The U.S.-Taliban peace deal, signed in February 2020, paved the way for the fall of Afghanistan into the Taliban’s hands, former Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib told VOA in an exclusive interview. When asked to explain why his government dissolved in a matter of days in August as Taliban forces swept across the country […]
The Omicron variant is “spreading at lightning speed” in Europe and will likely become dominant in France by the start of next year, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned. He spoke on Friday, hours before France imposed strict travel restrictions on those entering from the United Kingdom. The UK has so far been the […]
The Federal Government is set to partner the People’s Republic of China on renewable clean energy that will boost electricity supply to rural parts of Nigeria. This was disclosed during a visit by Mr Ji Yuxin, Representative of China’s Principal Surveyor of Wind Energy, to Mohammed Abdullahi, the Minister of State for Science, Technology and […]
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN), has called on the United Nations and the global community to unmask the owners of artificial legal entities in order to combat money laundering, Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and hidden ill-gotten wealth. The ICPC boss made the call […]
McDonald’s has settled a lawsuit in which its former chief executive, Steve Easterbook, has returned equity awards and cash worth over $105m. The fast food chain had claimed that Mr Easterbrook hid and lied about sexual relationships with three staff. Mr Easterbrook apologised for failing to uphold the firm’s values and fulfil his responsibilities. The […]
A federal judge overturned a roughly $4.5 billion settlement that legally shielded members of the Sackler family who stand accused of helping fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, a decision that threatened to upend the bankruptcy reorganization of their company, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in a written opinion Thursday […]
A company that was once one of China’s biggest property developers says it has “lost contact” with a wealth manager that has $313m (£235m) of its money. China Fortune Land Development says British Virgin Islands-registered China Create Capital was supposed to have invested the funds on its behalf. Fortune Land told investors it has reported […]
Families of those who died in a crash involving Boeing’s controversial 737 Max aircraft have filed a legal motion against the US government. They accuse Washington of secretly drawing up a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), enabling Boeing to get immunity from criminal prosecution. Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa in […]
The Victims Support Fund (VSF) on Thursday, donated N23 million to the families of officers of Nigerian Air Force, who died in a plane crash on May 21. The Executive Director, VSF, Prof. Nana Tanko, disclosed this in Abuja at the symbolic presentation of the cheques to the next of kin of the victims. Tanko […]
Hackers linked with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have moved to exploit a critical flaw in software used by big tech firms around the world, Microsoft warned late Tuesday. The activity from the foreign hacking groups includes experimentation with the vulnerability, integration into existing hacking tools and “exploitation against targets to […]