Politics

Civil Society Urges Conference Committee to Mandate Electronic Transmission of Election Results

Civil society organisations have urged the conference committee of the National Assembly to adopt a clear and mandatory framework for the electronic transmission of election results, aligning with the position earlier taken by the House of Representatives. In a statement jointly presented by Dr Akin Akingbulu, Executive Director of the Centre for Media and Society, […]

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IMS tasks journalists to give more coverage to women in politics, PWDs

Journalists and other media stakeholders have been advised to give more media coverage to Issues of political participation of women in elections and governance at the community level.   A Development Communications expert, Mrs Funmi Falobi gave the charge while facilitating a session on the use of the media to amplify local voices for community

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108 fleeing Kogi Culprits recaptured- Police

The defendant officials on Tuesday state that not more than 108 Culprits out of 240 prisoners, who fled from the Central Nigeria prison have been recouped. Massively loaded gunmen flooded Kabba, the Security Custodial Centre in Kogi state, Releasing some numbers of offenders later on Sunday. It was unknown who was the gunmen but the

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Akeredolu, Agboola, Jegede sign peace pact, promise to accept election verdict

Ten of the seventeen governorship candidates participating in the Saturday’s election in Ondo state have signed a peace pact to ensure a violence-free election with a promise to accept its outcome. The three major candidates that signed the peace accord include, Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressive Congress APC, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic

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Black Woman Emerges First Leader Of Canada’s National Party

Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul was Saturday named head of the Green Party, becoming the first Black woman to lead a national political party in Canada. The 47-year-old mother of two, the daughter of immigrants from the Caribbean, described herself as a “descendant of slaves.” Paul hailed her victory as a “historic moment” during her speech

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Mali Transition President Sworn-in

Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month, was sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on Friday, AFP journalists witnessed. A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on August 18, toppling president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, selected Ndaw, a 70-year-old retired colonel, as interim

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Obaseki Meets Buhari, Discusses Return To APC

Daniel Ojukwu The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, today visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the conclusion of his meeting, he quashed speculations of a return to the All Progressives Congress as he told journalists attached to the Villa that it would be wrong for him to rejoin the party. Obaseki

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BREAKING: INEC presents Certificate of Return to Obaseki, Shaibu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday presented certificate of return to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The National Commissioner, INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu made the presentation on Tuesday at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City, the Edo State capital. Agbmuche-Mbu

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