CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk has become the first person in history to amass a fortune of more than $400 billion. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth currently stands at around $440 billion (£345 billion), more than that of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos combined. Elon’s fortune has boomed in the weeks following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential…

The leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, has disclosed that she no longer believes in the existence of God. In a now-viral interview with The Free Press, Badenoch described herself as agnostic and a cultural Christian, explaining that her once-strong religious beliefs have changed over time. When asked if she believes in God, she responded, “Not anymore. But I am not an atheist, I am…

By Dr. Okolo Oteri Eme Kemi Badenoch is not the only one who demeans Nigeria to gain acceptance from Caucasians. Unfortunately, this behavior has become the default mode for many Africans, especially Nigerians. I’ve seen and heard it too many times for it to be dismissed as a coincidence. This attitude might be one of the reasons we have progressed so slowly as a people. We are often too personally…

Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving many people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa. French Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau said a “very provisional” tally shows there are at least “a few people” who have died. He said he would not yet provide any precise numbers of people killed and injured given rescuers…

US President-elect, Donald Trump has declared that he would deport kids who are US citizens but born to parents who are not, to avoid separating families. Trump has repeatedly announced that once he is sworn in, he will begin massive deportation of undocumented immigrants. Speaking widely about his plans for the mass deportations, Trump said families with undocumented parents who have U.S.-born children would be deported together because he doesn’t…

President Biden pardoned two Chinese spies and the relative of a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party, who was caught with tens of thousands of images of child pornography on his computer last month in a prisoner swap between the two countries that was made public Thursday when the three received clemencies. Yanjun Xu and Ji Chaoqun, who were both convicted of espionage, were granted clemency last month, along…

A former football star has become the President of Georgia as the ruling party consolidates its grip on power. Ex-Premier League and Manchester City striker, Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017. Georgian Dream retained control of parliament in the South Caucasus nation in an election on October 26 that the opposition…

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law earlier this month. On Saturday, the country’s National Assembly voted by 204 to 85 to impeach Yoon and suspend his powers and duties, the Associated Press reported. The motion required the support of two-thirds of lawmakers to pass. Yoon had survived a first impeachment vote last Saturday after most of his…

A man previously sought in connection to the death of a professional welterweight boxer in the Bronx on New Year’s Eve in 2006 was arrested and charged with murder on Friday, the NYPD said. Ahmet Gashi, 42, of Kosovo, Serbia, allegedly ran over prizefighter, Kemal Kolenovic, then 28, with a Mitsubishi SUV outside a bar on Belmont Avenue in the Fordham section of the Bronx, according to police. Kolenovic, who…

French President, Emmanuel Macron has appointed François Bayrou as Prime Minister. This comes after an unprecedented parliamentary vote to depose the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, is a well-known personality in French politics and an important member of Macron’s centrist alliance. His political background is regarded as important in efforts to restore stability in a split National Assembly. Bayrou, who was recently cleared of allegations of misappropriation of European…

Bashar Assad told almost no one about his intention to flee Syria when he realized his regime was collapsing. He hid his escape from his aides, associates, and even his family. Hours before he fled to Moscow, the president promised, at a meeting at the Defense Ministry attended by about 30 senior military and security officials, that Russian aid was on the way – and called on the forces on…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Mumbai office became the focus of a security scare on Friday after receiving a bomb threat via email. The email, written in Russian, was sent to the official account of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, warning of plans to target the central bank. The Mumbai Police quickly sprang into action, registering a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiating an investigation. The threat…