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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to hold “democratic” elections next year as scheduled, while being sworn in as Zimbabwe’s second president since independence in 1980. Mnangagwa took his oath of office in front of tens of thousands of jubilant Zimbabweans who he greeted with a raised fist at a stadium in Harare. “The task at hand is that of rebuilding …

Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president on Friday, marking the final chapter of a political drama that toppled his predecessor Robert Mugabe after a military takeover. Mnangagwa, until recently one of Mugabe’s closest allies, took the oath of office at the national sports stadium on the outskirts of Harare to an explosion of cheering from the full-to-capacity crowd. …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has formally resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party he joined hands with others to form in 2014. In a statement Atiku personally signed Friday morning, he said his reason for quitting the ruling party was because of arbitrariness and unconstitutionality that have gripped the party. “Be that as it may be, after due …

Benin City, Nigeria – Seasoned practitioners who can turn recovered assets into value-added for Nigeria are needed for the management of recovered assets of the country, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) told President Mohammadu during the week. Reverend David Ugolor, ANEEJ Executive Director made the assertions in Benin while hailing Buhari’s inauguration of the Presidential Committee on …

The final leg of the 60th birthday celebration of former President Goodluck Jonathan has ended in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, with the ex-Nigerian leader insisting that he and his team made sacrifices for the development of the country while in office despite the turn of events. He acknowledged the plight of many of his aides who …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Vanguard Newspaper   ABUJA-THE Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolor, Oba Ewuare 11, on Thursday told President Muhammadu Buhari that he was yet to provide the people of Edo State infrastructure development, security, solve the problem of human trafficking as well as complete the Benin-Auchi road. The natural ruler told the …

Contrary to the impression created by the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday said his party has not endorsed any person as the sole candidate of the party for the 2019 presidential election. Okorocha on Monday had stated that 34 governors in the country had endorsed …

Military authorities in Zimbabwe have agreed to grant the former president Robert Mugabe immunity from prosecution and a “generous pension” and have told him his safety will be protected in his home country. Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for 37 years, resigned on Tuesday, hours after parliament launched proceedings to impeach him. He had refused to leave …

It’s a sweltering Saturday in October and Pastor Eugene Keahey is becoming agitated. His flock live in a Texas town that hasn’t had running water in 30 years and the donated bottled water they rely upon is in short supply. “We got six cases of water from a donor but two have already gone in the last hour,” said Keahey, …

Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II arrived Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday, in continuation of his post-coronation thank you visit to His Excellency, President Mohammadu Buhari. At the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, His Royal Majesty was welcomed by a crowd of people made up of sons and daughters from Edo State, as well as other …