Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed Hanene Tajouri Bessassi as ambassador to the United States, he said on Monday, weeks after he dismissed her predecessor without explanation. Saied has removed numerous

Last week’s zoning of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman to the north, which brightened chances that the presidential ticket of the party could go to the south, has

Following the zoning of the position of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the North by the National Convention Zoning Committee (NCZC) of the party led

Philippine President Rodrigo’s daughter would run for president in next year’s election and her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential candidacy, would be her running mate, broadcasting firm

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and resist the temptation of joining the All Progressives

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced he was retiring from politics and dropping plans to run for vice president in next year’s elections when his term ends, avoiding a

A former deputy speaker in Malawi has shot himself dead inside parliament in the capital, Lilongwe, authorities said. Clement Chiwaya, who moved in a wheelchair, had gone to the building

International boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has formally filed his candidacy for president of the Philippines, as the country kicked off its election season with television celebrities, political scions and at

Apparently yielding to pressure and paying attention to the mood of the nation, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National zoning committee, on Thursday, made a u-turn on the zoning of

Worried by the criminal activities of bandits in many parts of the country, Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a total war on felons and declare

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Wednesday, presented a budget in the sum of N294.5 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2022 fiscal year. The governor, who

The controversy following the alleged zoning of the office of National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the South might have forced governors elected on the party’s platform to

The dust generated from Monday’s statement by Nigeria’s northern governors as well as traditional rulers in the region that, zoning of the presidency was unconstitutional, has attracted the ire of

Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has won the governing party leadership election and is set to become the next prime minister. Kishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide

Struggling with political turmoil and the aftermath of an earthquake, Haiti’s prime minister said Tuesday that he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country’s constitution by February, and

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the National Assembly to revisit the Electoral Act amendment bill, assuring that it has the capacity and technical knowhow to undertake electronic

The management of Nigeria’s National Assembly on Monday beefed up security in and around the Three Arms Zone in Abuja apparently to foil a planned protest by some legislative aides.