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Joe Biden calls for end to ‘dark money’ in US elections
US President, Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass a law to combat “dark money” in US elections, calling untraceable spending in politics a “serious problem” for democracy. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Biden said too much money that is used to influence elections in the United States “flows in the shadows”. He endorsed the “Disclose Act”, a bill…
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At UNGA, Adesina, Clinton, Okonjo-Iweala in roundtable on inclusive job growth
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), joined former President Bill Clinton, his wife Hillary Clinton, and former US Secretary of State, John Kerry at a roundtable discussion to discuss future of job and inclusive growth. The roundtable, which is a sideline event at the ongoing 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York also had Director General,…
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‘She sat for him 12 times’: The Nigerian artist who made a bronze sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II
The year was 1956, and there was much fanfare and anticipation for Queen Elizabeth’s first visit to Nigeria. The young monarch was just a few years into her reign and making a highly anticipated visit to the West African country, which had yet to become a republic. Ahead of her arrival, famed Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu received a royal commission…
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Obasanjo mourns Queen Elizabeth, says has tremendous respect for late monarch
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta As the remains of Queen Elizabeth II were interred in United Kingdom (UK) on Monday, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he had tremendous respect for the dead Head of Commonwealth of Nations. He described her as a personality with great human relations, whom he equally had perfect relationship with. Obasanjo spoke on Monday,…
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Biden and world leaders attend state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II
US President Joe Biden on Monday joined a long slate of world leaders for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral inside London’s Westminster Abbey, where royal pageantry was on full display to pay tribute to a monarch whose rule spanned seven decades. World leaders, dignitaries, politicians, public figures and European royals were among the 2,000 attendees. The service was conducted by…
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Russia turns to trucks, big wages to woo volunteer soldiers
The Russian army, seeking contract soldiers for what it calls the “special military operation” in Ukraine, is using mobile recruiting trucks to attract volunteers, offering nearly $2,700 a month as an incentive. A special unit stationed one such truck in a central park in the southern Russian city of Rostov on Saturday and removed the sides to reveal a mobile…
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Queen Elizabeth was monarch for all seasons, says Osinbajo
The late Queen Elizabeth II was a monarch for all seasons who brought people together from all over the world, according to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Sunday in a short tribute at the Lancaster House. The Vice President also joined other world leaders to pay their last respect to the late British monarch at the…
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Indian PM Modi tells Russia’s Putin now ‘is not an era of war’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not a time for war, with food, fertiliser and fuel security among the major concerns of the world at present. “I know that today’s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this,” Modi told Putin…
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Zimbabwean bakers’ profits crumble amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Four months ago, Simba Muchingami was a very happy man. Customers were queueing outside his modest bakery in Kuwadzana, a high-density residential suburb west of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, to get freshly baked sugar buns, doughnuts and other confectioneries. But these days, his medium-sized electric industrial oven is often cold even by mid-morning, unlike times before when things were already rowdy…
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Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt possess over 50% of Africa’s total wealth
More than half of Africa’s total wealth is controlled by only three nations according to this year’s Africa Wealth Report (pdf) published by UK investment consultancy firm Henley & Partners in partnership with South African wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth. South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria which respectively command $651 billion, $307 billion, and $228 billion in private wealth make up $1.18 trillion,…
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