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'Israeli Billionaire To Face Corruption Charges In Geneva'

‘Israeli Billionaire To Face Corruption Charges In Geneva’

December 7, 2020 3:15 am

An Israeli billionaire, Beny Steinmetz is to appear in a Geneva court in early January to defend himself against corruption and forgery charges in connection with mining contracts in Guinea Reuters reported.

Steinmetz, an Israel business man with portfolio in real estate and diamond mining was indicted in August 2019 by a Geneva prosecutor who accused him and two aides of paying or having $10 million in bribes paid to one of the wives of former Guinean President Lansana Conte for mining licences between 2005 and 2010.

Marc Bonnant, a prominent Geneva lawyer representing Steinmetz, why speaking to Reuters on …

Maryam Sanda Must Die By Hanging - Appeal Court

Maryam Sanda Must Die By Hanging – Appeal Court

December 5, 2020 3:27 am

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the conviction and death sentence by hanging that was handed to Maryam Sanda, by a lower court for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.

Delivering judgment, Justice Stephen Adah, who read the decision on behalf of the three-member panel of justices held that the trial judge was right in his decision.

‘I have gone through the record before the court and I am fully certain that the learned trial court did not engage any investigation outside the evidence before it,’ he said.

‘The appellant did not point out where the trial judge

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Philippine Town Mayor, Caesar Perez Shot Dead

Philippine Town Mayor, Caesar Perez Shot Dead

December 4, 2020 7:37 am

Caesar Perez, a Philippine mayor with alleged links to illegal drugs has been murdered.

Perez, 66, was the mayor of Los Banos in Laguna province, south of Manila.

A police spokesman, Chitadel Gaoiran, said he was shot dead Thursday night by a gunman.

The official had just arrived at a town hall when he was shot twice in the head.

Perez was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead, Dpa reports.

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The deceased was named in President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of politicians with alleged links to drug deals.

Last month, …

FBI List: Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Invictus' ₦235m

FBI List: Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Invictus’ ₦235m

December 3, 2020 8:11 am

Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of ₦235,451,969 traced to the account of a convicted fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, announced this in a statement on Thursday.

Okeke, the Chief Executive Officer of Invictus Group, pleaded guilty to two charges: computer fraud and wire fraud.Africa Daily News, New York reported his arrest in August 2019 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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Okeke, who made …

Why We Killed 43 Farmers - Boko Haram’s Leader

Why We Killed 43 Farmers – Boko Haram’s Leader

December 2, 2020 3:36 am

Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram terrorist organisation has reacted to the killing of 43 farmers in Borno State.

In a video he released, masked Shekau claimed responsibility for the killing of at least 43 rice farmers in Zabarmari.

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The video obtained by HumAngle, showed Shekau saying that the farmers were killed for collaborating with the Nigerian army.

He claimed that some of the farmers arrested some Boko Haram members and handed them to the Nigerian military, warning them that those who collaborate with Nigeria army will meet the same …

Former Pension Boss, Maina Sentenced To 61 Years Imprisonment

Intelligence Operatives Arrest Maina In Niger Republic

December 1, 2020 10:33 am

Operatives of Nigeria intelligence service and anti-corruption agents, Monday evening, arrested Abdulrasheed Maina in Niger Republic.

A top intelligence officer told Newsmen that the arrest was made on an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two countries.

Read Also: Search For Maina: FG Reaches Out To Niger Republic, US

The former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) is facing a 12-count money laundering charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

According to the EFCC, Maina used his firm to launder about N2billion.

He allegedly used part of the proceeds to acquire properties in …

Islamic State Terrorists Resume Attack in Iraq, Hits A Refinery

Islamic State Terrorists Resume Attack in Iraq, Hits A Refinery

December 1, 2020 7:02 am

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rocket that hit a small oil refinery in northern Iraq on Sunday, causing a fire at a fuel storage tank and forcing a complete shutdown of operations after the blaze spread to a nearby pipeline network, two refinery officials said.

This is coming as US President Trump is due to leave office in less the two months. The group’s activities have been put to a check since Donald Trump took office in 2016.

Islamic State took to the group’s official channel to post a sketchy statement claiming responsibility for attacking the Siniya refinery. …

France: Police Officers Charged For Assaulting Man

France: Police Officers Charged For Assaulting Black Man

November 30, 2020 9:14 am

A team of police officers in France are in trouble for assaulting a black musical producer in Paris.

The prosecutor’s office has charged them of intentional violence, Le Parisien newspaper reports.

Michel Zecler, on November 21, was walking in the 17th district of Parise without a mask against health protocol.

Zecler saw a police car and went into his studio to avoid a fine but the officers followed and beat him.

Read Also: France COVID-19 Case Drops By Half

Two of the four law enforcement personnel are in custody, others are under judicial control.

One was charged with ‘intentional damage …

Nigeria Placed Third On 2020 Global Terrorism Index – Report

Nigeria Placed Third On 2020 Global Terrorism Index – Report

November 28, 2020 10:33 am

Nigeria has been placed third on the 2020 Global Terrorism Index, a report that measures the impact of terrorism on countries across the world says.

The country was also ranked third by the index in 2019 having been battling terrorist group in the northern part of the country since 2009, when Jihadist group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.

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According to the report, Nigeria recorded the second-largest reduction in deaths from terrorism in 2019, with the number falling from 2,043 to 1,245, …

Iranian Envoy, 3 Others Face Trial In Belgium Over Terrorism

Iranian Envoy, 3 Others Face Trial In Belgium Over Terrorism

November 28, 2020 5:43 am

An Iranian diplomat and three other Iranians accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group in France in 2018 went on trial in Belgium on Friday.

This the first time an EU country has put an Iranian official on trial for terrorism. Assadolah Assadi, a Vienna-based diplomat and the three others were charged with plotting an attack on a rally of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) by Belgian prosecutors.

The rally was in the U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani as Keynote Speaker.

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Security worsens in Benin, no fewer than 30 killed in 7 days

Security Worsens In Benin, No Fewer Than 30 Killed In 7 Days

November 16, 2020 2:22 am

The security situation in Benin, the capital of Edo state, has taken a turn for the worse following a jump in cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and cult-related killings.

According to the investigation, the upsurge in the crimes was first noticed since the #ENDSARS protests that led to the release of no fewer than 1900 from two Correctional Centres, burning of at least eight police stations and the looting of their armouries by hoodlums.

Nightlife in the capital city, in the meantime, has since ground to a halt as incidences of kidnappings and armed robbery have escalated.

While residents of …

Mother Of Gboah TV Reporter, Pelumi Onifade Demands Justice

Mother Of Gboah TV Reporter, Pelumi Onifade Demands Justice

November 5, 2020 5:58 am

Bose Onifade, the grieving mother of the Gboah TV reporter Pelumi Onifade who was killed while covering a story about a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives were stored in Agege/Gegetu area of Agege LGA of Lagos has demanded for justice.

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According to a statement on Monday by the company, Onifade died while covering the looting of COVID-19 palliatives at a storage centre in Agege area of Lagos.

He was reportedly arrested by the Lagos State Task Force at the Ministry of Agriculture, Abbattoir, Agege.

It was gathered that Mr Onifade …

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