{"id":59721,"date":"2025-01-19T02:20:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T02:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59721"},"modified":"2025-01-19T02:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T02:20:31","slug":"mercy-chinwos-ex-manager-denies-345000-misappropriation-amid-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/19\/mercy-chinwos-ex-manager-denies-345000-misappropriation-amid-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercy Chinwo&#8217;s Ex-Manager Denies $345,000 Misappropriation Amid Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Our Correspondent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, has denied allegations of diverting $345,000, following a warrant of arrest issued against him by the EFCC.<\/p>\n<p>Chinwo had accused him of collecting royalties without remitting her share, prompting the anti-graft agency\u2019s intervention.<\/p>\n<p>On Instagram, Onyedikachukwu refuted the claims, stating that Chinwo had received over $625,000 from his record label, EeZee Conceptz, to date.<\/p>\n<p>He accused the singer of using her religious status to manipulate public perception and law enforcement, while alleging that she had breached their contract by failing to deliver a third album and withholding funds.<\/p>\n<p>He further claimed to have invested significantly in Chinwo\u2019s career, providing accommodation and financial support, and expressed regret over the false accusations.<\/p>\n<p>Onyedikachukwu also highlighted his efforts to resolve issues amicably, including proposing an independent audit, but criticized Chinwo for avoiding the contractual dispute resolution process.<\/p>\n<p>While defending his actions and legal adherence, Onyedikachukwu emphasized his commitment to lawful conduct, trusting the legal system to protect his reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Chinwo has yet to respond to the allegations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent\u00a0 Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, has denied allegations of diverting $345,000, following a warrant of arrest issued against him by the EFCC. Chinwo had accused him of collecting royalties without remitting her share, prompting the anti-graft agency\u2019s intervention. On Instagram, Onyedikachukwu refuted the claims, stating that Chinwo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59721"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59723,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59721\/revisions\/59723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}