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
Masidi denies receiving bribes for mining licences, slams video as smear campaign Posted on 03/12/2024 KOTA KINABALU, Dec 3 — Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun has denied any knowledge of or receiving funds from a businessman implicated in a whistleblowing saga involving Sabahan politicians. Masidi, who is also Gabungan Rakyat Sabah’s secretary-general, said no money was handed over to him and welcomed authorities to… Read More
Cops to probe fake calls seeking help during floods Posted on 08/12/2024 Deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said they will focus on flood relief efforts first before probing the hoax calls. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Police will open an investigation into fake calls related to floods that disrupted rescue operations during the first wave of flooding recently. Deputy inspector-general… Read More
Israeli attack on Syria’s Palmyra kills 36 Posted on 21/11/2024 Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years. (EPA Images pic) DUBAI: An Israeli attack on Syria’s historic city of Palmyra killed 36 people and wounded more than 50 today after it hit residential buildings and an industrial zone, the Syrian state news agency Sana… Read More