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By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square) A University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy professor is waving a red flag on the impact that artificial intelligence could have on next year’s elections. Ethan Bueno de Mesquita has written a white paper which he said provides an overview of the …

Some officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC have accused some politicians and police officers of disrupting elections in Obinaocha Nkwerre in Nkwerre LGA of Imo state and disarming them.   The state governorship election took place today November 11.    In a video making the rounds …

The PDP Governorship candidate in Kogi state, Dino Melaye, has demanded the cancellation of the elections which were held in five Local Government Areas of the state.   According to Melaye, the results in Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogolocal government areas have been compromised   Posting via his official …

The Nigerian military has said that it has uncovered a plan by some persons to wear military uniforms to disrupt elections in some areas in the country.    Director of Defence Media Operation, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward who disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, November 9, …

Far-left authoritarian and two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton started her 2024 campaigning a little early, joining the ladies of The View to talk about the stakes of what could prove to be a watershed moment. The former Secretary of State, who lost Presidential election challenges to Barack Obama in …

Human rights activist, Femi Falana has condemned the appointment of partisan politicians as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).    Appearing on a Channels Television program, Falana warned that such appointments complicate problems facing the Independent and National Electoral Commission.   He also asked stakeholders to legally challenge the appointment of four new …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians to move on and accept the ruling of the Supreme Court affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu. Jonathan said this on Friday, October 27 while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting with President Tinubu, .   “There are certain things we …

Chairman Yakubu stated the importance of cooperation and adherence to electoral guidelines. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, convened a significant meeting today with chairmen of various political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

The clergyman accused the INEC Chairman of misleading Nigerians regarding the conduct of the 2023 general elections. Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, of not telling the truth regarding the conduct of the 2023 general elections.

The government of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and the country’s opposition resumed talks on Tuesday designed to move toward free and fair elections, though the agreement that was announced fell short of what human rights activists and the U.S. government are ultimately seeking. Hopes were high that, as part …