Former US president Donald Trump hits the campaign trail in hurricane-hit North Carolina on Monday, having heavily criticised the government’s disaster response after at least 124 people were killed there by storm Helene. Emergency services are still distributing food and water in the worst-affected parts of the state almost a month after Helene slammed into…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has insisted on its call for the removal of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, over her indigeneship. The party, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission’s failure to mention her state of origin…
A combative Kamala Harris pledged a clean break from Joe Biden’s presidency on Wednesday in an interview with right-wing Fox News aimed at reaching Republican voters wary of Donald Trump. Harris clashed with interviewer Bret Baier on hot-button issues, including immigration and gender transition surgery, with the Democratic nominee repeatedly asking, “May I finish?” when…
Kamala Harris targeted her United States presidential election rival Donald Trump’s mental state and fitness for office on Tuesday after the 78-year-old Republican’s televised town hall descended into a surreal, impromptu music session. Three weeks ahead of the US election, Harris’s campaign has increasingly focused on Trump’s health and mental stability. The campaign was quick…
A man found illegally in possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested by sheriff’s deputies assigned to protect a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday. The Secret Service stated that it was aware of the arrest and that neither Trump nor rally attendees had…
The Senate on Thursday in Abuja strongly condemned the recent local government elections conducted in many states for chairmen and councillors describing them as sham and rape of democracy. It consequently vowed to do the needful about the charade for survival of democracy in Nigeria through required constitution amendments. Condemnation of local government elections by…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship candidate for Abeokuta North Local Government in the upcoming local council election in Ogun State, Hon. Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo, has affirmed his commitment to deliver excellent and outstanding service within one year of being in office. Hon. Oyegbola-Sodipo, while fielding questions from journalists after the candidates screening at the OGISEC…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has accused Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State of anti-party activities.Wike said Fubara supported the Action Peoples Party, APP, in sweeping the chairmanship seat during the just-concluded local government election in the state. The Minister spoke on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday while insisting that…
Opposition lawmakers’ coalition spokesperson, Hon Ikenga Ugochinyere has called on the federal government and relevant security agencies to ensure that the minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike and his supporters face justice over alleged burning of local government headquarters in Rivers State. Recall that in response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government council election,…
The Race to the WH Presidential Forecast has predicted the likely winner in each state by analysing recent polling, electoral history, and national economic trends from the past two years. Using this data, the model simulates the Electoral College 50,000 times to estimate the chances of Kamala Harris or Donald Trump winning the election. This…
