Former Vice President Joseph Boakai looks set to become Liberia’s new president. Boakai went head-to-head with the incumbent George Weah in the presidential run-off and with almost all the votes counted; the opposition candidate holds an unassailable lead of 28,000 votes. According to the electoral commission, Mr Boakai, a 78-year-old political veteran had 50.89% of…
Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has reiterated his dream of a United State of Africa, the second USA. He made the statement during the 12th Annual Zik Lecture Series with the theme “Reclaiming Zik’s World: Climate Justice and Africa’s Sustainable Development held at ASUU Secretariat, UNIZIK Awka. Soludo added that Africa needs to unite…
The World Bank has approved the disbursement $800 million for the National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up in Nigeria. The bank has already disbursed approximately $299.99 million, representing about 37.5% of the total loan amount. The remaining balance is approximately $442.88 million. The National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up is a conditional cash transfer initiative…
The UK government has said it will introduce emergency legislation to mark Rwanda as a safe country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said this after the UK Supreme Court ruled the flagship asylum policy was unlawful. According to the Prime Minister, the UK is working on a new treaty with Rwanda following the court’s decision. The…
Suella Braverman has delivered a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of failing to keep his promises over immigration. In a blistering letter to the prime minister, the former home secretary told him “your plan is not working”. She said Mr Sunak had betrayed his pledge to do “whatever it takes” to stop small…
Former Us President Donald Trump has lost his elder sister. Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge who was an older sister of Donald J. Trump and served as both his protector and critic throughout their lives, died at 86. Ms. Barry died at her home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Ms. Barry,…
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has found his way back to government in a shock move becoming foreign secretary – seven years after he left Downing Street Cameron replaces James Cleverly, who becomes the new home secretary As part of the move, Cameron joins the House of Lords – becoming Lord Cameron Downing Street…
Newborns and other patients at Gaza’s largest hospital are dying as power fails and resources run out, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, which said at least 35 babies born prematurely face possible “death at any moment.” Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City has been “out of service” since Saturday morning, according to the ministry, as…
Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur, reportedly killing around 800 people in a day attack, health personnel and the UN reports. Sudan has been entwined in conflicts since mid-April, tensions between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the…
Mixed reactions A Professor Peter Becker of George Mason University has explained that a solar superstorm could wipe out the internet for months. According to his exact words: “You’re talking about something that could really fry the system for a period of several weeks to months in terms of the time it would take to…
