Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has won a fifth term in the United States House of Representatives, retaining her seat for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District despite criticism from President Donald Trump and an ongoing federal investigation. Former US President Barack Obama has accused Trump of targeting the Minnesota lawmaker because of her political views.
Democrats flip seven Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina; ‘blue wave’ rejects Trump’s agenda Track live results from all 50 states Full report: Democrats win control of Congress in ‘blue wave’ Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results? Several key congressional races, including contests in Colorado, Michigan, Maine, New York, California, and North Carolina, remain to be called.
The move comes after Kochi MLA Mohammed Shiyas met Minister for Local Self-Government K.M. Shaji along with P&T Apartment Protest Committee president Abhilash P. Parameswaran in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday
UK | Cocaine has overtaken heroin as the biggest cause of drug deaths in England and Wales, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. US news | Pete Hegseth is increasingly looking like he may take the fall for Republicans’ midterm losses, despite Donald Trump’s vocal support for his defense secretary, even calling him a champion of war.
Mr Shittu says the NGF Helpdesk has set up a dedicated data department and is encouraging every state to establish its own Bureau of Statistics.
…Reaffirms loyalty to party By Golok Nanmwa, Jos A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, Hon. In a statement titled “Clarification on My Inclusion in the 2027 Plateau State Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council – Central Planning Committee (CPC)”, Zang said his political allegiance remained firmly with the PDP and the Rainbow Coalition.
Smaller parties hold the key, with major contenders expected to fall short of the majority needed to govern alone.
Quoting the Federal Ministry of Education through its Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) 2026 report, Alake noted that the government’s interventions cover basic and secondary education, technical and vocational training, and tertiary education. Increased Funding For Basic Education According to the NESRI report, Alake explained that the Federal Government allocated a record ₦3.52 trillion to education in the 2026 budget and secured $552 million for the HOPE-EDU programme, which targets 29 million children, over 500,000 teachers and 65,000 public schools.
The congratulatory message was accompanied by a graphic listing the 14 politicians and their respective constituencies.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the Democrats’ rout of the Republicans in US midterm elections heralded a “new era in world relations” and could thaw strained ties between Pretoria and Washington. The US decision to exclude South Africa as well as Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to take effect on January 1, with fears it could cost the battered local economy thousands of jobs.
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republicans facing a major loss, the results could affect India’s position on the Iran war, Russian oil, the trade deal, immigration and China policy
Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago are exploring the establishment of a dedicated mechanism, potentially co-chaired by the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to advance the reparatory justice agenda and facilitate structured engagement with the United Kingdom (UK). The proposal was discussed at a bilateral meeting between Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Mr Sean S.M. Sobers, on the sidelines of the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
Cletus Avoka, a former Majority Leader of Parliament, has called for an independent and adequately resourced Council of State, arguing that its current structure constrains its effectiveness. Speaking at a roundtable organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on constitutional reforms, Mr Avoka, who is also a Member of the Council of State, said the institution required greater autonomy and dedicated funding.
Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Kingsley Chinda’s APC Gov Candidacy The suit, filed by Samuel Amatonjie against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kingsley Chinda, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the APC, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Clerk of the National Assembly, challenges Chinda’s eligibility to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the APC.
Mr DeSantis challenged Mr Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 but dropped out after a poor result in the Iowa caucuses and later endorsed him.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have led a delegation of legislators in visiting Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Oburu Oginga at his Nairobi home, where he is recuperating following his discharge from hospital. Oburu, who represents Siaya County in the Senate, has remained a key figure in ODM politics following his emergence as the party leader.
The midterms may change the obeisance that has been paid to Trump and an administration that has become increasingly dangerous in its reckless disregard for its impact on the rest of the world.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he would leave his wife if she became president and governed like President Bola Tinubu. Amaechi stated this during an interview with Rapid TV, urging Nigerians to put aside religious, political and ethnic affiliations and reject Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku Abubakar's campaign says the turnout at its Sokoto launch reflects frustration over living costs, while Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II credits President Bola Tinubu with improving Nigeria's economic indicators despite persistent hardship.
Future brightens for US developers in particular after election when voters rejected Trump’s war on clean energy After years as collateral damage in Donald Trump’s war on climate action, the Democrats’ sweeping triumph in the US midterm elections has emerged as a victory for the global renewable energy industry too. Across the world’s financial centres the market value of renewable energy developers climbed as the election results confirmed the Republicans had lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Prioritise human rights over political convenience — Onoh tells Bianca. By Emma Nnadozie Denge (Dr) Josef Onoh, former Southeast spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on her appointment as Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has urged Nigerians to take a cue from American voters by using the 2027 general elections to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over economic hardship, worsening insecurity and declining living standards. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described the American election outcome as a decisive rebuke of the ruling Republican Party’s leadership and economic policies, saying it offered an important lesson for Nigeria’s democracy.
Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Uchenna Agu, gave the warning on Wednesday at the 2026 Media Retreat and Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abia State Council, held at Bishop Nwedo Pastoral Centre, Umuahia. On technological preparedness, Agu said INEC was building on lessons from previous elections to improve BVAS, IReV, the electronic EC8A and its Results Management System.
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday that anyone expecting a shift in US policy was “seriously mistaken”, hours after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. Khamenei, 57, was named supreme leader after US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.