The executive body of the International Criminal Court Wednesday voiced concern over the recent withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, saying it undermined the global pursuit of justice. The military-led West Africa states announced in September they were pulling […]
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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s historic bid to restrict birthright citizenship. The court, in an eagerly awaited decision on the final day of its term, ruled 6-3 to maintain the right to American citizenship for […]
A French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, which the Paris Saint-Germain defender denies. In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told […]
Military-run Niger has enacted a new penal code criminalising for the first time same-sex relations, with heavy sentences of up to 20 years in prison, a legal source said Thursday quoting the official gazette. Although a taboo subject, same-sex relations […]
Michael Barrow, operator of the illegal IPTV service “MB Streams”, has pleaded guilty to three Fraud Act offences for supplying access to Premier League matches and other premium content, and has been sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment […]
An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk’s X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, capping a three year legal fight between the tech giant and Canberra. Under Australian law, internet regulator eSafety […]
South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that had quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a cash-heist scandal. Ramaphosa in 2022 easily survived a vote in the National Assembly that could […]
Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country’s gay community. The text, which must now be signed into law […]
Australian designer Katie Perry has won the right to sell clothes under her name, claiming victory Wednesday in a years-long trademark spat with US pop megastar Katy Perry. Designer Katie Perry accused her far more famous namesake of trademark infringement, […]
By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government has extradited a 26-year-old Nigerian, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, to the United States to face charges related to the sexual extortion and death of a young man in Pennsylvania. Mr Adewale, the third Nigerian extradited […]