Dated November 6, 2024 Dear Nigerian journalists, I have been saying this in private discussions over the years. Now, I'm forced to bring it to the public after reading a recent heart-rending report of the beheading of 10 farmers in Niger State, alongside a Chinese national. The assailants were said to have left with the 10 heads or thereabouts! Just like similar news reports by other Nigerian media houses, the above referenced report by Sahara Reporters, uses the word ' bandit ' where ' terrorist ' should have been more fitting. Indeed, there should be a worse word for someone who committed such an egregiously heinous act, expressing a total absence of conscience and humanity. For one thing, at this time of such a high level of food insecurity in the country, killing just one of our farmers could be likened to killing 1 million of us. Now, these beasts in human shape killed, not 1, not 2, 3, or 5, but as many as 10 of our farmers in one operation. And, of course,
This blow by blow snapshot report of the US Presidential Elections is based on the West African Time Zone: 3:26 am: Donald Trump is in a clear lead with 178 electoral votes and 29,989,007 popular votes against Kamala Harris' 99 electoral votes and 26,991,112 popular votes. It takes 270 electoral votes for a candidate to win, and there are 538 up for grabs. Source: Aljazeera At 3:45 WAT, this is the situation. Source: Google AI 3:58 - Trump has claimed 10 more electoral votes while Harris remains stagnant. - Source: Google AI via Associated Press At 4:10 WAT, Harris 109, Trump 198 electoral votes Source: Google AI via AP At 4:20, no other candidate has won any electoral vote. See how they stand... See what just happened. At 4:35, Donald Trump was leading in 6 of 7 swing states where results were available. Kamala Harris was leading only in the state of Michigan as you can see. But, by 4:39, Trump also took over Michigan too, therefore, le