#USElection: Pompeo Promises ‘Smooth Transition To Trump’s Second Term’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday promised the world a “smooth transition” after US elections but refused to recognize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, saying Donald Trump will remain in power.

“There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” Pompeo said in an at times testy news conference when asked about contacts with the Biden team.

“The world should have every confidence that the transition necessary to make sure that the State Department is functional today… with the president who is in office on January 20 a minute after noon will be successful,” he said, referring to the date of the presidential inauguration.

World leaders including almost all US allies have congratulated Biden, who has achieved unassailable leads in key states as well as a commanding edge in the nationwide popular vote.

But Trump has refused to concede the November 3 election and has alleged massive fraud, calling for recounts and legal action.

Asked if the United States can still issue statements calling for free elections around the world, Pompeo said the question was “ridiculous.”

“This department cares deeply to make sure that elections around the world are safe and secure and free and fair, and my officers risk their lives to ensure that that happens,” he said.

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US Presidential Election: "Results Start To Come In Next Week; We Will Win!" - Trump

Donald Trump is still hopeful he will be declared the winner of the US presidential election despite Joe Biden's projected victory in the election, IgbereTV reports.

Recall Trump claimed that there has been voter fraud in the election with no evidence, and has already lost 10 different lawsuits that they have filed since election day.

Taking to Twitter to share the latest update, the Republican politician who is yet to concede defeat, said he's making big progress and results will start coming in next week.

He wrote:

"WE ARE MAKING BIG PROGRESS. RESULTS START TO COME IN NEXT WEEK. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
https://twitter.com/realDonald....Trump/status/1326158

Trump also affirmed in his tweet that he will win. He wrote:

"WE WILL WIN!"

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RT HON. PRINCE NWUCHE RECEIVES DHA HUMANITARIAN PERSON OF THE YEAR 2020


Nigeria Politician, Humanitarian, Lawyer, Former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and Founder of Foundation for Youth Development, Rt. Hon. Prince Chibudom Nwuche, has been honoured and recognised with the prestigious Democracy Heroes Awards 2020 held in Abuja few days ago on the 14th of October at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.


Rt. Hon. Prince Chibudom Nwuche has received the award of Democracy Humanitarian Personanlity of the Year. He was conferred with the award at his office in Abuja few hours ago by the executive director of the Project, Mr Alexander Ajagbonna. Reports garnered by Abuja Press Correspondent confirmed that the Honourable Member was indisposed to be at the grande award ceremony held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja.


He was recognised for his incessant contributions to youth development, charity engagements and prospective Initiatives to support underprivileged persons, as well as vulnerable Nigerians across several communities, both in Rivers State and across Nigeria. He has remained an icon of hope, a promoter of Justice and instrument of development.


However, Democracy Heroes Awards -DHA 2020 was indeed an epoch event and it recorded the presence and recognition of notable Personalities in Nigeria, including Her Excellency, the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, Gov. Bello Matawale, Gov. Nasir El Rufai, Dr. Geoffrey Onyema, Gov Nyesome Wike, Mrs Dame Pauline Tallen, Dr. Isa Pantami, Dr. Bello Maigari of NLTF, Abubakar Malami SAN, Sen. Bassy Albert, Sen. Sani Uba, Hon. Betara Aliyu amongst others.

Joseph Arikpo: Policemen Beat Lawyer In Cross River (Graphic Photo)

A lawyer, Joseph Arikpo has accused a DPO and his officers in Cross River State of brutalising him when he went to solicit the bail of a young man who had been in detention for over six days, IgbereTV reports.

According to the Calabar based lawyer, the incident happened at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Ikom, on Sunday, November 8.

Narrating his ordeal on Tuesday morning, November 10, Arikpo said trouble started when the DPO called him a stupid man.

Arikpo claimed that when he asked not to be insulted, the DPO 'punched him repeatedly and afterwards threw him into cell where he was further assaulted by some officers.'

Read his post below:

"Will this POLICE BRUTALITY EVER END?
On the 8th on November 2020, I was consulted by my client to solicit the bail of a young man who had been detention at the Divisional Police Headquarters Ikom Cross River State for over six days for no just course. In adherence to the cap rank rule, I went there, met with the DPO Ikom, introduced myself and told him that I was there to solicit for the bail of my Client who had been in detention for over Six days.

