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11/07/20
Donald Trump's Lawyer, Rudy Giuliani Says He Will Not Concede Defeat
Rudy Giuliani has said President Donald Trump will not concede defeat in the US election.
According to CBS News, the president's attorney disclosed this at a press conference shortly after Joe Biden was projected to become the 46th president of the United States.
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"He's not going to concede when at least 600,000 ballots are in question," Giuliani said in Philadelphia on Saturday.
He claimed without evidence that ballots were tampered with in Pennsylvania, the state that gave Biden the crucial Electoral College votes necessary to win the White House.
He was joined by three poll watchers who claimed they were prevented from adequately monitoring the ballot counting process.
Giuliani said he has statements from 25 watchers and has spoken to a total of 50 with similar stories.
"I could have brought about 50 with me," Giuliani said, but he said he did not because "50 is too many," and some were afraid of retribution.
According to Giuliani, the Trump campaign plans to file several federal lawsuits alleging the "uniform deprivation of the right to inspect" ballots.
He accused the "Democratic machine in Philadelphia" of tampering with counting, and "(keeping) the votes of dead people secret," among other baseless accusations.
"Seems to me somebody from the Democratic National Committee sent out a note that said don't let the Republicans look at those mail-in ballots," Giuliani claimed, again without offering any evidence.
He claimed that Biden is gaining a lead in the state vote count after Election Day is proof of corruption.
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President Trump initially led in Pennsylvania but lost that lead after unprecedented numbers of mail-in ballots — which under state law are not allowed to be counted before Election Day — pushed Biden ahead.
"You just don't lose leads like that without corruption," Giuliani said, though it is not unusual for early leads to shift as more votes are tallied.
Asked about the call for President-elect Biden by major news networks, Giuliani mocked the media for harbouring "hateful biases" toward President Trump. "Networks don't get to decide elections, courts do," he said.
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Nigerian Returnee From South Africa Dies In Lagos Party, Police Arrest Five Friends
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five friends over the death of a Nigerian, Mr Endurance Ero, who just returned from South Africa, and went out with the suspects to a party in the Surulere area.
The police operatives said, in an incident report obtained by SaharaReporters, that Ero, while taking some drinks with the friends – two men and three ladies – slumped and was rushed to the Randle Hospital, Surulere, where some doctors on duty certified him dead.
The operatives at Area C thereafter arrested the five friends identified as Kelvin Ajayi, Endurance Ajayi and females, Hope Igbinedion, Miracle Ubani, and Chinasa Anthony.
Family sources told SaharaReporters that the deceased had returned from South Africa on October 17, before deciding to hang out with his friends at the Rush Guest House located at Oyekan Street, Surulere, on the following day.
In the police report, Ero’s mother, Matunwo Chichi, said, “My son and his friend, Osagie, came back from South Africa on October 17 at about 3 pm. Then, at about 6 pm on the same date, he left the house that he wanted to visit his friend’s mother, but he did not return home.
“On October 18, at about 11 am, I was called on the phone that he had been rushed to Randle General Hospital, Surulere, and when I got there, I met him in a wheelchair, with blood coming out of his mouth and nose. Then, the doctors on duty pronounced him dead.”
Although no direct link to the death of the returnee had been established yet, the police report stated that the suspected persons and the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, for “discreet investigation.”
The police report said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased was in the company of Kelvin Ajayi, Endurance Ajayi and females, Hope Igbinedion, Miracle Ubani, and Chinasa Anthony and went to drink in a guest house, named Rush located at Oyekan Street, Surulere.
“Suddenly, the deceased collapsed and started vomiting blood in his mouth and nose. He was rushed to the hospital, but the doctors on duty certified him dead. The photographs of his corpse have been taken and his corpse deposited at the Mainland General Hospital, Yaba, for an autopsy.
“The earlier mentioned suspected persons have been arrested, and the case will be transferred to the SCID, Panti, Yaba, for discreet investigation.”
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Boris Johnson, Bill Clinton, Macron, Other World Leaders Congratulate Joe Biden, Harris
A former US President, Bill Clinton, has congratulated Joe Biden on his election, saying it is a victory for democracy.
He said, "America has spoken, and democracy has won. Now we have a President-elect and Vice President-elect who will serve all of us and bring us all together. Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on your momentous victory!."
