Tag: US Court
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Court Orders Trump To Restore White House Access To CNN, Other Banned Media Outlets
By Paul Joseph A federal judge in Washington, DC, has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to immediately restore White House access to three news organisations whose reporters were barred from the building last week. The temporary restraining order requires the White House to reinstate access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico for 14…
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Tinubu Moves to Block Release of Alleged Drug Trafficking Records in US Court
By Gloria Drealomalicha President Bola Tinubu has asked a United States federal court to stop the release of records held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration relating to past investigations involving him. The move is part of a long-running Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by American transparency activist, Aaron Greenspan,…
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US Extradites Ghanaian Official Over $6m Corruption Case
By Paul Joseph The United States has extradited former Chief Executive of Ghana’s Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to Ghana to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence in a landmark corruption case. Her transfer marks the first extradition between the United States and Ghana in 16 years, underscoring renewed judicial cooperation…
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US Court Sentences Nigerian Professor To 6 years in Prison Over $1.4 million Fraud
By Paul Joseph A United States district court in Michigan has sentenced Nigerian-born professor, Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in prison over a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving funds meant for vulnerable preschool children. According to US authorities, Ezeh, who founded the Early Learning Neighbourhood Collaborative, orchestrated a large-scale fraud involving taxpayer and donor funds…