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TRAVIS SCOTT, DRAKE SUED OVER ASTROWORLD TRAGEDY

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By OREORITSE TARIEMI Rappers Travis Scott and Drake have been reportedly sued following the tragedy at the Astroworld concert that left eight people dead and dozens injured. Confirming the news, Texas firm Thomas J. Henry Law tweeted a Daily Mail story on the […]

England fan jailed for “vile” Euro 2020 final racial abuse

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By AFP A football fan who racially abused England’s Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. Jonathon Best, 52, posted an 18-second video on Facebook in which he […]

New York Court dismisses Siasia’s suit against FIFA

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By Guardian Nigeria FIFA on Friday escaped a soccer coach’s lawsuit challenging a bribery conviction and coaching ban handed down by the organisation’s judicial body, after a Manhattan federal judge found that the Swiss dispute has no jurisdictional ties to New […]

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Argentina’s ex-president again called to testify in espionage case

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By Guardian Nigeria Argentina’s ex-president Mauricio Macri was again subpoenaed Friday as part of a probe ito a wiretapping scandal, after the current president lifted an obstacle to him testifying. The investigation is looking into allegations that his government spied on […]

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BRAD PITT’S CUSTODY PETITION DENIED BY CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

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By OREORITSE TARIEMI Brad Pitt’s petition appeal to disqualify the private judge in his custody battle with ex Angelina Jolie has been denied by the California Supreme Court. Pitt’s lawyers had pushed that the court disqualifies the private judge hearing the […]

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MARK ZUCKERBERG, WIFE SUED BY FORMER HOUSE STAFF

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By OREORITSE TARIEMI Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are being sued by two ex-household staff over alleged racist and homophobic abuse by the family’s former head of security. According to Business Insider, the suit was filed by […]

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Assange lawyer argues WikiLeaks founder still suicide risk

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By AFP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains a suicide risk if extradited to the United States, despite assurances he would not be held in isolation at a “supermax” prison there, his lawyer said Thursday. On the second of two days of […]

Real Madrid star Benzema on trial in sextape case

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By AFP Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema goes on trial in France on Wednesday accused of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena, a case known as the “sextape affair”. Benzema, 33, is suspected of helping a […]

Nigerian doctor who knew ‘near nothing’ faces panel in Ireland

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By Editor A medical inquiry has heard that a Nigerian doctor Francis Megwa, who was employed as a senior house officer at University Maternity Hospital Limerick knew “near nothing” and was unable to take blood samples and insert intravenous drips and […]

Lawyer Shoots Client To Death In Mexico Court, Kills Self

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By Unini Chioma (AP) — A lawyer shot his client to death in a courtroom in northern Mexico Wednesday, than fled into an adjoining chamber and killed himself with a gunshot to the head. Prosecutors in the northern state of Sonora […]