December 9, 2025
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NCC Staff Threaten Legal Action Over ‘Sham’ Promotion Exercise, Allege Favouritism, Fraud, Ethnic Bias

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  Staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have raised damning allegations against the Commission’s leadership, claiming that the March 2025 staff promotion exercise was fraught with irregularities, favoritism, and a deliberate effort to sideline certain employees based on ethnicity, ideology, and internal politics. Travel guides An internal memo exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters and titled…

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JAMB Releases 2025 UTME Results, Withholds Nearly 40,000 Over Exam Malpractices

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  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed that over 1.9 million candidates sat for the exam nationwide. He revealed that 80 individuals are currently being investigated for…

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Nigerian Athlete, Favour Ashe Arrested In US On Multiple Counts Of Theft, Fraud

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A 21-year-old Nigerian athlete, Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe, has been arrested on multiple counts of theft and fraud.   Ashe, according to WTVM report, was arrested by Auburn Police on Thursday at his Alabama base.   The report stated that Ashe is specifically being charged with four counts of fraudulent use of a debit/credit card…

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Panic As EFCC Storm Trade Fair Complex Lagos, Grill Director, Chief Charles Harvester Okoye Over Fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is reported to have stormed the crisis ridden Trade Fair Complex management office in Lagos State and grill it’s new Managing Director, Chief Charles Harvester Okoye, Over alleged financial discrepancies bordering the sales of Federal Government Land at the complex. Sources at the Multi Billion dollar complex hinted…

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Nigerian Acting Accountant-General, Anamekwe Replaced Over Corruption, Fraud

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 Nigerian government has replaced Mr. Chukwuyere N. Anamekwe as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), The Nation reports.   He was said to have been replaced two weeks ago with AGF Mr. Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylvis, a former TSA (Treasury Single Account) Director.   Anamekwe’s replacement followed allegations that he was being investigated by the…

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Court Convicts Lawmaker, Chuma Nzeribe For Fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May, 23, 2022, secured the conviction of a former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Chuma Nzeribe before Justice Yusuf Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama. Abuja.   Nzeribe was first arraigned by the EFCC on October 16, 2020 on a four…

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Yahoo Boy’s Mother Jailed Five Years For Receiving N91M Internet Fraud Money

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One Yahoo Boy’s mother, Mrs Debest Osarumwense has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in Benin, the Edo State capital. She is the mother of Endurance Osarumwense, an alleged internet fraudster a.k.a. ‘Yahoo boy’. Justice M. S. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Benin delivered judgment on Tuesday. The Economic and Financial Crimes prosecuted…

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Bauchi Bye-election: EFCC, DSS Nab Gov Bala Mohammed’s Aide For Fraud

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Department of State Services(DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), on Saturday, arrested a special adviser to the Bauchi State State governor, Bala Mohammed during the the State Assembly By-election for alleged  inappropriate act. The New Diplomat’s checks reveal that the SA in question,  Alhaji Abdon Gin, who is an aide responsible for  Civil…

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Zenith Bank Manager Remanded Over N179.4m Fraud Charge

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Zenith Bank Manager has been remanded in prison Over N179.4m Fraud Charge.   TruetellsNigeria  reports that Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded  Asaba branch manager of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Fidelis Egueke in prison, pending hearing and determination of his bail application. Justice Austine Chuka Obiozor ordered that Egueke be kept in the…

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Former Commissioner, Lasberry Anyanwu, Arraigned For N180m Fraud

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Thursday, November 26, 2020, arraigned a former Commissioner of Transport and Chairman of Imo state Transport Company, Prince Lasberry Okafor Anyanwu, before Justice E.F Njemanze of the Imo State High Court for alleged fraud.   According to a statement released by the antigraft agency, Anyanwu…

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