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'The military buildup is unprovoked and unexplained' - NATO warns Russia against invading Ukraine

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China bans celebrities from showing off their wealth on social media

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LeBron James suspended without pay for roles in bloody NBA game after giving shocking elbow to Isaiah Stewart

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Oyo state speaker, Debo Ogundoyin releases pre-wedding photos

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Father, son and neighbour convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia

A jury delivered guilty verdicts on Wednesday November 24, on murder charges against three White men including a father and son who chased and shot Ahmaud Arbery as the 25-year-old black man jogged last year through their Glynn County, Georgia, neighborhood.

 

The verdict was delivered by the jury, consisting of one Black man and 11 white men and women, after about a two-week trial in the coastal city of Brunswick in a case that hinged on whether the defendants had a right to confront the unarmed 25-year-old jogger last year on a hunch he was fleeing a crime.

Travis McMichael, who fired the shots, was found guilty on all nine counts, including malice murder and four counts of felony murder. He faces a minimum sentence of life in prison on the murder charges.

 

His father, Gregory McMichael, was found not guilty of malice murder but guilty of felony murder and all other charges.  He now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.  

 

Their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, was found guilty of three counts felony murder, one count of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminal attempt to commit a felony. He was not convicted of malice murder, one count of felony murder, and one count of aggravated assault.

He now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.  

 

 

Cheers erupted in the courtroom as the verdicts were read, and people were crying and embracing. Deputies called for an order.

 

"We finally got justice," she said as supporters embraced her.

 The men were charged with murder and other crimes in the fatal shooting on Feb. 23, 2020. The men were arrested two months later, after Bryan's cellphone video of the incident spurred nationwide outrage.

 

Prosecutors argued Arbery was "under attack" by white men who saw a Black man running in their small, coastal neighborhood and hopped in pickup trucks to pursue him. Arbery committed no crimes and was attempting to flee throughout the five-minute chase, they said. 

 

Defense attorneys for the McMichaels said the father and son were attempting to detain Arbery for police because they suspected he was a burglar. Bryan's attorney said he was a witness who documented the killing.

 

Race has been central to the trial from the beginning, with potential jurors being asked their thoughts on Black Lives Matter and the Confederate flag and a defense attorney attempting to bar national civil rights figures like Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson from the courtroom.

 

But the jury did not hear evidence the killing was racially motivated in part because prosecutors did not need to prove the defendants' actions were racially motivated.

 

The verdict follows a jury's Nov. 19 acquittal in another closely watched trial of an 18-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse who fatally shot two men during racial justice protests in Wisconsin. 

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"I must admit that he is the striker who has impressed me the most "- Iconic Italy defender Giuseppe Bergomi gushes over Victor Osimhen

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Manchester United 'have decided to sack Solskjaer' after emergency board meeting following shock 4-1 defeat by Watford

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'We need patience with Ighalo' - Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr pleads with Nigerians

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JP Morgan sues Tesla for $162m after Elon Musk's tweets in 2018 reduced share prices

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Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero 'considering retirement' as his heart problem is now 'complicated''

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The competitiveness of Nigerians abroad starts from home where they have acquired good education - President Buhari

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A statement released by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, says the President said this during a meeting with Minister of State Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Excellency Shaikh Shakboot Alnahyan, at the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum in Paris today November 12.

 

FG increases prices of electricity meters

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Watford sign Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye from Sparta Rotterdam

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Barcelona new coach Xavi reportedly sacks two Barcelona physios hired by former boss Ronald Koeman

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"Shell has paid soldiers to kill Nigerian activists fighting against them" Moment young climate activist confronted Shell CEO and called him "evil"

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Singer Simi questions the act of spanking a child

 

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Sachet water producers explain why bag of sachet water increased from N100 to N200

 

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'None of us will live forever' - Queen Elizabeth says as she urges World leaders to "rise above the politics of the moment

The Queen has urged world leaders to "rise above the politics of the moment, and achieve true statesmanship" at the COP26 summit.

 

In a recorded video message, the 95-year-old asked politicians in attendance to create a “safer, stabler future” for the planet and paid tribute to her “dear late husband, Prince Philip.”

“It is a source of great pride to me that the leading role my husband played in encouraging people to protect our fragile planet, lives on through the work of our eldest son Charles and his eldest son William.

 

“I could not be more proud of them.”

 

The 95-year-old said the “impact of the environment on human progress was a subject close to the heart” of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April aged 99 after more than 70 years married to the Queen.

 

Her Majesty had been scheduled to attend the United Nations conference in Glasgow, but had to pull out at the last minute due to a health scare.

She instead pre-recorded her address last week at Windsor Castle after being advised to rest by royal doctors.

 

 

In the clip, the Queen said she drew “great comfort and inspiration from the relentless enthusiasm of people of all ages - especially the young - in calling for everyone to play their part”.

 

“In the coming days, the world has the chance to join in the shared objective of creating a safer, stabler future for our people and for the planet on which we depend.

 “None of us underestimates the challenges ahead: but history has shown that when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope.”

 

She added: “It is the hope of many that the legacy of this summit - written in history books yet to be printed - will describe you as the leaders who did not pass up the opportunity; and that you answered the call of those future generations.

 

“That you left this conference as a community of nations with a determination, a desire, and a plan, to address the impact of climate change; and to recognise that the time for words has now moved to the time for action.”

 

“Of course, the benefits of such actions will not be there to enjoy for all of us here today: none of us will live forever. But we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children’s children, and those who will follow in their footsteps.”

Dele Momodu joins PDP, apologizes for helping Buhari become president

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