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Shehu Sani Asked Me To Give Four Judges N1m Each – Witness

Shehu Sani Asked Me To Give Four Judges ₦1m Each – Witness

July 6, 2020 10:03 am

A prosecution witness, Alhaji Sani Dauda on Monday informed a Federal High Court Abuja, that a former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the Senate, Shehu Sani, asked him to give ₦1 million each to four judges to ”help” his case.

The former senator is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on bribery and advanced fee fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).

When the matter was called, the judge ordered that it should be stood down for 15 minutes to allow the court to get an interpreter for two witnesses the prosecution …

Teenager tests positive for COVID-19 after 4 men gangraped her

Teenager Tests Positive For COVID-19 After 4 Men Gangraped Her

July 6, 2020 7:17 am

A 16-year-old girl, Aishat, who was gang-raped by 4 men at a motor park in Ijesha, Surulere, has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).

According to reports, she is an indigene of Oyo state and on her venture for greener pastures, got raped when she took shelter in a bus at the motor park. in Ijesha, Surulere.

She explained that a guardian took her from her parents in Saki, Oyo state and promised to help her find a job.

However, the woman abandoned her at the motor park in Lagos, claiming …

Woodberry Olalekan Ponle Faces Separate Charge In Chicago

Woodberry Olalekan Ponle Faces Separate Charge In Chicago

July 4, 2020 9:12 am
Raymond Hushpuppi’s comrade-in-cyber crime, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as “Mr. Woodberry” or “Mark Kain,” was arraigned on a separate charge in Chicago today.

The 29 year-old who was arrested in Dubai last month, was charged in U.S. District Court in Chicago with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert set a detention hearing for July 9, 2020, at 4:00 p.m.

The criminal complaint accuses Ponle of orchestrating “business email compromise” schemes to defraud several U.S.-based companies.

Read Also: Football Fans React To Hushpuppi’s Attempt To Dupe EPL Club

The schemes resulted in attempted or actual …

Hushpuppi’s Trial Suspended Till March 2021

Football Fans React To Hushpuppi’s Attempt To Dupe EPL Club

July 4, 2020 7:50 am

Football fans took to social media on Friday after Ramon Olorunwa Abbas a.k.a. “Ray Hushpuppi” was accused of conspiring to steal £100 million from an unnamed Premier League club in the UK.

The Nigerian 37-year-old, who resides in Dubai, is known for posting photographs of luxury cars and five-star hotels on Instagram.

Abbas was arrested in UAE last month and then extradited to the US when FBI agents obtained custody of Abbas, who faces charges of conspiring to engage in money laundering that is alleged in a criminal complaint filed on June 25.

He made his initial court appearance in …

Kidnapping: Court To Decide Fate Of Evans, Others

Billionaire Kidnapper: Evans Broke, Can’t Pay Legal Fees

July 3, 2020 1:38 pm

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court has ordered the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to takeover defence of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike aka Evans due to his inability to afford his legal fees.

On Friday, Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), informed the court that his team telephoned the law chambers of Ladi Williams (SAN) and Co., who represented Evans on the last court date.

Onigbanjo disclosed that they were informed that Evans had not “perfected their brief”.

Evans, first arraigned alongside others on August 30, 2017, has changed lawyers more than three times during the

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FBI Arrests Ghislaine Maxwell, Girlfriend Of Paedophile Jeff Epstein

FBI Arrests Ghislaine Maxwell, Girlfriend Of Paedophile Jeff Epstein

July 3, 2020 7:13 am

The FBI arrested on Thursday Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell, 58, was arrested in Bradford, New Hampshire, where she had been laying low since December, the FBI said.

She was arrested on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them.

The FBI arrest of the British socialite is the latest twist in the mystery of Epstein, who went from a high school math teacher to high-flying lifestyle of private Caribbean islands and powerful connections that his victims say allowed him to abuse …

NSITF N69bn Fraud - 48 properties Linked To Ex-NSTIF Chair Seized

₦69bn Fraud: 48 Properties Linked To Ex-NSTIF Chair Seized

July 2, 2020 2:26 pm

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the interim forfeiture of 48 choice properties, linked to former Chairman of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Funds (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme.

