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Sunday, 15 November 2020 05:07

Thousands rally in Washington DC to protest election results, show support for Trump

Thousands of Trump supporters rallied around the nation’s capital Saturday to contest the election results and back the president's allegations that the election was invalid due to widespread voter fraud. The demonstration on Saturday came just one week after media outlets projected President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election. The event, which was billed under many names including the Million MAGA March and Stop the Steal DC, started off in earnest at Freedom Plaza near the White House before noon. President Trump himself drove by the group in his motorcade shortly after 10 a.m. on his way…

Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:23

INEC announces final date for conduct of pending bye-elections in 11 states

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed December 5 for conduct of 15 pending bye-elections in 11 states. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, Festus Okoye disclosed this in a statement issued Friday in Abuja. The statement reads; “Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today Friday, November 13, 2020 and among other things reviewed the outcome of its quarterly engagements and consultations with critical stakeholders in the electoral process, and further reviewed the security situation and other challenges regarding the 15 pending bye-elections in 11 States. “It will be recalled that the Commission met…

Thursday, 12 November 2020 05:12

Ebonyi gov finalises arrangement to dump PDP for APC

National Working Committee Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) has officially informed leadership of Ebonyi state chapter of the party of the planned defection of governor David Umahi to the party. The state chairman of APC, Eze Nwachukwu dropped this hint on Wednesday. Nwachukwu said that he was officially informed in Abuja. He explained that the meeting held on Wednesday was attended by national leaders of the party. “I’m just coming out from a meeting held in Abuja where I was officially informed of Governor Umahi’s plan to dump the opposition party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to our…

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 04:41

Peru’s president has been removed from office. This is why and how it happened

Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, who drove a tough anti-corruption campaign in office, was removed by the opposition Congress on Monday in an impeachment trial over allegations of bribery, the second such trial he has faced in two months. The abrupt removal of centrist Vizcarra, 57, means he joins a long list of Peruvian politicians ensnared in allegations of corruption and throws the world’s no. 2 copper producer into political turmoil ahead of planned elections next year. Vizcarra, who has no party representation in Congress, has long battled lawmakers over his anti-corruption agenda. Vizcarra last year dissolved Congress amid a tense…

Monday, 09 November 2020 05:14

19 APC govs have so far gone to Lagos in the wake of #EndSARS protests. This is why only one of them visited Tinubu

Only one of the 19 governors who are members of All Progressives Congress (APC) has visited the leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, weeks after the #EndSARS protests. Aside the attacks on his business interests, including two media outfits, the former Lagos State governor was in the eye of the storm during the #EndSARS protests. The former governor was under intense fire as he was accused of being one of the sponsors of the protest. Speaking during a Channels TV programme, Tinubu said some people lied to the presidency that he was behind the protests. Multiple sources around the national…

Sunday, 08 November 2020 06:05

Joe Biden projected winner of US presidential election

Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday's election. The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House. The Trump campaign has indicated their candidate does not plan to concede. Mr Biden said it was now time for America to "unite and heal". "With the campaign over, it's time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation," he said.…

Sunday, 08 November 2020 06:04

This election is far from over – Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has refused to concede after his Democratic Party challenger, Joe Biden, secured the required number of electoral college votes to win the presidential race. In a defiant statement shortly after Biden was projected winner, Trump said the election was “far from over”, and criticised Biden for “rushing to falsely pose as the winner”. “Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. “Legal votes decide…

Sunday, 08 November 2020 06:03

‘This isn’t over!’: Trump’s supporters across US reject election results

Chanting “This isn’t over!” and “Stop the steal,” supporters of President Donald Trump protested at state capitols across the country Saturday, refusing to accept defeat and echoing Trump’s allegations that the Democrats won by fraud. From Atlanta and Tallahassee to Austin, Bismarck, Boise and Phoenix, crowds ranging in size from a few dozen to a few thousand — some of them openly carrying guns — decried the news of Joe Biden’s victory after more than three suspense-filled days of vote-counting put the Democrat over the top. Skirmishes broke out in some cities. In Atlanta, outside the state Capitol in the…

Saturday, 07 November 2020 02:15

INEC publishes 2019 election report, recommends electronic voting, others

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)on Friday in Abuja made a virtual public presentation of its “Report of the 2019 General Election”. The commission also made a public presentation of the “Review of the 2019 General Election: Report of the Commission’s Retreats and Stakeholder Engagements”. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, while presenting the two reports said that the “Report of the 2019 General Election” has 13 Chapters covering major issues. These according to him include challenges associated with preparation and conduct of the election, lessons learnt, and specific recommendations for addressing them. Yakubu said the second report, “Review of the 2019 General…

Thursday, 05 November 2020 04:37

Anxiety, tension in tight US presidential election

Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times, Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed. President Donald Trump’s declaration of victory in the early hours of Wednesday, as ballot counting continued in several pivotal states, roiled supporters of Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Biden supporters expressed heightened fears the Republican incumbent might not accept the election result if he were to lose. Many of those in Trump’s voter base, meanwhile, echoed his unsubstantiated allegations of widespread electoral tampering.…

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Thursday, 05 November 2020 04:36

Nigerians win US Senate, state Assembly seats

A Nigerian, Oye Owolewa, cruised into victory on Tuesday night to become the first Nigerian-American to be elected to the United States (US) of America Congress. The 30-year-old is heading to the US Senate to represent the District of Columbia (DC) as a shadow congressman under the Democratic Party. Owolewa garnered 164,026 votes, representing 82.84 percent of the total votes cast. Voters in DC elect two shadow senators, who are not officially sworn in or seated by the US Senate. These non-voting delegates can vote in committees, speak on the floor of the chamber, and sponsor legislation, but cannot vote…

Thursday, 05 November 2020 04:34

Ivory Coast and Guinea election crises spur fears of prolonged unrest

Ivory Coast opposition leaders refused to disband their breakaway government on Wednesday despite being put under effective house arrest following a disputed presidential election. The country and its neighbour Guinea are experiencing parallel post-election crises after their presidents both decided to run for a controversial third term in office, prompting fears of prolonged instability. The moves could spook investors and undermine democracy in a region where Islamist groups exploit discord to win recruits, analysts say. The opposition in Ivory Coast boycotted Saturday’s election and announced a rival administration after President Alassane Ouattara was declared the landslide winner. On Tuesday night…

Monday, 02 November 2020 05:27

Analysis: Biden is leading Trump in 2020 polls. But expect tomorrow’s US election to be a repeat of 2016

Contrary to the prevailing wisdom among the cognoscenti, history and current circumstances suggest President Donald Trump is going to defeat former Vice President Joe Biden — for some of the very same reasons he came from behind in 2016 to shock the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. It is understandable why conventional wisdom is getting this wrong again. Trump is down in the polls, the nation’s demographics are continuing to change in ways unfavorable to Trump and Republicans, the coronavirus has wrought death and economic destruction throughout the land and Trump’s personality provokes stormy oceans of antipathy — perhaps most…

Sunday, 01 November 2020 05:10

There is just no excuse not to restructure Nigeria NOW - El-Rufai

Mr Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says it is time to restructure Nigeria in order to ensure equitable distribution of resources. Speaking at a public lecture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Arewa House, held in Kaduna on Saturday, the governor maintained that restructuring the country is in the best interest of ensuring sustainable development. El-Rufai, who cited the 2018 recommendations of the APC committee on restructuring, noted that there was a need to reorganise the country’s constitutional framework in order to give states more control over certain resources. The focus of the APC committee set up in 2017 and…

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