Lagos Real Estate CEO arrested in Dublin over alleged $23m fraud while trying to catch flight to Paris

 

39-year-old Nigerian businessman and Lagos-based real estate CEO, Edwin Omokhuale, has been arrested in Dublin, Ireland, over an alleged $23 million fraud involving an Australian mining company.

Omokhuale was arrested by Irish police at Dublin Airport on Wednesday, September 9, while reportedly preparing to board a flight to Paris.

His arrest followed a UK-issued warrant over alleged money laundering connected to the fraud, which investigators say occurred in early 2023 and involved approximately $23 million (£17 million). 

Rapper Lil Durk was found not guilty in murd3r-for-hire case

 Rapper Lil Durk has been found not guilty on all five charges against him in a federal murder-for-hire case stemming from a fatal 2022 shooting in Los Angeles.

The jury returned the verdict after three days of deliberations, clearing the rapper of allegations that he was involved in a plot to kill rival rapper Quando Rondo.

Prosecutors had alleged that Lil Durk hired a group of gunmen to target Quando Rondo in retaliation for the 2020 killing of his friend, rapper Dayvon “King Von” Bennett, outside an Atlanta nightclub. According to prosecutors, the gunmen fired 18 shots at Quando Rondo’s black Cadillac Escalade outside the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. 

The Ondo State government has announced an immediate ban on the sale and distribution of all unverified alcoholic drinks and substances across the state.

 

Hon Idowu Ajanaku, Commissioner for Information and Orientation in a statement issued on Saturday in Akure said the emergency directive follows the tragic deaths of approximately 30 people in the Odigbo local government area, which have been linked to the consumption of unregulated beverages.

The ban affects all unapproved alcoholic products, including those sold in sachets and bottles. According to state officials, the drastic measure is necessary to prevent further loss of life and contain the health crisis before it spreads to other parts of the state.