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US Election: Top Republicans Congratulate Biden

December 15, 2020 davies

US Election: Top Republicans Congratulate Biden One day after the Electoral College affirmed Joe Biden as US president-elect, the top Republican in Congress broke weeks of election silence Tuesday and sent a sober message to a defiant President Donald Trump: it’s over. For more than a month Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had refused to recognize Biden, his former longtime Senate colleague, as the winner of the November 3 contest, arguing that the process would take time to play out. But as Trump’s unprecedented bid to overturn the results crashed…

Lagos Bye-Elections: Movement To Be Restricted On Saturday

December 4, 2020 davies

Lagos Bye-Elections: Movement To Be Restricted On Saturday The Lagos State Police Command has ordered the restriction of movement between 6 am and 6pm on Saturday, December 5, ahead of the bye-elections into the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe 11 Constituency. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, made the announcement on Thursday while deliberating on strategies put in place by the election monitoring officers deployed from the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Odumosu reiterated that there will not be vehicular and pedestrian movement in and…

Primate Ayodele’s Message to Lagos APC on Governor Sanwo-Olu

November 27, 2020 davies

Primate Ayodele’s Message to Lagos APC on Governor Sanwo-Olu Although 2023 is still a long way to go from now, but the Lord who sees the future before it comes to reality speaks to his prophets beforehand. This best describes the message of popular Prophet, Primate Ayodele to the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos about Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The popular prophet, who is the leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church during a session at his prayer mountain stated that God has revealed to him that…

Senator Elisha Abbo Dumps PDP for APC

November 25, 2020 davies

Senator Elisha Abbo Dumps PDP for APC Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo, representing Adamawa North in the Senate has announced his defection, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senate President, Ahmad Lawan made the announcement on the floor of the Senate. Abbo, a first-term lawmaker, was elected in 2019 to the Senate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to his letter to Lawan, he dumped PDP due to the mismanagement of the party in his home state of Adamawa by Governor Ahmadu Umaru…

Biden Appoints Nine Aides To Key White House Positions

November 17, 2020 davies

Biden Appoints Nine Aides To Key White House Positions US President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday he has appointed nine close campaign aides to key White House positions as he fleshes out a diverse leadership team less than a week after naming his chief of staff. “America faces great challenges, and they bring diverse perspectives and a shared commitment to tackling these challenges and emerging on the other side a stronger, more united nation,” Biden said in a statement. The new appointees — some of the first…

20,000 APP Members Join PDP amid Umahi’s ‘moves’ to APC In Ebonyi

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 davies

20,000 APP Members Join PDP amid Umahi’s ‘moves’ to APC In Ebonyi State, local government and ward leaders of the Action Peoples Party (APP) in Ebonyi State have joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman, Joshua Chinedum Elekwachi, made the announcement on Tuesday in Abakaliki, the state capital reports Daily Post. He told newsmen that the PDP is the only political party that truly resonates with the masses, not only in Ebonyi but nationwide. Elekwachi said he is joining PDP to team up to retrieve the…

US Election 2020: Georgia Election Officer Admits Illegal Voting As Senate Leader Attacks Democrats

November 10, 2020 davies

US Election 2020: Georgia Election Officer Admits Illegal Voting As Senate Leader Attacks Democrats The election officer for US state of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, has admitted that there was illegal voting in the state during Tuesday presidential election. However, Raffensperger, whose office oversees Georgia’s election, added that he doubts if the number of such illegal votes would upturn the result. “Was there illegal voting? I am sure there was. And my office is investigating all of it,” he said, according to BBC. “Does it rise to the…

Joseph R. Biden Jr. Elected 46th US President

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 davies

Joseph R. Biden Jr. Elected 46th US President The Cable News Network (CNN) has officially named former Vice President, Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States. According the US news network the Democratic Party candidate has surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to become the president by picking up 273. Biden, who served as Barack Obama’s deputy, beat Republican candidate and sitting President, Donald J. Trump.

US Election: Trump, Biden Await Results in Battleground States

November 4, 2020 davies

US Election: Trump, Biden Await Results in Battleground States President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States — and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs. As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including major prizes such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — meaning both Trump and Biden still have a path to victory. US media outlets have projected wins for the Republican incumbent in 23 states including big prizes Florida…

US Election: Trump Wins Indiana, Kentucky, Biden Takes Vermont, Virginia

November 4, 2020 davies

US Election: Trump Wins Indiana, Kentucky, Biden Takes Vermont, Virginia President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger, Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States and a long night of waiting for results ahead. The first results are trickling in, with US media projecting wins for the Republican incumbent so far in Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia — all states he won in 2016. Biden has captured Vermont and Virginia. So far, that gives Trump 24 electoral votes…