The driver of a mini truck has been arrested after 1,040 wraps of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp were discovered being offloaded from a boat in Alaba. According to police sources, detectives of the Tactical Squad in Ijanikin were on an early morning patrol on April 17 …
Read More »Indian police arrest three Nigerians for drug trafficking
The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch in India said it busted an international drug syndicate, arrested three foreign nationals, and seized 204.8 grams of crystal methamphetamine popularly known as ice. The suspects were on Tuesday April 2, identified as Frank Nwokeji, Loua, and Jack David llobi Tochukwu. They are Nigerians …
Read More »Police arrest driver with 11 wraps of Indian hemp in Edo
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a driver identified as Ifeanyi Okafor,42, with 11 wraps of Indian hemp and other drugs in the state. Parading the suspect on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the state Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, said he was arrested by Operation Safer …
Read More »Connecting with my south-Asian roots on a traditional Indian yoga retreat in the UK
Often when I’ve turned up at various yoga studios in London, the groups I’ve encountered have been overwhelmingly white, svelte and middle class. Perhaps I’ve not found the right class, but as a south Asian woman, it always felt like I was in somebody else’s space. Yoga originated in ancient …
Read More »International students assaulted in Indian university over Ramadan prayers (photos/videos)
Five people have been arrested in India for assaulting some international students while they were offering Ramadan prayers in a university hostel. Officials said there was a big fight at Gujarat University in western India on Saturday, March 16, over the location of the prayer, BBC reports. Police …
Read More »International Womens Day, 2024 – Inside Women Dominated Seaweed Farms in Kenyas Indian Ocean Waters
Seaweed farming using the off-bottom seaweed farming approach—tying algal fonds or seaweed seeds to ropes attached between wooden pegs driven into the ocean sediment. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (mwazaro beach, kenya) Friday, March 08, 2024 Inter Press Service MWAZARO BEACH, Kenya, Mar 08 (IPS) – As the world celebrates …
Read More »Former Indian special forces operative arrested in Zimbabwe
A former member of the Indian Special Forces Unit, Sudhu Sarup Singh, has been arrested by operatives of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) in Zimbabwe. The arrest took place during a sting operation at an upscale restaurant in Harare, where Singh was found in the company of unidentified individuals. …
Read More »‘Dead’ Indian woman, 52, comes ‘back to life’ before cremation after her husband declared she had died in an accident
A woman made a shocking comeback to life before her cremation after her husband declared she had died in an accident. On February 1, 52-year-old Bujji Aamma from Berhampur, India, had been severely burnt in a fire at home. She was then taken to MKCG Medical College and …
Read More »Indian teacher suspended for allegedly calling black pupils monkeys in South Africa
A teacher at Curro Academy Protea Glen in Soweto, South Africa, has been suspended following allegations of racism. According to media reports, an Indian teacher, Tayabah Jadwat, allegedly called three pupils monkeys after they were reportedly disruptive in class and the school management tried to sweep the matter under …
Read More »Notorious 18-year-old thug stabs Kano Imam to death for stopping him and his gang from smoking Indian hemp near mosque
The Kano Police Command has arrested a notorious thug, Yusuf Haruna AKA Lagwatsani, 18, for the senseless murder of a renowned Imam, Mallam Sani Mohammed Shuaibu. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa Haruna, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, said Haruna, of …
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