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Russia’s election commission has formally registered President Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the March presidential election – a vote in which he is all but certain to win another six-year term in office.   Putin, 71, is running as an independent, but he retains tight control over Russia’s political …

Usman Ododo has been sworn in as the governor of Kogi State after months he was elected to take over from Yahaya Bello who has completed his second term in office.   Ododo took the oath of office at around 2:24 pm at in Lokoja on Saturday. His inauguration came …

Former President Donald Trump has been projected to win Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary just a few minutes after the final polls closed, defeating Nikki Haley – his final remaining major rival for the Republican Party nomination.   Trump is the first non-incumbent GOP candidate in the modern era to win …

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s Richest billionaires released yesterday. According to Forbes, the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past …

Billionaire investor Femi Otedola is currently ranked as the fourth richest individual in Nigeria with a valuation of $1.1 billion.     According to the Forbes Billionaire Index seen on Thursday, Jan. 11, Otedola, who fell below the billion-dollar mark in 2017, returned to the list this year to occupy the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A heiress in Austria will set up an assembly for citizens to give away the 25 million euro fortune she inherited.    Marlene Engelhorn, a 31-year-old woman from Austria, inherited the money from her family, who owns the chemical giant BASF. She wants her vast wealth to be redistributed across …

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has expressed his sense of betrayal by his principal, Godwin Obaseki, for not backing his candidature in the upcoming 2024 governorship election.   Shaibu, who claimed that he was persuaded to be the deputy governor to Obaseki, said he added value to …