Street artist, Portable has reacted after a video of him slapping a pastor who came to preach at his bar, surfaced online. In a comment posted on social media, Portable described the Pastor as “419” — a term commonly used in Nigeria to describe fraud or deception.“Na 419 na so them dey do,” Portable wrote…
Newly-crowned Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina has opened up on why she deleted her X page. The beauty queen said the reason is due to her mental health. Recall that Chidimma had faced criticism in South Africa when she contested for Miss South Africa. Following the backlash, the South Africa Department of Home Affairs, DHA,…
The US government has ordered Mr Dozy Mmobuosi, the CEO of Tingo Group, to pay a fine of over $250 million, months after he was officially charged with securities fraud in New York. First charged in December 2023, he was accused of orchestrating a massive scheme to inflate the company’s finances as well as artificially…
Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina has expressed reluctance to return to South Africa soon. It would be recalled that Adetshina faced criticism after her announcement as a contestant. She subsequently withdrew from the pageant amid allegations by the South African Home Office involving her mother, including fraud and identity theft. Chidimma Adetshina. Chidimma Adetshina,…
A former employee of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Adesuwa Ezenwa, has accused billionaire industrialist Pa Oba Otudeko popularly known as ‘Mr Let Us Pray’of massive fraud during his time as chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of the bank. Bisi Onasanya, the bank’s managing director/chief executive officer at the time, was also…
Peter Okoye, one half of the popular music duo P-Square, has spoken out about claims made by his brother, Paul. In a lengthy statement released on Social Media Monday, he addressed the recent controversy surrounding his brother Paul Okoye’s accusation that he reported him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is coming…
A High Court in Lagos has awarded N112,050,000 against Union Bank Plc for wrongly selling a property located at No. 6, Moore Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State, at a grossly undervalued price of N60 million. Justice I.O. Harrison delivered the judgment in a suit filed by Mrs. Olubunmi Ogunde, Yewande Ogunde, and others, with Union Bank…
First Bank sacked over 100 employees in July 2024, four months after discovering that Tijani Muiz Adeyinka, a manager on the operations team, allegedly diverted ₦40 billion over two years. In details first reported by TechCabal, Adeyinka, who is still on the run, used his authorisation to approve chargebacks to accounts he controlled. Two people…
A Zenith bank branch manager in Lokoja, Salawu Nasiru, together with two Chinese citizens, Liu Yangxi and Ma Zhuang, have conspired to defraud two Nigerian ceramic companies and their directors. Messrs Salawu, Liu and Ma were accused of fraudulently obtaining about N17 billion in credits on behalf of BN Ceramic Industry Limited and NB Ceramic…
The Nigerian Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU Legal Section) in Lagos, has filed a 4-count charge before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos against Mrs Ebele Bernardine Okpala, a former employee of Keystone Bank Limited (KBL). Mrs Ebele Bernardine Okpala was arrested by the Unit for alleged offences of fraudulent conversion and stealing of…
