2019 poll: Buhari vows harsh verdict for Atiku (Nation) The proposed N30,000 minimum wage seems to have become a campaign issue ahead of next year’s election. To the Presidency, the controversy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on what the least…
Defiant Trump declares victory, battles press in wake of midterms (CNN)
President Donald Trump offered outward optimism Wednesday at his party’s electoral successes, a cheeriness that was later belied by surly, combative exchanges with reporters over the dark tone he adopted in the midterms’ closing days. In a post-election news conference, a…
Prince Charles cancels trip to Jos over security concerns (Punch)* BRT operator to assemble buses in Lagos next year (Punch)
Prince Charles cancels trip to Jos over security concerns (Punch) The Prince of Wales has cancelled his trip to Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria, over security concerns, following months of deadly clashes between nomadic herders and farmers in the restive…
US midterm elections: key results and highlights — live updates (Financial Times)
US voters have delivered a split verdict in midterm elections for Congress. Democrats regained a majority of seats in the House of Representatives but Republicans have retained control of the Senate, where they are on course for a net gain…
Andrew Gillum Concedes to Ron DeSantis in Florida Governor’s Race (NYTimes)
Ron DeSantis was elected governor of Florida on Tuesday, handing President Trump an important victory and extending the Republican Party’s dominance in the nation’s third-largest state. Mr. DeSantis, a 40-year-old former congressman, fended off his opponent, Andrew Gillum, one of…
Mid-term elections: Democrats win House in setback for Trump (BBC)
The Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump. A Democratic majority in the lower chamber for the first time in eight years will restrict his ability…
