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Nigerians React As Court Jails Prophetess Over N128m Fraud

LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Linda Mabi-Praise, a self-proclaimed prophetess, was found guilty on Friday December 17th and sentenced to five years in prison for alleged N128 million fraud. The prophetess was convicted by Justice SO Solebo of the Ikeja Special Court after her indictment by the state command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]

Dec 30 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Nigeria Anti-Fraud Agency Arraigns Crime Alert Boss, Company Over Alleged N35m Fraud

LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 18, 2021, arraigned one Olaniyan Gbenga Amos ( aka Crime Alert ) and his company, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on a 35 -count […]

Oct 21 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Hushpuppi Makes U-Turn, Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges In United States

LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abass, has finally agreed to plead guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges filed against him by the United States government. Arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) in June 2020, and subsequently extradited to the U.S. where most of the victims of his alleged fraudulent activities are […]

Jul 29 2021 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Senate Orders Arrest Of NDDC Management Over Alleged N2.6bn Palliative Fraud

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Committee on Public petition, Ethics and Privileges has issued a warrant of arrest on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure issued the order following the management’s failure to honour the invitation of the Senate panel to account for how the […]

Feb 22 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Fraud Hits FG’s Mass Metering Programme As Subscribers Allege Extortion By Discos

LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely four and half months after the official launch and roll-out of the Federal Government’s National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), the programme has been dogged by allegations of fraud and corruption against electricity distribution companies (Discos) saddled with the task of installing the meters. It would be recalled that the Federal Government […]

Feb 16 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Buhari Sets Up Four-Man Committee To Review Probe Report On Magu

LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has set up a four-man committee to review the report of the Justice Ayo Salami-led judicial panel of enquiry into the tenure of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu. The committee, according to TheCable, will produce the White Paper on […]

Dec 5 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

66 Nigerians Are Marking Term In Bangladesh Prison For Fraud – Report

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than sixty-six Nigerians are spending various terms in prisons in Bangladsh for fraud, a report by Dhaka Tribune said. The report further said that Nigerians make up majority of the 86 Africans jailed across the country. The other 20 prisoners are from Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana, Algeria, Mali and Kenya. There […]

Nov 30 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Pastor, Wife Jump Bail, Flee South Africa Ahead Of $6.6m Money Laundering, Fraud Trial

LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A well-known Christian preacher has skipped bail in South Africa and fled the country. Shepherd Bushiri, who had previously said he wanted to clear his name, has now returned to his home country, Malawi, with his wife Mary. Earlier this month they were released on bail after being charged with fraud and […]

Nov 16 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Group Advocating For 2023 Igbo President Dragged To Court Over Alleged Fraud

LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group clamouring for the enthronement of a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction in the next political dispensation, under the platform of South East for President 2023 (SEFORP2023) has been dragged to an Enugu High Court for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians. In an originating summon document made available to newsmen in Enugu […]

Oct 19 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

Celestial Prophetess Accused Of Serial Million Naira Fraudulent Activities

LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a Prophetess of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Oluwakemi Sotonode, for allegedly fraudulently obtaining millions from many people. The suspect also known as Marvelous, was arrested at her hideout on Tuesday, October 6, by operatives attached to the Public Complaint Bureau unit following series of […]

Oct 8 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »