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Despite Donald Trump’s refusal to support inauguration of a transition committee, United States President-elect Joe Biden, Wednesday, named a seasoned Democratic operative as chief of staff in his first public White House personnel choice. Biden tapped longtime aide, Ron Klain, who previously served as his first chief of staff while vice president, acknowledging the two had a long road ahead in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic as well as healing a deeply divided nation. “His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff…

To prevent the spread of yellow fever and deaths of many, the Bauchi State government says it will embark on vaccination across the 20 local government areas of the state. The Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, told journalists on Monday that yellow fever outbreak has claimed the lives of eight persons while eight others were under management in Ganjuea Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Mohammed said investigation into mysterious deaths in the area led to the discovery of the outbreak of the disease. “Recently, mysterious deaths of people were reported…

A journalist was killed by a bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, officials confirmed Thursday. Ilyas Dayee was killed after a small bomb attached to his vehicle went off in the provincial capital Lashkargah city, the provincial governor’s spokesman and a local politician told dpa. His brother and two civilians including a child were injured in the incident. Dayee worked as a reporter for “Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty” in the volatile Helmand province for about 10 years, the station’s Kabul office manager, Rateb Noori, told dpa. “He was one our best ones in the Radio. The pain is unbearable.’’…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Wednesday, confirmed 152 new COVID-19 infections in the country. NCDC via its Twitter said “On the 10th of November, 2020, 152 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 152 new cases are reported from 9 states- Lagos (93), FCT (21), Oyo (15), Rivers (11), Bauchi (7), Kwara (2), Bayelsa (1), Edo (1), Plateau (1). “Till date, 64336 cases have been confirmed, 60333 cases have been discharged and 1160 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3,…

lThe lieutenant governor of Texas has offered up to $1m as a reward to anyone who can help expose fraud in the presidential election, amid a range of lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign. Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, Dan Patrick according to Independent.co.uk said anyone who comes forward with evidence of fraud that leads to an arrest and final conviction will be paid a minimum of $25,000. The money, Mr Patrick said, would come from his own campaign funds. “I support President Trump’s efforts to identify voter fraud in the presidential election and his commitment to making sure…

Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities face grave danger over failure to reopen universities in the country. This is as the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to embark on nationwide protest akin to ENDSARS protests if they fail to reach an agreement in reopening of the institutions within 14 days. The resolution contained in a communiqué issued on Wednesday in Enugu after NANS Students’ Leaders Emergency Virtual Meeting held on November 9, resolved to organise a nationwide mass protest for immediate reopening of universities in the country. The communiqué was jointly signed by the communiqué…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is yet to conclude plans for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network as consultation with stakeholders is still ongoing. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Commission further explained that the draft consultation document earlier released defines the implementation plan for the deployment of 5G in Nigeria. “The Commission wishes to draw the attention of the general public to the fact that the Commission has not concluded plans for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network. “The Draft Consultation Document for deployment of the 5G…

The U.S.Sstate of Georgia would conduct a full manual recount of the Nov. 3 presidential election ballots in each county (local government area). Announcing this at a news briefing on Wednesday, Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, announced this at a press briefing on Wednesday. He stated that the recount was necessitated by the close margin between the two major contenders. President-elect Joe Biden is leading incumbent President Donald Trump with 2,471,906 to 2,457,794 votes, representing a difference of 14,111 votes. “With the margin so close between them it will require a full by hand recount in each county. According…

Not long, the payment of pension to former governors and former deputy governors in Lagos State will be a thing of the past. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tuesday, told the House of Assembly while presenting his 2021 Appropriation Bill that he would soon send an executive bill to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007) that empowers the state government to pay pension and provide other welfare benefits, including houses in Lagos and Abuja, vehicles and other accoutrements of comfort to the former governors and their deputies. Sanwo-Olu, who proposed an N1.155 trillion estimate to…

A former governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, has bowed out of this earthly plane. Born August 21, 1936, Musa was a left-wing Nigerian politician elected Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria during the Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 until he was impeached on June 23, 1981. His death was announced by his political associate and Senator Shehu Sani. “Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died. May Allah forgive his souls and grant him Aljanna firdausi.Amin,” Mr Sani wrote on Twitter. He is considered a progressive and worked with people of like minds to mobilise against the military junta of…