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The top prosecutor in the state of Washington said Thursday that his office was filing a motion to block President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban targeting citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. Attorney General Bob Ferguson, whose state was the first to sue over Trump’s initial travel ban that created chaos worldwide and was eventually blocked, said at least three other states are expected to join the new legal battle. He said his motion calls on an existing injunction against the travel ban issued in January to be applied to the new directive. “We’re asserting that the president cannot unilaterally declare…

A former stripper aiming to become a candidate in the French presidential election, Cindy Lee, opted to campaign topless, The Local France reports. The 52-year-old was arrested by police for going topless while handing out flyers in her quest to become the presidential candidate of the Pleasure Party. According to the report, Lee decided to go topless at the French parliament as an example of what “transparency” is like. “We are here to demand transparency when it comes to corruption, and this outfit justifies transparency,” she was quoted as saying, while pointing at the tassles that covered her nipples. She was, however, arrested by the…

Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi paid tribute on Thursday to Barcelona’s sensational Champions League comeback from a 4-0 first leg thrashing to beat Paris Saint Germain 6-1. Messi scored Barca’s third goal from the penalty spot as the Spanish champions struck three times in the final two minutes plus stoppage time to qualify for the quarter-finals. “When there’s effort, attitude and desire, NOTHING is impossible,” Messi posted on his official Facebook page. “Impressive stuff from the team and our fans.” In a rare sign of exuberance, Messi jumped into the crowd amid delirious scenes when Sergi Roberto…

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babtunde Fashola, has said that his ministry is not in any way frustrating Lagos State with respect to the reconstruction of the Lagos International Airport Road from Oshodi. Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, had announced on Wednesday that the Federal Ministry of Works was frustrating efforts by his government to reconstruct the said road. Fashola said his ministry had approved several requests made by the Lagos State Government, adding that Ambode failed to acknowledge that he spoke with Fashola who explained ongoing processes to him. Fashola also said that Lagos State had refused to…

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has deployed a Special Intervention Force in Ile-Ife, Osun State to stop the violence which had claimed about five lives in the ancient town. The Force said its operatives had arrested the principal suspect including some thugs that caused the death of the victims. The police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood declined to name the principal suspect, saying investigation was ongoing to apprehend other accomplices. But Moshood in a statement said the intervention force was led by the Commissioner of Police in charge of PMF, Force Headquarters, Abuja. He said the SIF comprised…

Friday Olokor, Abuja Radical Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has demanded that a legal practitioner, Festus Keyamo, should retract all publications, and an apology to be published on major social media networks. He also demanded N1bn over alleged blackmail and injuries inflicted on him, including online video clips, during his alleged amorous relationship with a Canada-based stripper, Stephanie Otobo. Should he fail to comply with the demand, the cleric threatened to drag Keyamo to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee “for infamous conduct.” THE PUNCH reported that Stephanie Otobo had alleged that she suffered…

A 53-year-old man, Raymond Oladimeji, was on Thursday brought before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court for allegedly punching his wife’s elder sister’s husband and damaging his phone. Oladimeji’s wife had packed out of their matrimonial home, allegedly after she discovered that her husband had impregnated her best friend. She reportedly moved in with her elder sister and her (sister’s) family, along with her children. Taking away the children with her reportedly angered Oladimeji, who had requested his brother in-law to release the children to him. The accused, who resides at Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta, is facing a two-count charge of assault…

Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Senator, representing Southern Kaduna Senatorial Zone, Danjuma Laah, has raised the alarm that the police had invaded his Kaduna residence. The Senator said the police operatives who forced their way into his home at about 5am, had no search warrant. In the process of search, laah said, “they(police) they took away a pump action gun with its official permit granted me since 2008.” Laah, in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Kaduna, said, “This morning, 9th March, 2017, my Kaduna residence was invaded by armed policemen, MOPOL and plainclothesmen numbering about…

The National Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party said it had accepted the recommendations in the report of the party’s Reconciliation Committee. The National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Sheriff said the NWC believed that the recommendations of the committee headed Bayelsa governor, Mr Sariake Dickson, met the requirements for the conduct of national convention and reconciliation procedures. “We accept the recommendations in totality and we will start working on the implementation,’’ he said. He added that the recommendation was, however, subject to further approval of the…

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country on Friday after spending about two months in London, United Kingdom. Buhari had left Nigeria on January 19 on a medical vacation. His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed the President’s imminent return in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday evening. Adesina was silent on the time the President is expected to land in Nigeria but our correspondent learned that he will arrive in the early hours of the day. The three-paragraph statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return…