Takeshi Ebisawa, leader of Japanese crime syndicate charged by the United State authorities with trafficking nuclear material has pleaded guilty in Manhattan.According to the Department of Justice, the 60-year-old conspired with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, from Myanmar to other countries, as well as trafficking narcotics.In February 2024, U.S. authorities charged the Japanese “yakuza” crime leader with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons, NBC reported.He was also previously charged in 2022 with international narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses.“As he admitted in federal court today, Takeshi Ebisawa...
Kano State Governor Worries about Delivering Dividends of Democracy Ahead Of 2027 Election
The Governor of Kano state, Alhaji Abba Yusuf while speaking during the monthly women empowerment programme disclosed his concern about delivering dividends of democracy to the people that voted him into office as against the urgency to be reelected in 2027.He stated this on Wednesday while speaking with the women, reiterating that there is no need to submit to pressure as God has destined him to be a governor and can’t do anything outside His willYusuf stated: “What I am worried about is not re-election. I am more concerned about delivering the dividends of democracy on the mandate given to...
NNPC GCEO Appreciates Almajiri School on 60th Birthday,
On the occasion of his 6oth birthday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) General Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari praised the Almajiri School for opportunity given to himKyari had shared his appreciation in a post on his status on X on Tuesday.In his words: “Allah, by his grace, spared my life to this exceptional day, making it my 60th year from birth, even much earlier on the Hijri calendar.“I am profoundly grateful to my country for giving me the opportunity to grow from an Almajiri (Tsangaya) school pupil to become the CEO of Africa’s largest energy company.“Even more particular, I...
2027 Election: Nasir El-Rufai, PDP Chieftain, Others Plan Stronger Opposition at SDP Headquarter In Abuja Ahead Of Presidential Election.
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and Hamza Al-Mustapha, the ex-aide to the late military dictator General Sani Abacha, were among a host of prominent political figures who gathered in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss strategies for Nigeria’s upcoming 2027 elections.The high-level meeting, organised by Shehu Gabam, the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), took place at the party’s headquarters.Joining the political heavyweights at the gathering was Segun Showunmi, the former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign.In a post on Facebook, Showunmi revealed that the meeting primarily focused on reviewing the state of opposition politics in...
U.S. President-Elect Son Arrival In Greenland Heightened Speculations That Trump Administration Will Acquire It.
President-elect Donald Trump eldest son –Donald Trump Jn.r— visited Greenland the mineral-rich Danish territory that’s home to a large U.S. military base, thus heightening speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to acquire it.Trump later told a news conference he wouldn’t rule out using military force or economic coercion to take control of Greenland, saying that “we need it for national security.”Earlier, the president-elect posted a video showing a TRUMP-emblazoned plane landing in Nuuk, the Arctic territory’s capital, in a landscape of snow-capped peaks and fjords.“Don Jr. and my Reps landing in Greenland,” Trump wrote. “The reception has been great. They, and the...
Iran Free Detained Italian Journalist
An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month has been freed and is on a flight back to Rome, the Italian government says.Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December, three days after an Iranian engineer was detained by Italian authorities in Milan on suspicion of supplying drone technology that led to the deaths of US soldiers.Reports said she had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.It is unclear what led to Sala’s release, however the news was broken by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s officials who cited “intense work through diplomatic and intelligence channels”.In the Italian statement,...
United Nations Human Rights Office Discloses 901 People Were Executed In Iran In 2024
The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday stated that the 901 people were executed in Iran in2024, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape or after being forced into marriage.Most of the executions were for drug-related offences, but political dissidents and people connected with mass protests in 2022 over the death in police custody of a 22-year-old woman were also among the victims, the U.N. statement said. “It is deeply disturbing that yet again we see an increase in the number of people subjected to the death penalty in Iran year-on-year,” United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a...