An Eritrean national described as one of “the world’s most wanted” human traffickers have been arrested in Sudan after an international manhunt led by the United Arab Emirates, Interpol announced on Thursday. The suspect — identified as Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam — is accused of leading a criminal organization that abducts, exports, and murders East African migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya, the France-based police agency said in an online statement. He was arrested on Sunday in a ″major international police operation led by the United Arab Emirates, based on information shared via Interpol,″ said a statement from the UAE’s Ministry…
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The political landscape in the Sahel started changing dramatically in 2020 with the return of the military. It took a dramatic turn in Chad with the death of Chadian President Idris Derby in combat followed by a takeover by his son in April 2021. In August 2020 Assimi Goitre carried out the first phase of a coup in Mali. The Guinea regime fell to the military in September 2021 and a coup took place in Burkina Faso in September 2022. The question that is posed is whether we are back to the era in which those who can shoot their…
The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said 61 suspected political thugs had been arrested in its efforts to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality, especially during political campaigns. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Mamman Dauda, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, in Kano. According to him, the arrest was made in line with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali-Baba, to ensure a peaceful election process and tackle the menace of political thugs. “The suspects were arrested on…
The Delta state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege on Thursday, dismissed the notion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) firm grip on the state. He told journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja that “Delta is very ripe for the taking” adding that it was a misconception to tag Delta as a PDP state. “That is a very serious misconception to tag Delta State as a PDP state. Delta is very ripe for the taking. “We’re determined to achieve this; we’ve been going around each local government, ward by ward,…
The former Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday, inaugurated the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in Osogbo. Inaugurating members of the council, Oyetola said no stone would be left unturned in ensuring the victory of the APC presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, in the forthcoming general elections. The former governor, who is the State Coordinator of the PCC, instructed members to also work at ensuring victory for all APC state candidates vying for national and state assembly positions. “The country is in dire need of a competent individual like Tinubu to…
…Expresses optimism it will benefit citizens Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has signed the 2023 appropriation bill of N243 billion into law. The budget is N5 billion above the estimate presented to the State Assembly for consideration. The capital expenditure stood at over N152 billion while recurrent expenditure is over N91 billion. Under the sectoral breakdown, Administration had over N9 billion, Economics got over N102 billion, Law, and Justice had more than N1 billion and the Social sector gulped over N38 billion. The brief ceremony took place at the Council Chamber of Government House, Minna. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello…
Amazon.com Inc’s layoffs will now include more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a public staff note on Wednesday. The layoff decisions, which Amazon will communicate starting Jan. 18, will largely impact the company’s e-commerce and human resources organizations, he said. The cuts amount to 6% of Amazon’s roughly 300,000-person corporate workforce and represent a swift turn for a retailer that recently doubled its base pay ceiling to compete more aggressively for talent. They also show how layoffs continue to shake the technology sector. Amazon’s layoffs now surpass the 11,000 cuts announced last year…
Former US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had come up with a plan to fight drug cartels if he is elected president. “The drug cartels are waging war on America – and it’s now time for America to wage war on the cartels. The drug cartels and their allies in the Biden administration have the blood of countless millions on their hands. “Millions and millions of families and people are being destroyed. When I am back in the White House, the drug kingpins and vicious traffickers will never sleep soundly again,” Trump said in a video message.…
Sporadic gunshots rented the air at Ikare-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East local government Area of Ondo state for the second consecutive day on Wednesday sending residents scampering to safety. The firing of gunshots began on Tuesday when youths from a part of the town staged a New Year carnival. A resident claimed that two lives had been lost, houses and shops had been razed, and properties worth millions of naira had been destroyed. “Youths of Okoja area of the town organised a New Year carnival on Tuesday at the area’s market square. “Some people went to disrupt the carnival, however,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commiserated with Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) over the death of his mother, Mrs. Eunice Adesina. The former president in a letter addressed to Adesina, said late Eunice was a hardworking personality, who dedicated her life to her family and the church of Christ. He said the deceased, who passed away on December 22, 2022, at the age of 92, lived a fulfilled life, adding that her impact on her family was evident in the achievements of her children. “It is with sadness I read the passing on to the…