Kevin Spacey has made his first appearance in a U.K. criminal court on charges of sexual assault. Last month the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), similar to a District Attorney in the U.S., authorized charges to be brought against the actor. He…
Ex-Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan will headline Cornwall festival two years after assault conviction
Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan will headline Looe Live! festival in Cornwall, two years after he was sacked from the band for assaulting his then-fiancée Vikki Ager. Meighan left the rock group in 2020 citing “personal issues”, before appearing in…
What’s in a slap? Tara Aisida
The month of March was quite interesting both on the national and international scene as it was a month defined by slaps given by eminent personalities at public events. I will not bore you with the details of both the…
I don’t regret sending my own son to jail
I called the police on my son and sent him to jail. Hummn I am a mother and like all good mothers, I have labored for my children, I have stood in the gap for them, praying night and day…
Let’s call it what it is, rape is evil! Tara Aisida
I can still hear his laughter as I ran from the room, out of the house and into the streets to wait until my father or another adult came into the house. I was about 9 years old and I…
Woman allegedly pours hot water on husband’s ex-wife (Punch)
A 41-year-old housewife, Janet Ojukwu, was on Tuesday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly pouring hot water on her husband’s ex-wife. Janet, who resides at Makoko area of Yaba, Lagos, is facing a charge of assault occasioning harm before a Yaba…
Ogun policemen assault two women, go after reporter (Punch)
Two women have been beaten to a pulp by the men of the Ogun State Police Command attached to the Lafenwa Division in Abeokuta, the state capital. The video of the women, which was posted on www.nairaland.com on Thursday, showed the bloodied…