Author: Rashaad Harris

Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo has convicted and sentenced a notorious international fraudster, also known as “Yahoo boy”, Scales Olatunji, to 235 years imprisonment for internet fraud and money laundering. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren. The statement said Olatunji was arraigned on July 2, 2019 on 45-count charges bordering on identity theft, money laundering and conspiracy. He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, thus setting the stage for his trial. One of the counts reads: “That you, Scales Olatunji Ishola “M”, Meraiyebu Charles “M”(at large), Gabriel Adeyemi…

One Bishop Felix Duruebube of the Mercy House Church International, Eliozu near Port Harcourt has been imprisoned for failing to meet conditions for bail. The Bishop was granted bail on Monday by a magistrate Court in Port Harcourt, after he was arraigned for rape and for forcing his victim, a 16-year-old girl to take an oath. He was initially arraigned for the two count charges of defilement and forcing the girl to take an oath with him, all of which he pleaded no guilty to. However, because he was unable to meet the bail conditions which stipulated that he immediately…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, Tuesday 28th, June, 2022, adjourned till August 10, 2022, for further trial in the case involving one Marco Antonio Ramirez, an American businessman who is being prosecuted on an amended 16-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence contrary to Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006. The defendant, is being prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside his companies USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP, and USA Now…

The Nation’s foremost antigraft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dragged one Nyani Gabriel to court for involving in forex fraud. According to the official statement by the Commission, the scam he was involved in amounted to N7.5m. “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Nyani Kubiliru Gabriel before Justice S.U. Bature of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for alleged foreign exchange fraud. “Gabriel was arraigned on four-count charges bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, cheating, fraudulent conversion and criminal breach of trust,” the statement by the Commission read. SOURCE|Twitter: EFCC NIGERIA

In Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his team arrested a ‘military officer’ for riding a motorcycle against traffic. In the clip seen online by Switch Nigeria, the ‘officer’ was forced into a police truck by some police officers. In Nigeria, law enforcement officers are the ones that break the law the most, and driving against traffic is one of the ways they do that. It is not clear why the situation degenerated to the point of forced arrest, but in the country today, even bandits and terrorists wear military uniforms this days, disguising to perpetrate different kinds of crime.…

Former presidential aide to ex President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has continued his attack on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. In a series of posts on his official facebook page on Tuesday evening, Omokri questioned the integrity and character of Tinubu as regards crime. In one of the posts, the former presidential aide accused the APC presidential candidate of being a known drug lord. According to him, Tinubu was involved in a heroin drug cartel in the US and forfeited millions in drug funds to US authorities. He added that a forfeiture is simply…

Chelsea have reportedly approached Manchester City for the services of English winger, Raheem Sterling. City are believed to be interested in selling the former Liverpool man for around £50m. Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Chelsea’s representatives have already discussed personal terms with Raheem Sterling.Sterling whose parents are Jamaican has made 339 appearances since moving to the Etihad. During which he has scored 131 goals, and assisted 95 times. That is a total of 226 goal contributions. And he has managed to 12 trophies. Chelsea hasn’t had a proper winger since Eden Hazard made the switch to Real Madrid.

The Kano Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a Kano- based lawyer, Abdullahi Mohammed Hanga before Justice Aisha Mahmud of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano Hanga was jailed on Friday, June 24, 2022, after being found guilty of forgery based on four-count charges bordering on uttering and forgery preferred against him by the EFCC. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday morning by the Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren. The statement said at the point of arraignment, the convict pleaded not guilty to the four count charges, thereby setting…

No fewer than 3 people died when a diesel tanker went up in flames in Kogi on Monday night. Two other people also sustained varying degrees of burn-related injuries. According to Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the ill-fated tanker exploded when it clashed into a parked vehicle. He added that the incident which occurred at Felele quarters on the Lokoja-Kabba, was largely due to the driver’s recklessness. “The fire of the crashed tanker resulted in the burning of two other trailers (articulated vehicles) and a Dyna pickup van on the road. “Three…

The People’s Democratic Party has issued an ultimatum to its first ever president, Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him to clarify some ambiguous comments he made about Atiku Abubakar. Obasanjo had a fallout with his former VP during his 8 year term between 1999 and 2007. Long after the two left office, they still do not get along very much, with Obasanjo saying recently that he regrets picking a running mate back in 1999. “One thing that has happened to me is that God has never disappointed me and that is very important. For instance, one of the mistakes I made was…