The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, has aid that she is looking forward to formally accepting Democratic Party nomination after she raised more than $81 million, a day after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race. The amount is believed to be the largest 24-hour fundraising in the history of the US […]
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The United States (US) has condoled with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State over the last Sunday terrorist attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo. Kokomansion recalls that not less than 40 persons out of the 127 involved in the attack were killed, leaving 61 survivors currently on admission in different hospitals and […]
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The United States embassy in Nigeria has lifted the suspension on drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. Recall that the “drop box” or interview waiver was suspended for Nigerian applicants in May 2019. Although checks showed that the suspension on the interview waiver has been lifted, applicants must, however, be […]
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The U.S. government has confirmed that 13 of its military personnel were killed in the bomb explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Apart from the U.S. soldiers, about 77 people were killed in the explosion, AlJazeera reports. More than 150 wounded persons are being treated at the emergency hospital in Kabul and other locations. […]
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The President of the United States, Joe Biden says he stands by his decision to withdraw his country’s troops from Afghanistan, in spite of the current developments. Afghanistan has witnessed a gradual takeover of various provincial cities — including Kabul, the country’s capital — by Taliban fighters over the recent weeks, following the withdrawal of […]
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The suspended senior special assistant to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, Abidemi Rufai, has been indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Recall that Rufai was arrested at the JFK airport in New York on May 14 over alleged $350,000 unemployment benefits fraud. A criminal complaint was filed against Rufai for allegedly stealing over […]
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Joe Biden was confirmed as the next US president on Monday as the Electoral College formalized his victory over Donald Trump, all but closing the door on the incumbent’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. As Biden appealed to Americans to “turn the page” on the divisive contest, electors met across all […]
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President Donald Trump’s controversial coronavirus adviser resigned Monday, while hopes for a first wave of vaccinations before the end of 2020 received a further boost with an announcement from US firm Moderna. Scott Atlas, a favored coronavirus adviser of the US president, who tweeted in October “Masks work? NO,” has submitted his resignation, effective as […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States, on Sunday admitted that his democratic opponent, Joe Bide won the 2020 presidential election, but again, quickly added the unfounded claim that the poll was rigged. Trump, in a tweet said: “He won because the election was rigged. “NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a […]
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The United States of America has become the first country to record 100,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The US achieved the grim record on Wednesday as its death toll stands at 100,276, according to Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the pandemic. The North American country has recorded more fatalities than any […]
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