Day: November 6, 2020

Man Who Trekked For Buhari In 2015 Seeks help for Limb Pains – Report

Aliyu Aliyu

  A Gombe man, Dahiru Buba, who trekked from Gombe to Abuja for 15 days to celebrate Muhammadu Buhari’s win in the 2015 polls, has cried out over serious limb pains, Abuja-based Daily Trust newspaper reported. Buba, a native of Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State, Northeast Nigeria, that the trekking, which he embarked on when Governor Mai Mala Buni was the party’s National Secretary fetched him nothing but a certificate. “He appealed to Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State and the party’s stakeholders to come to his aid,” the…

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This election is not over – Trump campaign

Wonuola Olujobi

  US President Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday that “this election is not over” as his challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the cliffhanger White House race. The statement came after Biden overcame the president’s lead in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, putting him in position to win its 20 electoral votes. A win in Pennsylvania would give Biden the presidency, as he currently holds at least 253 of the 270 electoral votes needed. “This election is not over,” campaign general counsel Matt Morgan said in the…

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Africans in shock, dismayed over US Election Crises – Report

Wonuola Olujobi

For some Africans, President Donald Trump’s actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour, while others reacted with dismay or disbelief, Reuters has declared in a report. In countries whose own recent elections were marred by accusations of cheating and violence, some expressed concern about what signal Trump’s premature declaration of victory, allegations of fraud and flurry of lawsuits might send to their own leaders. “Trump is setting a bad example for Africa and a country like ours. You cannot proclaim yourself in…

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Kwara APC Crisis: Governor backs Bolarinwa as Party Chair

Aliyu Aliyu

    Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reaffirmed Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) as the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State. AbdulRazaq who said this in statement, urged all aggrieved persons to embrace dialogue and key into various efforts by him to rally everyone behind his agenda for a better Kwara State. “To this extent, the Governor, who is the leader of the party in the state, asserts that BOB remains the chairman of the APC in Kwara State,” the statement issued by his Chief Press…

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7 years after blacklist, Kwara gets UBEC N7.1bn grants to fix schools

Aliyu Aliyu

Government of Kwara State, North  Central Nigeria, has received N7,151,142,190 grants from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the first time since 2013 when the state was blacklisted from the national scheme. The development represents a historic feat for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who has spent the last one year working to reposition basic education in the state, beginning with the payment of N450m diverted funds which had brought Kwara State under the hammer of the UBEC. The N7.1bn is a cumulation of UBEC grants that were not accessed between 2014…

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