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IEBC Warns Hassan Omar Over Mombasa Rally Remarks, Threatens Harsher Sanctions
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IEBC Warns Hassan Omar Over Mombasa Rally Remarks, Threatens Harsher Sanctions

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued Senator Hassan Omar with a formal and strict warning and severe caution over remarks he made during a public rally in Mombasa on September 11, 2026, after finding him in breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct. The commission’s Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee (ECCEC) concluded Complaint No. 3 of 2026 against the senator following proceedings in which it examined the evidence, submissions and representations presented by both sides.

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Police avert Obi-Kwankwaso, APC supporters clash in Calabar

By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk. He stated, “Cross River State Police Command, through timely intervention and constructive engagement, helped avert a possible confrontation between participants at a presidential town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at Hotel along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar and a…

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State Police: Kano, Cross River, Abia, Niger, Benue, Oyo yet to approve bill; gets Nov 19 deadline

By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THERE are strong indications that the National Assembly is prepared to transmit the State Police Bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent as thirty states have so far approved the bill. The 30 states that have approved the proposal are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.

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The new Congress must hold Trump accountable
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The new Congress must hold Trump accountable

An impeachment investigation would enhance transparency and allow Congress to reassert its authority In Tuesday’s midterm elections, voters sent the Republican party an unmistakable message: their love affair with Trumpism is coming to an end. The overwhelming victory for Democrats in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, was foreshadowed by a number of polls showing growing disenchantment with Donald Trump – and it was personal.

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2027: Shettima says Tinubu administration turning regions into economic powerhouses as APC campaigns in Nasarawa
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2027: Shettima says Tinubu administration turning regions into economic powerhouses as APC campaigns in Nasarawa

Shettima says Tinubu administration turning regions into economic powerhouses as APC campaigns in Nasarawa. Mr Shettima described the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri Superhighway as a major component of the administration's infrastructure development agenda, explaining that the project will strengthen economic connections between the North-Central and North-Eastern regions.

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Ablakwa calls for global financial reforms, resource sovereignty
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Ablakwa calls for global financial reforms, resource sovereignty

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday called on Commonwealth member countries to champion reforms in the global financial architecture to address systemic inequalities confronting developing countries, particularly those in the Global South. He expressed Ghana’s support for the Bridgetown Initiative, championed by Barbados, and urged the Commonwealth to prioritise proposals to reform the international financial system and improve access to development financing.

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TraffiTech-GH: ‘If fines are too expensive, don’t overspeed’ – Mahama to motorists
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TraffiTech-GH: ‘If fines are too expensive, don’t overspeed’ – Mahama to motorists

President John Dramani Mahama has told motorists unhappy with the penalties under the newly introduced TraffiTech-GH traffic enforcement system to avoid speeding rather than complain about the cost of fines. Mr Mahama made the remarks in an interview with 1957 News on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Jumby Bay Island in Antigua and Barbuda, where he discussed the introduction of the automated traffic monitoring system and concerns surrounding its implementation.

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Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results?
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Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results?

We’d like to hear from people in the US and around the world about their reactions to the results and what they could mean for the future We’d like to hear from people in the US and around the world about their reactions to the midterm election results, which saw Democrats win control of both houses of Congress after a series of sweeping victories over Donald Trump’s Republican party. How are you feeling about the outcome, and what does it mean to you?

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New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker
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New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker

Polls show neither major party will have enough seats to form government, meaning the fate could fall on centrist minor party, The final polls ahead of New Zealand’s election show a knife-edge path to power, with neither the ruling right-wing coalition or opposition left bloc able to form a government without the support of a newcomer centrist party.

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