Suspended Adamawa REC Fails in Effort to Halt Trial

A high court in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, has dismissed an application by Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to halt the case against him. The presiding judge, Benjamin Manji, rejected Yunusa-Ari’s request to stay proceedings indefinitely, pending the judgment of an appeal filed at…

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Women Accusing Russell Simmons of Sexual Assault Claim He Owes Them Nearly $8 Million

Three women who have accused Russell Simmons of sexual assault say the hip-hop mogul has failed to pay them nearly $8 million to settle confidential agreements, according to recent court filings. Tina Klein-Baker, Toni Sallie and Alexia Norton Jones stated in filings this month with New York County Supreme Court that Simmons had reneged on payments agreed upon as part of confidential settlements…

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