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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has congratulated the National Coordinator of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, on his installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III.

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday, promised Nigerians that his decisions will be guided by a clear conscience, in order that progress is not hindered.

He said he will do his best to make sure things work out for the country.

In that light, he reiterated his resolve to ensure that cases of killings being carried out by suspected herdsmen in communities across the country would soon be brought under control.

A former Minister of State for Education, Prof Jerry Agada, has hinted of the heightened tension in Agatu Local Government Area, Benue, due to the influx of herdsmen and cow.

Agada said Fulani herdsmen had threatened to invade the Agatu communities with their cows, not minding the anti-open grazing law.

Gunmen have attacked Gora, Maradun Local Government, Zamfara, abducting two children of Yahaya Chado (Maradun/Bakura Federal Constituency).

The Police, Zamfara Command, confirmed it, saying three persons were killed and four others injured during the attack at about 1am on Monday.

Officials have disclosed that each player of the home-based Super Eagles will earn about $20,000 if they should win the 2018 CHAN in Morocco.

The sum is a total payment the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) earmarked to cover the players win-bonus and allowances for the ongoing tournament.

And stories from around the world…

Vice President Mike Pence on Monday told Israel‘s parliament that the US Embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, ahead of schedule.

The move, in the first ever address of a sitting American vice president to the Isreali Knesset, marked the highlight of Pence’s three-day visit to Israel celebrating President Donald Trump‘s decision last month to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Former football star, George Weah was sworn in as President of Liberia, completing the country’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.

Weah, 51, took over from Nobel Laureate, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Wonder Woman 2 will be the first film production to officially adopt the Producers Guild of America‘s anti-sexual harassment guildlines.

The PGA issued guildlines on Friday for producers, cast, crew and, other team members to recognise and combat sexual harassment both on and off set.

CIA director, Mike Pompeo, in his first network interview, stated that Kim Jong Un is only a “handful of months” away from delivering an attack on the terrotorial US.

He said, “We’ll never know the exact nature of what’s taking place. We’ll never know the exact moment that they’re going to continue [to detonate another nuclear bomb]… But the core risk … [is that] North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is continuing to expand, advance, become more powerful, more capable, more reliable.”

Catalonia’s parliament nominated former leader Carles Puigdemont, sacked by Spain for unilaterally declaring independence, as candidate to rule the region again in a sign of defiance to Madrid and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy‘s government.

Puigdemont and his supporters say he can rule from self-imposed exile in Belgium, where he fled to in October to avoid arrest for his part in organising a banned referendum on a split from Spain and the consequent declaration of independence.

Madrid, has however, rejected this possibility and said it will challenge any attempt by him to rule remotely in the courts.</s>MONROVIA, Liberia — George Weah, a former international soccer star, bounded onto the field in a stadium filled with tens of thousands of roaring fans on Monday. He had been there before. But this time, instead of playing a match, Mr. Weah was there to be sworn in as president of Liberia.

“Today we all wear the jersey of Liberia and the victory belongs to the people, to the peace and to our democracy,” said Mr. Weah, dressed for his inauguration in a long white caftan.

Mr. Weah was elected in a milestone race for Liberia. It was the first peaceful democratic transition of power in more than seven decades. It was also the first presidential election to face a legal challenge, which Mr. Weah overcame after months of wrangling.

On Monday in his first official address to the nation, Mr. Weah promised to prosecute corrupt government officials and ensure that Liberian businesses played a bigger role in the national economy.</s>George Oppong Weah has been sworn in as the president of the Republic of Liberia on Monday.

A ceremony held at a packed stadium at the outskirt of Monrovia the capital was attended by several dignitories, including the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to swear in Weah.

It would be recalled that George Weah beats off competition from the erstwhile Vice President of Liberia to win the 2017 Presidential runoff to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

READ MORE: George Weah From football icon to Liberia president

This is Liberia’s first transition between democratically elected leaders since 1944.

George Weah who played for PSG, AC Milan, Chelsea, etc remains the only African Player to win the FIFA Footballer of the Year as well as the Ballon d'Or- 1995.</s>Top: President-Elect George Weah with President Ellen Johnson SIrleaf before the inauguration

 Bottom: President Akufo-Addo with former President Mahama

One-time World Best Footballer, George Oppong Weah, was yesterday sworn into office at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia as President of Liberia, following the exit of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who led a government delegation to Liberia to partake in the ceremony, described the peaceful handing over of power from one democratically elected government to another in that country as a good day for the West Africa sub-region and Africa as a whole.