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Other world leaders have also reacted to the news. Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, said he looked forward to working closely with the Biden administration on issues such as climate change, trade and security.
"Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States and Kamala Harris on her historic achievement.
"The US is our most important ally, and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities, from climate change to trade and security, "he said.
French President Emmanuel Macron extended his goodwill and called for increased corporation between the United States and France.
He said, "The Americans have chosen their President. Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! We have a lot to do to overcome today's challenges. Let's work together!"
Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, said, "My congratulations to US President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris on your historic #Election2020 win. #Ethiopia looks forward to working closely with you."
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Media Can't Decide Who The Next US President Is Because Election Is Far From Over —Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has said the Tuesday election is far from over, saying his main rival, Joe Biden, has not been certified as the winner of the poll.
Trump said this in a statement on Saturday, while reacting to the projection of Biden as the 46th president of the US.
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He said the media could not decide the next American president.
The statement read, "We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to pose as the winner falsely… his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don't want the truth to be exposed.
"The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor.
"In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media.
"Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld, and the rightful winner is seated. The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots.
"This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election. It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters. Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the courtroom – and then fight in court to block their access.
"So what is Biden hiding? I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands."
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Barack Obama Congratulates Biden, Harris, Says Massive Challenges Ahead
Barack Obama, former President of the United States of America, has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for emerging the 46th president and Vice President-elect.
Biden had been neck to neck with incumbent president Donald Trump in what is being considered the tightest race in American history.
He won by clinching Pennsylvania a battleground state.
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Breaking News BREAKING: Joe Biden Wins United States Presidential Election 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago
He will become the 46th President of the United States of America while Kamala Harris will become the first female and black person to become Vice President.
Obama who campaigned massively for Biden, who once served side-by-side with him said, "I could not be prouder to congratulate our next President, Joe Biden, and our next First Lady, Jill Biden.
"We're fortunate that Joe's got what it takes to be President and already carries himself that way. Because when he walks into the White House in January, he'll face a series of extraordinary challenges no incoming President ever has – a raging pandemic, an unequal economy and justice system, a democracy at risk, and a climate in peril."
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It’s Victory Of Good Over Evil, Obasanjo Congratulates Biden, Harris
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, over their ‘victory’ in the US election.
Obasanjo, in a congratulatory letter made available to The PUNCH by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, described the ‘feat’ achieved by the two Democrats as “victory of good over evil”.
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
The former Nigerian leader wrote, “It is the victory of good over evil and it is not a victory for you and the people of America alone, but a victory for most people of the world, majority of whom watch helplessly as the world that had been steadily and painstakingly built since the end of the Second World War was being pulled down.
“Not that the world was perfect and equitable, but it was reasonably predictable with some measure of the rule of law and respect for international agreements and treaties.
“President-Elect Joe Biden must restore confidence in the role of America as the largest economy in the world which has very significant responsibility for the peace, security, stability and progress of the world.
“I felicitate with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as the first female Vice-President of the U.S. We in Africa are proud of her success.”
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Major international and US-based TV networks projected on Saturday that Biden won the U.S. presidency over Donald Trump, a victory sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016.
Checks by The PUNCH showed that CNN, NBC News, CBS News, BBC and Al Jazeera, amongst others, called the race in Biden’s favour, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.
The media platforms reported that Biden beat Trump with a projected 284 electoral college votes to emerge the 46th president of the United States.
Biden, 77, is the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House. Trump, 74, has made as yet unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud, and his campaign has launched legal challenges in several states.
Biden spent eight years as vice president to Barack Obama. His victory comes in his third run for the nation’s highest office.
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It’s Victory Of Good Over Evil, Obasanjo Congratulates Biden, Harris
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, over their ‘victory’ in the US election.
Obasanjo, in a congratulatory letter made available to The PUNCH by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, described the ‘feat’ achieved by the two Democrats as “victory of good over evil”.
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
The former Nigerian leader wrote, “It is the victory of good over evil and it is not a victory for you and the people of America alone, but a victory for most people of the world, majority of whom watch helplessly as the world that had been steadily and painstakingly built since the end of the Second World War was being pulled down.
