King Wasiu Ayinde's Son, 8 Others Arrested In Chicago Over $2M Fraud

Seven people in the Chicago area were arrested Tuesday for allegedly bilking Internet users of at least $2 million in online scams over the past two years.

Their arrests took place two weeks after each was charged with conspiracy to commit a wire fraud scheme, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. If convicted, the defendants face a maximum 20 years in prison.

The seven in the Chicago area were: Daniel Samuel Eta, 35, of Skokie; Babatunde Ladehinde Labiyi, 20, of Chicago; Barnabas Oghenerukevwe Edjieh, 29, of Chicago; Sultan Omogbadebo Anifowoshe, 26, of Chicago; Babatunde Ibraheem Akarigidi, 39, of Chicago; Miracle Ayokunle Okunola, 21, of Chicago; Olurotimi Akitunde Idowu, 55, of Chicago. Another person was arrested in Texas, and the ninth was arrested in Nigeria.


For two years, their victims became an “unwitting money mule” for the defendants, according to an FBI affidavit. The defendants slowly built a connection with the victims, posing as their romantic partner or boss before requesting deposits into bank accounts they opened under fake passports. Some platforms used to seek out these victims include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Match.com.

The defendants often tried to emotionally manipulate their victims, including by targeting a woman who admitted she was recently widowed and felt lonely, according to the affidavit. One victim believed he or she was dating a woman with cancer named “Claire Anderson” and sent her funds to “travel to Nigeria for family reasons.”

In a yet another romance scam, a fake Instagram account under the alias “Sarah Allison” told a victim she needed “financial help” to acquire a $2.5 million inheritance. From November 2017 to this October, the victim sent a total $38,100 to accounts under the names “Chattman Ronald Stewart” and “Beckham Dave Smith.”

There was also an alleged “mystery shopper” scam that entailed hiring victims to cash in United States Postal Service money orders or United States Mail checks and then send the funds to a third party using their personal bank account, the affidavit said. Victims were told they would receive commissions for doing so — but the money orders and checks were fake, resulting in the victim or the victim’s bank absorbing the loss.

Jay Z is richest musician in America 2018

Jay Z is richest musician in America in 2018, as revealed in Forbes’ 2018 list of America’s wealthiest celebrities, released earlier this week.

While George Lucas was named the richest celebrity, with a net worth of $5.4 billion, his fellow filmmaker Steven Spielberg makes it to second place with $3.7 billion. Oprah Winfrey took the third spot with a net worth of $2.8 billion, while retired Basketball player Michael Jordan places fourth with $1.7 billion.

However Jay Z tied with Kylie Jenner in the fifth spot on the list, with a net worth of $900 million. With this, Jay Z became the richest musician in America in 2018. The only other musician in the top 10 is P Diddy, who places eighth with a net worth of $825 million.

Jay’s net worth has risen $90 million in the last year because of his stakes in various companies including entertainment giant Roc Nation, streaming service Tidal and liquor companies Armand de Brignac and D’Ussé. He’s now ahead of fellow rapper Diddy, who previously held the top music spot on the list.

Here is a list of the top 10 below;

1. George Lucas (net worth $5.4 billion)
2. Steven Spielberg ($3.7 billion)
3. Oprah Winfrey ($2.8 billion)
4. Michael Jordan ($1.7 billion)
5. Tie — Kylie Jenner ($900 million)
5. Tie — Jay-Z ($900 million)
7. David Copperfield ($875 million)
8. Diddy ($825 million)
9. Tie — Tiger Woods ($800 million)
9. Tie — James Patterson ($800 million)

Celebrity Tattooist Bizzyaski Close The Year With A New Car

                                

Nigerian celebrity tattoo artist, Bizzyaski just bought himself a brand new car for himself as Christmas gift

Bizzyaski took to his Instagram page to share a snap of the new whip as he also narrated how he started his career as a tattoo artist. He revealed that he started under a staircase, and now has over six branches across Nigeria. See what he wrote below;

Seems like yesterday when i finished school and had nothing to do, but my dear mum reminded me of my hobby and passion for body art. She advised me to see if i could take that more seriously as a source of income.

I listened, and even though i had to trek fron Iyana Ipaja, Lagos state to Ikeja to sit under the staircase of a building to crest tattoos for people, i was able to save up a little for a more refined business

Today, Bizzyaski studios has over 6 branches across Nigeria. I am glad to have so many celebs in my clientelle. I am always glad to represent the image of the dignity in the business of tattoo and body art in Nigeria. This small car is another testament to the gains in the beautiful business of body art.

FG withdraws $1.6bn in three weeks, shrinks ECA to $631m

The Federal Government has withdrawn $1.6bn in three weeks from the Excess Crude Account, as the ECA shrinks to $631m.

