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#EkitiDecides2026: PDP’s Oluyede rejects poll result, to challenge outcome through “lawful and democratic means”
The candidate, Wole Oluyede, said the declared outcome of the election “does not, in our considered view, reflect the true will and democratic aspirations of the people of Ekiti State.” Hours after he reportedly held a closed-door meeting with Governor Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded governorship election in Ekiti…
Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
voting booths are set up at a polling location inside st.Luke’s Methodist Church, Tuesday, June 16 2026 in oklahoma city WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used. U.S.…
Zamfara APC Primary: Senatorial Aspirant Lubna Mohammed Sues Party, INEC Over Alleged Exclusion
The aspirant said that she had approached the appeals committee for redress but without any meaningful headway, prompting her approaching the court. Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed 14 July to begin hearing of a suit filed by an aspirant for the Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Lubna Mohammed, who is…
Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The three liberal justices dissented. Prosecutors had been preparing to try the…
Ekiti Gov Election Was ‘Full Of Intimidation,’ Vote-Buying, Says SDP’s Obafemi
He accused “one of these major parties” of being the masterminds of the vote-buying. SDP’s Obafemi scored 179 votes in the election. The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Ekiti State governorship election of 2026, Peter Obafemi, has alleged irregularities in Saturday’s exercise. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, claiming the exercise…
Kebbi By-Election: ADC Says Low Voters Turnout Signals Growing Dissatisfaction With APC
The opposition party argued that the outcome should serve as a wake-up call for the government to pay greater attention to the needs and aspirations of the people. By Ladan Yusuf The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kebbi State has described the low voter turnout recorded during the Zuru State Constituency by-election as a sign…
Police Launch Investigation Into Killing Of Ogun Broadcaster, Guard
Police authorities assured the public that no effort would be spared in ensuring that justice is served. In this file photo, the crest of the Nigeria Police Force is seen on a police officer’s uniform. PHOTO: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV. The Ogun State Police Command says it has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding…
Ekiti Governorship Election Was A Bad Day For Democracy, Says ADC’s Bejide
Bejide scored 12,872 votes to take a distant third in the election won by APC’s Biodun Oyebanji with 319,224 votes. The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Abejide, has faulted the Ekiti governorship election, describing the exercise as a “bad day for democracy”. Abejide made the remarks when he was featured on Channels…
PDP’s Olaka Nwogu Wins Rivers South East Senatorial By-Election
Nwogu is an ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The election was conducted to fill the seat left vacant following the death of Senator Barry Mpigi in February. A photo combo of Olaka Nwogu and the Rivers map. The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Olaka Nwogu of the…
Report says UK PM Starmer ready to quit, but source says he is still focused on the job
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to media as he reacts to the local Council Election results at AFC Wimbledon on May 9, 2026 in London, England. Alishia Abodunde | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain’s Observer newspaper said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a…
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