Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the…
*Lekki shootings: Army files papers, lists top generals, senior officers as witnesses (Punch) *Lagos discovers more COVID-19 cases in another school (Vanguard)
Lekki shootings: Army files papers, lists top generals, senior officers as witnesses (Punch) The Nigerian Army has filed papers at the registry of the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki…
Joe Biden takes the lead in Pennsylvania, on brink of 2020 election victory
Joe Biden has taken a lead in his native Pennsylvania by 5,587 votes, where he has climbed back after trailing by more than 600,000 votes in the crucial swing state. The Democratic candidate’s vote percentage in the Keystone State rallied…
*Customer molests food seller’s five-year-old daughter in Lagos (Punch)*We’re tactically ready to resist any protest in Lagos, Police warn (Vanguard)
Customer molests food seller’s five-year-old daughter in Lagos (Punch) A man, Nnamadi Emdriuokhe, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly molesting a five-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered…
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson calls Trump ballot lawsuit ‘frivolous’
Michigan’s secretary of state blasted the lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign on Wednesday as “frivolous.” Jocelyn Benson told CBSN that the suit — which seeks to halt the counting of mail-in ballots in Michigan — was “misinformation designed…
*Property firm, family battle over Lekki land (Vanguard)*LAGESC resumes operation, warns traders against prohibited area (Guardian)
Property firm, family battle over Lekki land (Vanguard) A large expanse of land measuring over 23 hectares located at Odo-Nikin, Alasia in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State is currently the subject matter of a protracted legal battle between…
Joe Biden overtakes Donald Trump in race for key state Michigan
Democratic nominee Joe Biden has overtaken Donald Trump in key state Michigan, according to the AP news agency. Along with Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin he now leads in states worth 270 electoral votes – the number needed to win. It…
Trump falsely claims win even though ballots still being counted
President Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won the presidential election early Wednesday and threatened to ask the US Supreme Court to halt the counting of legally cast absentee ballots he described as a “fraud.” Trump pointed to his early…
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…