Former US President, Donald Trump says his indictment on criminal charges in New York for his role in organising hush money payments made to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign, is simply political persecution and election at the highest level in history. The New York Grand Jury, in history-making, indicted Trump on Thursday, … Read more
One of the leaders of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has tackled his acting successor, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, for asserting that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, won the February 25 presidential election. He described as illegal any decision outside the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Adebanjo … Read more
The Bauchi State Governorship, National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Bauchi, on Thursday, granted leave to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its gubernatorial candidate in the March 18 election, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar (retd) to inspect sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the … Read more
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A decision on whether to bring forward the date of an increase in the state pension age to 68 have been delayed by Rishi Sunak’s government until after the 2024 general election. Work … Read more
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the federal government of militarising the 18 March gubernatorial and state assembly elections in the state to punish him for challenging its new naira policy in court. Mr Matawalle and his counterparts from Kano and Kaduna, Abdullahi Ganduje and Nasir El Rufai filed a suit challenging … Read more
The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Prophet Chris Adol-awam, on Thursday rejected the outcome of the 2023 general election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ebonyi State. Adol-awam emphasized that the just concluded governorship election in the 13 Local Government Areas of the state was marred by … Read more
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Top Fox News executives and anchors had deep doubts about claims from Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, but network leaders continued to air these … Read more
Some Obedients have staged a protest at the state head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Port Harcourt. The protesters had with them placards with different inscriptions, demanding for their mandate to be restored and for the judiciary to do the right thing. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday (today), one of the protesters … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Labour branded both the SNP and Conservatives “democracy deniers” as the party called for an election in Scotland following the appointment of a new First Minister. Scotland Secretary … Read more
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on his re-election for a second term in office. Prof. Egbewole described Governor Abdulrazaq’s re-election as a reward for his outstanding performance in the last four years and a clarion call to do … Read more
