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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 155 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Wednesday. The 155 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 63,328. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 41 patients from isolation centers across the country with four new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 85 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 21,483. Nigeria announces 137 new coronavirus cases Federal Capital Territory recorded 23 new cases, Ondo state reported…

About 75 vote challengers toting signs, waving flags and wearing Trump shirts gathered for a brief protest outside the Clark County Election Center in Nevada where poll workers are certifying 2020 general election ballots. They chanted “Stop the Steal,” and one man wearing an American flag mask told cameras, “It’s time for the purge.” A heckler briefly interrupted Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria during his press conference on the election count. pic.twitter.com/j9AEnQqnb2 — KSNV News 3 Las Vegas (@News3LV) November 4, 2020 On Wednesday, multiple Twitter profiles began promoting a #StopTheSteal protest in front of the Clark County Elections Department.…

Chelsea maintained their unbeaten Champions League start as they strolled to victory over Rennes at Stamford Bridge to continue their smooth progress towards the knockout stage. Frank Lampard’s side, who had opened their campaign with a draw at home to Sevilla and a win away to Krasnodar, took full advantage of an injury-hit Rennes side who were then harshly reduced to 10 men before half-time. Timo Werner gave Chelsea a comfortable interval advantage with two penalties, the first after he was fouled by Dalbert and the second when the same defender was penalised for handball – Rennes’ sense of frustration…

Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor’s edge and both sides ramp up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The BBC projects Mr Biden won Michigan. US media forecast he took Wisconsin. No result has emerged in Pennsylvania. Winning all three of these Rust Belt states would hand Mr Biden victory. Democratic candidate Mr Biden stopped short of declaring he had won, but said he was confident he was…

Republican David Andahl, who died from Covid-19 in October, won his election to the North Dakota state legislature on Tuesday. Andahl, a “Trump Republican” according to the Grand Forks Herald, ran a primary challenge against a powerful Republican and won earlier this year. He was then endorsed by influential figures like Gov. Doug Burgum, who won re-election on Tuesday. He was elected to the state House of Representatives for the 8th District alongside fellow Republican Dave Nehring, North Dakota election officials declared. Andahl was 55 when he died on October 5, less than a week after he was admitted to the hospital…

Manchester United suffered a chastening night after conceding an embarrassing opening goal as they were humbled by Champions League rookies Istanbul Basaksehir. Basaksehir, formed only in 1990, claimed their maiden Turkish Super Lig title last season and had not scored a goal or claimed a point in their opening two games in the competition. They could not have wished for an easier way to get off the mark as United’s defence went missing, allowing former Chelsea and Newcastle striker Demba Ba to run clear from the halfway line and fire past Dean Henderson. United’s defensive efforts for the second goal…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a total of N87.538 billion for road projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Oyo, Benue and Nasarawa states. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing correspondents after the meeting, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), accompanied by his FCT counterpart, Mallam Mohammed Bello, and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said his ministry presented two memoranda to Council and that both were approved. He said Council…

A mob on Wednesday set ablaze a 14-seater bus after the driver of the vehicle rammed into a motorcyclist at Idi Ape area of Ibadan, killing the rider on the spot. Two other persons also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the process. According to unconfirmed sources, the driver of the van, who escaped been lynched was accused of passing through one way when he rammed into the motorcyclist and another oncoming vehicle. The intervention of the officials of the Oyo state security outfits codenamed Operation Burst saved the whole incident from degenerating into another crisis in the axis. No…

Ms Esther Agbaje has been elected to represent District 59B in the Minnesota House of Representatives on the platform of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, an affiliate of the US Democratic Party. The 35-year-old daughter of an Episcopal priest and a librarian, both Nigerian immigrants, defeated Republican Alan Shilepsky and Green Party candidate Lisa Neal-Delgado to represent downtown and north Minneapolis in the state House. Agbaje, 35, has a law degree from Harvard, a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and has experience working in the US State Department, experience working with city government, and accolades at a prestigious law…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday presented a budget of N29,861,694,947 billion to the National Assembly for its operations in 2021. A breakdown of the estimate indicates that N24,407,559,975 (Twenty-four Billion, Four Hundred and Seven Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Seventy-five Naira) is earmarked as personnel cost, N3,600,773,354 (Three Billion, Six Hundred Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy-three Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty-four Naira) as overhead, while N1, 853, 361, 618 (One Billion, Eight Hundred and Fifty-three Million, Three Hundred and Sixty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighteen Naira) is projected for capital expenditure. Presenting…