Power Equation And Igbo President
November 7, 2019
10:41 am
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EU President Blasts Boris Johnson Over Referendum Campaign
November 5, 2019
8:40 am
Boris Johnson told “so many lies” during the EU referendum campaign, the outgoing president of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said.
In a valedictory interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Juncker voiced regret he had not countered the claims of the leave campaign in 2016. The commission decided not to get involved on the advice of David Cameron, who feared interventions from Brussels would backfire.
Juncker said that had been a big mistake, adding: “So many lies were told, including by current prime minister, Boris Johnson, that there needed to be a voice to counter them.”
Juncker also …
What Atiku Can Learn From President Jonathan
November 2, 2019
5:53 pm
I do not know much about sports, but I know what good sportsmanship is. Diego Maradona, the Argentine football shaman, was a great player, but he is not celebrated as much as Pele of Brazil. One fatal flaw detracts from Maradona’s genius – hubris.
Maradona is known to be a sore loser. He curses, barks and brawls in defeat. As a matter of fact, his ‘’legend’’ is stymied by his repulsive foibles and deportment.
Politics is like football. It is a game. One side wins and the other side loses. It should not have to be a hara-kiri – ‘’it …
Lagarde Assumes Duty as European Central Bank President
November 1, 2019
1:34 pm
A new era was beginning at the European Central Bank (ECB) on Friday as Christine Lagarde takes over from Mario Draghi at the head of the central bank managing the euro, the currency of the 19-member eurozone.
Lagarde, 63-year-old, succeeds the Italian Draghi, who was in the post for eight years and guided the European Central Bank (ECB) through the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
Ahead of taking office, the former French finance minister expressed her approval for the continuation of the monetary policy pursued by the ECB under Draghi, with ultra-low and negative interest rates, along with asset …
Mozambique’s Nyusi Wins Second Term As President
October 27, 2019
8:30 pm
Incumbent President Filipe Nyusi was declared the landslide winner in Mozambique’s election this month, despite claims of widespread cheating, the electoral commission announced on Sunday.
Nyusi of the ruling Frelimo party scored 73 percent of the vote, ahead of Ossufo Momade of Renamo, the rebel group turned opposition party, with almost 22 percent, commission chairman Abdul Carimo told a press briefing.
Nyusi had been widely predicted to win, based on unofficial results from the October 15 vote, and Frelimo had already organised victory celebrations in the capital on Sunday.
“For this election, Frelimo worked hard and our candidate Filipe Nyusi
Fela Deserves National Honour, Says Vice President Osinbajo
October 26, 2019
3:39 am
The Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo stated that Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti deserves national honour.
Osinbajo made this statement at a town hall meeting in Edo State on Friday while responding to one of the people present at the meeting who had suggested that the National Theatre Lagos be named after the late music legend.
The Vice President said the late Afrobeat maestro deserves such national honour from the government even after his death both as a Nigerian and father of Nigerian modern music. However, he noted that the decision to bestow national honour on Fela was not his …
President Trump Insists On Building A Wall In Colorado
October 24, 2019
6:16 am
“You know why we are going to win New Mexico? Because they want safety on their border,” Trump said during a speech in Pittsburgh.
“And we are building a wall on the border of New Mexico, and we are building a wall in Colorado,”
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Indonesian President Widodo Makes Rival Defence Minister
October 23, 2019
11:05 am
Indonesian President Joko Widodo Wednesday named his election arch-rival — a former general accused of abuses — as defence minister, a move which dismayed human rights activists.
Widodo unveiled his new cabinet at an informal presentation with more than three dozen new ministers in eye-catching batik shirts sat in front of the imposing neoclassical columns of the Merdeka Palace.
Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, beat Prabowo Subianto in April elections to secure another term as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy.
His victory followed a bitter campaign plagued by mudslinging, fake news online and claims from Subianto that the government …
Mali President On The Ropes As Jihadist Revolt Mounts
October 23, 2019
10:46 am
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has few strong cards left to play as he seeks to roll back a jihadist insurgency and mounting public discontent.
Thousands of civilians and soldiers have died since armed Islamists began their revolt in northern Mali in 2012 — a campaign that has spread to the country’s volatile centre and to neighbouring Burkina Faso.
The failure of Mali’s poorly-equipped and the demoralised military is now sparking an outcry, shaking confidence in Keita’s government.
Relatives of dozens of troops killed in twin attacks in central Mali took to the streets on October 2 to accuse the …
President Pinera To Meet With Parties On Street Violence
October 22, 2019
11:36 am
The country’s worst violence in decades erupted Friday and was initially triggered by an increase in metro fares. But it has mushroomed into a broader outcry against social-economic woes including a big gap between rich and poor in a country normally considered one of the most stable in Latin America.
The conservative Pinera declared over the weekend that the country was “at war against a powerful, implacable enemy,” but he adopted
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President Donald Trump Claims Impeachment Is A ‘Lynching’
October 22, 2019
11:22 am
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday likened the impeachment investigation against him to a “lynching,” a racially charged word from the darkest days of America’s slavery legacy.
There was an immediate backlash to Trump’s tweet in which he claimed that impeachment was unfair and stripping him of his legal rights.
“All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!,” Trump tweeted.
Kristen Clarke, president of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said she was “sickened to see Trump’s gross misappropriation of this term today.”
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Botswana President Masisi Says Former Leader Left For Good
October 22, 2019
11:11 am
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said Sunday that the defection of his predecessor and former mentor Ian Khama would boost the ruling party’s performance in the upcoming general election.
The dramatic falling out between the former president Khama and his former deputy and hand-picked successor Masisi has shaken the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ahead of Wednesday’s vote.
The BDP, which has ruled the diamond-rich southern African country since independence in 1966, may face its toughest election yet due to dwindling support and political fragmentation.
Last year, Khama reached the end of his two five-year terms — the constitutional limit — and …