The DPO told me that he was not going to release him, because according to him, he intends to arrange for a meeting between the complainant and the accused on Wednesday 11/11/2020. But I told him that he should release him for me, and that I was going to provide the suspect on the day fixed for interview, but the DPO refused.

When I tried to remind the said DPO that my client still had his Constitutional right of freedom to liberty and dignity of his human person, he(the DPO) told me that I was stupid. In my response, I told him that I am not stupid, and took exception to that insult on my person. The DPO came closer and closer and eventually started punching me. He did it repeatedly while repeating the words "I say you are STUPID" When he came very close, I could perceive some smell of alcohol.

So, I saw the need to run. When I tried to run out of the Station, he commanded a female police officer that was nearby to close the gate, and ordered another female police to "bring him some chemical mess" (tear gas) which he used on me to the cell for detention. After taking me into the cell, he assigned an IPO, to record my statement. During the period of recoding my statement, they handcuffed me and used barton and whips to bater me, just to make sure that I wrote what they wanted as my statement.

At night while I was in the cell, the DPO sent a female police officer to come and seize my blood stained shirt so as to conceal the evidence that I was brutalized, but God help me, as I had hidden same before they came. Thank God for the NBA IKOM Chapter that came to my rescue!"

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Mike Tyson Admit He Used A Fake Penis Called The 'Whizzinator' To Pass Drug Test

Mike Tyson has spoken openly about his addiction to recreational drugs during his fighting career, which led to him using a prosthetic penis in order to pass anti-doping tests

Mike Tyson has revealed he passed drug tests during his fighting career by using a fake penis called a “Whizzinator” - which contained clean urine from his wife or baby.

Tyson was subjected to stringent drug testing in his heyday, although anti-doping agencies have become much more attentive since his retirement in 2005.

Throughout his career, ‘Iron’ Mike dabbled in his fair share of recreational drugs - specifically cannabis - which he has spoken openly about in recent years.

And the former undisputed heavyweight champion went to great lengths to avoid getting caught before a fight.

When asked to provide urine samples, he would wear a prosthetic penis called a “Whizzinator” to in order to hand over a clean specimen.

The Whizzinator would be filled with urine from either his wife or baby, which allowed him to pass the test without issue before competing in the ring.
“I put my baby's urine in it,” Tyson said on the Hotbox' with Mike Tyson podcast.

“And sometimes, one time I was using my wife's and my wife was like: 'Baby, you better not hope that it comes back pregnant or something.'

“And I said, 'Nah, we ain't gonna use you any more, we're gonna use the kid.' Cuz I got scared that the p*** might come back pregnant.

“That was what I was afraid of! I guess I heard of this happening because I was afraid of that.”

Tyson is set to make a sensational return to boxing later this month in a controversial exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr.

The legendary pair, both in their 50s, will go head-to-head in eight two-minute rounds at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles.

“I feel magnificent. I've been training, someone gave me a proposition to fight,” Tyson said during their pre-fight press conference last month,

“It went from Shannon Briggs to someone else and now I’m fighting Roy.”

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Buhari Reacts To Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine 90% Effectiveness

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the arrival of the first effective coronavirus vaccine after a successful human trial phase.

The president, who described the development as a major milestone in medical advance, warned that the world must unite in facilitating the equitable access and distribution of these vaccines to protect people in all countries.

Buhari restated his earlier call that "only a people's vaccine with equality and solidarity at its core can protect all of humanity and get our societies safely running again. A bold international agreement cannot wait."

I welcome the news that a Coronavirus vaccine has recorded 90% effectiveness in clinical trials. This is a major milestone. The world must now make great effort to facilitate equitable access and distribution of these vaccines, to protect people in ALL countries.

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CAC De-registers "Enough Is Enough" Business Name

Based on the provisions of Section 579 (2) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, (CAMA), the Corporate Affairs Commission has cancelled the registration of the Business name “Enough is Enough BN 2210728” with immediate effect.

The above section provides amongst others that the Commission has the power to cancel the registration of a Business Name where the name is deceptive or objectionable.

