China carried out the death sentence of Bai Tianhui, a former senior executive at China Huarong International Holdings Ltd., after he was found guilty of accepting bribes worth more than $156 million. The execution took place in Tianjin, marking the latest step in the country’s ongoing crackdown on high‑level corruption. Bai, who had served as a manager…
In a joint operation, the United States Coast Guard and Navy intercepted and seized the 20-year-old very large crude carrier Skipper (IMO 9304667) in international waters on allegations of crude-oil theft, piracy, and other serious maritime crimes. The boarding followed intelligence indicating that the vessel posed a direct threat to regional and global maritime security….
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) sealed the headquarters of Ikeja Electric in Lagos on Thursday, 11 December 2025 after the utility repeatedly ignored a binding order from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). NERC had instructed Ikeja Electric to split a Maximum Demand (MD) account into twenty non‑MD accounts, treat each of the nineteen…
In the early hours of Wednesday, at approximately 6 a.m., gunmen launched a deadly ambush on a convoy of returning Internally Displaced Persons in Tse Ajogo village, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The victims, primarily from the Tiv community, had only recently begun resettling in their homes after prolonged displacement caused by earlier…
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, died on Thursday afternoon after suddenly collapsing in his office at Government House, Yenagoa. He was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in the state capital, but doctors confirmed his death a short while later.The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., triggering a swift response from aides…