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Burna Boy Replies Young Artist Who Drew Him As A Gorilla

Award winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has replied a Twitter user who made a portrait of a Gorilla and tagged him to the tweet.

A fan identified as Danky also shared the photos on Twitter and begged fans to retweet so it can get to Burna Boy.

“It will cost you $0.00 to retweet this amazing blue pen drawing of @burnaboy by @NikeArtistry”, he wrote

The portrait was done by young artist, Nike Artistry. He tagged the portrait “African giant”.

Burna Boy in his response, told him to keep up the good work.

“Love it @CaptDanky! Keep up the Good work”, Burna wrote.

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The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit to halt ballot counting in Michigan. The campaign has also said it will request an ‘immediate’ recount in Wisconsin.

President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to stop ballot counting until representatives are allowed to witness the operation.

Bill Stepien, who is the Trump 2020 campaign manager, released a statement Wednesday afternoon saying a lawsuit has been filed in the Michigan Court of Claims alleging violations of Michigan election laws. He said campaign representatives has not been provided with “meaningful access” to ballot counting locations, as required by law.

The campaign is asking the court to halt ballot counting until it receives “meaningful access" to watch ballot counting operations and to provide the opportunity to review ballots that were counted while campaign representatives didn’t have the access they wanted.

"President Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else,” Stepien said in the statement.

Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox issued a separate statement on Wednesday afternoon claiming that irregularities were found in Antrim County. She said a software issue there caused a swing of 6,000 votes for Trump and Republican Senate candidate John James in unofficial totals.

Cox said Michigan Republicans also were investigating whether thousands of ballots were dropped off in Detroit after 3 a.m. Wednesday, which was about seven hours after the deadline at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

“The irregularities reported this morning are incredibly troubling, especially given how close the election results are in Michigan," Cox said. “At this point, it is unclear whether or not these issues were caused by incompetence or corruption, but the fact that they exist is of great concern, and the Michigan Republican Party will spare no expense to expose the truth of what happened in yesterday’s election.”

Here is the full statement issued by the Trump-Pence campaign:

“As votes in Michigan continue to be counted, the presidential race in the state remains extremely tight as we always knew it would be. President Trump’s campaign has not been provided with meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process, as guaranteed by Michigan law. We have filed suit today in the Michigan Court of Claims to halt counting until meaningful access has been granted. We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted while we did not have meaningful access. President Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else.”

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Man Writes Church To Ask For Refund Of Offerings He Gave From 1998 To 2017 (Photo)

A man has written a letter to his church, demanding a refund of all the offerings he contributed to the church for the 19 years he attended the church, IgbereTV reports.

Dishon Kinyanjui Kinuthia, a Kenyan Christian, took to Twitter to share the letter he wrote to his church while warning that there will be consequences if he doesn't get a refund.

Dishon, who used to attend Revival Mission Church, Kabete, in Nairobi, said he was a member from 1997 to 2018 when he left the church.

He asked that the church refunds the sum of 58,000 KES which is his estimate of his contribution to the church over two decades.

He said the contributions he made to the church were not "voluntary" but was done under "undue influence, duress, and intimidation."

He asked the church to deposit the money in his account on or before November 31, 2020, or he will start legal proceedings.

SISIONKE_MD shared the letter on Twitter with the caption:

"A letter demanding a refund of church offerings contributed from 1998 to 2017 = 58 000 KES (R8549. 05)

*As Received"

Three Nigerian-Americans win in U.S 2020 elections

Three Nigerian-Americans, Esther Agbaje, Oye Owolewa and Nnamdi Chukwuocha, have won their electoral bids in the United States election held on Tuesday.

Ms Agbaje, who contested to represent District 59B in the Minnesota House of Representatives on the platform of the Democratic Party, won with 17,396 votes.

The 35-year-old Harvard law graduate defeated Republican Alan Shilepsky and Green Party candidate Lisa Neal-Delgado to represent downtown and north Minneapolis in the state House.

She is one of the nine Nigerian-Americans on the ballot in Tuesday’s election.

Born to Nigerian parents – an Episcopal priest and a librarian – Ms Agbaje became the first Nigerian-American to be elected to the Minnesota legislature.

With a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, she had a stint in the U.S. State Department, experience working with city government, and accolades at a prestigious law firm, her profile read.

