Category: Society

EFCC: Ex-First Bank chairman, Oba Otudeko flees Nigeria over fraud

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Former Chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN),Oba Otudeko has suddenly left Nigeria, according to a report from online platform, TheCable His departure comes in the wake of his imminent arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 13-count charge of alleged fraud. The report says that the businessman left the country via one of the land borders. According to security sources, he was dropped off at the Nigeria-Benin border on Thursday evening, 16 January, 2025, by a family member. When TheCable reached out to Otudeko,…

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Kwara State: Fake spiritualist jailed for internet fraud

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A 23 year-old man, Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun has been convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment for internet fraud by Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin. In a statement by head, media and publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, he said that Oluwaseun, who hails from Oyo State, defrauded his victims on the internet by posing as an American-based female spiritualist with powers to cause jilted women and estranged wives to regain the affection of their men. The statement…

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Banker killed, corpse dumped on roadside after kidnappers collected ransom

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A female banker named Ifeoma Onyekwelu was reportedly killed in Anambra State after collecting ransom from the family, according to news on social media. Report says, the deceased simply identified was abducted in Onitsha. In several Facebook posts on Tuesday, it was gathered that Ifeoma was an easy going and cheerful lady who was recently promoted to a branch manager by Polaris Bank where she worked. Information gathered revealed that, the attackers murdered and dumped her corpse around Ideani junction, along Nnobi/Alor road. Picture of a woman’s corpse on the…

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Ex-OAU VC Prof. Abimbola: Ifa chose new Alaafin of Oyo because kingmakers were bribed

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Prof. Wande Abimbola, a professor of Yoruba language and literature, and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ife (formerly Obafemi Awolowo University), has revealed the process through which the Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola Owoade was chosen. According to the academician and elder statesman who once served as the Majority Leader of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he was asked by the government to consult the Ifa Oracle to choose the next Alaafin because the Oyomesi Kingmakers had been compromised. Professor Abimbola revealed this in a video clip…

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‘Gospel singer’ who behead girlfriend arrested in Nasarawa

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A gospel musician, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi has been arrested in Orozo, a border community between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and Nasarawa State, after he was found with a severed human head in a black nylon bag during a church service on Sunday. The incident occurred during a thanksgiving service marking the end of a seven-day fast at the church. According to the church’s Bible Study Teacher and General Secretary, Caleb Umaru, the suspect’s actions were first noticed by a member, Brother Victor, who saw Ajayi moving suspiciously near a…

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New Alaafin gets staff of office, certificate from Oyo State governor

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented the staff of office and certificate to the 46th Alaafin, Oba Akeem Owoade. The ceremony held at the Oyo State Exco Chambers at the Governor’s office, Agodi- Ibadan, on Monday, was very brief. The newly elected Alaafin, Oba Owoade was in the company of his subjects from Oyo town. In his remark during the ceremony, Governor Makinde hinted that the chiefs who collected money during the process would be prosecuted. This comes amidst rejection of Owoade’s appointment by some kingmakers who described…

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$718m debt: Court orders Nigerian banks to blacklist Nduka Obaigbena from financial transactions

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A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered all banks operating in Nigeria to blacklist the chairman of Thisday Newspaper and Arise TV, Nduka Obaigbena and members of his family over alleged debt to First Bank of Nigeria. The December 30, 2024, Mareva order also sought to prevent Mr Obaigbena from moving any assets linked to him from the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court. First Bank had filed a debt-recovery suit against Mr Obaigbena and his family members, including Efe Damilola Obaigbena and Olabisi Eka Obaigbena, saying they used their…

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Female teacher arrested for physically abusing three-year-old boy in class

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A viral video of a female teacher physically abusing a three-year-old boy at a school in Ikorodu had attracted the attention of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, and she has been arrested. The video was captioned, “Footage from Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, a teacher named Stella Nwadigo was witnessed mistreating and physically abusing a three-year-old boy, Abayomi Micheal. Shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday by Oyindamola, who identifies as #dammiedammie35, it captured a female teacher slapping the child’s face. The footage has raised serious concerns about…

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NDLEA: Lagos Society lady, Alhaja Ajoke arrested with truckload of illicit drugs

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one of the most wanted ‘drug kingpin’ and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye. The agency said Ajoke was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her Okota mansion in Lagos following the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff same day. According to the NDLEA, Ajoke is known in the drug underworld as ‘Iya Ruka’ and Alhaja Ajoke in social circles. The agency, said that her true identity has been shrouded in mystery for…

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My cousins celebrated my defeat because I didn’t send money to them in Zimbabwe -UFC fighter, Gorimbo

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  Zimbabwean professional mixed martial artist, Themba Lawrence Gorimbo a.k.a The Answer, revealed that several of his cousins celebrated his loss to his Brazilian opponent, Vicente Luque at UFC 310 fight held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, United States of America. According to Gorimbo, this happened because he didn’t send them money. Speaking in an interview video posted on African Facts, he said: “When I go online, like one of my cousins, I can’t speak his name, but he messaged me that day. “After I lost this last…

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