A Thai gunman has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok. French national Lim Kimya, a former opposition parliamentarian in Cambodia, was shot dead on January 7th by Ekkalak Paenoi. Ekkalak faced a potential death sentence in Thailand for premeditated murder, but a judge said that […]
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has ordered the government to review its policies for weapons exports to Israel. The court did not uphold a ban on the export of parts for F-35 fighter jets but stated that the government needed to assess by itself whether there was a risk that the jet parts would […]
The Moroccan government has said that it’s ready to address grievances fueling the youth-led protests that have engulfed the country for days. The announcement comes a day after three people were killed by security forces as rioters tried to storm a police station. Speaking to a council of ministers, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said he […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Elective Congress in Ekiti State, covering all sixteen local government areas, has been overshadowed by allegations of procedural breaches and electoral irregularities. Speaking to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti after the election, Chairmanship contestant Barrister Sunday Olowolafe accused certain elements within the party of manipulating the process and disenfranchising legitimate delegates. In […]
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over alleged unpaid salaries, arrears, and other unmet demands. The threat comes as the university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has been on strike since August for the same reasons and has […]
The wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the distribution of three hundred and seventy thousand sanitary pads worth two point five billion naira to schoolgirls in rural communities across the thirty-six states and the Federal Capital Territory. The launch, held at the State House, Alausa, Ikeja, was carried out under her […]
Manchester United has finalised a deal to sign seventeen-year-old Colombian midfielder Cristian Orozco from Fortaleza CEIF. The agreement was confirmed by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. According to Romano, United’s lawyers have approved all contracts, and lead scout Gerardo Guzmán Antonaccio coordinated the deal. The young talent will join the Red Devils in the summer of […]
The Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said several vessels that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) had been safely stopped and that those aboard were being transferred to an Israeli port. It added that the […]
Rescuers have said that there are no signs of life under the wreckage of a collapsed Indonesian school where fifty-nine people are still missing. Hundreds of students, most of them teenage boys, were inside the two-storey Islamic boarding school in the town of Sidoarjo when it collapsed. Officials said that at least five students were […]
Two people have been killed on the fifth night of anti-government protests in Morocco. State media said police opened fire on a group of demonstrators who tried to storm a police station near the city of Agadir. Organizers have pleaded for the demonstrations to remain peaceful and criticised police for what they called repressive security […]