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Tuesday, 27 April 2021 14:33

Yoruba group of professionals, academics calls for unity of purpose even when strategies differ

PRESS RELEASE Yoruba traditional rulers, regional leaders and elders must ensure the unity of all Yoruba people notwithstanding the preference of any group or persons for either Restructuring, or for an independent Yoruba Nation, or for participating in the 2023 elections under the current Constitution. Since we are all motivated towards the same ultimate objective of Yoruba security and development – with only slight differences in strategies and tactics – all people of Yoruba descent must remain united in purpose and continue to rub minds in an environment of mutual love and respect. As our elders long taught us: once…

Saturday, 17 April 2021 05:32

Castro confirms he is passing Cuban Communist Party leadership to new generation

Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the all-powerful Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation that was “full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit” at its congress that kicked off on Friday. In a speech opening the four day closed door event, excerpts of which were broadcast on state television, Castro, 89, said he had the satisfaction of handing over the leadership to a group of party loyalists that had decades of experience working their way up the ranks. “I believe fervently in the strength and exemplary nature and comprehension of my compatriots, and as long as…

Friday, 09 April 2021 05:57

Benin President Talon who promised to serve one term now seeks five more years

Benin’s President Patrice Talon, who previously vowed to serve only one term, enters Sunday’s election a heavy favourite to win five more years in office amid criticism he has tarnished the country’s reputation as one of West Africa’s model democracies. Talon, a multi-millionaire cotton magnate, faces two challengers, but analysts say he has prevented his strongest rivals from running by driving them into exile under the threat of criminal charges. His U-turn about a second term, which he pledged as a candidate in 2016 to forgo in order to avoid “complacency”, has led to protests in the country of 12…

Monday, 29 March 2021 05:18

Saraki Committee recommends PDP waive nomination fee for youths vying for elections

PRESS RELEASE The National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee (NRSC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recommended that any aspirant seeking to contest for elective position on the platform of the party who is under the age of 35 years should be exempted from the payment of nomination fees. In a one-page letter dated March 25, 2021, signed by its chairman and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and addressed to Uche Secondus, PDP national chairman, the committee also advised the National Working Committee (NWC) to immediately recommend to the National Executive Committee (NEC) that the party constitution be amended to…

Sunday, 28 March 2021 05:25

Explosion rocks polling unit in Abia bye-election

Voting was disrupted at the bye-election in Abia state when an explosion occurred at the Umuola hall polling unit in ward eight. The explosion took place on Saturday afternoon just as the voting process was going on at the unit in Aba north LGA. This is even as Mike Ozoemena, a collation officer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, was reportedly abducted. Geoffrey Ogbonna, the police spokesman in the state, said he did not have details of the incidents as of the time he was contacted by our correspondent. There has been tension regarding the election conducted…

Thursday, 25 March 2021 05:36

Tinubu remains a strong ally of Buhari - Presidency

PRESS RELEASE The Presidency wishes to make it clear that there is no rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and his strong ally, Bola Tinubu. The President and Tinubu have a very strong commitment to the All Progressives Congress, APC towards bringing CHANGE and this is a commitment they have made to the Nigerian people. Recent reports of a rift between the two leaders of our party are false; the handiwork of some media mischief makers. It is quite unfortunate that certain sections of the media feed on birthing controversies, providing a nexus for naysayers who work behind the scenes planting…

Thursday, 25 March 2021 05:35

Southern senators elect leaders, pledge to work for ‘United Nigeria’

Senators from the southern part of the country on Wednesday resolved to work towards the unity of Nigeria despite the various challenges threatening the nation’s continued existence. Their position came on the heels of the growing calls for secession among some Yoruba and Igbo groups who are accusing the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism and gross incompetence in handling the insecurity in the country. Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, told journalists after the southern senators elected Opeyemi Bamidele as Chairman on Wednesday that his colleagues remained committed to the unity of Nigeria. He said, “Let me…

Sunday, 21 March 2021 05:19

Gunmen kill 3, shoot 2 police officers, others as Ekiti bye-election turns bloody

