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Cybercrime: Nigeria Rescues 23 Youths Trafficked to Thailand

Nigeria’s Anti-Trafficking Agency Rescues 23 Youths Trafficked to Thailand for Cybercrime | Nigeria Info Fm

Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths who were trafficked to Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries and forced into cyber-enabled crimes, the agency said on Wednesday. The rescued victims said they were subjected to torture and faced the risk of organ harvesting before the intervention.

Mnangagwa’s rule expected to be extended until 2030 as Zimbabwe cabinet approves plan

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa celebrates after being inaugurated in 2023 in the capital Harare | Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images

Zimbabwe’s cabinet has approved draft constitutional amendments that could allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until at least 2030, intensifying a bitter national debate over democracy and governance. The plan, endorsed at a meeting on Tuesday, proposes changing the Constitution to extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five years to seven years and to shift the method of choosing a president from direct popular vote to election by Members of Parliament.

Zambian Court Orders Seizure of $1.3 Million in Assets From Former President Lungu’s Son

Daliso Lungu | zambiamonitor.com

Zambia’s High Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth more than $1.3 million from Dalitso Lungu, the son of former president Edgar Lungu, after ruling that he could not credibly explain how he acquired 79 vehicles, 23 parcels of land and other properties. The ruling by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court in Lusaka on Monday follows an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions arguing that the assets were “tainted” and likely linked to unlawful activity. Dalitso is reported to have failed to offer verifiable evidence that the wealth was lawfully obtained.

FAA Halts El Paso Flights Over Security

Passengers queue at El Paso International Airport after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. | REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

The FAA has suspended all flights into and out of El Paso, Texas, for the next 10 days, citing "unspecified security reasons." The move has sparked speculation about border-related operations or high-level federal activity in the region.

Portugal Interior Minister Resigns After Floods

Maria Lúcia Amaral | Miguel Baltazar

Following intense public criticism over the government's handling of recent catastrophic floods, Portugal’s Interior Minister has officially stepped down. The floods have caused widespread damage and raised questions about urban climate resilience.

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