Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has rejected the finding of an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration tribunal that he reached a corrupt deal with Leno Adesanya, promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. Mr Malami, in a statement issued on Tuesday…
Multiple gunshots sent Philippine senators into hiding in their offices late Wednesday, AFP journalists said, as a legislator wanted by the International Criminal Court has sought refuge in the building. There were no casualties, and the search for the gunmen was ongoing, Interior Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla told reporters, adding that fugitive Senator Ronald Dela Rosa…
By Joe Udo BAMAKO (CONVERSEER) – The Confederation of Sahel States (AES), made up of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, has announced its immediate withdrawal from the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). The decision was made public on Burkina Faso’s national broadcaster RTB by Communication Minister Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo, following a joint…
The justice ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger — the three member states of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) met this week in Niamey to finalise plans for a coordinated withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), signalling a major geopolitical and judicial shift in the region. The extraordinary summit, held on 16…
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The U.S. has announced fresh sanctions against four senior International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, accusing the tribunal of threatening American and Israeli sovereignty through what it described as illegitimate investigations. In a statement on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctions target Kimberly Prost of Canada, Nicolas Guillou of France,…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has suspended all events at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja. Wike made the announcement after he inspected the centre in Abuja on Monday. He said that the suspension was to enable Julius Berger to carry out holistic rehabilitation of the centre. It was gathered…
