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Nigeria: I’ll win the state for PDP and Ondo people —Olafeso

Dr Eddy Olafeso is one of the leading aspirants for the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State and aims to pick up the ticket of the PDP for the poll. In this interview with KnowAfrika, speaks on his ambition, the PDP primary and the chance of the party in the forthcoming election. THE […]

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Malawi election commission appeals for calm as it tallies votes

Malawi’s electoral commission appealed for “peace and calm” on Wednesday as it counted ballots following a historic poll to re-elect a president after Peter Mutharika’s victory was overturned. Voters in Malawi went to the polls on Tuesday for the second time in just over a year after the Constitutional Court dramatically ruled that last year’s […]

WTO PRESIDENCY: Benin drops candidate in support on Nigeria

She is for the moment the most formidable African candidate for the post of president of the World Trade Organization. Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala officially received support from Benin, which has withdrawn its candidate Eloi Laourou. South Africa turns to nuclear power South Africa is on the way to reduce its energy deficit after reviving its […]

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Trump asked China to help him win 2020 US election

In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election. Bolton, a longtime foreign policy hawk who Trump fired in September over policy differences, also said that the U.S. president had expressed a willingness […]

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THE WORLD: Joe Biden says military will escort Donald Trump from White House if he fails to leave after losing election

United States Democratic candidate Joe Biden has said the military will escort US President Donald Trump out of the White House if he fails to leave after losing the November 2020 election. Biden said it had crossed his mind that the abrasive Trump might refuse to leave the White House for the newly elected president. […]

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Politics: INEC sets date for Edo, Ondo polls

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the September 19 and October 10 scheduled dates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states will be met, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. It also said the timetable and schedule of activities for the elections still stand. This was disclosed after a meeting yesterday where a […]