Vice President, Mike Pence and former House officials are shunning President Donald Trump’s departure ceremony, CNN reports. The ex-administration officials invited for the ceremony are taking a pass, some due to their disgust with the outgoing President. According to the report, most of the ex-aides cited the attack on the US Capitol, saying their former…
United States President, Donald Trump will issue around 100 pardons and commutations on Tuesday, his last full day in office. Beneficiaries include white-collar criminals and high-profile rappers. White House advisors held a meeting to finalize the list, CNN reports. Many are eager for the release, to see whether or not Trump granted clemency to more…
In 2018, the town made national headlines when it elected Lincoln the goat as its first-ever pet mayor. Town Manager Joe Gunter said Monday that the idea for pet mayors was put forward as a way to raise funds for the new playground. The animals would be the centerpiece for various fundraisers and events. Lincoln…
Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information on Sunday said Nigerians should stone the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with their votes in the 2023 general elections if they didn’t perform to the expectations of the citizenry. Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Momoh said when he said Nigerians should stone APC leaders…
U.S President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders on his first day in the White House, which will show a stunning rebuke of outgoing US President Donald Trump’s policies. The executive orders include rejoining the Paris climate accord and ending the travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, according to a memo…
Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Friday revealed his accomplishment as his residency reaches a conclusion on January 20 when the approaching President Joe Biden is required to be initiated. The rundown of achievements incorporates the slaughtering of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general killed in a US strike on January 3, 2020. Soleimani headed…
Uganda Election Commission has declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the Thursday presidential election. Chairman of the commission, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, said Museveni won 5.85 million votes, or 58.64 percent, while the main opposition candidate Bobi Wine got 3.48 million votes or 34.83 percent. “The electoral commission declares Yoweri Museveni… elected President of…
Uganda Politician, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has raised an alarm over military invasion of his home. Bobi Wine alleged that his home is under siege by the military. In a series of tweets on Friday, the presidential candidate claimed that military officers scaled through a fence into his residence. According to…
Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, has described former Osun Governor, Bisi Akande, as Nigeria’s father. The former APC interim National Chairman turns 82 on Saturday. “You are an exceptional human being and Nigeria is proud to have you as one of its sons”, Tinubu said in a statement on Friday. The former…
The people of Uganda voted massively for a change of leadership from a dictatorship to a democratic government. But Mr. Museveni is trying to paint a picture that he is in the lead. Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, on Friday claimed victory in a presidential election, rejecting early results which gave President Yoweri Museveni a…