A New York judge has upheld Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, rejecting the president-elect’s argument that the case should be dismissed following a landmark immunity ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. In July, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken in their official capacity while in office. … Read more
ABC News has reached a $15 million (£12 million) settlement with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over a defamation lawsuit stemming from false statements made by its anchor, George Stephanopoulos. During a 10 March interview on This Week, Stephanopoulos repeatedly claimed Trump had been found “liable for rape” in a civil case, a misstatement of the … Read more
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has issued an interim injunction restraining Lagos-based lawyer and author Dele Farotimi from publishing, selling, or distributing his book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, in any format. This order, which extends to his agents, publishers, and prominent booksellers like Amazon, Rovingheights, Jazzhole Lagos, and Glendora … Read more
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs has amended her lawsuit to include allegations of assault by Jay-Z at the same party. The lawsuit, originally filed against Combs in October, now names Shawn Carter, the rapper and businessman known as Jay-Z, as a defendant. Carter becomes the first celebrity to … Read more
A Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, in a correctional facility. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presiding magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, issued the remand order after Farotimi was arraigned by the police on charges of defamation against renowned legal … Read more
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ekiti State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Farotimi was apprehended in Lagos on Tuesday by officers from the Ekiti State Police Command and was presented in court around 10:25 AM on Wednesday. The legal practitioner faces 16 charges of defamation … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, has acquitted and released over 50 individuals accused of belonging to the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and facing terrorism-related charges. Delivering the ruling on Friday, Justice Omotosho upheld the no-case submission filed by the defendants, concluding that the Nigeria Police Force … Read more
A South Korean court has convicted a man of attempting to dodge mandatory military service by intentionally gaining weight, according to local media reports. The 26-year-old deliberately began binge eating before his draft physical, a judge in Seoul revealed. His obesity classification allowed him to secure a non-combat role at a government agency instead of … Read more
Marius Borg Høiby, the 27-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess, has been accused of a second rape, just days after his arrest on suspicion of the same offense. During a detention hearing at Oslo District Court on Wednesday for the first alleged incident, police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski stated that the Oslo Police District had requested … Read more
A woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has won her civil case against the Irish mixed martial arts fighter, securing damages. The jury found McGregor guilty of assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018 and ordered him to pay her over €248,000 (£206,000) in compensation. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs … Read more
Sixty-eight political associates of former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki have obtained an interim injunction from the Edo State High Court, preventing the Nigerian Police from arresting them in connection with a petition filed by the Acting State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in July. The group, which includes political appointees, local government … Read more
An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2 has sentenced Jide Josiah Jisos, who falsely claimed to be a “Professor,” to six months in prison for impersonation during the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Jisos was apprehended by officials from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at Brix Academy in Abuja, where … Read more
Two men on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing a man on the head with broken bottle during an argument. The defendants – Temitope Anifowoshe, 49, a businessman and Tope Sule, 50, a driver, both residing at 28, Egbatedo St., Oko- Oba, Agege, Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
The Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the naira abuse case against Cubana Chief Priest, who was cautioned and discharged. Eko Hot Blog reports that Federal High Court in Lagos State has struck out the naira abuse case against celebrity bartender Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest. This follows his arraignment by … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday, ordered the unconditional and immediate release of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The court made the order after Emefiele filed a Motion Ex-parte, seeking his release from the custody of the Economic … Read more