A mass shooting at a university in Florida has left two men killed. The shooting was allegedly carried out by the son of a local deputy sheriff with her old service weapon, police in the southeastern US state said Thursday. Five people were wounded when the gunman — identified as Phoenix Ikner — rampaged through Florida State University, shooting at students, before he was shot by local law enforcement. A sixth person was hurt trying to run away from the shooting, Chief Lawrence Revell of the Tallahassee Police Department said…
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Mauritius ex-finance minister rearrested in new fraud probe
Renganaden Padayachy, Mauritius’s former finance minister has been arrested Wednesday over a second fraud case, two days after having been released on bail over another affair, police said. The latest arrest of Renganaden Padayachy concerns alleged fraud against the Mauritius Investment Corporation (MIC), created in 2020 by the Bank of Mauritius to support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, said police. It was carried out at the request of the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC). In this case, police are investigating the MIC’s payment of approximately $1 million to Menlo Parks Ltd/Pulse…
Read MoreBritish Minister’s X account hacked to promote crypto scam
A British minister’s X account was hacked on Tuesday to promote a fraudulent “House of Commons” cryptocurrency, her spokesperson said. “Lucy Powell’s personal X account was hacked this morning,” said a spokesman for the MP, who has been leader of the House of Commons since July. “Steps were taken quickly to secure the account and remove misleading posts,” he added. The verified account, followed by nearly 70,000 people, was used early Tuesday to spread a series of messages promoting the “House of Commons Coin ($HCC)” cryptocurrency, allegedly linked to the…
Read MoreSiemens top executive, wife and three children die in helicopter crash
A couple who are senior corporate executives at Siemens have died along with their three children in an helicopter crash. Report says the corporate titans, Agustín Escobar and his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal died with their three children, whose ages were four, five and 11. The pilot of the helicopter also died in the accident. The passengers died in a helicopter crash at Hudson River in New York while sightseeing. Siemens has sent its condolences, saying: “We are deeply saddened by the tragic helicopter crash in which Agustín Escobar and…
Read MoreNiger Republic adopts Hausa as national language, dumps French
Niger Republic’s military government led by General Abdourahamane Tiani has declared Hausa as the country’s new national language, replacing it’s colonial master’s French language, in another decisive move to remove the influence of France from his country. “The national language is Hausa” while “the working languages are English and French,” the junta stated in a new charter published on March 31 in a special edition of the government’s official journal. Hausa is Niger’s most widely spoken language, particularly prevalent in the regions of Zinder, Maradi, and Tahoua. The language is…
Read MoreCyber fraud: Nigerian sentenced to eight years improvement in India
A Nigerian national, Jefferson Eze Henry has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a Kolkata court for defrauding an elderly man of Rs 1 crore in 2021 through a cybercrime scheme. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Henry following his conviction under the Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code. Henry was found guilty of posing as an official from the Royal Bank of London to deceive the victim, Saibal Banerjee, through fake email IDs and websites. Investigations revealed that he used virtual…
Read MoreNamibia swears in first female president
Namibia, Southern Africa’s desert nation today swears in its first woman president after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party’s 35-year grip on power. Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, will become one of the few women leaders in the region when she is inaugurated at a ceremony to be attended by heads of states of neighbouring countries including Angola and South Africa. Previously the vice president, she is a stalwart of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) that led the sparsely populated and uranium-rich country to independence from…
Read MoreUK introduces new visa rules for care workers, salary threshold raised
In a bid to reduce immigration and prioritise local recruitment, the UK Government has confirmed new visa regulations affecting care providers, foreign workers, and students. From April 9, care providers seeking to hire staff from overseas must first demonstrate efforts to recruit foreign workers already residing in England who require new visa sponsorship, according to measures presented in Parliament on Wednesday. The Home Office stated that these changes aim to curb dependency on overseas recruitment while ensuring fair opportunities for care workers already in the UK. The salary threshold for…
Read MoreTrump to Gaza: ‘you are dead’ if hostages not freed
Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened further destruction of Gaza if all remaining hostages are not released, and issued an ultimatum to Hamas leaders to flee. Strongly backing Israel as a ceasefire teeters, Trump said he was “sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job” as his administration expedites billions of dollars in weapons. “Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform after meeting…
Read MoreZelensky ready for Russia talks, mineral deal -Trump
President Donald Trump of the United States said Tuesday that Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky has told him Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia and finalization of a US minerals deal, days after a White House clash. “I received an important letter from President Zelensky of Ukraine. The letter reads, ‘Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians,’” Trump said in an address to Congress. “He said, ‘My team and I stand ready…
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