NewStats: 3,265,233 , 8,186,085 topics. Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025 at 12:45 AM 12q4n

Dogalmighty17:
Gen Z in the house, gather around the table let me regale you with tales of the most prolific Nigerian fraudster, Fred Ajudua.

See kids, before yahoo, there was yahoo. Fred was and still remains a legend in this regard. The kind of heist he and his men pulled is so phenomenal. Fred put the ya in yahoo. Imagine that they locked him up in prison and right there in prison, he scammed one of the most brutal army generals Nigeria has ever had. General Bamaiyi. A prisoner scamming another prisoner. Fred scammed Bamaiyi of 8.4 million dollars right there in prison!

Fred is extremely smart and suave. He has the gift of garb. That's why Emmanuel Nwude, another big time fraudster and a former executive director of Union Bank, sought his services. Together, the sold a non existent airport to a Brazilian bank for 242 million dollars over 22 years ago. This was done using just a fax machine. No internet, no mobile phones outside thuraya satellite phone, were in existence then.

Oh! A movie has to be made of this. Fred and Nwude were very elaborate. They invited the Brazilians to London, lodged them in the best hotels, hired limousines to chauffeur them around town, took them to the best clubs and spent money like nothing. That wasn't all.

They invited the Brazilians to Nigeria. Right from the Lagos airport, Fred and Nwude paid just about every person that the Brazilians would come in with at the airport. They even hired people to be around the airport to greet Fred and Nwude as extremely wealthy guys. It didn't end there.

NNPC headquarters in Lagos then, was another staging area they used. Nwude, had the Brazilians follow him to the very top floor of the building. He took them to the NNPC boardroom. Paid NNPC staff and hired actors all around the building were greeting Nwude like a boss. The air of confidence Nwude walked into the towers with and the way the paid staff and hired actors showed respect to Nwude, further lulled the Brazilians.

It was right in that NNPC that the Brazilians, thinking they were g a deal of a lifetime, agreed to transfer 242 million dollars to an escrow Nwude provided.

Mind you as at then, no Nigerian bank had a capitalisation of 100 million dollars. So that was enough money to bounce the bank.

The Brazilians, excited, went back to their country. When the call to inspect the non existent airport they bought was not forthcoming, that's when they got apprehensive and got the authorities involved.

This singular scam that Fred and Nwude pulled, is the reason why we have EFCC today. Even Obasanjo as president then, could not comprehend this kind of criminality.

Fred never stopped scamming. He enjoys it and does so for fun. He later went on to become a member of the house of reps before his criminal nature caught up with him and he got sent to prison in Nigeria. His son, used to be Davido's lawyer until Davido dropped him.

What about the Brazilian bank he scammed? Well, the bank collapsed and some of its executives commited suicide. Not a kobo of that money was recovered.

Hum what s life.A good name is better than silver or gold.
That name rang bell in my ears ..I shall know somebody close to Davido bears that name.

It's a good thing when are in history for good reasons. Hundred years pounded yam can still burn the mouth.

She feel go supply her customers goods o.The husband should have hear her out first.

God1000:
The story of Jack and rose comes to mind, also Celine Dion's song titled my heart will go on

It has been 113 years since the Titanic sank, I'm sure all the 710 survivors are no more

I like the film so much...I like Celine Dion music too..each time I hear the lyrics of the song..the film begins to play in my mind.

Nebes:
Hope it's not poisoned.

That was actually what came to my mind.

Bahamas95:
If someone kills your child kill the person or his/her child(ren) immediately, don't wait till the case gets to court.

Even as at this..not everyone have the heart to kill in order to take revenge.

omoredia:
In the era of unknown gunmen I wouldn't blame the landlord. The boy tresed

His discretion should tell him he is only a teenager..Had it been a full grown man then it can be another narrative. Even the man might have done similar things in his age.

