Netherlands asks Sierra Leone to extradite cocaine kingpin
THE HAGUE – The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to Sierra Leone for convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch justice minister said on Thursday, adding that he hoped…
Indonesia set to repatriate Frenchman on death row for drug offences
JAKARTA – Indonesia was set to repatriate a Frenchman on Tuesday who has spent two decades on death row for drug offences, a senior minister said, joining a list of…
Luis Rubiales trial: kiss by ‘my boss’ was wrong, says Spanish player Jenni Hermoso
MADRID – Spanish women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso confronted former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales at his trial on Monday, saying she did not agree to the kiss that…
Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee found not guilty in merger case
SEOUL – Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation by a Seoul appeals court on Monday, in a ruling that could…
Former Spanish soccer chief stands trial for kissing player Jenni Hermoso
The former president of Spain’s football federation, Luis Rubiales, goes on trial on Monday, accused of sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso, in a case which has fed…
Position of Okun people on threats on the Yoruba for rejecting Sharia law by an alleged Okun son
POSITION OF OKUN PEOPLE ON THREATS ON THE YORUBA FOR REJECTING SHARIA LAW BY AN ALLEGED OKUN SON The attention of Okun People, currently in the Western Senatorial District of…
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange
GAZA – Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a…
Nigerian court remands 13 Chinese nationals over cybercrime, security breach
Agency Report A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s Lagos has remanded 13 Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Limited, on charges of alleged impersonation, fraud, and attempts to…
OONI RESOLVES ISSUES BETWEEN AARE AFE BABALOLA AND DELE FAROTIMI
OONI RESOLVES ISSUES BETWEEN AARE AFE BABALOLA AND DELE FAROTIMI Dele is forgiven – Afe Babalola The Ooni of Ife, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja…
NIGERIA: Shariah Court/Panel not recognised under Ekiti law, state’s attorney-general declares after trending reports say Shariah panel resolved marriage dispute
Morakinyo Akinosun ADO-EKITI – Nigeria’s Ekiti State Government has said that the existing legal structure in the southwestern state does not recognise Sharia Court or Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel. The…