Nigerian- American, Oye Owolewa , has been elected as a shadow member of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. According to election results on the website of the District of Columbia Board of Elections on Wednesday morning, Owolewa polled 81. 59% of the votes , which represents 164, 026 votes […]
John Zogby, renowned public opinion pollster and founder of Zogby Strategies, says there are over 20 million votes yet to be counted in the 2020 US presidential race. As of 4:30pm Nigerian time, over 130 million votes have been counted for either of both leading candidates President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden. Speaking […]
A 35-year-old Nigerian Esther Agbaje has been elected into the Minnesota House of Representatives in Tuesday’s US general elections. Agbaje will represent District 59B in the 134-member House on the platform of the US Democratic Party. The Nigerian polled 17,396 votes or 74.7 per cent of the total ballots cast. She defeated her closest rival […]
…Trump defeats Biden in Florida Ibe Pascal Arogorn with Agency report President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he had won the US election , despite the final results not yet being given, and said he would go the Supreme Court to dispute the counting of votes . “ We did win this election , ” […]
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House , with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday 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 […]
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has accused some governors from Southern part of the country, of nonchalant attitude over the alleged killing of Northerners and destruction of their assets. In a statement signed by the AYCF’s National President, Yerima Shettima issued to journalists after an emergency meeting in Kaduna, the group argued that unless […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed a parade by his supporters in Nigeria , describing it as a great honour . Trump made this known when he shared a video of the parade on his Twitter handle with a caption, “ A parade for me in Nigeria , a great honor !” The video […]
The 36 state governors will on Wednesday (today) meet to review the internal security situation in Nigeria and the status of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), whose activities led to the recent nationwide protests. The Head, Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in a statement issued in Abuja on […]
The Oyo State House of Assembly has placed 13 council caretaker chairmen in the state on indefinite suspension. Their suspension was attributed to their “ non -compliance to the resolution of the House on submission of status of earthmoving equipment in their respective domains to the House as requested . ” The affected councils are […]
Ugandan police used rubber bullets, live rounds and tear gas to break up a protest by supporters of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi was arrested on Tuesday following the filing of his nomination papers, aides and witnesses said. At least 15 people were injured in the disturbances at […]
