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Ruto Congratulates Phoebe Okowa on Election to Full Nine-Year ICJ Term
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Ruto Congratulates Phoebe Okowa on Election to Full Nine-Year ICJ Term

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 4 – President William Ruto has congratulated Kenyan legal scholar Professor Phoebe Okowa following her election to a full nine-year term as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Okowa was elected following a competitive process involving nine candidates seeking five positions on the ICJ bench during elections held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, November 3.

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James Talarico wins Texas Senate race in historic victory for Democrats
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James Talarico wins Texas Senate race in historic victory for Democrats

Ken Paxton’s defeat a crushing blow to Trump and Republican efforts to keep control of Congress US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat James Talarico has won the US Senate race in Texas, breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning blow to Donald Trump. Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton, the state attorney general and a staunch ally of the US president, in one of the most closely watched contests of the midterm elections to decide control of Congress.

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ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
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ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at the end of apartheid as South Africa’s first black president, is still likely to be the largest party.

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2027: Appeal Court Dismisses Wabara-Led PDP BoT Suit Against INEC
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2027: Appeal Court Dismisses Wabara-Led PDP BoT Suit Against INEC

Appeal Court Dismisses Wabara-Led PDP BoT Suit Against INEC. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the dismissal of a suit filed by the Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking recognition of the Tanimu Turaki-led interim National Working Committee of the party.

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Debt relief and aid no replacement for slavery reparations, UK told
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Debt relief and aid no replacement for slavery reparations, UK told

Leading figures in Caribbean reparatory justice movement speak out after UK PM announced infrastructure package Offers of debt relief and development assistance from the UK cannot be a replacement for reparations for centuries of slavery, leading figures in the Caribbean reparatory justice movement have said. Their comments follow British prime minister Andy Burnham’s announcement on Friday that he wanted to begin a structured dialogue on slavery and reparations and was open to Britain apologising, but ruled out reparations.

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VIDEO: Tinubu, Atiku Are Old, They Should Allow Younger Ones To Lead – Oyinlola
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VIDEO: Tinubu, Atiku Are Old, They Should Allow Younger Ones To Lead – Oyinlola

Former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola has said President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should retire from active politics and allow younger Nigerians to take over the country’s leadership. Oyinlola, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he supports Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who is seeking the presidency on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), for the 2027 election.

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Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Umrah In Saudi Arabia
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Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Umrah In Saudi Arabia

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after performing the Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Tinubu departed King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, at 5:13 p.m. Saudi time after completing the lesser Hajj in Makkah.

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