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Nollywood Veteran Actor, ‘Agbako’ is dead

  Veteran actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo and Agbako, is dead. A  statement by the president of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) , Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin on Instagram on Thursday.   He wrote, “#tampanglobal announces the passing of Pa Charles Olumo Sanyaolu, fondly known as AGBAKO. Details of the burial arrangements will be shared at a later time. Good night father, 25/02/1923 to 31/10/2024.”   Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, also confirmed Agbako’s demise as he wrote: “Good night ooo, Baba Charles. a.k.a Agbako, 101 years, ba wasa ba. R I P.”   Agbako clocked 101st this year.
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Court convicts 11 for internet fraud in Ogun, Oyo



The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of 11 cyber criminals to various jail terms.

This was according to a statement from Wilson Uwujaren, the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, and made available to journalists on Monday

The convicts are Olakunle Edamisan, Samuel Enitan, Daniel Omoyajowo, Jonathan Opashi, Daramola Aliu, Olarenwaju Oluwaseun, Olaoluwa Adejobi, Akintola Festus, Tijani Adedayo, Sodiq Odunewu and Powei Theophillious.

The convicts were prosecuted following their arrest for alleged cybercrime and other related fraud activities.

The statement partly reads, “Upon their arraignments before Justices Ladiran Akintola and Adebukola Lajide of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan and Justice Sinmisola Adeniyi of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, they all pleaded “guilty” to the one-count separate charges filed against them.

“Following their pleas, prosecution counsel, Olatunji Akintola, Umar Abiso, Shamsudeen Bashir, Adamu Sahabi, Zainab Tijani and Fatima Baba reviewed the facts of the cases and prayed the courts to convict and sentence the defendants as charged.

“Consequently, Justice Adeniyi convicted and sentenced Odunewu, Adedayo, Festus, Adejobi and Oluwaseun to one-year imprisonment each without an option of fine.”

Also, Justice Akintola convicted and sentenced Omoyajowo, Opashi and Aliu to one-year imprisonment each; Edamisan to six months community service, Enitan to three months community service while Powei was convicted and sentenced to six months community service.

He will in addition, forfeit N500, 000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and N1.4 million (One Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

However, Omoyajowo was given an option of N40, 000.00 (Forty Thousand Naira) fine while Opashi, Aliu and Edamisan were given an option of N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) fine each.

The convicts were ordered to restitute their various victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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