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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Supreme Court sides against migrant in deportation case

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Posted by: Skidmark || 06/27/2025 00:07 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants



Africa Subsaharan
Again, court jails ''Mama Boko Haram'' two others for N11m contract fraud in Maiduguri
[VANGUARDNGR] A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has again convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, alongside her associates Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode, to 14 years imprisonment each for a contract scam involving N11 million.

Justice Aisha Kumaliya delivered the ruling on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, following a protracted trial that began after the trio was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on September 14, 2020.

The defendants, who served as Chief Executive Officer, Programme Manager, and Country Director respectively of the NGO, Complete Care and Aids Foundation, were charged with two counts of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.

According to a statement released Wednesday night by the EFCC Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the convicts fraudulently obtained N11 million from one Muhammed Ambare of Muhammed Ambare Ventures in July 2018 under the guise of supplying and servicing two X-ray machines — a contract which turned out to be fictitious.

Count two of the charge stated:

''That you, Aisha Alkali Wakil, Tahiru Saidu Daura, Prince Lawal Shoyode, and Saidu Mukhtar (now on the lam), with intent to defraud, obtained N11,000,000.00 from one Muhammed Ambare under the false pretence of executing a contract for supply, installation, and servicing of 2 units of X-Ray Machine Model 1800, which you knew to be false—''

The defendants initially pleaded not guilty
"Wudn't me."
, prompting the case to proceed to full trial. The EFCC, represented by prosecutors Mukhtar Ali Ahmed and S.O. Saka, presented a witness and submitted documentary evidence to support the case.

Justice Kumaliya found the three guilty on both counts, sentencing them to seven years on each count, to run concurrently — amounting to 14 years each. Additionally, the court ordered them to jointly refund N8 million to the petitioner or face another seven years behind bars in default of payment.

The case marks yet another legal blow for Wakil, who has faced multiple fraud-related convictions in recent years, despite her once-prominent public image as a humanitarian and peace advocate in the North-East.

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Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Gunmen kill 17 soldiers in northern Nigeria attacks
[FREEMALAYSIATODAY] At least 17 soldiers were killed in northern Nigeria when button men stormed three army bases, security sources and a local official said today, the latest assault in a region plagued by violence.

Armed gangs operating in the northwest, known locally as bandidos, typically engage in kidnapping for ransom and target security forces.

The Nigerian army confirmed the attacks yesterday but did not provide details.

''Sadly, some gallant warriors paid the supreme price in the day-long battles while four troops maimed in action are currently receiving treatment for their gunshot wounds,'' the army said in a statement.

Two security sources said button men launched surprise attacks on the army's forward operating bases in the Kwanar Dutse Mariga and Boka areas in Niger state and another base in neighbouring Kaduna state, battling troops for several hours.

The sources and Abbas Kasuwar Garba, chairman for Mariga district, said all 17 fatalities were at the Kwanar Dutse Mariga base.

''It was an ambush. They (button men) came from nowhere and used heavy ammunition to attack,'' said a Niger-based army officer.

The Nigerian army said it launched counter-attacks, killing several button men.
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Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Another IED blast kills four, injures 10 in Borno
[GUARDIAN.NG] Four persons have been killed while 10 others sustained injuries when an Isuzu vehicle conveying passengers from Damboa to Maiduguri, Borno State rammed into an improvised bomb (IED) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
terrorists.

The incident, which occurred around 3:30pm, involved a Suzuki pick-up truck that ran over an improvised bomb.

Confirming the attack, Borno State Police Command's spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso, said the injured victims had been rushed to the state Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment.
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Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Togo: The people have taken to the streets against President Faure Gnassingbé
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Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:


Fifth Column
Multiple arrests after violent mob attacks Portland ICE facility with fireworks and knives
[FoxNews] DHS spokesperson confirms three suspects arrested after one rioter threw a large knife at law enforcement officers

Multiple people have been arrested following a violent riot outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon, that involved knife-throwing and explosives.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News Digital that one of the rioters had tried to fire a ‘Roman Candle’ firework at law enforcement.

The same person allegedly threatened officers with a large knife by swinging it and then throwing it at them, the spokesperson said.

No law enforcement officers were seriously injured during the attack, according to officials.

While the suspects' identities have not yet been released, DHS confirmed there have been three arrests.

"Unfortunately, these violent attacks are becoming more and more common," the spokesperson said. "Our ICE law enforcement is now facing a 500% increase in assaults while carrying out enforcement operations.

"Secretary [Kristi] Noem’s message to the rioters is clear: You will not stop us or slow us down. ICE and our federal law enforcement partners will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be fully prosecuted by the law."

Fox News Digital previously reported that following a Portland "No Kings" protest on June 14, a mob had launched fireworks, smoke grenades and threw rocks at federal law enforcement.

The rioters broke glass and breached the ICE facility, leaving four officers injured.

Officials said the building was later secured.
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Posted by: Skidmark || 06/27/2025 00:01 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM


Iraq
Iraq arrests pro-Iran commentator who claimed radar struck by drone aided Israel
[IsraelTimes] Abbas al-Ardawi detained for ‘incitement intended to insult and defame the security institution’ after now-deleted post saying French radar ‘served’ Israel against Iran

Iraqi authorities said they arrested a political commentator on Wednesday over a post alleging that a military radar system struck by a drone had been used to help Israel in its war against Iran.

After a court issued a warrant, the Defense Ministry said that Iraqi forces arrested Abbas al-Ardawi for sharing content online that included “incitement intended to insult and defame the security institution.”

In a post on X, which was later deleted but has circulated on social media as a screenshot, Ardawi told his more than 90,000 followers that “a French radar in the Taji base served the Israeli aggression” and was eliminated.

Early Tuesday, hours before a ceasefire ended the 12-day Iran-Israel war, unidentified drones struck radar systems at two military bases in Taji, north of Baghdad, and in southern Iraq, officials have said.

The Taji base hosted US troops several years ago and was a frequent target of rocket attacks.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the latest drone attacks, which also struck radar systems at the Imam Ali airbase in Dhi Qar province.

A source close to Iran-backed groups in Iraq told AFP that the armed factions have nothing to do with the attacks.

Ardawi is seen as a supporter of Iran-aligned armed groups who had launched attacks on US forces in the region in the past, and of the pro-Tehran Coordination Framework, a powerful political coalition that holds a parliamentary majority in Iraq.

The Iraqi Defense Ministry said that Ardawi’s arrest was made on the instructions of the prime minister, who also serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, “not to show leniency toward anyone
who endangers the security and stability of the country.”

It added that while “the freedom of expression is a guaranteed right… it is restricted based on national security and the country’s top interests.”

Iran-backed groups have criticized US deployment in Iraq as part of an anti-jihadist coalition, saying the American forces allowed Israel to use Iraq’s airspace.

The US-led coalition also includes French troops, who have been training Iraqi forces. There is no known French deployment at the Taji base.

The Iran-Israel war had forced Baghdad to close its airspace, before reopening on Tuesday shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire.

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Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2025 2025-06-27 00:05 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Gaza death toll rises to 72 in Israeli attacks
[GEO.TV] The death toll from the latest Israeli attacks across the besieged territory has now risen to 72, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources at hospitals in Gaza.

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Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Quds Force's Palestine department head, General Izadi, was killed in an Israeli strike in recent days
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Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran



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