The defendants, a businessman and businesswoman, whose address were not given, are facing three counts, bordering on felony, advance fee fraud and stealing.
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The woman is standing trial on a two-count charge of breach of peace and fraud.
The prosecutor, ASP Caleb Leramo, told the court on Friday that the defendant committed the offence sometimes in the month of July to November 2023 at Agric Olope junction in Ado-Ekiti.
Isah is facing three counts bordering on obtaining money by false pretences, stealing and retaining proceeds of a criminal conduct.
NAN also reports that the defendant, arraigned before Justice Ismail Ijelu, however, pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
The Economic and Financial Commission, Kaduna branch, charged Gabriel with fraud.
The EFCC counsel, Nasiru Salele, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in June.
The EFCC charged Emefiele with six counts of alleged breach of procurement procedure in the award of the contract to April1616 Investment Limited.
The defendants are facing trial over alleged conspiracy, theft and obtaining money by false pretences.
The Prosecutor, ASP Sikiru Ibrahim, told the court that the defendants committed the alleged offences sometime in July 2021 at Beere area, Ibadan.
The Police slammed a three-count charge on Dimkpa, bothering on obtaining by false pretences and stealing.
The anti-graft agency arraigned the former Provost in court for contracts fraud amounting to N285 million.
The defendant, Geoffrey Olusegun Akindele’s bail was revoked by the judge following his non-appearance in court for continuation of trial.
The organisation spoke in an official statement on the allegation, which was obtained by The Eagle Online.
This followed the arraignment of the defendants by the Kano State Government on Thursday before the court.
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) said it has arrested one Musa Salihu Ahmed for allegedly selling 632 government occupancy permit for residential plots worth N2.3 billion across the state.
Justice O. O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State has convicted and sentenced one Gabriel Iheohakara to one year imprisonment for a $30,000 crypto investment fraud.
A Federal High Court, Abuja, rescheduled the trial of Sen. Stella Oduah, a Chinese construction giant, CCECC and others on alleged N5 billion fraud charges.
A 25-year-old student, Bamidele Dada, has been arraigned before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State over alleged N1.7 million fraud.
The apex socio-cultural youth organisation of Igbo race worldwide, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has described Governor Hope Uzodinma’s skill up program as an orchestrated continuation of fraudulent activities he learnt at the streets of Lagos early 90’s.
A panel set up by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State (UNIZIK), to look into various offences in the institution has recommended the dismissal, suspension, and expulsion of more than 14 individuals comprising staff members and students.
A prosecution witness in the trial of the $9.6 billion Process and Industrial Development Limited alleged fraud, Umar Hussein Babangida, has told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that efforts made to bring the Managing Director of Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited, Patrick Nash, aka Gerald Nash, to trial failed as he had fled the country before he could be arrested.
The Police in Lagos State on Thursday arraigned a 45-year-old woman, Victoria Modupe, at a Badagry Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N2.4 million under false pretence.
A 29-year-old man, Ayomide Lukmon, Tuesday appeared before a Sabo Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly collecting N450,000 from a client and failing to construct an iron rail fence as agreed.