The Democratic Republic of Congo’s senate has stripped former President Joseph Kabila of his immunity, paving the way for his prosecution over his alleged backing of rebels in the east. Authorities have accused him of treason and war crimes, saying there was a “substantial body of documents, testimony and material facts” linking Kabila to the M23 armed...
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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Seeks To Volunteer To Die After Friends Are Executed
After his best friend and four other fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate wants to become his own attorney which would likely mean his own execution in weeks or months. A federal judge has ordered a 45-day delay in James Robertson’s request to have a...
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EFCC Arraigns Bank Staff To Court For Attempted Server Breach
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arraigned two employees of Premium Trust Bank, Kehinde Odeyemi and Matthew Adeniyi Damilola, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned alongside three other defendants: Samson Latshin Dakup, Bolaji Omotosho Yinka, and Sunday Badeniyi Okunola....
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Israeli Soldiers Fire Warning Shots On As Foreign Diplomats Visited The Occupied West Bank
Israeli soldiers fired at foreign diplomats from European and Arab states who were touring Jenin in the West Bank The IDF has released an official statement on the incident, claiming that the delegation ‘deviated from the approved route,’leading soldiers to fire ‘warning shots.’ The delegation reportedly included 35 ambassadors, consuls, and diplomats from the European...
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Attorney General Flags Ikeja, Lekki, Lagos Island As Crime Hotspots
Lagos State Government has identified Ikeja, Lagos Island, and Lekki as the three areas with the highest incidence of crime within the state. While speaking at a ministerial press briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, to mark the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office, the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for...
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U.S President Trump And Top Officials Condemn The Murder Of Two Israeli Embassy Staff Members Shot Outside The Capital Jewish Museum.
Authorities have confirmed that two Israeli embassy staff members were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 22 2025. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, was arrested and reportedly shouted ‘Free Palestine’ before being apprehended by law enforcement. The victims were reportedly a couple, and the man had...
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Oyo State Police Command Releases Press Statement Detailing The Fatal Shooting Of A 14-Year-Old WAEC Candidate By An Officer
The Oyo State Police Command regrets to inform the general public of a tragic incident that occurred during a joint traffic enforcement operation with the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYTMA), which led to the unfortunate death of a 14-year-old male, Kehinde Alade. At approximately 0745 hours on May 20th, 2025, along the Airport Roundabout,...
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F.G. Launches Manhunt To Recapture seven Inmates Escaped From Osun state Custodial Centre.
The Nigerian Correctional Service has launched a manhunt after heavy rainfall damaged the perimeter wall of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, leading to the escape of seven inmates around 2 a.m. this Tuesday. A statement from the Service indicates that the Controller General, Sylvester Nwakuche, has ordered an investigation, while security...
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Men Who Escaped New Orleans Jail Had Hourslong Head Start Before Staff Knew They Were Gone
Nearly a week after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a fence, five have been apprehended and five remain at large. Authorities believe sheriff’s employees must have aided the escape, and three have been suspended. A jail maintenance man is the only person arrested so far and is...
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Former DR Congo PM Sentenced To Hard Labour On Corruption Charge
A former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to a decade’s forced labour for corruption. Augustin Matata Ponyo was found guilty of embezzling about $245m (£182m)of public funds by the Congolese Constitutional Court on Tuesday, alongside Deogratias Mutombo, the former governor of the DR Congo’s central bank. Matata’s lawyer told...