•Portable Street-pop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to forgive him for spraying money on his admirers. This followed the six-month jail sentence melted to crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, for Naira mutilation offence. Similarly, his p...
•Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia declared that his administration hasn’t borrowed money since his inauguration on May 29, 2023. This is in response to a report alleging that 13 newly appointed state governors, including Benue, collectively acquired N226.8 billion in loans from both domestic and external lenders betwee...
•Buhari and Tinubu The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has blamed the current inflation in the country on printing of trillions of naira during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari “without productivity.” The minister spoke yesterday during an interface with the Senate Committee on Finance, ...
•Apostle Theophilus Ebonyi Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of N1, 319,040,274.31( One Billio...
•EFCC boss, Olanipekun Olukoyede The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede has revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect is laundering money for terrorists in Nigeria. Olukoyede made the revelation today at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Reli...
•Davido Afrobeats star, Davido has stirred up a conversation about wealth noting that “it’s boring having money by yourself.” The singer’s tweet has since elicited a flurry of reactions from his fans on X. While some fans took advantage of the opportunity to personally ask for assistance from the singer, others urged Davido to consider [&helli...
The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Adebola Hamzat, has ordered the immediate dismissal of two Special Constabulary working with the state command over extortion. The two dismissed police constabularies, identified as Jimoh Lukman and Kareem Fatai, were paraded at the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan, reports Vanguard. The ...
•NAFDAC DG, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Moji Adeyeye, has lamented the alarming rate at which some Nigerians are willing to go to make quick money at the detriment of the health of its citizens. Her claim is coming off a bust on […]
•Peju Johnson An actress, Peju Johnson, has said that beauty privilege exists and she has received gifts and money for being beautiful. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, she said, “Beauty privilege does exist. I have actually received gifts and money, just for being beautiful,” reports Saturday PUNCH. Asked if she supports split...
A 35-year-old suspect, Akeem, who was arrested by detectives in Ogun State Police Command after he allegedly murdered an 18-year-old student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Quadri Salami, to get body parts for sale, has revealed how he learnt about use of human heads from Facebook groups. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Quadri for ...