Emeka Ndukwu, 46, a Nigerian-American based in Maryland, has been sentenced to four years in prison for engaging in business e-mail scheme and conspiring to launder more than $900,000 proceeds of scams. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in a statement, said Ndukwu tricked seven companies in the United StatesContinue Reading
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has cautioned state pilgrims agencies against allowing their pilgrims to stay beyond eight days in Madinah or take responsibility for their feeding and accommodation. The warning was issued in a circular to the agencies on Friday in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. The News AgencyContinue Reading
CAIRO, July 28 (Xinhua) — An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 75 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death over charges of violence and murder, a judicial source said. The case, publicly known as “Breaking up Rabaa Sit-in,” dated back to 2013. The convicted were charged with causing deathsContinue Reading
BEIJING, (Xinhua) — Scientists from China and Britain have identified the brain regions associated with depression and sleep problems. The research, co-conducted by scientists from Fudan University, the University of Warwick and University of Oxford, could lead to better treatment of both problems. Up to 70 percent of those sufferingContinue Reading
NEW DELHI, July 28 (Xinhua) — At least 58 people were killed and 53 others injured in rain-related incidents in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, local government officials said Saturday. The deaths, according to the government, has taken places on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “During three days of heavyContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday and praised “the historic reform efforts” undertaken by Abiy since assuming power in April, the White House said in a statement. Pence noted Abiy’s efforts at “improving respect for human rights, reforming theContinue Reading
The Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led Commonwealth Observer Group has given a pass mark to the Pakistan’s general election, saying the poll has generally strengthened the country’s democracy. The Commonwealth team said the election marked “important milestone” in the history of the country, following two consecutive democratically-elected civilian governments completing their fullContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirty-two former U.S. diplomats and 11 aid groups on Monday urged U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to eliminate a key State Department refugee bureau, warning that the move would be “an error of grave proportion.” In a letter to Pompeo, the former diplomats and nationalContinue Reading
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly four land and environmental activists were killed each week last year, murdered for opposing large-scale agriculture and mining projects in the deadliest year on record, a campaign group said on Tuesday. In 22 countries surveyed by U.K.-based Global Witness, at least 207 activists wereContinue Reading
