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Donald Trump ripped off his microphone and stormed out of an interview after being asked about his election claims. The US President was granting an interview to NBC’s Kristen Welker on Meet the Press when she asked him about claims he made that the recent delayed California election results were "rigged". Trump replied: "The elections are like a third-world country. "Your elections are crooked and you’re crooked and Meet the Press is crooked and so is ABC and CBS and CNN. "You are one-sided crooked networks…let’s call it quits. I’ve had enough. Thank you darling have a good time." Ms Welker asked him to stay, saying she had travelled "all the way" to Wisconsin for the interview. Trump hit back: "I’ve sat in the rain with you...

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has cautioned against linking crime to ethnicity, warning that the practice fuels division and undermines national unity. Obi made the remarks in a statement posted on his verified X account on Monday,  June 8, where he expressed concern over what he described as the growing tendency to stereotype entire ethnic groups based on the actions of a few criminal elements.The former Anambra State governor said he could relate to the experiences of many Nigerians who have faced prejudice because of their ethnic backgrounds, noting that such stereotyping was neither fair nor productive.“As an Igbo man, I have endured stereotypes, judgment, and labelling solely based on my ethnic origins. This is n...

Former Ogun Central senator and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Iyabo Obasanjo, has resigned her membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, alleging sustained marginalisation, rejection and unfair treatment by the party leadership in Ogun State.Obasanjo, who recently sought the APC governorship ticket in Ogun State, announced her decision in a resignation letter dated May 31 and addressed to the state party chairman, Yemi Sanusi.The US-based epidemiologist and former lawmaker criticised the process that produced Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as the party’s governorship candidate, arguing that the consensus arrangement did not align with the APC’s established guidelines.According to her, while she had agreed to support any candidate that emerged...