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A Nigerian lady, Kemi, whose baby was almost swapped during delivery  has suggested that DNA tests should be done immediately after pregnant women deliver their babies.   The lady called into a program on TVC this morning as Paternity fraud was being discuss.   According to Kemi, she and another …

Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad has been suspended by President Bola Tinubu alongside three other executive directors of the agency over alleged ₦1.2 billion fraud.   Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said this came after findings from an investigation.    It …

Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump’s former Chief Financial Officer, has pleaded guilty to five counts of perjury in connection to testimony he gave during the former president’s civil fraud trial last fall. The 76-year-old surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office early Monday, March 4 following weeks of negotiations with prosecutors. …

Fresh off his trip to the southern border earlier this week, former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday baselessly suggested that President Biden had “smuggled” violent anti-American forces across the border. At a pair of rallies in North Carolina and Virginia, Mr. Trump — who has been charged with conspiracy …

Former US President, Donald Trump has appealed his $454m New York civil fraud judgment, challenging judge Arthur Engoron’s finding that the former president lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom. Trump’s lawyers filed notices of appeal on Monday, February 26, asking …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for alleged conspiracy and loan fraud of about N3.6 billion.   According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale, the ex-minister was  arrested …

The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz banks were  on Tuesday, January 9 invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for questioning  over the N44 billion fraud allegedly uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.   Punch reports that the senior back …

President Bola Tinubu has supended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect.    A statement released by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelali, says the President further directs the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough …

The immediate-past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has denied knowing James Okwete, a contractor who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly laundering N37bn.   She described the allegation of complicity as a malicious attack on her person.   …

Prince Andrew invited an alleged fraudster and a convicted gun smuggler to St James’s Palace, according to court documents.     The Duke of York, along with the Duchess of York and their daughters, received about £1.4million from former Goldman Sachs banker Selman Turk.     Turk, 37, is accused of stealing …