Tag: referendum
PDP congratulates Scotland over referendum outcome
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja applauded the decision of Scotland to remain under the colony of…
Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum
Scotland rejected independence on Friday in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but paved the way for…
Confab: Lawyers, lecturers differ on referendum
Some lawyers and university lecturers have expressed divergent on whether or not the recommendations of National Conference should be subjected…
Ekiti Referendum: PDP warns assembly against recognising results
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti on Sunday warned the House of Assembly against recognising Saturday’s referendum on new…
Ekiti conducts referendum for creation of 18 LGAs
Ekiti State Government on Saturday conducted a state-wide referendum on the creation of 18 local government areas in the state.…
Delegates want confab subjected to referendum
Senator Femi Okunrounmu, representing South West at the National Conference, has supported suggestions that the outcome of the conference should…
Confab: Delegates want new Nigerian constitution
Some delegates to the National Conference on Monday called for the outcome of the conference to be subjected to a…
Swiss turn down world’s highest minimum wage
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposed hourly minimum wage of $25 — which would have been the world’s highest…
Nigerians want Confab recommendations subjected to referendum – NOI Poll
An opinion poll conducted by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Polls popularly known as NOIPolls, has revealed that 79 per cent of respondents…
Moscow okays Donetsk, Lugansk ‘self-rule’ referendum
The Kremlin said on Monday it respected the vote on self-rule in two Ukrainian regions and called for the results…
Crimeans celebrate joining Russia
Thousands of Crimeans celebrated on Sunday the outcome of a referendum that exit polls said overwhelmingly backed the Black Sea…
Amidst bombing, Egyptians vote for new constitution
Egyptians began voting on a new constitution Tuesday amid high security, as a bomb exploded outside a Cairo court, underscoring…
Ex-British finance minister calls for EU exit
Britain should leave the European Union, former finance minister Nigel Lawson argued Tuesday, fuelling the debate about a referendum on…
Zimbabweans vote on a new constitution
Zimbabweans are voting today in a constitutional referendum, with many having not read the draft charter. A Harare-based businessman who…
Egypt adopts Islamist-backed charter in vote
CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt has adopted a new, Islamist-backed constitution with nearly two-thirds support in a referendum preceded by weeks…