Tag: Assault
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault
Renowned US filmmaker, Harvey Weinstein, has been convicted of a first-degree criminal sex act and third-degree rape involving two different women. The 67-year-old has been in a legal tussle with multiple women on sexual misconduct allegations, with Lupita Nyong’o, a Kenyan-Mexican actress, detailing her personal experience with Weinstein in 2017. The many allegations had given…
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Alleged assault: Senate receives committee’s report on Abbo
The Senate’s Ad-Hoc Committee investigating a case of assault against Senator Elisha Abbo on Tuesday submitted its report to the upper chamber. The report was presented during the plenary by Chairman of the Ad-Hoc committee, Senator Sam Egwu (PDP, Ebonyi North). The Senate had on July 3, 2019 set up a committee to investigate Senator…
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Sweden charges U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky with assault
U.S. rapper, A$AP Rocky, has been charged with assault in Sweden over his alleged involvement in a street brawl and is to remain in custody pending trial, the Swedish prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The 30-year-old performer, producer and model from Harlem, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has been detained since July 3 along…
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Fresh trouble for Senator Elisha Abbo as journalist accuses him of assault
Embattled Adamawa-North lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo, has been drawn into a fresh scandal as a photojournalist, Olumuyiwa Owolabi, has accused him of assault and breach of agreement. Owolabi in a chat with PUNCH noted that Abbo not only battered him but got the police to lock him up in Adamawa. He said he first met…
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Assault: 52,745 respondents sign petition against Senator Abbo in less than 24 hours
…as protesters demand recall, prosecution of embattled senator, police orderlies Embattled serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Elisha Abbo might have bitten more than he can chew. Nigerians have started various petitions on popular petition platform, Change.org. demanding his recall, prosecution and subsequent punishment according to the dictates of the law. The call…
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IG orders investigation of Sen. Abbo over alleged assault
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault on a female Nigerian by Sen. Elisha Abbo. A statement by DCP Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, on Wednesday in Abuja said the I-G had directed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police…
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Assault: Atiku condemns Abbo, asks PDP, Police to sanction him
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called on Senator Elisha Abbo to publicly apologise to the woman he attacked in an Abuja sex toy shop and surrender himself to the police. Recall that Senator Abbo is from Atiku’s state, Adamawa. The Senator was seen on video that has gone viral, assaulting the lady. The…
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Assault: Senate sets up committee to probe Senator Abbo
Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday set up a committee to probe the alleged assault of a lady by Senator Elias Abbo. The Senator was seen on video that has gone viral, assaulting the lady. The committee has two weeks to submit its report. It was not clear whether Abbo, who has promised to give…
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Sad! Wodumo gets assaulted by DJ boyfriend on Instagram live[VIDEO]
Social media has been awash with the video of South African singer, Wodumo being assaulted by her DJ boyfriend on Instagram live. In the video, one can spot the singer being assaulted by the disc jockey repeatedly. The video which has since gone viral has been criticized by stakeholders in the South African entertainment industry.…
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2face breaks silence over allegations of domestic violence
Nigerian popstar, Innocent Idibia a.k.a 2face has been in the news lately over his recent Twitter meltdown. Recall that the singer took to his Twitter page to apologize to his wife over an undisclosed offence. As fans continue to wrap their heads around his Twitter outburst, a fan asked the ‘True love’ crooner If his…