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Wrongful conviction: Man awarded $50m in landmark case after 10yrs in Prison

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

A US jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent nearly 10 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder, his lawyers said Tuesday.

A federal jury in Chicago on Monday ruled in favor of Marcel Brown, 34, giving the largest award to a single wrongful-conviction plaintiff in US history, Loevy & Loevy, the law firm representing him said.

Brown was arrested and sentenced to 35 years in prison after he was convicted of being an accomplice in the 2008 murder of a 19-year-old man.

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But in 2018 the case against him was dropped and he was released after his lawyers presented evidence that the confession had been obtained from him illegally.

According to Loevy & Loevy, “Chicago police officers locked (Brown) in an interrogation room for more than 30 hours, interrogated him relentlessly, deprived him of food, denied his repeated requests for a phone call, and prevented him from sleeping.”

After a two-week trial in Chicago, the jury unanimously agreed with Brown’s defense team “that the police coerced his statement and fabricated evidence,” the law firm said in its statement.

The jury awarded Brown $10 million in compensatory damages for the time between his arrest and conviction, and $40 million in damages for his time in prison and after.

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“Justice was finally served for me and my family today,” Brown said outside the court, according to his lawyers.

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Banditry; Popular song write,r Nnam abducted in Anambra

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

Jude Nnam, the famous Nigerian Christian music composer, has been kidnapped.

Nnam, also known as ‘Ancestor,’ is the National Music Director for the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and a member of the National Liturgical Commission, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN).

He was allegedly kidnapped on Thursday evening around 6 p.m. in Umunnachi, Anambra State.

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The music icon is said to have traveled to Anambra for a church function.

A Catholic priest, Rev Fr Augustine Mario, shared the sad news of Nnam’s kidnap on his Facebook page on Friday.

“Please kindly keep Sir Dr. Jude Nnam (Ancestor) in your prayers.

He was allegedly kidnapped yesterday evening around 6 p.m. in Umunnachi, Anambra State.

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Sir Jude Nnam is the CAN National Music Director and Member of the National Liturgical Commission, CSN, etc.

“May God grant him safety and quick release from his abductors.

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SAD! Trailer Kills Mother, Two Daughters To Death In Ogbomoso

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A middle-aged woman and two of her daughters have been crushed to death in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night at Apake area of Ogbomosho.

It was learned that the mother, identified as Kudirat, and her two daughters, Mariam (13 years) and Azeezat (10 years), were said to be returning from their shop when the incident occurred.

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It was gathered that the deceased left their shop at Takie at about 11 p.m.

They were going back to their residence at Nana River/Atenda area on a commercial motorcycle when the accident occurred.

It was gathered that the bodies of the victims have been deposited at a morgue.

A source within the town explained that the motorcyclist and the driver of the trailer escaped unhurt.

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“The three were crushed brutally. However, the motorcyclist escaped unhurt while the trailer driver also sped off; he was pursued but made his escape.”

All efforts made by Daily Post to get a reaction from the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Rosemary Alo, proved abortive at the time of filing this report on Friday

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Adeyanju talks from both sides of his mouth -CRP slams activist

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…last year he hailed Tinubu for appointing Wike

…as Rivers Gov, Adeyanju outlined his remarkable achievements

…and now he’s mocking Wike as being too old

Concerned Rivers People CRP has accused activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju as speaking from both sides of his mouth over his recent utterances on FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.

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The group in a statement issued and signed by its Director of Communications Robinson Uke on Saturday, they asserted that the social media influencer talks from both sides of his mouth.

It recalled how in 2023 , Adeyanju took his social media and poured encomiums on president Bola Tinubu for appointing thoroughbred administrator as FCT minister.

Still going on memory lane, Wike as Rivers Governor, same Adeyanju hailed him(Wike) for embarking on massive rejuvenation of projects in the state using Largos as a yardstick.

Adeyanju did not stop there, barely three months after Wike’s emergence as FCT minister, he showered praises on him.

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On PDP, same man (Adeyanju) heaped praises on Wike and Ortom as the bulwarks of the party and how Wike single handedly sustained the party from not kicking the bucket.

“If we may ask, what has changed that made Wike an aging personality suddenly after all these encomiums?

“Could it be that he didn’t get an expected favour from Wike? Or is all these activism just part of stomach infrastructure.

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