GHANA’S Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election, marking a historic moment for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its leader, former President John Mahama, returns to power. This defeat ends the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) nearly eight-year rule, with early results suggesting the party suffered one …
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JOHN Dramani Mahama is set to make a historic comeback as Ghana’s president after his main rival, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. This comes despite the Electoral Commission of Ghana yet to officially declare the results. Mahama, 65, is no stranger to the presidency, having led the nation from 2012 to …
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BURKINA FASO has appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as its new prime minister following the dismissal of Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela. Ouedraogo’s appointment, announced on Saturday, comes after President Capt. Ibrahim Traore issued a decree removing Kyelem de Tambela from office on Friday. Matias Traore, the government’s general secretary, confirmed the …
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AT least 20 people were injured on Saturday as protests over Mozambique’s disputed October 9 presidential election escalated into violent clashes with police. Demonstrators in the capital, Maputo, set two government buildings ablaze and blocked roads with burning tyres, stones, and containers, according to police reports. National police spokesperson Orlando Mudumane revealed …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed a suspected drug trafficker, who claimed to be a building engineer while attempting to take a delivery of a consignment from South Africa. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the illicit drugs …
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FORMER Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has clinched a decisive victory in the nation’s presidential election, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceding defeat on Sunday. Bawumia, addressing journalists at his residence, revealed that his party’s internal collation of results confirmed Mahama’s triumph. He also announced that Mahama’s National Democratic Congress …
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● Says Nigeria has no case for now ● Urges health facilities to increase testing for COVID-19 THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reassured Nigerians over what it described as fear created in the public space about the COVID-19 variant reportedly in circulation in Australia. The …
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THE Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal Government to sustain efforts on the improvement of Naira exchange rate. Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, Director-General of NECA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Oyerinde was reacting to the recent appreciation in the Naira exchange rate, particularly in …
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned Air Peace against frustrating inquiry into violation of exploitative tickets and other alleged violations of consumers’ rights. The commission gave the warning in a press statement by its Corporate Affairs Director, Ondaje Ijagwu on Sunday. The statement read: “The Federal …
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ISLAMIST-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. Residents in the Syrian capital were seen cheering in the streets of Damascus, as the rebel factions heralded the departure of “tyrant” …
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