Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Live Update: What if Trump didn't concede defeat?
New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio says today's election will be one to remember - but he would not be surprised if Trump hesitates to concede the election to Clinton.
Of course, we're a long way from that yet. And we don't yet know who's going to win.
But here's why Mr de Blasio said that: In the final TV debate between the candidates last month, Trump would not commit to accepting the result.
It was part of his assertions that the vote was rigged.
Mr de Blasio said: "Given what he's said so far, I'm not going to be surprised if he hesitates even if the results are clear for Hillary.
"I think emotionally it's going to be very tough for him to acknowledge defeat. But in a way I think his constant changing of his message, sometimes saying the election is rigged and other times saying it's not, depending on the poll numbers, has invalidated that argument.
"If he hesitates, it will simply be, I think, a negative for him."
Trump Predicts Election May Not End Tonight
"We need jobs because our jobs are being stolen like never before,"
Trump said when asked about how to heal a divided country in a phone
interview with Fox News. He added that it was "unbelievable" how many
factories had closed in the past 15 years.
"I have to look at what's happening," Trump said, when asked if he thought the election would not end tonight.
"There is something that is really nice about the old paper ballot system. Maybe it takes a lot longer but there's something awfully nice about the old system. You don't worry about hacking. You don't worry about all of the problems that you're seeing."
Hear what he had to say:
"I have to look at what's happening," Trump said, when asked if he thought the election would not end tonight.
"There is something that is really nice about the old paper ballot system. Maybe it takes a lot longer but there's something awfully nice about the old system. You don't worry about hacking. You don't worry about all of the problems that you're seeing."
Hear what he had to say:
African Union Leaders Gather In Ethiopia For Peace In Libya
African Union (AU) leaders have gathered in Ethiopia to push for a solution to the conflict in Libya.
Seven AU leaders from Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda met on Tuesday at the bloc’s headquarters in Addis Ababa to discuss ways of approximating the warring sides in Libya and to help peace talks resume.
"There is no military solution to the Libyan crisis and this must be understood by all stakeholders," Chad's President Idris Deby said, adding that AU leaders hoped to bring together all the Libyan stakeholders as soon as possible "to enable them engage in a frank and direct dialogue."
The United Nations says it supports the AU panel on Libya, as previous efforts by the international organization to settle disputes between Libya's warring sides have failed.
The UN has managed to establish the Government of National Accord (GNA), which comprises political and military figures from the two main factions in the country. However, elements inside the two camps have resisted cooperation with the UN-backed unity government.
Deby said the main obstacle in the way of establishing peace in Libya was the "lack of homogeneity between the two camps with each one having a multitude of political and military actors."
The disastrous consequences of the Libyan crisis, the Chadian president said, have gripped other countries in Africa.
AU chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma also called on African governments to increase their share of humanitarian assistance to the Libyans affected by the conflict.
"The economic situation in Libya is equally dire with destruction of infrastructure leading to a dangerously low oil production. This situation cannot continue," Dlamini-Zuma said, adding that 2.4 million Libyans were currently in need of humanitarian assistance, including 350,000 internally displaced people.
Naira Appreciates Against Dollar
The Naira on Tuesday appreciated against the dollar in all the segments of the Forex market.
The currency gained N44.95 to exchange at N305.27 to the dollar at the interbank market after its Monday’s record of N350. 22.
At the parallel market, the naira gained N5 to exchange at N465 from N470 it traded on Monday, while it went for N565 and N510 against the Pound Sterling and the Euro, respectively.
Trading at the Bureau De Change Segment saw the currency exchange at N385, the control rated of the Central Bank of Nigeria and at N564 against the Pound Sterling and N510 for Euro.
Assessing the market, the President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said that the naira had prospects of further appreciation in the days ahead.
He said that the CBN was working with Nigerians in Diaspora to woo more remittances back home.
Gwadabe said that the CBN had a robust meeting with stakeholders and Nigerians in Diaspora at the weekend in London on way to boost liquidity in the foreign exchange market.
He said that more International Money Transfer Operators had indicated interest in facilitating the repatriation of remittances from abroad.
Car Decorated With Beads Used For A Wedding That Got People Talking
Online users have been left dazed over this bridal beaded car which was used for a wedding recently. The car which has been labelled as a "mobile shrine" by some internet users -was decorated with traditional beads for the wedding. See below how people feel about the "unique" vehicle.
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