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TRUMP SEEKS TO SET ASIDE HUSH-MONEY VERDICT HOURS AFTER IMMUNITY RULING
Donald Trump has asked the New York judge who presided over his recent hush-money trial to set aside his conviction as he seeks to capitalise on Monday’s supreme court ruling granting him broad immunity from prosecution. In what is probably just the first real-world impact of the controversial ruling from the conservative-dominated court, which said…
JEFFREY DONALDSON FACES FURTHER SEVEN SEXUAL OFFENCE CHARGES
The number of historical sexual offences being faced by former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has increased ahead of his next court appearance. Donaldson, 61, is expected to appear at Newry magistrates court on Wednesday for a preliminary enquiry hearing to establish if there is enough evidence to send him for trial. Donaldson had faced 11…
LUCY LETBY FOUND GUILTY OF TRYING TO KILL TWO-HOUR-OLD BABY
Lucy Letby has been found guilty of trying to kill a two-hour-old baby girl on the hospital ward where she murdered seven other infants. The former neonatal nurse, who is serving 14 whole-life prison terms, was convicted on Tuesday of attempting to murder the “extremely premature” infant after a retrial at Manchester crown court. The…
KAREN READ INVESTIGATOR WHO SENT VULGAR TEXTS ABOUT HER CASE RELIEVED OF DUTY AFTER MISTRIAL
The Massachusetts state trooper accused of manipulating evidence in the case of Boston officer John O’Keefe’s death and sending vulgar texts about Karen Read, O’Keefe’s girlfriend and the prime suspect in his death, was relieved of duty Monday after a judge declared a mistrial in the case. Colonel John E. Mawn, Jr. said in a statement late Monday that Massachusetts…
REPS MEMBER ACCUSES DEPUTY SPEAKER OF DISCRIMINATION, STAGE WALKOUT
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency, Rivers State, Cyril Hart, on Tuesday during plenary, walked out of the green chamber after accusing the Deputy Speaker of discriminating against new members during parliamentary debates. Hart, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, made the allegation a few minutes after the lawmaker…
THREE STUDENTS AT UNILAG’S MEDICAL COLLEGE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Students at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (UNILAG) are embroiled in a string of sexual assault cases. Anonymous accounts from purported students detailed a few cases on the micro-blogging site X and alleged inaction by the university. The purported victims used the hashtag “#EndSACultureInCMUL” on Monday and Tuesday, generating media discourse on the matter. An activist…
WE DISCOVERED ₦35BN IN MOMPHA’S BANK ACCOUNTS, EFCC TELLS COURT
A witness has narrated how the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) discovered up to ₦35 billion in bank accounts traced back to Ismaila Mustapha, the socialite better known as Mompha. Mompha is facing trial in a ₦6 billion case of alleged fraud brought against him by the EFCC. In 2022, EFCC arraigned Mompha and his…
MINIMUM WAGE: WORKERS NOT HAPPY WITH TINUBU’S DELAY —SSANU
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has expressed sadness over the lingering delay on the part of President Bola Tinubu in concluding the new national minimum wage and making the final figure known to workers. The trade union said the President was supposed to have concluded all needed consultations with the necessary stakeholders…
COURT DISMISSES NNAMDI KANU’S N1BN SUIT AGAINST FG
Justice James Omotoso of a Federal High Court, Abuja has just dismissed a N1 billion suit filed by the. detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS). The Judge held in his judgment that the IPOB leader failed to show evidence…
JUST IN: MANY FEARED TRAPPED IN ABUJA BUILDING COLLAPSE
A four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja collapsed on Monday night, trapping numerous individuals under the debris. An eyewitness reported that there may be fatalities, citing the lack of coordination among emergency responders hindering efficient operations. “There is a possibility that there could…