Chairman of the South -East Governors ’ Forum and Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi, on Monday , stressed that the South – East presidency come 2023, was currently the greatest desire of youths of the region. Umahi, who stated this during a state- wide broadcast in Abakaliki, explained that leaders of the zone , […]
National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says last Tuesday’s alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki toll gate has complicated matters for him. The former Governor of Lagos said this in an article on Sunday while denying allegations that he was behind the incident. But he lamented […]
The Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced on Sunday, and winner Wavel Ramkalawan reaffirmed a pledge to hike the minimum wage after COVID-19 stifled the tourism-dependent economy. Seychelles State House said in a statement on its website that Ramkalawan and his Vice-President, Ahmed Afif, will be […]
New Yorkers disproved US President Trump’s characterisation of the Big Apple as a ‘ghost town’, when they jammed polling places and stood in line for hours to cast ballots on the state’s first day of early voting on Saturday. They palpably rushed to record their choices 10 days ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election. […]
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has won 59.49 per cent of votes in a hotly contested election where he sought a controversial third term, according to provisional results announced by the country’s electoral authority Saturday. His main rival, opposition politician Cellou Dalein Diallo — who claimed victory before the publication of the results — received 33.5 […]
Most opinion polls and ratings by the American media networks reported that Joe Biden, the presidential candidate of the Democrats easily thrashed incumbent Donald Trump in their final verbal showdown. And this was despite Trump’s restraint and better behaviour, unlike during the chaotic first debate in Cleveland, Ohio. The CNN in a poll gave Biden […]
The Senate may have suspended the screening and confirmation of the nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, due to the inclusion of Ms . Lauretta Onochie , on the list . Onochie , from Delta State , is the Special Assistant to the President on New […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the six Senatorial and nine House of Assembly bye-elections slated for October 31. The Commission said the decision to cancel the elections is in compliance with Section 26 (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), which gives INEC the power to postpone an election if there […]
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has expressed regrets that “diabolical influencers in form of hooliganism, ethno-religious bigots and even political marauders” are bent on pulling the nation down and pushing for regime change. The governors also wondered why protests have persisted despite the “magnanimity exhibited” by the federal and state governments. In a communique […]
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party have started reaching out to the Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi , in a bid to stop his defection from the party, our correspondent has gathered . A party source who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the […]
