A former lawyer of United States President-elect Donald Trump, has pleaded with outgoing President Joe Biden to grant him a pardon just like he did for his son Hunter.

Cohen is claiming that Trump will punish him for testifying against the politician in his hush money conviction.

Cohen had already been convicted for his role in the case years earlier.

He was also the star witness for the prosecution as Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in the case last year.

Cohen served as the go-between for the $130,000 payment Trump made to adult film star, Stormy before the 2016 presidential election.

With Mr Trump ready to return to the White House in a week, Mr Cohen is calling on Mr Biden to issue a presidential pardon for him before he leaves office, stating that he and others on Mr Trump’s ‘enemies list’ deserved pardons like Mr Biden’s son, who was granted full and unconditional pardon.

“I put in application for the presidential pardon because I believe Joe Biden has the same responsibility to be that he has to his son”, Cohen said. “I would expect the same exact pardon he gave his son to me and anyone that is on that enemies list whether they want it or not because solitary confinement where I did 51 days sucks.”

The disgraced lawyer, however, said he was shocked that Trump received unconditional release during his sentencing.

Senator Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has itemized twelve factors that undermine education in Northern Nigeria, with insecurity as the topmost factor.

In a verified Facebook post on Monday, Senator Sani said that insecurity, terrorism, and banditry, including poor infrastructure, pose serious challenges.

According to him, “Cultural and religious barriers, low funding, poverty, teacher shortages, child labour, discrimination against girls, low access to technology, health challenges, and the increasing number of people living with disabilities, as well as the systemic retention of the street Almajiri system, neglect, misplacement, and mismanagement of resources by successive governments.”

He added that these issues require urgent attention.

South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) has urged the defence ministry and the Presidential Security Service to cooperate in its second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the CIO issued formal letters late Sunday warning of potential legal repercussions for obstructing the execution of arrest warrants or searches of the presidential residence.

In its communication to the defence ministry, the CIO cautioned that any military personnel interfering with the arrest or search operations could face criminal charges or liability for damages if harm occurs.

The Presidential Security Service received a similar warning. The CIO pointed out that personnel obstructing investigators could risk losing their public servant status, face restrictions on future employment, and encounter pension-related penalties.

However, the agency assured that employees refusing unlawful orders to block the enforcement of warrants would not face any disadvantages.

President Yoon has remained barricaded in his hillside compound in Seoul for weeks, surrounded by his Presidential Security Service team and hundreds of conservative supporters. Yoon’s backers have vowed to shield him from arrest, forming a human barricade outside the gates.

Yoon has labeled the arrest warrant “illegal and invalid,” defending his actions in declaring martial law as legitimate. Addressing his supporters, he vowed, “I will fight until the end.”

Concerns among Yoon’s supporters have heightened over the possibility of his detention if he leaves the residence to attend impeachment hearings. Meanwhile, rival protesters, braving freezing conditions, continue to demand his arrest.