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Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has urged the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to protect its investigators, sources and sensitive investigative methods without withholding records about President Bola Tinubu that can legally be made public.Atiku made the call in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, while reacting to the FBI’s request to file confidential explanations over its decision to withhold some records relating to investigations involving Tinubu.The FBI had approached a US District Court in the District of Columbia, seeking permission to submit declarations ex parte and in camera, meaning the explanations would be presented priv...

The alleged fake National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office had a structure spanning several states and two foreign countries, with an acclaimed national coordinator, zonal directors, state coordinators and representatives in China and the United States.A check by Punch on Saturday found that the office’s website listed Hon. Nwabueze George as its “Executive Director, National Coordinator,” alongside a director of national administration, three zonal directors, 20 state coordinators and representatives for the United States and China.Recall that the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Musa Aliyu, disclosed on Friday that President Bola Tinubu had ordered the immediate arrest of George Nwabueze, id...

There was panic on Friday in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, when chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the council, Oyewole Mayowa Solomon, collapsed and died during a party reconciliation meeting.According to TVC, report the incident occurred while the deceased was partaking in a meeting convened by one of his predecessors, Funsho Olumoko, aimed at fostering unity among APC stakeholders in the area.According to the report, Solomon suddenly fell while the meeting was going on, throwing the participants into confusion.It was learnt he was rushed to a hospital in Kabba for medical attention but passed away shortly after arriving at the hospital.At the time of filing this report, the circumstances surrounding his sudden death had not been officially di...

A United States Federal Court has blocked a policy introduced by President Donald Trump that banned immigrant visa processing for Nigerian citizens as well as those of 74 other countries.US District Judge Jeannette Vargas handed down the ruling on Friday in the Southern District of New York.According to the court, the policy, introduced by the US Department of State in January, was unlawful and went beyond the authority granted to Secretary of State Marco Rubio under federal immigration law.The policy had stopped the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries.Recall that the Trump administration had justified the move on concerns that applicants from the affected countries could become dependent on public assistance after entering the Unit...