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Trump imposes tariffs on Nigeria, 59 others

Aminu Imam
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Sixty countries, including Nigeria, face increased tariffs after United States President Donald Trump launched a reciprocal-tariff programme targeting products and countries with different rates. According to the White House website figures, Nigeria will face a 15% tariff under the programme. It said the plan sets a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the US, with additional duties applying to particular products or countries. China would face a 30 percent tariff, with extra levies on some products, while Brazil is listed at 50 percent, with lower levels for specific sectors,…

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Trump hires new defence team ahead of impeachment trial

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Former U.S. president Donald Trump has hired a new defence team shortly before his second impeachment trial is due to start. The defence will be led by David Schoen and Bruce Castor, Trump’s office said. It was reported earlier that Trump’s initial defence team of five lawyers would not be representing the Republican after all, citing differences over his legal strategy. Reports cited sources as saying Trump wanted the attorneys to pursue unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud instead of questioning the legitimacy of impeachment proceedings against a president who has…

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Trump’s daughter announces engagement to ‘Nigerian boyfriend’

Aminu Imam

The youngest daughter of immediate-past US President Trump, Tiffany, on Tuesday  announced that she is engaged to her Nigerian boyfriend, Michael Boulos. The ex-first daughter posted  the following on her Instagram page:“It has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and create memories with my family here at the White House; none more special than my engagement to my amazing fiancé, Michael! Feeling blessed and excited for the next chapter!”. Alongside the post was an image of the couple standing in the White House. Mr. Boulos also shared…

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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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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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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 campaign outraged Trump trying to ‘shut down’ vote counting

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

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…

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TWITTER RESTRICTS TRUMP’S POST ON ALLEGED VOTE RIGGING

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Twitter has imposed restriction on a tweet by U.S. President Trump in which he alleges attempt by unnamed persons to “steal the election”. “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!” the tweet reads. Twitter quickly flagged the message, preventing users from commenting, liking or retweeting it. The company added a warning:  “Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an…

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