US President-Elect, Joe Biden, is set to announce his key cabinet positions and among them will be a Nigerian-born lawyer, Adewale Adeyemo, who according to Politico, will serve as Deputy Treasury Secretary. According to website’s Sunday report, Biden is expected to announce in the coming days as he prepares to start his White House tenure.…
To curb increasing rape incidents in Pakistan, the federal cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle two anti-rape ordinances that “change the definition of rape” and are aimed at awarding exemplary punishment to rapists, including chemical castration and hanging, but not in public. The meeting of the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, endorsed the law…
Even with the empty pantry and cabinets, Yemi Alade‘s kitchen remains absolutely stunning! The singer-songwriter recently offered Delish a tour of her vacation home’s kitchen, as she lets us in about what makes it more unique than most other kitchens and all we can say is wow. Introducing this episode, the magazine says, “Singer Yemi Alade shows Delish…
Victoire Tomegah Dogbe has been appointed as Togo’s first-ever female Prime Minister, according to reports from local media. Dogbe, whose appointment was confirmed by President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday, replaces Komi Selom Klassou, who resigned as prime minister on Friday, a position he held since 2015. The 60-year-old is well known and respected in Togo, having…
A Nigerian-born public official, Kaycee Madu, has made history after being appointed by the Canadian government as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a province in the North American country. With the new appointment, he replaces Doug Schweitzer, the new minister of jobs, economy and innovation, becoming the first Black Canadian to occupy either…
New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sacked foreign minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday, as he prepared to replace most of the cabinet. Hunt, who had been Johnson’s rival for the top job, tweeted that he was “kindly” offered another role but turned it down to become one of more than a dozen cabinet ministers heading…
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said the President will form his cabinet faster than he did in 2015. Adesina was quoted as saying this by The Interview magazine. The President had in 2015 nominated ministers in October and inaugurated them on November 11, earning him the…
Fielding questions from reporters after his 10-day trip to the United Kingdom, Buhari said he is ready to settle down and swear in the new cabinet. TheCable reports that A reporter had asked him, “What kind of people will make your next cabinet?” and he responded: “I won’t tell you.” The president also refused to…
The political scene in the country is charged right now as many believe that sooner than later, the much anticipated Ministerial list will be released as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari. In light of this, a lot of speculations and assumptions have gone around. According to the Sun, it is reported that with the release…
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