Employment Scam: EFCC arrests man impersonating custom’s boss, Hameed Ali

The Ilorin Zonal Office of EFCC on February 20, 2019, arrested one Azeez Yakubu Afolayan for impersonating the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd) and using his name to scam job seekers.



Afolayan was arrested by EFCC operatives on March 5, 2019 following complaints from one of his victims.



Trouble started for him when a staff of the Customs Service, Hasaan Garba Muhammed petitioned the EFCC, accusing him of defrauding innocent Nigerians, seeking employment into the Service. He had so far defrauded them of about N1 million.



Under interrogation, he admitted to the crime. He said: “I started duping people since 2017 up till date, I duped about five people, I collected different amount of money from my victims and all of them used to transfer money to my bank accounts.



“I used to tell them that I will help them to secure employment with the Nigerian Custom Services, but I was just scamming.” Some of the items recovered from him include, Nigerian Customs Service Application Forms, Customs employment letters, passports of some job seekers among others.



He will soon be charged to court.

Piers Morgan says Kylie Jenner only became the youngest self-made billionaire because Kim Kardashian made a sex tape

Piers Morgan is unimpressed with Kylie Jenner being the youngest self-made billionaire and he said she achieved that only because of her elder sister, Kim Kardashian's sex tape, which made the family popular.



Piers Morgan particularly had an issue with the "self-made". He said she isn't self-made because Kim's sex tape is responsible for her success.

He tweeted: "It’s not self-made, it’s because her sister made a sex tape."







The infamous sex tape was made in 2003 when Kim and Ray J were dating but it leaked in 2007.

Photo: Lagos police arrest Amara Ezeodum, who robbed a lady at gun point in Lekki

Officers of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos have arrested a man identified as Amara Ezeodum, who robbed a lady around Lekki Phase 1 two nights ago.



According to the RRS, he was arrested after the lady screamed for help and caught the attention of the officers on patrol. A gun was recovered from him on the spot. He will be charged to court where he will be arraigned for his crime.

Drake hangs out with Anthony Joshua in the boxing ring ahead of his 23rd professional fight (Photo)

Award-winning Canadian rapper, Drake was pictured with British Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua in the boxing ring ahead of his 23rd professional fight.

Captioning the photo he posted to his Instagram, Drake wrote: 'Walk in the rave, smile on my face. Drink in my cup, hand in my jeans. Man talk tough, man look up, down, left, right. Straight to a bang in the teeth'.

According to The Daily Mail, Drake's been training with Jamie Reynolds who is also Joshua's strength and conditioning coach.

Rapper Future 'finally confirms he's expecting his 6th child' with Haitian model after 'reaching out to her'

American rapper, Future has reportedly confirmed he is expecting his 6th child with Haitian model, Eliza Reign.

This comes five months after the model claimed she had an on and off affair with Future for 2-years and in the process got pregnant for him. At that time she alleged that he asked her to get an abortion, and when she refused, he threatened to physically harm her.



But now, Gossip In The City is reporting that Future finally contacted her and stated that he’s ready to do what has to do when the child is born.

When the child finally arrives, it will be the rapper's 6th child. He has a son with singer Ciara and four other women including Bow Wow's baby mama, Joie Chavis.

Atiku's Son in-law and finance director of his group of companies, Babalele Abdullahi who was arrested by EFCC has been released

Babalele Abdullahi, an associate of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been released by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).



Abdullahi also doubles as Atiku’s son in-law and Finance Director of companies owned by the Wazirin Adamawa.



Segun Sowunmi, Atiku’s spokesman, confirmed the development Tuesday morning on Twitter saying, “Atiku Abubakar’s son in-law has been released. That is the way to go. Thank you is in order”.



EFCC had on Monday said it had begun investigation of alleged money-laundering against Abdullahi. EFCC acting spokesman of EFCC, Tony Orilade, stated: “We are investigating a case of money laundering against Abdullahi. We shall speak at the appropriate time”.

Court acquits teacher accused of stealing $110,267 by Donald Duke’s wife

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos state Special Offences Court in Ikeja has discharged and acquitted a former employee of the wife of the former governor of Cross River State, Onari Duke, Ebele Mbanugo, who was accused by Mrs Duke of stealing $110,267.57 from her non-governmental organisation.



Punch reports that Mbanugo who is the former Vice-Principal of the American International School, Lagos, was accused of defrauding Mrs Duke's NGO, the Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria, of the fund between September 2009 and October 2011.



Counsel to the former first lady, K. O. Sarumi, alleged that Mbanugo misappropriated the money raised for the purpose of purchasing mammogram machines for the detection of breast cancer. The offences, according to Sarumi, contravene sections 265(7) and 278(1) (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.



Mbanugo, however, during her testimony before the court, denied the allegations.

She said that in 2009, she had established an NGO called the Run for Cure Africa Breast Cancer Foundation to raise funds to purchase mammogram machines. She got acquainted with Mrs Duke because she taught her daughter at the AISL and had approached the former Cross River first lady to use her influence to help with fundraising for the foundation.

Mbanugo added that various Run for Cure Africa fundraising races were held on the premises of the AISL from 2009 to 2011, with dignitaries such as Onari; wife of the former governor of Lagos, Abimbola Fashola; and various consul-generals in attendance.

Mbanugo told the court that Onari had received a cheque of N7.4m from the funds raised. She added that three mammogram machines bought were donated to the Calabar Women and Children’s Hospital, Lagos University Teaching Hospital and a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

She, however, noted that a dispute arose between her and Onari over the ownership of the initiative, leading to the criminal suit filed in court against her.

While delivering judgment on Monday March 4th, Justice Taiwo held that the prosecution failed to prove that Mbanugo stole the money. She noted that the criminal suit stemmed from a “serious and disruptive rivalry” between the defendant and Onari on the ownership of the fundraising initiative.


“The prosecution failed to prove that the money misappropriated belonged to Mrs Duke. Mrs Duke was not called to testify in this case. The testimony of the defendant showed how three mammogram machines were bought from General Electric for $133,000, which is a sum higher than the sum allegedly misappropriated by the defendant. The prosecution failed to prove the source of the funds or that the defendant fraudulently converted them to her own use.

“The defendant had shown various brochures, pictures and documents highlighting her passion for fighting breast cancer as her mother and two aunts were diagnosed with the disease and she had said how early detection saved her mother. It is unfortunate that such a laudable initiative could be marred by conflict between Mrs Duke and the defendant over the ownership of the foundation. The defendant is hereby acquited and discharged.” Justice Taiwo said

Upon hearing the court’s verdict, Mbanugo burst into tears while thanking God.