Tag: impeachment
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#ImpeachBuhari: Copycat Nigerians, on Twitter, demand Buhari’s impeachment
Nigerians have taken to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to demand the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. The demand by Nigerians is in response to the impeachment of President Donald Trump of the United States. Recall that TheNEwsGuru(TNG) had earlier reported how Trump was impeached by the United States House of Representatives for abuse of power…
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Ex-US presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton reacts to Trump’s impeachment
Former United States presidential candidate, Hilary Clinton has reacted to the impeachment of the country’s president, Donald Trump by the House of Representatives. She was previously a United States Senator from New York and is the wife of former President Bill Clinton, serving as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In…
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Trump fires back says: ‘They are not after me, they are after you’
President Donald Trump has said those seeking to impeach him were not really after him as an individual. Trump made this known via his verified Twitter handle “In reality, they’re not after me, they’re after you,” the impeached president had tweeted. TheNewsGuru reports that on December 18, 2019 at 8.34 PM Eastern Time, the United…
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Impeachment is unprecedented abuse of power- Trump
By Dayo Benson New York Ahead of today’s historic voting in Democrats led United States House of Representatives, seeking to impeach President Donald Trump, over abuse of office and obstruction of Congress, Trump Tuesday evening in a blistering letter lashed out at Speaker Nancy Pelosi, describing the exercise as an “unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of…
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US House Impeachment report ‘overwhelmingly’ nails Trump, White House reacts
US Democrats presented a convincing case for impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office Tuesday in a report detailing “overwhelming evidence” of misconduct in office and obstruction. Immediately dismissed by the White House as the product of a “one-sided sham process,” the House Intelligence Committee report accused Trump of subverting national security as he…
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I remain speaker of Bayelsa Assemby – Isenah
Assemblyman Tonye Isenah, Speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly has dismissed the report of his impeachment. He insisted that he remained the speaker of the assembly on Monday in Yenagoa. The plenay on Monday witnessed gunshots at the Bayelsa House of Assembly by some youths that stormed the assembly complex in Yenagoa. Isenah, however, adjourned…
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US House Speaker, Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry against Trump
Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democrats in the House, on Tuesday announced a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump in the Congress. The announcement marks the most direct step taken by the House Democratic leader to embrace impeachment proceedings and is a significant escalation in the fight between House Democrats and the President.…
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We are already effectively in Trump impeachment probe – U.S. Democrats
The U.S. House Judiciary Democrats told newsmen on Friday that they do not need to launch a formal impeachment inquiry they are essentially conducting one already with their investigation into President Donald Trump. “In effect,’’ Judiciary Chairman, Jerrold Nadler, said when asked if the panel’s ongoing probe is effectively the same as an impeachment inquiry.…
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Trump escapes impeachment [See how US reps voted]
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 332-95 to kill the first articles of impeachment brought forward against President Donald Trump under the new Democratic majority. The defeat of the move signalling a deep divide among Democrats on whether to go forward with an effort to unseat President Trump. A majority of Democrats along…
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Edo lawmakers-elect deny knowledge of impeachment notice on Gov Obaseki
Members- elect of the yet- to- be inaugurated Edo House of Assembly have disowned a purported impeachment notice on Governor Godwin Obaseki. They stated the notice currently circulating did not emanate from them. In a statement by the 14 members in Abuja, the lawmakers said the document is fake and a calculated attempt to smear…