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Student sentenced to life imprisonment for killing girlfriend
A wealthy American student who murdered his on-off girlfriend then called his dad to get legal advice instead of phoning 999 has been jailed for life.
Joshua Michals, 26, was handed a minimum sentence of behind bars after he stabbed ‘gentle’ fellow Goldsmiths’ student Zhe Wang twice in the face and strangled her on March 20 2024.
Straight after the killing, Michals called his father – a high-flying vice president of sales at a US firm – and obtained the details for a solicitor before taking an Uber back to his flat nearby.
It was only hours later that he phoned the emergency services, seeking to blame Ms. Wang for what happened by claiming he acted in self-defence after she attacked him.
He was convicted by the jury following his trial at the Old Bailey last month.
Sentencing today, judge Richard Marks described Michal as ‘callous and thinking only of yourself’ by not raising the alarm after he throttled Ms. Wang – and said the ‘self-interested’ defendant’s account was not believable.
He said: ‘You took no steps to check her pulse, her breathing, took no steps to revive her or call the emergency services. It is highly likely she was still alive and had you called for help she may still be alive today.’
He added: ‘In your fury, you lost complete control of your temper and your senses.’
Michals, wearing a blue jumper over a white shirt, and with his mother in the public gallery, showed little emotion as the sentence was passed.
In a victim impact statement, cousin Xiao Li Wang said yoga enthusiast Ms Wang ‘loved the UK’ and ‘brought happiness to those around her’.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
Details later…..
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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