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Nigerian Oludayo Adeagbo sentenced to 7-years in US for fraud
Oludayo Adeagbo, a 45-year-old Nigeria- British citizen has received a seven-year prison sentence in the United States for involvement in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
A statement from the US Department of Justice revealed that court documents indicate Adeagbo conspired to engage in multiple cyber-enabled BEC schemes, attempting to steal over $3 million from various entities in Texas, including local governments, construction firms, and a college in the Houston area.
Additionally, Adeagbo and his accomplices are accused of defrauding a university in North Carolina of more than $1.9 million.
He reportedly arrived in the US in August 2022 after being extradited from the United Kingdom to face criminal charges filed in Charlotte and Houston.
The Justice Department announced that Adeagbo pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud on August 8.
This plea came after the case was transferred from the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas to the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
“Oludayo Adeagbo and his co-conspirators executed transnational cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting schools, government entities, and businesses across the United States, resulting in millions of dollars in losses,” stated Nicole Argentieri, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
“Adeagbo’s extradition, plea, and sentencing highlight our commitment to collaborating with law enforcement to pursue cybercriminals who prey on American victims, regardless of where they are located.
“We are particularly grateful to the United Kingdom for its assistance in this case.”
Alamdar S. Hamdani, attorney for the Southern District of Texas, remarked that Adeagbo “operated a sophisticated 21st-century cyber-criminal enterprise, using fake email accounts and anonymous internet addresses to exploit innocent victims—a crime as old as time.”
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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