A judge has ruled that court proceedings against former US President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in their Georgia election fraud case will be televised. The trial will also be live-streamed on YouTube, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee also said. Trump is among 19 people charged with a conspiracy to overturn the US state’s 2020 vote results. In total, Trump faces 13 charges – including racketeering – for allegedly pressuring Georgia officials to reverse the results of the …
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A Catholic priest took his own life days after learning police were investigating him over a ‘historic allegation’, a coroner has ruled. Canon Michael McCoy, 57, was found dead at his apartment in Newcastle on April 10 last year. An inquest heard that a week earlier, on April 3, an incident involving Mr McCoy had been reported to Northumbria Police. A ‘very brief account’ was obtained from the complainant a day later. Mr McCoy, who was Dean …
Manchester United striker, Mason Greenwood has been banished by England. The 20-year-old will not be considered for Three Lions selection until any potential legal proceedings against him are completed. This comes after Greenwood was released from custody on bail ‘pending further investigation’ by Greater Manchester Police yesterday after being arrested on suspicion of rape. Police also announced further investigations into allegations of assault, sexual assault, and making threats to kill. United have suspended the young footballer, while sponsors including Nike have distanced themselves from him. …
House of Representatives members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday June 8, staged a walk out after speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila ruled against a request to demand overturn of Twitter ban by the executive. A lawmaker from Rivers state, Kingsley Chinda had raised a point of order, demanding that the house should ask the federal government to lift the suspension pending the conclusion of an investigation Gbajabiamila mandated relevant house committees to carry …
The Nigerian Army’s “Operation Positive Identification” has suffered a setback as a federal high court sitting has ruled that the Nigerian Army lacks the power to implement such programme. Justice Rilwan Aikawa presided over the Fundamental Rights Enforcement suit lawsuit filed by Femi Falana (SAN), against the planned exercise by the Army. The human rights activist who asked the court to dismiss the idea behind the exercise, insisted that it is illegal and unconstitutional for the court to uphold an act that would require …
A man known as Thomas Macias called himself an ‘idiot’ for breaking social distancing guidance to attend a party –then the worst happened, he died of coronavirus the next day. Thomas Macias, 51, was killed by the deadly disease on June 21, just a day after he lamented his decision to attend the family gathering, and on Friday, Riverside County health officials since confirmed …