Monday, October 12, 2026

PRESS RELEASE

August 18, 2023

Governor Adeleke appoints special assistant on official vehicles

The controversial appointment was made on August 7.

Ademola Adeleke
August 17, 2023

U.S. court convicts, jails Nigerian fraudster 45 months for wire fraud

Okechukwu Iwuji obtained at least $475,710 of victim funds from Roberto and other co-conspirators and transferred some funds to third party-Nigerian bank accounts.

United States District Court of Guam and FBI AGENTS
August 17, 2023

Police arrest, arraign man deported twice for illegal reentry into U.S.

The charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.

Keene Police Department (Credit: Facebook )
August 17, 2023

Antitrust law forces Pinterest directors to resign from Nextdoor board

Nextdoor is a large social network that connects users, businesses and other neighbourhood stakeholders.

Pinterest and Nextdoor
August 16, 2023

Vika Ventures CEO defrauds U.S. investors; spends multimillion dollars on private jet, Corvette Stingray, Patek Philippe, other luxuries 

Vika Ventures CEO rerouted millions of dollars to several accounts, including personal bank accounts, and used the money for private jet charters, cars, luxury clothing, etc.

GENTS OF U.S. SECRET SERVICE; 2021 CORVETTE STINGRAY and PATEK PHILIPPE
August 14, 2023

Multinational investment bank UBS fined $1.4 billion for fraud in selling residential mortgage-backed securities

UBS will pay the United States $1,435,000,000 in civil penalties in exchange for dismissal of the complaint filed in the action.

UBS AG, Chair Colm Kelleher, Vice-Chair Lukas Gähwiler
August 14, 2023

U.S. tells Tinubu to keep pressurising Niger junta to release President Bazoum

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

Bola Tinubu and Anthony Blinken
August 14, 2023

Sextortion: FBI extradites internet fraudsters, Ogoshi brothers, over suicide of American teenager

In May 2023, Samuel Ogoshi and Samson Ogoshi were charged in a four-count indictment.

OGOSHI BROTHERS AND FBI AGENTS
August 10, 2023

U.S. expresses support for ‘African solutions to African problems’, global crises

Stability is the bedrock upon which societies thrive and the United States is resolutely dedicated to promoting peace, democracy, and security in Africa.

U.S. CONSUL GENERAL WILL STEVENS; TINUBU WITH ECOWAS LEADERS
August 10, 2023

U.S. jails Nigerian 87 months, two plead guilty to multimillion-dollar international fraud scheme

Ezennia Peter Neboh, 48, Kennedy Ikponmwosa, 52, and Jerry Chucks Ozor, 43, were part of a group of fraudsters.

U.S prison