The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented Certificates of Return to winners of the bye-elections held on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states. The certificates were presented on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, by the Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State, May Agbamuche-Mbu. This was contained...
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South Sudan Announces Date For Long-Delayed National Polls
South Sudan will hold elections on December 22, its electoral commission promised, after years of repeated delays and despite an increasingly dire security situation. International observers have warned of a return to full-blown conflict as government forces under President Salva Kiir battle groups loosely aligned with jailed opposition leader Riek Machar. A 2018 peace agreement...
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Andy Burnham Sworn In As MP Amid UK Leadership Speculation
Burnham's return to Westminster comes amid growing speculation about the future leadership of the Labour Party and the United Kingdom's next government.
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Colombia Elects Right-Wing Outsider As President After Divisive Runoff
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, a flamboyant lawyer backed by conservative and pro-business groups, celebrated his victory in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla alongside family members and hundreds of supporters.
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APC Sweeps Key By-Elections, PDP Retains Rivers Seat Amid Disputes
Results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday expanded the APC's representation in the National Assembly, although several of the contests were marred by allegations of electoral malpractice, violence and voter intimidation.
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UK’s Starmer Resigns As Prime Minister
Starmer's authority has been waning since Labour endured a drubbing in local and regional elections in May
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INEC Says Oyebanji Winner Of Ekiti Governorship Election
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Ekiti State governorship election. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer, Professor Adenike Oladiji, announced the result in Ado-Ekiti after the collation of votes from the state’s 16 local government areas. According to the electoral commission, Oyebanji...
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NSCDC Reports Peaceful Ekiti Polls, Successful Security Operations
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Sunday it recorded successful security operations during the Ekiti State governorship election, which it said ended peacefully across the southwestern state. The agency said it began election security activities with confidence-building patrols on the eve of the vote, covering major parts of the state to...
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NNPP Lawyers Urge INEC To Shun Rival Factions
Solicitors representing the New Nigeria Peoples Party, or NNPP, have urged Nigeria’s electoral commission to stop engaging with individuals and groups they described as impostors, insisting that only the party leadership recognised by court judgments should be accorded electoral privileges. In a letter dated June 19 and addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National...
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INEC Says Ondo South By-Election Peaceful Despite Challenges
Nigeria’s electoral commission on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election, saying the exercise had remained peaceful despite network-related challenges. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INE) said most polling units opened on schedule, with election officials arriving early to begin accreditation and voting. Speaking to journalists in Okitipupa while...