Nigeria is the new base for Chinese cyber scams
Nigerian authorities have arrested hundreds of Chinese nationals since early 2025 in connection with sophisticated cybercrime syndicates operating corporate-like fraud […]
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EFCC reclaims N802m after bank error credits N1.3bn to suspect
BREAKING: EFCC returns N802m recovered from fraud suspect, Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, to First Bank, following a system glitch that erroneously
Europol arrests Nigerian Black Axe cultists over cyber fraud in Spain
Europol, working in collaboration with Spanish and German law enforcement agencies, has arrested 34 members of the Black Axe cult,
Court remands singer Portable over assault, theft charges
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was on Monday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Ota, Ogun
Kidnappers in Army uniforms abduct eight, demand N100m ransom in Edo hotel raid
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have demanded a N100 million ransom for the release of eight Imoga indigenes abducted from
Europol arrests 10 Nigerians in €5.93 million ‘Black Axe’ fraud sweep
Europol led a coordinated international operation resulting in the arrests of 34 suspects, including 10 Nigerians identified as the core leadership of the ‘Black Axe’ criminal network, for orchestrating fraud schemes causing over €5.93 million in losses.
Brains to Brazen! Criminology lecturer caught stealing £12k from supermarkets
A former criminology lecturer turned life coach, Pauline Marta Al Said, has been banned from all Sainsbury’s stores in England
NBA demands probe into alleged abduction, rape, forced conversion of Muslim girl
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dutse branch, has demanded urgent justice in the case of a Department of State Services
Malaysian court sentences Nigerian Ibekwe Augustine to death for murder
A Malaysian High Court sentenced Nigerian man Ibekwe Augustine to death for murdering his young step-grandson in 2020, rejecting mental illness and drug intoxication as a defence, while affirming his right to appeal.
EFCC arraigns Austrian over undeclared $800k, €651k at Lagos airport
The EFCC has arraigned Austrian national Kavlak Onal in Lagos for allegedly failing to declare $800,575 and €651,505 at the Lagos airport’s AML/CFT Currency Declaration Desk, keeping official quotes intact.