The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges, including alleged fraudulent foreign exchange allocation of $2 billion, against former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. In the fresh 26-count charge filed at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, the anti-graft agency said Mr Emefiele while being CBN governor arbitrarily … Read more
SINGAPORE: A food delivery rider stole two cans of pork from a supermarket and placed them on a shelf at the entrance of a mosque. Ian Poh, 30, did so deliberately, knowing that Muslims are forbidden from eating pork and that his actions would anger the community at Masjid Al-Ansar. Poh was sentenced to 12 weeks’ … Read more
An appeal court here has upheld the 2022 conviction of Kunti Kamara, a former commander of the Ulimo rebel group, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Lofa County during Liberia’s first civil war. The court of three judges and nine jurors, delivered the final verdict Wednesday evening following more than eight hours … Read more
“GOING TO BRING A LOT OF BOMBS TO PUT IN YOUR CAR” According to court documents, Loo allegedly sent a false bomb threat via Facebook Messenger on Feb 28, 2024 to a Han Guo Yu. Loo allegedly wrote: “Han Guo Yu, I am going to bring a lot of bombs to put in your car … Read more
Donald Trump skulked into a wood-paneled courtroom on Monday morning that was packed with reporters and onlookers waiting to see when his Manhattan hush-money trial might finally begin. It was an unceremonious setting and atmosphere for a procedural affair. The prospect of some resolution in one of the four criminal indictments the former president faces … Read more
MUMBAI: An Esplanade court on Sunday sent the 35 arrested Somali pirates in police custody till April 4. The pirates, captured by the Indian Navy during an anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea last week, are accused of attempted murder, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, and criminal intimidation among other charges.The pirates were on Saturday taken … Read more
SINGAPORE: A man bought a slingshot along with clay and steel ammunition online and used it at a multi-storey car park in Jurong West. However, when he fired his slingshot at some pigeons, the ammunition ricocheted and blew a hole in the kitchen window of a second-floor flat. Yu Xueyao, a 37-year-old Singaporean, was fined … Read more
WHAT HAPPENED Li arrived in Singapore on Feb 29, 2024 on a social visit pass, his first visit here. He had no air ticket out of Singapore. On Mar 1, 2024, a group of three, Shangguan Linmo, 25, Hu Zhijun, 21 and Yang Junhao, 23, had departed from Wuhan to Penang for a holiday. While on board … Read more
The Gwalior High Court has ruled in favour of comedian Kapil Sharma, dismissing a petition filed against him and the makers of his popular show, The Kapil Sharma Show. The petition, filed two years ago, alleged that the show contained objectionable content, including remarks deemed disrespectful to women and the judiciary. Kapil Sharma wins legal … Read more
SINGAPORE: A woman who drove off with a cyclist on the bonnet of her car in a viral incident in Katong has past traffic violations for drink driving, running a red light and parking illegally, a court heard on Friday (Mar 22). At the same hearing, 50-year-old Singaporean Elaine Michele Ow’s lawyer made lengthy pleas … Read more
