Police in Kenya have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who marched on Monday on the streets of the capital, Nairobi, defying a government ban on rallies. One person was killed in the protests in the western city of Kisumu, according to the head of a local hospital, bringing…
Three people have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe after far-right groups were filmed attacking Palestinian citizens of Israel who were passing by pro-government protests in Jerusalem, according to Israeli police quoted by local media. Reports say that one man was “savagely” beaten during the attacks on Monday evening – at the end…
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu on his 71st birthday, saying Nigeria would experience effective governance under the administration of the former Lagos governor.The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Tinubu had the political pedigree and experience to achieve this by May 29…
He stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Fintiri is seeking re-election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the governorship poll in the state inconclusive last week.Although final results counted by INEC showed that Fintiri scored the highest votes, the electoral body said the cancelled votes were more…
The last may not have been heard about the outcome of the Ogun state governorship election as the governorship candidate of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ladi Adebutu has led thousands of his supporters on a peaceful protest to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abeokuta the state capital. Incumbent Governor…
Four people were killed and several more wounded in a Russian drone attack that hit a school in the Kyiv region overnight, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. The emergency services initially said three people had been killed in the strike south of the capital Kyiv but police later announced another victim. “The fourth victim was a…
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has congratulated the Labour Party candidate and winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state, Alex Otti.The incumbent, in a statement shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared Otti as the winner of the poll, said the Labour Party candidate fought a long battle…
The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called into question the constitutionality of swearing in the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29.However, in the estimation of the LP vice-presidential candidate, going ahead with Tinubu’s inauguration is unconstitutional. “Mr President, do not hold that inauguration. CJN, Your Lordship, do not partake in…
Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State.He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP).Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral…
