Tag: Prime Minister
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Canadian Prime Minister set to quit office – Report
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to step down as early as Monday. Following reports, the Globe and Mail broke the story first on Sunday night, citing three sources. It is unclear when Trudeau will step down, but it is anticipated to happen before a national caucus meeting on Wednesday. Trudeau’s popularity is expected…
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ETIM ETIM: I kind of admire Netanyahu
By Etim Etim. The Israeli prime minister is unarguably the world’s most detested leader today, especially in the Middle East and Arab world, but he earns my respect for resolutely defending his nation against brutal and vile terrorists and taking steps to protect his people against annihilation. Benjamin Netanyahu is my idea of a strong…
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Uncertainty as over 100,000 protest In France against new Prime Minister
More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France on Saturday to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s “power grab”.
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UPDATE: Slovak’s PM, Fico’s life is out of danger, says deputy PM
The life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has survived an assassination attempt, is out of danger, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba said. He told the BBC that the surgery was successful and the prime minister was not in a critical condition. Fico was wounded in a shooting incident…
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New Senegalese president, Faye appoints controversial ally prime minister
Newly elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has formally appointed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko the country’s new prime minister. Faye, 44, made the announcement early on Wednesday, appointing his close ally who enjoys support among young Senegalese.
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Niger Coup: Junta announces economist as country’s Prime Minister
Two weeks after the military dethroned Mohamed Bazoum, they have announced former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister. This was made known by the Junta’s spokesperson, on television late on Monday night.
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New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern resigns
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she will step down from the role by February 7.
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Court restrains Abduljalil Balewa from parading himself as late Tafawa Balewa’s son
An FCT High Court on Monday restrained Dr. Abuduljalil Balewa from claiming that the late first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was his father. Mukhtar, Saddik, and Umar, children of the late prime minister,
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[Photo]Twitter labels Norwegian officials as Nigerian Govt. officials
Norwegian government organisation on Tuesday appealed to Twitter to change the label “Nigerian Government Officials” on its official Twitter handles and that of its leaders. Recall that the certified Twitter accounts of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, and her ministry were all presented as Nigerian government officials or institutions, as…
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Malaysian national palace names Anwar Ibrahim new Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, has been named as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the national palace said on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony for Anwar will take place at 5:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) at the national palace, the national place said in a statement. The place said that…