Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abu Dhabi to participate in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) at the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The announcement of his arrival was made by his Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, in a post on…
US aviation giant Boeing has revealed that it is donating $1m to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google has also confirmed that it has made a similar donation as the two firms join a growing list of major American companies contributing to the fund. The list also includes oil producer Chevron and technology…
Donald Trump has been sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” in a case of hush money paid to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star. An unconditional discharge means the US president-elect does not face any fines, probation, or jail time. Juan Merchan, the presiding judge, handed the anti-climactic sentence on Friday, ending a case that has…
US President Joe Biden has said he would have defeated Donald Trump and won re-election last November. Speaking to USA Today, Biden did, however, add that he was unsure if he would have had the stamina for another four-year term. Biden said “based on polling” he believed he would have won, but conceded his age…
John Mahama has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president. Mahama won 56 percent of the vote in the nation’s presidential election on December 9, defeating ruling party candidate and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who secured 41 percent. During his campaign, President Mahama pledged to introduce deliberate policy interventions to encourage and…
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a far-right French politician who repeatedly played down the Holocaust and was an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration, has died aged 96. Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday on Tuesday “surrounded by his loved ones”, the family said. French President Emmanuel…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will resign as prime minister and Liberal Party leader amid growing opposition to his leadership. Trudeau said Canada’s parliament will pause until a new leader has been chosen. It will resume in late March, which will allow for a Liberal Party leadership race. Trudeau, a former high school teacher…
The 39th President of the United States and a former peanut farmer, Jimmy Carter, has passed away at the age of 100. According to FOX News, his death, which was announced by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, comes months after he entered hospice care in February 2023. Carter’s passing follows that of his wife, Rosalynn,…
