Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) apprehended two Chinese nationals, Yang Chao, 39, and Xiao Jiang, 38, alongside Chidi Joseph Osuji, 48, on suspicions of engaging in illegal mining activities.Following intelligence reports, the suspects were tracked to their mining sites located at Ogunmakin and Ogere, Ogun State, where they were arrested after days of surveillance. Preliminary investigations revealed that...

The Enugu State Police Command has apprehended Chukwuebuka Igwebuike for his alleged involvement in defrauding traders with counterfeit naira notes in the Afor Market area of Garki Awkunanaw. The Command's Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, revealed this development in a statement on Friday.According to Ndukwe, Igwebuike amassed fake naira notes amounting to N362,000, employing a deceptive tactic where he used the counterfeit money to buy goods of lesser value...

Tigran Gambaryan, the Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Binance, has appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on charges of tax evasion.Alongside him, Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance's Regional Manager for Africa, is also expected to face charges in the same suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024.The allegations against Binance include failure to register with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for tax purposes. Both Gambaryan and Anjarwalla we...