“I was decorated with the Gabonese National honour, ‘Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit’ by the President of Gabon, H.E. Brice Oligui Nguema, following his inauguration on Saturday. “A testament to the impact we have created in Africa!” Nigerian Banker And Economist Tony Elumelu
Category: Politics
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EFCC Releases Press Statement On VDM Arrest
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the exercise of its mandate of tackling economic and financial crimes, invited Martins Vincent Otse owing to a series of petitions bordering on sundry issues of alleged financial crimes raised against him. “He refused to show up in spite of several invitations sent to him through his...
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Romanian PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned and his Social Democrat party is to leave the government after a right-wing nationalist candidate won the first round of the presidential election. George Simion, a eurosceptic who has promised to put Romania first, won 40.9% of Sunday’s vote and is expected to win a run-off vote on...
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Friedrich Merz’s Bid To Become Germany’s 10th Chancellor Fails First Ballot By Six Votes
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz ’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed in the first round of voting in parliament on Tuesday by six votes, a vote he had been widely expected to win smoothly. Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in a secret ballot. He only received 310 votes....
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Thousands Of People Gather Near Buckingham Palace To Mark The 80th Anniversary Of V-E Day
Thousands of people lined the roads around the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace on Monday as British and allied troops paraded past at the start of four days of pageantry to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. After Big Ben tolled at the stroke of noon, actor Timothy Spall...
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Kenya Government Condemns Citizen Flinging Shoe At The President During Rally
The Kenyan government has described as “shameful” an incident in which a shoe was flinged at President William Ruto during a rally on Sunday. Widely shared video clips show the footwear striking the president’s left arm as he held it aloft while he was speaking. Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura condemned what happened and called for...