Business tycoon Asil Nadir, once jailed for stealing millions from his Polly Peck empire, was buried on Tuesday after a funeral in northern Cyprus. Nadir, 83, died late on Sunday at a hospital in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is only recognised by Turkey. The flamboyant Turkish Cypriot businessman was convicted in 2012 of embezzling nearly 29 million pounds (then 37 million euros) from the UK conglomerate in the late 1980s. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail and ordered to pay five million pounds in compensation. In 2016, he was released from a…
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A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country’s first court case over crimes committed by the Islamic State (IS) group against the Yazidi minority. Accused of keeping Yazidi women and children as slaves at her home in Syria in the winter and spring of 2015, Lina Ishaq was convicted of “genocide” and “crimes against humanity,” as well as war crimes, the court said in a statement. The court said her crimes warranted a sentence of 16 years, but taking a previous sentence into account set the sentence…
6 mins ago Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos has granted one Precious Chimaobi Uzondu N5 million bail after he was arraigned by the Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for refusing to accept Naira as a legal tender. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of EFCC, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, arraigned Uzondu on… 37 mins ago Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has advised people not to always fight but to remain focused and diligent in doing the right thing. 1 hour ago Oyo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, moved to make a law…
Bangladesh’s powerful BNP political party has spoken out publicly for the first time against the interim government after a surge of unrest and a sweeping security crackdown. Police have arrested more than 1,500 people nationwide since Saturday as part of “Operation Devil Hunt”, targeting groups allegedly connected to ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled in a student-led revolution in August. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Bangladesh National Party secretary-general, met interim leader Mohammed Yunus late on Monday to “raise concerns over the incidents that have swept across the country”. Protesters smashed buildings connected to Hasina’s family using excavators —…
Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacking positions of the Congolese armed forces in South Kivu province at dawn, local and security sources told AFP. East and southern African leaders at a summit on Saturday called for an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire within five days, fearing the conflict, which has killed thousands and driven vast numbers from their homes, would spill over into neighbouring countries. The M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east DRC after again taking up arms in late 2021.…
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has said on Monday that he would resign on Feb. 12, so that the parliament did not have to impeach him. Iohannis’s presidential mandate came to an end on Dec. 21, 2024. Since then he has been staying in office until the new head of state is elected, while the election is to take place on May 4. However, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, the S.O.S Romania party and the Party of Young People (POT) came up with an initiative to gather votes for the president’s resignation.READ ALSO:Kano Assembly passes bill…
The Church of England’s elected governing body will begin a week-long meeting on Monday after an “unprecedented crisis” triggered by a number of sexual abuse scandals. The London meeting comes a month after Justin Welby stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the world’s Anglicans, over the scandal. Sexual abuse allegations against a priest and a bishop have also emerged in recent months and embroiled Welby’s interim replacement in controversy. The first day of the General Synod gathering, which convenes several times a year, will see members debate a damning report released last year into failures in the…
An 11-year-old schoolgirl was found murdered in a wood south of Paris over the weekend, sparking shock and a massive search for clues that could lead to the killer. The girl was found stabbed to death in the Essonne region south of Paris in the night of Friday to Saturday, police said. She had been missing since leaving school on Friday afternoon. According to a police source, who asked not to be named, she had been “hit more than 10 times by an object that could have been a knife,” particularly in the torso and neck. A couple in…
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday announced he would resign following pressure for him to step down ahead of the re-run of an election that was voided over allegations of Russian interference. Pressure had been growing on pro-European Iohannis, leader of liberals who had said he would remain in office until his successor is elected in May. Romania’s top court decided to cancel the presidential elections in December amid allegations of Russian meddling and after a previously little-known, far-right candidate won a surprise first-round victory. “In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from crisis… I resign from…
Iraq’s president has sued Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani over unpaid salaries for civil servants in the autonomous region of Kurdistan, bringing into focus a rift in the country’s leadership. President Abdul Latif Rashid, a Kurd, filed the lawsuit against Sudani and Finance Minister Taif Sami last month, but his adviser, Hawri Tawfiq, only announced it on Sunday. The case, submitted to Iraq’s top court, seeks an order to ensure salaries are paid “without interruption” despite ongoing financial disputes between Baghdad and Arbil, the regional capital. Iraq’s public sector is wracked with inefficiency and corruption, and analysts say Sudani…