Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Superior court Judge refuses to dismiss murder case against Suge Knight


A judge ruled Tuesday that Marion "Suge" Knight should stand trial on murder charges even though a key witness, one of the men he's accused of running over, refused to identify him in court.
Cle "Bone" Sloan told detectives it was Knight who ran over him and another man outside a Compton burger stand in January, killing the other man and seriously injuring Sloan. But when Sloan testified about the incident at Knight's preliminary hearing in April, he refused to say Knight ran him over.

EFCC arrest former Nigerian Gov. Sule Lamido and his two sons


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, for alleged money laundering-related offences.

The billionaire dog walkers club

Roman Abramovich's dog-walking 'bodyguards' revealed

Strolling around the Isle of Arran in sportswear and sensible walking shoes, they cut a rather scruffy bunch. But the five men accompanying Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, with £5.5billion, as he walked his £950 pet corgi on the remote Scottish island, are in fact some of the wealthiest in the world.

The graphic that shows why BMI is useless

Scientists reveal why BMI is useless as different bodies give different readings

The graphic, by New York-based Body Labs, shows full-body scans of six people with the same BMI but different body shapes. Each of the volunteers was 5 feet 9 inches tall and 172lbs (78kg).

The world's most exclusive casino

Singers, supermodels and celebrity kids roll up at Chanel's uber chic roulette tables

Model Lara Stone (top left), actress Julianne Moore (centre left), actress Kristen Stewart (bottom right), musician Gabe Day-Lewis (top right), singer Rita Ora (centre right) and model Lily-Rose Depp (bottom right) were among the celebrities seen gambling as part of the Haute Couture fashion presentation at the Chanel show in Paris yesterday.

Five days to save the euro

EU leaders say next 5 days are 'most critical' as Greece is given final deadline

The heads of the European Union last night warned the next five days comprised 'the most critical moment in the history of the EU' as they attempt to finally solve the Greek debt impasse.

Wimbledon viewers complain over Maria Sharapova's ear-splitting grunts

Wimbledon viewers complain over Maria Sharapova's grunts in Coco Vandeweghe match