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CNN — Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk on the red carpet during a welcoming ceremony at the Lion’s Courtyard in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.Bernadett …

…calls report fake The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked claims that it introduced N5,000 and N10,000 banknotes to facilitate cash transactions, describing the report as false. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday, the bank dismissed the claim as fake news and urged Nigerians to disregard it. “The content is not from the Central Bank …

CNN — All it took was losing $100 billion in three months to make Elon Musk change his tune on government work. ICYMI: The last 24 hours have brought a parade of humiliation for the world’s richest edgelord, starting with his $20 million losing bet on the pro-Trump candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Hours after the loss in Wisconsin, Tesla reported its biggest sales drop …

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo State after dismissing the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, for lacking merit. In a unanimous judgment that lasted over seven hours, a three-man panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi ruled that the …

The tribunal particularly criticised the PDP’s failure to present credible evidence to support allegations of overvoting and electoral irregularities. The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected Governor of Edo State, dismissing petitions challenging his victory. In a series of three judgments delivered on Wednesday, the tribunal rejected petitions filed by the Peoples …

Every time Donald Trump has mentioned his plan to levy massive tariffs on imports into the US, there has been a widespread assumption that they will be delayed, watered down or rowed back. Today, he will reveal in the White House Rose Garden not just how serious he is about “the most beautiful word in the dictionary”, but effectively call …

By Idahosa Musa A Pan-African and Non-Governmental Organisation on the aegis of the Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa Worldwide, Benin Chapter, has donated hundreds of uniforms and writing materials to Arinze, Oliha and Ezomo primary schools in Benin City, Edo State. Pupils of Arinze Primary School, Benin with the writing materials from the NBM of Africa. The President of …

Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, made an appearance on Wednesday at the venue of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal holding in Abuja. He arrived with his new partner, Natasha Osawaru, an Edo State lawmaker representing Egor Constituency in the state’s House of Assembly. Ms Osawaru, who is also the Deputy Majority Leader, Edo …

…Kida appointed as new non-executive chairman. …as President names new board in sweeping changes. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Bashir Bayo Ojulari to replace Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.  This follows his sweeping reconstitution of the board announced in a statement issued in …

President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit. “During the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement Wednesday. The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu to embark on working visit to Paris’. Our correspondent had …