•Shehu Sani Former Kaduna Central senator and public commentator, Shehu Sani, says residents of Abuja appear largely apathetic about the ongoing electoral process. It was earlier reported how yesterday’s Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was marred by low voter turnout. While touring some polling units, the FCT Mini...
•Voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station amid delays, today Uganda’s opposition said voting had been deliberately delayed in today’s election as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet blackout and a police crackdown. Museveni, 81, is widely expected to win a seventh term in office thanks [&...
•Police and voters stranded in Anambra community Voting had yet to start in Ebenator community, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, as of 10:50 a.m., more than two hours after the scheduled election kick-off. Over 1,000 voters were reportedly stranded at various polling units across the community, many of whom had come out [&he...
•The 96-year-old woman, Mrs Elizabeth Onike A 96-year-old woman, Mrs Elizabeth Onike, was today seen weeping at the Umudim Akasi Polling Unit 019, Agulu II, Ward 8, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State. The elderly woman reportedly broke down in tears at about 10:29am after the Independent National Electoral Commission’s presiding offi...
•Dr Solomon Ogbonna The President of the socio-cultural group in Lagos State, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Solomon Ogbonna Aguene, has condemned the manner in which Igbos living in Lagos State are being disenfranchised and excluded from voting in the ongoing local government elections across the state. Aguene also expressed displeasure over the denial ...
•House of Representatives A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago, reports The PUNCH. Leading the debate during plenary today, Ago said the bill [&...
•These are potentials Cardinals predicted to be next Pope Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced today, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called “Princes of the Church” under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new […]
•People cast their ballots Non-credible threats briefly disrupted voting at two polling locations in Georgia this morning, according to local officials who say they will seek a court order to extend voting hours. Five non-credible bomb threats were reported, leading to a temporary evacuation at two Fulton County locations for about 30 minutes,...
•Tinubu Northern Elders Forum has expressed its deepest regrets over its decision to vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections. The forum said the North has learned its lesson, adding that there has been heightened security challenge under the Tinubu-led administration, reports Nigerian Tribune. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the spokesperso...
•Olayinka Braimoh Action Alliance candidate Olayinka Braimoh, who is running for governor of Kogi State, has explained his arrest and detention on Saturday, which he claimed resulted in his disenfranchisement. Braimoh was arrested by security operatives in Kabba, along with seven of his security details after campaign materials were allegedly ...
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