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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to unveil a wide range assortment of operational assets acquired to strategically improve on the operational capabilities of the Nigeria Police Force, particularly in crowd control and anti-riot operations. Other dignitaries present are the Secretary to the Government of the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Biodun Oyebanji, the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof Kayode Adebowale, who is the Vice Chancellor, the University of Ibadan, announced the results. Adebowale said, “Oyebanji, having scored the highest number of votes […]
Going by the popular saying that in a democracy, the people get the kind of government they deserve, Ukrainians have settled for a comedian, with no experience in politics, as their new president. The president-elect, Volodymyr Zelensky, defeated incumbent, Petro Poroshenko, in the country’s presidential elections. Zelensky scored a landslide victory in the run-off vote, […]
ETHIOPIA Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has been sworn in by Parliament. The new Prime Minister has the mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed at defusing ethnic tensions in the Oromiya province from which he hails. The ruling coalition picked Abiy last week to replace Hailemariam Desalegn who quit to give way for reforms. […]
RUSSIA Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his rule over the world’s largest country for another six years, with a landslide re-election victory. Putin’s victory will take his political dominance of Russia to nearly a quarter of a century, until 2024, by which time he will be 71. He has promised to use his new […]
INEC People living with disabilities may finally have the right to exercise their franchise as the Independent National Electoral Commission says it will introduce sign languages and communication techniques in the 2019 general elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Partnership and Outreach Committee of the commission, Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, made this known over the weekend […]
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