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West African Bloc Assesses Sanctions For Coup-hit Mali, Guinea And Burkina Faso

WEST African leaders are meeting on Sunday in Ghana’s capital, Accra, to review sanctions they have imposed on three military-ruled countries in their volatile region. Heads of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have gathered to assess efforts to…

(VIDEONEWS): Governor Samuel Ortom Backs Down From Supporting Atiku Over Unpopular Choice Of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa As VP

Group Reveals 15 Ways INEC Allegedly Plans To Rig 2023 Presidential Election

A NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisation, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law has revealed 15 ways the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) allegedly intends to rig the 2023 presidential election. The group segmented the alleged rigging plans into two –…

After Realising Akpabio Forged Primaries Result, Adamu Pulls Out Of Suit To Compel INEC To Publish Akwa Ibom Ex-Governor’s Name As Senatorial Candidate

THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Abdullahi has withdrawn from a suit filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission over the exclusion of former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio as the party’s candidate in Akwa Ibom…

Mali Junta Passes New Electoral Law

MALI’S military government on Friday passed a new electoral law, marking a step towards a return to constitutional rule amid regional pressure to hold elections since the junta first seized power in an August 2020 coup, a copy of the…

Your Incitement Cannot Save Oyetola- PDP Mocks Abdullahi Adamu

THE National Chairman of the fizzling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu should know that his resort to incitement in the forthcoming Osun State Governorship election cannot save the colorless, rejected and sinking Governor Gboyega Oyetola from inevitable defeat…

2023: Lawan, Ex-Minister Akpabio, Governor Umahi Missing As Electoral Body, INEC Releases List Of Senatorial Candidates

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not recognise Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, the former Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio, and the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidates ahead of the…

APC Has No Candidate For Yobe North Senatorial Seat – INEC

SENATE President Ahmed Lawan and Hon Bashir Machina may have lost out for the Yobe North senatorial seat in 2023. A credible source at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Damaturu told The Nation the commission did not publish…

Tanzania Ruling Party Now Says It ‘Insists’ On Constitutional Reform

TANZANIA’S ruling party said on Wednesday it ‘insists’ on reforming the East African country’s constitution after fending off years of sustained pressure by opposition parties and rights groups to do just that. A previous attempt to make changes to the…

Bauchi Gov, Bala Mohammed Visits Wike

BAUCHI State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday, paid a visit to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike at Port Harcourt, Rivers State. its unclear why Mohammed paid the visit. However, it may not be unconnected to reports that there have been efforts…