“Not that the world was perfect and equitable, but it was reasonably predictable with some measure of the rule of law and respect for international agreements and treaties.
“President-Elect Joe Biden must restore confidence in the role of America as the largest economy in the world which has very significant responsibility for the peace, security, stability and progress of the world.
“I felicitate with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as the first female Vice-President of the U.S. We in Africa are proud of her success.”
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Major international and US-based TV networks projected on Saturday that Biden won the U.S. presidency over Donald Trump, a victory sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016.
Checks by The PUNCH showed that CNN, NBC News, CBS News, BBC and Al Jazeera, amongst others, called the race in Biden’s favour, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.
The media platforms reported that Biden beat Trump with a projected 284 electoral college votes to emerge the 46th president of the United States.
Biden, 77, is the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House. Trump, 74, has made as yet unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud, and his campaign has launched legal challenges in several states.
Biden spent eight years as vice president to Barack Obama. His victory comes in his third run for the nation’s highest office.
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I Won This Election, Donald Trump Says — Twitter Flags Post As Fake News
Donald Trump, President of the United States, is falsely claiming to have won the 2020 presidential election.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden defeated Trump by taking a massive lead in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Biden had been neck to neck with incumbent president Donald Trump in what is being considered the tightest race in American history.
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The former vice president will become the 46th President of the United States of America while Kamala Harris will become the first female and black person to become Vice President.
Few moments before the election result was declared in Biden’s favour, Trump falsely tweeted without evidence, “I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!”
I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
His post was immediately flagged as misleading by Twitter.
Trump has vowed to explore legal means to challenge the results. He claimed without evidence the election was rigged.
His lawyers are expected to hold a press conference at the Four Seasons Landscaping in Philadelphia by 11:30 EST.
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NBA President Tackles Nigerian Government Over Freezing Of Bank Accounts Of #ENDSARS Protesters
President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, has condemned the freezing of the bank accounts of some #ENDSARS protesters by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Akpata also condemned the continued harassment and intimidation of Nigerian youth for participating in the protest, which gained international attention.
Akpata, who expressed his dissatisfaction in a tweet, described the clampdown on protesters as a wrong move and a breach of trust.
He said, "Lawyers are not smiling about goings-on after #ENDSARS protests. @djswitch_ goes into hiding after receiving phone threats, @moeodele passport seized and she can't travel, @savvyrinu et al accounts frozen by CBN. This was not the deal.
#wrongmove #breachoftrust #malafides #illwind."
Lawyers are not smiling about goings-on after #ENDSARS protests. @djswitch_ goes into hiding after receiving phone threats, @moeodele passport seized & she can't travel, @savvyrinu et al accounts frozen by CBN. This was not the deal.#wrongmove #breachoftrust #malafides #illwind pic.twitter.com/nbxZXJgsnQ
— Olumide Akpata (@OlumideAkpata) November 7, 2020
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SaharaReporters had published that as a result of the freezing of the bank account of Bolatito Oduala, one of the protesters, who is also a youth representative in the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry, the panel was forced to adjourn its sitting for a week.
The Godwin Emefiele-led CBN had obtained an ex-parte order to freeze the bank account of 20 protesters.
The police on Saturday also invaded the home of Eromosele Peter Adene, one of the promoters of EndSARS protests and took to the office of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
BREAKING: Nigeria Police Arrest #EndSARS Promoter In Lagos | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/BGRP2ZNdGE pic.twitter.com/6j2iRzNn0o
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) November 7, 2020
#EndSARS REVEALED: How CBN Employed Disgraced Ex-AGF To Freeze Bank Accounts Of Alleged #EndSARS Promoters After Several Lawyers Declined Brief 0 Comments 6 Hours Ago #EndSARS Human Rights Legal News AddThis : Original Author : SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements : https://ift.tt/356JMxO
Kamala Harris: First Female, First Black Vice President Of The United States
Kamala Devi Harris has made history by becoming the first female vice president-elect of the United States of America as well as the first black woman to occupy that office ever.
Her historic win is considered a victory for women around the world as well as for people of colour.
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UPDATE: Kamala Harris makes history many times over as vice president-elect.
