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EFCC Arrests Former Power Minister Saleh Mamman After 75-Year Graft Sentence

EFCC Arrests Former Power Minister Saleh Mamman After 75-Year Graft Sentence

Kingsley Oyong Akam20 May 2026

NIGERIA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, days after a Federal High Court sentenced him in absentia to 75 years in prison for money laundering and corruption involving ₦33.8 billion. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, stating that operatives apprehended Mamman around...

At Least 21 Killed as Floodwaters Swamp Cities Across China

At Least 21 Killed as Floodwaters Swamp Cities Across China

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

HONG KONG,– Floodwaters submerged streets and inundated homes across southern and central China on Tuesday, with at least 21 people killed as torrential rain triggered widespread chaos, forcing school and business closures and disrupting transport and power supplies, authorities said. China’s weather agency warned that areas of Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and...

Robot Bricklayer Could Solve UK’s Construction Worker Crisis

Robot Bricklayer Could Solve UK’s Construction Worker Crisis

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

UK – A robot bricklayer could help address a shortage of skilled workers, according to one of its developers, by automating one of the most repetitive and physically demanding roles on building sites. WLTR (pronounced Walter), the Wall Laying Terra-Based Robot, is designed to help bricklayers. Built to tackle tough, repetitive work, it could help...

Four Die During Anti-Government Protests Over Kenya Fuel Hikes

Four Die During Anti-Government Protests Over Kenya Fuel Hikes

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

NAIROBI — Four people have been killed and more than 30 injured in protests against fuel price hikes prompted by the Iran war in several Kenyan towns on Monday, the interior minister said, after a nationwide public transport strike stranded commuters. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen confirmed the deaths and injuries following unrest that erupted after...

Trump Warns US Could Strike Iran Again as Tehran Pushes for Deal

Trump Warns US Could Strike Iran Again as Tehran Pushes for Deal

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

WASHINGTON/DUBAI — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. Trump made the comments a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of hostilities following a new proposal by Tehran...

9-Year-Old Hid in Closet During California Mosque Horror, Says ‘I Was Scared’

9-Year-Old Hid in Closet During California Mosque Horror, Says ‘I Was Scared’

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

SAN DIEGO — A 9-year-old boy who hid in a closet during the deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque has described the terror he experienced, saying simply: “I was scared.” Odai Shanah, whose mother emigrated from war-torn Gaza and settled in Southern California two decades ago, was among dozens of children forced to huddle...

Trump-Backed Faith Event Sparks Debate Over Church-State Separation

Trump-Backed Faith Event Sparks Debate Over Church-State Separation

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

WASHINGTON — A Trump administration-backed celebration of US religious heritage on Sunday highlighted conservative Christian leaders’ ties to the president as critics expressed that the gathering did not reflect the country’s diverse faith landscape. Thousands of people attended the nine-hour program, called “Rededicate 250: National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving,” for a mixture of...

Mother Dies After Long Search for Son Ends With Confirmation of Custody Death

Mother Dies After Long Search for Son Ends With Confirmation of Custody Death

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

CARACAS — Carmen Navas, the 82-year-old mother who spent nearly a year searching for her detained son in Venezuela, has died just 10 days after the government confirmed he had died in state custody, the NGO that handled his case reported. Navas became a prominent figure in Venezuela while publicly pleading for information on her...

Uganda Passes Tough New Foreign Influence Law Despite Rights Concerns

Uganda Passes Tough New Foreign Influence Law Despite Rights Concerns

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

KAMPALA — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a contentious measure to curb foreign influence after parliament scaled back provisions that had drawn criticism from financial institutions over potentially hampering remittances and development work. The bill criminalises promotion of the “interests of a foreigner against the interests of Uganda” and bans anyone working...

Deadly Earthquake Hits Southwest China, Thousands Forced to Evacuate

Deadly Earthquake Hits Southwest China, Thousands Forced to Evacuate

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

BEIJING — A deadly magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck southwest China’s Guangxi region, killing two people and forcing over 7,000 residents to evacuate as buildings collapsed in the early hours of Monday. The earthquake, which hit the city of Liuzhou, left one person missing and sent four others to hospital, though none had life-threatening injuries,...

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