Senegal Presidential candidates call for vote within six weeks
Fifteen of the 20 candidates approved to stand in Senegal’s delayed presidential elections have called for the new vote to be held no later than 2 April – the date when current President Macky Sall is due to end his term. The 15 candidates also insist the list should not be altered. The document was […]
INEC Chairman Urges Secure Environment for Upcoming Elections
Ahead of the upcoming re-run elections and bye- elections scheduled for Saturday, February 3, 2024, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has emphasised the need for a secure environment for the conduct of a peaceful election. The INEC Chairman who made the disclosure today at an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee […]
Donald Trump Charged With Plotting to Overturn 2020 Election Defeat
Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He is accused of four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. The indictment caps an inquiry into events surrounding the January 6, 2021 riot at the […]
United States President Joe Biden Announces 2024 Re-Election Bid
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will seek re-election for the presidency in 2024. Now 80 and already the oldest president in US history, Biden had long signalled he would run for another four-year term. In a video to launch his bid to retain the White House, he cast the next election as […]
Timipre Sylva resigns as minister of state for petroleum resources
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned fromoffice.The junior minister had reportedly submitted his letter of resignation to PresidentMuhammadu Buhari last FridayThis comes after Sylva, who had governed Bayelsa for one term and still hasconstitutional rights to contest for another tenure, declared his intent to participatein the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
INEC Commences Presentation Of Certificates Of Return To State Elections Winners
The INEC has commenced the presentation of certificates of return to theGOVERNORS-ELECT in 26 states where winners have been declared followingthe conclusion of the March 18 elections.Certificates are also to be presented to the LAWMAKERS-ELECT in the relevant statelegislatures across the 36 states of the federation.The INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye had earlier noted that […]
I won’t disappoint , Tinubu Assures Nigerians
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has assured that “he will not goback on his promises” made to Nigerians while seeking their votes.Speaking in a personal message to mark his 71st birthday, Tinubu who describedhis mandate as the greatest birthday gift ever, also thanked Nigerians for givinghim the opportunity to serve them as president, promising neither […]
Buhari swears in Arase as PSC Police Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in former Inspector General of PoliceSolomon Arase (rtd.) as the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission(PSC).The new PSC boss took the oath of office this morning at the Council Chamberbefore the commencement of yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC)meeting, two months after being confirmed by the Senate.Arase who retired in […]
Police Arrest 781 Offenders During The 2023 Electionsc
Over 700 offenders have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF),for violation of electoral laws during the 2023 general elections.Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba disclosed this today during a meetingwith Commissioners of Police from the 36 states of the federation and the FCT, aswell as other senior officers.According to the […]
Police Arrest 781 Offenders During The 2023 Elections
Over 700 offenders have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF),for violation of electoral laws during the 2023 general elections.Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba disclosed this today during a meetingwith Commissioners of Police from the 36 states of the federation and the FCT, aswell as other senior officers.According to the […]
