Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the business partner of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison. Eko Hot Blog reports that Balwani was convicted in July of 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the failed blood-testing start-up. EDITOR’S PICKS Colombia: Landslide … Read more
Amber Heard’s lawyers have filed an appeal against the result of her libel case with Johnny Depp. Eko Hot Blog reports that in June, a US jury found Ms Heard defamed her ex-husband, Mr Depp, with an article in which she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse. EDITOR’S PICKS Colombia: Landslide Kills 3, … Read more
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments in the case of a graphic designer who refused to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. Eko Hot Blog reports that It is the latest case to reach the top court that pits free speech rights against anti-discrimination laws. EDITOR’S PICKS Colombia: Landslide Kills 3, Buries Several People … Read more
The leader of a far-right militia has been found guilty of plotting to stop US President Joe Biden from taking office after the 2020 election. Eko Hot Blog reports that a jury found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy following a two-month trial. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister … Read more
Ex-magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll sued former President Donald Trump for battery and defamation under a new New York law that allows adults alleging sexual assault to bring claims years after the attack. Eko Hot Blog reports that Carroll filed the lawsuit Thursday, the first day that civil lawsuits can be brought under the new … Read more
The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated a six-week ban on abortion in the state on Wednesday. Eko Hot Blog reports that The brief, one-page order says the emergency petition filed to put a hold on a lower court ruling overturning the ban has been granted. EDITOR’S PICKS US Midterms: Georgia Court Rules Against Halting Saturday Early … Read more
Justice Department prosecutors have reached out to representatives of former Vice President Mike Pence to seek his testimony in the criminal investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and allies to impede the transfer of power after the 2020 election, according to people familiar with the matter. Eko Hot Blog reports that Pence’s team … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. Eko Hot Blog reports that the court, with no noted dissents, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six … Read more
Prosecutors in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial rested their case Monday earlier than expected, pinning hopes for convicting Donald Trump’s company largely on the word of two top executives who cut deals before testifying that they schemed to avoid taxes on company-paid perks. Eko Hot Blog reports that Allen Weisselberg, the company’s longtime … Read more
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection. Eko Hot Blog reports that Ivey’s office issued a statement saying she had asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw motions seeking execution dates for two inmates … Read more
The US has determined that Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – has immunity from a lawsuit filed by murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancé. Eko Hot Blog reports that Mr Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi critic, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. EDITOR’S PICKS US Midterms: … Read more
An independent lawyer has been appointed to oversee the US justice department’s criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump. Eko Hot Blog reports Jack Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, was named special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland in a news conference. EDITOR’S PICKS US Midterms: Democrat Katie Hobbs Emerges As Arizona Governor US: … Read more
Steve Bannon, ex-adviser and strategist for former President Donald Trump, filed a notice of appeal in federal court Friday to challenge his conviction and sentence for criminal contempt of Congress. Eko Hot Blog reports that Bannon’s sentence of four months in prison– for failing to turn over documents or show up to testify before the … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said he’s sued New York State Attorney General, Letitia James in a Florida Court. Eko Hot Blog reports that Trump said on Wednesday that James had done “nothing” to protect New York against violent crimes and criminals while she attacks “great and upstanding businesses” like his own Trump Organization. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a temporary hold on Sen. Lindsey Graham’s testimony in a Georgia investigation of possible illegal interference in the 2020 election by then-President Donald Trump and his allies in the state. Eko Hot Blog reports that the court left no legal impediments in the way of Graham’s appearance before a … Read more
Former United States President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to put on hold the release of his tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service to a Democratic-led House committee. Eko Hot Blog reports that Trump filed the emergency request on Monday with the high court after a federal appellate court cleared the way last … Read more
Buhari said the Electoral Act, signed by him earlier this year, was an attestation of the fulfilment of the administration’s determination and commitment to the tenets of the rule of law He said the off-season elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun States had confirmed his administration’s irreversible commitment to credible and violence-free polls in the … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka Alhaja Mariam Bajulaye Turbanned as Iya Sunnah of Oluwakemi Central Mosque, Epe The officiating Imam attested to the humble, respectful, cheerful, meek and benevolent disposition of Alhaja Mariam towards humanity EDITOR’S PICK: Eebi Festival 2022: Epe Agog As Oba Animashaun Holds Iyanfanran, Ita-Oba Celebrations Ikuforiji Hails Epe Grams’ Contribution To Nation Building, … Read more
His sentence for first-degree murder excludes any possibility of parole, meaning he will now very likely die in prison United States real estate heir Robert Durst, subject of HBO crime documentary series ‘The Jinx’, has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his best friend. Durst was found guilty of killing Susan Berman in … Read more
Human rights activists said Chad was a ruthless, one-party state under the rule of the Dictator from 1982 to 1990. A fearsome security service headed by members of Habre’s Gorane ethnic group was placed in every village, documenting even the slightest transgressions against the dictator, they said. Former Chad dictator, Hissene Habre, the first former … Read more