Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, has reimbursed pilgrims from the state who fell victim to a foreign currency scam in Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed by the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Sunday. A statement e-signed by the Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, confirmed that an investigation had commenced into ‘the recent incident involving some of …

The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede; and a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, have pleaded guilty to charges of Covid-19 relief fraud amounting to $4.2 million in the United States. According to court records, Oluwasanmi used companies including Dayspring Transportation Limited, Dayspring Holding Incorporated, and Dayspring Property Incorporated to illegally obtain and divert funds intended for businesses …

A United States of America District Judge, Mark Wolf, has scheduled the sentencing of a Nigerian, Yomi Olaleye, for 13 August 2025, after the defendant pleaded guilty to his role in a $10 million COVID-19 fraud. The US Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement on its website obtained on Thursday. PUNCH Online reported on 20 August 2024, that …