He might have just catch him and get him arrested..not to the extent of killing him..That is psychosis.

b0rn2fuck:
Useless landlord , what would he have done to the type of us that will climb face into another compound to go and plug apple fruit, mango fruits anytime ms and my friends were coming back from junior secondary school

He would have cut you into pieces like Christmas chicken. They wouldn't have seen you not to talk about recognizing you.

haybhi1:
Sad.
Make una dey calm down with aggression and anger na.

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It's just like the kinda anger you find among Obi-rodents

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Teach your children too, "no" is "no" for some people. Constant begging and daring are ed differently to them.

Some people are just made differently..I learn better every day. You can't change some people no matter how you tried...that is the way they are made ..just avoid them if you can.
Even common animals, I spare them on the road but some people no send una papa.

It's very sadden. May God console his families and rest his young soul.

PresidObi:
You mean that someone actually committed suicide because of that overripe paw paw? The only fine thing about the lady is her handbag.

Una no go kill person with laughter for this nairaland..

sofeo:
May their souls rest in peace.

I hope so...with all the vawulence.

Stephen0mozzy:
I'd rather just return back to Nigeria.
Get in some circle, and get licensed to practice in Nigeria.

American-trained, your private practice go too boom.

But, I guess, the mind wants what it wants. I hope he didn't do it to spite the wife and the US Legal system sha.

Life is too sweet to do that, even in bad times!

Abi na...Enough opportunities in his father's land.

jahdoo360:
What will Federal Govt welcome them with

.....with high cost of living, unemployment, insecurity and inflation. Isn't that more than enough to welcome someone. My heart goes to them cos someone of them will not remain the same again.
We wey we dey on ground self dey look for ways to escape this shithole.

dynicks:
Happened years back like think that was around 2011/12.....My department and i went on an excursion at NNPC Aba from owerri.....So on our way back, we all boarded a minibus headed back to base(Owerri) having not known that the so called driver was an epileptic patient...then the road from ABA to Owerri was just a one way and ofcourse always busy with motorists.....My people, can't if it happened before the bridge or after the bridge....The driver suddenly was struck by an attack(epilepsy)....started shaking vigorously while unconsciously controlling the steering and his foot jerking on and off the pedal...Omo eh!...it took the strength and composure of the guy seated close to him to wrestle and direct the car to a heap of sand that was heaped in front of someone's compound.....that was where we crashed to a stop and everyone jumped out....People started gathering.....Only for the driver to regain himself after few minutes...He apologised sha!!

He apologised sha!!....and you still entered the bus again? It is well with your soul.

what a judas that betrayed his sister because of #5,000.Like sister's ex husband ..like her brother ..both are birds of the same feather.


They should go and continue their good works in the prison.

Jessica is a mad woman while her husband is a mad man..madness runs in their family.

Whenever I see this kind of caption...I usually think it's" Meme"...but seen some are actually real now.

Jovi10:
It's not really their fault. Everything still boils down to the government. People are hungry and the Senate president even said anywhere people see food they should eat.


If the country was working, those people wouldn't have died. No matter how bad a country is, food should not be expensive.

If people had enough food stuffs in their houses and the economy is favourable many people won't be looking for awoof up and down. Sincerely, feeding a family of five now is a big deal.
How many family can afford a life chicken this festive period (just once a year o) how many
family can afford 3 good meals a day?The cost of living is way too high...This should point out how peoples standard of living is nothing to write home about to the government. But the government will never reason that way.
In summary, government is the cause of the cause.I pray that God will touch the heart of the powerful people in the government to make life bearable for the citizens..cos if things still remains the same this occurrence might still repeat itself.

My condolences to the families that lose their loved ones ..and may the departed souls rest in peace...it's not easy to lose a loved one especially little ones in their prime.

Meanwhile, the government should free Queen Naomi...Mr Hamzat and the principal they were only trying to help you with your responsibilities. They meant no harm.

