Nineteen West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, a lawyer for one of the deportees said. Ana Dionne-Lanier, who represents one of the nationals, told The Associated Press on Thursday the group arrived in Ghana on Nov. 5 and were put in a hotel. They are protected from...
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Mass Arrests Followed Cameroon’s Post-Election Violence In Which 16 People Died, Minister Says
Authorities in Cameroon said 800 people were arrested and 16 killed during clashes with security forces over the election victory of President Paul Biya. It is the government’s first official comment on the death toll since the unrest began. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji said security forces killed 13 protesters in the economic hub of Douala,...
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Malaysian Rapper Namewee Released On Bail In Probe Into Taiwanese Influencer’s Murder
Popular Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Wee Meng Chee was released on police bail Thursday after being held for a week to assist in the investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer. The 42-year-old rapper, popularly known as Namewee, must report back to police on Nov. 26, said his lawyer Joshua Tay. Police said...
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Thailand Extradites A Suspect In Illegal Gambling Operations To China
Thailand on Wednesday extradited a Chinese man wanted by Beijing on suspicion of running over 200 illegal online gambling operations. A Thai appeals court on Monday approved sending She Zhijiang back to China, more than three years after his arrest in Bangkok on a 2014 warrant from Chinese police. He landed in Nanjing, according to...
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DSS Files Charges Against Man Advocating Coup Against President Tinubu
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a six-count charge against a 27-year-old man, Innocent Onukwume, for, among others, allegedly advocating for a military coup in the country. In the charge filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the DSS said Onukwume of Umusayo Layout, Oyigbo, Rivers State, allegedly committed the offence in...
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EFCC Arraigns Dismissed Official For Alleged N22m Theft
The Kaduna state high court with Justice A. Bello presiding, has adjourned the trial of Polycarp Andrew, a dismissed officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to December 11, 2025. Andrew is facing six counts bordering on criminal breach of trust after he allegedly stole over ₦22 million from exhibits under his custody...
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Lagos Father Reveals How His 23-Year-Old Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend Stabbed Her To Death
The father of 23-year-old Deborah Okwori, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend on September 3, 2025, has recounted how the tragic incident occurred. He explained that the suspect, disguised as a dispatch rider, gained access to the estate where Deborah lived under the pretense of delivering a parcel before attacking her. According...
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Chinese Scientist Pleads Guilty In US Smuggling Case And Will Be Quickly Deported
A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty Wednesday but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in custody. Yunqing Jian, who was a temporary researcher at a University of Michigan lab, will be released and quickly deported. A judge called it a “very strange” case...
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Powerful Philippine Politicians Will Be In Jail By Christmas For Corruption Scandal, President Says
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday that many of at least 37 powerful senators, members of Congress and wealthy businesspeople implicated in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects would be locked up in jail by Christmas, as he tried to quell public outrage and street protests. Marcos said an independent fact-finding commission he created has...
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Ousted Gabon President’s Wife And Son Jailed For 20 Years
A court in Gabon has sentenced former first lady, Sylvia Bongo, and her son, Noureddin Bongo, to 20 years in prison following a two-day trial. Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, both tried in absentia, were found guilty of embezzlement of public funds, among other charges. The wife of Ali Bongo, whose family ruled...