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Health NZ facilities averaged more than one priority one outage a day in one survey, but the health minister says the timing is a coincidence.

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed Peter Obi’s chances in the 2027 election, declaring that the ‘Obi Kererenke’ political movement no longer exists. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-wike-dismisses-obis-chances-rules-out-run-off/

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed the strike threat by ASUU’s University of Abuja chapter over the reallocation of the institution’s land. Read More: https://punchng.com/wike-dismisses-uniabuja-asuu-strike-threat-over-land-allocation/

<p>The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday dismissed reports of a ban on video-sharing platform TikTok as “false and misleading”, clarifying that no notification to that effect had been issued.</p> <p>In a post on social media platform X, the authority said that a fake notification regarding an alleged ban on TikTok was being circulated on

<p>The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday dismissed reports of a ban on video-sharing platform TikTok as “false and misleading”, clarifying that no notification to that effect had been issued.</p> <p>In a post on social media platform X, the authority said that a fake notification regarding an alleged ban on TikTok was being circulated on

The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers over established cases of serious misconduct and unbecoming conduc Read More: https://punchng.com/psc-dismisses-three-senior-police-officers-over-misconduct/

Trump's remarks come as Republicans grapple with the political fallout from the eight-month war with Iran.

A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos ​into the United States.

The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers and the demotion of 16 others over alleged misconduct. Read More: https://punchng.com/psc-dismisses-three-senior-police-officers-demotes-16/

Opposition Workers’ Party MP Fadli Fawzi argued that the home affairs ministry should have raised Singapore’s position on Israeli settlements and settler violence during a meeting with Israeli officials.

Trump administration officials had sought admissions data, including student application essays, from Harvard to see if the school was complying with a court decision banning affirmative action.

Republican House candidate Anthony Constantino joins CBS News to discuss his House race with Democrat Blake Gendebien to replace GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik in New York's 21's District.

A federal judge tossed charges accusing two former FBI officials of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden investigation.

The Justice Department may still have an opportunity to pursue a grand jury indictment against the ex-FBI officials.

A judge dismissed a criminal complaint against a pair of former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about what they knew about the Hunter Biden investigation, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.

President Trump said on the eve of U.S. elections that a deal with Iran "could happen," but after new U.S. strikes, Tehran called America's response to the latest proposal "not convincing."

El-Sayed dismisses Stevens’ backing of Republican Senate candidate

A federal judge on Sunday rejected the Trump administration’s lawsuit that demanded officials not certify election results in the Senate race there, if the incumbent senator loses. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports.

The camp of the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed a viral report and photographs circulating on social media claiming that the former Anambra State governor was hospitalised after breaking his neck in a gym. Obi’s spokesman, Idris Zekeri, described the report as false in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Read

A federal judge on Sunday tossed out an extremely unusual attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to hold up a victory by a Democratic candidate for Senate in Alaska in the midterm elections. The judge dismissed the lawsuit, saying it would be unworkable. The Department of Justice had asked the court to block certification of Read More: https://pu

The president had requested that Alaska segregate ballots cast for a candidate with the same name as the incumbent. The judge said that would “violate Alaskans’ right to a secret ballot.”

Democratic nominee Mary Peltola is facing two candidates named Dan Sullivan in the Alaska Senate election, one of whom is the Republican incumbent.

Senator Sullivan's pledge contrasts with the Trump administration's effort to challenge Alaska's election certification.

Tuesday's ranked-choice election includes two candidates who have done little campaigning, one of whom shares the incumbent's name. It was that candidate's presence on the ballot that prompted Trump to push for the lawsuit out of fear he would siphon votes from the incumbent.

A US judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's defamation case over a report that he sent a birthday letter to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch throws it out, claiming the US president attempted to "manufacture" flaws in the news outlet's investigative reporting.

Trump had sued for US$10 billion after the newspaper’s story was published in July 2025, detailing the president’s alleged 2003 letter to Epstein, which apparently featured a drawing of a naked woman.

Trump had sued the media outlet after it published a letter to Epstein purportedly written and signed by the president as part of a birthday book.

A federal judge has once again dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation claims against the Wall Street Journal over a 2025 report by the paper that a 2003 birthday letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was purportedly written by Trump. Trump’s lawsuit “falls short of pleading actual malice,” wrote U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles […]

U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice as required by law.

A US judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday card he allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein.

A federal judge in Florida has tossed a revised version of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday card he allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein more than two decades ago.

In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that President Trump did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 &mdash; The High Court here today dismissed the appeal by former Axis Incorporation Bhd board advis...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the N10bn fundamental rights suit filed by Nollywood actor Emeka Ike against Lere Olayinka and INEC. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-dismisses-emeka-ikes-n10bn-suit-against-wikes-aide/

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has shaken up his team five months after taking power, dismissing several officials including the head of intelligence and chief of staff. An order signed by Mr Al Zaidi’s new chief of staff Rashad Khalaf Hashim removed intelligence chief Hamid Al Shatri without giving a reason. No replacement has yet been named. Mr Hashim a

U.K. trade chief previously warned that constant "constitutional questions" cause "a lot of uncertainty for business."

A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed the DOJ's effort to force California election officials to set aside thousands of ballots that the Trump administration claims may have been cast by alleged noncitizens.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 26 &mdash; The Kuala Terengganu High Court has upheld the dismissal of a RM400,000 negligence and def...

The premier’s latest rejection of the gun buyback scheme comes after the drive-by attack in Logan where four people were shot.

SEREMBAN, Oct 25 &mdash; Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has dismissed speculation that he is stepping...

Ex-Chelsea boss Antonio Conte denies Manchester United link, says reports he demanded full control of club 'unfounded'.

On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year alleging that her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, had sexually abused her throughout her childhood. As reported earlier by The Guardian, the judge wrote that over the past year, Ann had failed to appear for an independent medical examination or […]