After Democrats won both the House and Senate in a blowout for Republicans, President Trump admitted fuel prices brought on by the Iran war impacted the outcome, but stuck by his decision.
The US president still insisted he "had to do" the controversial war, after his Vice President Vance also blamed it for the Republican loss. The Democrats now control both the US House and Senate.
The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) has warned that the reported GH¢5,000 parliamentary candidate application fee introduced by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could deepen financial barriers to political participation, particularly for women, young people and persons with disabilities. The NPP recently announced a GH¢5,000 application fee for parliamentary aspirants, alongside a GH¢2,000 fee for declaring interest.
Fox News pundits hardly criticized the US president in midterms coverage but Trump was still quick to cast blame In the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s midterm elections, Donald Trump made clear that he would place some blame on his favorite cable channel, Fox News, if his party did poorly. On election day, he didn’t disappoint.
President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to approve the implementation of an external borrowing plan of 7.7 billion dollars. The new request, according to the Senate President, replaces the 20.52 billion dollar loan request presented last week.
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, says he has not been offered a government board appointment, describing the situation as one that gives him greater freedom to speak independently on issues affecting the party and government. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Mr Kwetey said he had neither sought nor asked for a board position, although he would have considered an offer if the role was not full-time.
The Senate has given State Houses of Assembly until November 15 this year to give their approval to the State Police Bill, to enable its transmission to the President for assent. The states that have approved include Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Gombe, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara, among others.
Additional security forces have been deployed at the ‘high sensitive’ and ‘sensitive’ polling stations across the State, Harish Kumar Gupta says, and warns of stern action against those trying to disturb the polling process
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is the world's richest man and the largest individual donor in the US midterms.
The BJP’s ‘Save democracy and reject anarchy’ campaign, which has been launched across the country to counter the Congress campaign against SIR, began in Karnataka from Kolar
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has returned a former senator, Yahaya Tijjani Kaura as its candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District, after he polled 16,758 votes in a fresh primary held on Monday in Gusau. The declaration formally makes Kaura the APC’s flag-bearer for the National Assembly seat in Zamfara North.
It will take decades to rebuild trust in a country that removed a tyrant once – and then reinstated him four years later When Joe Biden entered the White House in 2021 it was possible to believe that Donald Trump’s reign had been an aberration. Trump’s defeat proved that US democracy was mechanically operational, not culturally robust.
Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Imran Usman Wakili, who it said was detained over social media posts criticising the low turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna State. The organisation made the demand in a post on its X platform on Tuesday, alleging that Wakili was also targeted because of his support for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
A motion is ready and would be tabled any moment from now.
The draft report was submitted by Minister for Labour Bindhu Krishna to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 — Sierra Leone has withdrawn its candidate for the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Prof Charles Jalloh, and thrown its support behind Kenya’s Prof Phoebe Okowa in a move aimed at consolidating African backing for the remaining seat on the world court. Kenya had mounted an extensive diplomatic campaign in support of Okowa, with Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei saying last week that months of engagement with UN member states had culminated in a final appeal in New York.
Democrats have firmed up as narrow favourites to win control of both houses of the US Congress in today's midterm elections, according to the US's top political forecasters.
Among the most closely watched races are Senate seats in Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas.
The Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, was escorted out of Parliament’s Chamber by a Parliamentary Marshal after refusing to withdraw an allegation that Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa was involved in the sale of diplomatic passports. Earlier on Tuesday, supporters of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by its youth wing, staged a demonstration in Accra dubbed ‘Yɛgye Yɛn Sika’, demanding accountability over the expenditure on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa.
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has pledged to surpass the achievements of Governor Seyi Makinde’s eight-year administration within four years if elected in 2027. The APC candidate said restoring Oyo State’s position among Nigeria’s leading states would require purposeful leadership, responsible governance and a development approach that placed residents’ welfare at the centre of government decisions.
The President of the Advertising Association of Ghana, Andrew Ackah, has raised concerns about the growing number of illegal billboards in Accra, revealing that between 40 and 60 per cent of more than 10,000 advertising structures identified in the capital breach established regulations. Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Citi FM on Wednesday, November 4, Mr Ackah attributed the situation partly to inadequate regulatory oversight by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), which are mandated to issue permits for outdoor advertising structures and ensure that operators…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, says the party will not shield any of its members or government appointees found culpable of wrongdoing, insisting that President John Dramani Mahama shares its commitment to accountability. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Mr Kwetey said the party was determined to seek answers whenever concerns about possible wrongdoing emerged, rather than rush to defend those involved.
The BJP will hold a statewide protest on November 5 against the bus fare hike.
Ministers urged to go further than proposed cut to 110 decibels to ease acute stress on birds and others animals Campaigners are calling on the government to protect the welfare of wild animals by cutting the maximum noise level of fireworks sold to the public from 120 to 90 decibels. The Center for Wild Animal Welfare (CWAW) has said lowering the limit to 90 decibels – which is about one-eighth of the loudness of 120 decibels – would help to protect millions of wild animals from acute stress by reducing the area over which a firework disturbs surrounding wildlife.