Day: March 5, 2021

Money laundering mess, staff victimization rock Wema Bank

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The management of Wema Bank Plc have continued to be in the news for bad reasons. While the Managing Director/CEO of the bank, Ademola Adebise and other top officials are still battling to save their heads from the axe of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following allegations of money laundering running into the tune of N1 billion, another messy side of the bank has found it’s way into the media space. Recall that the bank’s chief executive alongside others allegedly laundered the said sum using the account of…

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APC gov aspirant loses N4.5m to fake Chevron staff

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A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Edward Nkwegu was said to have lost the sum of N4.5m to a fake Chevron worker, Uguru Justus who promise to help his facilitate a contract from the oil company. Justus was arraigned on one count of obtaining money by false pretences to the tune of N4,500,000 by a Federal High Court, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, under Justice Phoebe Ayua. The petitioner, Nkwegu, alleged that Justus approached him in May 2019, claiming to have secured a job…

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Lagos socialite, Pretty Mike arrested by police over Cubana club operations

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Social media influencer, Mike Eze a.k.a Pretty Mike has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly facilitating operations at the Cubana Nightclub in the Victoria Island. His activities which violates the COVID-19 protocols, had led to the arrest and parading of 172 persons arrested during a raid on the nightclub. Pretty Mike who loves to court controversy, once posted photos which made headlines on social media, when crashed a society wedding with six pregnant women – claiming he was dad to all of their babies. He has also at…

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Dismissed LASTMA officer arrested for impersonation

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A dismissed officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Shakiru Agbaje has been arrested in Mushin axis of Lagos for impersonation by the provost unit of the agency. Agbaje was going about his illegal activities and unauthorised traffic enforcement operations at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) junction, Idi-Araba, despite his dismissal from the agency nine years ago for presenting a fake certificate and alleged fraud.. Reacting to the arrest, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olajide Oduyoye, said the dismissed officer’s activities had brought untold hardship and terror…

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