In August, Ms Agbaje was one of four newcomers who defeated established Democratic legislators in the primary – two in the state House and two in the Senate.

She is interested in prison reform, fighting racial discrepancies, housing among others.

She took to Twitter to announce her victory on Wednesday.

“I’m honored to have earned the support and trust of my neighbors to serve as their representative for #mn #hd59b. From North #mpls to North Loop, Elliot Park to Bryn Mawr, I will work hard everyday to represent this entire district with empathy, compassion and pride.#ThankYou”.

Another Nigerian Democrat, Oye Owolewa, was elected as a shadow member of the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.

He polled 164,026 votes to defeat incumbent Joyce Robinson-Paul, who scored 18,600 votes, and Sohaer Syed with 15,372 votes.

Mr Owolewa, who has roots in Kwara and Oyo states, holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the Northeastern University, Boston.

In 2018, he was elected commissioner of his neighbourhood in SouthEast DC.

As an advocate for DC statehood, he launched TaxFreeDC as a movement to combat DC’s taxation without representation.

According to his website, TaxFreeDC declares that until DC statehood is achieved, DC’s tax revenue shall no longer go to the federal government.

“Oye believes our money belongs here for DC priorities instead of going to a government that fails to recognise us,” it said.

He became the first Nigerian-American to occupy the seat.

As the results trickled on Wednesday morning, Mr Owolewa shared the news of his victory on his social media.

“Good morning. Looks like we did it! I want to thank everyone, from family and close friends to DC residents.

“Because of your contributions and sacrifices, I stand before you as America’s first Nigerian-American congressman.

“In this role, I’m going to fight for DC statehood and bring our values to the lawmaking process. While today is the day for some celebration, the hard work also follows.

“Again, thanks so much for everything. I wouldn’t be here without yall,” he said.

Lastly, Nnamdi Chukwuocha won re-election as a member of Delaware House of Representatives from District 1.

As a Democrat without an opponent, he won 100 per cent of the votes with 7,640.

Mr Chukwuocha was elected to represent District 1 in the Delaware House of Representatives in 2018.

With a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in social work from Delaware State University, he has several years of experience in local politics in the state.

He once served on the Wilmington City Council as President Pro Tempore and Chair of the Education, Youth and Families Committee.

In 2019, he was a member of the Corrections Committee, the Education Committee, the Health & Human Development Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee as a US Army veteran and Vice-Chair of the Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee

He is part of the spoken word duo “Twin Poets” which was appointed as the State of Delaware 17th Poets Laureate.

#premuimtimes

Top Nigerian Bank Sued for Blocking Protest-Linked Accounts

Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s biggest lender, is accused of illegally blocking an account used to promote media coverage of protests against police brutality that recently swept Africa’s most populous country.

Gatefield Nigeria Ltd., a public affairs company, filed a case against Access Bank in a federal court in Abuja, the capital, on Oct. 28, accusing the lender of “unilaterally restricting” its account and demanding damages of 100 million naira ($262,00, according to court documents. The account was used to raise funds to support independent Nigerian journalists that covered nationwide demonstrations that lasted almost three weeks, according to the firm.

“As more people contributed to our efforts, we noticed that we could no longer conduct transactions on the dedicated account we used for this particular activity,” Adewunmi Emoruwa, the lead strategist for Abuja-based Gatefield, said Tuesday by phone.

The lawsuit will test whether blocking Gatefield’s account without a court order was unlawful. There were other allegations by individuals and organizations on social media that their accounts were restricted during the protests for apparently similar reasons.

“A successful challenge at the court could make the difference for others who were likewise targeted,” Emoruwa said.

Gatefield was told by Access Bank that it was directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to put restrictions on the account, implemented on Oct. 15, Emoruwa said. A spokesman for Access Bank said the lender doesn’t comment on its customers to third parties. A spokesman for the central bank didn’t respond to emails and calls seeking comment.

Human Rights Watch, the New York-headquartered rights group has “documented several cases of organizations and individuals whose bank accounts were frozen after receiving or disbursing funds to support the #endsars protests,” its Nigeria researcher, Anietie Ewang, said by email.

