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Nigerian Citizen Indicts in US Over Alleged Casino Wire Fraud

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A Nigerian man, Kenneth Godwin, has been charged in the United States over an alleged wire fraud scheme linked to a casino in South Dakota.

The US Department of Justice said a federal grand jury indicted Godwin on charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and illegal access to a protected computer.

Authorities believe he is currently living in Nigeria.

According to investigators, the alleged fraud occurred between May 2023 and March 2026 and targeted Prairie Wind Casino & Hotel, a business owned by the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota.

If convicted, Godwin could face up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, supervised release and possible restitution payments.

FBI official Christopher Dotson said the case involved an international business email fraud operation that severely affected the tribal business.

“This international business e-mail compromise scheme caused substantial financial damage to a business owned and operated by the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota,” he said.

Another official, Parsons, warned that the FBI would continue tracking suspects no matter where they are located.

“No agency on earth is better at this than the FBI. They will track down those who steal from and commit fraud against the people of the United States wherever those offenders may be,” he said.

The FBI is investigating the case, while Assistant US Attorney Ben Patterson is handling the prosecution.

Authorities also stressed that the charges remain allegations at this stage and that Godwin is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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2027 ELECTION: ‘We will Interrogate What Peter Obi Did To Northerners As Anambra Governor’ – Prof Yusuf

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Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof Usman Yusuf, has recounted what former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, did to northerners when he was Anambra State governor.

Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, Yusuf said Obi sent northerners out of Anambra as governor.

He also alleged that Obi made northerners staying in Anambra at the time to have identity cards.

“Kwankwaso is the vehicle to sell Peter Obi to the North, but we have the record of what Peter Obi did to northerners.

“The evil that men do lives after them. I said this because we (Northern Muslims) are going to interrogate and question Peter Obi’s tenure when he was the governor of Anambra State. What he did to northerners.

“He even made them have an ID card, their names, where they are from and their occupations. In this Nigeria that we live. He will come and explain to us.

“It is the same Kwankwaso that had to fly to Awka and sit with him and say, be careful. I have more Igbos in Kano living in peace than there are northerners throughout the South-East,” Yusuf said.

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The African Democratic Congress, ADC Reacts to Planned State Congresses

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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has distanced itself from a purported plan by some individuals to convene congresses in some states across the country.

This was contained in a public notice issued in Abuja and signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.

The notice reads: “Attention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has beer drawn to a purported plan by some individuals to convene congresses in certain states.

“We wish to clarity that, based on the subsisting ruling of the Federal High Court, the ADC is not conducting any congresses until the tenure of the current executives expires.

“We therefore urge loyal party members to disregard any invitations to attend such congresses, as they are merely machinations by agents ot destabilisation seeking to cause contusion within the party.”

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