Yomi Olayeye, a 40-year-old from Lagos, Nigeria, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft in connection with a $10 million pandemic unemployment assistance fraud scheme in the United States. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced the charges on August 19, 2024. Olayeye, who was apprehended on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a suspect, Olalekan Olukeye, on 18-count charges bordering on child pornography, money laundering and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities. In a statement released on Saturday, September 30, the acting Head, Media and Publicity of the … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that Oluwasheun Akorede, a Nigerian-American, has been declared wanted for drug trafficking in the United States of America. The DEA called Akorede “fugitive of the week.” The U.S Department of Drug Enforcement Administration first declared Mr Akorede wanted for tr@fficking h£roin on June 16 via its official Twitter page. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria … Read more
Mixed Reactions As Nigerian Man Donates Entire Savings For Peter Obi’s Campaign EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian man has caused a stir online after donating his entire nine month savings to ensure the Labour Party (LP) flagbearer, Peter Obi emerges as president in 2023. This online media platform gathered that in the … Read more
Nigerian Man Declared Wanted For $31m Fraud In US EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian man, Chidozie Collins Obasi, 29, has been declared wanted in the United States for defrauding US hospitals of $31 million by offering non-existent COVID-19 ventilators for sale. The US Justice Department, in a statement on Friday, said Obasi … Read more
Emmanuel Nnamani , a Nigerian man and his Indian wife, Suchim Tikhir have been arrested in Delhi, India for allegedly duping a government employee of Rs 30 lakh approximately N15,838 million. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the couple were arrested from Delhi’s Maidangari area by Cyber Crime and Economic Offence Police on Saturday. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
A Nigerian man known as Ken Obi has Allegedly been murdered in his home in New Jersey. He was discovered dead in Newark, New Jersey, USA. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian man known as Ken Obi has Allegedly been murdered in his home in New Jersey. The circumstances surrounding the death of … Read more
A Nigerian man has been spotted using Mercedes G-Wagon to sell plantain. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian man has been spotted using an expensive G-Wagon to display and sell plantain on the streets of Owerri, Imo State. A video which was shared on on Facebook shows the moment an unidentified young man was … Read more
Nigerian man has removed roof of house to pay son’s 100k ransom. EKO HOT BLOG reports that afather in Katsina State, Sai’du Faskari, has resorted to removing the roof of his house in order to raise money to pay the ransom for his kidnapped son. Read Also: Police Nab Woman Who Take Daughters To Bandits For … Read more
Nigerian Man Arrested In Cambodia Over Romance Scam EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 47-year-old Nigerian national, Chukwueke Felix Chibueze, has been arrested in Cambodia over an alleged romance scam. Chibueze was arrested on Sunday, December 26 by officers from the Anti-Technology Crime Department of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police with the coordination of the … Read more
Titilola Bello announced his father’s new exceptional feat on Linkedin… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian man, Temitayo Bello, has bagged his second PhD after completing three different bachelor’s degrees and three different masters’ degrees. Bello bagged his second PhD from the University of Ibadan (UI) having completed a thesis in Energy Law. He … Read more
Nigerian man nabbed with drugs worth $1.34M in India A team of crime branch authorities set up a trap in the region after receiving information that a Nigerian national was planning to sell the contraband EKO HOT BLOG reports that Anthony Akueche, a Nigerian national, has been arrested in Mumbai, India, for reportedly carrying commercial … Read more
Nigerian Man, 4 Others Arrested as Vietnam Police Bust Transnational Scam Syndicate EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 37-year-old Nigerian national, Uzor Emmanuel and four others alleged members of a transnational scam ring have been arrested by the police in Vietnam’s southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province for allegedly duping a local firm of … Read more
Malaysia court acquits Nigerian man sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2018 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Court in Malaysia has overturned a Nigerian national’s conviction and death sentence for drug trafficking, which had been upheld by the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Kuching. On June 7, 2016, Nigerian … Read more
Nigerian Man Found Guilty of Scamming Pensioner, 65, of $6m In Guyana The defendant has been remanded in custody pending his sentencing, which is scheduled for November 11. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Uche Raymond Okoye, also known as Uche Parker, a Nigerian man, has been found guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses on … Read more
The two were apprehended in connection with a Rs 2 lakh (N82,350,000) Cyber fraud case Ekohotblog reports that the Police in Meghalaya, India, detained a 44-year-old Nigerian man, Felix Jideofor Mmadubueze, and his alleged girlfriend for computer fraud. On Sunday, October 31, a squad of police from the East Garo Hills district apprehended Madubueze and … Read more
When he wouldn’t leave and she could sense him becoming violent, afraid of what would happen if he eventually enters the room, the wife is said to have jumped out of her room through a window. A Nigerian man has been arrested by Police for allegedly beating his wife to death over her refusal to … Read more
A visibly upset Paulson, while critically evaluating the quality of work done by the road construction company somewhere in the Akoko-Edo Local Government of Edo State, decried a gaping non-compliance to rudimentary construction pre-requisites. A Nigerian man has taken to social media to lament the tawdry job done by an unnamed road construction company in … Read more
Five friends have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for the death of a South African returnee, according to a report by SaharaReporters. The friends were arrested for the death of one Endurance Ero, who had just returned from South Africa, and went out with the suspects to a party in the Surulere … Read more
Some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) have landed in serious trouble as they were caught on camera counting money allegedly extorted from motorists. Ekohotblog understands that it was a road user identified as Ibukun Mike that exposed the LASTMA officials counting the money they extorted from him and the other four … Read more