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Trump kicks as Biden takes slim lead in USA

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2020 0

By Philip Clement & Ukpono Ukpong Democratic party candidate and former United States vice president, Joe Biden, is in early electoral college lead over incumbent president, Donald Trump. Checks showed that although results were still being collated at press time last time, Biden maintains

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‘We won’t let them steal the election,’ Trump assures supporters

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2020 0

US President Donald Trump has raised an alarm over alleged electoral malpractices by his opponent in Tuesday presidential election, Daily Times gathered. He accused his opponents of casting votes after the polls are closed. “We are up big but they are trying to steal the election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot […]

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D-Day in USA as Trump, Biden run neck and neck

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2020 0

By Philip Clement Americans are voting today in a presidential election that will determine the fate of the United States for the next four years as incumbent Donald Trump is up against former Vice President Joe Biden in a tight race. Most polls show Democratic candidate Biden ahead of Republican Trump who disputes the polling […]

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Trump claims he ‘saved 2,000,000 lives from coronavirus’

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2020 0

The US President, Donald Trump has claimed to have ‘saved two million lives’ from coronavirus as he faced off with rival Joe Biden on Thursday, October 22. He opened by saying: ‘So as you know 2.2 million people, modeled out, were expected to die.’ : ‘We were expected to lose, if you look at the […]

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US Elections: Trump, Biden face off in final presidential debate

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2020 0

President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will take part in their last face-to-face debate Thursday, after a lackluster and dismal performance by both men the last time around. Trump, who has hit the campaign trail after being hospitalized with the coronavirus, is expected to continue his attacks on Biden and his family. Recently […]

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I’ll leave US if I lose election – Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2020 0

Donald Trump has threatened to leave the United States if he is beaten by Joe Biden in the presidential election as he trails behind in the polls. The president said he would ‘not feel so good’ if he lost to ‘the worst candidate in the history of American politics’ during a rally in Georgia last […]

Editorial

OPINION: On Donald Trump’s certain win in US

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2020 0

By Dan Mou I was pleasantly amused when my former Personal Assistant, Major Kator, sent me Dr. Femi Aribisala’s article on President Donald J. Trump. It is clearly a hatchet job! While it appears to be an objective scholarly article, it is so one-sided and so deliberately fraudulently biased against Trump. Consequently, the article is […]

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US VP Pence, wife test negative for COVID-19 after Trump tested positive

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

United States Vice President Mike Pence and his wife have tested negative for the coronavirus after President Donald Trump tested positive. In a tweet by Pence’s Press Secretary Devin O’Malley, on Friday, October 2, the vice president is routinely tested daily for the virus and he is good health after tests showed he is not […]

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Trump, wife postpone campaign after testing positive for COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

US President, Donald Trump and First Lady, Melania, have postponed their election campaigns after contracting COVID-19. “As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19,” Melania tweeted, Friday, October 2. “We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure […]

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Trump, Biden clash in chaotic first presidential debate

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night clashed in the first presidential debate described by commentators as chaotic and messy. The 90-minute encounter was characterised by frequent interruptions, mostly from Trump, and insults, with Biden calling the president a clown, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: Trump accuses […]

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Trump reveals how COVID-19 pandemic helps him in election campaign

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2020 0

US president, Donald Trump has revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic has been helping him during his election campaign. He said the coronavirus pandemic ‘could be a good thing’ as it would allow him to stop shaking hands with ‘disgusting’ supporters. According to a former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, Trump said this in reaction […]

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Former model drags Donald Trump for alleged sex assault

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2020 0

Former model Amy Dorris has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her more than two decades ago. He forced himself on her at the US Open in 1997, she told the Guardian. Ms Dorris, who was 24 at the time, told the newspaper she felt ‘sick’ and ‘violated’. ‘He just shoved his tongue down my […]

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FG meets 90% of US review visa ban requirement

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2020 0

The Federal Government says it has largely complied with the requirements of the United States on information sharing and other demands on its visa and security policy. READ ALSO:Visa ban: US gives Nigeria conditions for review of… The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  Amb. Mustapha Sulaiman, said Nigeria had accomplished almost 90 per cent […]

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El-Rufai’s sanction extended as Oshiomhole, Kano, Kogi governors make US Visa Ban List

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2020 0

A former governor of Edo State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello have all been confirmed to be among top Nigerians slammed with a visa ban by the United States Government on Monday, Daily Times has learnt. On the other hand, Governor Nasir […]

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Trump accuses Biden of taking drugs to give speeches

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2020 0

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has accused the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, of taking performance-enhancing drugs for his public speeches. President Trump made the claim during an interview with Fox News, Daily Times reports. It is due to be broadcast in full on Saturday. He said, “I think there are probably, […]

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Donald Trump revokes 1,000 visas of Chinese students

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2020 0

Over 1,000 Chinese nationals have had their visas revoked by the United States since June, under a program aimed at graduate students and researchers believed to have ties to the Chinese military. The US State Department said in a statement Wednesday, September 9, said that “high-risk graduate students and research scholars” had been expelled. Daily […]

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President Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2020 0

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in brokering the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal. READ ALSO: Trump and Biden clash over street violence Trump’s nomination is coming weeks after he helped seal a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. […]

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‘China would own America under Biden’ – Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday night drew the curtains on the Republican National Convention with blistering attacks on his Democratic challenger in the Nov. 3 presidential election, Mr. Joe Biden. In a speech that lasted a little over an hour, Trump dismissed Biden as a puppet of China, repeating his claim that China would own […]

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President Trump’s media aide, Kellyanne Conway resigns

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2020 0

President Donald Trump media aide, Kellyanne Conway, known for sparring with reporters has resigned as senior white House adviser. Conway made the announcement on Sunday, August 23, saying she step down to focus on her family. Conway, 53, has been at Trump’s side since day one, managing his 2016 campaign that catapulted the reality TV […]

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“Trump is not serious with US presidency” – Obama

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2020 0

Donald Trump has “never” taken the US presidency seriously and lacks the skills to grow into the job, his predecessor, Barack Obama will say Wednesday at the Democratic convention, Daily Times Nigeria reports. READ ALSO: Michelle Obama shades Trump in new address to Americans “I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald […]