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In Numbers: Facts about US president-elect, Joe Biden

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2020 0

Joe Biden is the 46th president-elect of the United States. Below are some important facts you might not know about the politician from Delaware. We have gathered and presented the facts in numbers below. 1 – Biden is the first democrat non-incumbent vice president to defeat an incumbent

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US Election: Why Trump should accept defeat — Bamgbose

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2020 0

The National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance (CAGG), Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq, has called on world leaders to prevail on President Donald Trump to concede defeat, Daily Times gathered. Republican Party’s candidate, President Trump is yet to concede defeat, making claims that the election was flawed with irregularities even as many world leaders have

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US election: Why China has refused to congratulate Biden

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2020 0

China declined Monday to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. While incumbent Donald Trump has yet to concede and has launched several legal challenges, many world leaders congratulated Biden and running mate Kamala Harris after the Democrats were declared […]

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Joe Biden wins US Presidential Election

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2020 0

Joe Biden is now projected to win the 2020 presidential race after surging ahead in key swing states. MSNBC and CNN have both called the race for the Democratic candidate. The Rust Belt states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania proved to be crucial in the 2020 election, after Biden flipped Arizona and Trump was projected […]

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U.S. election: Biden launches transition website

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2020 0

Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. President, has launched an official transition website, www.buildbackbetter.com. The move comes as votes are still being counted in many states and the presidential race still undecided. On the www.buildbackbetter.com website is a short statement that reiterates Biden’s earlier assertion that it is the American people that

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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 a narrow lead with 227 electoral college boys ahead of Trump […]

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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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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 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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What Kamala Harris brings as Joe Biden’s running mate in US presidential election

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

The choice of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s United States Democratic presidential running mate is down to many factors including gender and racial balance, family ties as well as her strong presence among the deep-pocket political elite of her California state with a huge voting population. Harris is the first black woman and South Asian […]

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Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris for vice-presidential running mate

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, has selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the US presidential election in November. READ ALSO: Accuser calls for Joe Biden to drop out of presidential race “I have the great honour to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris — a fearless fighter for the […]

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Accurate US election predictor since 1984 picks 2020 winner

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2020 0

A professor with a track record in choosing the victor in US presidential contests has picked presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to beat President Donald Trump. American University professor Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted every presidential winner since 1984, and chose Trump as the winner against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016. He […]

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Trump represents an unjustifiable leadership failure – Biden

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2020 0

Democrat presidential candidate of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has hit out hard at President Donald Trump yet again, describing the president’s inability to develop a strategic plan to contain the spread of coronavirus as ‘an unjustifiable failure of leadership’ that costs lives everyday. The presidential candidate made this claim via his Twitter […]

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Political rivals Biden, Trump may talk about coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

Aides to Joe Biden, the likely Democratic nominee to run against President Donald Trump, will arrange a call for the rivals to discuss the country’s response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the campaign for the former vice president said on Wednesday. READ ALSO: WHO expects Malaysia’s coronavirus cases to peak in mid-April Biden has been […]

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Biden projected to win Mississippi, Missouri Democratic primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden scored early wins as polls began closing in the six states holding their Democratic primaries for the presidential nomination on Tuesday. Biden was projected to defeat left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders in Mississippi and Missouri, according to multiple U.S. broadcasters, carrying over his winning streak from Super Tuesday last week. […]

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Democrats bank on Biden as the man to beat Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

In poll after poll, Democratic Party voters made one point clearer than any other. The care about health care, they care about the economy, the care about gun control. But more than anything, they wanted to beat President Donald Trump in November. On Super Tuesday, voters made up their minds about who was the one candidate to […]

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Joe Biden wins three states in early Super Tuesday surge

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2020 0

Former vice president Joe Biden surged in early vote tallies across the southern US on Tuesday and is projected by broadcasters to win contests in Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama. The moderate 77-year-old is seeing renewed energy in recent days after a win in South Carolina’s primary and endorsements from centrist and moderate candidates who have dropped […]

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Ex U.S. vice president Biden leaves open door to 2020 run

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2017 0

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Monday left the door open to a presidential run to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. He said he is focused now on boosting Democrats in the 2018 midterm races. Biden, who will turn 75 on Nov. 20, declined to seek the Democratic nomination for […]

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U.S. Ready to Work with Buhari – Obama’s Deputy

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2015 0

The United States Vice President, Joe Biden, has assured the President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) that the U.S. government is willing and ready to work with him. Biden gave this assurance when he made a phone call to Buhari on Wednesday. In a statement made available to our correspondent by the White House on […]

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Biden Affirms US Readiness To Help Tackle Insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

  The United States Vice President, Joe Biden, has affirmed the readiness of the United States to expand collaboration with Nigeria on issues of common concern, including economic and security matters. In a statement by the Public Affairs section of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, Biden commended the Nigeria’s President-elect, General Mohammadu