Tag: election
Election: Zimbabwe sets categories of people, organizations eligible
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has set categories of people and organizations who will observe the forthcoming elections.
Facebook partners think tank to monitor ‘disinformation’, other vulnerabilities in elections
The Digital Forensic Research Lab at the Atlantic Council is teaming up with Facebook to help monitor attempts to spread…
2019 Elections: Tackling Indiscriminate Posters
The imminence of 2019 elections brings to mind the story of a revolutionary regulatory agency in Nigeria’s economic nerve-centre -…
Media urged to expose incidence of underage voting
Dr Cajetan Iheanacho, Department of Mass Communication, Imo State University, Owerri, has urged media practitioners to expose incidence of underage…
Thai Military Govt rejects demand for speedy election
The Thai Military Government would not yield to anti-government protesters’ demand to hold a general election this year, said Deputy…
Russians elect new president on Sunday
Russians are to vote Sunday in a presidential election expected to result in another six-year term for Vladimir Putin, who…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa to meet with opposition leaders ahead of elections
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday said that he would soon invite leaders of opposition political parties to a consultation…
E-Voting: Lawmaker seeks deployment of technology in election process
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Douye Diri (Bayelsa-PDP), has said that electronic-voting is a panacea to electoral challenges in…
Russian election commission registers Putin as presidential candidate
The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) registered on Tuesday incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the upcoming…
I’ll be Nigeria president without running for election – Bakare
Serving Overseer, Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has clarified that he will be Nigeria president without running for an…
Kenya’s Supreme Court fails to hear petition to stop tomorrow’s election
Kenya's Supreme Court on Wednesday failed to rule on a petition seeking to stop Thursday's repeat presidential election, citing a…
Hausas in Anambra supports Obiano’s re-election bid
Hausa community in Nnewi has declared support for the re-election bid of Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra.
PLASIEC Soon To Conduct LG Elections
The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) says it will soon release the timetable for the conduct of Local Government…
Annulment Of Kenya’s Presidential Election Will Strengthen Democracy
A don, Dr Emmanuel Onah, says the annulment of Kenya’s Presidential Election will strengthen Africa’s democratic process.
Kenyan Court Orders Scrutiny Of Vote-Count Systems
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to allow the opposition have access to…