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French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidency said. “The president tested positive for COVID-19 today,” it confirmed in the statement, adding that he had been tested after the “onset of the first symptoms”. Macron will now, in accordance with national regulations, “self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work…
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has won a second term after a tight presidential election, the country’s electoral commission confirmed this Wednesday, beating long-time opponent John Mahama. Akufo-Addo of the centre-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) received 6,730,413 or 51.59 percent of votes while Mahama of the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC) received 6,214,889 or 47.36 percent…
The incoming US President, Joe Biden, is set to name a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary, US-based media Politico reported on Sunday. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to appoint to lead the US…
Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died at the age of 60. The Argentine football legend led his country, Argentina to World Cup success in 1986 and scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for his country; Maradona won two Serie A titles with Napoli and also played…
Unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has blasted Deontay Wilder for his flimsy excuses for his sloppy defeat in the hands of Tyson Fury. Wilder was beaten mercilessly by Fury in their rematch in February as he suffered his first professional defeat and The Bronze Bomber (Wilder) came up with several laughable explanations for the loss,…
Nigeria’s information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed redoubled Monday on his attack against CNN over its story on the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos, Nigeria on 20 October. The minister had earlier at a press conference on Friday ridiculed the CNN report as falling short of journalistic standards. According to him the report used…
Judge Matthew Brann in the battleground state of Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in the state. The judge said the suit, which rested on allegations of irregularities, was “without merit”. The move paves the way for Pennsylvania to next week certify Joe Biden’s…
Georgia State election officials certified Biden’s win and top Michigan legislators gave cold shoulders to Trump play to reverse results. President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to overturn the November 3 US election results dealt a double blow on Friday when in the battleground states of Georgia and Michigan. Officials in the battleground state of Georgia…
The President of the United States Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the government’s top election security official, Chris Krebs who had rejected the president’s unsubstantiated claims of massive fraud in the 2020 election he lost. Trump announced on Twitter the termination “effective immediately” of Chris Krebs, who leads the agency that jointly declared “the November…
Luka Modric, the Croatian star was named as the best player of the tournament in Russia despite his side falling in the final to France, while Mbappe of France wins best young player of the tournament. The Croatian star has been named the 2018 World Cup Golden Ball winner, while France star Kylian Mbappe was…
