T.G. Ringin of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced two police officers: Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa Philip and an Immigration officer, Nasiru Mohammed to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1.640,000.   The trio were sentenced on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.    Bature and Philip were …

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a banker and two others for criminally conspiring to steal and use the identity of an Australia-based Nigerian, Mba John Ndukwe, to commit fraud. The suspects, Ndulaka Okwudili, Ifeanyi Nnamani and Philip Ozogwu, are accused of withdrawing over N4m from the victim’s bank account through fraudulent means.  The spokesperson of the command, DSP …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, aka “Bobo Chicago,” for allegedly being involved in a $2.8 million email scam and money laundering scheme.  The 25-year-old lived in a Houston metro area before fleeing to Chicago, where he established residency.  He is currently facing a five-count charge, including wire fraud, conspiracy, and unlawful monetary transactions.  Federal …

Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been produced by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for arraignment before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama.   Bello is billed to enter his plea to a 16-count charge bordering on his alleged complicity in a N110.4 billion fraud.  The former governor’s whereabouts remained unknown …