Politics
TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS ODODO KOGI GOVERNORSHIP POLLS WINNER
The Kogi State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday upheld the election that produced Usman Ododo, of the All Progressives Congress, governor of the state. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, dismissed the petition of Murtala Ajaka, of the Social Democratic Party, for failure to substantially prove material…
NO RWANDA FLIGHTS BEFORE ELECTION – RISHI SUNAK
Rishi Sunak has said that no asylum seekers will be sent to Rwanda before the election under the government’s deportation scheme. It had been thought ministers would try to get the first flight off before polling day, to showcase their flagship policy on countering illegal migration. But the PM has now said they will go…
RISHI SUNAK AND KEIR STARMER TO KICK OFF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will kick off their election campaigns on Thursday, six weeks before the country goes to the polls. The prime minister will tour broadcast studios before embarking on a two-day whistle-stop trip taking in all four nations of the UK. Starmer will head to south-east England in a sign he wants to make…
MY LIMBS WERE AMPUTATED AFTER SEPSIS, SAYS MP CRAIG MACKINLAY
Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay is due to return to Parliament for the first time after suffering a life-threatening episode of sepsis which led to the amputation of his hands and feet. The South Thanet MP recalled the shock of waking from an induced coma to find his limbs had turned completely black. He says they…
SOLUDO SACKS ALL 21 LG TRANSITION CHAIRMEN
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed all 21 local government transition chairmen in the state. The governor instructed the dismissed chairmen to transfer the responsibilities of their councils to the Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLGAS). This directive was outlined in a letter signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Community Affairs,…
SUSPECT CHARGED IN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SLOVAKIA LEADER
A man has been charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the politician was seriously hurt in a shooting attack. The alleged assailant has not been formally named, but Slovak reports have widely identified him as a 71-year-old from the town of Levice. Reports say he could face up to…