The announcement by Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu of the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to the country’s Very Important Persons (VIPs) is exposing those persons to “unnecessary security risks.” [bc_video video_id=”6208632532001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=””
Strong indications emerged on Monday that Canada may have granted asylum to DJ Switch, the #EndSARS protester who streamed live the shooting of protesters by the army at Lekki Toll
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he has signed an agreement with leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan to end the war on Tuesday. He added that he would address the
US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Monday that he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and that Christopher Miller, who serves as director of the National Counterterrorism Center,
US President-elect Joe Biden has named the members of his coronavirus task force, highlighting his pledge to make tackling Covid-19 his top priority. In his first appointments since his victory
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has named Ahmed Mu’azu -a national commissioner – as the acting chairman of the Nigerian electoral commission. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the outgoing chairman of
US President-elect Joe Biden is set to make good on his longstanding promise to immediately sign a number of executive orders aimed at reversing several of President Donald Trump’s unilateral
Joe Biden has said it is “time to heal” America in his first speech as president-elect, vowing “not to divide but unify” the country. “Let’s give each other a chance,”Biden
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Joe Biden on his election as the US President and said the west African nation will be looking forward to enhanced cooperation between the
President Donald Trump has said his campaign would begin challenging US election results in court next week after media outlets called the race for Democrat Joe Biden, saying “this election
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has won the US presidential election. Biden reached the 273 electoral college votes needed to defeat President Donald Trump and clinch the White House, after it
Pennsylvania Republicans are turning to the US Supreme Court to ask for an order that mail ballots arriving after Election Day in the battleground state be segregated. The state’s top
Ethiopia’s prime minister on Friday said his government has carried out airstrikes against the forces of the country’s well-armed Tigray region, asserting that strikes in multiple locations “completely destroyed rockets
Joe Biden has overtaken President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania, closing in on a presidency that hinges on the outcome of tight contests in key battleground states.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has taken the lead for the first time in the battleground state of Georgia by 917 votes, as counting continues. Biden is locked in a
Donald Trump has doubled down on unsubstantiated claims his political opponents are trying to rig and steal the US election. Speaking from the White House, the president said “we
Joe Biden has declared that “every vote must be counted” in the US presidential election, pushing back against Donald Trump’s call for counting to stop in some states. The Democratic
Full election results from the state of Nevada won’t be available until November 12, according to Joe Gloria, an official from the state’s most populous county. Nevada has six electoral
A judge in Michigan has dismissed the Trump campaign’s lawsuit to stop counting postal ballots in the state. Judge Cynthia Stephens said that the campaign filed the request too late
As Americans edge closer to a result in Tuesday’s presidential election, protesters have taken to the streets of several cities to demand counting be allowed to continue, while others have
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