It’s Election Day in America, and as Americans head to the polls to vote for the country’s next president, in a highly competitive race between Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump, a musician and politician, Jamilu Majia, in the Northern region of Nigeria has composed a song to campaign for Donald Trump
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris paid tribute to her late mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris, an Indian immigrant whose courage and dedication to her family continue to inspire her.
Harris reflected on the values her mother instilled in her from honoring her heritage to championing causes that make a difference.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday, ordered for the immediate release of minors said to be End Bad Governance protesters, held in prison for over 90 days.
In a briefing with State House correspondents, the minister of information, Mohammed Idris, said that president Tinubu issued the directive to the attorney-general of the federation, Lateef Fagbemi.
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu are set to lead a national prayer session aimed at addressing Nigeria’s numerous challenges.
The event, organized in collaboration with Christian and Muslim leaders, is intended to seek divine intervention as the country faces ongoing crises affecting various sectors.
A cross section of Nigerians have reacted to the development, including former Vice president, Atiku Abubakr who mocked the idea, in a post on X, saying that the administration is in a hurry to take over power without a coherent plan.
In Equatorial Guinea, a massive sex scandal, involving a top government official Baltasar Engonga, the embattled director general of the country’s Anti-graft National Agency, who was being investigated for fraud has generated reactions on social media.
The scandal was uncovered when officials searched his house as part of the fraud investigation and discovered about 400 explicit videos allegedly featuring him and numerous women.
The videos reportedly included sex tapes involving prominent persons, such as, the sister of the president of the country, the director general of the police’s wife, about 20 of the country’s ministers’ wives, his brother’s wife, and even his cousin, among others.
Engonga who is 54-years old is married with six children and is the son of the current president of the country’s Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa.
The videos, now widely circulated on social media, were said to have been filmed in his office, hotels, and toilets, with all scenes being recorded with the consent of the participants.
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