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A 33-year-old man, Solomon Madu of Onoli Awgu in Enugu State has been arrested by the police in Enugu for allegedly attempting to sell his six-month-old son, Munachim Solomon, for N1 million. Madu was said to have cited hardship as the reason for his action. A source told LEADERSHIP that in order to facilitate his transaction, the suspect took his son and went into hiding, under the guise that they had been kidnapped after he had concluded arrangements to sell the child. It was further gathered that the suspect’s wife reported to the Awgu police station that her husband and son had been kidnapped after she waited a long time to see them to no avail. Public relations officer of the state police command, Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident, said Madu had been arrested and investigations into the matter had commenced. He said Madu who is now helping the operatives in their investigations confessed that the baby boy was taken to Umunze orumba North in Anambra state havi...

A mild  drama played out at the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country Transport Company, Bube Okorodudu, shortly after testifying in a criminal matter. Okorodudu has been having running battle with the Chief Executive Officer of A.G Moeller Limited, Kemi Adeloye, over a lease agreement between them. The Cross Country boss had petitioned the police, alleging that Adeloye was operating an illegal lease company, a development, which prompted the police to file criminal charge against Adeloye. Shortly after testifying in the criminal matter against Adeloye before Justice Okon Abang, Okorodudu was quizzed and whisked away by the EFCC operatives. Daily Independent gathered that Okorodudu also petitioned the EFCC in respect of the matter, while Adeloye also filed cross petition. After a thorough investigation, the EFCC was said to have ...

Outspoken Former Nigeria‘s Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani Kayode has shared his opinions on the anti-gay law signed by President Jonathan. President Goodluck Jonathan had signed into law the Bill which outlaws same s*x marriage that says the gays, lesbians in Nigeria will risk a 14-year jail term if they do not retrace their steps and renounce such marriage. Hear what FFK said about Jonathan and his  anti-gay law  today on Facebook: “Boko Haram suicide bombers have struck again in Maiduguri today killing dozens of people. Instead of fighting the war against terror GEJ is busy locking up gays. Shame on him.” When a fan accused him of supporting homosexuality, FFK said: “I am not gay and I do not approve of homosexual behaviour. However I think it is wrong to send people to jail based on their s*xual preferences and se*uality. It is known as persecution of minority rights and its is reprehensible.”

She was a man before but now she’s a hot sexy babe, they call it transgender. Check out her things below… Her name is Ms Sahhara, she is one of those against the new anti-gay law in Nigeria. Now you can see why!

I’m beginning to think that this beautiful actress, Yetunde Akilapa, has some serious spiritual problem: She was caught earlier in 2013 with about 100 master keys trying to steal valuables in her compound in Lagos in a very controversial matter, but she was later released. Just this week, the same actress has been again in the act in the Magodo area of Lagos. On the morning of Sunday January 12, 2014, there was a loud noise around No 15 Ibitayo street, in Magodo Phase 2, Lagos, as people were shouting ”thief thief”! and running after a lady in black dress… The lady, without shoes, tried running inside a walled estate. Unfortunately for her, before she could get to the gate, the security on duty mobilised and caught her. She was escorted back to number 15 Ibitayo street where she had earlier been caught inside one of the master bedroom with a bunch of master keys hidden in her brassiere. Actress Yetunde Akilapa was beaten mercilessly before she was later handed ove...

Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode always has a say on every matter and this time, it’s about Stella Oduah’s forgery of certificate. He took to his facebook page to blast the government, President Jonathan, Stella Oduah and all her supporters. See what he said: I wonder if our igbo brothers and sisters will allege that all those that condemn Stella Oduah’s shameless lies and false declarations, under oath, before the Nigerian Senate that she acquired a masters degree from some second rate American university are nothing but “igbo haters” who have a hidden agenda? Honestly, this woman, this government, this President and all those that support them are an utter disgrace to Nigeria and to Africa. Even with all this I assure you that our President will not be able to muster the courage and decency to be firm and decisive and to fire this vampire Minister. And we all know why though we dare not say it. We are a nation that is being governed by a bun...

A 22 years old internet fraudster, Bike John Niye has been sentenced to one and half years imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, for defrauding one Laura Wallmam of Indiana, United States of America the sum of $53,500. Justice A Akinlade slammed the prison term on Niye having found him guilty of the four count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and attempt to obtain money by false pretense, preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Reports showed that Niye presented himself to Wallmam as businessman who operates a ‘moving’ company and needed money to get some of his goods out of storage. He met Wallmam in a dating site and has been in a relationship with her using a fictitious name, Toby Encore. His journey to prison began on May 27th, 2010 when officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and DHL Courier Services intercepted a suspicious parcel containing a Teddy Bear and a Blackberry han...

Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two undergraduate Internet scammers and six other fraudsters at the upscale 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos. One of the undergraduate, Hope Olusegun, a 25 year-old indigene of Okene, Kogi State, claims to be a student of Computer Science at the Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia. He was arrested by operatives of EFCC over allegations of fraud and internet scam. A petition by a concerned group alerted the Commission about the activities of Olusegun and his co-travelers at the elite 1004 Housing Estate where the fraudsters engaged in fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences and forgery. A search conducted by EFCC operatives at Olusegun' s apartment led to the recovery of several items such as laptops, iPad phones, travelling documents, cheque books, flash drives, internet modem, and three exotic cars - a Mercedes Benz Jeep, One 4Matic Mercedes Benz Car and a Range Rover Sport SUV. Whe...

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has cautioned public officers across the country against betrayal of trust reposed in them by the larger public. He gave the warning January 11, 2014 at a Retreat for Federal Permanent Secretaries in Lagos. According to him, public officers hold positions in trust for the people and betrayal of such trust "is the worst crime a public officer can commit against the people". "Every public officer is charged with a specific duty, which feeds into the broader mandate of the public service. It is incumbent on him to ensure that at all times, his conduct is in tandem and not at variance with the people-specific orientation of the public service" he said The EFCC Chairman who was represented by the Director of Public Affairs EFCC Mr. Osita Nwaja also harped on the need for public officers to report suspicious practices to appropriate authorities stressing that "if...

Princewell Arinze Eze (a. k. a. Aboki J. Brown), a fake Group Assistant Director of Operations of the Abidjan , Cote D’Ivoire-based African Development Bank, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 15-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining money under false pretence is to remain in Ikoyi prison till November 6, 2013. Justice Saliu Seidu had on Friday October 25, 2013 remanded Eze in Prison custody following his arraignment by the EFCC. But when the matter was mentioned today, the Judge adjourned the matter to November 6 for consideration of the bail application of the accused person. One of the charges against the accused reads, “that you Princewell Arinze Eze, (a.k.a. Aboki J. Brown), on or about the 19th day of July 2013 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of Federal High Court had in your possession without lawful authority, 15 (Fifteen) pieces of counterfeit United State Dollars denomination Number DE88222205A, knowing them ...