Political thugs on Saturday invaded a polling unit in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State during the House of Assembly bye-election in Ekiti East constituency 1 conducted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), killing three persons. Two police officers, an officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission, a corps member and a presiding officer and one other, who were also shot during the crisis, are now in critical conditions. The causalities included a 50-year-old Bola Adebisi and 35-year-old Tunde Ogunleye. The position became vacant following the death of an All Progressives Congress lawmaker in the State House of Assembly, Juwa Adegbuyi. Violence erupted…

Saturday, 20 March 2021 06:02

The woman who is Tanzania’s new president

On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan has taken his place as the country's head of state. First elected as Magufuli's running mate in 2015, she was re-elected last year along with him and, according to the constitution, she should serve out the rest of the five-year term in the top job. She becomes Africa's only current female national leader - the Ethiopian presidency is a largely ceremonial role - and joins a short list of women on the continent to have run their…

Thursday, 18 March 2021 05:57

Southern, Middle Belt leaders: We’ll continue to stay in Nigeria only under the following terms

Leaders of Southern Nigeria and Middle-Belt, under the aegis of Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS), yesterday, set modalities to extricate their people from what they described as the “contraption called Nigeria.” At a world press conference at New Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, Chairman of NINAS, Banji Akintoye, and other leaders of the group, comprised of indigenous nations and people of southern and Middle-Belt of Nigeria, complained of injustice in the country and contradictions in the polity and 1999 Constitution. The press conference was organised at the expiration of a 90-day notice of grave constitutional grievances Issued by NINAS…

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Thursday, 04 March 2021 16:49

Ghana Supreme Court Upholds Akufo-Addo’s Election Victory

Ghana’s Supreme Court has upheld Nana Akufo-Addo’s victory in the December presidential election, dismissing allegations of irregularities. Opposition candidate, and former President John Mahama, had filed a petition asking the court to annul the results of the elections and order a rerun because of alleged irregularities. But the court ruled that Mr Akufo-Addo had obtained more than 50% (51.295%) of total valid votes and that the electoral commission’s corrections of the declared results did not significantly impact the outcome. According to the court, the declaration of the results was therefore legal and represented the will of the people. Mr Mahama’s…

Thursday, 04 March 2021 16:32

Chad President, Idris Deby, Cleared to Run For Sixth Term - After 30 years in power

Chad’s supreme court has cleared President Idris Deby, who has been in power for 30 years, to seek a sixth term in office in the 11 April presidential election. He faces nine other candidates who were qualified by the supreme court, including his main and historical rival, Saleh Kebzabo. The inclusion of Mr Kebzabo, who had on Monday withdrawn his candidacy, has raised questions. The opposition leader had cited the “obvious militarisation of the political climate” following the deadly attempt by security forces to arrest another opposition candidate, Yaya Dillo, at his home in the capital, N’Djamena. The 28 February…

Friday, 26 February 2021 05:25

Deadly protests rock Niger over contested election result

Supporters of the losing presidential candidate in Niger set several buildings on fire, burnt tyres and threw rocks at the police on Thursday, as the authorities announced that two people had been killed in post-election protests this week. The national electoral commission on Tuesday declared ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum winner of Sunday’s runoff election with 55.75% of the vote, but his rival, Mahamane Ousmane, a former president, has alleged fraud and claimed he won with 50.3%. Since then, two people have been killed and 468 detained during protests by Ousmane’s supporters in the capital Niamey, Interior Minister Alkache Alhada…

Wednesday, 24 February 2021 05:33

Niger ruling party's Bazoum declared winner of presidential election

Ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum was declared winner of Niger’s presidential election on Tuesday while his opponent alleged fraud and opposition supporters burned tyres in the streets. Bazoum, a 61-year-old former interior minister, won 55.75% of the vote in Sunday’s election, according to the electoral commission. He beat Mahamane Ousmane, a former president who was toppled by a coup in 1996. The provisional results must still be confirmed by the constitutional court. The election is meant to usher in Niger’s first transition from one democratically elected leader to another, with President Mahamadou Issoufou stepping down after two five-year terms. “I…

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