An house agent, identified as Olamilekan Olaitan from the Odo Ado area of Ado-Ekiti, has landed in trouble after allegedly diverting a client’s ₦225,000 meant for rent into online gambling, Bet9ja. According to reports, Olaitan collected the money under the pretense of securing accommodation but failed to deliver any property. Upon interrogation by the Estate,…
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested an apprentice and his accomplice for allegedly stealing cement and other building materials worth over N250m from his employer to finance gambling activities. This was disclosed in a statement by the PSFU spokesman, Ovie Ewhubare, on Saturday. According to Ewhubare, the suspects, Ezekiel Taiwo and Rahman…
Michael Eja, the Director General of the Cross River State Lottery and Gaming Agency, has revealed that approximately 60 million Nigerians engage in gambling daily. Eja made this known during the launch of a new sports betting platform, Woskybet, in Abuja on Friday, emphasising the booming nature of the gambling industry in Nigeria, which is…