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Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Watched by dignitaries on the west front of the US Capitol in Washington, and a worldwide TV audience of millions, the uniquely divisive businessman-turned-politician took the oath of office administered by chief justice John Roberts on Friday at midday. It was a moment of joy and …

Latest Inauguration Day 1 min Trump’s big moment is here. He’s sworn in as President of the United States 4 min Trump’s turn is next. He sits next to his Vice President as he waits to be sworn in 5 min Trump shakes Pence’s hand and congratulates him 9 min Mike Pence takes the oath

Latest Inauguration Day 52 sec Trump gives a thumbs up as he walks onto the stage 6 min President-elect Donald Trump is escorted to the platform where he’ll be sworn in 3 min Vice President-elect Mike Pence waves to the crowd and shakes hands 9 min President Obama and Vice President Biden arrive 12 min Mrs. Trump and Mrs. Pence …

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo today (Friday) inaugurated the state Multi-Door Courthouse in Benin. Obaseki, who was represented by the state Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr Wole Iyamu, said that the establishment of courthouse would pave way for a peaceful society. He said: “The government supports the Multi-Door Courthouse; we will ensure it works. “With the Multi-Door …

The Gambia’s longtime leader Yahya Jammeh has asked for an extension of deadline for him to leave power from midday until 4pm, government sources have said, as the leaders of Guinea and Mauritania arrived in the capital, Banjul, in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to get him to cede power. A regional military force that crossed the border in support of …

US President Barack Obama called Friday on the public to offer ideas on what he should do in retirement, pledging to work for “true democracy” as he exits the White House. Just hours before handing over the leadership of the United States to Donald Trump, Obama said in tweets and a video with his wife Michelle that they were accepting …

In his last full day as president, Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 330 inmates, further cementing his legacy as having granted more commutations than any other president in US history. On Thursday Obama cut short the prison terms of 330 people, the majority of whom were convicted of federal drug crimes. During the president’s second term, he exercised his …

By Jim Garamone – DoD News WASHINGTON — America’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday used the situation in The Gambia, where a serving president refused to give up power to his freely elected successor, as an example of why the peaceful transfer of power in the United States shouldn’t be taken for granted. Marine Corps Gen. …

Hours earlier, holding a Qur’an and looking solemn, Barrow was sworn in at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, where he has spent the past few days, and delivered his inaugural speech as president. “This is a day no Gambian will ever forget,” he told a crowd of officials and diplomats. “This is the first time since the Gambia became independent …

In the end, it was a father speaking with pride about his daughters and why they give him hope for the future. The final question put by a journalist to Barack Obama during his presidency merged the political with the personal. Indeed, the two have often been impossible to separate during his eight years in office. So how, Obama was …