Tinubu Performs Tawaf In Mecca, Saudi Arabia
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has once again showed Nigerians his physical fitness after completing the Tawaf ritual as part of the Umrah pilgrimage at the Kaabah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Tinubu, who arrived in Jeddah on Sunday, proceeded to Makkah for the lesser pilgrimage. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the […]
INEC Declares Governor Hope Uzodimma Winner Of Imo State Governorship Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner in the Imo State Governorship Election. Governor Uzodimma secured victories in all Local Government Areas of the state, triumphing over his contenders in a closely contested race. The main contenders were Samuel Anyanwu of […]
Heavy Fighting Rages Near Main Gaza Hospital As Netanyahu Dismisses Calls For A Cease-fire
Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into Sunday as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital, where health officials say thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies. In a televised address on Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected growing international calls for a cease-fire unless […]
French March Against Antisemitism Shakes Up Far Right And Far Left
Something unprecedented is happening this weekend in Paris, brought about by the war between Israel and Hamas and its spill-over in Europe. For the first time ever, a major demonstration attended by representatives of the major political parties will include the far right – but not the far left. On Sunday afternoon thousands of people […]
London Protests: Met Condemns ‘extreme violence’ Of Far-right
The Met Police has condemned “extreme violence from right-wing protesters” who it says set out to confront Saturday’s pro-Palestinian march. Nine officers were injured and 126 people arrested – the “vast majority” of whom were counter-protesters. Police added while the march itself did not see such physical violence, serious offences relating to antisemitic hate crimes […]
Youths Beat Up, Publicly Parade Police Officer Over Alleged Ballot Box Snatching
In a viral video, community youths in Imo State can be seen confronting a police officer who allegedly snatched election materials at a polling unit. The officer, part of a group affiliated with an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ikeduru Local Government Area, reportedly received instructions from the politician to snatch the ballots […]
Kogi: INEC Staff Caught With Pre-filled Result Sheets
The Kogi State off-cycle governorship election witnessed pockets of skirmishes in some areas. The major contenders in the poll were Usman Ododo of All Progressives Congress (APC), Muritala Ajaka of Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Dino Melaye. There was high turnout of voters across the 21 local government areas of the […]
Bayelsa: Voters Get N12,000 – N40,000 In Massive Vote-Buying
During the gubernatorial election in Bayelsa on Saturday, voters reported engaging in massive vote-buying, receiving amounts ranging from N12,000 to N40,000. The PDP’s Governor Duoye Diri and his main opponent, Timipre Sylva of the APC, exchanged accusations regarding violence. Meanwhile, the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Udengs Eradiri, expressed astonishment at the widespread vote-buying. Eradiri, who […]
Imo Election: Agents Representing LP, PDP Protest During INEC Resumed Collation Of Results
An uproar unfolded at the Imo State governorship election collation center, triggered by representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party. The disruption commenced when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) initiated the collation of results for Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in the state at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, adhering to its […]
Imo Election: Labour Party Agent Ihejiagwa Beaten, Thrown Out Of Imo Collation Centre
In Imo State, a Labour Party (LP) agent, Calistus Ihejiagwa, faced physical assault and was thrown out from the Imo State Collation Centre in Owerri on Sunday morning. Ihejiagwa consistently objected to the collation of results from Local Government Areas, citing discrepancies between the presented results and those on the Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Expressing […]
