Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election, saying the victory was an assurance that democracy would continue to flourish in Africa’s most populous country. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Adeleke’s victory confirmed the confidence placed in...
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Adeleke Thanks Tinubu After Osun Governorship Election Victory
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord party winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. According to the final results announced on Sunday at the INEC state headquarters in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives...
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SERAP Urges INEC To Protect Osun Voters
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to urgently address reported cases of political violence, threats and intimidation ahead of the August 15 Osun governorship election. SERAP said 56 politically related violent incidents and 14 fatalities have been recorded in the state in the past year, including...
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Zambia Election Unlikely To Be ‘Free And Fair’ – Opposition Chief
About 8.7 million people are registered to vote in Thursday's election, which will test the country's reputation for political stability and peaceful transfers of power.
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Osun Election: Civic Intel Deploys 238 Observers, Highlights Role Of Technology
Civic Intel, a non-governmental organisation, has deployed 238 trained volunteer observers across Osun State to monitor the August 15 governorship election. The organisation announced this on Monday during the inauguration of its election observers, describing the election as an opportunity to demonstrate how technology and active citizen participation can promote peaceful, credible and transparent elections....
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Burnham Becomes New UK PM After Meeting King
Andy Burnham became British prime minister after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and was set to set out his vision for the country after taking over from Keir Starmer. Starmer departed Downing Street on Monday morning, insisting in a farewell speech his two years in office had made Britain a better place. The...
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Indian Police Use Tear Gas On Protesters Demanding Education Minister’s Resignation
Indian police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse protesters in New Delhi as thousands marched toward Parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in major national examinations. Most of the demonstrators were students protesting exam paper leaks, technical glitches and other alleged failures in the country’s testing system....
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Outgoing UK PM Starmer Pledges Full Support To Successor Andy Burnham
Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged his full support to his successor, Andy Burnham, as he delivered his farewell address outside 10 Downing Street before formally leaving office. Starmer said he was stepping down confident that Britain was in a stronger and fairer position than when his government took office two years ago....
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INEC Presents Certificates Of Return To June 20 By-Elections Winners
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...