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JUST IN: Joe Biden Appoints Another Nigerian-American Osaremen Okolo As Advisor

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Osaremen Okolo U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden, has named another Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo as an advisor. Biden who will be sworn-in on 20 January earlier named Nigerian-American Adewale Adeyemo as deputy secretary in the Department of Treasury, Osaremen will serve as Biden’s COVID-19 policy advisor in the COVID-Response Team. She had also served as intern with Clinton Foundation. Osaremen, born to Nigerian parents, from Esan in Edo state, at present serves on the Biden-Harris Transition domestic policy team. Prior to joining the transition, Okolo served as Senior Health Policy Advisor to U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. Okolo drafted, negotiated, and managed the Congresswoman’s legislation, oversight, and policy across a comprehensive health care and public health agenda, most recently focusing almost exclusively on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jubiliation In Donald Trump’s Camp As Republican Senator Announces He’ll Force Votes On Electoral College Results Delaying The Affirmation Of Joe Biden’s Victory

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A Republican Senator, Josh Hawley of Missouri, has added a new twist to the US election certification process by announcing Wednesday, December 30, that he will object when Congress counts the Electoral College votes next week, a process that which will force lawmakers in both the House and Senate to vote on whether to accept the results of President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Hawley is the first senator to announce plans to object to the results. Josh Hawley It's a bold move seeing that for the electoral college votes to be counted,  a House member and senator are required to mount an objection when Congress counts the Electoral College votes on January 6. The objection will not change the outcome of the election, but will

Confusion: Family Debunks Rumour Over Death Of Fmr. Anambra Gov. Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju

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Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju The family of the former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju has disclaimed the rumour that the ex-Governor is no more alive, noting that such is untrue and not factual. TheNigeriaLawyer recalls that there has been report making a rounds that he died, which necessitated the family to issue a statement to clarify the state of things. In a statement issued on behalf of the family by Chetachi Mbadinuju, Esq., he stated that their father is alive, but only suffers from a little illness associated with people in his mid-seventies. “For the past hours, our family has been inundated with calls about the rumour milling around of the death of His Excellency, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, (Odera), our father. This is

What A Sorrowful End Of The Year In Anambra As Former Governor Chinwaoke Mbadinuju Dies

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His Excellency Chinwaoke Mbadinju Southeast And Anambra Has Lost A Leader.The shocking news about the demise of His Excellency Chinwaoke Mbadinju, Former Governor Of Anambra state is not only sorrowful but terrifying. Like or hate him, Mbadinju was a leader in his time and as a human had a beautiful and as well an ugly past.Dr Chinwaoke Mbadinju was among the former Governor’s of our fourth republic that suffered bad fate in government. He was humiliated and used by godfather’s. There are records of his good gestures which I have seen in his village as a former student of Ojukwu University.He suffered Politically no doubt and one of the founding fathers of APC but unfortunately the APC couldn’t reward him. I

After 141 Years, Statue Of Formerly Enslaved Man Kneeling Before President Lincoln Is Finally Removed In Boston (Photos)

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A statue of a formerly enslaved man on his knees in front of President Abraham Lincoln in a Boston public park was dismantled this week after 141 years when it was erected. The removal of the Emancipation Group statue in Park Square comes months after the Boston Art Commission voted to remove the statue which has stood in Park Square since 1879 by the end of year, according to the Boston Herald. The decision came in June following the nationwide protests that took place following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer. "We're pleased to have taken it down this morning," a spokeswoman for Mayor Marty Walsh said in a statement to CNN. "As expressed by so many during

JUST IN: President Buhari Signs N13.58trn 2021 Budget Into Law

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President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N13,588,027,886,175 into law. His action followed the earlier passing of the bill by the National Assembly on Dec. 21 during an emergency session convened for the purpose of passing the budget. This is also in line with the president’s promise to return the nation to the January to December Budget circle. Meanwhile, the budget estimate was increased by the sum of N505, 607,317,942 from the estimate of N13, 082, 420, 568,233 presented to the joint sitting of National Assembly by President Buhari on Oct. 8, 2020. The signed budget comprises the total Capital Supplementation of N1,060,751,051,650. Statutory Transfer stands at N496,528,471,273; recurrent Expenditure of N5,641,970,060,680 and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate

Trump Will Be Sworn In As The 46th President Of The United States On The 20th Janury 2021, FFK Insists In His New Prophesy

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As 2020 slowly comes to an end, and as 2021 approaches, one of the major things that Americans and Nigerians that are interested in the United States presidential election will be anticipating is January 20th which is the date that the new president of united states of America will be sworn in. So far, President Donald Trump has remained optimistic that he won the presidential election even though the results of the election says otherwise. He has been locked in a series of legal battles in an attempt to proof his claim that the election was stolen from him. Several Americans, and even some Nigerians have maintained faith that president Trump will emerge as the president of the United States of America

Where Was MURIC When Sultan Of Sokoto Talked Against Buhari, Nigerians Attacks MURIC Over Call For Kukah’s Resignation

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Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Wednesday came under attack for asking the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, to resign from the General Abdulsalam-led National Peace Committee. The group had in a statement issued by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, criticised Kukah following the cleric’s Christmas message to Nigerians. Nigerians took to social media to berate MURIC for not asking for the resignation of service chiefs, and for always creating unnecessary controversies. Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna state, said, “Dear MURIC, relocate to Bama and take on the BH.” @Ezbaronkings said, “I expect MURIC to ask Buhari to resign for being unable to protect the citizens or even to punish those who kill!” @Saka said, “I’m a Muslim like

France Re-Introduces Visa For Transit Travellers To Britain Following Brexit, Nigeria Also Included

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France has re-introduced Airport Transit Visa (ATV) requirement for citizens of certain nationalities that holds a British long-stay visa or a British residence permit and who are travelling to Great Britain from January 1, 2021. The nations affected are Afghanistan, Angola, Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Cuba, Congo, Chad, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Iran, Mali and Iraq amongst others. This was disclosed by Air France via mail sent to its passengers that had booked flights slated for January 1, 20201. The airline explained that from the said date the passengers will have to be in possession of the ATV if they want to transit through France to Great Britain. The development was also confirmed by France, via its official website, when it stated

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