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PDP state chairpersons’ leader alleges intimidation, harassment of candidates by APC, governor in Ebonyi
The politician said candidates have been tortured and barred from campaigning in Ebonyi State.
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CAN disowns cleric, reaffirms neutrality ahead of 2027 polls
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has disowned a cleric claiming to represent the association, declaring that he is not its General Secretary and warning against attempts to use its name to mobilise support for political candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement by its president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the association identified Archbishop Chivir Chianson as the individual in question, insisting that he had no mandate to speak or act on its behalf and that his group had no official affiliation or institutional relationship with CAN.
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Americans vote in midterms set to upend Trump presidency
Americans voted on Tuesday in pivotal midterm elections with Democrats hoping to seize control of Congress and impose the first significant checks on Donald Trump’s chaotic second term in the White House. But while Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate majority, the political battlefield is extending into conservative states like Kansas, Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska.
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US midterm voting begins in high-stakes test of Trump’s presidency
Voting is under way across the US in midterm elections that could strip Trump’s Republicans of control of Congress.
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No evidence of fraud in Israeli election, commission finds
Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Arab-led parties of stealing the election in which neither major bloc earned a parliamentary majority.
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Ebonyi Issues 30-Day Ultimatum For Occupants To Vacate Defective Building
The Ebonyi State Government, through the Ministry of Capital City and Urban Planning, has issued a 30-day ultimatum to occupants of a structurally defective building located at No. 10 Aguluezechukwu Street, Abakaliki, directing them to vacate the premises due to severe structural safety concerns. The order followed an on-site assessment led by the Commissioner for Capital City and Urban Planning, Richard Ugo Idike, alongside the Head of the Town Planning Department, Esther Nwite, state town planners, and the ministry’s enforcement taskforce.
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Australian government defends social media ban for under 16s in court
Government lawyers argued that social media use posed risks to children, and action is needed to protect them.
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What US midterm elections mean for Ukraine, Iran and elsewhere
Donald Trump's Republicans control the US Congress, but that could change after the midterm elections. The outcome of the ballot will not only impact domestic policy but also conflicts in Europe and the Middle East.
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US elects its first Black woman governor
The US has elected its first Black woman governor after Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial poll.
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SC seeks Centre, EC response on law giving blanket, lifelong immunity to CEC, Election Commissioners
RJD MP Manoj Jha has moved the Supreme Court challenging Section 16 of The Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions Of Service And Term Of Office) Act, 2023
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Resounding wins for Democrats a wholesale rebuke of Trump’s Maga movement
Democrats of all stripes declared victory on Tuesday night in clearest sign yet voters have had enough of Trumpism This year, the most important thing Democrats had to be to win was, simply, not Republicans.
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Tears, celebrations and selfies: US midterms in pictures
Democrats cheered as they picked up victories in Republican states. Tears were shed as Republican losses mounted.
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Osun APC backtracks, renames ‘parallel’ list as parliamentary campaign committee
The Osun APC in statement signed by the Party Chairman on Monday had released a parallel presidential campaign committee list which has the Governorship candidate as its Director-General after the Presidential Campaign Council Coordinator, Governor Ademola Adeleke, had inaugurated a campaign committee in the state. The statement attached to the list reads, “Following the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) by the national leader of our party and its presidential candidate, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the 14th of…
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2027 Politics Watch – Tuesday’s Roundup: From Sokoto’s security row to Zamfara’s rival winners
Atiku Abubakar accused the SSS of plotting to disrupt his Sokoto campaign launch, prompting a denial and an investigation.
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Foreign Secretary Misri meets Nepal Foreign Minister, discusses bilateral ties
The diplomat is in Nepal on a two-day official visit aimed at preparing the ground for Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah's proposed visit to New Delhi.
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Iran president says return to war benefits ‘no one’, after reported US strikes
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that a return to war would benefit “no one”, hours after reported US strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. The US strikes, reported by The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The New York Times and other outlets, hit Qeshm island in the Hormuz waterway, a key flashpoint of the Middle East war that has upended global markets.
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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim US senator
Democrat defeats Mike Rogers in race marked by Islamophobic attacks from Trump and Republican allies Abdul El-Sayed, the doctor and progressive insurgent, has made history in winning the closely watched US Senate race in Michigan, defeating the Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the country’s first Muslim senator. El-Sayed’s victory adds to a decisive Democratic majority in the Senate after the party wrested control of the upper chamber on Tuesday.
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Democrats deliver a historic routing to Republicans in US midterms
For the first time in nearly 30 years, a Democrat will now represent South Carolina in the US Senate.
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Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala assures strict action in Adoor police station incident
Youth Congress workers, led by Pathanamthitta district panchayat member Sreenadevi Kunjamma and Feni Ninan, was accused of allegedly trespassing into the police station and confronting a person in the lock-up on July 11
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El-Sayed defeats Rogers to win Senate seat in Michigan
The Democrat prevailed after a stream of Islamophobia from top Republicans and a turbulent end to his campaign.
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Why my party lost in US Midterms – Trump
Mr Trump has also blamed his handpicked candidates for the losses.
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News fatigue pushing audiences towards lighter digital content – MFWA
The Programmes Manager of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Kwaku Krobea, says growing fatigue with hard news and political discussions is driving some audiences towards lighter and more entertaining digital content. He cited reports on the Russia-Ukraine war, tensions between the United States and Iran, and political debates involving the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as examples of issues that could contribute to audience fatigue.
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Spanish transport minister resigns after train crash killed 69 people
Oscar Puente says he could not 'continue in office' after two major train accidents in less than a year.
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Democrat Troy Jackson wins Maine US Senate seat in blow to Republicans
Longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins had held the seat for three decades, but was swept away in the blue wave.