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EU backs Zelensky amid Trump criticism
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, not Kaja Kallas, has expressed support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasizing the legitimacy of his office. Kallas is actually the Prime Minister of Estonia. Zelensky, who was elected in free and fair elections, had faced criticism from former U.S. President Donald Trump, who accused him of being a “dictator” without elections.…
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Nigeria’s Bankole Adeoye re-elected AU Commissioner for PAPS
Amb. Bankole Adeoye has been re-elected as Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security at the African Union Commission. He defeated Central African Republic’s Jean Jacques Demafouth. Adeoye was re-elected for another four-year term at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. (NAN)
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Edo election tribunal: PDP presents more witnesses in petition against APC’s victory
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, called more witnesses at the election tribunal to challenge the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo. Five witnesses testified before the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member panel of the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The witnesses…
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Osun Assembly confirms members of election appeal tribunal
The Osun House of Assembly on Monday confirmed the three nominees to serve on the ‘Appeal Tribunal’ for the upcoming local government election in the state. Those screened and confirmed are: Mr. Oluwaseun Ajoba, Mrs. Lateefat Agbaje, and Mr. Tajudeen A. Giwa. The members of the tribunal were screened following their formal nomination by the Osun State Chief Judge, Justice…
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British PM Starmer congratulates Trump ahead of inauguration
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration and said that the so-called special relationship “will continue to flourish for years to come.” The US president-elect will be sworn in to his second term in the White House on Monday, eight years after he first took the oath of office. Starmer paid tribute to…
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LG election: ODIEC distributes non-sensitive materials
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has commenced the distribution of non-sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas ahead of the Jan. 18 local government elections in the state. Dr. Joseph Aremo, the ODIEC Chairman, made this known in a statement signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Akure by the Press Officer of ODIEC, Mrs.…
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PWDs want inclusion in Anambra LG election
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has called for the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Sept. 28 Local Government Areas election in Anambra. Its state Chairman, Mr Ugochukwu Okeke, told newsmen in Awka, that it was critical to remove barriers that hindered their active participation in electoral processes. Okeke said the voices, experiences, and…
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I-G deploys 35,000 personnel for Edo governorship election
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday said that 35,000 men of the Nigeria Police Force had been deployed to Edo for the Sept. 21 governorship election Egbetokun also said that 8,000 personnel from other security agencies had also been deployed. He said this at a stakeholders meeting organised by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) m in Benin…
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Edo Gov’ship election: Peter Obi canvasses votes for Akpata in Benin
Peter Obi, Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, on Tuesday joined the party in Edo to mobilise votes ahead of the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Speaking at the different campaign locations, Obi urged eligible voters in the state to come out en masse to cast their votes for the party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata. He said…
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I’ll win 2027 presidential election — Kwankwaso
The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he will win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, made the outburst on Saturday when he inaugurated the NNPP Secretariat, along IBB Way, Katsina. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he was in Katsina for a condolence…
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Group urges credible, peaceful LG election in Plateau
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Plateau, has called on the Plateau Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) to conduct credible and peaceful local government election in the state. The group made the call during a visit to the management of the commission on Friday in Jos. Speaking, Mr Gad Peter, leader of the coalition, commended the state government and…
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Again ODIEC shifts for local government election
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, (ODIEC) , again shifted the logal government election to Jan. 18, 2025 Dr Joseph Aremo, ODIEC Chairman, made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the commission’s headquarters in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election, which was to be conducted on Dec. 16, 2023, was postponed to Feb.…
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Edo: APC, PDP in war of words over plot to rig election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to violently subvert the will of the people in the Sept. 21 governorship election. Mr Kassim Afegbua, Media Director of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, on Thursday in Benin, alleged that the State Security Network, set up by Gov. Godwin Obaseki, was a decoy…
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INEC fixes Sept. 12 for signing of peace accord for Edo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has fixed Sept. 12 for the signing of Peace Accord for the Edo Governorship election in Benin City. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at an extraordinary meeting with political parties on the 2024 Edo governorship election on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu said that the date for the exercise would be…
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LG election : Nasarawa APC pledges more tickets for women
Alhaji Aliyu Bello, the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, has assured women of more tickets of the party in the forthcoming Local Government elections. The chairman gave the assurance when he received a delegation of women led by Hajiya Hajarat Danyaro, member, representing Nasarawa Central Constituency at the State House of Assembly on an advocacy visit on…
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Supreme Court upholds Ododo’s election, dismisses Ajaka’s case
The Supreme Court on Friday, affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election held in Kogi. A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgment, held that the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Muritala Ajaka, marked: SC/CV/654/2024 was without merit and proceeded to…
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IPAC expresses satisfaction with LGs election preparation in Bauchi State
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has expressed satisfaction with the preparations made so far by the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) for the Saturday Local Government elections. The State Chairman of the council, Mr Auwal Isa, was reacting to a statement allegedly issued by a chairmanship aspirant of a political party, discrediting BASIEC’s efforts to conduct a free, fair, and…
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