INEC drafting new guidelines for reviewing declared election results – Mahmood Yakubu Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission will soon issue new regulations to provide clarity on Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022, amid growing concerns over its interpretation. Speaking on Tuesday, July 1, during a consultative…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats have upended Canada’s election and improved the fortunes of the Liberal Party, which could win a fourth consecutive term in power next week. The Liberals and the country’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, looked headed for a crushing defeat in Monday’s election until the American president…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s top election body has locked the National Identity Cards (NIDs) of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nine family members. The NIDs of the 10 individuals, including Hasina, were locked through an official letter on February 16, signed by ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the National Identity Registration Wing at the…
Gabon’s military leader, Brice Nguema, who led the 2023 coup that ended Ali Bongo’s rule, has been declared the winner of the presidential election. Mr Nguema, who has led the country since the coup in 2023, won the election on Saturday with more than 90 per cent of the vote. The 50-year-old military leader had…
Veteran Nigerian comedian, Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as Alibaba has revealed some political strategies he learned from former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. In an interview with Outside the Box Podcast, aired on YouTube on Saturday, Alibaba shed light on the political dynamics in Nigeria, disclosing the steps required to win a presidential election in the…
Bill To Stop Tinubu, Others From Contesting Election Passes Second Reading The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for second reading a bill seeking to bar individuals above 60 years from contesting for the offices of President and Governor in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, proposes amendments to the 1999 Constitution to…
The Imo State Police Command has responded to the crisis that erupted in Umusi/Olokwa Community, Owerri West LGA, which claimed the life of the Youth Leader-elect, Stanley Nwoke, two months after he was declared the winner of the Community Youth general election. In a press statement, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Henry…
The Rivers House of Assembly has extended the time for the chairperson and commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to appear before it to 10 March. Martins Wachukwu, the special assistant to the Speaker on Media Affairs, disclosed this in a statement to reporters in Port Harcourt on Friday. Mr Wachukwu said…
…As NNPP’s Authentic Logo Misses On Ballot The local council election in Ondo State across all the 18 local government areas of the state was marred by apathy. Officials of Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission(ODIEC) delayed in arriving at most of the polling units. Two among polling units at Leo area of Akure, Akure South…
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