The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, a leader linked to al-Qaeda, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Timbuktu, Mali, during 2012-2013. Al Hassan, 46, was found guilty of multiple charges, including torture, rape, sexual slavery, and the destruction of religious and historic…
North Korea’s recent missile launch, which failed early Wednesday, might have been a hypersonic weapon, according to South Korean intelligence. The missile was launched around 5:30 AM local time from near Pyongyang, reaching an altitude of about 100km and flying eastward for over 200km before exploding midair off North Korea’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint…
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Assets has called for the arrest of the Director of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) over the sale of two helicopters. This comes after the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, was urged to take over the investigation into the alleged indiscriminate sale. The two helicopters,…
Desirous to prevent possible outbreak of cholera in the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, RUWASSA, has warned residents against open defecation in bushes and uncompleted buildings. The executive director of RUWASSA, Dr Ali Dan-Hassan, warned that adherence to open defecation policy was not negotiable, especially now that the rainy…
It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announces the passing of Deputy Comptroller Etop Andrew Essien, who served as the Deputy Comptroller in charge of Revenue in the Account Unit of the service. Deputy Comptroller Essien, who was in charge of the reconciliation of revenue…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja-based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the Nyayan Division of the FCT High…
A former Vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has urged state governors to respect traditional rulers in the country. Atiku said traditional institutions constituted a component of the nation’s governance, noting that they must be protected from the arbitrariness of state governments. Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday, said: “I must also appeal to state governors to accord…
According to recent data, 1.8 billion adults globally, or over one-third (31%) of all adults, did not engage in the recommended amounts of physical activity in 2022. The results show a concerning trend in adult physical inactivity, which has risen by almost 5 percentage points between 2010 and 2022. If the trend continues, levels of…
The ICC warrants are the latest in a series of actions by the court over the Ukraine war, including an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The warrants, issued on Monday but made public on Tuesday, concerned the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. The pair are…
