Judges on Brazil ‘s Supreme Court voted Friday to put one of the sons of former President Jair Bolsonaro on trial on charges of obstructing justice in connection with his father’s attempted coup case. Justices Flávio Dino and Cristiano Zanin joined colleague Alexandre de Moraes — who has been appointed to gather preliminary information in the case — in...
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“No Policeman Should Search Your Phone On The Road… I Stand By That Order” – Lagos State Commissioner Of Police, Olohundare Jimoh
“No Policeman Should Search Your Phone On The Road… I Stand By That Order” – Lagos State Commissioner Of Police, Olohundare Jimoh
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Ex-Bangladesh Leader Charged With Crimes Against Humanity Wants Vote Ban Lifted
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, ousted in mass protests last year, has said she hopes a ban on her party will be lifted before general elections due next year. Hasina made her remarks from India where she fled in August 2024. The special tribunal trying her for crimes against humanity is due to deliver...
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NYPD Officers Kill Man In A Shootout After He Threatened People And A Hospital
A man with a gun was killed in a shootout with police in New York City after he pointed his weapon at a man in an apartment building elevator and a deli worker and threatened to shoot up a hospital, police said. New York Police Department officers took the man to a hospital in a...
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19 Migrants Deported By US To Ghana Have Been Moved To An Unknown Location, Lawyer Says
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...