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The Trump campaign has released a statement saying it has filed a lawsuit in Michigan asking the state to halt counting until it receives “meaningful access” to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process. CNN teams in Michigan have not seen evidence that the suit has actually been filed but continue to check. While the Trump campaign has …

United States President Donald Trump Wednesday criticized the ongoing general elections in the country.  Trump who had earlier claimed premature victory, described the ongoing elections as strange, nothing that his votes disappeared magically. “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. “Then, one by one, they started to magically …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, disclosed that it was prepared to begin the use of electronic balloting machines in 2021, starting with Anambra governorship election. The Commission also disclosed that it will begin the Continuous Voter Registration (CRV) and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the first quarter of 2021. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made …

Two Nigerian-Americans have reportedly won their respective positions in the ongoing United States general elections. No fewer than nine Nigerian-Americans vied for different positions in the election. Two has been declared winner. At the federal level, Oye Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara and mother from Oyo, is aiming for a ‘shadow’ (non-voting) seat in the House of Representatives. The …

BY OKHIDE EM’YA DAVID Hearing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) alleged case of certificate forgery and perjury against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, has been adjourned at a Federal High Court, Abuja to November 16, 2020. The court has 180days to hear the case and give its ruling. The APC and one of …

The 55MW CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant in Benin City has commenced power supply in the state with the lighting up of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, a feat that has now opened up the electricity market in Edo State to drive industrial growth and attract private investors. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said …

The potential for a COVID disaster in multifamily housing for elderlyand disabled has escalated because of the increased risk of community transmission in many Massachusetts communities.The heightened risk of infection exists in many public and subsidizedhousing facilities, including in Peabody, Somerville, and Salem.Many of the elderly or disabled tenants in these facilities forelderly and disabled persons are at elevated risk …

Edo State Government has said the swearing-in ceremony for Governor Godwin Obaseki’s second term in office, on November 12, and the 2020 Alaghodaro summit, would be sombre and without fanfare.This, according to the government, is in line with the prevailing mood of the country occasioned by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the recent destructive turn of peaceful protests. …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has ordered police in Edo to return to their respective duty posts, protect themselves as it does not make sense for a policeman to be killed when he is carrying a rifle. IGP Mohammed gave the order while addressing operatives of the Edo State Police Command during his …

Barely 24 hours after Governor Godwin Obaseki appealed to the police in Edo to return to the roads, a suspected mob lynched two suspected armed robbers and set them ablaze for alleged robbery. There have been increased cases of robberies and violent crime across the state since policemen abandoned the streets as a result of the violent dimension the EndSARS …