Another Nigerian, Nnamdi Chukwuocha, a Nigerian-America, has won a seat at the Delaware House of Representatives, a state legislature in the US. Chukwuocha who was elected to represent district 1 of Delaware in the ongoing US general election, was first elected to the Delaware House of Representatives in 2018, after he defeated incumbent Charles Potter Jr. at the Democratic Party primary. Chukwuocha is the current poet laureate of Delaware along with his twin brother, Al Mills. In the ongoing US general election, three Nigerian-Americans have won legislative seats and it is…
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Biden Launches Transition Website
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…
Read MoreU.S. Senate gets first Nigerian-American Congressman
Mr Oye Owolewa cruised into victory on Tuesday night to become the first Nigerian-American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. The 30-year-old is heading to the U.S. Senate to represent the District of Columbia (DC) as a shadow congressman under the Democratic Party. Owolewa garnered a whopping 164,026 votes, representing 82.84 per cent of the total votes cast. Voters in DC elect two shadow senators, who are not officially sworn or seated by the U.S. Senate. These non-voting delegates can vote in committees, speak on the floor of the…
Read MoreBiden projected winner of Arizona
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…
Read MoreBiden campaign outraged Trump trying to ‘shut down’ vote counting
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign lashed out at President Donald Trump, who appeared to threaten a court battle to stop votes from being tallied. Biden’s campaign warned that they also have lawyers who will fight to count each ballot. Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager, said in a statement that Trump’s statement tonight about trying to shut down the counting of duly cast ballots was outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect. “Never before in our history has a president of the United States sought to strip Americans of their voice…
Read MoreTRUMP CLAIMS VICTORY, VOWS LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER ALLEGED FRAUD
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed victory in Tuesday’s presidential election with millions of votes yet to be counted. In remarks at the White House, Trump alleged that there was a “major fraud” in ongoing counting of votes and vowed to mount a legal challenge. The remarks came after Twitter restricted his post with the same allegation and warned users it might be misleading. In the White House remarks, Trump claimed that he had won in several states, including Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where votes were still being counted.…
Read MoreOndo 2020: Civil society reminds candidates of U.S. visa ban
A Civil Society Organisation, Centre for Liberty (CFL) has reminded politicians planning to cause trouble in the Ondo governorship polls to remember the visa ban of U.S. in that regard. The Centre Co-converner, Atoye Ariyo-Dare recalled the threat in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Akure urging them to be committed to the peace accord signed ahead of the election. Ariyo-Dare reminded politicians to abide by the agreement as there was no alternative to a credible election in a democracy. He said the mandate of Centre for…
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