Thailand on Thursday helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia estimated to bilk billions of dollars annually from victims around the world. Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime hosted a conference in Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday culminating in the announcement of the new initiative called the Global Partnership Against Online Scams. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in his keynote speech Wednesday that online scams “reveal a deeper problem — a collective vulnerability that no country can address alone.” The partnership...
Yobe Police Stop Boko Haram Raid on Gujba Station
Police operatives in Yobe State have foiled an attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters on the Gujba Police Division in Gujba Local Government Area of the state. According to a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. The attack happened late Thursday night when suspected Boko Haram elements attempted to overrun the police formation. Officers on duty, however, quickly responded and successfully repelled the assailants. Makama reported that no police officer was injured during the attack, while no firearms were taken and no patrol vehicles were damaged. “The attackers were repelled promptly. There was no casualty...
Voters and Politicians Warned: N5m Fine or 2 Years in Jail for Any Form of Vote Trading.
The House of Representatives has approved far-reaching amendments to the Electoral Act, introducing stiffer penalties for vote buying and selling, including a minimum of two years’ imprisonment or a N5 million fine, or both, alongside a 10-year ban from contesting elections. The House reached this resolution during the clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the Committee on Electoral Matters at the Committee of the Whole, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. Under the amended Clause 22 (a and c), individuals involved in the buying or selling of votes and voter cards now face significantly tougher sanctions than previously...
Romanian Court Sentences Wiz Khalifa To 9-Month Jail For Smoking Cannabis On Stage
A Romanian court has sentenced Wiz Khalifa to nine months in prison for smoking cannabis on stage. The American rapper, real name Thomaz Cameron Jibril, admitted to smoking a joint during his performance at the Beach, Please! festival last year in Costinesti. A Romanian appeals court overturned an earlier fine of 3,600 Romanian lei (£619; $829) for drug possession and ruled the rapper must serve the sentence in custody. However he was sentenced in absentia. Earlier this week he was seen on stage performing with Gunna in California, and on Thursday he posted pictures and clips from his home on...
Parents In India Devastated As Children With Thalassemia Test HIV Positive
Parents of children with thalassemia in India say they are devastated after life-saving blood transfusions left their children HIV-positive, confronting them with illness, social stigma, and uncertainty. Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that requires regular transfusions to manage severe anaemia and sustain life. On Wednesday, authorities in central state of Madhya Pradesh said five children with thalassemia, aged three to 15, have tested positive for HIV, prompting concerns over blood transfusion practices. A committee has been set up to investigate the cases. The families are from Satna district. Although the infections were detected during routine screening between January and...
Norway’s crown princess likely needs lung transplant, palace says
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit will likely need a lung transplant as her health has worsened in recent months, the country’s royal household has said. The princess, 52, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018. The degenerative disease creates scar tissue that stiffens the lungs making it difficult to breathe and for oxygen to enter the bloodstream. Tests in autumn showed “a clear worsening” of her health, the palace said on Friday. “We are reaching the point where a lung transplant will be necessary,” Are Martin Holm, head of respiratory medicine at Oslo University Hospital, said. Princess Mette-Marit told public broadcaster...
German court jails man for drugging, raping and filming wife for years
A court in the German city of Aachen has sentenced a man to eight-and-a-half years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, filming the acts and then posting them online. The man, named only as Fernando P in line with German privacy laws, was found guilty of aggravated rape, grievous bodily harm and violation of personal privacy. The court found the 61-year-old, who is originally from Spain, guilty of sedating and raping his wife at their home for a period of several years from 2018 to 2024. A spokesperson for the court, Katharina Effert, said the man also...
Dry Needling Is Common Around The NFL, And Players Aren’t Worried Despite Watt’s Collapsed Lung
Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride heard about what happened to Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt — and McBride plans to continue his weekly dry-needling sessions. “It’s something I do frequently. I’ve never had an issue like that,” he said. “But with every treatment, everything that you get done, I mean, there’s risk to everything.” Dry needling is a treatment used by physical therapists and acupuncturists to treat pain and movement issues, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The medical professionals insert needles under the skin to target trigger points — knotted or tender areas — in muscles. “I think there...
Uche on Target as Crystal Palace Held by KuPS in Europa Conference League Draw
Christantus Uche was on the scoresheet as Crystal Palace were held to a draw by KuPS in their UEFA Europa Conference League encounter, a result that denied the Premier League side automatic qualification to the round of 16. The Nigerian midfielder opened the scoring in the 6th minute with a well-taken finish. After receiving a pass from Justin Devenny at the centre of the box, Uche fired a right-footed shot into the top-left corner to give Palace an early advantage. KuPS responded in the second half through Piotr Parzyszek, who equalised in the 50th minute. Just three minutes later, Ibrahim...