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FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested In Wales
US and British authorities says one of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists was arrested in Wales after more than 20 years on the run on Tuesday. Daniel Andreas San Diego, who has ties to animal rights extremist groups, is wanted by US authorities for his alleged involvement in two 2003 bombings in the San Francisco…
Cyber Attack On Russian State Television Disrupts Service
A cyberattack led to widespread disruptions at the Russian state-owned broadcaster VGTRK on Monday, according to media reports. The online Russian newspaper Gazeta.Ru reported that a pro-Ukrainian hacker group named “sudo rm -RF” was responsible for the attack, citing Russian intelligence officials. Gazeta.Ru said that the attack affected the online broadcast of the programme, internal…
11th Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission Meeting Opens In Cape Town
The 11th session of Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) started on Monday with a ministerial meeting at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting is co-chaired by Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Dr Roland Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Bayo Onanuga,…
IMF Disburses $10m Loan To Somalia For Economic Reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of 10 million dollars to Somalia to boost the country’s economic reforms. IMF in a statement said that the latest funding “brings Somalia’s total disbursement under the current programme, originally approved in Dec. 2023, to 60 million dollars.’’ Bo Li, the IMF’s Deputy Managing Director, said…
Suspected Al Shabaab Gunmen Abduct Chiefs In Northeast Kenya – Reports
Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya on Monday as they were on their way to work, media reported. According to Citizen TV, quoting North Eastern Regional Commissioner John Otieno, the incident happened in Mandera County when the five chiefs were heading to Elwak….
New Managing Director named for Shell as Elohor proceeds on international posting
Shell has named a new Managing Director for its deep-water subsidiary in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo.) He is Ronald Adams, formerly Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic LNG, Trinidad and Tobago. He takes over from Elohor Aiboni who proceeds on international assignment to Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) as Asset Director. Both appointments take…
Trump, Harris Make Their Final Campaign Rounds, Millions Vote Early
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared on the “Saturday Night Live” TV comedy show on Saturday, adding a surprise jolt to the U.S presidential election ust three days before her with showdown with Republican Donald Trump. “Keep Calm-ala and carry on-ala,” Harris said in unison with the actor who plays her on the show, Maya…
Niger Govt Presents C Of O For FG’s Housing Project In Minna
Gov Umaru Bago of Niger, on Wednesday presented Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the Federal Housing Authority for the commencement of the ‘Renewed Hope Housing Project’ to be constructed on a 31-hectares land in Minna. The governor presented the C of O to Mr Oyetunde Ojo, the Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA),…
Biden Administration In Talks With Taliban For Prisoner Swap – Reports
The outgoing administration of Joe Biden is negotiating with the Taliban, under UN sanctions for terrorism exchange of detained Americans in Afghanistan for at least one profile high prisoner. The administration called for exchange of the prisoner who were allegedly said to have associated with Osama bin Laden, the late leader of al-Qaeda (banned in…