The properties are in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Bayelsa, Enugu, Edo and Delta States.

Read Also: ₦700m Fraud: Court To Decide Ize-Iyamu’s Fate Today

The forfeiture order was granted after counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho, convinced the court that the properties were purchased with proceeds of crime.

He buttressed his position with 14 exhibits, attached to his affidavit, filed on

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FBI Thanks Dubai Police For Sending Hushpuppi, Woodberry To US

FBI Thanks Dubai Police For Sending Hushpuppi, Woodberry To US

July 2, 2020 11:58 am
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has commended Dubai Police for arresting and extraditing Nigerian Yahoo-Yahoo big boy, Raymond Igbalode Abbas, known as ‘Hushpuppi’ and his close associate, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as Woodberry, to the United States for allegedly defrauding almost two million people.

This was revealed in a statement by the Dubai Police on Thursday after sending Hushpuppi and Woodberry ‘Hushpuppi’ to the US state of Pennsylvania after week of their arrest.

Hushpuppi and associates were wanted for fraud in Europe, the US, and Nigeria.

Read Also: Buhari And Hushpuppi Do The Same Work – Aisha Yesufu

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81 Killed In Ethiopia Protests Over Death Of Singer Hundessa

81 Killed In Ethiopia Protests Over Death Of Singer Hundessa

July 2, 2020 4:45 am
At least 81 people were killed in Ethiopia after death of a popular singer Hachalu Hundessa sparked violent protests in the country’s Oromia region, a police chief said late Wednesday.

Those killed included protesters and police officers, Ararsa Merdasa, the Oromia Police Chief, said in a televised press briefing.

Hachalu Hundessa, a singer who focused on the rights of the country’s Oromo ethnic group and became a popular voice in a wave of protests that led to the downfall of the previous prime minister in 2018, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Monday.

Read Also: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down

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Oil bunkering - Navy arrests five suspects, seizes one vessel

Oil Bunkering: Navy Arrests Five Suspects, Seizes One Vessel

July 1, 2020 8:01 am
The Nigeria Navy Ship Jubilee (NNS) has arrested five suspects over oil bunkering in Akwa Ibom and seized one vessel ladened with illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO).

It added that the vessel, MT PREYOR 1 was seized on May 18 during anti illegal oil patrol along Uta-Ewa Creek.

The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Majid Ibrahim, revealed this on Tuesday to journalists while handing over the vessel and the suspects to Officials of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikot Abasi for further investigations and prosecution.

The Commander, who explained that the vessel was filled with unspecified quantity

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Officers Charged In Floyd’s Killing Get Trial Date In March

Officers Charged In Floyd’s Killing Get Trial Date In March

June 30, 2020 4:13 pm

MINNEAPOLIS —A judge tentatively scheduled a March trial date for the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death, though considerable uncertainty remains about how the case will unfold following a hearing here Monday afternoon.

Three of the four ex-officers appeared in person in a Hennepin County courtroom Monday for a joint hearing, with the one facing the most serious charges — Derek Chauvin, who was filmed driving his knee into Floyd’s neck — appeared remotely from the state prison where he is being held.

It is unclear whether some or all of the officers will be tried …

5 Humanitarian Workers Kidnapped By Boko Haram Cry Out To FG

5 Humanitarian Workers Kidnapped By Boko Haram Cry Out To FG

June 29, 2020 4:19 pm

Four humanitarian workers and a security guard, abducted by Boko Haram terrorists earlier this month, have appealled to the federal government as well as their respective organisations to intervene for their release.

This was contained in a two minutes and 37 seconds video clip released by the terrorist group on Sunday.

The video showed the humanitarian workers from Action Against Hunger, Rich International, International Rescue Committee and a staff of the State Emergency Management Agency urging the government to do something about their release.

Read Also: Boko Haram: Local Hospitals Overwhelmed With Monguno Attack

In the video circulating the …

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