US Election 2020: Results show tight Trump-Biden race in key states

Early results from the US presidential election between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden show a tight race in a number of battleground states. Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in the potentially pivotal race of Florida…

*Woman shot by police lover still hospitalised after four surgeries – Sister (Punch)*Court remands 3 men over alleged rioting, robbery, arson in Lagos (Guardian)

Woman shot by police lover still hospitalised after four surgeries – Sister (Punch) Despite undergoing four different surgeries at the Critical Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Joy Eze, who was shot in the mouth by…

Biden nabs all 5 votes in Dixville Notch, NH – giving him first victory of Election Day

Joe Biden nabbed the first tiny victory of Election Day – winning all five votes in a small New Hampshire town that holds a tradition of counting their votes at midnight. The final vote tally at Dixville Notch, New Hampshire…

*Lekki looting: Sanwo-Olu promises owners tax relief, support (Punch)*Mixed reactions over Lagos probe panel (Guardian)

Lekki looting: Sanwo-Olu promises owners tax relief, support (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to assist the tenants and shop owners at the Circle Mall in Lekki to bounce back to business following the recent looting…

*Residents express relief as Sanwo-Olu flags off reconstruction of Ibeju Lekki-Epe highway (Guardian)*NDLEA intercepts 16.65kg cocaine at Lagos airport (Punch)

Residents express relief as Sanwo-Olu flags off reconstruction of Ibeju Lekki-Epe highway (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, rolled out a major infrastructural overhaul in the Epe division of the state, flagging off the reconstruction of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe…

*Lagos directs closure of public, private schools (Punch)*Stranded Lagos residents hail anti-SARS protesters (Guardian)

Lagos directs closure of public, private schools (Punch) The Lagos State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home, following the tension generated by the anti- SARS protests. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade…

Trump threatens to leave US if he loses election

Donald Trump has threatened to leave the United States if he is beaten by Joe Biden in the presidential election as he trails behind in the polls. The president said he would ‘not feel so good’ if he lost to…

Biden, Trump Continue Battle in Swing States

Former Vice President Joe Biden took his campaign to a county in Florida he called crucial for victory in the presidential election just three weeks away.  Broward County, the second most populous in the state, is “where this election will…

*One dead, three injured in Ikoyi road crash (Punch)*Lagos East bye-election: Sanwo-Olu seeks support for Abiru (Nation)

One dead, three injured in Ikoyi road crash (Punch) One person has died in a road accident that happened in Ikoyi, Lagos State on Sunday. The PUNCH gathered that three persons were also injured in the accident. According to the…

*Court orders newly installed Oba in Lagos to cease power usage (Vanguard) *Tipper crushes man to death in Lagos (Punch)

Court orders newly installed Oba in Lagos to cease power usage (Vanguard) The recent official presentation of certificate of Obaship to His Royal Majesty HRM Oba Muyideen Babatunde Balogun, the Onisolu of Solu-Alade Kingdom in Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos State…

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