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...
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GOV. NWIFURU APPROVES N150,000 CHRISTMAS BONUS FOR EBONYI WORKERS. (PHOTO)

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Governor Nwifuru approves N150,000 Christmas bonus for Ebonyi workers


Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has announced a N150,000 Christmas bonus to every civil servant in the state.


The governor explained that the gesture aligned with his administration’s commitment to improve the welfare of civil servants despite dwindling revenue accruing to the state in the past one year 


The governor spoke on Sunday during a church service at the Government House Chapel, Abakaliki.


On the forthcoming local government election in the state, the Governor made it clear that he has not anointed any candidate, promising a level play ground for all the aspirants.


“As far as I am concerned, the will of the people must prevail, the people must choose their representatives without interference from any quarter.”


The Governor renewed his directive to political appointees wishing to contest the local Government election to resign in line with the electoral guidelines.

 

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