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…
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 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…
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…
The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s killing. The City Council on Monday voted 13-1 to approve the payment to settle a federal lawsuit filed…
Ahead of the upcoming United Kingdom general election, Nigerian political figure Peter Obi has urged voters to “Vote Labour on Thursday 4 July.” This intervention comes as the UK prepares for what pollsters predict will be a landslide victory for the Labour Party in the UK. Obi’s statement on Tuesday via X, though brief, is…
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…
Rick Ross, the US rapper, was attacked after performing at the Ignite Music Festival in Vancouver, Canada. TMZ reports that Ross was accosted by some men after he played Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’, a diss track directed at his Canadian colleague Drake, to wrap up his performance. The men, who were said to have been…
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…
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…
