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Sunday, 10 April 2022 06:42

Macron faces tough battle as France votes today

France votes on Sunday (today) in the first round of a presidential election, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron's re-election hopes. Until just weeks ago, opinion polls pointed to an easy win for the pro-European Union, centrist Macron, who was boosted by his active diplomacy over Ukraine, a strong economic recovery and the weakness of a fragmented opposition. But his late entry into the campaign, with only one major rally that even his supporters found underwhelming, and his focus on an unpopular plan to increase the retirement age, have dented the president's…

Sunday, 10 April 2022 06:41

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan ousted after key vote in parliament

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership. The vote was held past midnight after opposition parties brought a motion against him, which was upheld by the Supreme Court. Khan had said he would not recognise an opposition government, claiming - without evidence - that there was a US-led conspiracy to remove him. The assembly will now appoint a new prime minister. Pakistan's parliament will meet to vote for the country's new leader on Monday. That person will be able to hold power until October 2023, when the next election…

Friday, 08 April 2022 06:22

told Nigerians not to vote for Jonathan in 2015, but didn’t tell them to vote Buhari - Soyinka

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says he did not ask Nigerians to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Soyinka spoke on Thursday at a media briefing in Lagos. During the build-up to the 2015 presidential election, the Nobel laureate, on several occasions, criticised the administration of the former President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2015 Soyinka was widely reported to have said that he would not advise anyone to vote for Jonathan, while questioning the re-election bid of the former president. Speaking at the media briefing, the Nobel laureate said despite criticising Jonathan, he never supported the candidacy of Buhari in 2015.…

Friday, 08 April 2022 06:22

Ayade survives sack as court dismisses PDP’s suit over defection

Taiwo Taiwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. Peoples Democratic Party had taken Ayade to court seeking an order directing him and his Deputy, Ivara Esu, to vacate office following their defection to the All Progressives Congress. Ayade who was elected on the platform of PDP in 2015 defected to the APC on May 20, 2021, along with his deputy. PDP in the suit asked the court for “a declaration that in view of the provisions of section 221 of the constitution of…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 06:34

PDP jettisons zoning, throws presidential ticket open

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its presidential ticket for the 2023 election open, abandoning zoning, which has generated heated controversy in recent times. Stakeholders of the party had taken different positions on zoning, which Iyioricha Ayu, National Chairman of the party, said had come to stay. Last week, a meeting of the PDP zoning committee headed by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State ended without a definite outcome. However, on Tuesday, the 37-member committee met for over three hours, after which they said recommendations had been sent to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party. But sources told…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 06:32

INEC to political parties: Comply with Electoral Act or be disqualified from 2023 elections

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says political parties that fail to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 will not be allowed to participate in the 2023 elections. The commission said this in a statement issued on Tuesday by Festus Okoye, national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee. “As required by law, the Commission shall monitor the primaries of each political party that provides the required legal notice in line with Sections 82 (1) and (5) of the Electoral Act,” the statement reads. “Failure of a political party to notify the Commission of any convention or…

Tuesday, 05 April 2022 06:04

At 70, after being gov for 8 years, national chairman of APC, he wants to go to Senate. You sure know him

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and two-term governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to represent Edo North Senatorial district at the Senate. Oshiomhole made the declaration during his 70th birthday at his country home in Iyamho, Etsako West local government of Edo state. APC local government and ward chairmen had called on him to represent the district at the Senate “I said until APC is fixed, you cannot talk of contesting election using the platform. I have been chairman of the party, I know the danger we face if we are not…

Monday, 04 April 2022 06:16

Hungary’s Orban scores crushing victory as Ukraine war solidifies support

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban scored a fourth consecutive landslide win in Sunday's election, as voters endorsed his ambition of a conservative, "illiberal" state and shrugged off concerns over Budapest's close ties with Moscow. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine had appeared to upend Orban's campaign in recent weeks, forcing him into awkward manouvering to explain decade-old cosy business relations with President Vladimir Putin. But he mounted a successful campaign to persuade his Fidesz party's core electorate that the six-party opposition alliance of Peter Marki-Zay promising to mend ties with the European Union could lead the country into war,…

Saturday, 02 April 2022 06:14

In Serbia, pro-Russia is seen as the winning election formula

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who has fostered close ties with Russia and refused to impose sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, is expected to extend his almost 10-year grip on power in the Balkan country when it holds national elections on Sunday. Polls predict that Vucic, a populist who has boasted about his personal ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will win another five-year term as president. His right-wing Serbian Progressive Party also is expected to continue to dominate the country’s parliament. But polls indicated a close local government race in the capital, Belgrade. A loss for Vucic’s…

Monday, 28 March 2022 06:28

Wike declares to be president in 2023

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared his intention to contest for president of Nigeria in the 2023 election. Wike disclosed this while visiting his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, in Government House, Makurdi, on Sunday. The governor’s declaration is also posted on his Facebook page. “I will be running for the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Wike said on Facebook, on Sunday. Wike was quoted by Channels Television to have said that he is the one with the capacity to remove the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from power at the federal level. “To…

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Sunday, 27 March 2022 06:45

APC national convention: Here’s the list of party officers selected through consensus

All Progressives Congress (APC) has selected its consensus candidates for national and zonal offices of the party. The list, which was signed by governors of the party, came as delegates gathered in Abuja for the ongoing party’s national convention. Aside from the office of the zonal legal adviser (south-south), a total of 54 consensus candidates were approved. According to the party’s ‘Endorsement List’, Abdullahi Adamu, senator representing Nasarawa west, was selected for the position of national chairman of the party. Other consensus candidates are listed as follows: Abubakar Kyari (senator from Borno) as deputy national chairman (north) Emma Eneukwu (Enugu)…

Saturday, 26 March 2022 06:21

Supreme Court upholds INEC’s deregistration of 22 political parties

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 scrapped in 2020 by INEC following their dismal performances in previous elections. Respondents in the appeal are the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and INEC. The parties include the Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD), Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), All Blending Party (ABP), All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP), Alliance of Social Democrats (ASD), Change Advocacy Party (CAP), Democratic People’s Congress (DPC), Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN) and Mega Party of…

Saturday, 26 March 2022 06:20

PDP files suit seeking to invalidate APC national convention, de-register party

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached a federal high court in Abuja to seek the invalidation of the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention. This suit is coming less than a day to the ruling party’s convention scheduled for Saturday. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/389/2022, the PDP is equally praying the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or having any business whatsoever with the APC as a registered political party. INEC, APC, registered trustees of APC, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and national chairman of the CECPC are cited as defendants…

Friday, 25 March 2022 06:07

Buhari hosts Tinubu, Amaechi, others to dinner preparatory to APC national convention

Two days to the convention of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari has hosted the founding fathers of the party to a dinner. The dinner was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. One of the attendees was Bola Tinubu, the former Lagos governor who wants to succeed Buhari as president. Another presidential aspirant and founding member of the APC who attended the dinner was Imo Rochas Okorocha. Transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi, who is believed to nurse a presidential ambition, but has yet to formally declare his interest, was also at the dinner. The get-together was to show…

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