ABUJA—THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Federal Government of  providing cover for huge graft in the on-going fuel scarcity across the country directly involving the ruling  All Progressives Congress, APC, interests and urged its officials to stop dishing out falsehood to suffering  Nigerians.

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned a brother of late founder of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and property developer, David Olumide Aderinokun and a staff of the New Town Development Authority (NTDA), Balogun Adeniyi Abdul-Wakil before an Igbosere Magistrate Court over alleged conspiracy, forgery, stealing and property fraud on parcels of land in Lekki Peninsula estimated at 2678.068 square metres.

A civil servant with Benin Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA), Mr. Monday Isiorh Okoh, has been sentenced to 35 years in jail for mismanaging the agency’s N2.5 million.

For allegedly defrauding three accommodation seekers of N1 million, a 26 -year-old estate agent, Wasiu Mufutau, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress APC in a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital described the celebration of the birthday of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on 13th December as celebration of treachery, deceit and fraud.

A 44-year-old trader, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, who allegedly stole a car and also obtained N1,150,000 from one Mr. William Aguma, under a false pretence that he is a car dealer, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos.

The Federal Government has obtained the names of 500 Nigerians implicated in various cases of tax fraud across the country.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, on Monday, November 20, 2017, re-arraigned the duo of Ogbor Elliot, Managing Director, Danium Energy Services Limited, and Godwin Okoronkwo, Managing Director, Petrosol Energy Limited, before Justice M.S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a 10-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense, conspiracy and forgery to the tune of N7, 300,000,000(Seven Billion, Three Million Naira).

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has authorised the establishment of special court to fast track the prosecution of those indicted in the payroll fraud in the state civil service.

Nigerian Wiseman Oputa, living in Texas, United States has been jailed for three years by a federal judge in Houston.

Men of Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit, Abuja, yesterday, charged eight men and two companies before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, over alleged N313,200,000 fraud.

Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele of a Benin High Court on Monday adjourned until Friday, Oct.13, ruling in a bail application filed by Dr Aisosa Amadasun, the Edo Woman Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and four others, facing a N1.5billion alleged contract fraud.

A contractor, Lewis Ihama, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to arrest and prosecution of three pastors of Winners Chapel (Living Faith Church)

THE Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) has called for holistic and sustained awareness campaign to further reduce incidence of electronic fraud in the country.

Vice President (VP) Yemi Osinbajo has charged African tax administrators to urgently halt tax evasion and mismanagement of tax revenues.