The eldest son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit was released from custody on Wednesday after his arrest last week on rape allegations, his lawyer said.Marius Borg Høiby, 27, is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the son of Mette-Marit from a previous relationship. He has no royal title or official duties.Borg Høiby was arrested last week in Oslo on a preliminary charge of having had “sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or for other reasons unable to resist the act,” police said.In Norway, a preliminary charge comes before a formal charge and...
GEORGIA’S GOVERNING PARTY NOMINATES FORMER SOCCER PLAYER AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
The governing party in Georgia on Wednesday picked a former soccer player as its candidate for president following a disputed victory in last month’s parliamentary election that has sparked protests and led to an opposition boycott of parliament.The Georgian Dream party nominated Mikheil Kavelashvili, a 53-year-old former national team and Premier League player, for the mostly ceremonial presidential post. He is all but certain to win the Dec. 14 vote by the electoral college controlled by the ruling party.Georgian Dream retained control of the parliament in the Oct. 26 election, widely seen as a referendum on the country’s effort to join the European Union. The...
ALABAMA A&M PREMATURELY ANNOUNCES DEATH OF FOOTBALL PLAYER AFTER HEAD INJURY, APOLOGIZES FOR DISSEMINATING FALSE INFORMATION
On Wednesday night, the officials at Alabama A&M apologized for erroneously announcing the death of football player Medrick Burnett Jr.According to the HBCU department, the school had made the announcement online calling it “unfortunate occurrence”,that the 20-year-old athlete had died after it was “originally advised by an immediate family member on Tuesday evening.“Upon hearing from a representative from UAB hospital this afternoon, we learned that he remains alive,” the athletic department said Wednesday evening. “We express our immediate regret for disseminating false information however, we hold complete joy in knowing that Medrick remains in stable condition.Burnett was seriously injured during a game...
AUSTRALIAN FATHER ADVOCATES FOR BANNING YOUNG CHILDREN FROM SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THEIR PROTECTION
Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scam.Mac Holdsworth died last year at his Melbourne family home at the age of 17 after a 47-year-old Sydney man who purported to be an 18-year-old woman demanded money for an intimate image the boy had shared.Since then, the grieving father has taken his tragic story to around 20 schools to warn students of the risks of social media.“I saw firsthand the damage that social media could do. I saw Mac, my son,...
TERRORISTS INFILTRATE NIGERIA ARMY TROOPS OPHK IN BORNO, ATTACKERS NEUTRALIZED, THREE SOLDIERS DEAD
The Nigerian Army in a press release had revealed that a special unit located in Borno state was caught unaware by terrorists on Monday and the army returned fire for fire thereby incapacitating the terrorists.However the army recorded three lost while some of the terrorists fled the scene with gunshot wound, the acting chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen OO Oluyede had commended the soldiers’ effort and courage, urging them to regain their momentum.The statement which was posted on the Nigeria Army X account on Wednesday read: “In the early hours of 25th November 2024, an unconfirmed number of terrorists,...
MASSACHUSETTS MAN WHO SPENT DECADES IN PRISON FOR A MURDER HE DIDN’T COMMIT IS AWARDED $13M.
For the nearly three decades that he was behind bars, Michael Sullivan’s mother and four siblings died, his girlfriend moved on with her life and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks.All for a murder he long insisted he never committed.Earlier this month, the 64-year-old Sullivan got a degree of justice when a Massachusetts jury ruled that he was innocent of the 1986 murder and robbery of Wilfred McGrath. He was awarded $13 million — though state regulations cap rewards at $1 million for wrongful convictions. The jury also found a state police chemist falsely testified at the trial though...
PRESS RELEASE – ARREST OF ROBBERY SUSPECTS AND RECOVERY OF ARMS, COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY, AND DRUGS
In a proactive effort to enhance security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the upcoming months of celebration, police detectives from the Dei-Dei ‘B’ Division, under the directive of Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Olatunji Disu, psc, conducted a raid on a criminal hideout at the Timber Market, Dei-Dei, on November 21, 2024. The operation, based on credible intelligence, resulted in the arrest of four suspects: Investigations revealed that the hideout belongs to their gang leader, who is currently at large, and that it served as a hub for drug dealing, stolen phones, and other crimes. During the raid,...
THE ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH CEASEFIRE QUIETS ONE FRONT BUT GAZA SEES NO END TO WAR
For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago.But for Palestinians in Gaza and families of hostages held in the territory, the news appeared only to inaugurate a newer, grimmer period of the conflict there. For them, it marked yet another missed opportunity to end fighting that has stretched on for nearly 14 months.Palestinians had hoped that any ceasefire deal with Hezbollah would include a truce in Gaza as well. The families of people kidnapped when Hamas-led militants stormed southern Israel in October 2023, meanwhile,...