The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of two staff members of the National Assembly, Mustapha Mohammed and Tijjani Adam Goni, for their involvement in a fraudulent job recruitment scheme amounting to N4.8 million. According to a statement signed by the ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, “The duo were...
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Teenage Russian Street Musician Gets 13 More Days In Prison After Singing Anti-Kremlin Songs
A teenage Russian street musician who has spent nearly a month in jail after singing anti-Kremlin songs was handed another 13-day sentence on Tuesday. Diana Loginova, 18, who sings in a group called Stoptime, was arrested in her native St Petersburg last month and has already been jailed twice after belting out cover versions of songs penned...
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Israel’s Longest War Is Leaving A Trail Of Traumatized Soldiers, With Suicides Also On The Rise
Wrapped tightly around his forearms, the former Israeli soldier feels the snakes’ cold skin against his, and for a moment he’s able to breathe. It’s been nearly 18 months since he left the army after fighting in the war in Gaza, and the flashbacks and panic attacks haven’t ceased. He was wounded in a Hamas missile...
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Istanbul’s Jailed Mayor Imamoglu Faces 142 Criminal Charges In Corruption Probe
Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor filed a sweeping indictment against the city’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, holding him responsible for 142 alleged criminal offenses related to corruption and organized crime and demanding lengthy prison terms, Turkish media reports said. Imamoglu, a prominent opposition figure widely seen as a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested in...
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Mexico Arrests A New Suspect In 1994 Assassination Of A Presidential Candidate
Federal prosecutors in Mexico arrested another alleged accomplice in the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, a crime that shocked the country and remains unsolved, even though the confessed killer has been imprisoned for more than 30 years. A federal official who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed Monday...
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Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Calling For Attacks On German Politicians And Publishing Hit Lists
A man accused of calling for attacks on German politicians and officials, seeking cryptocurrency donations to be used as a reward for their killing and publishing instructions on how to build explosives has been arrested, prosecutors said Tuesday. The suspect, a German-Polish dual citizen identified only as Martin S. in line with German privacy rules,...
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Thailand Court Orders Extradition To China Of Alleged Online Gambling Kingpin
An appeals court in Thailand on Monday approved the extradition to China of She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run over 200 illegal online gambling operations. The Chinese national is perhaps the most prominent figure among Asia’s alleged cybercrime operators to be arrested, though China has arrested and sentenced to death other major scam organizers....
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Armed men publicly killed a TikTok influencer in Mali, authorities say
Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, authorities said Monday. “The young TikTok user Mariame Cissé was abducted by armed men on Friday while she was at the weekly market in Echel … The following day, at dusk, the same men brought her back to Independence...
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Thieves Steal Ancient Roman-Era Statues From The National Museum In Syria
Thieves broke into the national museum in the Syrian capital and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday. The National Museum of Damascus was temporarily closed after the heist was discovered early Monday. The museum reopened in January as the country is reeling from the 14-year civil war and...
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4 Nigerians, six others jailed for Phone robberies in London
Four Nigerians who were part of a violent phone-robbery gang that terrorized parts of London have been sent to prison by the Kingston Crown Court in the United Kingdom. According to a statement by the UK Metropolitan Police website on Monday, detailing the coordinated police operation that led to their arrest and conviction. The convicts...