What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Police arrest ex-convict, 6 others for traffic robbery in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command…
Guo Wengui, Chinese billionaire and Steve Bannon associate, to go to trial in 2024 in fraud conspiracy
The exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, who was charged by U.S. prosecutors in a $1 billion fraud conspiracy, will go to trial in April. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres set the trial date at a hearing Tuesday in New York…
Police arraign Lagos Qur’anic teacher for rape, fraud
Police in Lagos State arraigned a 42-year-old Qur’anic teacher, Suleiman Araromi, before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a lady and defrauding her of N536,000. Araromi, who resides at Balogun Ilawe Street, Alapere, Lagos,…
Woman, 32, docked over alleged N2.9b fraud
A 32-year-old woman, Ijeoma Iwegue, on Wednesday appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged transfer of N2.9 billion. Iwegue, whose residential address was not given in court, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge bordering on…
Ex-Audi boss Stadler confesses to court about role in diesel scandal
Former Audi boss, Rupert Stadler has confessed at his fraud trial about his role in the diesel emissions scandal. The Munich Regional Court had offered Stadler the prospect of a suspended sentence if he made comprehensive admission of guilt and…