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Reuters
14 minutes ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Judges vote to not keep Habba as interim US attorney of New Jersey
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - A panel of judges in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey declined to permanently appoint President Donald Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba as the state's top federal prosecutor, according to an order from the court. Habba has been serving as New Jersey's interim U.S. attorney since her appointment by Trump in March, but was limited by law to 120 days in office unless the court agreed to keep her in place. The U.S. Senate has not yet acted on her formal nomination to the role, submitted by Trump this month. The court instead appointed the office's No. 2 attorney, Desiree Grace, the order said. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York last week declined to keep Trump's U.S. attorney pick John Sarcone in place after his 120-day term neared expiration. Sarcone managed to stay in the office after the Justice Department found a workaround by naming him as "special attorney to the attorney general," according to the New York Times. Habba's brief tenure as New Jersey's interim U.S. attorney included the filing of multiple legal actions against Democratic elected officials. Her office brought criminal charges against Democratic U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, as she and other members of Congress and Newark's Democratic mayor, Ras Baraka, tried to visit an immigration detention center. The scene grew chaotic after immigration agents tried to arrest Baraka for trespassing, and McIver's elbows appeared to make brief contact with an immigration officer. Habba's office charged McIver with two counts of assaulting and impeding a law enforcement officer. McIver has pleaded not guilty. Habba's office did not follow Justice Department rules which require prosecutors to seek permission from the Public Integrity Section before bringing criminal charges against a member of Congress for conduct related to their official duties. Habba's office also charged Baraka, but later dropped the case, prompting a federal magistrate judge to criticize her office for its handling of the matter. Until March, Habba had never worked as a prosecutor. She represented Trump in a variety of civil litigation, including a trial in which a jury found Trump liable for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of raping her in the mid-1990s in a department store dressing room. In 2023, a federal judge in Florida sanctioned Trump and Habba and ordered them to pay $1 million for filing a frivolous lawsuit which alleged that Hillary Clinton and others conspired to damage Trump's reputation in the investigation into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. (This story has been refiled to capitalize US in the headline)
Bloomberg
15 minutes ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
NJ Judges Pick Desiree Grace to Replace Alina Habba as US Attorney
Desiree Grace, a rising federal prosecutor in New Jersey, has been appointed as the US attorney in the state. Grace was appointed Tuesday by federal judges in New Jersey, according to an order posted by US District Judge Renee Bumb, the chief federal judge. Grace replaces Alina Habba, a former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, whose 120-day interim term expired.
Argaam
3 hours ago
- Business
- Argaam
Wafrah board appoints MD, reshuffles committees
Wafrah for Industry and Development Co. appointed Mohammad Almuzel as Managing Director (MD) effective July 22, through the end of the current board term on Jan. 13, 2027, and ended the assignment of Acting CEO Abdullah Al-Shehri. In a Tadawul filing, the company said the board also restructured the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations, and Executive Committees on the same date, with terms running through Jan. 13, 2027. The Audit Committee previously included Almuzel as Chairman, along with Abdullah Al-Hamood and Saad Al-Sunaidi. After the reshuffle, the members are Mohammad Alotaibi as Chairman, Badr Al-Fadda, and Abdullah Al-Hamood. The Remuneration and Nominations Committee formerly included Alotaibi as Chairman, Al-Fadda, and Almuzel. It now consists of Majed Alghufaili as Chairman, Al-Fadda, and Alotaibi. The Executive Committee initially included Saad Alotaibi as Chairman, Mohammad Al Mukhadeb, and Eyad Albunaian. It now includes Mohammad Al Mukhadeb as Chairman, Albunaian, and Alghufaili.
Free Malaysia Today
5 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Negeri Sembilan to get new police chief next month
Ahmad Dzaffir Yussof (left) will be replaced by Alzafny Ahmad as Negeri Sembilan police chief. PETALING JAYA : Negeri Sembilan will get a new police chief next month, with Ahmad Dzaffir Yussof set to be transferred to Bukit Aman's management department. Dzaffir, who has been leading the state police contingent since September 2022, will become the new deputy director (administration) of the federal police's management department. In a statement, Bukit Aman said he would be replaced by Alzafny Ahmad, who is currently commandant of the police training centre, or Pulapol. Alzafny's current post will be filled by Nor Yhazid Idris, who is serving as head of the Kelantan police's criminal investigation department. Meanwhile, Alor Gajah police chief Ashari Abu Samah will be transferred to head the Kuantan police headquarters. All the appointments are effective Aug 25.
BBC News
a day ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Muhammed Babangida accept appointment as BOA chairman?
Recently Nigeria president Bola Tinubu appoint Muhammed Babangida, son of former military head of state General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) as oga of Bank of Agriculture. Since di appointment, na silence follow as e be like say nothing big don happun. Few days afta di announcement tori burst out for social media say Babangida no gree take di appointment. But Nigerian Presidency say Muhammed Babangida don accept im new appointment as di chairman of di Bank of Agriculture contrary to wetin pipo dey tok. Dis na according to statement wey di President Tinubu special assistant on social media, Dada Olusegun bring come outside. Di statement reveal say, oga Babangida even thank di president say im trust am wit appointment. Oga Olusegun also quote oga Babangida say im "dismiss as lie and malicious, di tori wey dey go around online wey suggest say e reject di appointment. E call am deliberate attempt to mislead kontri pipo and spoil di image of di Tinubu administration". Despite di statement from di presidency, who sign am neva clear. Oga Muhammed Babangida no get any verified social media handle wia e don tok about di appointment. Dis dey come a day afta one statement wey bin dey linked to d pikin of di former head of states, wia e allegedly tok say e reject di appointment sake of say, personal and professional mata wey dey for im plate, e no go fit to accept di role. But di presidential special assistant quote am say im say, "we wan make di public know say di pipo wey dey fake di fake news go dey investigated well-well and dem go dey brought to justice". Muhammed Babangida appointment bin dey part of plenti appointments wey President Tinubu announce on Friday 18 July across goment institutions. E bin dey appointed to di Bank of Agriculture togeda wit Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) wey get Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) and Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) wey get Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). Oda latest appointment na Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) wey bin get di Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) chairman; and Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) as di Chairman of di Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution(IPCR) Wetin be di Bank of Agriculture? Di Nigerian Bank of Africulture (BOA) Limited bin start as di Nigerian Agricultural Bank (NAB) for 1972 and start operations for 1973. Dem change di name again for 1978 to di Nigeria Agricultural & Co-operative Bank Limited (NACB), den again for 2000 wen dem change di name to di Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative & Rural Development Bank Limited (NACRDB) wen dem bin combine wit di now dead People's Bank of Nigeria (PBN), and di Family Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP). Na until 2010 dem name am di Bank of Agriculture Limited (BOA). E start to carry out di functions of Development Finance Institution (DFI) for di Agricultural and Rural Development sector. Na di Federal goment of Nigeria get am fully and dem own am through di Federal Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wit 60%:40%. E currently be di biggest agricultural financial institution for Nigeria