According to President Akufo-Addo, the inauguration of President Weah “is an extremely important development in Liberian history, and in West African history. For us in West Africa, I think the democratic consolidation that so many of us are seeking is taking place, and that democracy is gradually being entrenched stronger and stronger in the body politic of our different states.”

The swearing-in ceremony saw West African presidents such as Allasane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire; Faure Gnassingbe, Togo; Mahamadou Issoufou, Niger; Macky Sall, Senegal; Alpha Conde, Guinea and Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali, amongst several others, gracing the occasion.

Whilst acknowledging that President Oppong Weah has his work cut out for him, President Akufo-Addo urged the new Liberian leader to build on the legacy bequeathed to him by his predecessor, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

“President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was preoccupied with establishing the basic things after the civil war. She’s been able to do that. Now it is a question of building on them to grow the Liberian economy so that all of these young people who voted for him, who are out of work, can find work to do in the very near future,” he urged.

In his inaugural address, President George Oppong Weah pledged to build on the foundation his predecessor laid, commended her for building the structures for the take-off of Liberia’s economy and also for holding the country together during her tenure of office.

President Weah, who was later decorated with the ‘Distinguished son of Liberia’ honour, stressed that with the elections over, there were no winners or losers.

Instead, he urged all Liberians – both home and abroad – to rally around the flag, bury their differences and put their shoulders to the wheel, to build a better Liberia.

He promised to entrench freedom and equality in Liberia, saying “These are the fundamental rights of the people and they must be upheld,” assuring further of the prudent use of public resources to ensure that the nation’s resources do not end up in the pockets of a few public officials.

Whilst thanking Liberians for the confidence reposed in him, President Weah indicated, “Rest assured, I will not let you down.”</s>President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Liberia to witness the swearing-in of the West African country’s new president, George Weah, following an invitation by outgoing leader, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Nana Addo departed on Sunday afternoon and is expected to return on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The inauguration of George Weah is scheduled to take place on Monday, 22nd January 2018, in Monrovia, Liberia.

President Akufo-Addo left the country in the company of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway; the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta; Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah; and officials from the Presidency.

The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said in a statement issued on Sunday that “given the absence from the jurisdiction of the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Aaron Mike Oquaye, in accordance with Article 60(11) of the Constitution, will act in his stead.”

The President has duly informed the Speaker of Parliament of his absence from the country.

Former footballer George Weah was elected President of Liberia after he beat his opponent Joseph Boakai with more than 60% of the votes in a run-off election

Mr. Weah, who was raised in a slum in Liberia’s capital Monrovia, starred at top-flight European football clubs Paris St-Germain (PSG) and AC Milan, before ending his career in England with brief stays at Chelsea and Manchester City.

He is the only African footballer to have won both Fifa World Player of the Year and the prestigious Ballon D’Or.

He entered politics after his retirement from the game in 2002 and is currently a senator in Liberia’s parliament.

His former club, PSG, congratulated him on Twitter.

Liberia, founded by freed US slaves in the 19th Century, has not had a smooth transfer of power from one elected president to another since 1944.

Mrs Sirleaf defeated Mr Weah in the presidential election run-off in 2005 and took office a year later, after the end of a brutal civil war that saw President Charles Taylor forced out by rebels.

Taylor is now serving a 50-year prison sentence in the UK for war crimes related to the conflict in neighbouring Sierra Leone.

This time Mr Weah’s campaign – under the Coalition for Democratic Change banner – appealed to the youth vote, while incumbent Vice-President Boakai was seen as old and out of touch.

But Mr Weah’s election is not without controversy, as his running mate was Jewel Taylor, former wife of the jailed president.</s>President Nana Addo has commended the peaceful handing over of power and swearing in of Liberia's President, George Oppong Weah.

President Nana Addo indicated that Liberia's newly elected President's inauguration “is an extremely important development in Liberian history, and in West African history.”

