US President-elect Donald Trump named his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as White House chief of staff on Thursday, his first major appointment since winning this week’s election. “Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected,” Trump said in a statement. “Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again. It…
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump began a frantic last push across the United States swing states on Sunday, with less than 48 hours of campaigning left to secure a decisive edge in a bitterly fought and historically close presidential election. “The fate of our nation is in your hands. On Tuesday, you have to stand…
Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is “absolutely” ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation “exhausted” by Donald Trump. With two weeks to Election Day, Harris and Trump are saturating swing states with rallies and taking to the airwaves…
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that it is not fair to blame only the Igbo for attempting to secede from Nigeria. This is as the former Nigerian leader said the country’s three major ethnic nationalities had at one time or another attempted to break up the nation through secession. He said he usually felt bad…
One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview. Both campaigns are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into a final push for any wavering,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abeokuta North Local Government is set to inaugurate its campaign committee on Tuesday, in preparation for the upcoming local government elections. The APC Chairman of the local government Alhaja Faidat Sarumi Akintunde disclosed this during an interview with newsmen on Monday. The chairman said that the inauguration will take…
Former US president Donald Trump hits the campaign trail in hurricane-hit North Carolina on Monday, having heavily criticised the government’s disaster response after at least 124 people were killed there by storm Helene. Emergency services are still distributing food and water in the worst-affected parts of the state almost a month after Helene slammed into…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has insisted on its call for the removal of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, over her indigeneship. The party, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission’s failure to mention her state of origin…
A combative Kamala Harris pledged a clean break from Joe Biden’s presidency on Wednesday in an interview with right-wing Fox News aimed at reaching Republican voters wary of Donald Trump. Harris clashed with interviewer Bret Baier on hot-button issues, including immigration and gender transition surgery, with the Democratic nominee repeatedly asking, “May I finish?” when…
Kamala Harris targeted her United States presidential election rival Donald Trump’s mental state and fitness for office on Tuesday after the 78-year-old Republican’s televised town hall descended into a surreal, impromptu music session. Three weeks ahead of the US election, Harris’s campaign has increasingly focused on Trump’s health and mental stability. The campaign was quick…
