Yahoo Boys

Nigerians have taken to social media to attack former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke over her statement concerning Internet Fraudsters popular known as “Yahoo Boys.”Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a virtual…

Diezani expressed her views as a guest lecturer at a virtual event organised by the Ijaw National Development Group, with former President, Goodluck Jonathan in attendance on Friday.

Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade has expressed his disappointment in the current state of the movie industry in Nigeria.During an interview with Nigerian Tribune, Yemi Solade revealed that Nollywood is now filled with a lot of prostitutes…

A Nigerian lady has urged women to beware of yahoo boys as she disclosed how her ex-boyfriend almost used her for money rituals.The Nigerian lady, identified as @ameerayusuf on twitter revealed how he lied about being into real estate…

Music star, Bukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa has revealed that she was once scammed by Yahoo boys.During a recent interview with Cool FM, she claimed that Yahoo boys made a mess of her by emptying her bank account.Asa said:…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it recorded no fewer than 200 arrests of Internet fraud suspects, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, in Oct. alone.The Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu,…

Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that mothers of Internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys have formed an association to protest the arrest of their sons by EFCC…

President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force against harassing young people in their bid to arrest `yahoo criminals.’Buhari handed down this warning in his keynote address at the opening ceremony…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its collaboration with the United States'Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has led to the arrest of 28 Internet fraudsters, popularly called Yahoo boys.The Lagos zonal…

An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced five internet fraudsters, to three years in prison each for online fraud schemes.The convicts are Karo Ijire, Austin Odili, Elvis Ikechukwu, Kelly Iboyi and Rukeme Ejechi.Delivering judgment,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) on Monday arraigned nine people in an FCT High Court in Nyanya, charged with alleged internet frauds.The defendants are Kelvin Audu, Kelly Iboyi, Rukeme Ejechi, Onyeka Okafor, Tunde…

Emmanuel Agundu, an Enugu-based lawyer met his death for withholding N18m internet fraud proceeds belonging to one Kenechukwu Eze, a fraudster and his gang.Eze, a 39-year-old native of Amoli Edem in the Nsukka Local Government Area of…

A High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced  two applicants to one year in prison each for posing as white women to swindle job seekers.The presiding judge, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye sentenced Johnson Okuselu, 23 and Saheed…

Some suspected internet fraudsters unleashed a dog on detectives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who stormed their residence in Ibadan on Tuesday.An EFCC official, who spoke to The Punch, said, “Upon the receipt…

A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced two convicted Internet fraudsters, Mustapha Sulaiman and Paul Chimezie, to one-year imprisonment without an option of fine.Justice M. Abdulgafar convicted the accused following…

32 internet fraudsters were on Thursday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abeokuta.The operatives, who were from the Ibadan zonal office of the EFCC, combed Liberty Estate, Laderin area of…

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has threatened to start going after every bank official who assists fraudsters in carrying out their transactions.He expressed his displeasure about such…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday apprehended six suspected Internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo State.The operatives of the EFCC were said to have raided their hideout at the Kolapo Ishola Estate, Akobo area…

A 14 year old girl has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police force for allegedly stabbing her father to death after being disciplined.Islamic State Claim Attacks on Nigerian SoldiersThe Delta state command of the Nigeria Police…

We all know that not everybody is the same, but this black American woman clearly doesn’t get that as she drags Nigerian men on instagram. She calls them every evil name in the books, goes as far as stating that they only know how to use…

Several Nigerian fraudsters popular known as Yahoo boys are have been arrested by the Nigeria Police for defrauding a Dane victim of €15,000.This was reported by the Imo state Police Command who revealed that the Yahoo fraudsters were…