Navy arrests more ratings who tortured peacemaker to death in Lagos (Punch) The Nigerian Navy has apprehended four accomplices of a rating, Awosanya Olufemi, who were involved in the alleged torture and killing of a peacemaker, Collins Osagie. A spokesperson…
Michael Cohen: Ex-lawyer tells Congress Trump directed lies (BBC)
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has claimed Mr Trump wanted him to lie about a property deal in Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign. During Wednesday’s testimony, Cohen said Mr Trump directed covert plans for a Trump hotel, even…
One shot dead during Buhari’s victory celebration in Lagos (Punch) * Obasanjo keeps mum over Buhari’s re-election (Punch)
One shot dead during Buhari’s victory celebration in Lagos (Punch) Unknown gunman on Wednesday shot into a crowd celebrating President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in Sabo, Yaba, killing one person, while a police officer was seriously injured by some protesting youths…
Trump knew about email hack, Cohen expected to tell Congress (BBC)
US President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to claim Mr Trump knew beforehand about a leak of hacked Democratic emails. In congressional testimony, Cohen will also say Mr Trump directed plans for a Moscow skyscraper even during his…
Cohen: Trump said ‘black people are too stupid’ to vote for him (CNN)
Michael Cohen claimed that President Donald Trump used racist language in several private conversations with him during the time he worked as Trump’s personal lawyer and “fixer.” In an interview with Vanity Fair that published Friday, Cohen recalled four times…
How the president and his defenders’ explanations of the Stormy Daniels scandal have evolved over time (BI)
The scandal involving President Donald Trump, his longtime fixer Michael Cohen, and porn star Stormy Daniels unraveled in early March, as team Trump confirmed a story he had spent the past months denying. On August 21, Cohen struck a deal…
FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s office, seizes Stormy Daniels documents, bank records (CNN)
The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer and confidant of President Donald Trump, Cohen’s attorney confirmed to CNN Monday. One source familiar with the matter told CNN that included in the documents authorities seized was information…
Trump lawyer tells porn star ‘cease and desist’ after interview – Fox (Reuters)
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer sent a “cease and desist” letter to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, Fox News reported on Monday, after she spoke in a “60 Minutes” television interview about her alleged affair with Trump and the threat she…