Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has confirmed he'll stand for a third term in elections scheduled for December. The former army chief has been in power since he helped oust Mohammed Morsi, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, in 2013. Activists say his term in office has been marked by the brutal suppression of all opposition and the collapse of the Egyptian economy. The constitution was changed four years ago […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is to conduct a mock accreditation using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System in the forth coming Off Cycle Governorship Elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States The National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education, Mr Sam Olumekun, said in Abuja that the test run will take place simultaneously in the three States as part of preparations for the forth coming election scheduled for […]
Security has been beefed up at the Roseline Omotosho Courthouse, Ikeja, as the Lagos State Election Petitions Tribunal is set to deliver judgement in petitions challenging the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for the state in the March 18 poll, Abdulazeez Adediran, also known as Jandor, and his Labour Party counterpart, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, filed the petitions. Security operatives took over the main entrance […]
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kano State has sacked Abba Kabir Yusuf as governor of the state. Intelregion reported that the court in a ruling on Wednesday declared the candidate of the APC, Nasiru Gawuna, winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship poll. INEC had declared that the NNPP polled 1,019,602 votes to defeat the APC with its candidate, Nasir Gawuna, who scored 890,705 votes. The NNPP candidate thus […]
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra State has dismissed all the charges solicited by Andy Azike of the Labour Party (LP) against Dominic Okafor of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, on the National Assembly election of 25th February, 2023. In a judgement, the court flawed all the charges levied against the first respondent in the matter for lacking merit and substantial evidence. In his response to […]
The Nigerian Solid Minerals Development Fund, SMDF, has described reports in the media that the Fund was involved in the sponsorship of the 2015 elections and the African Cup of Nations as unfounded and misleading. Executive Secretary of SMDF, Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi stated this at the Presentation and Unveiling of the 2021 Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI’s, Solid Minerals Industry Report in Abuja. Hajiya Fatima stressed that […]
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu says he has been vindicated on the validation of his name by the ruling of the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital which also upheld his election. This is contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Levinus Nwabughiogu in Abuja. Kalu, upon the receipt of the exciting news in Abuja, […]
Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state of Georgia. It is the fourth criminal case brought against him in as many months. Mr. Trump, who is the leading Republican candidate for president in 2024, was indicted along with 18 other allies. BBC reported that he denies all 13 charges against him, which include racketeering and election meddling. He […]
The Network of Bayelsa Professionals (NBP) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resist the temptation of interfering with the November 11 governorship election in the state in the interest of fairness and the advancement of democracy in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by the president of the Network of Bayelsa Professionals, NBP, Mr Deimobofa in Abuja. According to the statement, the group says its appeal […]
