Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, head of the Port Harcourt office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has described impersonation as a threat to national security. He made the assertion on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State while speaking on Wave. 91.7 F.M. According to him, impersonation pertains to identity theft and others poses serious threat to the security of the nation. He added “Impersonation is a threat to the security of the nation. Impersonators tarnish the image of our nation, distort the economic parameters of the country and kill genuine businesses”. Bawa, explained that advance fee…
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The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned a fake native doctor and two others before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court 1, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. Justice Ajoku has ordered the remand of the fake native doctor, Fatai Olalere Alli (a.k.a. Baba Abore, Baba Oshun), and two others – Adigun Fatai Olusegun and Olufemi Kolawole – in prison custody pending the filing, hearing and determination of their bail applications. The accused persons were arraigned on criminal charges bordering on conspiracy, money laundering and obtaining money by false pretense. The court…
A 24 years old cyber crime suspect who is currently being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Zonal office in Ilorin, before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court on four counts of internet fraud today informed the court of his decision to enter into a plea bargain negotiation with the prosecution. The defendant, Babatunde Muhammad Bashir, had on October 8, 2019 pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the four count information brought against him by the EFCC. Count one of the charge reads, “That you, Babatunde Muhammad Bashir on or about the 20th day of September…
Salisu Kabiru Abdulsalam has been convicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice M.T Tukur of Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, on one count of cheating. The convict sometime in October 2018, allegedly approached the complainant, with a proposition to supply a total of 11 tons and 580kg of waste paper carton to Nixin Paper Mill Nigeria Limited, Ibadan on his behalf with the understanding that he will receive payment and remit same to the supplier. After the supply, the defendant received the sum of N752,000 from Nixin Paper Mill Nigeria Limited but only remitted the sum…
The duo of Ugbede Hassan Ocholi and Ngbegha Job Aondona were arraigned today by the Abuja Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a seven count charge bordering on internet fraud and obtaining under false pretence. One of the counts reads: “That you Ugbede Hassan Ocholi and Ngbegha Job Aondona sometime in 2019 at Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire between yourselves to commit an offence to wit: computer related fraud and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 14 (1)(b) of…
The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned one Mustapha Ilyas Abdulwasiu, a Lecturer with the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on a nine count charge bordering on employment scam and obtaining money by false pretence. The defendant, who teaches in the Accounting Department at the polytechnic, allegedly defrauded many job seekers, on the pretext of helping them secure employment at the institution. Count one of the charge reads, “That you Mustapha Ilyas Abdulwasiu between June and July 2018 at Offa,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal office has arrested a councillor representing Kakuri Hausa, Ward, Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State, Hon Theophilus Madami for offences bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of Eleven Million Eighty Thousand Naira. The suspect, allegedly approached one, Ibrahim Ringim Haruna, Chief Executive Officer of Pyramid Supplied Services Limited, a distributor of pasta products, with claims that his council needed pasta products for distribution to its citizens. Consequently, the company, sometime in November, 2018, supplied products worth sixteen million, eighty thousand naira only…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Zonal office in Enugu State yesterday announced the arrest of 27 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested on Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Eura Hostel, Naze-Obibiezena Road, Nekede and Bloomnesdays Plaza Hostel, Nekede, all in Owerri, Imo State, following intelligence and diligent surveillance carried out on them. Intel established that the suspects were living above their means from proceeds of their alleged fraudulent activities, following which a team of operatives executed a coordinated raid in their residences. Items recovered from them include: mobile phones, laptop computers, three Lexus E350 cars with registration…
Request by Gabriel Suswam, a former governor of Benue State, to adjourn proceedings pending the determination of his appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the court at the Court of Appeal, has been refused by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today. Citing Section 306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, Justice Abang ruled that the law forbids a stay of proceedings in respect of criminal matters, adding that the defence also failed to obtain a leave of the court before appealing its ruling on jurisdiction. He therefore refused the application for adjournment and asked…
“To be passionate about Africa is to believe in Africa, understand Africa” The above words from Jean Claude Bastos De Morais, the Founding Board member of African Innovation Foundation (AIF) were enough motivation for Justus Nwaoga, the Chief Technologist in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry University of Nigeria Nsukka to begin the journey of changing Nigeria’s electricity supply via renewable energy. Pharmacist Justus Nwaoga set out a project solely focused on Africa’s Solar energy market, believing that it is possible to have clean, renewable solar energy powered by African solar panels. He arrived at an understanding that Mimosa…
