TRUMP ISSUES PARDON TO FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN STEPHEN BUYER AFTER INSIDER TRADING CONVICTION. (PHOTO).

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Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer after insider trading conviction    President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who served nearly two years in prison after being convicted of insider trading tied to post-congressional consulting work. Buyer was sentenced in 2023 to 22 months in prison for illegal stock trades made while working as a consultant and lobbyist. He was ordered to forfeit more than $350,000 in ill-gotten gains and pay a $10,000 fine. He was released from custody in 2025 after his conviction was upheld, with the Supreme Court declining to take up his appeal earlier this year. In issuing the pardon, Trump described Buyer’s service as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army and his time in Congress as “distinguished and highly productive.” The pardon, dated Thursday and released by the White House on Friday, grants Buyer “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon.” Buyer has maint...

NIGER STRIPS DEPOSED LEADER BAZOUM'S ASSOCIATES OF NATIONALITY. (PHOTO).


 Niger strips deposed leader Bazoum's associates of nationality


The military government of Niger has stripped nine associates of the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum of their Nigerien nationality, according to TRT Afrika.


Those affected include a former minister in the presidency, Rhissa Ag Boula, who is currently in exile in France.


The other eight individuals whose citizenship has been revoked also reside outside the country, according to local online media ActuNiger.


They have been "provisionally stripped of their Nigerien nationality for serious offences endangering national security," according to a decree signed by the country's leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani.


The decree is "aimed at sanctioning individuals involved in acts of terrorism, treason, and intelligence with foreign powers," according to a government statement.


'Hostile acts'


The authorities are stepping up efforts "to protect the country's strategic interests and maintain public order," the statement added.


The persons targeted by the sanction are accused of committing or encouraging acts likely to "endanger Niger's strategic interests".


"These offences include collaboration with foreign powers, intelligence for hostile acts against the State, treason, and demoralisation of the national army."


Niger's military seized power in July 2023, deposing President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been in custody since then.

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