The FBI says Operation Blackout has led to nine arrests in Nigeria, the seizure of 53 electronic devices and the identification of $11 million in potentially freezable funds linked to international cybercrime networks targeting Americans. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the Nigeria results on Sunday, describing the operation as part […]
The Presidency has moved to clear the air on the ongoing legal proceedings involving President Bola Tinubu in the United States, stressing that the case is a civil records-disclosure dispute and not a criminal matter. In a statement on Thursday, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said recent reports had created […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigerian men to the United States over allegations of sexually extorting teenage boys in separate cases that investigators say ended in the deaths of two minors. The EFCC said Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle were […]
Former President Donald Trump is preparing to sue the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI for $115 million, claiming “malicious political prosecution” and “abuse of process.” The legal notice, filed by Trump’s attorney Daniel Z. Epstein, accuses the DOJ leadership and Special Counsel Jack Smith of pursuing a […]
In a major blow to Tingo Group and its former CEO, Dozy Mmobuosi, US authorities have unsealed an indictment charging him with orchestrating a multi-year scheme to inflate financial statements and deceive investors. Mmobuosi, currently at large, faces charges of securities fraud, false SEC filings, and conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Damian […]
