Court System
Kodak Black Appears In Court; Lawyer Asks He Seeks Treatment
Kodak Black was back in court for his probation violation. His attorney has requested that he be sent to a drug treatment facility. NBC Miami is reporting that the Pompano Beach, Florida native appeared in federal court on Tuesday, December 19. He was arrested on Thursday, December 7 after local police found what they believe to […]
Cardi B Shuts Down Trolls Over Upcoming Court Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 One thing Cardi B doesn’t do, is play when it comes to her family—a lesson a troll had to find out the hard way. Earlier this week while on social media, the “Up” artist took a moment to address critics who had something to say, utilizing the tongue-out emoji before adding that some people “wanna see a bad b—ch do bad.” Related Stories From one to back down from trolls, Bardi continued to respond to comments referencing her “going to prison,” this time if she does go to prison, she’s “adding a few Ms” before seemingly throwing shade at Nicki Minaj’s husband by noting to trolls that “Before I go to prison you gone see me breakin more records and making more Ms,” she told one Twitter user. And to another who questioned...
Palestinian teen bears scar of eviction battle in East Jerusalem
Jana Kiswani, a 16-year-old Palestinian, was entering her home in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah when an Israeli police officer shot her in the back with a sponge-tipped bullet, her family said. Her spine fractured, the teen bears testimony to the tensions and violence surrounding an Israeli court-ordered eviction of eight Palestinian families from homes claimed by Jewish settlers. Last month, the Sheikh Jarrah dispute helped to trigger 11 days of intense fighting between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group, and frequent protests and confrontations with Israeli police in the neighbourhood have kept tensions high. Clashes were under way in Sheikh Jarrah on May 18 when Kiswani was shot. She said she was obeying police orders to go inside when the police officer f...
NBA urges judiciary workers to shelve strike
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday urged judiciary workers under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to shelve their plan to begin a nationwide strike on Tuesday. The association in a statement signed by its President, Olumide Akpata, said although it believes in the battle for financial autonomy of the judiciary being waged by the workers, the timing of the planned strike would spell doom for the country considering the negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in the last one year. Akpata stated, “However, as commendable and laudable as the proposed strike action may be, the NBA is concerned about its timing and the potentially devastating consequences it would pose for justice administration in the country, particularly coming on the heels of prolonged...
