A police officer accused of raping a woman he met on dating app Bumble told a court she had moved into her ‘favourite’ sex position and made noises as if ‘she was enjoying it’. PC David Longden-Thurgood claimed the woman was a ‘willing participant’ after she sent him a string of …
Read More »Police officer tells court how Nollywood actor allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death over N1000 electricity bill
An Investigative Police Officer, IPO, Insp Israel Ojo, on Monday, January 2023, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how a Nollywood actor, Temitayo Phillips Ogunbusola, allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death over a N1,000 electricity bill. The 32-year-old actor is being tried for murder which he had …
Read More »Late Bolanle Raheem’s family car was flagged because it didn’t have a plate number – Police witness tells court
The trial of police officer, ASP Drambi Vandi, accused of killing Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, started at the Lagos State High Court today January 16, with the first prosecution witness, Inspector Matthew Ameh, telling the court that the family vehicle of the deceased lawyer was flagged down by police officers conducting a …
Read More »Court Dismisses PDP?s Suit Seeking disqualification Of Tinubu, Shettima from contesting 2023 elections
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has dismissed a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking the disqualification of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his vice, Mr. Kassim Shettima, for the 2023 general elections. Delivering judgment on Friday, January 13, Justice Ekwo, dismissed the …
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses Abacha family?s bid to stop fresh probe
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed a bid by the family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, to stop moves by the Federal Government to reopen criminal forfeiture proceedings against the ex-Head of State. The fresh move to reopen the fraud probe is targeted at some …
Read More »Right to wild camp in England lost in Dartmoor court case
The right to wild camp on Dartmoor has been overturned after a court case brought to the high court by a wealthy landowner. Dartmoor was the only place in England and Wales where there was a right to camp under the stars without seeking permission from the landowner. Alexander Darwall, …
Read More »Policeman killed in gun duel as security operatives rescue kidnapped Edo customary court judge
The kidnapped President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, has been rescued by a joint team of Military and Police operatives. Recall that Mrs. Aigbonoga was abducted on Monday January 9, around Ugoneki axis on her way to Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State for a court sitting. …
Read More »Ummu’s murder: I stabbed her trying to save myself – Chinese national tells Court
The trial of Chinese national, Frank Geng Quangrong, continued at the Kano state High Court with the suspect telling the court that he stabbed his Nigerian lover, Ummukulsum Sani to death while attempting to save his life. Frank, who lives at Railway Quarters Kano is standing trial for the alleged murder …
Read More »They Won Guantánamo’s Supreme Court Cases. Where Are They Now?
In the frantic aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, hundreds of men captured abroad were sent to the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where they were held without access to lawyers and denied all other rights. In time, the cases of three of the prisoners reached the Supreme …
Read More »Dewayne Dedmon Ejected For Throwing a Message Gun Onto the Court After Arguing With Erik Spoelstra
The Miami Heat hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night in a game that was broadcast on TNT. Midway through the second quarter the game was interrupted by a very strange incident as one of those massage guns came flying onto the court in the middle of play. By …
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