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FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has given stern warning to directors overseeing rural road projects not to delay any file pertaining to rural road construction. Mr Wike who gave the warning in Abuja when he flagged off commencement of the 7.2 km Tokulo- Kaima - road in Bwari Area Council, said emergency construction of rural roads is targeted at fast tracking development and minimize rural- urban drift in the territory. […]
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption has been halved by the country's pardons board. Jailed in 2022 for stealing national funds, he will be released in August 2028, the board said. Najib, who served from 2009 to 2018, was convicted in 2020 as part of the 1MDB scandal. That is related to the embezzlement of Malaysia's state-owned wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. The fine imposed […]
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed drones, missiles and other equipment to India for nearly $4bn (£3.14bn). The MQ-9B Predator drones deal had been announced during PM Narendra Modi's visit to US in June 2023. In December, it was put on hold by a Senate committee pending investigation into an alleged Indian assassination plot on US soil. The deal will now be confirmed after […]
China has executed a couple who fatally threw two children out of the window of an apartment building. Zhang Bo - the father of the children - and Ye Chengchen were previously found guilty of killing the two-year-old girl and one-year-old boy in 2020. Zhang had began an affair with Ye and later divorced his wife and began conspiring to kill his children. China's Supreme Court had called the couples' […]
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300. A lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district at about 23:30 (20:30 GMT), "igniting a huge ball of fire", a government spokesperson said. Housing, businesses and cars were damaged, with video showing a huge blaze raging close to blocks of flats. Earlier, the government had said the blast happened at a […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is collaborating with the Nigeria Air Force in the distribution of Materials to the three locations in the North East, South East, South West geo political zones of the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu stated this in Abuja when he visited the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar. Professor Yakubu said the visit was necessary due to the fact that the […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has reiterated its commitment to complete the ongoing 10 lanes Inner Southern Express Way by December. Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike made this known during an inspection of the projects in Abuja. The Minister who described the four-way 13.193-kilometre road with 10 lanes, from Southern Parkway to Ring Road II Galadimawa roundabout as a project that would change the landscape of the city when […]
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was accused of leaking state secrets. Khan, who was ousted by his opponents as PM in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption. He has called all the charges against him politically motivated. The conviction under the secrets act comes the week before general […]
Indian naval forces have rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after their fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast. This was the second rescue operation in 36 hours by Indian warship INS Sumitra. Hours earlier, the ship had rescued the 17-member Iranian crew of a vessel which was also hijacked by pirates, the navy said. India's navy has responded to several distress calls from vessels and sailors over the past […]
