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...

SHEHU SANI URGES SAUDI ARABIA TO BUILD SECOND NATIONAL GRID FOR NIGERIA, FOCUS ON ECONOMIC REFORMS LATER. (PHOTO).


 Shehu Sani Urges Saudi Arabia to Build Second National Grid for Nigeria, Focus on Economic Reforms Later


Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has urged Saudi Arabia to prioritize the construction of a second national grid for Nigeria, rather than focusing on economic reforms. His statement came in response to reports that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Al Saud had pledged support for Nigeria's economic reform efforts during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh. 


According to Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the two leaders discussed various areas of cooperation, including oil and gas, agriculture, infrastructure, and the establishment of a Saudi-Nigeria Business Council. Nigeria also seeks a $5 billion bilateral trade agreement with Saudi Arabia. 


Reacting to the development on X, Sani quipped, "Oil-rich Saudi promised to support Nigeria’s economic reforms. They should just build a second national grid for us and leave the issue of the reforms for now."

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