-Senator representing Kebbi South senatorial district Garba Musa Maidoki pointed out at the National Assembly: “We know who these bandits are, we know where they are, we know what they want. “If we are going to negotiations, do it and finish it, if we are going to fight, we fight it to finish. What is the big deal? We know everything, why are we covering?”
Nigerian President Tinubu Declares Nationwide Security Emergency & Recruitment Of Additional Army And Police Personnel, Sympathises With Families and victims Of terrorism
President Bola Tinubu statement on nationwide security emergency and recruitment of more security personnel: “in view of the emerging security situation, I have decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional recruitment into the Armed Forces. “By this declaration, the police and the army are authorised to recruit more personnel. The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000. “Although I had previously approved the nationwide upgrade of police training facilities, the police authorities are, by this statement, authorised to use various National Youth Service Corps camps as training depots. “The officers being withdrawn...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared an emergency on national security
✓ Orders Army & Police to recruit more personnel. Army to add (30,000)& Police to add 20,000 officers (total now 50,000 for Police). ✓ NYSC camps to be used as police training depots nationwide. ✓ DSS to deploy forest guards immediately and recruit more to flush out terrorists and bandits. ✓FG to support states creating security outfits; calls on NASS to begin work on state police. ✓ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commends the rescued of 24 Kebbi schoolgirls and 38 Kwara worshippers, vows to free remaining Niger State pupils…✌️
Ousted Leader Hasina Sentenced In Bangladesh Land Corruption Case
Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government project. She was sentenced to death earlier this month for crimes against humanity involving the crackdown on the mass uprising that ended her 15-year rule last year. She is in exile in India, and all of the trials have been conducted in absentia. The three verdicts found Hasina guilty of illegally securing plots in the Purbachal New Town project for herself and her family despite their ineligibility. Each sentence was seven years in prison, and Dhaka Special Court...
France’s Lucas Philippe Elected As Interpol New President
French police officer Lucas Philippe was elected as the new president of Interpol during the organization’s General Assembly held in Marrakech. He is said to lead the largest international police structure for a four-year term. According to the organizers, the forum was attended by 886 representatives from 179 member states, as well as delegates from 34 international organizations. The meetings discussed key topics such as cybercrime, transnational criminal networks, online fraud centers and the protection of personal data. Philippe’s election comes at a time of heightened expectations for Interpol to modernize coordination mechanisms between national police services and to tighten...
Russia Convicts And Hands Life Sentences To Eight People Over Attack On A Key Bridge To Crimea
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The court sentenced all of the defendants to life in prison. The October 2022 attack on the bridge came when a truck bomb blew up two of its sections and required months of repairs. The blast killed the truck driver and four other people in a car nearby. Moscow decried the attack as an act of terrorism and retaliated by bombarding Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, targeting the country’s...
Miss Universe Owners In Mexico And Thailand Face Trafficking, Fraud Claims
A court in Thailand said Wednesday that it has issued an arrest warrant for a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization in connection with a fraud case. Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip was charged with fraud then released on bail in 2023. She failed to appear as required in a Bangkok court on Tuesday. Since she did not notify the court about her absence, she was deemed to be a flight risk, according to a statement from the Bangkok South District Court. The court rescheduled the hearing for Dec. 26. According to the court’s statement, Jakkaphong and her company, JKN Global Group Public Co....
Four Journalists Including AFP Photographer Gets Acquitted In Turkey Over Istanbul Protest
A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted four journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul in March, according to an AFP journalist inside the courtroom. The four photographers were arrested in dawn raids several days into the huge wave of protests sparked by the arrest of Istanbul’s influential opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, who remains in detention. The journalists, like thousands of protesters, were accused of violating laws governing demonstrations and public gatherings. “There is no solid basis that the defendants committed the alleged offence,” the judge told the Istanbul court as she ordered...