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Kenya elects William Ruto as new president

Kenya’s Deputy President, William Ruto has been elected as the country’s next leader. The electoral body, on Monday, declared Ruto…

Author stabbed moments before speech at New York event

Salman Rushdie, the author of Satanic Verses, was stabbed in the neck at a literary event in New York on…

FBI raids Trump’s home in search of classified documents

Agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have reportedly raided the Florida home of former America’s president,…

Monkeypox now a public health emergency in US

The United States has declared the outbreak of monkeypox virus a public health emergency, as cases reportedly rises to 6,600…

Fresh threat to Russia as US Senate backs Finland, Sweden to join NATO

In what has been described as a near-unanimous move, the United States Senate, on Wednesday, voted to support Finland and…

Osama bin Laden’s successor killed in Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman Al-Zawahri has been killed in a drone strike by the United States, in Kabul, the Afghanistan capital.…

After Barkindo’s death, OPEC gets new OPEC secretary-general

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Haitham Al Ghais as its new secretary-general. Al Ghais, a…

Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19

US President, Joe Biden has contracted the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. Biden is experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun…

Nigeria-born journalist named White House bureau chief for Washington Post

Toluse Olorunnipa, a journalist of Nigerian descent, has been appointed as the next White House bureau chief for leading American…

Nigeria-born Kemi Badenoch knocked out of race for UK PM

Kemi Badenoch has crashed out of the race for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Nigerian-born politician failed…