Tag: BIDEN

Ukrain-Russia War: Zelensky confirms arrival of Abrams Tanks from U.S

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ukraine war: Zelensky confirms arrival of Abrams tanks from U.S.The first U.S. Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine and are already being prepared for deployment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram on Monday. In total, the United States had announced the handover of 31 battle tanks of the type to Ukraine. Zelensky did not provide details on the number of U.S, tanks already in the country. He thanked the allies for their arms assistance. The U.S. is considered Kiev’s most important military supporter. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale…

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Trump insists Biden won the election through rigging

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

For the first time since the November 3rd elections, U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, won the race. However, Trump reiterated his unsubstantiated claim that Biden stole the election through rigging. “He won because the election was rigged,” the president said in a tweet, adding that election observers were denied access to vote counting centres. Trump also alleged that the votes were tabulated by a “Radical Left privately-owned company, Dominion, with a bad reputation and bum equipment that couldn’t even qualify for Texas”.…

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Biden wins in Georgia, closing with 306 electoral votes

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Media projections indicate that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will win the election in Georgia, becoming the first Democrat to claim the southern state in 28 years. With this, Biden is expected to finish the presidential race with 306 Electoral College votes, having earlier been projected to win Arizona. Manual recount of nearly five million presidential election votes is ongoing in Georgia where Biden is leading with a margin of 14,111 votes. On the other hand, President Donald Trump is projected to win in North Carolina, bringing his electoral votes to 232.…

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Nigerian-Americans assure Biden; We’re here to build with you

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A coalition of Nigerian-American organisations in the U.S. has pledged its support to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. The pledge was conveyed in a congratulatory message by the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians on behalf of 18 other professional, religious and socio-cultural bodies. “On behalf of Nigerian-American communities in the United States, please accept our warm congratulations on your victories in this historic election. “We are confident that under your leadership and guidance, the soul of this great nation will return to what the founding fathers envisioned.…

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China breaks silence on U.S. elections, congratulates Biden

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

China has broken its silence on the U.S. elections by congratulating the President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. Sources attributed the reaction to China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, on Friday. “We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Biden and Harris. “We understand the results of the U.S. election will be determined according to U.S. laws and procedures,” Wenbin was quoted as saying. Until now, China was among a few notable countries who were yet to congratulate Biden since he was projected to have…

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Election 2020 live updates: Joe Biden projected to be the nation’s 46th president

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By ; Colby Itkowitz Politics reporter Former vice president Joe Biden is projected to win Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, according to Edison Research, putting him over the 270 needed to win the presidency. The call came about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, after a report of more counted votes from Pennsylvania. With the victory, Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California is set to become the highest-ranking woman in the nation’s 244-year existence.

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Biden overturns Trump lead in 2 swing states as U.S. awaits result

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Democratic candidate Joe Biden has taken the lead in the U.S states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, two of the final states still in play in the presidential election. Biden has overhauled what was a substantial lead for President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, and on Friday he pulled slightly ahead as mail-in ballots were added to the tally. The results of a little over 30,000 ballots were announced, Biden won around 87 per cent of those votes. Winning Pennsylvania would give either candidate 20 of the crucial Electoral College votes needed…

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Biden campaign confident in win, says Trump legal suits meritless

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Joe Biden’s campaign manager says she is confident that her candidate will win the U.S presidential election and called the lawsuits being filed by President Donald Trump meritless. “Donald Trump continues to push a flailing strategy designed to prevent people’s votes from being counted,’’ Jen O’Malley Dillon says. “Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States,’’ she says, projecting victory in a number of swing states where votes are being counted. She expressed hope for a result later Thursday, but said it might take longer. Be calm,…

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Biden Launches Transition Website

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. President, has launched an official transition website, www.buildbackbetter.com. The move comes as votes are still being counted in many states and the presidential race still undecided. On the www.buildbackbetter.com website is a short statement that reiterates Biden’s earlier assertion that it is the American people that will decide who becomes the next U.S. president. “Votes are still being counted in several states around the country. “The crises facing the country are severe — from a pandemic to an economic recession, climate change…

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Biden projected winner of Arizona

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. president, is projected to win Arizona, with its 11 electoral votes, Fox News and the Associated Press reported. Biden leads Trump with 51 per cent of the vote and more than 2.5 million ballots cast. Arizona has historically been a Republican stronghold, but Biden’s bid to flip the state was boosted by a growing voter-age Latino population and residents moving from California to Arizona. Arizona is the only state to flip from Republican to Democrat support so far. Biden has a narrow…

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