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Sen. Raphael Warnock Defeats Herschel Walker In Georgia Senate Runoff
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 10 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first...
2023: APC Has Failed Northerners, Muslim-Muslim Ticket Won’t Work – Shagari
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit A former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Mukhtar Shagari, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians and its Muslim-Muslim ticket strategy for the 2023 general election won’t get its desired voter turnout in the northern region of the country. “The Christians in this country, especially in the North felt slighted, they felt insulted when APC decided to go with Muslim-Muslim ticket,” he said during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday. .u0bffccce5b067c2531211cec63c2c40b { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-s...
Ye aka Kanye West Hit With $116K Bill From Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo Yiannopoulos and Ye aka Kanye West have agreed to part ways with some pointing to a hefty bill from Milo as the reason. According to reports, the far-right agitator was fired by West from the rapper’s 2024 presidential campaign team. Yiannopoulos confirmed that departure on Sunday (Dec. 4). “Ye and I have come to the mutual conclusion that I should step away from his political team,” Yiannopoulos wrote in a post on Telegram. “I will continue to pray for Ye and all his endeavors.” But sources claim that a bill he sent to West for $116,000 dated Dec. 1 led to the firing. These same sources state that there was never a financial agreement made between the two and that since the “Father Stretch My Hands” rapper hasn’t officially declared that he’s running for president, ...
Ye aka Kanye West Hit With $116K Bill From Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo Yiannopoulos and Ye aka Kanye West have agreed to part ways with some pointing to a hefty bill from Milo as the reason. According to reports, the far-right agitator was fired by West from the rapper’s 2024 presidential campaign team. Yiannopoulos confirmed that departure on Sunday (Dec. 4). “Ye and I have come to the mutual conclusion that I should step away from his political team,” Yiannopoulos wrote in a post on Telegram. “I will continue to pray for Ye and all his endeavors.” But sources claim that a bill he sent to West for $116,000 dated Dec. 1 led to the firing. These same sources state that there was never a financial agreement made between the two and that since the “Father Stretch My Hands” rapper hasn’t officially declared that he’s running for president, ...
2023: Tinubu says INEC not ready for electronic voting, transmission of results
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed no confidence in the decision of the National Electoral Commission to deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV) for the 2023 election. “INEC is still yet to assure us during this election that electronic transmission, the technology being used for the accreditation and the total votes counts is reliable, dependable and assuring in our democratic process before we introduce a complicated element of…ballot,” Mr Tinubu said on Monday. .u8b6eb51c2db221e6cdb0d1486685abf7 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:i...
Our slogan is we don’t give shishi’ but we need money to fund election — LP chairman
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit The national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has said the lack of funds to run campaigns for the 2023 campaign would likely be a great challenge to the partyMr Abure, who gave the hint recently, noted that the presidential election is very expensive and the party’s candidate can’t fund the process alone. According to him, the party slogan “we don’t give Shishi” would not be applicable, saying the party must look for money. He therefore challenged members of the Presidencial Campagin council to derive means of funding for the party. .u41ecf3253f4072d682d173264f0fafe9 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border...
Peter Obi is embroiled in allegations of drug deals in Malaysia – Femi Fani Kayode
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit From diary of Femi Fani-Kayode he dropped this one for Obidient via hi social media handle. His word read: THE OBIDIENTS: A PACT WITH NIGERIA OR A DEAL WITH LUCIFER? Obidients have accused leaders of their own party of being involved in forgery. Obidients have expelled the DG of their own Presidential Campaign Council due to allegations of fraud and misappropriation of funds. Obidients have treated most of their leaders that are not from the East with contempt. .u0493b4199a4a437086b68f163345728e { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-b...
Tinubu’s Public Blunders Are Minor Issues, Don’t take it serious – APC Campaign tell Nigerians
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit The All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council has said that the gaffes and blunders by its candidate, Bola Tinubu, are minor issues and should not be amplified. The APC council noted that it showed “the lack of seriousness” for some Nigerians to pick on the blunders and make them topical issues. .u38c1b9cadbac3d7b2caad0aafe3f395d { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:...
Wike Gives Out Jacket, Hat At Project Inauguration
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Thursday, handed out his jacket and hat to members of the audience during a project inauguration. Wike inaugurated the Rumuodogho Link Road in Emohua Local Government Area on Thursday. During his speech, he suddenly said, “The heat is too much abeg,” and started to remove his jacket. Then he looked at the audience and asked in Pidgin English, “I should dash you?” He beckoned on the beneficiary and threw the jacket to him. .ua2e9d0f2fcaed5ae9003af8f5d4c8ae9 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-...
Dems and Reps join forces to pressure SBF to testify before Congress
The leadership with the United States House Financial Services Committee have separately called on former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to appear in an investigative hearing scheduled for Dec. 13. In Dec. 2 posts on Twitter, House Financial Services Committee chair Maxine Waters, a Democrat, and ranking member Patrick McHenry, a Republican, requested SBF speak at a hearing aimed at investigating the events around the collapse of FTX. It’s unclear if the U.S. lawmakers intended the former FTX CEO to appear in person or remotely from the Bahamas. “[Sam Bankman-Fried], we appreciate that you’ve been candid in your discussions about what happened at FTX,” said Waters. “Your willingness to talk to the public will help the company’s customers, investors, and others.” “As you said, [Sam B...
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Officially Becomes House Dem Leader, First Black Person With The Gig
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Drew Angerer / Getty In a historic moment, Hakeem Jeffries officially became the Democratic leader of the House making him the first Black person to lead a political party in either chamber of Congress. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Jeffries was chosen as the minority leader representing the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives. The Democrats chose the congressman from Brooklyn by acclamation vote in a private meeting. Jeffries took over for Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who had served as Speaker of the House for many years before announcing that she would step down from leadership earlier this month. After a raucous celebration that included Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala) leading a call-and-response chant using the “if you don’t know, now you know” lyric from The N...
Trump Blasts “Loser” McConnell For Condemning Fuentes Meeting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Donald Trump is extremely angry with Mitch McConnell, ripping the congressman who had criticized his meeting with white nationalist Nick Fuentes last week. Former President Trump was asked to respond to comments from Senate Minority Leader McConnell during an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday (November 29th). McConnell stated his opinion in a broad way on the pre-Thanksgiving dinner Trump had with Ye aka Kanye West and Fuentes last week in a press conference earlier in the day. “Let me just say again, there is simply no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy,”, the senator from Kentucky said to reporters. He continued: “That would apply to all of the leaders in the party who will be seeking offices.” “M...
