At least 40 farmers killed in Nigeria’s Borno state Posted on 14/01/2025 Boko Haram has been waging a long-running insurgency in northeast Nigeria. (EPA Images pic) ABUJA: Suspected Islamist rebels killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Nigeria’s Borno state yesterday, a senior state official said today. Initial reports indicate the farmers strayed outside a security corridor set up by the military, venturing into an area known for insurgent activity and strewn with landmines, state commissioner of information Usman Tar said. The rebels were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap), who have been waging a long-running insurgency in northeast Nigeria. Security forced were looking for any farmers who had escaped the attack, Tar added. News
Rafizi rules out vehicle ownership, cash transfers for RON95 subsidy Posted on 12/11/2024 Economy minister Rafizi Ramli said data from JPJ showed that about 40% of B60 households do not have registered vehicles. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Economy minister Rafizi Ramli today explained why RON95 subsidies cannot be distributed based on vehicle ownership or through direct cash transfers. Rafizi said data from the… Read More
Ujian lisan BM SPM diteruskan, kata menteri Posted on 01/12/2024 Menteri Pendidikan Fadhlina Sidek berkata calon SPM yang terjejas banjir akan dipindahkan ke asrama atau pusat peperiksaan alternatif bagi memastikan mereka mendapat keselesaan serta dapat menduduki peperiksaan mengikut jadual. (Gambar Bernama) PETALING JAYA: Menteri Pendidikan, Fadhlina Sidek mengumumkan ujian lisan Bahasa Melayu bagi peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) akan diteruskan… Read More
Nhaveen murder: Appeals Court orders four men to stand trial, overturns acquittal Posted on 14/01/2025 PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 — The Court of Appeal here today overturned the acquittal of four men charged with the murder of T. Nhaveen seven years ago. The four individuals — J. Ragesuthan, 26, S. Gokulan, 26, and two individuals who were juveniles at the time of the incident — have… Read More