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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. Despite his crackdown on peaceful protesters, freedom of speech and assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated Joe Biden, President-elect of the United States of America, offering him advice on respecting the will of the people. Buhari is notorious for numerous rights violations under his administration including the recent killing of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos by the Nigerian Army on October 20, 2020. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Saturday, he said, “Your election is a significant reminder that democracy is the best form of government because it offers the people the opportunity to change their government by peaceful means. “The most powerful group are not the politicians, but voters who can decide the fate of the politicians at the polling booth. “The main fascination of democracy is the freedom of choice and the supremacy of the will of the people. “Respect for

Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani has said President Donald Trump will not concede defeat in the US election. According to CBS News, the president’s attorney disclosed this at a press conference shortly after Joe Biden was projected to become the 46th president of the United States.  Rudy Giuliani See Also United States of America Media Can't Decide Who The Next US President Is Because Election Is Far From Over —Donald Trump 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago “He’s not going to concede when at least 600,000 ballots are in question,” Giuliani said in Philadelphia on Saturday.  He claimed without evidence that ballots were tampered with in Pennsylvania, the state that gave Biden the crucial Electoral College votes necessary to win the White House.  He was joined by three poll watchers who claimed they were prevented from adequately monitoring the ballot counting process.  Giuliani said he has statements from 25 watchers and has spoken to a total of 50 with similar stories. “I cou

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five friends over the death of a Nigerian, Mr Endurance Ero, who just returned from South Africa, and went out with the suspects to a party in the Surulere area. The police operatives said, in an incident report obtained by SaharaReporters, that Ero, while taking some drinks with the friends – two men and three ladies – slumped and was rushed to the Randle Hospital, Surulere, where some doctors on duty certified him dead. The operatives at Area C thereafter arrested the five friends identified as Kelvin Ajayi, Endurance Ajayi and females, Hope Igbinedion, Miracle Ubani, and Chinasa Anthony. Family sources told SaharaReporters that the deceased had returned from South Africa on October 17, before deciding to hang out with his friends at the Rush Guest House located at Oyekan Street, Surulere, on the following day. In the police report, Ero’s mother, Matunwo Chichi, said, “My son and his friend, Osagie, came back from South Africa on

Joe Biden If Nigerians had a vote, you’ll probably not be the 46th President of the United States of America. A Pew Research Centre poll in January showed that two countries – Kenya and Nigeria – were still madly in love with lame duck President Donald J. Trump.   You might wonder why in spite of your long list of transgressions against Trump – from his malicious negligence in the fight against Coronavirus to his congenital lying, and from race-baiting to his crooked politics – we still love him.    It’s not about Trump, Mr. President-elect. It’s largely for two reasons: the first is the irony of those who even though they benefited from liberal US immigration policy, vigorously support Trump’s harsh U-turn. A vote for him would be a matter of economic self-interest.    The second reason is more deeply ingrained. Nigerians share a lot of the conservative values of Trump’s Republican Party. Pretty much the same can be said for a number of African countries. We take family an

A former US President, Bill Clinton, has congratulated Joe Biden on his election, saying it is a victory for democracy.  He said, “America has spoken, and democracy has won. Now we have a President-elect and Vice President-elect who will serve all of us and bring us all together. Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on your momentous victory!.” Getty Images See Also Breaking News LIVE UPDATES: United States 2020 Presidential Election Results 0 Comments 3 Days Ago Other world leaders have also reacted to the news. Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, said he looked forward to working closely with the Biden administration on issues such as climate change, trade and security. “Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States and Kamala Harris on her historic achievement. “The US is our most important ally, and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities, from climate change to trade and security, “he said. F

Azu Ishiekwene I suspected the pregnancy will not be carried to full term and now, it’s playing out. Even before the US electoral monster conceived by President Donald J. Trump was weaned, a few African countries are already taking delivery of their own premature electoral monster babies.   We saw that in Mali a few months ago when the military cited fraudulent elections as the reason for toppling President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, leaving the regional body, ECOWAS, confused and stranded.    Alpha Conde followed in Guinea by maneuvering himself in place for a third term presidency.   Tanzania is the latest theatre. While we were riveted on the cable networks following the pathetic US elections, Tanzanian President John Magufuli wangled his way back to power for a second term in a landslide victory that Trump could only envy.   Magufuli could not wait to win — and he won in a way that left his opponent, Tundu Lissu of the Chadema party, with just enough breath to thank God

Donald Trump President Donald Trump has said the Tuesday election is far from over, saying his main rival, Joe Biden, has not been certified as the winner of the poll. Trump said this in a statement on Saturday, while reacting to the projection of Biden as the 46th president of the US. Donald Trump See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Joe Biden Wins United States Presidential Election 0 Comments 7 Hours Ago He said the media could not decide the next American president. The statement read, “We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to pose as the winner falsely… his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. “The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. “In Pennsylvania, for exa

Barack Obama, former President of the United States of America, has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for emerging the 46th president and Vice President-elect. Biden had been neck to neck with incumbent president Donald Trump in what is being considered the tightest race in American history. He won by clinching Pennsylvania a battleground state.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Joe Biden Wins United States Presidential Election 0 Comments 7 Hours Ago He will become the 46th President of the United States of America while Kamala Harris will become the first female and black person to become Vice President. Obama who campaigned massively for Biden, who once served side-by-side with him said, “I could not be prouder to congratulate our next President, Joe Biden, and our next First Lady, Jill Biden. “We’re fortunate that Joe’s got what it takes to be President and already carries himself that way. Because when he walks into the White House in January, he’ll fac

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, over their ‘victory’ in the US election. Obasanjo, in a congratulatory letter made available to The PUNCH by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, described the ‘feat’ achieved by the two Democrats as “victory of good over evil”. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The former Nigerian leader wrote, “It is the victory of good over evil and it is not a victory for you and the people of America alone, but a victory for most people of the world, majority of whom watch helplessly as the world that had been steadily and painstakingly built since the end of the Second World War was being pulled down. “Not that the world was perfect and equitable, but it was reasonably predictable with some measure of the rule of law and respect for international agreements and treaties. “President-Elect