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Rwandan President Kagame re-elected for fourth term with landslide 99% win

In a heavily skewed election, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda won a landslide victory with 99.15 percent of the vote. Only two opposition...

Trump chooses Ohio Senator JD Vance as running mate for 2024 presidential poll

Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has at the Republican National Convention on Monday, selected Ohio Senator JD Vance,...

Rwandans head to polls as Kagame seeks to extend two-decade rule

Voting commenced in Rwanda on Monday as polls opened nationwide for presidential and parliamentary elections, with President Paul Kagame expected to secure a...

Assassination attempt: Tinubu, Xi Jinping, other world leaders in solidarity with Trump

President Bola Tinubu, along with other world leaders, expressed support for former United States President Donald Trump and denounced the assassination attempt on...

Trump targeted in Pennsylvania rally shooting, Global leaders unite in condemnation

Former United States (US) President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted off stage by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on...

Sudanese authorities order foreigners to leave Khartoum within two weeks

Sudanese authorities have given foreigners a two-week ultimatum to vacate Khartoum and its surrounding areas, according to a statement from the police unit...

In Niger Republic, hundreds of inmates, including Boko Haram terrorists now on the loose

A violent uprising at the Koutoukalé prison in the neighboring Niger Republic, situated near the capital city of Niamey, has resulted in the...

Two Nigerian teenage sisters drown while swimming at New York beach

Two Nigerian teenage sisters have died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17,...

New UK Prime Minister announces cabinet

The newly-elected UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced his first set of appointments to the cabinet. This follows his Labour Party’s landslide...

Labour Party in landslide victory as Sunak concedes defeat in UK polls

Labour has won the UK general election and is heading for a landslide, with results from more than 500 of the 650 parliamentary...

Nigeria clinches right to host African Energy Bank headquarters

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that Nigeria has been chosen as the host country for the...

End of an era as Andy Murray withdraws from Wimbledon singles after back surgery

Two-time champion Andy Murray called time on his Wimbledon singles career on Tuesday after the “extremely disappointed” former world number one lost his...

Reps Speaker to ECOWAS: Help to combat terrorism, climate change

Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to...

Nigerian, Ghanaian content creators can now earn from Facebook – Meta

In its bid to boost content creation in West Africa, Meta has introduced a monetization policy that will enable Nigerian and Ghanaian content...

Iranians head to polls to choose new President amid turbulent times

Following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash the previous month, Iranians on Friday went to the polls to cast...

Bronny James joins LeBron with Lakers as father-son duo makes NBA history

LeBron James moved a step closer to fulfilling his dream of playing alongside one of his sons after the LA Lakers selected 19-year-old...