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  It is time for the public to see' it; says Federal Judge. AG Barr & Trump A federal judge ordered the DOJ to release a memo that Bill Barr used to clear Trump of obstruction of justice , saying 'it is time for the public to see it. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Justice Department to turn over an internal memo that Attorney General Bill Barr cited in 2019 as justification for clearing President Donald Trump of obstructing justice. Barr said at the time that he'd come to his decision "in consultation with the Office of Legal Counsel and other Department lawyers," but he did not publicize the OLC's memo. In response, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to obtain the memo. In Tuesday's ruling, US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the unreleased OLC memo that Barr used to clear Trump of obstruction contradicted his claim that the decision to charge the president ...

Kenyans began voting Thursday in a repeat election that has polarized the nation and is likely to be fiercely disputed in the absence of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is boycotting the vote.  In stark contrast to the first edition of the election, which was annulled last month by the Supreme Court, many polling stations in the capital and Odinga's strongholds saw only a trickle of voters.  "It is my duty to vote. Last time the queue was all around the block and I waited six hours to vote, this time the people are few," said taxi driver David Njeru, 26, as he waited to cast his ballot in Nairobi's Mathare slum.  After a night of driving rain, only 50 people stood on the boggy grass outside the Redeemed Gospel Church polling station, where more than 8,000 are registered to vote.  People queue to cast their votes at a polling station during a presidential election re-run in Gatundu, Kenya, October 26, 2017. /Reuters Photo Assured victory for Keny...

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Saturday said President Jonathan will beat Buhari in the north not only because the PDP controls 12 out of the 19 states of the region but also because the citizens are pleased with the numerous development projects he executed in the region. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its Presidential flagbearer,

The anti-poverty civil society group said in Abuja on Saturday that this was the only way to rid Nigeria and other African economies of the menace of illicit financial flows.

The Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, Lagos, has directed its full-time and part-time students to proceed on a 22-day vacation to enable them exercise their civic rights during next month’s general elections.

Home Secretary Theresa May is facing Labour calls for a public apology over her part in a row with Education Secretary Michael Gove. Mr Gove has apologised to the prime minister over the briefing war with the home secretary's department. The two sides clashed over how to deal with allegations of a hardline Muslim plot in some Birmingham schools.

Professor Dora Akunyili, the former strong woman of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration Agency caused a stir when she appeared at the National Judicial Institute venue of the ongoing national conference in Abuja on Monday looking very pale and emaciated, a far cry from her usual vivacious self. Many delegates could not recognise her at first glance as they were shocked by her almost ghoulish appearance. Dora who also served as Information Minister and who was a failed senatorial candidate in her native Anambra state, had to introduce herself to some of the delegates who found it hard to recognise her.

Who Is Goodluck Jonathan? Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan ,  GCFR ,  BNER ,  GCON  (born 20 November 1957) is a  Nigerian  politician who has been  President of Nigeria since 2010. Prior to his role as President, he served as  Governor of Bayelsa State  from 2005 to 2007 and as  Vice-President of Nigeria  from 2007 to 2010. Jonathan is a member of the ruling  People's Democratic Party  (PDP). Early and personal life Jonathan was born in what is now  Bayelsa State  to a family of canoe makers. Jonathan holds a  B.Sc . degree in  Zoology  in which he attained Second Class Honours . He holds an  M.Sc.  degree in  Hydrobiology  and Fisheries   biology , and a  PhD  degree in Zoology from the  University of Port Harcourt . Before he entered politics in 1998, he worked as an education inspector, lecturer, and environmental-protection officer.

Who is Dora Akunyili? Dora Nkem Akunyili  (born July 14, 1954 in  Makurdi ,  Benue State ) is the former Director General of  National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control  (NAFDAC) of  Nigeria  and former (December 17, 2008 - December 15, 2010) Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications. She is a pharmacist and governmental administrator who has gained international recognition and won hundreds of awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights. [ citation needed ] Akunyili ran for election as Senator for Anambra Central on the All Progressive Grand Alliance[APGA] platform in April 2011 but was defeated by  Chris Ngige of the  Action Congress of Nigeria  (ACN). She immediately sent a petition to the  Independent National Electoral Commission  disputing the result.

The Daily Telegraph picks up on warnings about patient safety for another hard-pressed group of NHS workers - junior doctors. The paper reports the British Medical Association (BMA) as saying that despite EU working hour rules limiting doctors to a 48-hour week, some are still working 100 hours in a seven-day period. The "soul destroying" shift patterns can happen as the hours limit is only averaged over a 26-week period - with some weeks vastly exceeding the regulations.

David Cameron has been photographed eating dinner at a Nando's in Bristol. It follows long line of gastronomic attempts by politicians to connect with the electorate, writes Harry Low. The prime minister became the latest politician to eat in public when he tucked in tohalf a chicken, chips, coleslaw and red wine at the Portuguese eatery.

Onlookers rushed to help put out the flames that engulfed Kamruzzama Fauji An Indian regional politician has died of burn injuries five days after he was targeted during a TV election debate by a man who had set himself on fire. Kamruzzama Fauji, the local leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh state, was taking part in the recorded debate on Monday.

The confirmed death toll from the South Korean ferry that capsized last week has passed 100, as divers recovered more bodies from the sunken hull. A total of 104 people are now known to have died, but another 198 are missing, presumed trapped inside the vessel.

Joe Biden (left) was greeted by Ukraine's FM, Andriy Deshchytsia, when he arrived in Kiev on Monday US Vice-President Joe Biden is to meet Ukraine's new leaders in a show of support for the pro-Western government.

He and I were elected to the European Parliament on the same day in 1999. I left after five years. The UKIP leader is still there Nick Clegg accuses Nigel Farage of being "a professional politician" Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, meanwhile, has accused Mr Farage of being the sort of professional politician he has himself criticised.

Nigel Farage said the posters would "ruffle a few feathers among the chattering classes" UKIP leader Nigel Farage has defended a poster campaign about immigration as "a hard-hitting reflection of reality" after it was condemned as "racist".

Mohammad Arif Ali was arrested on Monday on suspicion of cannibalism A man has been arrested on suspicion of cannibalising a young child, police in Pakistan's Punjab province say. Mohammad Arif Ali, who has previously admitted to cannibalism, was arrested when neighbours reported the stink of rotting flesh from his house.

Frazier Glenn Cross is led to a police car after his arrest on Sunday The FBI and local police say they will pursue hate crime charges against the suspect in Sunday's deadly shootings at Jewish community sites in Kansas. Frazier Glenn Cross, 73, has been charged with murder in the deaths of three in a suburb of Kansas City.

More than 70 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, officials say. The explosion happened as commuters were about to board buses and taxis to go to work in central Abuja.

Pro-Russian activists have attacked another official building in east Ukraine, ignoring a deadline to leave or face eviction by Ukrainian forces. A crowd stormed a police station in the town of Horlivka, near Donetsk, taking control of the building.