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Former Sudan’s President, Omar Al-Bashir, 75, Sentenced To 2-Years In Jail
Omar Al-Basir has been sentenced to 2-years in a correctional Centre for corruption by a court in Khartoum.
This is one of the many cases brought against the ousted autocrat who was ousted in April.
The former president was ordered by the court to serve a 2-years jail term in a correctional facility for the elderly. Omar Al-Bashir was convicted of graft and possession of foreign currency, said Judge Al Sadiq Abdelrahman
“Under the law, those who are 70-years and above shall not serve jail terms”, said the Judge. He will begin his term after the verdict has been given in a similar case where he is accused of killing demonstrators during the protest that brought about his ouster, the Judge confirms.
The Judge also ruled that Omar Al-Bashir’s 5.7 million Sudanese pounds ($128,000), 6.9 million Euros, and $351,770 found in his home be confiscated. One of the former president’s lawyer hinted that Bashir will appeal the judgment.
Several of his supporters were heard outside the courtroom chanting “There is no god but God”
The ousted leader appeared several times in a metal cage wearing the traditional Sudanese white jalabiya and turban.
The NBA All-Star game has now to be called The Kobe Bryant MVP Award. NBA commissioner, Adam Silver made this announcement on Saturday 15th February.
The Kobe Bryant MVP Award will be given this Sunday at the closing of this year’s All-Star Game in Chicago. Both teams will be captained by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Lebron James respectively. Team Lebron will put on No 2 and team Giannis will put on No 24. These two numbers were worn by Gianna, Kobe’s daughter and Kobe Bryant.
Recall that Kobe won the All-Star Game MVP in 2002, 2007, 2009, and 2011. Also, he played as the youngest player to feature in the All-Star Game at 19 in 1998.
Modibbo Kawu, the DG of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has been put on suspension by President Buhari. This came following his corruption charges by the Independent Corrupt Practices, ICPC.
This development was confirmed by Armstrong Idachaba, NBC’s Director of Broadcast Monitoring. Further, the most senior director in the commission has been directed to take over from Modibbo Kawu.
Modibbo Kawu is currently facing a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering, abuse of office, and misleading a public officer with the intent of defrauding the government.
So, this contravenes Section 26 (1) (c) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Act 2000 and punishable under Section 19 of the same Act.
Beisdes, Modibbo was first arraigned in May 2019 over the alleged misappropriation of N 2.5 billion for the digital switch-over (DSO) program of the government.
The Health Ministry in Egypt has confirmed the first case of the deadly Coronavirus. The authorities made this disclosure on Friday 14th February in a press release. They said the World Health Organization has been informed and the patient is in isolation for monitoring and treatment.
The patient’s nationality was not given. However, Egypt is the 28th country in the world to record Coronavirus and the first in Africa.
So, over 64,000 cases of the Coronavirus have been diagnosed around the world and 1,363 persons have been confirmed dead since its outbreak in Wuhan, China
