US appoints first black woman in top court

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The United States Senate has confirmed Ketanji Jackson’s nomination to the US Supreme Court.
This makes Jackson the first Black woman in the nation’s history to serve on its highest court.
Beyond breaking barriers as the first Black woman on the bench, she is now only the third Black American ever to serve as a Supreme Court justice.
Her confirmation process highlighted deep partisan divisions in the US.
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Ortom reinstates political appointees

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, has directed the reinstatement of political appointees who had resigned. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital. The statement revealed that the reinstatement was for those whose positions were not replaced. It stressed that the gesture to reinstate the former aides who lost their bids for various elective […]

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