Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows a day after the election, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s office declared a riot and made at least nine arrests, citing “widespread
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United Nations (UN) human rights experts have demanded a probe of the Lekki shooting by soldiers. Their statement on Tuesday said the federal government must set up a credible, independent inquiry into “the recent illegal killings of at least 12 peaceful protestors by soldiers”. United Nations (UN) human rights experts have demanded a probe of
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The US presidential election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive and well, and more solid than pundits expected. No matter if he wins or loses, Trumpism looks set to live on. Republican political pundit Sophia A. Nelson summed it up quickly:
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has disclosed that President Buhari has approved an enhanced salary and allowance structure for men and women of the Nigeria Police. He said the gesture would go a long way to boost the performance index of the personnel and strengthen Nigeria’s internal security system. He said also that that
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The Independent Corrupt Practices(ICPC) and Other Related Offences Commission has called for the support of Nigerians to combat corruption in the country, as they cannot succeed without public support. Mr Dauda Yahaya, a board member of the commission who spoke during the presentation of plaques to the runners-up in the ICPC 20th Anniversary national essay
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Nigeria was ranked the fourth most corrupt country in West Africa and 146 out of 180 in the world. The ranking led to the country’s anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to issue a rebuttal, calling the rating baseless. Nigeria has dropped to 146th position in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perception
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The Trump campaign said it filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania and Michigan, laying the groundwork for contesting the outcome in undecided battleground states. Suits in both states are demanding better access for campaign observers to locations where ballots are being processed and counted, the campaign said. The campaign also is seeking to intervene in a
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will begin another round of voter registration in the first quarter of 2021.INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday after appearing before the Senate Committee on INEC to defend the Commission’s 2021 budget. He said the voter registration exercise will run till six
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Oye Owolewa and Esther Agbaje, Americans with Nigerian descent, have emerged victorious in the US elections. While Agbaje won a house of reps seat in Minnesota, Owolewa was declared winner of the shadow election in the District of Columbia (DC). During elections, voters of the District of Columbia elect a shadow representative who is recognised
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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, on Tuesday said 34 states across the country had received N50 billion each from the federal government to support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, explaining that the federal government has laid out procedures on how such funds should be spent., The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task
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Leaders of the Southsouth, Southwest, Southeast and Middle Belt represented by the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and Middle Belt Forum (MBF), on Wednesday held an emergency meeting in Abuja. The forum rose in defence to warn that it will no longer allow a section of the country to play any supremacist
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A former college football coach, Tommy Tuberville, is taking his playbook to Washington, D.C. The 65-year-old Republican challenger and political newcomer won his U.S. Senate race Tuesday in Alabama against Democratic incumbent Doug Jones. Tuberville, who has been out of coaching since 2016, has said he was inspired to enter politics by Donald Trump’s 2016
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Olivia Idibia, the second daughter of Tuface Idibia and wife Annie Idibia, has undergone a successful surgery in Dubai. Annie made this revelation via her Instagram Stories. She said she wasn’t able to sleep in 48 hours due to the surgery nevertheless her 6-year-old daughter has been “brave” and “strong” and the surgery was a
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The Federal Government on Tuesday explained why it decided to approach the Brazil for a $1.2bn external loan request to finance agricultural programmes in the 2021 budget. A request for approval has also been transmitted to the National Assembly, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who appeared before the House of
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The family of Ibrahim Momodu, an undergraduate of the University of Benin, allegedly killed on May 27, 2013, has petitioned the Edo Judicial Panel of Inquiry on extra-judicial killings by police, calling for justice. In the petition dated October 27, filed by Counsel for the family, Mr Jefferson Uwoghiren, the petitioners urged the panel to
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