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Trump says ‘this election is far from over’

President Donald Trump said on Saturday his campaign would begin challenging U.S. election results in court next week after media outlets called the race...

US Election 2020: Joe Biden wins the presidency

Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday's election. The BBC...

We are going to win this race, the numbers tell us it’s clear – Joe Biden tells supporters

In anticipation of becoming America’s 46th president if he maintains his lead in Arizona and Pennsylvania, Joe Biden has expressed confidence to his supporters...

Georgia turns in Biden’s favour placing him at doorstep of presidency

Early Friday (November 6), Georgia election figures showed Joe Biden has taken the lead in the state’s presidential election votes over Donald Trump, which places him closer...

Liberians who fled civil war elected in US elections

Two Liberians whose families escaped civil war in the 1990s and sought refuge in the US have been elected to office in the states...

Serial rapist jailed 300 years

A notorious serial rapist, Malibongwe Ncokolo, has been sentenced to seven life terms and 300 years imprisonment by the Bisho High Court in Eastern Cape,...

104-year-old woman says she can die happy after voting for Joe Biden

At 104 years old, she's witnessed more than 20 elections, but Ruth Rosner says she can "finally die happy" after voting for Joe Biden. Ms Rosner,...

From Ghana to Nigeria: Little pieces of home

The young Ghanaian men and boys who come to this farm in Osun state, Nigeria, each year to find work mostly say they do...

US Election 2020: Georgia will hold a vote recount

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger has just announced that the state’s presidential contest will go to a recount. He says that 4,169 votes remain...

Bricklayer kills apprentice for money rituals a day to his 14th birthday [Photos]

A schoolboy was murdered in Oyo state one day to his 14th birthday and his boss has been arrested for his murder. The 21-year-old bricklayer,...

Airspace now restricted over Biden’s home

New restricted “national defense airspace” has been put in place over Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. The Federal Aviation Administration posted the...

US Election: French bulldog elected as mayor of Kentucky town

A small town in Kentucky has elected a French bulldog to be mayor. Wilbur, a 6-month-old puppy, was elected as mayor in Rabbit Hash,...

Every legal vote should be counted – Senate majority leader

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeted Friday: “Every legal vote should be counted. Any illegally-submitted ballots must not.” McConnell’s tweet marks his first public comment since President...

Woman allegedly returns manhood she ‘stole’ [Video]

A woman, who allegedly took a man’s private part spiritually, has returned it in Aba, Abia state. In a video which was shared by a...

Mason, 21, kills apprentice for money rituals

A 21-year-old bricklayer, Biodun Owolabi, has been arrested for killing his apprentice for money rituals. Mr Owolabi is alleged to have killed the 13-year-old secondary...

Biden eyes 270 as he gains on Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia

Democrat Joe Biden is closing on President Donald Trump in tense vote counts in Pennsylvania and Georgia, two states that the current occupant of the White House cannot...

Trump stages corrosive attempt to undermine votes as his path to 270 evaporates

President Donald Trump staged a corrosive and potentially dangerous attempt at undermining the US election on Thursday, baselessly claiming the presidency was being stolen from underneath him...

US election 2020: Donald Trump makes series of unsubstantiated ‘rigged’ result claims

Donald Trump has doubled down on unsubstantiated claims his political opponents are trying to rig and steal the US election. In his first public appearance...

I cheated on my wife – Popular pastor confesses

God may be forgiving, but Hillsong Church may be less so. A day after it was revealed that celebrity pastor Carl Lentz was fired from star-studded Hillsong...

US Election 2020: Trump alleges ‘shenanigans’ as Biden urges calm

US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of voting “shenanigans” as the result from Tuesday’s White House election hangs in the balance. His Democratic challenger...

US results: Trump’s sons attack Republicans for ‘weak’ backing

President Donald Trump’s two sons have rebuked Republicans for failing to back the President as he struggles to win re-election. Mr Trump’s eldest son Don...

Federal judge confirms Trump election observers in Philadelphia are being treated fairly

A Trump campaign lawyer admitted before a federal judge on Thursday that observers for the campaign were allowed to watch ballot canvassing in Philadelphia,...

Latest on Biden, Trump’s hot race: Judges give ruling on Trump’s lawsuits

Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed President Donald Trump's campaign lawsuits Thursday, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity of the...

Biden leads Trump by a hair in Nevada

With no new results since Wednesday evening and hours until more begin to trickle in, Joe Biden is holding a very slight lead over...

Here’s why Alaska hasn’t been called yet

Along with crucial battleground states like Pennsylvania and Georgia, the presidential race in Alaska has still yet to be called—but rather than being because...

Trump supporter storms press conference to accuse Joe Biden of ‘stealing the election’ [Video]

A furious Trump supporter wearing a tank top that said simply ‘BBQ, Beer, Freedom’ has interrupted an official press conference to yell: ‘Joe Biden...

Coronavirus: Lagos to impose fresh lockdown, other measures

The Lagos State Government may impose a new lockdown and return other measures if there is a recurrence of high cases of coronavirus in...

WhatsApp lets messages vanish after 7 days

WhatsApp is introducing a “disappearing messages” option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days. The Facebook-owned...

US election 2020: Here’s where vote-counting stands in 4 key states

It’s the Thursday after Election Day, and CNN has not yet projected a winner in the presidential race. Ballots are still being counted in several...

‘Sayooo’: Drama as rivals welcome their man at airport [Video]

An interesting drama occurred at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Nigeria as two rivals stormed the facility to welcome their man. Reports indicate the...

US election 2020: If Biden wins Arizona and Georgia, history will judge it as a decisive victory

We were told this election would take time to interpret and it has. The red and blue mirages did come true. But after an undulating election...

US Election 2020: Unrest, delays and threats – the ‘dicey’ fight over the ‘blue wall’

This US election looks set to come down to the results in three states which traditionally form a ‘blue wall’ across America’s rust belt. In...

Gunmen kill pregnant woman, abduct husband

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a pregnant woman at Rigachikun in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident reportedly took place...

US election: Biden closes in on Trump in battleground of Georgia as White House race heats up

Joe Biden is closing in on Donald Trump in the key battleground of Georgia, hoping to flip a third state from the Republicans and...

Awkward silence abroad as the US presidential election remains in limbo

The world was well aware that the US presidential election was unlikely to conclude quickly.  Record early and mail-in voting meant that America’s allies would have...

Trump has questioned legal efforts in calls with allies

President Trump offered less-than-enthusiastic endorsement of his team’s legal strategy in phone calls with some of his allies on Wednesday, sounding resigned to the...

#EndSARS: ICC opens inquiry into Nigeria protests

The International Criminal Court has told the BBC that it will "analyse materials" it has received about the violence which hit Nigeria last month...

US Election: First transgender elected senator

Sarah McBride is to become the first transgender state senator in the US after she won her race in Delaware. She beat Republican Steve Washington...

Man writes to church to demand offertory

A Kenyan man, identified as Dishon Kinyanjui Kinuthia, has written to his church to demand a refund of his offertory. The letter dated October 30,...

US Election: What I will do if Trump wins – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is amazed at the outcome of the presidential elections in the United States...