The Nigerian Senate has approved a jail term of 20 years for candidates in the country’s elections caught snatching ballot materials in sweeping reforms aimed at improving electoral laws in

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet with the country’s members of parliament. The Nigerian leader will meet with all members of the Senate Tuesday night at 8 pm

The Nigerian Senate has rejected Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner for the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The rejection of Ms Onochie’s contentious appointment to occupy a

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked an Abuja division of the Federal High Court to sack Bello Matawalle as governor of northwest Zamfara state over

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) led Senate’s determination to confirm Lauretta Onochie’s appointment as commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has slammed Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello over his recent comment on rotational presidency, saying the governor was still in school when the

As the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) tables its report on the 2010 Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 tomorrow, All Progressives Congress (APC) senators are set to

Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, according to official results, a victory that assures Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed a second five-year term

South African police have arrested 28 people and one of the country’s biggest highways remained closed over violent protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Protests erupted this

Haiti’s interim government said it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections in the

Nigeria’s northcentral Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello on Friday kicked against any form of zoning arrangement for the office of the country’s President, describing it as unconstitutional. Governor Bello who

A Nigerian presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie has denied being a member of any political party in the country. Onochie made the claims on Thursday when she appeared before a screening

The Nigerian Senate has approved a foreign borrowing plan by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari of 2.343 trillion Naira, some 6.183 billion U.S. dollars to enable the federal government fund

The Nigerian Senate has approved the supplementary budget bill sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari with N895 billion ($2.176 billion) approved to fund security agencies and purchase of Covid-19

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, the country’s interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, calling it a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend 1999 Constitution to allow for the creation of state police and legalise regional security outfits. The

England are preparing to face Denmark in the semi-finals of Euro 2020 at Wembley on Wednesday, knowing victory will secure them a place in a major men’s tournament final for

The quest for southern presidency in 2023 gathered momentum on Tuesday as Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF); and the members of the House of