President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday faulted those who accused him of being silent on killings being carried out by suspected herdsmen in parts of the country. He said there was injustice in such aspersions. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, the President spoke during an interactive session with stakeholders in Jos, Plateau State, over recent attacks that left scores of people dead. Buhari said people were blaming him for not talking to the herdsmen probably because he looked like them. He appealed to Nigerians to avoid inflammatory utterances that could…

U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstitutional religious discrimination. The 5-4 ruling, with conservative justices in the majority and liberal justices dissenting, ended a fierce fight in the courts over whether the policy amounted to an unlawful Muslim ban, while confirming broad presidential powers over immigration and national security policy. Trump quickly claimed "profound vindication" after lower courts had blocked his travel ban announced in September, as well as two prior versions, in legal challenges…