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Ohakim's wife commends women judges, judiciary
THE country's judiciary has been extolled for its untiring efforts in sustaining peace, justice and equity. Wife of the Imo State governor, Mrs. Chioma Ohakim, gave the commendation at a dinner party she hosted in honour of woman judges at the Banquet
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:43P
5 Manila cops charged
Charged with obstruction of justice, qualified theft, and estafa before the Manila Prosecutors' Office were Senior Inspector Peter Nerviza, Senior Police Officer 3 Ernesto Peralta, Police Officer (PO) 3 Jefferson Britanico, PO3 Mike Ongpauco,
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:42P
Judge gives Sony access to PS3 hacker's PayPal records
A federal magistrate said Sony may subpoena the PayPal account of PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz, as the game maker ratchets up its civil lawsuit against the man who released the first
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:42P
Europe on standby to aid nuclear victims
MORE than 500 bone-marrow transplant centres in Europe have been asked to receive victims of the nuclear accident in Japan, if necessary. The appeal has come from the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, which is based in Barcelona.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:42P
Fatal crash victim named
LATEST: Police have released the name of the 20-year-old man who died in a two-car crash near Bunnythorpe on Tuesday. Matthew David Pullman, of Palmerston North, was killed when his car and another vehicle crashed near the intersection of Kairanga
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:42P
Radiation alert 'sparks panic'
Authorities were forced to issue advisories discrediting the reports, which circulated via mobile phone messages and social networking sites, while the justice secretary warned those behind the fake alerts could be prosecuted.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:42P
Suffolk OTB to file for bankruptcy
Suffolk Off-Track Betting Corp. will file for bankruptcy before month's end, close half of its dozen branches and look to repay creditors over 18 months under tentative plans to remain in operation,
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:41P
KL Gates > An EU Patent, but what about enforcement
However, just before that, on 8 March 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the highest judicial body in the EU) issued an Opinion finding a centralized patent enforcement system is incompatible with EU law. In the future, how will patents work in the
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:41P
Judge: No civil contempt finding for Rowan
One day after being sentenced to 14 months in jail for fraud, Christi Rowan became the target of a contempt hearing in bankruptcy court that threatened to extend her time in prison. But US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:41P
Truck crashes into convenience store
Laura Scheller, franchise owner, was at the back of the store with a female employee when the crash occurred. “We thought something had fallen over in the store. There was glass everywhere.” - Laura Scheller “We heard a crash, the whole building shook
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:41P
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