Georgia confirms Biden victory and finds no widespread fraud after recount

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  Georgia has confirmed Democratic President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov 3 election in the state after completing a hand audit of ballots on Thursday, November 19, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said. The audit, launched after unofficial results showed Biden leading Republican President Donald Trump by about 14,000 out of more than 5 million votes cast, ended with Biden winning by 12,284, according to data from Raffensperger's office.   "Georgia's historic...

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Femi Gbajabiamila reacts after a stray bullet fired by his security detail killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja

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  A security detail attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, November 19, fired a gunshot that killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja.   In a statement released on his social media handles, the Speaker while expressing his regret over the unfortunate incident, gave an account of how it happened. Gbajabiamila said the security detail has been suspended from his convoy and he has ordered an investigation into the incident.    Read...

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Senior Pentagon official Anthony Tata tests positive for COVID-19

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  A senior civilian Pentagon official has tested positive for COVID-19 after meeting with Lithuanian defense minister Raimundas Karoblis last Friday, November 13.   According to a Pentagon statement, Tata will isolate at home for the next 14 days. It was further gathered that Karoblis also tested positive for COVID-19 and the Lithuanian Embassy told the Pentagon of his infection on Thursday November 18.    Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman;   "Mr....

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Get approval before using corps members’ uniform in movies — NYSC tells filmmakers

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  Filmmakers have been asked to always seek proper approval from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management before using corps members’ uniform in their movies.   Mr Christian Oru, NYSC Assistant Director of Legal Services, said this during a meeting between National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and creative industry stakeholders in Lagos.    Oru disclosed that illegal use of its uniform in movies would no longer be tolerated by the management...

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Buhari is like snow - Governor Yahaya Bello

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  Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state described President Buhari as snow while commenting on the book "The Buhari in us".    The Kogi state Governor who also stated that Buhari is a superb human being, added that in Islam he is described as the "pure one". He further averred that the Nigerian leader is kind-hearted and well-intentioned.    Bello added that the "occultist followership" Buhari has is natural and not gotten with money.  &nb...

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"You are a very stupid idiot. Omo ale." Kunle Afolayan slams follower who asked why his latest movie 'doesn't have subtitle'

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  Kunle Afolayan has slammed a follower who questioned why his latest movie doesn't have subtitle.    The follower wrote: "@kunleafolayan Citation Is A Great Film No Doubt, But Non Subtitle Of French Part Is A Great Disservice To The Movie."   However, it turns out that the movie has subtitle on Netflix and the follower likely watched on an unauthorized  platform, and this angered Kunle.   And the filmmaker responded: "You are a very stupid idiot. That’s what...

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146 new cases of COVID19 recorded in Nigeria

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  Nigeria recorded 146 new cases of COVID19 on Thursday, November 19.    According to the NCDC, Lagos recorded 62 new cases while the FCT recorded 23 new cases. Other states with new cases include Kaduna-21 Ogun-12 Rivers -12 Ondo-5 Oyo-3 Plateau-3 Bauchi-2 Katsina-2 and Kano-1   Nigeria has so far recorded 65,839 confirmed cases of the viral disease with 61,573 patients discharged, while 1,165 deaths have been recorded.   See the number of cases per...

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