LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust, the country’s justice ministry said Thursday, throwing the country’s political scene into even greater disarray and raising the prospect that the country’s longest-serving leader will be forced out of office. The 70-year-old prime minister has…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Department of State Services has arrested former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force, Abdul-Rashid Maina. Maina, who was embroiled in N2.1 billion pension scam was arrested through a joint effort by the EFCC and DSS, sources told SaharaReporters. According to the…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Forensic experts yesterday alleged growing cases of fraud, cybercrime and corruption in the country despite government’s effort to address these problems. At a press conference in Abuja, the Pro tem President of the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors of Nigeria, Ayishetu Enape, said that the country’s loss to corruption “currently…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The University of Lagos (Unilag) has advised members of the public to be cautious about matters concerning placements into it, to avoid falling prey to admission fraudsters. The advice is contained in the newsletter of the institution obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria from the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Isaac Kofi, 30-year-old self acclaimed pastor, has been jailed 10 years by the Ashaiman circuit court for defrauding by false pretense. Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ahenkorah Afrifa, Ashaiman Divisional Police Command , told the court that, the accused was arrested on this month from his hideout after series of complaints…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hip-pop singer David Adedeji Adeleke aka DAVIDO has been dragged before Igbosere Magistrate Court 2 Lagos State over an alleged fraud of N4, 000,000.00 (Four Million Naira). Investigation revealed that Davido and his Personal Assistant are been sued for fraudulently obtaining the sum of N4, 000,000.00 only, from an American based Nigerian…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A High Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced Bhadmus Abiodun, a former Chief Accountant of Vanguard Newspapers, to seven years imprisonment for fraud. The court, presided over by Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye, also sentenced Joseph Ejike Ezeobi, a former circulation representative at the same newspaper to three years’ imprisonment for his involvement…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Israeli court Sunday convicted the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain which saw her admit to lesser charges. While the ruling cut short a high-profile trial, the Netanyahu family’s legal woes are far from over: the veteran premier himself faces…