The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, popularly known as ‘Bobo Chicago,’ in connection with a $2.8 million email fraud and money laundering operation. According to reports by Peoples Gazette, the 25-year-old allegedly harassed Nigerians living in the Houston metro area before relocating to Chicago, where he established residency. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama. Bello is set to enter a plea to a 16-count charge linked to his alleged involvement in a ₦110 billion fraud. The former governor’s whereabouts had … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Bolaji Akinduro, Executive Chairman of Total Grace Oil and Gas Investment Limited, wanted for alleged fraud. The announcement was made via the anti-graft agency’s official X.com account on Saturday. Akinduro is accused of obtaining money under false pretenses and stealing by conversion. The EFCC’s statement read, … Read more
A legal practitioner, Olusegun Agunloye, was arraigned on Thursday before a Chief Magistrate Court in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on charges of forgery. Agunloye is accused of submitting a forged testamentary document, commonly known as a Will, of the late Benjamin Ejelonu to the probate registry of the court in Akure. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Paul Jeremiah Grice, a member of an anti-government group, has been charged with the murder and kidnapping of two Kansas women Four other individuals, including Tifany Adams and her boyfriend, are also in custody in connection with the deaths. The victims disappeared while driving to pick up Butler’s children, showing their involvement with an anti-government … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State and one-time Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Nsima Ekere, is not guilty of allegations of conspiracy, diversion and stealing of the sum of N118m levelled against him, a police report has said. Also cleared by the police report are Messrs … Read more
Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigerian police of holding a secret trial for Seun Kuti. Sowore alleged that Kuti was taken without informing his lawyers and that the police requested an extension to investigate him further. Kuti’s summer tour is said to have been jeopardized due to … Read more
Two leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State have been arraigned for alleged perjury and conspiracy EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police AIG Zone One Kano, has charged the Fagge Local Government Chairman and Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Muhammad Auwal and Umar … Read more
Bamise went missing after boarding the BRT bus which was going to Oshodi at about 7pm at Chevron bus stop on Saturday February 26 Until her death, she worked as a fashion designer at Chevron Estate in Ajah, Lagos EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bus Rapid Transport, (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Omininikoron, suspected of … Read more