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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday charged Ahmed Adamu Dikko, former Managing Director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on 12 counts bordering on money laundering. The complaint, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/360/2026 and dated and filed on June 22 by the Commission’s attorney, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, lists Dikko …

Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces in designated areas of the eastern European city that had been declared safe by the UN. Security Council. The UN later acknowledged collective failure in preventing the genocide at Srebrenica. Three survivors explain how they worked as curators and archivists at the Srebrenica Memorial Center to ensure that the …

The People’s Liberation Party (LPP) said on Wednesday it has launched its digital member registration portal as part of efforts to launch full political operations, following a Court of Appeal ruling affirming its status as a registered political party in Nigeria. In a press release signed by its National Organizing Secretary, Dr. Auwal Bashir, the party announced the inauguration of …

Post views: 22 By Osondu Ohaeri There was a time when many motorists approaching the Kugbo exit corridor of the Federal Capital Territory did so with silent but unimaginable anxiety and panic. The fear was not imaginary. It arose from a recurring pattern that had become painfully familiar: huge articulated trucks struggling in rush-hour traffic, smaller vehicles trapped alongside …

Monia Ammar and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin from Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria met with victims, government officials and civil society groups between 1 and 7 July. They also visited Homs and Quneitra after previous trips to Damascus, Damascus Countryside, Aleppo, Raqqa and Hassakeh. Echoes of conflict Their visit was marked by violence. Suspected improvised explosive devices hit a …

“The people were shocked and distraught; formal meetings alone are not enough,” He said in a virtual briefing from the capital, Caracas, alongside representatives of the UN, Brazil, Turkey, the United States, Venezuela and the European Commission. That The earthquake has killed more than 3,500 people and injured at least 16,740 othersand 6,462 people have been rescued, according to the …

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians identified for deportation as part of a renewed immigration enforcement campaign targeting foreign nationals convicted of criminal offenses. The names were released Wednesday through the department’s official website under its updated “worst of the worst” criminal docket, which highlights noncitizens arrested by U.S. Immigration …

The presidency and the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the 2027 elections, Peter Obi, exchanged words on Wednesday over the former Anambra State governor’s claim that he may be killed before the next general elections. Obi had alleged that the federal government was frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures, saying he was no longer sure he …

Amid reports that three merchant ships were attacked along with Iranian targets, IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez condemns “reckless attack” in the last two days to several ships transiting the narrow waterway, which is an important channel for much of the world’s energy needs. The risks are enormous, Guterres warned UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the resumption of attacks …

United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Wednesday that the individual award will be given to Professor Serigne Magueye Gueye from Senegal, while the institutional award will be given to the Fondation Bonne Action Umugiraneza from Burundi. This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to breakthroughs that improve reproductive health and solve population growth-related challenges facing society on …