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Cyprus Court Finds British Teen Guilty Of False Rape Claim

December 30, 2019 5:35 pm

A court in Cyprus on Monday found a British teenager guilty of falsely claiming she was gang-raped by a group of Israeli tourists in a case that prompted allegations of police mistreatment.

The 19-year-old was convicted of “public mischief”, which carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine of around 1,700 euros. Sentencing was adjourned until January 7.

The defendant, who pleaded not guilty, alleged that 12 Israelis raped her on July 17 at a hotel in Ayia Napa.

But the Israelis, aged 15 to 18, were released without charge the same month after …

Trump Ally Roger Stone Guilty Of Lying To Congress

November 15, 2019 3:48 pm

A United States jury convicted President Donald Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone on Friday, finding the longtime Republican operative and self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” guilty on seven criminal counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.

The verdict, in a trial arising from investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 US election, is not only a blow to Stone but renews scrutiny on then-candidate Trump’s activities at a time when he faces an impeachment inquiry that could derail his presidency.

The 67-year-old veteran Republican political operative – a self-described “agent provocateur” – was charged earlier this year with obstructing justice,

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Court grants Iwu ₦1billion bail, still in prison custody

Former INEC chairman Iwu pleads not guilty of ₦1.23bn fraud

August 8, 2019 9:22 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday arraigned a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Maurice Iwu, for an alleged fraud of ₦1.23bn.

Iwu was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on money laundering before a Federal High Court, Lagos State. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

An EFCC source told The Guardian that Iwu is alleged to have aided the concealment of the sum of N1,203,000,000 between December 2014 and March 2015,

The source said monies were in the bank account of Bioresources Institute …

CJN Onnoghen pleads not guilty to charges, gets bail

February 15, 2019 7:04 am

ABUJA—The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday, pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge the Federal Government levelled against him.

Onnoghen, who mounted the dock at exactly 10:15am, equally persuaded the Mr. Danladi Umar led tribunal, to vacate the arrest warrant that was issued against him on Wednesday.

FG had in the charge marked CCT/01/2019, alleged that Onnoghen who was suspended from office on January 25 by President Muhammadu Buhari, failed to declare his assets as prescribed by the law.

He was accused of operating foreign bank accounts since 2011, contrary to section 15(2) of …