At least 2,000 pro-democracy fighters have been killed in Myanmar battling a military junta that seized power last year, the head of a parallel civilian government said in an interview aired on Thursday, urging allies to provide military aid. Duwa…
Myanmar court conviction raises Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison term to 26 years
A court in military-run Myanmar convicted deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on two charges of corruption Wednesday, according to local reports, adding three years to her previous sentences and extending her total prison time to 26 years. The…
Anger as Australian academic jailed in Myanmar
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Australian economist Sean Turnell to three years in prison Thursday for violating the country’s Official Secrets Act. Both were detained in February 2021 when the military seized…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi gets 3 years’ jail for election fraud
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour, a sentence that adds to the 17 years in prison that she was already handed for…
Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday, adding six years to her earlier eleven year prison sentence, a legal official said. The trial was held behind closed…
*11 years after, NDLEA re-arrests escaped drug baron in Lagos (Nation)*Lekki Port project will bridge the gap in Nigeria’s Maritime Infrastructure – Du Ruogang (Vanguard)
11 years after, NDLEA re-arrests escaped drug baron in Lagos (Nation) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug baron, Mr Chidi Olife who escaped arrest for unlawful importation of 5.250kg of heroin, concealed in books,…
*Tricycle rider commits suicide on Lagos football pitch (Punch)*Police arraign man, 24, over alleged US$600 theft (Vanguard)
Tricycle rider commits suicide on Lagos football pitch (Punch) A widow, Nike Adekola, is yet to recover from the shock of losing her husband, Suleman, who reportedly committed suicide by drinking a local insecticide in the Ikotun area of Lagos…
*Third Mainland Bridge reopens Monday, says Lagos govt (Nation)*One killed, scores injured as Lagos Island area boys clash (Tribune)
Third Mainland Bridge reopens Monday, says Lagos govt (Nation) The Third Mainland Bridge, which was scheduled to open on Tuesday, will open today, the Lagos State government has said. This followed the completion of the work on the three expansion…
