US administration behavior in the past few years has been in a way that introduced it as an untrustworthy country which is disloyal to all its commitments, said Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday. “Iran and North Korea have always had close views and supported each other in many critical international points and in the […]
Businesses have shut in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, as the nation awaits the release of heavily disputed presidential election results. Armed soldiers and police are on patrol, ordering people to “behave”. Three people were killed in the city on Wednesday in clashes between the security forces and supporters of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. Mr Chamisa says […]
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Ambassador to South Africa, Ahmed Ibeto, has resigned. He has also renounced his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, and had crossed over to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Ibeto was reported to have arrived Nigeria from Pretoria on Sunday and on Monday morning, he handed over his […]
The governor’s recent defection from the APC to the PDP has led to heightened political tensions in the state. Just days after he defected from the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), eight APC members of the Benue State House of Assembly have served Governor Samuel Ortom an impeachment notice. […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki first announced his decision to leave the APC via a Tweet on the evening of Tuesday. In a statement personally signed by him, Saraki described his exit from the ruling APC as a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked his supporters to suspend campaigns for his re-election in order to avoid breaching the rules of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The president said this in a statement which Femi Adesina, his spokesman. Buhari said he appreciated his supporters’ enthusiasm “borne out of their desire to garner support for […]
The lawmaker said, “I went astray in the APC but I am back to the party that will form the next government in the state. The PDP is a moving train which boasted of huge followers and good leaders like former governor Rashidi Ladoja, Sarafadeen Alli and Senator Femi Lanlehin. A member of the Oyo […]
Early results from Pakistan’s election suggest ex-cricket star Imran Khan is on course to become prime minister. With nearly half the votes counted from Wednesday’s election, Mr Khan’s PTI party is in the lead. It is expected to fall short of an overall majority and to seek coalition partners. Officials deny claims of vote rigging […]
The other senators include Barnabas Gemade (Benue), Shaaba Lafiaji (Kwara), Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara), Abdulazeez Nyako (Adamawa), Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo) and Usman Nafada (Gombe). Senators Suleiman Hunkuyi, Ibrahim Danbaba, Ubale Shittu, Isah Misau, Suleiman Nazif, Soji Akanbi make up the list. Dino Melaye, Kogi West Senator and Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano State Governor, have led 13 […]
A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump handled the summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a new CBS News poll finds. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they disapproved of Trump’s handling of the summit, including 83% of Democrats and 53% of independents. Just 21% of Republicans disapprove — with […]
