A Manhattan, New York jury has determined that former president Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll a whopping $83 million for defaming her after a different civil court jury last year found him liable for defamation, as well as sexual abuse. Carroll, a former longtime Elle magazine advice columnist, was initially seeking $10 million in damages. But during closing arguments on Friday, her attorney upped that to $24 million, saying the former president should pay his …
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A showjumping star who sued her mother’s doctor for allowing her to be born has won the right to millions in damages in a landmark High Court ruling today, Dec. 1. Evie Toombes, 20, was born with spina bifida and sometimes spends 24 hours-a-day connected up to tubes. Despite that, she has forged a career in showjumping, competing against both disabled and able-bodied riders. She has also gone on to meet with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. …
Popular Twitter Influencer, Dr Olufunmilayo’s lawyers have written a strong-worded letter to his former friend Bolanle Aseyan, over the sexual abuse allegation she leveled against him a few days ago. Bolanle, who is a doctor in Nigeria, recently took to social media to accuse Olufunmilayo of sexually abusing her while she visited him in his home in the UK. In a Twitter thread, Bolanle said she has proof of all he allegedly did to her. Well, Dr Olufunmilayo has taken …
A 35-year-old married woman, Mrs Omolara Seriki, has allegedly damaged the scrotum of her 52-year-old husband, Raheem, after she allegedly caught him cheating with another woman in the Iragbiji area, Boripe council in Osun state. Disclosing this to newsmen, the Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Daniel Adigun, said the couple had issues in their six-year-old marriage, forcing the man to move out of their matrimonial home. However, on Tuesday, June 23, …
Members of Ogbaru Community in Anambra State have dragged construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, before the Federal High Court in Awka, over claims that the company has created environmental and health hazards in their area since it commenced the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. In the lawsuit which has the Federal Ministry of Works and B and Q Dredging as co-defendants, the community is seeking N2.5bn as damages. They claim over 160 buildings from 15 communities in the Ogbaru Council Area on …