Riots in London After Police Shoot Mark Duggan
Riots in London spread to Tottenham and Enfield in London after the police shoot dead Mark Duggan in London. The Independent Police Complaints Commission will investigate the shooting.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nafissatou Diallo Interview
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/dominique-strauss-kahn-maid-speaks-abc-news-14150523?tab=9482930 Nafissatou “Nafi” Diallo, the hotel maid at the Sofitel who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape has finally shown her face and gone public with her allegations of sexual assault against Strauss-Kahn. Watch the video of her televised interview at the li
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Strauss Kahn Rape Case – New Doubts
http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/07/03/dsk-chased-by-media?videoId=216714829 The rape case against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn seems on the verge of collapse after severe doubts were cast on the credibility of his accuser – a 32 year old Guinean of Fulani ancestry. Police tape recorded her phone conversation to her boyfriend (who is in jail and is an alleged drug dealer) [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )IMF Boss Strauss-Kahn Arrested for Rape – on Suicide Watch
http://www.hulu.com/watch/242711/nbc-nightly-news-with-brian-williams-strauss-kahn-urged-to-resign-from-imf#http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Ffeed%2Frecent%2Ftv Contrary to the media reports, she is NOT HIV+. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/05/18/2011-05-18_maid_in_imf_boss_dominique_strausskahn_alleged_hotel_rape_not_hiv_positive_did_n.html http://www.smh.com.au/world/maid-in-imf-rape-case-under-siege-20110518-1et63.html
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Police Reform in Nigeria
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Law and Disorder in Lagos: Louis Theroux and Area Boys
For those of you in the UK, the BBC will be showing a programme and law and (dis)order in Lagos – hosted by the ever humorous Louis Theroux. Louis somehow gets into the world of Lagos Area Boys. Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vcwfw/Louis_Theroux_Law_and_Disorder_in_Lagos/ Review: http://tvpixie.com/tv-news/2010/10/11/louis-theroux-law-disorder-lagos-tv-review http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vcwfw Trailer: [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Fist Fight in Nigerian National Assembly – “Dimeji Bankole-Gate”
Disgraceful scenes from the National Assembly in Abuja. A fight broke out in Nigerian parliament after 11 legislators were suspended for accusing the House of Representatives Speaker (Dimeji Bankole) of corruption. The legislators called themselves “The Progressives”, and demanded an investigation into allegations that Speaker Oladimeji Bankole misappropriated 9 billion naira equivalent of an 11 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 13 so far )Mega Corruption – The Case Against James Ibori
Given the current controversy surrounding former EFCC boss Nuhu Ribadu, I thought it worthwhile to dig into the archives and let readers review this article published a year ago by Tell Magazine on former Delta State Governor James Ibori who was accused of scandalous corruption, and was being prosecuted by Ribadu until Ribadu’s removal from [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Footage of Thieves Burnt Alive in Nigeria
Mid-July Updates: The “Great Speeches” section has been updated with the addition of four more speeches: (i) the resignation speech by former Head of State Chief Ernest Shonekan in 1993 (ii) the follow up speech by General Sani Abacha, announcing he would succeed Shonekan (iii) the statement to the press by former President Nnamdi Azikiwe [...]
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