The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Monday, overturned the conviction of the Umar Danladi tribunal, which found a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, guilty of false asset declaration. The appellate court in a judgment, discharged and acquitted Onnoghen from the conviction delivered against him by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The conviction, which was delivered on April 18, 2019, was dismissed following the resolution of the issues that led to his trial and conviction. Justice Abba Mohammed, who predicated the judgment on the terms of settlement by the Federal Government and Onnoghen, ordered that the four bank accounts previously ordered to be forfeited be returned to him. The terms of the settlement read, “The Appellant herein was charged at the Code of Conduct Tribuna (CCT), on
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Some assailants have abducted a middle-aged man, suspected to be a businessman in the Alor community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened late on Sunday while the victim was driving home from a function. Sources in the area said the gunmen whisked their victim away after double-crossing his vehicle opposite Ezeani Primary School in the Alor community. One of the sources who does not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the incident said, “The incident occurred at about 6:47 pm yesterday(Sunday). The man was driving in his car, a Toyota Corolla with the plate number: EKY-102GK, before the hoodlums double-crossed him opposite Ezeani Primary School. “The suspected kidnappers shattered the windscreens of his car, smashed his head
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Junior Edwards, 37, of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, was arrested, prosecutors said. November 3, 2024, 1:27 AM A Pennsylvania man was arrested after police said they were searching for the gunman who shot and killed a mother and daughter during a home invasion in New Jersey. Catherine Nunez, 33, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54, were found dead in an upstairs bedroom of their home in Willingboro early Wednesday, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said. Junior Edwards, 37, of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, along with additional charges related to the alleged home invasion and possession of a weapon, prosecutors said in a statement released on Saturday. A mother and daughter were shot to death by an intruder inside their home in Willingboro, New Jersey
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The Ghana Police Service has announced that it is actively pursuing a gang of armed robbers who attacked a jewellery shop in Adabraka on Saturday, November 2, injuring one person. Read More …
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Featured Emmanuel Ebo Hawkson Oct – 30 – 2024 , 15:01 The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by the Speaker of Parliament asking the court to vacate its ruling that hold the Speaker’s declaration of four seats in Parliament vacant. In a ruling Wednesday, a five-member panel of the court held that the Speaker’s application amounted to a “misinformation and misapprehension of the law.” According to the court, the Speaker’s submission that the court had no jurisdiction in the matter was misconceived because the matter in question was clear case of constitutional interpretation. “It is therefore misinformation and mis-apprehension of law for the applicant to represent that the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to give interpretation on a provision of the constitution that has attracted two different meanings,” the
There is no record that Amanda Overstreet was reported missing, police said. October 12, 2024, 1:10 AM The head and hands of a 16-year-old girl who was last seen in 2005 were discovered in a freezer at a recently sold home in Colorado, police said. The incident initially took place nine months ago on Jan. 12 when the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado received a call regarding a “suspicious incident” in Grand Junction, approximately 240 miles west of Denver, according to a statement from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. “Upon arrival, deputies found the head and hands of a human had been discovered in a freezer by someone who arrived to claim the free appliance offered by the new owner of the recently sold home,” police said. It took
A year after an attack by a Serbian armed group in northern Kosovo’s Banjska killed a police officer, the trial is expected to begin on Wednesday at the Pristina Basic Court. In all, 45 suspects have been indicted for the attack in September 2023, which Kosovo Serb businessman and politician Milan Radoicic later said he […]
October 04 Supreme Court’s new term takes on ghost guns, porn access and trans care bans The justice
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The U.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidential election referee, gavels open a new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the justices’ ethics and impartiality. The court’s fall docket includes high-profile disputes over age-verification to access pornography online, the marketing of flavored e-cigarettes to kids, regulation of untraceable “ghost guns,” and EPA limits on sewage dumped into the Pacific Ocean. A challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is considered one of the most significant cases of the term, so far. The justices have been asked to decide whether the medical restriction, adopted in more than 20 states, discriminates on the basis of sex in violation of the Constitution’s Equal
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Konongo Odumase, Ashanti Region – In a brazen attack on Monday, September 2, 2024, heavily armed bandits raided the Konongo Odumase Concession of Northern Ashanti Mines Co. Ltd., leaving two employees critically injured and making off with gold ore worth millions of dollars. The incident occurred at the company’s mining concession in Konongo Odumase, within […]
In the wake of a tragic incident where six children and a pregnant woman were among 12 people who perished after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Boulogne, France, local officials and residents are increasingly pointing fingers at Britain. The French rescue workers, having packed up their gear with practiced efficiency, left the […]
LVIV, Ukraine, Sept 4 – A devastating overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, near the Polish border, has resulted in the deaths of seven people, including three children, according to local officials. The strikes, which also caused significant damage to historic buildings in the city center, followed a deadly […]
Rescue efforts underway at Unrwa school in Nuseirat, Gaza, following Israeli strike: Getty Images
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An Israeli airstrike on a central Gaza school, which was serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians, has resulted in the deaths of 18 individuals, according to the Hamas-run territory’s civil defence agency. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that six of its staff members were among the fatalities. […]
An Israeli airstrike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Beirut on Friday, marking a significant escalation in hostilities between the two sides and raising concerns of a full-scale war. The strike, which involved an F-35 warplane launching four missiles into the Jamous area of Dahiyeh, hit a residential building, according to Lebanon’s state-run news […]
In a devastating turn of events, Israeli airstrikes in northeast Lebanon have resulted in the deaths of 23 Syrian refugees and a Lebanese national, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The strikes, which occurred on Thursday, targeted a building housing workers, highlighting the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Additionally, an airstrike on an apartment building […]
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A general strike brought much of Israel to a standstill on Monday, reflecting escalating public anger over the Netanyahu government’s failure to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. The strike follows the deaths of six captives in Gaza over the weekend, marking one of the most significant expressions of public discontent since Hamas’s […]