#nairaland

Nigerians To Receive 1 Million PHCN Meters For Free

Read President Buhari's statement on free 1,000,000 PHCN Meters.

Under the first phase of the Presidential Mass Metering Initiative, we are making funding immediately available for DisCos to roll out 1,000,000 Meters in the first phase, at no cost to consumers. Deployment has already started in parts of Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Abuja.

Future phases of this Metering Initiative will help us fully meet the 6.5 million deficit of meters nationwide, and will impact an estimated 30 million consumers. All meters under this program will be sourced from local manufacturers and in-country stock, to create jobs.

We are committed to ending estimated billing in all forms in Nigeria, and ensuring that Nigerians pay only for the electricity they consume.

#nairaland

Biden Wins More Votes Than Any Candidate In US History, Breaks Obama's Record

With votes still being counted, Biden has broken Barack Obama’s record, with 70,512,017 ballots cast in his favour.

Biden has broken the record set by his former boss for the most votes cast in a presidential election.

Barack Obama earned 69,498,516 votes in 2008.

Biden has surpassed him, with 70,512,017 and counting.

$1.2b Brazil Loan: PDP Taunts Buhari Over Reckless Borrowing...Urges President Not to Reduce Nigeria to a Beggar Nation

The @OfficialPDPNig is alarmed by fresh plans by President @MBuhari to further mortgage our nation through an additional $1.2 billion loan from Brazil despite the public outcry against the accumulation of loans from China and other foreign interests.

The PDP cautions the @MBuhari Presidency not to further weaken our nation and using nebulous agricultural programmes as justification for further accumulation of foreign loans, without clear terms and conditions, to the detriment of the poor masses and generations yet unborn.

The party further warns that the loan request, if approved by the @nassnigeria, will exacerbate our nation’s debt burden, mortgage our agricultural sector, weaken our investment capacity and worsen our food security challenge.

Our party invites Nigerians to note that with the $1.2 billion (N459 billion) Brazilian loan, in addition to the N5.20 trillion borrowing already proposed in the 2021 budget, our nation’s debt burden will hit a disastrous N36.2 trillion which will plunge our economy into a devastating pitfall.

The @OfficialPDPNig therefore urges the @nassnigeria to save the nation by being circumspect in handling the loan request in the national interest.

Instead of this recourse to reckless borrowings, the @OfficialPDPNig urges the @MBuhari Presidency to apply itself productively by looking inwards and finding ways to harness and create wealth with the resources abounding in our country.

What Nigeria needs now is for government to be more innovative and resourceful in galvanizing a productive economy instead of reducing our nation to a beggar status among the comity of nations.

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FGM: Communities Renounce Harmful Practice In Seven Ebonyi Council Areas


Seven local governments out of the thirteen council areas in Ebonyi state have publicly rejected the practice of female genital mutilation, having realised that it poses health dangers on women and girls. The local governments include Ebonyi, Abakaliki, Izzi, Ohaukwu, Afikpo North, Ishielu and Ivo local government areas.

At Ishiaka, the council headquarters of Ivo local government area last Saturday, during the public abandonment of FGM practice by Ivo people, His Royal Highness, Eze Moses Okafor Ngele, Agu lll of Ishiagu, said they would track girl-child birth to ensure that they were not mutilated in the communities.


The monarch, who is also the chairman, Ivo local government area traditional rulers council, said, “we will set up surveillance system in Ishiagu community that will track the birth of every girl- child and monitor them to ensure that they are not subjected to FGM.

“We will handover any community member, who engages in FGM to appropriate security agencies for prosecution, in accordance with the Ebonyi state Violence Against Persons (prohibition) Law 2018, or any other law prohibiting the practice in Ebonyi state.”



UNICEF, FGM consultant Imo and Ebonyi, Mr Benjamin Mbakwam, while commending the communities for taking bold step to end FGM phenomenon, reiterated UNICEF commitment to train police and other security agencies on the campaign against FGM in Ebonyi state.

Dr. Emmanuel Abba, state director National Orientation Agency, who had been leading the campaign against FGM in Ebonyi state since 2014, expressed hope that the communities would maintain their stands on FGM abandonment.

Abba said after achieving the target on FGM in all the 13 local government areas, they would proceed to other harmful practices in the state, as none of the harmful practices were neglected.

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