Tag: election
1000 Ijaw APC youths defect to PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt [email protected]> Ahead of December 5 Governorship poll, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, says 1000 youths…
Suu Kyi party wins 15 of 16 seats in first Myanmar poll results
Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party has won 15 out of 16 seats in the first results in Myanmar’s historic…
Tribunal upholds Ikpeazu’s election
The Abia Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, on Tuesday upheld the declaration of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as governor…
Tribunal upholds Gov. Amosun’s election in Ogun
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the victory of Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun in the April 11, 2015…
Tribunal upholds El-Rufai’s election
Femi Adi/Kaduna Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Kaduna, Thursday upheld Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s election. The All Progressives Grand Alliance governorship…
Tribunal orders rerun of Ogun Assembly election
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The National and State Houses of Assembly tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta Friday ordered fresh election to be…
General Assembly to hold election for 5 Security Council seats
The 70th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for the non-permanent seat on the UN…
One dead, scores injured in protest against Ouattara’s re-election bid
At least one person was killed and others were injured during protests in Cote d’ivoire over the validation of incumbent…
I-G of Police visits INEC, says Police is ready for elections
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon E Arase, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out The All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
Kogi elections: No automatic endorsement for APC aspirants
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, said there would be no automatic endorsements for any candidate in its primaries…
Bubka gets support of 4 countries in campaign to become IAAF President
Sergey Bubka’s campaign to be the next President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) gathered momentum on Friday,…
We will reject the result of election conducted by INEC under Zakari – Metuh says
Chief Olisa Metuh has stated categorically that the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not…
Tribunal to hear suit challenging Gbajabiamila’s election victory
Henry Ojelu The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja has fixed 27 July for the hearing of the…
AU will not act as observer in Burundi’s elections
The African Union announced it would not act as an observer in Monday’s parliamentary polls in Burundi, saying the conditions…
Ethiopia’s ruling party wins 546 of 547 parliament seat
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ruling party has swept all but one seat in the election to the 547-seat parliament…
Mixed reactions trail 8th National Assembly elections
Reactions trailed the emergence of Sen. Bukola Saraki as the 8th Senate President and the election of other principal officers…
Elections must hold in August, Burundi opposition leader says
Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa said it was essential to have an elected government in place by Aug. 26, when…
Election in progress in 4 areas in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Sunday that elections were in progress in four areas of the state.…
Obanikoro’s son outburst becomes an item
Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro contesting for the House of Assembly election in Eti Osa Constituency 2 became an item after an…
Election complains or incident reporting? Call or Email Police NOW
The Nigerian Police has urged Nigerians to send their complains and incident reporting to its email on [email protected] or call…
Jonathan approves closure of land borders for election
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all land borders ahead of this weekend’s regional elections, after a…
Togo takes cue from Nigeria, postpones election
Togo’s presidential election has been postponed by 10 days to April 25, the communications minister announced on Friday, after calls…
NLC Election: 3, 119 delegates cleared to vote
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday accredited 3,119 delegates to participate in its rescheduled election. The Chairman, Electoral Committee,…
Lesotho opposition in the lead after snap poll
Final results Wednesday in restive Lesotho’s snap elections show the opposition outdistancing Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s party, reversing early indications…
Say You Are Not One of Them
I would like to begin this piece with an apology. Revd. Fr. Uwem Akpan, S.J., I am yet to read your…
Army confined to barracks as Lesotho votes
Lesotho’s army will be confined to barracks when the small mountain kingdom votes Saturday in a snap election to break…
PDP, APC want full investigation into Osun rigging video
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun, said it was in support of a full scale investigation into the video…
UN ‘strongly urges’ Nigeria not to postpone elections again
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly urged Nigeria on Friday to avoid another delay in holding elections and expressed concern over…
Boko Haram militants warn Gombe residents against voting
Boko Haram invaded the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Saturday and warned residents against voting in next month’s…