Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party in the 2016 Presidential Election in the U.S., has blamed her loss on negative events late in the campaign, including an FBI investigation. She also fingered “Russia-linked hacking” of her campaign for the defeat by President Donald Trump of the Republican Party. In New York on Tuesday, Clinton said she was […]
Continue ReadingThe CIA has confirmed that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the US election. The intelligence agency said the intervention was not only to help Trump win, but also designed to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system. U.S. intelligence agencies believed that as the 2016 presidential campaign drew […]
Continue ReadingAfrica’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka said he has fulfilled his pledge to destroy his US residency green card and leave the country if Donald Trump won the presidential election. AFP quoted the Nigerian Professor as confirming that he has already lived up to his promise on the sidelines of an education conference at the […]
Continue ReadingA request for a recount of Wisconsin’s presidential vote was on Friday filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission in Madison, commencing processes for the recount of Nov. 8 presidential votes in the state. Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Mike Haas confirmed on Friday that the commission had received the recount petitions by Green Party’s presidential nominee […]
Continue ReadingA record $4.513 million has been raised within 48 hours for vote recount in three US battleground states that gave Donald Trump victory in the presidential election on 9 November. The Green party candidate in the U.S. presidential election, Jill Stein, is leading the campaign, which would file for a recount of votes in Wisconsin, […]
Continue ReadingWole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has said it is an unlikely event that Donald Trump becomes president of the United States, but if does happen, he has vowed to cut his green card. Soyinka, while giving a speech to students of Oxford University, England, on Wednesday, said: “If in the unlikely event he does win, the […]
Continue ReadingThe FBI has acquired a warrant to investigate emails found on the laptop of a former aide to Hillary Clinton, according to multiple reports, as part of its investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee’s use of a private email server. The move came as senior Senate Democrats made an extraordinary attack on the head of […]
Continue ReadingRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s charitable foundation has been ordered by New York’s attorney general to stop fundraising in the state. Prosecutors issued a “notice of violation” after determining the foundation had no proper registration. The notice directs the Trump foundation to “immediately cease soliciting contributions or engaging in other fundraising activities in New York”. […]
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