Nigerian national sentenced to 6 years imprisonment in US for $143K mail fraud scheme and impersonation of property owners

A Nigerian national, Uwa Nosakhare, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for orchestrating a fraud scheme which involved the impersonation of property owners and the fraudulent negotiation of vacant lot properties in Miami, Florida, United States.    The U.S. Department of Justice announced this in a statement on Monday, April 7, 2025. …

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ECOWAS Calls on Mali and Algeria to Defuse Tensions and Resume Dialogue

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is calling for restraint and dialogue between Mali and Algeria, following a sharp deterioration in relations marked by airspace closures, diplomatic withdrawals, and accusations of terrorism sponsorship. In a statement released from its headquarters in Abuja, ECOWAS urged both nations to “defuse tension, promote dialogue, and use…

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U.S. takes aim at Zuckerberg’s social media kingdom

Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious U.S. government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. By moving forward, the trial in a Washington federal court dashes any hopes from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg that the return…

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