The federal government of Nigeria has secured the release of 24 kidnapped Kebbi school girls while president Tinubu in a statement on Tuesday commended the effort of the military forces Gunmen had abducted the girls from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, on November 17, killing two staff members. In one of...
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France Arrests People Including Two Russians Suspected For Espionage
Four people have been charged in Paris over suspected Russia-linked espionage and interference, in a case that ties economic intelligence gathering to pro-Russia posters placed on the Arc de Triomphe. Prosecutors said three suspects have been detained and a fourth placed under strict judicial supervision. The prosecutor’s office identified one of the individuals as Anna...
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Hamas To Return Israeli Hostage’s Body, Part Of Fragile Ceasefire
Hamas says it will return the body of an Israeli hostage Tuesday, part of last month’s fragile ceasefire that has held despite Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties, and mutual accusations of violations. Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced it found the body earlier this week in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in central Gaza. The body will be...
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Closing Statements Begin In ICC Trial Of Alleged Central African Republic Militia Commander
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday began presenting closing arguments against an alleged commander of a rebel group from Central African Republic facing multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of overseeing torture, persecution and enforced disappearances at detention centers in the capital, Bangui, in 2013, where fighting raged...
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Terrorists Strike Again In Kwara State, Abduct Pregnant Woman And Children
Around 6 p.m. Monday, 30 armed bandits struck the Isapa community of Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducted 11 residents, fired shots that wounded an elderly woman and left bullet-riddled buildings behind. Seven victims out of the abductees came from one family, including vulnerable mothers and children; while the gunmen fled after the...
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Nine Children Killed In Pakistani Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Taliban Says
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians, including nine children, in a sign of worsening tensions between the two neighbors. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesperson for the Afghan government, said on X that Pakistan “bombed” the home of a civilian in Khost province, killing nine children and a...
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Five To Die By Hanging For Killing Ibadan Taxi Driver
Justice Ajayi of Oyo state high court has sentenced five men to death by hanging after finding them guilty of conspiracy and the murder of a taxi driver, Akeem Shittu. The convicts; Segun Taiwo (36), Kehinde Ademola (46), Yahaya Adeniyi (45), Chinonso Samson (41), and Opadotun Michael (32), were convicted on a two-count charge bordering...
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U.K. Rejects Nigeria’s Request To Repatriation Ekweremadu
The United Kingdom has rejected a request by the Federal Government of Nigeria to repatriate former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a prison sentence in Britain for organ trafficking. Ekweremadu, 63, is serving time in a UK facility after he was found guilty in 2023 of plotting to harvest the kidney of...
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Daughter Of Ex-South African Leader Zuma Is Accused Of Luring Men To Fight In Russia-Ukraine War
South African police say they are investigating allegations that former President Jacob Zuma ‘s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla lured 17 men who are now trapped in Russia into fighting in that country’s war with Ukraine without their consent. According to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, an affidavit filed by Zuma-Sambudla’s sister Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube alleges that Zuma-Sambudla and two other people lured...