Extradited Nigerian National Convicted of Business Email Compromise Scheme
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, and his co-conspirators targeted specific individuals and businesses by masquerading as trustworthy entities in electronic communications to obtain money.…
Nigerian Extradited to the District of Nebraska on Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme
Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced the extradition of Afeez Akinloye, 42, a Nigerian national, from South Africa to the District of Nebraska on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud…
Two Nigerian Nationals Based in Maryland Sentenced for Schemes to Steal California and Other States’ Unemployment Insurance Benefits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nigerian nationals Quazeem Owolabi Adeyinka, 22, and Ayodeji Jonathan Sangode, 25, currently both residing in Maryland, were sentenced today to 26 months and 14 months in prison respectively for…
Nigerian state declares curfew after election tribunal sacks governor
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s northern Kano state declared a 24-hour curfew on Wednesday after a tribunal overturned the election of an opposition candidate as governor and declared a member of President…
Nigerian court remands dozens in prison over alleged gay wedding
By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 60 people arrested last week in Nigeria in connection with an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, have been remanded…
Nigerian president recalls ambassadors worldwide
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered a recall of Nigeria’s ambassadors the world over with immediate effect, his spokesman said on Saturday. “The president is determined to…
Nigerian court adjourns suspended central bank governor’s fraud hearing
ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court in the capital Abuja adjourned a hearing on Thursday for suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, who is facing a 20-count fraud charge, due to the…
Nigerian delegation says Niger junta is open to diplomacy
By Felix Onuah and Sali Samb ABUJA/CONAKRY (Reuters) -Coup leaders in Niger are open to diplomacy to resolve a standoff with West Africa’s regional bloc, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars…
Analysis-End of Nigerian fuel subsidy set to squeeze Europe’s refiners
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – One of Europe’s main markets for gasoline has shrunk, threatening to squeeze European refiners, after Nigeria removed fuel subsidies, which destroyed much of the country’s domestic…
Nigerian Man Charged in Fraud Scheme Targeting NJ Audiobook Service
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday that Anyanwu Benjamin Chizitere, 30, of Enugu, Nigeria, has been charged for his role in a fraud scheme targeting a New…
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes and Money Laundering
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph Modile, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty to an indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging him with conspiracy to commit bank and…
Nigerian Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme In Which He Impersonated Procurement Officials Of U.S. State And Local Governments And Educational Institutions
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FATADE IDOWU OLAMILEKAN, a/k/a “Fatade Olamilekan Idowu,” a/k/a “Olamilekan Idowu Fatade,” a/k/a “Idowu Fatade,” a citizen…
Nigerian court suspends Friday deadline to swap banknotes
By Camillus Eboh and Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday prevented the government from enforcing a Friday deadline for citizens to swap old banknotes for new ones, as…
Nigerian senator and family on trial in UK over organ harvesting plot
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – A wealthy Nigerian politician and his family plotted to bring a street trader from Nigeria to Britain and pay him a few thousand pounds to donate…
Nigerian rights commission panel to probe abortion allegations against military
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s human rights commission has appointed a special panel whose role will include investigating a Reuters report that the military ran a secret abortion programme in its fight against…
Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Kenneth Emeni, 30, a citizen of Nigeria residing in Martinsburg, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised…
Nigerian inflation rate climbs for 10th straight month in Nov
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) -Annual inflation in Nigeria climbed to 21.47% in November from October’s rate of 21.09%, accelerating for the 10th straight month as food prices surged, the statistics bureau…
Reactions to Reuters report on Nigerian military killing children
(Reuters) – A Reuters investigation published on Monday revealed that the Nigerian military and allied security forces have slaughtered thousands of children during their gruelling 13-year war against Islamist extremists in the…
Nigerian National Charged with $8 Million Computer Hacking, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering Activities
NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian man has been indicted for his role in computer hacking, wire fraud, and money laundering acts that defrauded companies of nearly $8 million after compromising companies’ business…
U.S. seeks more information on Reuters report over Nigerian military secret abortion program
(Reuters) – A Reuters report that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion program in its war on Boko Haram is “harrowing” and the United States is seeking more information, State…
Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Federal Prison For International Tax Fraud Scheme
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Allen Levinson, formerly known as Allen Ameh, to six years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud conspiracy related…
Nigerian subsidies constrain development, says World Bank
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s subsidies on petrol, electricity and foreign exchange are mostly benefiting wealthy households, the World Bank said in a report on Monday, adding that inefficient use of resources was…
Collegiate Track and Field Athletes Convicted in Nigerian Fraud Scheme
Hattiesburg, Miss. – Two collegiate athletes were convicted today before U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson for transferring thousands of dollars to Nigeria as part of a complex fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney…
Nigerian Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars from Online Scams
LOS ANGELES – A prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through a series of online scams and flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media…
Emirates suspends Nigerian flights again over trapped ticket sales
LAGOS (Reuters) – Dubai’s Emirates has suspended flights to Nigeria for the second time since September citing an inability to repatriate funds from Africa’s biggest economy, the airline said on Thursday. Nigeria…
Nigerian National Found Guilty of Bank Fraud Scheme
CLEVELAND – A federal jury today convicted Blessing Adeleke, 31, of Nigeria, of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and 16 counts of bank fraud for his role in a…
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