Last year when body and back pains was showing me shege banza like Tpain govt. I was adviced to change to an orthopaedic foam due to my weight.
The first one week...I kept tossing on the bed throughout the night..but I later got used to it.
Mine has a soft durable covering on it making it easier for me to adapt.


Meanwhile I have tried one orthopaedic foam before which I couldn't cope with even after weeks and I have to abandon it.

There are some like the one I'm using now that the surface is not plain...its design is well padded with foam on the surface giving a sort of relief after sometime.

The Op can change it to a more durable one.

Mahenson:
This is really tragic. This really exposed the level of hunger and poverty in the country. Queen Naomi only wanted to do a philantropic gesture of just about 500 children, unfortunately over 5000 people turned up for the event. I uderstand some parents where throwing their kids from the fence into the venue so they can get the freebies.

This should really be a source of concern for any serious government. Poverty have been fully weaponised in this coutry while our politicians are merrying.

President Tinubu people are really hungry in this country. Reconsider your harsh economic policies as you politicians are bot feeling the heat but the hapless masses.

I knew even if the gates of the school were locked to control crowd. People will still climb the fence.

Everything narrowed down to poor management of the event. Awoof kids programme like that should be done in an enclosed big venue .while giving out making it first come first served.

Meanwhile securities,health officials and protocols must be on ground. This way they can control the crowd.

That venue is too poor. On the other hand , it's not all awoof person supposed show face cos some dey run belle.

Too sad.May their souls rest in peace.

ufotunang:
..hunger everywhere.. so the guests packed the jollof rice to their houses 🙄

So that it won't waste 😏

csamii:
Me go kick the cake on my way out!

You are toooo funny 😁. You wanted to add fuel to already made fire.

Bad plus Bat =badoooooo.
Na today?A spoilt fruit will only spoil others.

correctyourself:
They are everywhere this period, check your toilet water sink if broken or collapse and get plumber to block is, then your kitchen washing hand basing water sink always cover it at night, those are openings they followed to your house

Then spray insecticide on cupboards, pull up the washing hand basing and spray, because they're hiding underneath, do it constantly at night ,on till they are no more, Use BNC

This is what I'm using recently after much frustration and I'm loving it.

Se with all these sapa.Ok o...I hear.

wiseone28:
what is the essence of filming yourself while having s3x when you are not doing porn?
Viv
Was he trying to sell the videos in future?

Abi now..Not even with ones married partner cos
anything can happen to the device. It can be stolen or hacked and gbam! everything will be out.

Years back,I saw something close to this at a friend's wedding in Lag.The mother of the groom gave him a dirty slap at the reception ground.
I can't imagine how the couple will be feeling for the rest of that day...even me that I was a guest felt embarrassed.. But thank God the groom just rub his cheeks and the party continued.


I never came to a conclusion of what could make a mother slap her son on his wedding day.People dey o.

Poverty and not having sense are two different things.
But the people involved decided to combine the two making it a disaster waiting to explode.

A person that value her life either rich or poor won't near that scene but unfortunately their sense of reasoning is 0%.

Many people lost their lives just a week ago in same tragedy and another set of people are following the same step...

Many people are insane in this country. No RIP to waste on such people.

Gbam!

Wahala for people who still believe in this shit.

Na the mumu boy I blamed most..shey when life was going out him ,he cannot jump out and flee ni...abi dem don cement the grave ni?
Nonsense and ingredient.

How 1m yansh wan look?she should have borrowed money online so that at least she feel do the one wey go tey like 2years before e expire. Yeyenatu!

just2endowed:


But she's a child under the law. Will she be thrown into adult prison or juvenile correction center?

Although, her age was not mentioned...if she is 18 and above no story. If below, even if she was moved to a juvenile correction center she should bade freedom farewell.

izubext007:
I know say her eye 👀 go don clear by now

.....she will be full of regrets..going to face a worthless life in the prison. That is where she will learn anger management in a hard way.