cybercrime
Nigerian Fugitive Aderinsola Oluwanifemi Adeleye Arrested in Ghana Following FBI Backed INTERPOL Investigation
Ghanaian authorities have apprehended a Nigerian national wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization following an investigation supported by the United States Federal...
Nigerian Presidency Warns of Deepfake Campaign Targeting President Tinubu Ahead of 2027 Elections
Nigeria's presidency has sounded the alarm over what it describes as a sophisticated disinformation campaign using deepfake technology and religious manipulation to undermine...
Nigeria Police Extradite Alleged Romance Scam Suspect to United States
The Nigeria Police Force through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau Abuja has extradited Samuel Ugberease, popularly known as Putsammy, Putput, and Sammy, to...
Nigerian Man in Houston Pleads Guilty to Illegal Money Transfer Scheme
A 34 year old Nigerian man, Edikan Adiakpan, living in Houston, United States, has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal money transmitting business...
Ghana Arrests 93 Nigerians Over Internet Fraud and Immigration Violations
The Ghana Immigration Service has arrested 93 Nigerian nationals over alleged involvement in internet fraud and breaches of the country’s immigration laws, marking...
Presidency Pledges ₦50 Million to Fight Social Vices in Schools
The Presidency has reaffirmed its commitment to combating social vices in Nigeria’s secondary and tertiary institutions, pledging an initial ₦50 million to the...
UK and Nigeria Warn Citizens to Verify Overseas Job Offers Amid Rising Cyber Trafficking Threat
The United Kingdom and the Nigeria have warned Nigerians to thoroughly verify overseas job offers following a surge in cyber trafficking operations targeting...
Ghana to Seek Extradition of Russian Man Over Secret Filming Allegations
Ghana plans to request the extradition of a Russian national accused of secretly filming sexual encounters with women and sharing the footage online...
NAPTIP Rescues 23 Nigerians Trafficked for Cybercrime in Southeast Asia
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons NAPTIP has successfully rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths trafficked to Thailand and...
Two Chinese Nationals Sentenced to 46 Years for Cyber Terrorism and Internet Fraud in Lagos
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Huang Haoyu and An...
