*Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyers Vow Legal Action over Supreme Court's Sinister Delay in Certifying Judgment*
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Ugandan author charged with cyber stalking president

Ugandan author and activist Norman Tumuhimbise and a female journalist have been charged with cyber stalking the country's president, their lawyer told AFP Thursday, the second writer to be arrested by the authorities recently.
#uganda #yowerimuseveni

Trial of New York Times freelancer accused of smuggling colleagues into Zimbabwe wraps up

The trial in Zimbabwe of New York Times freelancer Jeffrey Moyo, accused of arranging fake accreditation for two colleagues, ended Monday with his lawyers seeking to have the case dismissed.
#zimbabwe #jeffreymoyo #newyorktimes

Nigeria adds new charges as Biafran separatist leader Kanu's trial resumes

The lawyer of an outlawed Nigerian separatist leader, whose trial is due to resume on Tuesday, accused authorities of extending his client's time in custody by filing new charges against him. Nnamdi Kanu heads Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO, a group he founded in 2014 that is pressing for the secession of the Igbo ethnic group's homeland, which covers part of southeast Nigeria.
#nnamdikanu #ipob #southeastnigeria

Buhari Seeks Stringent Punishment For Lawyers Who Delay Justice

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the judiciary to devise and deploy stringent measures against lawyers, who in the cause of servicing their clients employ all kinds of delay tactics thereby hindering the speedy dispensation of justice in the country.
#presidentbuhari #lawyer

US journalist held in Myanmar on incitement charges now also charged with terrorism, sedition

An American journalist detained in military-ruled Myanmar accused of incitement is facing new charges of sedition and terrorism, his lawyer said on Wednesday, in a setback for US efforts to secure his release.
#usjournailst #us #myanmar #terrorism

Maradona lawyer says late star's medical treatment 'very bad'

Diego Maradona's former lawyer said on Monday the medical treatment given to his client was "very bad", after giving testimony in the investigation into the death of the Argentine football star.
#maradona #argentina

Son of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in custody in drugs probe

A Mumbai court sent the 23-year-old son of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to three days' custody on Monday, a lawyer said, after he was arrested in a drugs investigation that has captivated India's broadcast media.
#bollywood #drugs #shahrukhkhan

Tunisian police re-arrest MP hostile to President Saied

Tunisian lawmaker Seifeddine Makhlouf, an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied, has been re-arrested, for "undermining the dignity of the army", his lawyer told AFP on Wednesday.
#tunisia #seifeddinemakhlouf #kaissaied