Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Bankole Adeoye, has been elected Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union. He was voted unanimously with 55 votes to take the helm of the Political Affairs, Peace and Security docket. From Angola, H.E. Josefa Sacko was re-elected to […]
Category: International Politics
Farewell Trump, welcome Biden
• 25, 000 National Guard troops in Washington DC for Biden’s inauguration• QAnon members planned to infiltrate inauguration, says FBI• Biden to reverse Trump’s policies during first days in office • Cabinet nominees face Congress screening It is the end of the road for the United States President, Donald Trump, who fought unsuccessfully to remain […]
Clinton, Bush, Obama, Pence for Biden’s inauguration
Vice President Mike Pence, former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are billed to attend Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th United States (U.S.) President. They will be accompanied by their first ladies Hillary, Laura and Michelle to the event billed for noon (EST). But, former President Jimmy Carter and […]
Pence kicks as House impeaches Trump
The United States Vice President, Michael Pence, protested, yesterday, as 231 lawmakers voted to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol last week. He urged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi and Congress to desist from actions that would further divide the country The vote […]
Donald Trump impeached for second time
Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Congress. The Senate will not hold a trial before January 20, when Democrat Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning the real estate tycoon will escape […]
A dozen US senators plan to oppose Biden certification
A group of Republican senators led by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz said Saturday they will challenge Joe Biden’s election win — the latest last-ditch move to support Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the vote. The initiative, which appears certain to fail, flies in the face of rulings in dozens of courts and the findings by […]
Biden joins battle for Senate as top Republican accepts win
President-elect Joe Biden threw his weight into the Democratic battle for control of the US Senate on Tuesday, as his White House win was finally acknowledged by top Republicans and holdout foreign leaders. Biden flew into Georgia — a southern state he won in an upset against President Donald Trump — to host a rally […]
White House communications director resigns
White House communication director Alyssa Farah announced her resignation Thursday, in what appeared to be a tacit acknowledgement of Donald Trump’s loss in last month’s US presidential election. “After three and a half incredible years, I will be leaving the White House to pursue new opportunities,” wrote Farah, who had also served as spokeswoman for […]
US election 2020: I didn’t vote for Trump – Republican Governor declares
Phil Scott, the Governor of Vermont, and a chieftain of the Republican party, has revealed that he actually voted for the opposition presidential candidate, Joe Biden. Scott said he had to choose country over party and voted for Democrat’s Joe Biden for president. He became the first Republican Governor in the US to acknowledge voting […]
US Election: Biden Leads In Electoral College Votes
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are slugging out a tight battle for the White House across the country with signs that a momentous election could come down to Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage in the night, 205-132; 270 electoral votes are needed to […]