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President Donald Trump has nominated circuit court judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the US supreme court, setting up a showdown with congressional Democrats and activists over a pick that could shape the ideological bent of the court for a generation. Gorsuch, 49, the youngest supreme court nominee in 25 years, was among a group of federal …

(CNN) The leader of France’s far-right Front National party, Marine Le Pen, has applauded US President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban and said a backlash to the measure was in “bad faith.” Trump signed an executive order Friday barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for the next 90 days and suspending the admission of all …

BY OMO OMORAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has sent a strong warning to would-be political office holders in his cabinet to stay away from corrupt practices as his administration would not hesitate to jail anyone caught in the web of corruption. The government, he said would not tolerate any act of corruption as, according …

By Alltimepost.com A mild drama and rowdiness temporarily occurred during proceedings at the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal siting in Benin City on Tuesday when one of the petitioner’s witnesses (PW 14), Mr. Yusuf Seidu Abu mounted the dock, claiming that he was not just a witness but at the same time, a petitioner against the Edo 2016 governorship election. …

Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban. Sally Yates, who was appointed by Barack Obama, ordered justice department lawyers not to enforce the president’s executive order. A White House statement accused Ms Yates of “betraying” the justice department and being “weak on borders”. Mr Trump replaced her with Dana …

Barack Obama has broken his silence on his successor’s presidency after only 10 days, issuing a short statement that attacks Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. “The president [Obama] fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,” a spokesman for Obama said. During his final press conference as president earlier this month, Obama listed …

Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan has told Nigerians that the 2017 budget would be smoothly and promptly passed, just as he said that the leadership will meet today with chairmen of committees on the way forward for the budget. Speaking with journalists yesterday, Senator Lawan, said that after the meeting which would ensure a seamless budget process, committees would then …

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents defied the orders of federal judges regarding Donald Trump’s travel bans on Sunday, according to members of Congress and attorneys who rallied protests around the country in support of detained refugees and travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries. On Sunday afternoon, four Democratic members of the House of Representatives arrived at Dulles airport in Virginia …

Minister of Transportation and former Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday, lambasted Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for playing politics with the safety and security of Rivers people. Amaechi also said Wike was trying to mislead Nigerians over the purchase and importation of two helicopters into Nigeria by the past administration. Wike had in a statement by …

Donald Trump and his advisers have stood firm after a weekend of outrage over his vague and chaotically enforced ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. On Sunday afternoon, while attorneys argued with customs and border officials over the fate of people still detained at airports around the country, the US president released a statement that insisted on the legality …