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Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of sexual assault and rape but cleared of the most serious predatory sexual assault charges, a partial victory for the #MeToo movement that sparked a cascade of allegations against the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of sexual assault and rape but cleared of the most serious predatory sexual assault charges, a partial victory for the #MeToo movement that sparked a cascade of allegations against the disgraced Hollywood mogul. The jury of seven men and five women found the producer guilty of criminal sexual acts in the first degree and rape in the third degree, a measure of vindication for the dozens of women who came out against the one-time all-powerful filmmaker. However, the 67-year-old Oscar-winner who produced films including “Shakespeare In Love” was found not guilty of first-degree rape and predatory sexual assault charges that could have seen him jailed for life. The Time’s Up foundation, f...

No fewer than 105 persons have fallen victim of jungle justice in at least 25 of the 36 states of Nigeria  between January and December last year, an investigation by Daily Trust has shown.  Checks showed that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is also not immune from people taking the laws into their hands.  The number of people killed or injured did not include dozens of incidences that have not been reported by the media in different parts of the country. Rising cases of jungle justice in Nigeria have been a major concern to human rights activists as it contravenes Section 33 (1) of Nigeria’s Constitution.  The section states: “Every person has a right to life and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty in Nigeria advertisement how over 5000 Nigeria men have permanently overcome terrible bedroom due to this recent discovery ...

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, of the 50 major goods monitored by the government, including seamless steel tubes, gasoline, coal, fertilizer and some chemicals, prices increased in 21 items during the period. “The price of liquefied petroleum gas went down by 1.8 per cent, while prices of most chemical and coal products declined in the period,’’ the data showed.  The reading, released every 10 days, is based on a survey of nearly 1,700 wholesalers and distributors in 24 provincial-level regions.