The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 32-year-old woman known as Funmi Faith in Lagos. CONVERSEER learned that she was the woman captured in a now-viral video maltreating a female child. According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos State Police PRO, the suspect was arrested by police officers from the Oke-odo Division on Tuesday, 4th June…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, 29th May 29 2024, convicted and sentenced one Adeyinka Bilkisu Gbadamosi to six months imprisonment for currency racketeering. Gbadamosi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge bordering on currency…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, 17th May 2024, handed over the sum of $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster (Yahoo Boy), Hakeem Ayotunde Olanrewaju, to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in Lagos. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos had, on 15th August 2023,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) enforcement officers, aided by intelligence from the Nigerian Army’s 15 Field Engineering Regiment in Badagry, dismantled the operations of Mr Chinedu Okafor, an illegal drinks manufacturer operating from his residence at No. 24, MTN Road, Badagry. CONVERSEER learned that Mr Okafor’s suspicious activities caught…
Abbey Mortgage Bank, a leading institution in the African Mortgage industry on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 staged a walk to promote autism awareness and emphasize the importance of understanding and supporting individuals with such disorder. This year’s programme themed “Abbey Walk for Autism Awareness” saw Abbey bankers, led by their MD/CEO Mobolaji Adewumi, stage a…
By Our Reporter A chief magistrates’ court in Badagry, Lagos, on Friday remanded a 37-year-old man, Ademola Afeez, in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. Mr Afeez, whose address was not provided, is being charged with unlawful penetration and defilement. The prosecutor, Insp Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that the defendant committed…
By Joe Udo The Nigerian Army has dismissed two of its officers involved in the stealing of armoured cables from the newly built Dangote Refinery in Lagos. CONVERSEER reports that the two army officers, Corporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani, were dismissed on Monday, 22nd April 2024. According to a statement by Major…
By Paschal Abu In a thrilling showdown at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Cricket Oval, the Lagos State women’s team clinched the first slot to represent the South-West zone at the National Women’s Championship final slated for November. The tournament, which has seen fierce competition among various regions, witnessed Lagos State emerge victorious in a…
By Joe Udo A father-in-law, Alaba Alakija and his daughter-in-law, Oyinkansola Alakija, have been arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on an amended two-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy and using false documents. They were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has said it will charge popular cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye aka Bobrisky, to court over abuse of the Nigerian naira notes. This is coming in after the operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of Commission, commenced an investigation into Bobrisky’s alleged spraying of naira notes on different occasions….
