The United States President, Donald Trump has yesterday granted a presidential pardon to his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former adviser Roger Stone, putting an end to the allegation of Russian meddling in the United States election.
COVID-19 Second Wave Strain: EU, America Ban UK Flights From Their Country
Argentina, Colombia, and Chile have joined the countries of the European Union like Germany and France who on Sunday put a ban on British flight from entering their country due to unveiling increase in the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Electoral College Affirms Biden's Victory Over Trump
The United States Electoral College has voted to affirm the presidential election results of November 3, making Joe Biden the 46th president-elect of the U.S. The president-elect alongside his running mate, Kamala Harris polled 81.3 million votes against Donald Trump's 74.2 million votes, beating Trump by 4.45 percent. Biden has officially been awarded 306 out of the 538 Electoral College votes in the presidential election, exceeding the 270 votes required. However, President Donald Trump has refused to concede the elections and has continued to allege electoral malpractice with about 50 litigations across the country in efforts to overturn the election results.
Biden Nominates Adeyemo As Deputy Treasury Secretary
Unites States President-elect, Joe Biden has been nominated US-based Nigerian, Adewale Adeyemo as the Deputy Treasury Secretary. Adeyemo's nomination came while Biden unveiled his economic team, highlighting the historic nature of his nominations. Adeyemo worked as the International Economics Adviser for the Trans-Pacific Partnership during Barack Obama's administration. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley before proceeding to Yale Law School where he bagged his Juris Doctor, specializing in Law.
U.S. Elections: Putin Congratulates Biden On Victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin has on Tuesday congratulated United States President-elect, Joe Biden on his victory in the just-concluded presidential election, after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency.
US Blacklists Nigeria Over Religious Freedom Violations
The United States has on Monday announced that it has placed Nigeria on a religious freedom violation blacklist after growing complaints of insecurity by Christian groups. This is in line with the US law which requires countries to be designated under either engage in or tolerate "systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom". Other Countries designated including China, Iran, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Myanmar, North Korea, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. The announcement was made by Mike Pompeo, US secretary of State on Twitter, saying Nigeria has been designated as a "Country of Particular Concern", adding that "no country or entity should be allowed to persecute people with impunity because of their beliefs".
US Election: Trump Finally Concede Defeat, But Blame Irregularity
The United States President, Donald Trump has today admitted that his opponent Joe Biden has won the Presidential election. In his today’s tweet, Trump acknowledged Biden's victory but said the rival won because the process was marred by irregularities.