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An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has remanded a 16-year-old boy, Lekan Mustapha and his guardian, Zulum Yisa, for alleged kidnapping.   The teenager, during his arraignment on Tuesday, February 28,  told the court that they used biscuits and magical rings to abduct nine children and …

Louisville’s men’s basketball team is having an awful season and somehow things got worse Tuesday night. As the Cardinals were limping to yet another loss that dropped them to 4-26 on the season, even the halftime entertainment seemed to be sending them a message. The star of a Frisbee catching …

By Casey Harper (The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt. Biden announced in August of last year that his administration would “forgive” $10,000 in federal student loan …

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, February 24, granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from employing the services of the Chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to distribute …

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, granted an interim forfeiture of 14 properties in Lagos, Abuja and the United Arab Emirates linked to the Kogi State Government.   The Judge also ordered the preservation of the sum of N400,000,000.00 …

The government of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara states have filed contempt proceedings against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over their alleged failure to comply with the Supreme Court order on old naira notes.   Recall that …

CNN  —  The protracted doping saga involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva entered another phase on Tuesday as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Last month, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) effectively cleared Valieva of wrongdoing, saying that the 16-year-old …

Biodun Oyebanji of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has been affirmed as winner of the June 18th governorship election in Ekiti state by an appellate court.   The candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Segun Oni, had claimed that Oyebanji’s victory was characterised by irregularities. He also averred that …

BELOIT, Wis. — It is a funny thing about American politics that for one night, the nation’s most important campaign of 2023 descended on Cheezhead Brewing, a tavern where about 50 Republicans gathered to discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Standing in front of a Green Bay Packers logo made …

A man is set to stand trial for allegedly putting his penis in a seagull’s beak, causing significant suffering to the bird.   David Lee appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, England, on Friday, February 17, charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. …