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Between November 25 and December 19, the amount in the Excess Crude Account declined by about $1.68bn, statistics obtained from the Federation Account Allocation Committee have revealed.

According to Punch Nigeria, as of November 25 when the FAAC committee meeting was held to allocate revenue for that month, the balance in the ECA was put at $2.319bn.

However, at the resumed meeting on Wednesday at the headquarters of the ministry of finance, the balance, according to the Permanent Secretary in ministry, Mahmoud Dutse, had dropped to $631m.

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Dutse, who briefed journalists shortly after the meeting, said withdrawals were made by the Federal Government from the ECA to settle the last tranche of the Paris Club Refund

Dutse did not provide the amount withdrawn but the analysis by a correspondent of Punch Nigeria showed that about $1.68bn might have been withdrawn during the three weeks period. He said,

“The balance in the ECA is $631m. The final payment for the Paris Club Refund to states was made and the figure was deducted and that’s what accounts for the difference.”

When reminded that it was wrong for such deductions to be made for such purpose, he replied that the committee got an approval from President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Executive Council before making the withdrawal.

Rapper Juelz Santana Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Airport Gun Case

Juelz Santana was sentenced to a little over 2 years in prison for bringing a loaded gun and drugs to the airport. The Dipset rapper will be spending 27 months behind bars.

TMZ reports that the “Clockwork” rapper was sentenced this morning, and that he will also have 12 months of supervised release after he completes his sentence.

Previously, Juelz pled guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled dangerous substance after a a loaded .38 and eight Oxy were found in his luggage as he entered Newark International Airport back in March 2018. Juelz initially dipped out after TSA found the contraband but turned himself in at a later date

Checkout Cute Photo Of Terry G & His Son

                    

The Young shall grow................

Customs Seizes N137m Smuggled Rice, And Used Cloths

The Strike Force Team of the Nigeria Customs Service, NIS, has intercepted 5,662 bags of smuggled rice and 137 bales of secondhand clothes all valued at N137 million.

Briefing newsmen at government warehouse yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State, Mr. Abdullahi Kirawa, National Coordinator, Headquarters of the NIS Strike Force Team, Abuja, said the seizure was made within Cross River and Akwa Ibom states Area Command of the service.

Twitter User Narrates How She Narrowly Escape From A Rapist She Met Online

A Nigerian mum who narrowly escaped being drugged and raped by her Twitter boyfriend, took to the platform to recount the harrowing experience

According to the Nigerian man, her Twitter boyfriend who almost drugged and raped her, was a smooth talker who slid into his DM with talks of working for Shell. She further revealed that the case was taken to court, and the guy has been locked up. Read the tweets below;

How i almost got raped today #Thred

So i started talking to this guy i met on twitter and he slid into my dm smoothly, with sweet talks and all telling me he works for Shell and all, then like play from normal yarns thats how i gave him my number and we started, he called me at least 4 times in a day and we talked

for hours thats how i fell for this guy that became my worst nightmare, after like 2 weeks we started talking about how we’ll see and he said he wanted to cook for me my head burst aspa husband material but going to his house on the first day was a no no for me

so i declined thats how we linked up at a restaurant and then we talked and all, man was really sweet and a gentleman little did i know that he was acting anyway after the meal sha we decided to go somewhere else and we left

next thing bros said he wanted to buy ribenna at a pharmacy then we stopped then he came back with 2 ribenna thats how we were going i carried his Ribenna by mistake and he quickly stopped me

i asked why that is it not the same ribenna but he kept insisting that i cant touch his own thats when things became fishy but jokingly i said lai lai i must take his own and not the other one but he started to look serious about it

so when we got to a check point i immediately told police wassup and he wanted to zoom off last last police hold am when they serched him they found injection in his pocket thats when things became clear after plenty time of trying to make him drink that Ribenna

he then confessed that he drugged it and wanted to keep drivingtill i slept off then he would part and have sex with me , see how God saved me Dear Queens be careful and be very vigilant ooo these rapists have upgraded oo watch what you eat or drink and stay safe

Please RT next victim might be on your tl. Believe it or not, i don’t care, I’m just glad God saved me from that monster. I pray this don’t happen to any of y’all.

Everybody is telling me to drop handle, that won’t happen, my family lawyer has advised me not to and for your information the guy was locked up yesterday and his case is going to court. So all you these twitter people decided to use my predicament to make me blow, issokay, nsogbu adiro, kosi problem.

Update: After investigations and all we discovered that i wasn’t the first girl to fall into this demon’s hand, but I’ll definitely be the last. Tobi you will Rot in jail.

