Court of Appeal orders retrial of Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy
The Court of Appeal in Kano on Wednesday ordered a retrial of the death sentence against a singer accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. The singer, Aminu Yahaya-Sharif, 24, a resident of Sharifai in Kano metropolis, was accused of blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam in a song he circulated through How are you in March 2020. He was sentenced to death in August 2020 by the Kano High Shari’a Court, sitting in Hausawa Filin Hockey, after being found guilty of the charge. He was convicted by Justice Aliyu Kani under Section 382 (b) of the Kano Penal Code…
Read More »DeSantis sued for ousted Tampa state’s attorney who wants back to work
TALLAHASSEE – Two weeks after being suspended from office, ousted Hillsborough State’s Attorney Andrew Warren has responded with a federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, citing free speech and judicial discretion in his fight to get his job back. The suit says it seeks to confirm that the First Amendment still applies even though DeSantis is governor, and that courts can say what the state Constitution means: “not what DeSantis needs it to mean to silence his critics , promote their loyalists and subvert the will of the voters”. “The bottom line is that everybody should follow the law, even…
Read More »Atlanta police officer accused of breaking man’s ankle in 2019 charged
By Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A police officer with the Atlanta Police Department has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an incident on April 5, 2019. According to the indictment, Donald Vickers is accused of tackling a man named Tyler Griffin and rendering his left ankle “useless.” “I feel 100 percent better, and it just goes into the fact that I know I did everything right that night,” Griffin said in an interview Tuesday after learning of the charge. Vickers and another officer stopped Griffin because they thought he…
Read More »BREAKING NEWS ONE DEATH IN ARLINGTON FIRE – Everett Post
A fatal fire broke out at Smokey Point RV Park in Arlington this morning. Firefighters responded and extinguished the flames, but unfortunately one person has died. Firefighters have left the scene and authorities are now investigating the death of the fire and the origin of the fire at the RV park located along Smokey Point Boulevard. The fire started in one caravan and spread to another. According to the residents of the RV park, the rules regarding any illegal activities are strictly monitored. They indicated that they rarely have problems. This is a developing story. Check back for more information…
Read More »Azi Paybarah joins The Post as a breaking news reporter on national politics
Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker, Senior Politics Editor Dan Eggen and Breaking News Editor Donna Cassata: We are pleased to announce that Azi Paybarah is joining The Washington Post as a reporter for the national politics breaking news team. Azi brings a wealth of experience on politics and breaking news. Since 2018, he has worked at the New York Times, most recently as a reporter on the Politics desk. He has written about the candidate file backed by former President Donald Trump in this year’s legislature, Republican ads focused on gunsthe 9/11 families’ effort…
Read More »The Iraqi prime minister calls a meeting of senior politicians to end the crisis
BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s acting prime minister called a meeting of senior political leaders and party representatives Wednesday to seek a way out of a months-long crisis amid a power struggle between rival Shiite blocs. But the party of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr did not attend the meeting. The absence of al-Sadr’s bloc effectively undermined acting Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s effort to resolve the 10-month-old crisis. Al-Sadr and his political rivals, the Iranian-backed Shiite… READ MORE BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s acting prime minister called a meeting of senior political leaders and party representatives Wednesday to seek a way out…
Read More »Who’s Funding Democratic Candidates for Governor? Here are 4 takeaway dishes.
In his final days, Charlie Crist seized on a question in Florida’s Democratic primary for governor: Which big industries are supporting Democratic campaigns this year? Last week, the congressman’s campaign released a statement accusing Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in money from political committees closely aligned with Florida’s influential sugar industry. The statement cited a report by VoteWater, an environmental group that has supported Crist. Then the Palm Beach Post published an investigation which found that Fried had failed to follow through on a promise to create new rules on sugarcane burning in the…
Read More »CNN predicts Alaska’s special election will head to ranked-choice voting tabulation
CNN — The results of Alaska’s special general election to fill out the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young’s term remain uncertain, with CNN projecting that none of the candidates on the ballot topped 50 percent on Tuesday, a necessary feat considering account for the state’s new voting rules. . The special general election, which was triggered by Young’s death, is the first time Alaska has used ranked-choice voting, a process that asks voters to rank their preferred candidates, with the votes of the lowest-performing candidates only come into play if not. one exceeds 50%. CNN predicted that no…
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