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by Joseph Omoremi CHICAGO, IL – A contempt of court charges have been filed against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over their refusals to provide on a timely basis details records in their archives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria. The two US agencies (FBI and DEA) “could no longer stonewall plaintiff with Glomar responses to his Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) requests focused generally on Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the sitting President of Nigeria,” before Judge Judge Beryl A. Howell of the the U.S District of Columbia in Washington…

by Kate Brumback and Jeff Amy ATLANTA  — Georgia’s highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others. Citing an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship Willis had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had hired to lead the case, the Georgia Court of Appeals in December ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case. “Willis’ misconduct during the investigation and prosecution of President Trump was egregious and she deserved nothing less than disqualification,”…

by Mary Clare Jalonick WASHINGTON  — Democrats are planning to force two Senate votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the coming weeks, keeping pressure on Senate Republicans as many of them have voiced frustration with the policies. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says he will introduce two separate bipartisan resolutions this week that would terminate the national emergencies that Trump declared to justify the tariffs he has imposed on Canada and Brazil. In April, four Republicans voted with Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs on Canada, but the House never took it up. Kaine said it’s common for Republican senators to…

by Christopher Rugaber WASHINGTON  — An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote on interest rates. The Trump administration is expected to quickly turn to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch bid to unseat Cook before the Fed meets. And Cook’s lawsuit seeking to permanently block her firing must still make its way through the courts. The White House campaign to unseat Cook marks an unprecedented bid to reshape the Fed’s seven-member governing board, which was designed to be largely…

by Larry Lage DETROIT — The Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson away from Detroit, hoping he could help Caleb Williams become a consistent quarterback and turn around a franchise that hasn’t had a winning record in several years. So far, not so good. The Detroit Lions routed Chicago 52-21 on Sunday, showing their former offensive coordinator that they’re just fine on offense without him. “We have a lot of prideful guys,” Johnson said. “We’re two games into the season. We’re committed to getting this thing right. I have a lot of belief in them.” A week after losing an 11-point…

by Alex Veiga Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is asking a U.S. appeals court to reject the Trump administration’s latest bid to remove her from her post ahead of the central bank’s next vote on interest rates. In a filing with the court Saturday, attorneys on behalf of Cook asked the court to refuse an emergency request by the Trump administration for a stay of a lower court ruling that would clear the way for President Donald Trump to remove Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. Lawyers for Cook argue that the Trump administration has not shown sufficient…

by Christine Fernando and Rebecca Santana CHICAGO  — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said. The shooting outside the city follows days of threats by the Trump administration to surge immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city and less than a week into an operation labeled “Midway Blitz” by federal officials targeting the so-called sanctuary policies in Chicago and Illinois. The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release that the officer…

by Emeka Obasi Memories of Peter Rufai remain with Cameroonians after the late goalkeeper stunned president Ahmadou Ahidjo right inside the national stadium named after their leader in Mfandena, Yaounde, in a 1981 African Winners Cup game. In the first leg of the finals, Dodo Mayana, in goal for Stationery Stores, Lagos remained unbeaten and shocked the crowd when he saved  Union Douala skipper, Francois Doumbe Lea’s penalty kick. The game ended goalless. That was the first time the hosts failed to score at home in that year’s competition which they eventually won. Multilinguist and Veteran Journalist, Tunde Ogunnoiki who…

by Alan Suderman President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, a move the president is seeking ahead of the central bank’s vote on interest rates. The Trump administration filed a response just ahead of a 3 p.m. Eastern deadline Sunday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, arguing that Cook’s legal arguments for why she should stay on the job were meritless. Lawyers for Cook argued in a Saturday filing that the Trump administration has not shown…

by Larry Lage DETROIT  — Jared Goff threw for 334 yards and matched a career high with five touchdown passes, including a career-high three scores to Amon-Ra St. Brown, to help the Detroit Lions bounce back with a 52-21 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Lions (1-1) dropped the opener at Green Bay and responded as they have consistently under coach Dan Campbell, avoiding consecutive losses in the regular season over the last 2 1/2 years. The Bears (0-2) turned the ball over twice in the first half, leading to a 28-14 deficit that was too large to…