Politics

The 44-year-old opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese president.   Faye took over from immediate past president Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in an event witnessed by African leaders in the ...

Senator Dino Melaye has taken a swipe at his critics, hilariously using hs wealth to mock them   Dino is always attacked each time he posts updates about his location, or even shares a picture of himself. He usually gets ...

Senegal’s Next President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye has Promised Humble Governance following a wave of youth frustration and concerns about governance. Senegal’s Next President Promises Humble Governance Senegal’s political landscape sees a potential shift as 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye ...

Former President Donald Trump appeared deflated and anxious with visibly pale lips during his pre-trial hearing in New York, according to body language experts. Trump’s demeanor shifted following a hectic day that included a major development in his hush money ...

A man, Chike Ibezim, has been arraigned by the Federal Government for allegedly defaming a former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola Ibezim was arraigned on Monday before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge. Ibezim, ...

Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte García, has been shot d3ad She was shot alongside one of her aides on Sunday, police in the South American country said. Brigitte Garcia, 27-year-old mayor of San Vicente, and her communications director Jairo Loor, were ...

Luis Montenegro, leader of Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance, is expecting an invitation from the president to become the country’s next Prime Minister After the parliamentary election on March 10, where the Alliance secured a narrow victory but fell short of ...

Donald Trump has once again hinted that if he is re-elected president, Prince Harry may face deportation from the US if he is found to have lied about his drug use on his visa paperwork GB News’ Nigel Farage asked ...

APC Ondo guber forms at N50m The All Progressives Congress, APC, has pegged the price for the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Ondo governorship election scheduled for November 16, 2024, at N10 million and N40 million. This ...

Former President Donald Trump vowed on Saturday that there would be a “bloodbath” if he’s not re-elected in November The comments came at a rally here as Trump discussed the possibility of an increasing trade war with China over auto ...

The United Kingdom has rejected Russia’s election result Britain’s foreign minister David Cameron said the result of the Russian elections showed “the depth of repression” under President Vladimir Putin. Cameron, who on Sunday evening said the election was neither free nor fair, dismissed the poll ...

Vladimir Putin has won a fifth term as Russian president by a landslide of 87%, according to Russian exit polls He faced no credible opposition candidate as the Kremlin tightly controls Russia’s political system, media and elections. In a post-election ...

The Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tony Aziegbemi, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen According to reports, the chairman was abducted about 7 pm on Friday, less than three days after the expiration of ...

Governor Fubara’s Commissioner for Works has resigned Rivers State Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly D. Alabo has resigned from his position. In a statement addressed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the former commissioner cited his recent appointment by President Bola Tinubu as ...

Jubilation in Senegal as jailed presidential candidate is released days to election Senegalese opposition firebrand Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in the March 24 election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison on Thursday. Their release had ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike maintains he is still a member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite threats of expulsion from some chieftains of the party Wike, the immediate past governor of ...

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in Haiti. Mr Henry ...

The Nigerian Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over his allegation that the Federal Government was operating two budgets The suspension followed the amendment of prayers by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim to the motion raised by Senator Solomon ...

The former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has praised President Bola Tinubu for performing well since getting to office despite the economic hardship experienced by Nigerians across the country According to Buhari, there isn’t much anybody can do to help the country ...

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. ...

The widow of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has slammed her husband’s niece, Funke Akeredolu Aruna, for supporting the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, ahead of the governorship election in the state In a post ...

Erstwhile Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said President Bola Tinubu is not the cause of the hardship in the nation and should be absolved of any blame Ambode spoke at the Chapter Eight of Akinjide Adeosun Foundation’s 2024 Leadership ...

Idahosa supporters storm ABUJA, as they seek fresh APC governorship primaries again in Edo Protesters, yesterday stormed the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to express displeasure over the outcome of the party’s just-concluded governorship primary in ...

Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in Edo State   Okpebholo polled 12,433 votes to defeat 11 other aspirants who contested the re-run election, which was initiated after the first contestant was ...

Senator Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross River State and chairman of the Edo State All Progressives Congress’s (APC) governorship direct primary election, has announced that a fresh primary will be conducted in the 192 wards across the 18 local ...