At least 13 people have been killed and five injured after they fled rumours of a fire on board their train in India, only to be hit by another train.Railway officials said the passengers got down from the Mumbai-bound train in western Maharashtra state after someone pulled the emergency cord, causing it to stop.They were...
Category: Crime and Judiciary
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Ex-Convict Returns Back to Correctional Centre Eight Days after Osun State’s Pardon
Sunday Omisakin an ex-convict granted state pardon by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on December 26, 2024 had been remanded in the Ilesa Correctional Centre.Presiding over the Osogbo Magistrate court on 7th of January was Mr Adekanmi Adeyeba who had adjourned the case till January 10 to rule on the bail application after Omisakin was...
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Criticism As Iraqi Lawmakers Ignorantly Passes Bill That Legalizes Child Marriage
On Tuesday, the Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for...
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Taliban Government Announces Release of US Nationals in Prisoner Exchange for Afghan Mujahid
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has announced the release of detained Americans in a prisoner swap deal with the United States.The Taliban Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the US citizens or say how many were released but said they were exchanged for Khan Mohammad, who was arrested in the eastern Afghan province of...
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Security Agents Arrest Teenage Robbery Gang; Suspect Claims Supernatural Powers
January 21, 2025 Five young boys were apprehended by security agents in the Imiokpe community of Okpella, located in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, following a robbery at a boutique. The suspects confessed to the crime and described their method of disappearing after each operation. They revealed that they travelled from...
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NMA Disclaims EFCC’s Shooter as a Medical Practitioner, Demands Retraction from Crime Commission and Media
The Nigeria Medical Association NMA, Anambra State Chapter has disclaimed Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu as one of its members.Mr. Ikechukwu on Friday in Akwa reportedly shot to death an official of the Economic Financial Crime Commission EFCC personal who breeched the security of his home at 4A.M.The social media has been a buzzed with different narratives...
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EFCC Arraigns Ex-AMCON MD, Ahmed Kuru, Four Others for 76bn, $31.5m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned a former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, current Managing Director of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, and Receiver Manager of Arik Air Kamilu Omokide, alongside Union Bank Plc and Super Bravo Limited on fraud.The commission released this in a statement...
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