“For us, in West Africa, I think the democratic consolidation that so many of us are seeking is taking place, and, that democracy is gradually being entrenched stronger and stronger in the body politic of our different states,” he added.

President Akufo-Addo made this comment when he interacted with journalists, after attending the swearing in ceremony of President George Oppong Weah, at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, in Monrovia.

The swearing-in ceremony saw West African Presidents such as, President Allasane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire; Togolese President; Faure Gnassingbe, President of Niger; Mahamadou Issoufou, Senegalese President; Macky Sall, Guinean President; Alpha Conde, and the President of Mali; Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, among others.

President Nana Addo also urged Mr. Weah to build on the legacy bequeathed to him by his predecessor, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, saying “President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was preoccupied with establishing the basic things after the civil war. She's been able to that. Now it is a question of building on them to grow the Liberian economy, so that all of these young people who voted for him, who are out of work, can find work to do in the very near future.”

In his inaugural address, President George Oppong Weah pledged to build on the foundation his predecessor laid.

Ghana’s two former Presidents, John Dramani Mahama and Jerry John Rawlings, were among the dignitaries who attended the event.

Who is George Weah?

Mr. Weah, who was raised in a slum in Liberia's capital Monrovia, starred at top-flight European football clubs Paris St-Germain (PSG) and AC Milan, before ending his career in England with brief stays at Chelsea and Manchester City.

He is the only African footballer to have won both Fifa World Player of the Year and the prestigious Ballon D'Or.

He entered politics after his retirement from the game in 2002, and had served as a senator in Liberia's Parliament before becoming President.

His former club, PSG, congratulated him on Twitter.</s>What I will do as Liberia president – George Weah

Former soccer star, George Weah, on Monday took the oath of office as the 24th President of Liberia with a pledge to build an equal, free and just country. Delivering his inaugural address, Weah promised to do everything within his powers to be the agent of change that Liberians had yearned for over the years. […]

What I will do as Liberia president – George Weah

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This post was syndicated from Daily Post Nigeria. Click here to read the full text on the original website.</s>Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Football star George Weah was sworn in as President of Liberia Monday, in the country’s first democratic transfer of power for more than 70 years.

Weah, a decorated football star, took over from Africa’s first female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Liberians of all ages formed long lines outside Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium, near the capital, Monrovia, to watch Weah’s inauguration.

“I have spent my life in stadiums but I’ve never felt like this,” Weah said in his inaugural address, AFP reported.

 Weah, 51, won more than 60% of the votes and beat incumbent Vice-President, Joseph Boakai, in a runoff election on December 26.

Former Chelsea soccer star Didier Drogba also attended the ceremony.

Weah won the first round in October with 38.4% of the vote, while Boakai received 28.8%, the National Elections Commission said.

Because neither candidate garnered more than 50% of the vote, a runoff was initially scheduled for November 7.

But claims of fraud and “gross irregularities” filed by Boakai’s party and a smaller party delayed the vote. Those complaints were dismissed and a December runoff was set.

The West African nation of 4.6 million people has been ravaged by civil war, the Ebola virus and corruption and hasn’t had a democratic transfer of power since 1944.

After Sirleaf took office in January 2006 as Liberia’s first elected female President, she oversaw years of peace and stability despite festering problems and challenges.</s>Former World Footballer of the Year, George Weah, was sworn in as the new President of Liberia on Monday, January 22, 2018.

The inauguration took place in Samuel Kanyon Doe stadium near the capital, Monrovia, in the presence of several African heads of state and friends and former colleagues from his football years.

He was sworn in by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Francis Korkpor, to the cheers of the crowd that filled up the 35,000 capacity stadium.

With his inauguration, Weah becomes the 25th president of the West African nation, taking power from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf after 12 years.

Weah beat Sirleaf's Vice President Joseph Boakai in December 2017's run-off election, gaining 61.5% of the ballot against 38.5% for his rival and winning in 14 of Liberia's 15 counties.</s>Former soccer legend George Weah has been elected as the 25th President of Liberia. Weah is taking over for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who was the first elected female head of state of Liberia and in all of Africa. This is the first diplomatic transfer of power in Liberia since 1944.
George Weah takes office as President of Liberia, and Jewel Taylor as Vice President. It is the first peaceful transition between two Liberian presidents in 74 years.