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Flavour Impersonator Sentenced to Two Years for Defrauding U.S. Woman of $53,000
A Federal High Court in Lagos has recently handed down a two-year prison sentence to Courage Ipaka for assuming the identity of prominent Nigerian musician Flavour and defrauding a US-based individual, Yvette M. Thompson, of a significant sum totalling $53,000.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spearheaded the investigation, which identified Ipaka’s use of Flavour’s persona to entice the victim into a purported music event organization in the United States, with payments facilitated through Bitcoin transactions.
An investigation ensued after a petition on lodged by Eyitayo Tolulope Abiodun on behalf of Thompson and other concerned parties.
The EFCC, under the guidance of lead investigator Azibagiri Dan Ekpar, contacted the actual Flavour during the inquiry, affirming his non-involvement in the illicit operation.
This pursuit led to the location of Ipaka in Benin City.
Ipaka admitted to the offence during interrogation, conceding that he misrepresented himself as the artist to perpetrate the fraud.
Notably, the misappropriated funds, channelled through Bitcoin, were eventually converted into Naira and deposited into his Access Bank account, with a total of N7.9 million in traced transactions.
Adhering to the proceedings, it was disclosed that a portion of the embezzled funds had been recuperated through manager’s checks from Zenith and Access Bank.
Presiding over the case, Judge Dehinde Dipeolu sentenced Ipaka to a two-year prison term while offering an alternative fine of N2 million. Furthermore, the court-mandated the restitution of the N7.9 million to Thompson.
This ruling underscores the continuous endeavours of Nigerian authorities to combat the surge of cyber fraud and fraudulent impersonation.
Ex Big Brother Naija Star, Nengi speaks on her joy and experience of motherhood. The reality star expressed satisfaction and joy as she states that being a mother is like second nature.
The reality takes to her X account to shares with her fans. She shares that she loves being a mother.
“I was made to be a mum. Nothing has ever felt more right.”
Afterwards, other mothers commented to share and agree with the reality star. They expresses the same feeling of being a mother. While fans congratulate Nengi once again on her journey of motherhood.
It can be recalled that the reality star, recently gave birth to her child and surprised fans with her pregnancy.
Clips of a Celestial Church in Nigeria goes viral, in the video the choir is seen participating in an ongoing trend in the church.
The video shows the choir singing “Lambo” freestyle made by Burna Boy during the Lamborghini scandal. Afterwards the freestyle became a trending audio on tik tok as many Nigerians use it to laugh about relatable events.
However the public gets enraged as the Celestial choir participates in the trend and the location was in church. Fans question people’s religions and how they participate in certain things.
A random twitter user commented and states it is the worst video he has ever seen. Watch Video Here: https://x.com/benny7gg/status/1901219741970096210?s=46
Nigerian Singer, Timi Dakolo responds to trending comment made by Pastor Lazarus regarding gospel singers.
The Pastor makes headline as he criticizes gospel singers who prioritize money over ministration. He shared that many gospel singers have lost sight of the true meaning behind their spiritual calling.
“It has become a performance; someone has come here to charge N5 million just to sing.”
In response to this, Timi Dakolo shares his insights and perspective. The singer states that the singers deserve to live a comfortable life and can charge for their talent.
“You should be paid what you deserve. Studio session, production and promotion cost a lot. You have a family to feed, you have rent to pay, you have more songs to put out. We should stop all these attack on people’s work, As much as it is spiritual, music is art.”
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