Brazilian judges have ruled to uphold former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho’s rape conviction, adding that he must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil. The trial in Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ), the country’s top court for nonconstitutional matters, had a majority rule that Italy’s decision was valid in Brazil. A Milan…
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union said they went on strike to demand comprehensive medical cover for the doctors and because the government has yet to post 1,200 medical interns. Leaders of the union say 4,000 doctors are taking part in the strike despite a labor court order asking the union to put…
A Spanish court has decided to release ex-Brazil and Barcelona footballer Dani Alves if he pays a bail of 1 million euros ($1.1m) and hands over his passports while awaiting the appeal of his conviction for raping a woman in Barcelona. The court issued the ruling on Wednesday.Alves, 40, was convicted in February and sentenced…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State formally commissioned the 30-kilometer Arochukwu-Ndiokereke-Okobo-Ozuabam Road for rehabilitation on Wednesday. In a speech at the ceremony held at Amuvi, Arochukwu Local Government Area, Otti said that the project indicated the government’s commitment to improving the living conditions of the citizens. He said that the state government was intentional about…
Illegally selling or manufacturing vapes in Australia could spell up to seven years in jail under new legislation proposed Thursday, as authorities moved to toughen rules outlawing the fast-growing habit. The new rules would allow access to pharmacy-sold therapeutic vapes, notably for people quitting smoking, but those for other uses would be banned. Health Minister,…
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has distributed 5,000 bags of rice and N5,000 cash each to students of tertiary institutions at the College of Education Akwanga in the state. This was disclosed in a brief statement on the governor’s verified Facebook page on Wednesday. The statement noted that Sule extended the gesture as…
Russia has launched a wave of missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, wounding at least 13 people and damaging several buildings, according to local officials. The attack on Thursday, the first mass strike in 44 days, targeted the city with ballistic and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of the city’s military administration. Officials…
Israel’s war on Gaza will continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US Republican senators, despite mounting criticism from Democratic leaders about the growing humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged Palestinian territory. Speaking to Republican senators via videolink on Wednesday, Netanyahu said his government would continue its efforts to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip,…
France’s competition watchdog has fined Google 250 million euros ($272m) for breaching commitments to media companies on content licensing. The French Competition Authority said on Wednesday that it was imposing the fine as part of additional measures over a 2019 case that organizations representing French magazines and newspapers had lodged against the United States tech…
