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WikiLeaks case: Bradley Manning changed data access protocol, US argues at sentencing

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Fort Meade:  As a military judge considered sentencing for convicted US soldier Bradley Manning, prosecutors argued that his leaks of classified information to the WikiLeaks website changed the way the military allowed intelligence analysts to access data. 25-year-old Manning escaped a life sentence on Tuesday with no parole at his court-martial when Judge Colonel Denise Lind acquitted him of aiding the enemy, the most serious of 21 criminal counts against him. But he still faces the possibility of 136 years in prison on 19 other charges. The slightly built Army private first class was working as a low-level intelligence analyst in Baghdad in 2010 when he was arrested and charged in the biggest leak of classified information in US history - a trove of 700,000 battlefield videos, diplomatic cables and other files. Following Tuesday's verdict, the court-martial at Fort Meade, Maryland, moved into the sentencing proceeding on Wednesday with arguments by military prosecutors an...

Egypt leaders order 'all necessary measures' to clear Muslim Brotherhood protests

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by Funmi Ojuroye Egypt's new leaders have ordered police to clear the streets of Muslim Brotherhood protesters, in a dramatic escalation of the country's political crisis after the failure of the EU's foreign affairs representative Baroness Ashton to forge a compromise. Egyptian supporters of the deposed president Mohamed Morsi hold his portrait and wave the national flags during a demonstration against the government in Cairo   Photo: AFP/GETTY The cabinet on Wednesday night issued an order to the interior ministry to take "all necessary measures" to end long-running sit-ins by supporters of the deposed president, Mohammed Morsi, at a mosque in north-east Cairo and in another square to the west. "The continuation of the dangerous situation in Rabaa al-Adawiya and Nahda squares, and consequent terrorism and road blockages, are no longer acceptable given the threat to national security," its statement, read out on live t...

Zimbabwe election: Mugabe and Tsvangirai in battle for presidency

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by funmi ojuroye 31st July, 2013 7:00 PM Help Voters have been casting their votes at the polls in Zimbabwe for the country's presidential election. The polls have been extended until midnight. Morgan Tsvangirai is challenging the 89 year old Robert Mugabe who has ruled the country for 33 years now. On Tuesday, the incumbent, Robert Mugabe, said he would resign if he loses the vote. His remarks came as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change party accused Zanu-PF of doctoring the electoral roll - a claim that Zanu-PF denies. Mark Lowen reports.

Lagos State Ministry Of Commerce and Industry Enterprise Registration and Identification Agents (ENTRIDA)

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By Funmi Ojuroye  31st July, 2013. 07:00 PM Lagos State Ministry Of Commerce and Industry present two month data gathering of business enterprise registration and identification agents (ENTRIDA) will be coming to your business locations starting from 5th August, 2013 to get your business information so as to know what an individual lacks in their business environment.     Lagos State government encourages all to cooperate with this agents as soon as they approach your location. The form bellow are the sample of what you are require to fill. FRONT BACK Follo w us on Twitter:  CLICK Like us on Facebook:  CLICK

INEC okays APC as new political party

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THE  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday registered the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a political party. A statement signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Abdullahi A. Kaugama, said the applicant-parties  –   the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) –  had met all statutory requirements for their merger application. “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the application by three political parties to merge into one, to be known as the All Progressives Congress,” the statement said. The individual certificates of the applicant parties have therefore been withdrawn and a single certificate issued in the name of the All Progressives Congress.  The statement read in full: " The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the application by three political parties – the Action Congress of...

Manning potentially facing long prison term

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by funmi ojuroye 31st July, 2013 09:00 AM It is now up to a military judge to determine if Army soldier Bradley Manning will spend the rest of his life in prison even after being acquitted of the most serious charge against him for his release of thousands of documents to the website WikiLeaks. The sentencing phase of the soldier's court-martial began Wednesday. He faces up to 136 years in prison, though his attorneys have asked the military judge to merge two of his espionage convictions and two of his theft convictions. If Army Colonel Denise Lind agrees to do so, he would face up to 116 years in prison. The former intelligence analyst was convicted of 20 of 22 charges for sending hundreds of thousands of government and diplomatic secrets to WikiLeaks, but he was found not guilty of aiding the enemy, which alone could have meant life in prison without parole. "We're not celebrating," defence attorney David Coombs said. "Ultimately, his senten...