Video: “I’m not that kind of person you think you can go on television and say, ‘You’re living there 20 years ago.’ So what? You’re a squatter.” – Wike replied Rita Lori Ogbebor on demolition of Paul OSA Ogbeboh Estate in Abuja.
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French President Names Centrist Ally François Bayrou as France’s New Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally François Bayrou as France’s new prime minister on Friday as he sought to steer the country out of political chaos following a no-confidence vote that toppled former Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government earlier this month.Bayrou, 73, the founder of the Democratic Movement party, will now face the task of trying to bring...
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Putin’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Syria’s Assad Is In Russia
Russia is providing sanctuary to Bashar al-Assad, having transported the former Syrian leader there “in the most secure way possible” after the swift collapse of his regime, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told NBC News in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “He is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation,” Sergei Ryabkov...
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French President to Name France New Prime Minister on Friday
The office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday disclosed that he will name a new prime minister on Friday morning, as pressure mounted to fill the post a week after MPs toppled the government.“The statement naming the prime minister will be published tomorrow morning,” the Elysée presidential palace said.Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier, whose...
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China’s President May Decline Trump’s Inauguration Invitation, Expert Says.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, experts say.Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on Thursday that Trump extended...
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President Yoon Apologizes Again “For Causing Surprise and Anxiety” With Martial Law Declaration, Vows to ‘Fight to the End.’
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to “fight to the end” as he faces calls to step down over his failed attempt to impose martial law, defending his actions and lashing out at his political opponents in a defiant speech.In a lengthy national address, Yoon accused “anti-state forces” in the opposition-controlled parliament of paralyzing the government...
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“America Was Built On the Promise of Possibility and Second Chances,” Biden Said, As He Commutes the Biggest Single-Day Act of Clemency in History.
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at...
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Ex-Defence Minister Tries to commit Suicide in Custody, Apologizes to South Koreans, Says He’s “Merely Following Orders and Fulfilling Their Assigned Duties”.
Former South Korea defence minister Kim Yong-hyun tried to kill himself shortly before being formally arrested over his role in the martial law operation, Yonhap reported Wednesday.President Yoon Sook Yeol declared martial law on December 3 and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament, but 190 lawmakers rushed to parliament and passed a motion to lift it, forcing him to rescind the decision, making...