The Business Name “Enough is Enough” which was registered in 2012 to engage in General Contracts, Sales of Sport Equipment/Promotion deviated from its main objectives over the cause of time.

Consequently, the Commission has removed it from its database and advised the proprietors to surrender the certificate earlier issued to them.

https://twitter.com/cacnigeria....1/status/13261684169

Enough is Enough is a coalition of Nigerian youth advocacy groups to promote better governance and political accountability in the country. Based in Lagos and Abuja, it has organized concerts, petitions, protests and workshops to call attention to the violence being committed by Boko Haram, freedom for the kidnapped Chibok girls, high remuneration of legislators and denial of visa for elected officials who travel abroad for medical care.

The executive director is Yemi Adamolekun. In the run-up to the 2015 general elections, the group organized a mobilization campaign to encourage voter registration by youths. In February 2017, the group planned to hold a rally in Lagos to draw attention to the economic situation in the country.

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ENDSARS: OGUN SETS UP COMPLAINTS PORTAL

Following the recent protest by the youth calling for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force as a result of misconduct and harassment by its members, a Human Rights Complaints Portal has been set up by the Ogun State Government to enable citizens report any act of brutality by policemen and other security agents.

The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Akingbolahan Adeniran, noted that the Portal will enable citizens who have fallen victim to any form of abuse, harassment or misconduct by any security agent, to report and upload such to the Portal for immediate action by the Human Rights Complaints Office.

The website is http://hrcp.ogunstate.gov.ng/.

Mr. Adeniran explained that all information received through the Portal would be regularly reviewed and investigated by the Ogun State Human Rights Complaints Office and/or the Judicial Panel of Investigation of Alleged Cases of Police Brutality and Related Matters, while in addition, the information gathered could also be used as evidence in proceedings before a court of law.

Residents and visitors of the state are enjoined to take advantage of the platform to upload evidence, including documents, pictures, videos and sound recordings, for the purpose of exposing human rights violations by security operatives in the State.

"In Ogun State, we believe in freedom, justice, fairness, equity and the rule of law. We will not condone any act of harassment, intimidation and brutality of any law abiding resident or visitor going about their legitimate business, by any security agent.

"That is why we have set up this Portal to allow our people to lodge their complaints and back it up with concrete evidence that we can use in a court of law if necessary". The Commissioner said.

While reiterating the resolve of the present administration to ensure peace in all parts of the State at all times, the Attorney General assured the people that government remains deeply committed to ensuring that citizen’s rights are always respected and incidences of brutality by security operatives are prevented in the State.

#ogunstate

Wizkid: Only Naira Marley Has Sang Songs That I Wish I Were Th One Who Sang Them

Popular Nigerian music artist Wizkid has reveled that Naira Marley has many songs he loves. That is "Only Naira Marley has sang songs that I wish I was the one who sang it” the start artist said.

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Dangote Reacts To Criticisms On Border Closure Exemption, Hammers Bloomberg

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The Dangote group has reacted to a recent report published on Bloomberg that their cement company was solely exempted from the Land Border Closure by the Nigerian government.

The report revealed that Dangote Cement was still able to export products despite the land border closure put in place by the Federal Government thus gaining an ‘unfair’ advantage.

Responding to the development in a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA, signed by Timilehin Oyedare, the cement giant disclosed that the report was ‘misleading’.

“Contrary to reports by Bloomberg that Dangote Cement was granted sole approval to export cement through the land borders, information has emerged that other companies also got approval to export through the land borders. Nigerian Customs Service has reportedly revealed that a gas company have also received presidential approval to move goods across the land borders.”

“Joseph Attah, the spokesperson for Nigerian Customs Service, was said to have clarified on phone from Lagos.”

“Dangote Cement and other companies in July, 2020 got partial special dispensation to export their products with certain sequence of crossing at Ilela land border in Sokoto State and Ohumbe land border in Ogun State, the company clarified.”

The Group Chief, Branding and Communications, Dangote Group, Mr. Anthony Chiejina, said the report is misleading and mischievous because it focused only on Dangote Cement as the sole beneficiary of the partial special dispensation.

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