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...

COURT ACQUITS 50 ALLEGED IPOB MEMBERS IN TERRORISM CHARGES. (PHOTO).


 Court Acquits 50 Alleged IPOB Members on Terrorism Charges


A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday discharged and acquitted 50 individuals, including four women, who were accused of being members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and charged with terrorism.


Justice James Omotosho ruled that the Nigerian Police Force failed to establish a prima facie case against the defendants, noting that no credible evidence was presented to link them to the charges. He upheld the defendants' no-case submission and subsequently dismissed the three-count charge brought against them.


The case, brought by the Inspector-General of Police under charge FHC/ABJ/CR/8/2024, alleged that the group had gathered in a 911 truck (Reg No. XA-139 BDN) and was found with items, including IPOB-emblem caps and charms, supposedly for promoting terrorism in Anambra State. The police claimed the group intended to terrorize the people of Anambra, an allegation that was ultimately unproven in court.

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