MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).
Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...
According to sources,the WAEC's Head of National Office,Mr Olutise Adenipekun,who spoke when members of the Education Writers Association of Nigeria {EWAN} visited his office on tuesday,said the e-maker was introduced to align the assessment of the examination with international best practices.He said ''We are providing service and the people we are providing service for are youths of the country and youth naturally are restless.So they also want to see new things''.Adenipekun explained that the same booklet would serve for question and answers for the theory section.As a result,candidates would no longer be allowed to take questions away from the examination hall.He said some teachers have undergone training to deploy the e-marker,adding that many more would be trained.He promised that the WAEC template of assessing candidates will remain the same adding that it will not be in the interest of Nigeria to lower the standard of the examination for whatever reason.
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