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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...

PRES. TINUBU CONGRATULATES THE NEW IPI NIGERIA LEADERSHIP.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


 STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT


PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES THE NEW IPI NIGERIA LEADERSHIP


 

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Musikilu Mojeed, editor-in-chief of PREMIUM TIMES and other newly elected leaders of the Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI).


Members re-elected Mr Mojeed as President of the IPI Nigeria alongside Media Trust's Ahmed Shekarau (Secretary) and Fidelis Mbah of Al Jazeera Television (Deputy President).


Members also elected Rafatu Salami of Voice of Nigeria (Treasurer), Yomi Adeboye of Herald Newspaper (Assistant Secretary) and Tobi Soniyi of Arise News (Legal Adviser).


The President urged the new chapter leadership to work with the administration to expand access to information and reinforce the country's democratic ethos.


President Tinubu said the new IPI leadership has a prominent role in ensuring responsible journalism that advances national interest, as enshrined in the constitution.

 


Bayo Onanuga


Special Adviser to the President

(Information and Strategy)

December 15, 2024

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