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Candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election

President-elect Lai Ching-te said “Taiwan will continue to walk side by side with democracies from around the world” during a post-election news conference.   Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with …

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Dangote refinery begins production

Nigeria’s hope of putting a stop to importation of petroleum products received a boost last night as the 650,000 barrels per day refining capacity of Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single train located in Lekki, Lagos, began production yesterday. The refinery started production after receiving six million barrels of crude …

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Supreme Court affirms Umo Eno as Akwa Ibom government

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Umo Eno of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State after dismissing the appeals of the three parties challenging the outcome of the election held on March 18, 2023.   This comes after the apex …

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President Bola Tinubu, Fubara meet in Aso Rock

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received Governor Simi Fubara of Rivers State at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.   The governor arrived at the Presidential Villa about 5:35 p.m. and proceeded straight to the president’s office. Unlike the last time he came to the State House with a delegation of …

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