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                 A 54 year old jilted man,identified as Jacob Ogum has died after his wife of 12 years,Chinelo dumped him and fled abroad with her lover simply identified as Cele,Sourcess gathered that Ogum passed away recently in his hometown,Umuchu Town in Anambra State where both the deceased and wife,Chinelo hail from.The late Ogum,who lived in Oworoshoki area of Lagos with his wife and their three children,was said to have received the news of his wife eloping with another man overseas with shock which later led too a debilitated stroke.The deceased was unsuccessfully treated in Lagos but was later moved to his hometown in Umuchu where he later died and has since been buried.Sources said someone close to the family said before Chinelo Married,she was dating Cele who was already married and have kids before he travelled abroad.After many years abroad,Cele returned to Nigeria and searched for Chinelo,who was already married to Ogum.The source said he successfully convinced Chinelo t

                        The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Ajisafe Olugbenga,47, from Osun State,suspected to be the ringleader and mastermind of bank frauds in the State.The suspect,an ex-banker,popularly known as Harrison among his gang,was arrested on tuesday after he was mentioned as the initiator of sim swap deal at a network provider's outlet in Surulere,Lagos and Abeokuta,Ogun State.Before his arrest,Ajisafe has been on the run since April 2016 following his involvement in a N2 million fraud in one of the old generation banks.The accused was alleged to have exploited his vast networks with insiders in banks to procure bank details of high net worth customers to perpetrate the fraud.According to preliminary investigation,the gang blocks or swaps the sim of the bank customer so that he or she does not receive the transaction on the account,mostly perpetrated at weekends when the money is withdrawn in tranches,as the collabora

                           The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC today tueday March 21,2017,arraigned one Oluwafunmilayo Samuel Adenmosu alongside his company,H.T. Real Estate Limited,before Justice J.O. Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on an 18-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N108,744,080.00 {One Hundred and Eighty Million,Seven Hundred and Forty-four Thousand Eigthy Naira}.The accused,a lawyer,had,sometime in 2008,allegedly approached the complainant,Mathew Dickson Aiyeola,Managing Director,Golden Treasure Investment Limited,claiming that his company was registered to deal in banking and foreign exchange business.The complainant alleged that bank drafts totalling N108,744,080.00 were issued in favour of H.T. Real Estate Limited,at different times,for the purchase of $921,560.00 on the agreed rate with the accused,who also claimed to be a director in a new generation bank.The compla

                 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC secured the conviction and sentences of Abubakar Umar A.K.A Habu Dogo who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court,Yola on Six count charge bordering on conspiracy and possession of counterfeit currency.Dogo 44,was arrested at Sengere check point of Gierei Local Government Area of Adamawa State on 17 August,2015 with several foreign counterfeit currencies.More photos below.

                Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed who left Abuja for Kaduna around 6am today tuesday March 21,2017 through the Idu Train Station,was accompanied by over 30 journalists and the Minister of State for Aviation,Senator Hadi  Sirika have arrived the Kaduna International Airport for inspection of facilities put in place for passengers comfort following the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for the repairs of the runway.More photos below.