US election : Donald Trump give condition to leave White House

 

US President, Donald Trump don give condition before e go leave di White House even though e go dey hard for am to agree say Joe Biden win di election.

Dis na di US presidential election results latest update since afta Trump begin drag say im no go accept defeat.

Oga Trump say im go leave di White House if di Electoral College officially confam Joe Biden victory when dem meets next month.

On Thursday, tori pipo ask president Trump weda e go agree to leave di White House if e lost di electoral college vote and e reply say; "Certainly I will, certainly I will and you know dat."

But e also add say "if dem pick [elect Joe Biden], dem make mistake", and suggest say e fit no ever accept defeat.

"E go be very hard thing to concede because we know say big fraud dey di election." President Trump tok.

Di president don bin refuse to accept defeat for di 3 November vote, and tell reporters say e go dey "hard" to concede.

E also repeat im claim of voter fraud wey no get prove once again.

US presidential election results

Joe Biden pass oga Trump with 306 votes to 232 under di electoral college system wey dem dey use take pick US presidents.

Di tally dey far more than di 270 wey Biden need to win, and oga Biden also lead di popular vote by more than six million.

Electors go meet next month to formalise di vote, as Joe Biden dey prepare for im swearing in as president on 20 January but Trump no tok weda e go attend oga Biden inauguration.

Under di US electoral system, voters no dey directly choose di next president. Instead, dem go vote for 538 officials, who dey allocate to American states based on dia population size.

Di electors almost always dey vote for di candidate wey win di most votes for dia states, and although e dey possible for some to disregard di voters' pick but no result don ever changed dis way.

Donald Trump speak afta e participate for Thanksgiving video teleconference with members of di military.

President Trump and im supporters don file alias lodge plenti-plenti legal challenges ova di election, but most of dem don dey dismissed.

Early dis week, oga Trump finally agree to allow di formal transition to President-elect Biden team to begin, afta several weeks of dragging.

Di decision mean say oga Biden dey able to receive top security briefings and access key goment officials and millions of dollars in funds as e dey prepare to take ova on 20 January.

TODAY NEWS : Lawan attends as Adamawa Senator, Abbo formally dumps PDP for APC

 

The All Progressives Congress (APC) formally accepted Senator Ishaku Abbo into the party on Thursday.

The lawmaker was received at the APC national secretariat in Abuja.

He was welcomed by Mai Mala Buni, Yobe State Governor and Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC).

The event was witnessed by Senate President Ahmad Lawan.

Abbo, elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is the Senator representing Adamawa North District in the National Assembly.

He announced his intention to join the ruling APC on Wednesday.

Also in November, Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, dumped the PDP for the APC.

Earlier, former House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara likewise decamped from the PDP to the APC.

TODAY NEWS : Netherlands returns smuggled 600-year-old Ife terracotta to Nigerian govt

The Kingdom of Netherlands on Thursday officially presented a smuggled Ife Terracotta antiquity dated to be at least 600 years old to Nigeria.

The repatriated antiquity was presented to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at a ceremony held in Abuja.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, Harry Van Dijk, Nigeria Charge de Affairs to the Netherlands, Kabiru Musa and the Director-General National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM) were present at the event.

Receiving the repatriated object, the minister said it was smuggled through the airport in Ghana before getting to Europe in 2019.

“The smuggler had obtained forged documents purported to be from a former Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments.

“The smuggler ultimately passed through the airport in Ghana before getting to Europe in 2019.

“The Dutch Customs at Schiphol Airport suspected that the object might be illicitly imported and alerted the antiquity protection office known as the Inspectie, which is the Information and Heritage Inspectorate of the Netherlands, to give an opinion.

“The Inspectie invited Nigeria to prove her case against the suspected smuggler,’’ he said. 

NEWS : Buhari promises to appoint more Nigerian women

 

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja assured of more inclusion of women in governance.

He also reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to end child marriage and boost girl-child education.

Buhari spoke when a group of Nigerian women led by Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, visited him at the State House.

The Nigerian leader said he understood that when women hold strategic leadership positions both in government and the private sector, development will be accelerated.

“I want to reassure you that this administration remains resolute to not only meet the 35 percent National Gender Policy, but to exceed it across key decision making roles in government.’’

He advocated that the on-going Constitutional Review processes at all levels institutionalize accountability mechanisms and frameworks in the implementation of the National Gender Policy.

TODAY NEWS : Wike reveals why Gambari was ‘shocked’ over Amaechi’s absence during South-South, FG meeting

 

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, was shocked over the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi’s absence at the South-South stakeholders’ meeting with the President Muhammadu Buhari’s delegation because he knew that the Minister was at the airport with them.

Wike stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday.

The governor described as regrettable the absence of Amaechi, who arrived at the Government House, Port Harcourt, with Gambari for the crucial stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, but failed to participate in the event for inexplicable reasons.

“When I told the Chief of Staff, where is my own Minister, he was also shocked, because he knew that the Minister was at the airport with them,” Wike said.

Recall that the Federal Government held a meeting in the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday.

The meeting had in attendance most presidential appointees from the region and elected representatives.

Gambari led the presidential delegation comprising ministers from the South-South.

TODAY NEWS : INTERPOL nab Nigerians who attacked 500,000 firms in 150 countries

 

INTERPOL has arrested three Nigerians for Business Email Compromise (BEC).

The year-long investigation code-named ‘Operation Falcon’ involved INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, Nigeria Police, and Group-IB’s APAC Cyber Investigations Team.

Since at least 2017, the cybercrime gang attacked no fewer than 500,000 government and private sector companies in over 150 countries.

Group-IB, global threat hunting and intelligence company, established that subgroups exists with a number of members still at large.

The three in custody have the initials OC (age 32), IO (age 34), and OI (age 35).

In a statement, INTERPOL noted that the suspects allegedly developed phishing links, domains, and mass mailing campaigns.

They impersonated representatives of organizations.

The ring disseminated 26 malware programmes, spyware and remote access tools, including AgentTesla, Loki, Azorult, Spartan and the nanocore, and Remcos Remote Access Trojans.

The gang used the programmes to infiltrate and monitor the victims’ systems, before launching scams and syphoning funds.

INTERPOL Cybercrime Director, Craig Jones, commended all those who played a part in the probe.

“This group was running a well-established criminal business model. From infiltration to cashing in, they used a multitude of tools and techniques to generate maximum profits. We look forward to seeing additional results from this operation,” Jones said.

TODAY NEWS : Fake news triggered End SARS carnage – IGP

 

Following the violent protests which trailed the End SARS campaign, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday attributed the carnage witnessed in some parts of the country to fake news

The IGP made the claims in Akure, the Ondo State capital during his visit to the state Police Command to assess the extent of damage done during the violent protests.

He maintained that those behind the protest were armed with the sinister motive to destabilize the government.

Adamu who was also in the state to boost the morale of the police operatives in the command said that “the people that know the importance of law enforcement and police in the society agree that there are bad elements within the police but not everybody is bad”

While pleading with the police operatives to return to work, he advised the rank and file of the command to always be at alert to curb crimes and defend public property against destruction, urging them to put the End SARS incidents behind them.

Adamu also disclosed that President Buhari had approved salary increment for all policemen in the country, announcing that the recent mass promotion of junior officers was to encourage them to do their job diligently.

Earlier, the state Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami commended the Police boss for the visit and assured that men of the state command will not relent in discharging their constitutional responsibilities of protecting lives and property

He also lauded the Police boss over the recent promotion of some operatives in the command and disclosed that over 800 policemen were promoted in the exercise.