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ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

May 1, 2025

FBI arrests Afrobeats artist Chinedu Opute, on Davido’s label as NPZ, over multimillion-dollar Internet fraud, money laundering

Prosecutors said Mr Opute connived with other criminal elements to swindle American institutions, businesses and individuals of funds that were estimated in millions of dollars.

A photo of Davido and NPZ from their collaborative single “Bad Boy”
May 1, 2025

Paystack fined N250 million for violating CBN regulations 

Paystack’s Zap, launched in March, was tested by co-founder and CEO Shola Akinlade before a live audience to transfer funds to another account.

Paystack Logo used to tell the story.
May 1, 2025

Lagos Yahoo Boy indicted in U.S. for $227,000 wire fraud, money laundering

The court filings stated, “The licence contained J. S’s real date of birth, address, physical description and driver’s licence number.’’

U.S flag
April 28, 2025

Carney Vs Poilievre: World watches as Canadians vote to elect new prime minister today

Mr Poilievre, 45, has focused his campaign on attacking Liberals for plunging the nation into a housing and cost-of-living crisis.

 Mark Carney of the Liberal Party and Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party
April 25, 2025

FBI arrests judge for allowing illegal immigrant to evade arrest

According to Ms Bondi, “escorting a criminal defendant out a back door” is tantamount to obstruction of justice.

FBI operarives and Hannah Dugan
April 25, 2025

Armed man shot dead at Toronto airport; terminal on partial shutdown

The Peel Regional Police confirmed that no officers were injured in the incident and tried to restore calm with a “large police presence.” 

Pearson International Airport in Toronto
April 23, 2025

FBI arrests Atlanta-based Nigerian fraudster Ebuka Iwuagwu amid COVID-19, romance racket probe

Mr Iwuagwu is the latest name on the list of Nigerian offenders on trial for wire fraud.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
April 16, 2025

UK Supreme Court rules woman refers to someone born biologically female

The ruling included a clause recognising transgender as a minority who should not be preyed upon.

April 15, 2025

Mass hysteria as greedy Nigerians lose life savings to CBEX Ponzi scheme

The Ponzi scheme, cloaked as a digital trading investment platform, claimed to double the deposit balance of investors within 40 days.

Crowd at CBEX Ibadan office
April 14, 2025

Paystack in trouble, violated CBN guidelines in launching Zap: Report

Zap Africa implicitly flayed Paystack’s product on Twitter, emphasising the crypto startup was the only recognised “Zap” in the nation and continent.

Paystack Logo used to tell the story.