The latest escalation in hostilities between the Iran-baked Hezbollah militia and Israel – effectively ending a fragile truce – unfolded amid the broader war involving Iran, Israel and the United States. By Our Reporter BEIRUT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – It was 1:30 am in Lebanon in early March when the alerts began arriving all at once:…
Govuza was shot five times in Driftsands, Cape Town, in what is believed to be a case of mistaken identity. He died at the scene. By Our Reporter CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – A Cape Town family is living a nightmare after 19-year-old Litha Govuza was brutally gunned down while simply waiting for food at a…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A former employee of a church-affiliated pregnancy counselling organization in Germany is fighting her dismissal after leaving the church. Now the European Court of Justice has weighed in on the matter. Catholic associations in the European Union cannot dismiss their employees on the sole ground of leaving the church, the EU’s…
By Nico Pointner BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The trial of three Ukrainian nationals accused of planning parcel bombing attacks on behalf of Russian intelligence began at a German court on Tuesday. The three men aged 22, 25 and 30 were arrested at separate locations in Germany and Switzerland in May. They are accused of having…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German police on Tuesday raided a group of suspects including teenagers believed to be part of The Last Wave of Defence, a far-right extremist cell accused of having plotted attacks against migrants and political opponents. Officers searched properties linked to 10 people, including a 21-year-old female suspected ringleader, who are believed…
By Frank Ulom MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – At least 23 people have been confirmed dead and 108 others injured following coordinated improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The explosions, which occurred at about 7:24 p.m. on Monday, struck three busy locations—the Monday Market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has presented a controversial video before a Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) assisted drug traffickers at Nigerian airports. The video was tendered as part of Kyari’s defence in the ongoing drug-related…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court Abuja, has threatened to commit the lead defence lawyer to 2023 Presidential candidate and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, for contempt over rudeness in court. For raising his voice in court, the judge ordered Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, to “come out and…
By Our Reporter Background: Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit for safe AGI benefiting humanity (not profit). He donated ~$38M & contributed early tech/ideas before leaving in 2018. Musk claims: They defrauded him by converting to for-profit (capped then full), partnering with Microsoft, abandoning the founding mission. OpenAI counters: Musk knew/agreed to for-profit…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the receipt of two fake Naval officers from the Nigerian Navy in Calabar, the state capital. Confirming the report on Monday, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, disclosed the identity of the suspects to be David Aleji…
