The case against Luigi Mangione intensified on Thursday as federal prosecutors filed four criminal charges against him, including one carrying the possibility of the death penalty. Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, was extradited from Pennsylvania to New York and arrived in Manhattan by helicopter under heavy security. Wearing an … Read more
A man linked to one of Australia’s most infamous cold cases, the Easey Street murders, is being extradited from Italy to face questioning. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28, were brutally stabbed to death in their Melbourne home in 1977, a crime that has gripped the nation for decades. The … Read more
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, disclosed that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), issued threats against him for not endorsing the agitation for Biafra. Speaking during an interview with Arise Television on Monday, Kalu recounted the threats and reaffirmed his commitment to national unity. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Pro-Biafran agitator Simon Ekpa, arrested in Finland over alleged terrorism-related activities, will remain in detention through Christmas, as Finnish law does not allow bail. Finnish authorities accused Ekpa, the self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile, of promoting violence in Nigeria’s South-East through social media. EDITOR’S PICKS Japa: Russia Opens Doors to Migrants Amid … Read more
A Nigerian national, Oludayo Adeagbo, has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the United States for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme. The US Department of Justice (DOJ), through Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri, revealed that Adeagbo attempted to steal over $3 million from businesses and government … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos has rejected the applications by Indian nationals Prem Garg and Devashish Garg, and British national Marcus Wade, to overturn a bench warrant issued for their arrest and extradition. The warrant relates to an alleged $42.485 million fraud. The court deemed the applications unmeritorious. The defendants—Prem Garg, Devashish Garg, and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal High Court in Lagos has approved the extradition of Samuel Abiodun to the United States to face charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Justice Akintayo Aluko granted the extradition order on June 14, 2024, following an application by the Attorney General of the Federation, … Read more
Nigerian authorities locate Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla in Kenya, intensify efforts for extradition. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission collaborates with international agencies to bring Anjarwalla to Nigeria to face money laundering charges. Extradition process initiated amid allegations of $35.4 million money laundering scheme. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Federal Government has located Nadeem Anjarwalla, … Read more
Primeboy Drags Mohbad’s Widow To Court Over False Accusations. Concerns over Mohbad’s son’s paternity and circumstances of death. Naira Marley and Sam Larry interrogated; Primeboy surrenders and visits State CID. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Owodunni Ibrahim, also known as Primeboy and a childhood friend of the late singer Mohbad, has lodged a petition with the … Read more
EFCC charges Binance and execs with $35.4M money laundering. Anjarwalla evades arrest, prompts international pursuit. Charges include unlicensed financial activities and concealing unlawful proceeds. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought charges of $35,400,000 in money laundering against Binance Holdings Limited and two of its senior executives, Tigran Gambaryan … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke will on Monday appear before a Southwark Crown Court judge to answer bribery charges and allegations of corruption from the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Recall that the embattled Diezani had earlier this month appeared before a Westminster Magistrate Court, from … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu Government has submitted a warrant of arrest and request for the urgent extradition of the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. This online media platform gathered that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), submitted the request to the Crown Prosecution Services … Read more
Court has dismissed application for Kyari’s extradition to US EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abuja Federal High Court, on Monday, rejected an application filed by the Federal Government to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to the United States of America to face trial over his alleged involvement with a … Read more
The wire fraud suspect was arrested in Nigeria on September 2, 2021, for allegedly defrauding an American lady living in Kentucky Uwujaren said the U.S. would prosecute the suspect for offences allegedly contravening Title 18, US Code EDITOR’S PICK 2023: Full Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Tinubu, Adamu, Others At Iftar Dinner [JUST IN] 2023: … Read more
The Federal Government has started the Process For Kyari Extradition To US As Supercop Risks 20 Years Imprisonment According to Malami, the application was filed before the court following a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Wednesday kicked off the process … Read more
…the Federal Government was already finalising the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the U.S. on Kyari’s extradition. EKO HOT BLOG reports that embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, who is currently in custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for an illicit drug deal may likely be extradited to the … Read more
Igboho had escaped to the Republic of Benin after DSS operatives raided his Ibadan residence… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho is currently under extradition procedure back to Nigeria. In a series of court affidavits declared and signed on behalf of the DSS by one of … Read more
The IGP said he was not in any way aware of any formal extradition request apart from what he read on the social media EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has said he is not aware of any extradition request for embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba … Read more