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 "We voted, and it felt great! Make your plan to do the same, if you haven't already cast your ballot: IWillVote.com- Hillary Clinton" USA MID TERM ELECTION Elections are currently being held in the United States on November 3, 2026. In these midterm elections, which occurred during the second term of Republican president Donald Trump, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate are contested to determine the 120th United States Congress. Thirty-nine state and territorial U.S. gubernatorial elections, attorney general elections, and numerous state and local elections are also being contested.

 "If your husband slaps you down and you call the cops, you are evil" – Pastor calls women evil for calling police on their husbands A pastor has sparked outrage after describing women who call the police when physically assaulted by their husbands as "evil" and accusing them of harming their spouses. In a sermon, the pastor said a woman who reports her husband to the police after he slaps her is doing something wicked. He criticised Cassandra McMurtry, a pastor's wife, for advising women experiencing physical abuse to seek help and report it to the authorities. The pastor described the advice as "unbiblical trash" and argued that women should remain with their husbands even when they are bad spouses, citing biblical teachings on submission and marriage. He also warned women against recording their husbands during disputes or reporting them to the police, claiming such actions could damage their reputations, cost them their jobs and expose them to the ...

 Family of four including 2 young children identified as victims of Learjet crash The passengers and pilots on the private jet that nose-dived into a Florida roadway have been identified. Adam Robinson, a 44-year-old tech entrepreneur, his wife Helen Sharp, and their two kids, ages 2 and 4, were all aboard the Learjet 60 aircraft, Sharp's father confirmed to KVUE. The family was accompanied by two close friends and a nanny. The two pilots also died. Jeff Gregory was an aviator with years of experience, his former employer, April Honnen, told The New York Times. His co-pilot was 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras from Boca Raton, Florida. "With broken hearts, our families share that Adam Robinson and Helen Sharp, their children Emma and Charlie, Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr, and Anita Maria Cetina were among those lost aboard the flight that went down near Greenacres, Florida, on November 1," a family statement said. "Adam and Helen were devoted parents, and Emma...

 OLUSOSUN DUMPSITE RECORDS IMPROVED TRUCK TURNAROUND AS LAWMA UPGRADES TIPPING PLATFORM The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has recorded improved truck turnaround and reduced compactor queues at the Olusosun Dumpsite following the extension and stabilisation of its E1 tipping platforms. LAWMA's Executive Director Finance, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said that the upgrade of the tipping platform had enhanced the efficiency of waste discharge operations and significantly reduced the waiting time for compactors by facilitating faster evacuation of waste from the facility. According to him, the improved turnaround had also strengthened LAWMA’s capacity to clear accumulated waste backlogs and address identified black spots across Lagos State. However, he expressed concern over the continued indiscriminate disposal of waste and the re-emergence of refuse at locations previously cleared, warning that such practices undermine ongoing sanitation efforts. He ur...

'Tinubu’s government needs to listen more' - Emir Sanusi The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said it's not every time Nigerians talk about poverty and hardship that the Presidency issues a statement condemning them as enemies of President Bola Tinubu. Sanusi made the remark while urging Tinubu's administration to listen more to Nigerians. He spoke at the Oxford Global Think Tank conference convened by Arunma Oteh, a former Director General of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. According to Sanusi: "President Tinubu's government needs to listen more, it's not every time people talk about poverty and difficulty that you just issue a statement from the Villa and condemn them as enemies of the government or an attack on the president, that is not how to respond. "I personally think that in terms of pulling back from the brink, dealing with inflation, look we were heading towards hyperinflation. "People need to understand tha...

 IGP DISU RECEIVES UNOWAS DELEGATION, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE ELECTIONS The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, today, Tuesday, 3rd November 2026, received a delegation led by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr Leonardo Santos Simão, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The engagement focused on the Force’s preparedness for the 2027 General Elections and measures to support a peaceful, secure and inclusive electoral process. In his remarks, Mr Simão explained that the visit provided an opportunity to discuss election-security preparations against the backdrop of security challenges in West Africa and the Sahel. He stressed the importance of preventing political competition from escalating into violence and sustaining public confidence in the impartiality of the Police. He also sought updates on lessons from previous ele...