The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the alleged involvement of its officers in smuggling. The House directed its Committees on Defence and Customs to conduct the probe into the allegations against NCS officers. This resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Sesi Whingan (APC, … Read more
Last Updated: September 05, 2024, 00:02 IST One of the sources said probably, the parts are of a broken blade of an aircraft engine.(Representative Image) The sources in the know said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a probe into the incident Aviation regulator DGCA has ordered a probe into the incident … Read more
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will give its full cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in the investigation of three senior doctors detained in Penang recently. The ministry said in a statement Wednesday (Sept 4) it had taken note of the arrests, allegedly linked to a cartel involved in falsifying Social Security Organisation (Socso) disability … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned the killing of 16-year-old Isma’il Muhammed by a soldier during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Nigerian Army admitted that the boy was killed by one of its soldiers. In a statement posted via its X handle on Friday, the NHRC … Read more
Four current and former senior executives of China’s state-owned enterprises in sectors including finance and energy have been placed under investigation for alleged corruption. They are Zuo Zuqing, deputy director of the state-run China National Nuclear Corp’s capital operational centre; Chen Xiaopeng, former party secretary and director of the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s Shenzhen branch; … Read more
Two Muslim brothers were shot dead by a forest guard after they allegedly trespassed into the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary. The incident occurred in Nagaon district of Assam on Saturday, June 22. The deceased were identified as Samaruddin, 35, and Abdul Jalil, 40, residents of Dhingbari Chapari village in Nagaon district. The duo were killed when they, … Read more
A vacation bench of the Supreme Court is set to hear pleas seeking a probe, cancellation and retest of NEET-UG, 2024 exam on grounds of question paper leak and other malpractices, on Friday. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a notice regarding a plea by the National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking to transfer all petitions … Read more
Kolkata: The Government Railways Police (GRP) on Wednesday announced the formation of a six-member special investigation team for an independent probe in the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Monday, based on a complaint filed by a passenger of the train. Superintendent, GRP, Siliguri, S. Selvamurugan, said that the special investigation … Read more
A senior health official in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou has been placed under investigation as China continued a crackdown on medical sector corruption. Yang Hui, 51, the party chief of the Guizhou provincial health commission, is being probed for “serious violations of discipline and laws”, according to the provincial commission for discipline inspection … Read more
Last Updated: May 13, 2024, 18:58 IST The JD(S) leadership has suspended Prajwal from the party. (File Photo: X@iPrajwalRevanna) The Karnataka JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna receives conditional bail amid sexual abuse allegations. Congress demands PM Modi’s intervention Karnataka’s JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who reportedly fled the country after sexual abuse allegations surfaced against him, on … Read more