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) November 7, 2020
She will be the first female vice president, as well as the first Black and Asian American person to occupy that post.#Election2020
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Harris ran with the Democratic candidate and the former U.S. vice president, Joe Biden, defeating incumbent President Donald Trump in what is viewed as the tightest race in US election history by clinching key votes in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
The 56-year old was elected to the U.S. Senate under the Democratic ticket in 2016 to represent California. With her Senate victory, Harris became the first Indian American to serve as a U.S. senator as well as the second African American woman to hold that position.
Before she became a senator, Harris was the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017.
Born on October 20, 1964, her father was a Jamaican who taught at Stanford University while her mother was an Indian cancer researcher.
Harris studied political science and economics at Howard University and subsequently earned a law degree from Hastings College in 1989.
She worked as a deputy district attorney shortly after graduating from law school in 1990 in Oakland, earning a reputation for toughness as she prosecuted cases of gang violence, drug trafficking, and sexual abuse.
Harris rose through the ranks, becoming district attorney in 2004.
In 2010, she was narrowly elected attorney general of California—winning by a margin of less than 1 per cent—thus becoming the first female and the first African American to hold the post.
She became a prominent figure within the Democratic party and was recruited to run for the U.S. Senate seat by Barbara Boxer who was retiring. She ran for office on key themes of immigration and criminal-justice reforms, increasing the minimum wage and protection of women’s reproductive rights.
As a senator, Harris served on both the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Judiciary Committee.
She later announced that she would be seeking the presidential nomination of the Democratic party for the 2020 election. In December 2019, however, despite growing support for her ambition, she dropped out of the race. Still, she continued to be vocal — for example about the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed by the police.
After weeks of deliberation and consideration of a potential running mate, in August 2020 Joe Biden chose Harris, and she became the first Black woman to appear on a major party’s national ticket.
She married attorney Douglas Emhoff in 2014 and has two step kids.
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'I'm Looking Forward To Working Together': Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau Congratulates Biden
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for emerging as the president-elect and vice-president-elect of the United States.
Biden had been neck to neck with incumbent President Donald Trump in what is being considered the tightest race in American history.
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He won by clinching Pennsylvania a battleground state.
He will become the 46th President of the United States of America while Kamala Harris will become the first female and black person to become Vice President.
Trudeau, in a statement on Twitter, said, “Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that’s unique on the world stage.
“I’m looking forward to working together and building on that with you both.”
Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that’s unique on the world stage. I’m really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 7, 2020
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US election: Let's give each other a chance, Biden tells Trump voters
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The president-elect says it is "time to put away the harsh rhetoric and to lower the temperature".
The president-elect says it is "time to put away the harsh rhetoric and to lower the temperature".
US election: Biden supporters' messages to Trump voters
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Supporters of US President-Elect Joe Biden give their message to people who voted for Donald Trump.
Supporters of US President-Elect Joe Biden give their message to people who voted for Donald Trump.
US election: Joe Biden vows to 'unify' country in victory speech
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"This is the time to heal in America," the Democrat says in his first speech as president-elect.
"This is the time to heal in America," the Democrat says in his first speech as president-elect.
'I'm not sure how we're going to survive'
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Salvatore Forte lost both parents to Covid-19. Now he is fighting to keep his business going.
Salvatore Forte lost both parents to Covid-19. Now he is fighting to keep his business going.
Afghanistan conflict: Fighting for a future in a war without end
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The young Afghans symbolising hope who were attacked in the assault on Kabul University.
The young Afghans symbolising hope who were attacked in the assault on Kabul University.
Milk Tea Alliance: Thai and Hong Kong activists on fight for democracy
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Thai and Hong Kong pro-democracy youth activists have joined forces, even sharing protest tactics.
Thai and Hong Kong pro-democracy youth activists have joined forces, even sharing protest tactics.
Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish
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The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.
The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.
Cancer in Nigeria: 'My wife would still be alive had she got treatment'
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Andrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor's advice.
Andrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor's advice.
Jack Ma's terrible week
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How Jack Ma's clash with the Chinese authorities stopped the biggest-ever share market debut.
How Jack Ma's clash with the Chinese authorities stopped the biggest-ever share market debut.
What Biden's victory means for world
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From Beijing to Berlin - the BBC looks at the impact of the ideological shift in the White House.
From Beijing to Berlin - the BBC looks at the impact of the ideological shift in the White House.
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