Legal obstacles are now cleared to allow crew members of the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge to return home after 12 weeks stuck aboard the vessel. A court hearing Thursday morning confirmed that the army of lawyers involved in litigation surrounding the crash reached an agreement late yesterday that will permit […]
Niger’s highest court has lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his lawyer said. The move opens the door for the military junta to prosecute him for alleged high treason. Mr Bazoum and his family have been under house arrest since […]
As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria’s influential Emir of Kano addressed the people who deposed him four years ago. Those who expelled Muhammadu Sanusi II from his role as a traditional Muslim leader in the northern state of Kano were not worth talking about, he said on Friday. Mr Sanusi […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Several current and former officials working for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the state’s law enforcement agency could be questioned about a behind-the-scenes fight to keep the governor’s travel records from being turned over to The Washington Post. Court records in a lawsuit filed by the Post against the Florida Department of […]
The plot to oust Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership wasn’t just successful — it paid off. Especially for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who led the charge. Six of the eight Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy saw an increase in small-dollar donations from the third to the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a […]
The son of Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum has been released by a military tribunal after spending more than five months in detention. Salem Bazoum left for Togo after mediation efforts by regional leaders led to him being freed. He was detained along with his parents at the presidential palace after the military staged a […]