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The conviction and eight-year sentence imposed on the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina for laundering about N2.1billion has been upheld by a Court of Appeal in Abuja.    The judgement was given on Friday, May 5, by a three-member panel of the court. Justice …

Nollywood actress, Mary Remmy Njoku, has slammed beauty care influencers and sellers using phone filters for product promotions. Naija News reports that the thespian took to her Instagram story to express displeasure over the trend after meeting a ‘premium glow’ skincare seller. According to Mary, those using filters for promotional …

Actress and filmmaker Mary Remmy Njoku has taken a swipe at skin care product sellers who sell their products with filter.    Mary in the post she shared, described people in such category as “frauds”. She added that if sellers of such products are sure of its effect, they should …

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has tackled Nigerians over the popular age fraud trend. Naija News reports that the thespian took to her Instagram page to share a video of a fun outing with her children at a Lagos amusement park. In the video, Mercy could be seen running alongside her …

The cyber crime team of Gurugram police have arrested four suspected fraudsters, including a Nigerian national for allegedly cheating several Indian women on matrimonial applications.    25 mobile phones, 65 ATM cards, 34 cheque books and 12 passbooks were recovered from their possession, police said in a statement on Thursday, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of a serial internet fraudster and ex-convict, Olayinka Ridwan Olatunji to two years imprisonment and a fine of N500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) before Justice Demi Ajayi of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State for …

Luc Despins, a New York bankruptcy lawyer, typically took on difficult jobs: After the energy company Enron collapsed years ago, he helped thousands of victims recover some of their money. But when Mr. Despins was appointed by a bankruptcy court last year to locate the assets of Guo Wengui, a …

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Umar Hussaini, a private lawyer to the late Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko, to seven years imprisonment with an option of fine.   In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, March 29, the court found Hussaini …

  Professor Ibrahim Garba and Ibrahim Shehu Usman, former Vice Chancellor and Bursar respectively of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria were today, March 29, 2023, arraigned before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting Kaduna, Kaduna State, on a nine-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune …

Trump’s own election fraud report debunked his Big Lie, and now the DOJ can use it as evidence against him. The Washington Post reported: The “Project 2020” report conducted by the Berkeley Research Group has now been obtained by prosecutors investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. …