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...
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ICPC Secures Conviction Of Two National Assembly Staff Over Employment Scam
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,...