Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said it arrested 57,129 people and seized illicit drugs worth 20.7 billion pesos (roughly 352 million U.S. dollars) on the black market during its anti-drug operations conducted from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15, 2024. PNP Chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil said in a statement that 46,821 anti-drug operations were conducted by various PNP units nationwide. Marbil said the seized illegal drugs included methamphetamine hydrochloride (locally known as shabu), marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, and kush, “reflecting the diverse range of narcotics targeted by the PNP’s comprehensive anti-illegal drugs operation.” The PNP’s anti-drug campaign “has…

The missing An-2 light aircraft, which disappeared in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has been found with all three people aboard alive, local authorities said on Sunday. All three individuals on board, including two crew members and one passenger, have been evacuated by a Mi-8 helicopter from Kamchatka rescue teams and are being transported to Milkovskaya District Hospital, where their health conditions will be assessed, said the regional office of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. According to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, the missing plane and people were found near Mount Tundrovaya on early Sunday. The plane, which was en…

Israeli forces, on Saturday night, launched more attacks on the barely functioning Kamal Adwan Hospital in besieged North Gaza, after ordering people inside and near the facility to evacuate. According to Aljazeera, the nearby al-Awda Hospital is also under attack. Similarly, Israeli forces have also bombed yet another school in northern Gaza City, killing at least eight Palestinians. Vehicle in Gaza City targetedThere was also reports of an attack on a vehicle in Jalaa Street in Gaza City, with a number of casualties reported.What we are seeing now is a deliberate attack on the health facility. In recent days, Israeli…

When the news broke on social media on Tuesday that an only child, Segun Olowookere, has been sentenced to death in Osun State for stealing a fowl, Nigerians were as enraged as they were stunned, leading to wide criticism of Nigeria’s justice system. Even though the true or correct versions of what truly transpired were unknown, many believed, regardless, that a person should, under no circumstance be killed over the mere theft of a fowl, saying that the punishment was too harsh for the offence. What many people did not know was that the alleged offence was committed in 2010…

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict. A drone smashed into a high-rise apartment building in the city of more than 1.3 million, damaging a skyscraper but leaving no victims, local officials said. Though attacks so far into Russian territory are rare, Kazan and the surrounding oil-rich region of Tatarstan have previously been targeted by Ukrainian drones. Such strikes are seen as embarrassing for Russia, almost three years into its military offensive…

Forbes has released the list of top 50 richest black people in the United States. These are the three Nigerians on The list of the most powerful, impactful and wealthiest Black Americans for 2024. Adebayo Ogunlesi A native of Nigeria and now a U.S. citizen, Ogunlesi is a cofounder of New York-based private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). In October, GIP was acquired by BlackRock for $12.5 billion in cash and shares, with Ogunlesi remaining chairman and CEO of GIP. Today, Forbes estimates Ogunlesi, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oxford, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law…

Doctor, 50, held after car smashed through crowd is ‘an ex-Muslim who fled Saudi Arabia in 2006’ The death toll of a deadly Christmas market massacre carried out by an anti-Islam doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 as a refugee from Saudi Arabia has now risen to four, according to local reports. An adult and a toddler are among those killed after an anti-Islam doctor rammed into a massive crowd of shoppers at a Christmas market in Magdeburg at around 7pm on December 20 with a dark BMW. The initial death toll from the horrific attack on Friday evening…

Rey Mysterio Snr has passed away, his family have said. The tragic news was announced on social media by Mexican wrestling company, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, on Saturday. Misterio Snr, whose real name was Miguel Ángel López Días, was the uncle of WWE hall of fame entrant, Rey Mysterio. The wrestling company posted: ‘We regret the sensitive death of Miguel Angel Lopez Dias, known as Rey Mysterio Sr. ‘We send our most sincere condolences to his loved ones and raise our prayers to heaven for his eternal rest.’ Mysterio, who was 66, began wrestling in 1976 and officially retired in…

The United States government has authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt, which has become an increasingly close partner in mediating the Gaza crisis despite serious human rights concerns. The State Department informed Congress on Friday that it had approved the sale of $4.69 billion in equipment for 555 US-made M1A1 Abrams tanks operated by Egypt, $630 million in 2,183 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and $30 million in precision-guided munitions. The sale “will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally…

Richard Allen, a US man convicted last month of killing two teenagers in the state of Indiana, has been sentenced to 130 years behind bars for their deaths. The bodies of teenagers Liberty German, who was 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, were found near their hometown of Delphi in 2017. The case that went cold for years and became a focal point for true-crime enthusiasts. It gained national attention as one of the victims recorded possible evidence on her phone, including audio and a Snapchat video of a possible suspect. Allen, 52, was given 65 years for each victim, according…