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A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the use of a private email server throughout Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. The decision by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington came in a lawsuit over public records brought by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal watchdog group, regarding its May 2013 request, for information about the employment arrangement of Huma Abedin, a longtime Clinton aide. A State Department official said that the department is aware of the order and that it is reviewing it but declined to comment further, citing the ongoing litigation. Discovery orders are not readily appealable. An attorney for Abedin declined to comment. Sullivan set an April deadline for parties to work out a detailed investigative plan--subject to court approval--that woul

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has in a meeting with the new American Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, called on all stakeholders in the forthcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections to ensure the highest levels of transparency to guarantee a peaceful process. It appears people have reached a saturation point, nevertheless what is important is for all stakeholders to ensure the highest level of vigilance is maintained to guarantee peaceful elections, the former President said. Flt Lt Rawlings also called for the United States¹ support in ensuring an impartial and credible electoral process during the courtesy call by Ambassador Porter Jackson last Wednesday. On Africa, former President Rawlings asked the United States and other nations to help check the spread of extremist tendencies. He intimated that there was the need to do justice to the Tuareg people in Mali, stating that, it is imperative and important that the rights of the Tuareg

In January 2017, the most powerful nation on earth will have a new leader, after a drawn out and expensive campaign - but how does a US presidential election work? When the US picks its president, it is not only choosing a head of state but a head of government and a commander-in-chief of the largest military on the planet. It's a big responsibility. So how does the process work? Who can be president? Technically, to run for president, you only need to be "a natural born" US citizen, at least 35 years old, and have been a resident for 14 years. Sounds easy, right? In reality, however, every president since 1933 has been a governor, senator, or five-star military general. And that's before you even consider getting a party nomination and securing national media attention. In this 2016 election, at one stage there were 10 governors or former governors and 10 who are or were senators, although many have since dropped out. One person is nominated to represen

Kannywood star villainess, Aisha Dankano, has died after a brief illness in Kano. Family sources said Dankano, also known as Sima, died Tuesday and was buried according to Islamic rites earlier in the afternoon. Actor and family friend of the deceased, Nuhu Abdullahi, also confirmed the death, saying Aisha died in her house in Gwammaja area of Kano State. Aisha was below 40, family sources said. “Aisha died at about 2pm this afternoon,” Abdullahi said. “We are all in a sober mood in the Kannywood at the moment. “We might not get her replacement in the industry. She is a fantastic, creative actress,” Abdullahi said. Another actress, Ummah Shehu, said she could not believe it when the news was broken to her. Premium Time