Journalist Isaac Bristol, known as PIDOM, has been arraigned on charges of money laundering and cybercrime in Nigeria. Pleading not guilty to nine counts, he remains in Kuje Prison pending a bail ruling on September 23. His arrest has sparked a social media campaign for his release.
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Nollywood actress Shan George recovers ₦3.6 million stolen in an email scam. After a social media plea, George thanked those who aided in her funds' recovery.
Nollywood actress Shan George took to Instagram on May 8, 2024, expressing heartfelt gratitude to the bank and individuals who aided in...
Amidst a surge in cybercrime targeting vulnerable individuals, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has taken decisive action against seven Nigerian nationals accused of participating in elaborate romance scams.
The individuals, identified as Bolanle Christina Odeyale, Oghenemine...
In a tense encounter at the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja on Tuesday, Bukky Shonibare, the chairman of FIJ’s Board of Trustees, found herself under intense scrutiny. The NPF-NCCC, in an unprecedented move, summoned Shonibare to clarify matters related to...
The National Cybercrime Center of the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended three individuals allegedly behind the notorious microblogging platform, Gistlover.
The suspects, identified as Adebukola Kolapo, Nnedum Micheal Somtomchukwu, and Isaac Akpokighe, were taken into custody for their...
Cybercriminals are using more advanced and scalable tools to breach user privacy, and they are getting results. Two billion data records were compromised in 2017, and more than 4.5 billion records were breached in the first half of 2018 alone. Here are the most pressing cybersecurity issues in …...
A yet-to-be identified 27 year-old Nigerian is awaiting extradition by Poland to the United States over an estimated $7m cybercrime.
The Nigerian was arrested by Poland’s police in the southwestern city of Wroclaw in connection with alleged cyberfraud and extortion done over the internet. The...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Sabo Sani Labaran before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court for impersonation and defrauding to the tune of N242,000.
PM News reports that the offence is contrary to Section 1 sub-section 1(a) of the...
The British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, says one of UK’s key objective for Nigeria this year is to support the ongoing campaign against Cybercrime to reduce the number of UK citizens and businesses falling victim to fraud and cyber crime originating in Nigeria.
Arkwright disclosed this...
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In 2014, Nigeria lost about 6.2 billion to cyber crimes, according to an official.
Ibrahim Shazali, an official of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Bank Section disclosed this at the ongoing Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) workshop for financial journalists in...
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