Biden Struggles, So His Party, As Most Democrats Look Elsewhere For 2024: POLL
With his party struggling in the midterms, his economic stewardship under fire and his overall job approval under 40%, a clear majority of Democrats in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say the party should replace Joe Biden as its nominee for president in 2024. In the November midterm election ahead, registered voters divide 47%-46% […]
Prisoner Released By Russia ‘Treated Worse Than A Dog’
A British man released by Russia has said he was “treated worse than a dog” and kept in solitary confinement for five months. Aiden Aslin has returned to the UK after being detained for months following his capture by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine. Speaking to the Sun on Sunday, he said after being stabbed he […]
Italy Votes As Far-right Meloni Looks For Victory
Italians are deciding whether to choose their most right-wing government since World War Two, in an election being followed closely across Europe. Giorgia Meloni leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party and is aiming to become the country’s first female prime minister allied with two other parties on the right. She has softened her image […]
Wike Never Said Bola Tinubu Offered Him A Senatorial Ticket- Media Aide
The Rivers State Government has described false reports quoting Governor Nyesom Wike saying that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, offered him a senatorial ticket. The Government, in a statement by Wike’s Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, clarified that there was no time during the Governor’s media chat […]
Atiku Abubakar: Our Issues Will Be Resolved Soon
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has conveyed optimism over the current feud in the party, stating that the issues will be resolved soon. Atiku who was the Special Guest of Honour admitted this at the 35th-anniversary celebration of Akwa Ibom State held at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday. […]
Tinubu Advises Adebanjo Not To Turn Afenifere To Personal Franchise
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, asked the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, not to turn the group into a personal franchise. Adebanjo had recently said Afenifere has embraced the candidature of Peter Obi of the Labour Party based on fairness, […]
INEC: 2023 Will Be Different From The 2019 Elections
As the 2023 general elections draw close, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has maintained that there would be an improvement in the conduct of the elections. This was revealed by INEC’s National Commissioner in Charge of Planning, Monitoring and Strategic Planning Committee (PMSC), Prof Rhoda Gumus, during a two-day workshop on Election Monitoring and […]
Italian Election Campaign Ends As Far Right Bids For Power
Italy’s political leaders have brought their campaigns to a close ahead of pivotal elections on Sunday that could deliver the most right-wing government since the war. Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy are expected to win the race, and rival Giuseppe Conte told supporters the vote was of historic significance. The end of the campaign […]
Hurricane Fiona: Canada Braces For ‘Historic, Extreme Event’
Hundreds of thousands of people are without power as Hurricane Fiona begins to batter Canada’s Atlantic Coast. Parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are experiencing torrential rain and winds of up to 148 km/h (92 mph). The Canadian Hurricane Centre warned ahead of its arrival that Fiona could be “a historic, […]
Union Urges Lagos Govt. To Revisit Okada Ban
Following the ban on the commercial motorcycle operation (also known as okada) in some areas of Lagos, Samsudeen Apelogun, the national president of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle, Tricycle Owners, Riders, Repairers Association of Nigeria, has urged the Lagos State Government to revisit the ban on okada, saying that commercial motorcycle riders have now become hopeless […]