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Barack Obama Visits Sick Children In Hospital As Santa Claus [Photos]

Former US president Barack Obama has taken on a new high-profile role as Father Christmas for a surprise visit to sick children.

Sporting a festive Santa hat and armed with a sack of gifts, he delighted young patients at Children's National hospital in Washington with gifts and hugs.

"I just want to say thank you to all of you guys," Obama told staff, who greeted him with rapturous cheers, in a video he shared on his Twitter account.

"We've had the chance to talk to some of the wonderful kids and their families," he added.


"As the dad of two girls, I can only imagine in that situation to have nurses and staff and doctors and people who are caring for them, and looking after them... that's the most important thing there is."

The 44th president of the United States still lives in Washington, where he last year dressed up as Santa to visit middle school students at a Boys & Girls Club in the capital.

I signed slave contracts at Auxerre, Inter Milan – Taribo West

Taribo West, a Nigerian football legend who disclosed how he has used his experiences to guide young African footballers in an interview with Punch, has stated that he signed slave contracts at Auxerre, Inter Milan.

Taribo West who joined French Ligue 1 side Auxerre from domestic league side Julius Berger in a highly celebrated move in 1993, disclosed that he had a hellish time at Auxerre having signed a contract without knowing the details.

According to the football legend, this also affected him when he made another high-profile move from the French side to Italian giants Inter Milan in 1997.

“I played in Auxerre for (almost) free. I was playing under a contract for five years without knowing the contents and conditions binding the contract,” Taribo stated during Footballers Connect, an event aimed at bridging the gap between young footballers, professionals and ex-internationals.

“After the third year, Arsenal, Juventus, Glasgow Rangers, Sevilla and Betis came for me. I went to the coach stating that I wanted to leave but he sat me down, showed me my contract terms with Auxerre. I saw the details of what I had signed. Where my fellow defenders were earning as high as 120,000 French Francs, I was going home with 3000 French Francs.

“I wanted to set Auxerre on fire that day. Immediately, I called my manager, who was turning me left and right (while) enjoying himself in Senegal.

“One day I went to see my coach after training where I met a certain manager who told me that about five clubs were interested in signing me. On the table I saw Arsenal, Juventus, Glasgow Rangers, Sevilla and Inter Milan. He began to make calls and Inter was the destination,  I signed the contract papers without knowing its content yet again.”

On young Africans and contracts, Taribo West said;

“Most young Africans sign contracts they don’t know about because they are desperate to play in Europe. I didn’t know too. They need to have lawyers; that’s why the big players use their fathers or brothers as their agents these days. I didn’t know all these during my time.

The first and second managers I had in Europe were the same. It was when I left my second manager that things got better for me. I don’t want our present generation of young players to fall victim too,” Taribo added. 

David Beckham Goes For A Spin In His New Aston Martin

He's always been a car connoisseur, boasting a fleet of luxury vehicles. And David Beckham added to his collection as he showed off a flashy new Aston Martin whilst out in London. 

The retired footballer, 43, was seen pulling up outside the Connaught Hotel in his new ride, beaming broadly as he chatted with the doorman. 

Dressed casually for the outing, the father-of-four donned a brown flatcap and baby blue jumper teamed with skinny jeans and suede boots. 

David has quite the collection of supercars, boasting a £140,000 exclusive Jaguar sports car, £80,000 Audi, Cadillac Escalade, a Jeep Wrangler and a £200,000 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti as well as a collection of motorcycles. 

Taiwanese delivery man falls asleep, smashes into 4 Ferraris worth $1.6m

A Taiwanese delivery man crashed his Mitsubishi cargo van into four parked Ferraris earlier this week, causing over $300,000 worth of damage.

The driver allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel of his work vehicle due to exhaustion when he crashed into the Prancing Horses.

The 20-year-old driver was making deliveries at 5:00 am in the morning when he drifted into a deep sleep around 5:40 am, according to the Taiwan News.

Every single one of the cars, three different Ferrari 488s and one F12, were heavily damaged and had to be transported away from the crash scene by a flatbed truck.

Allegedly, the driver was on his way to his mother’s shop when he hit the cars at approximately 25 miles per hour.

According to the report, one of the 488s has approximately $130,000 worth of damages, the other 488 a little over $97,300, and the white, V-12-powered F12 approximately $162,300 in repair estimates.

Most of the damages appear to be cosmetic (although the damage wasn’t exactly minor), with the van pushing the cars into each other and sideswiping them.

However, it could’ve been worse. Had the driver managed to total the Ferraris, he would’ve been on the hook for over 1.6 million, according to the Taiwan News.

There’s no damage estimate on the delivery van, but it does have the most damage and may possibly be inoperable after hitting the four supercars

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