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US President-elect, Donald Trump has repeated his warnings that all hell will break loose in the Middle East if hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are not released before his inauguration on January 20. “It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. “All hell will break out. I don’t have to say anymore, but that’s what it is.” Trump also emphasized his strong support for Israel and his commitment to achieving peace in the region, noting that the conflict…

John Mahama has taken the oath of office as Ghana’s new president in a ceremony attended by world leaders. Mahama was sworn in at Black Star Square in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Tuesday. The new president took over from Nana Akufo-Ado who succeeded him in 2017. Before Mahama’s swearing-in, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was inaugurated as the country’s first female vice president. The Chief Justice of Ghana Gertrude Torkornoo administered the oath of office at the event. “Today should mark the opportunity to reset our country,” the 66-year-old new president, wearing the West African country’s national dress, told a jubilant…

Dictator Kim Jong Un has declared that serving hotdogs was an act of treason, The Sun reports, amid the rising popularity of a South Korean dish inspired by the US. People caught selling or cooking hot dogs face the prospect of time in the country’s infamous labour camps, where it has also been decreed that divorcees could also be jailed. As part of the regime’s efforts to quash capitalist culture among citizens, it has forbidden the sale of budae-jjigae – a dish imported from its neighbour South Korea. The spicy Korean-American hotpot includes hot dogs or spam among its ingredients. It was born from meats discarded…

The United States Congress, presided over by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, has certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory ahead of the inauguration slated to hold in two weeks. Reuters reports that the certification of Trump’s victory was done during a plenary session held on Monday. The event was held peacefully and without any disruption like what was witnessed four years ago when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed bid to block the certification of then-President Trump’s 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden. In November 2024, SaharaReporters reported how Donald Trump pulled off…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed an alleged bomb explosion in an Abuja school. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police SP Josephine Adeh, it was revealed that two of the principal suspects died in the explosion while tampering with the improvised explosive device (IED). The statement stated that the Command Bomb Squad revealed that it was an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion, as remnants of the device had been recovered. “The FCT Police Command regrets to inform the public of a tragic incident involving a suspected bomb explosion that occurred on…

President Bola Tinubu (right) has arrived in Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Mahama on January 7, 2025. Tinubu arrived at the Kotoka International Airport and was received by the chief of staff to Ghana President, Julius Debra. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo (2017-2025). Tinubu, as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, would join other African leaders at the ceremony.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader after months of slumping polls and internal division. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader,” Trudeau, who has been in power since 2015, told reporters in Ottawa following a protracted political crisis that saw top Liberal allies urge him to quit. It was not immediately clear how long Trudeau will remain in office as a caretaker premier. He said the Liberal leadership race will…

lA Rivers State High Court has upheld Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s authority to conduct official business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state house of assembly. The ruling, delivered on December 20 by Presiding Judge Sika Aprioku, dismissed a suit seeking to compel Fubara to present the 2024 state budget to the Martin Amaewhule-led assembly. The case, marked PHC/3552/CS/2024, was filed by the Registered Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners. The plaintiffs sought to require the governor to submit the budget for passage to the 27-member assembly, led by Amaewhule. The…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that students can retake papers they failed during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from January 2025 in the following year. This initiative will allow candidates to quickly improve their grades and qualify for the next admissions cycle, avoiding a year-long delay in their academic progress. The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, revealed the new initiative, dubbed “WASSCE PC1,” during an interview on JoyNews’ AM Show. The WASSCE PC1 exams will be held from January 24 to February 15, 2025, according to Kapi. Kapi also explained that…

President Bola Tinubu will depart Lagos on January 6, 2025, for Accra, the capital of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Mahama on January 7, 2025. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo (2017-2025). Onanuga said, “Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who had visited the Nigerian leader earlier in December. “Mahama and Tinubu have a longstanding personal relationship, just like Nigeria and…