Nepal Anti-Graft Body Charges 55 Ex-officials Including Ministers
The CIAA said the 55 individuals involved had inflated cost estimates by around $75 million, taking the approved cost of the project from $169 million to $244 million.
Category: Crime & Justice
Trump Pardons Democratic Congressman in Bribery Case
“I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar … I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.
Tunisia Arrests Prominent Lawyer and Activist
Ayachi Hammami, a rights activist and staunch critic of President Kais Saied, was among some 40 Tunisian opposition figures sentenced last week up to 45 years for “conspiracy against state security” and “belonging to a terrorist group”
Gunmen Kidnap More than 30 Nigerians Across two States
According to a security report prepared for the United Nations, armed groups known as “bandits” in northwest Nigeria kidnapped “at least 25 residents” in twin assaults on the villages of Unguwar Tsamiya and Dabawa in Kano state.
Children of Niger’s Detained President Plead for His Release
Elected in 2021, Bazoum, 65, has never resigned and with his wife Hadiza, 57, has been confined to a wing of the presidential palace where the junta leader behind his ouster also resides.
Sudan Army Chief Calls on Trump to End Country’s War
Trump took an interest in the war for the first time last week, vowing he would end it after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman urged him to get involved.
Burkina Faso General’s Abducted Daughter Freed
General Djibril Bassole’s daughter Yasmine, who was kidnapped in the capital along with her brother and a cousin in September 2024, was freed Monday night by masked men, family and friends told AFP.
Nigerian Police say 10 people Kidnapped in Country’s West
The state police commissioner said the attackers were herders who had “shot sporadically” during the Monday night raid on the village of Isapa, which neighbours another village where 35 people were kidnapped just a week before.
Rais Samia Ashtakiwa katika Mahakama ya Kimataifa ya Uhalifu kwa Madai ya Uhalifu Dhidi ya Ubinadamu
Mwasilishaji wa ombi hilo, wakili Juan Carlos Gutierrez, anayewakilisha waathiriwa, anadai kwamba Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan, kama Amiri Jeshi Mkuu, anabeba jukumu la mwisho kwa madai hayo, akisema aliidhinisha moja kwa moja matumizi ya nguvu dhidi ya raia.
BBC ‘Determined to Fight’ Trump Defamation Case: Chairman
The BBC apologised last week for giving the impression in a documentary that Trump had directly urged “violent action” just before the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021.