BudgIT, a Nigerian civic organisation, has called on the federal government to tackle corruption in the oil and gas sector by establishing beneficial ownership register before the January 1st, 2020 deadline by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and making it compulsory for all. Beneficial Ownership disclosure has been a growing issue of interest in the local and international space since EITI resolved in 2013 to implement the law, of which Nigeria is one of the eleven participating countries to deploy the law’s power in mitigating corruption risk. Noting that the failure to meet this deadline could mean Nigeria losing…
The Abeokuta Division of the Federal High Court through Justice Ibrahim Watilat, on Thursday, October 24, 2019, convicted the duo of Opeyemi Ademosun and Gbolahan Olamide Dalamu of criminal impersonation and sentenced them to one year imprisonment each. More so, Justice Watilat’s colleague in the division, Justice Mohammed Abubakar, also sentenced another fraudster, Sokola Idris, to four months in prison. The three fraudsters were found guilty of the respective one-count offences filed against them by the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges were products of plea bargain arrangement entered into with the EFCC.…
A gang of fraudsters who specialise in exploiting personal data of foreign-based Nigerians to defraud their friends and relations back home have been nabbed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Four members the gang namely Oladipupo Adebayo, Bimbo Bilewu, Ibrahim Odunayo and Oyeleye Oluwatosi are currently in the EFCC custody while others are still at large. EFCC had launched a manhunt on the suspects after receiving a petition from one Prof Godwin Ekhaguere. The Mathematics professor, who retired from the University of Ibadan, alleged in the petition that the gang defrauded him of sums totalling N565,500 (Five Hundred and…
The Brexit-pummelled pound – the worst-performing major currency of the G10 – is going to fall further following the Opposition leader’s instruction to his party to abstain on Monday’s general election vote. The bleak warning is from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. It comes as the leader of the opposition Labour Party has told his party to come together to block Monday’s parliamentary vote on a general election on December 12, which was called for by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday. If parliament does agree to the…
Even though basic strategy cuts the house edge and is an invaluable tool for beginners, there are times when you should deviate from it. Find out more in these advanced blackjack card games strategy tips. Learn to Count Cards Card counting was popularized by a team of students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who earned lots of money in casinos in America and Canada in the 1990s. But why is it so effective? Quite simply, it helps you play smarter during a game. And, surprisingly, it’s not that difficult to learn. All you need to do is monitor every…
Of all the technological developments we have seen in the past few years, none has been as ground-breaking as the cloud. This marvel allows us to conduct all sorts of business and operations securely online, no matter where we happen to be. It is one of the best things you could add to your business and you should look at implementing it on your systems, both personal and professional, as soon as possible. Access Anywhere, Anytime Undeniably, the biggest draw of the cloud is that you can access it no matter where you happen to be. Therefore, if you end…
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, must put his ego aside to break the Brexit deadlock for the sake of Britain’s long-term sustainable economic growth, blasts the boss of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organization. Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, is speaking out as the UK Prime Minister is in Dublin on Monday to meet Irish leader Leo Varadkar to find some common ground on the Irish backstop issue, which has been the primary sticking point in the Brexit withdrawal agreement. Mr Green says: “Lawmakers will vote today on an early election, but it’s highly…
Making a will is a much simpler exercise than many of us actually believe. It may seem a long, tough and problematic chore, but it is nothing compared to the kind of headaches others will be faced with if you make mistakes with your will. Here are some pitfalls you should make sure you avoid: Putting Off Making A Will It seems simple enough. But too many people forget – or put off – writing their wills. Sadly, we can’t just expect death to arrive in a few decades’ time, and many people get caught out, leading to problems within…
Omooba Sunday Solarin FCA who was a one time Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ikenne Local Government has also joined in the condemnation of the wanton destruction of properties, businesses and unwarranted killings of Nigerians by South Africans. Solarin in a release from his media office, described the xenophobic attacks going on in South Africa as not only evil and wicked but purely against the spirit of brotherliness that exists among Africans and the principles for which the South African legend, Nelson Mandela, stood for. “It breaks my heart to hear, see and feel this. I have never…
We have followed the unfolding lately in South Africa as it relates to the gruesome Xenophobic attack against Nigerians residing in South Africa. It is an act of monumental condemnation and we retain it so. A spate of violence that broke out in suburbs south of Johannesburg’s city on Sunday which spreaded to the central business district on Monday, recorded the destruction of over 100 mainly foreign-owned shops and business premises. Cars and properties were destroyed and massive looting took place. This recent attack occured ahead of the beginning of the African edition of the World Economic Forum in Cape…