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Democrat Oye Owolewa has been elected as a shadow US Representative out of the District of Columbia on Wednesday. Owolewa, a PhD holder in Pharmacy from the Northeastern University, Boston, beat his closest contenders by more than 70 per cent of the votes cast. The Democrat contender polled 82.65% of the votes, which represents 135,234 votes against Joyce Robinson-Paul, who had 15,541 votes, and Sohaer Syed with 12,846 votes. The victory of Owolewa was announced by ABC 7 News via its Twitter handle early on Wednesday morning. #ElectionNight: Trump, Biden in tight race “Democrat Oye Owolewa will be elected as a…

Results are pouring in from across the US and all focus is on the key battleground states that will decide the election. Mr Trump has been projected to win Florida, Ohio, Texas and Iowa and there are tight races under way in Arizona, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. How Trump kept hold of Florida With almost all the votes counted, Mr Trump has been projected to win the closely-fought state of Florida, with 51% of the vote compared with Mr Biden’s 48%. The President gained two points on his victory in the state in 2016, while Mr Biden failed to improve upon the tally recorded by Hillary Clinton. Exit poll estimates…

The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump so far doing much better than the pollsters predicted. Both Mr Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are running neck and neck in a number of swing states. The president is projected to have held the must-win state of Florida – a major boost to his re-election bid. But Mr Biden could snatch Arizona, a once reliably conservative state. The vote caps a long and bitter race. We feel good about where we are. We believe we are on track to win this election.…

The Music and Entertainment Gospel Awards (MEGAwards), has resumed its activities after a two-week suspension, and reopened voting too. A statement by the awards organisers says voting will continue across MEGAwards online platforms between November 7th-15th. “We enjoin music lovers to vote massively for their favourite pre-nominees within the eight days window.” “The voting process remains the same on both MEGAwards platforms, namely website and Facebook,” said the statement. MEGAwards suspends activities The virtual awards ceremony, slated initially for November 15th, now holds on Sunday, November 29. MEGAwards’ had announced two weeks ago that it was suspending its undertakings in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 137 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Tuesday. The 137 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 63,173. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 137 patients from isolation centers across the country with four new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 60 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 21,398. Nigeria announces 111 new coronavirus cases Abia State recorded 21 new cases, Federal Capital Territory reported…

Real Madrid secured their first win in this season’s Champions League thanks to a late strike by teenager Rodrygo at the Bernabeu. Real looked in control when Karim Benzema rounded Samir Handanovic to put them ahead and Sergio Ramos headed in his 100th goal for the club. But moments later Lautaro Martinez scored from Nicolo Barella’s backheel pass and Ivan Perisic levelled with a composed finish from a Martinez header. Rodrygo was Real’s hero with a powerful effort from Vinicius Jr’s pass. Real are level on four points with second-placed Shakhtar Donetsk, one point behind leaders Borussia Monchengladbach. Inter are…

Diogo Jota scored a terrific hat-trick as Liverpool made a big Champions League statement of intent with a stunning win at Atalanta. Jurgen Klopp’s side have won all three Group D games without conceding a goal, and victory in one of their remaining fixtures should be enough to take them through to the knockout stages. Portugal international Jota showed why he was given a start ahead of Roberto Firmino by scoring for a fourth consecutive game, dinking in a delightful opener before doubling the lead with a thumping strike at the near post. He completed his triple in the second…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has explained that the ongoing operations by security agencies in Oyibo Local Government Area was against members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and not the Igbo. The governor, who said he had no regrets waging war against IPOB, insisted that he did not order soldiers or policemen to kill any Igbo living in the state. He described such allegation as balderdash. Wike spoke in a live television interview in Port Harcourt just as IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu claimed that soldiers killed 100 of his members and inhabitants of the oil-rich council…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has approved the posting of Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Sanusi N. Lemu, and Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Usman Alkali Baba, to be in charge of the Department of Operations and Department of Finance and Administration, respectively. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, on Tuesday, the development is sequel to the recent vacuum created by the retirement of their former Heads, DIG Abdulmajid Ali and DIG Abduldahiru Danwawu, after the completion of their statutory years of service. Mba said the IGP also approved the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will lead the 36 state governors and the Minister of the FCT in engaging youths across the country following the #EndSARS protests. In furtherance of the resolution of an emergency meeting of the National Economic Council last week, the Ad-Hoc Committee set up to engage with youths, civil society organizations, and different strands of leadership across the nation in the wake of the recent protests have swung into action At a meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, earlier today, the Committee decided to promptly embark on a two-pronged engagement process: Zonal and State-based…