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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the international community that Nigeria won’t fail Africa with the 2023 general election.   The President said this at a bilateral meeting with Lazarus Chakwera, the President of Malawi on the sideline of the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.   The …

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state and his Special Assistant, Ubi Franklin, both lost in the senatorial and house of assembly primary election they contested in on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.    Ayade, also a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had contested against …

On Sunday, a 39-million strong electorate will be eligible to cast their ballots in the first round of voting. If none of the candidates win by an absolute majority, it will go to a runoff vote, slated for June 19. Here’s what you need to know about Colombia’s election. The …

A Narc-Kenya MCA aspirant for Muthara Ward (Meru county), Benson Thuranira has been arrested by the police in Nakuru community of Kenya for allegedly robbing an M-Pesa shop (a mobile money shop).    Thuranira was arrested on Thursday afternoon, May 26, following a tip-off from the members of the public.   …

Popular Nigerian activist on Twitter has condemned Adamawa delegates for allowing a woman, Senator Aishatu Binani, to win the APC governorship primary in the state.   Reacting to the news on his Twitter handle, he wrote ”How can you allow a woman to win election? Worrying times for the people …

All Progressive Congress (APC) House of Assembly aspirant for Qua’pan South State Constituency of Plateau in the 2023 general elections, Hon. Na’anyil Magdalene Dakogol, has been kidnapped.   It was gathered that Hon. Dakogol was abducted in the early hours of Thursday, May 26, the day her party conducted the primaries. …

The National Security Adviser Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) has said that the ‘growing uncertainty’ over party primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections, has culminated in intense power play “capable of heightening unnecessary political tension across the country”.   In his speech at the quarterly meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee …

Sinn Fein overtook the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in voting for the province’s 90-member national Assembly, winning the most seats, 27, and securing the highest share of first preference votes. This compares with 25 seats for the DUP and 17 for the Alliance Party. The counting of votes finished early …

Belfast, United Kingdom – With seats still to be filled, Northern Ireland already appears to be on the brink of a “seismic” election result after Thursday’s legislative vote. Sinn Féin, a party that supports the reunification of Ireland and was once the political wing of the IRA, is on course …

Just months before the November mid-term elections, a sextape has been leaked showing right-wing U.S. Republican lawmaker, Madison Cawthorn forcefully thrusting his groin inside a man’s mouth while the man screamed hysterically.   The video published by American Muckrakers PAC, a Republican party group, showed Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a die hard …