Cybercrime: Two Nigerians nabbed in India for allegedly stealing from a bank
The Cyber Crime Wing of Greater Chennai Police in India has arrested two Nigerians for virtually stealing Rs 2.5 crore from a branch of the Tamil Nadu State Apex Cooperative…
Another Nigerian jailed in India for cybercrime
The Crime Branch in Kanpur, India has arrested two persons, including a Nigerian, from Delhi for duping a man of Rs 12 lakh. The court has sent both the accused…
Omo-Agege and his agenda to help Yahoo Boys is a scam- Delta PDP
The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council has discredited the proposition of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, describing it as…
Pantami, Bawa decry rising cybercrime rate in Africa
March 31, 2022 The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has expressed worry over the growing rate of cyber-attacks across the globe especially in the country. Pantami…
Cybercrime: POS Operator, Varsity student jailed in Ilorin
December 10, 2021 A Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced two suspected internet fraudsters, Onyeanu David, and Anthony Obumneme, to Correctional Centre over offences bordering on cyber…
Cybercrime crooks tarnishing Nigeria’s image, says EFCC boss
June 6, 2021 Some of our brothers and sisters involved in cybercrimes, it is terribly tarnishing our image back home. They (Diasporans) should talk to one another to desist from…
Court orders arrest of 4 UBA staff over alleged N33.69m fraud
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, has issued a warrant of arrest for four staff of United Bank for Africa PLC (UBA) charged with alleged cybercrime, fraud and diversion of…
NITDA to FBI: Cybercrime is not in the character of Nigerians
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has condemned the labeling of many hardworking Nigerians in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector as criminals. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General, NITDA…
Buhari to African telecom regulators: Protect consumers, fight e-fraud
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged African telecoms regulators to protect the continent and their consumers against e-fraud and cyber crime. The President gave the charge in Abuja at the…
Even secondary school students do Yahoo-Yahoo, says judge; jails five
An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced five internet fraudsters otherwise called Yahoo Boys to three years in prison each for online fraud schemes. The convicts are Karo Ijire, Austin…