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Court adjourns Fayose’s alleged N6.9 billion fraud trial to January 31

Ayodele Fayose’s alleged money laundering trial has been postponed by the Federal High Court in Lagos till January 31 and February 1. Due to a scheduling error, the case’s trial was originally supposed to continue on October 26. A new trial date was to be decided by the parties and set by the court. The Read More…

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Lagos businesswoman wanted for N47m scam

On Thursday, an Ikeja Special Offences Court revoked Blessing Adanu’s bail and proclaimed her wanted for allegedly scamming her client of N47 million. Adanu has been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with two charges of acquiring money by false pretence and theft. When she was arraigned on December 19, 2019, the Read More…

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Woman arraigned for allegedly stealing N543,867

Gloria Aduwo, a 42-year-old point-of-sale operator, was charged with stealing N543,867 from her company on Wednesday in Lagos’s Ojo Magistrates’ Court. The police accused Aduwo of stealing. But she entered a not-guilty plea to the accusation. The defendant committed the crime in June at the Trade Fair complex in Ojo, according to the prosecution’s attorney, Read More…

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Clearing agent arraigned for alleged N5.5m fraud

Chinweike Mbaewe, a 35-year-old agent who was charged on four counts for allegedly receiving N5.5 million under the pretence of clearing a container of goods, appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday. The defendant was accused of theft, inciting a disturbance, issuing a fake check, and acquiring money under false pretences. Read More…

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Judge acquits 3 AIICO staff accused of N1.5bn fraud

Three staff members of the American International Insurance Company Limited, (AIICO), who had been accused of N1.5billion fraud on Wednesday were acquitted by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences court. Justice Taiwo, in a ruling on a no-case submission filed by the defendants; Onome Harriet, Olajumoke Akano, Olabode Ogunlere and Lanre Fabunmi, the Former Read More…

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Lagos-based bank loses N206m to fraudsters

A middle-aged Richy Omonefe Orida, has been arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate court, for alleged conspiracy and fraud of N206 million. According to the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Lagos which arraigned Orida before Chief Magistrate A. O. Erinle (Mrs.), the money belonged to Baobab Microfinance Bank Nigeria Limited. Prosecution counsel Henry Obiaze alleged Read More…