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INEC: 116,745 newly registered voters yet to collect PVCs in Lagos
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INEC: 116,745 newly registered voters yet to collect PVCs in Lagos

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says 116,745 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of newly registered voters are yet to be collected. The Administrative Secretary of INEC in Lagos, Mrs Adenike Tadese, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.

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Atiku Takes Presidential Campaign To Kebbi, Pledges To Restore Fuel Subsidy
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Atiku Takes Presidential Campaign To Kebbi, Pledges To Restore Fuel Subsidy

He called on the people of Kebbi State to vote for Atiku as president, Abubakar Malami as governor and other ADC candidates in the 2027 general elections. The campaign in Kebbi came hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the leadership of the Senator David Mark-led ADC and voided the actions taken by the party’s executives, including the process that produced Atiku as its presidential candidate.

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Atiku flags off ADC campaign in Kebbi, pledges security, fuel subsidy restoration
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Atiku flags off ADC campaign in Kebbi, pledges security, fuel subsidy restoration

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi BIRNIN KEBBI — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to address Nigeria’s security challenges and restore fuel subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the promises during the flag-off of his campaign in Kebbi State, where he described the forthcoming election as a referendum on the policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration.

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Linda Mwananchi accuses Ruto of fuelling violence after Kalonzo convoy attack
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Linda Mwananchi accuses Ruto of fuelling violence after Kalonzo convoy attack

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – The Linda Mwananchi movement has accused President William Ruto’s administration of fuelling political violence and intolerance following an attack on a campaign caravan led by Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) leader Kalonzo Musyoka in Migori County. “We condemn the attacks on H.E Kalonzo’s campaign convoy and demand that those responsible be brought to book,” Njoroge said.

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How a ‘flaming liberal’ podcast host won a US House seat in conservative Missouri
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How a ‘flaming liberal’ podcast host won a US House seat in conservative Missouri

Fred Wellman, host of the progressive podcast On Democracy, defeated longtime incumbent Republican Ann Wagner Fred Wellman’s victory in Missouri’s second congressional district on Tuesday was such a surprise that NBC News’s star data analyst Steve Kornacki didn’t even have a graphic prepared, he told supporters on election night. Longtime Republican incumbent Ann Wagner, who had been widely expected to hold her seat, was swept aside as part of a broader wave of Democratic victories across the country.

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Muge, Omanyo lead women reps’ performance rankings as survey warns of poll losses
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Muge, Omanyo lead women reps’ performance rankings as survey warns of poll losses

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Nandi Woman Representative Cynthia Muge, Busia’s Catherine Omanyo and Meru’s Elizabeth Kailemia have emerged among Kenya’s top-performing women representatives in a new survey assessing performance women lawmakers serving in the affirmative action seats over the past four years. The Timely Kenya Women Representatives Performance Rating 2026 places Muge first overall with a score of 59.9 per cent, followed by Omanyo at 59.1 per cent and Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina at 55 per cent.

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SDP condemns attempts to disqualify ADC presidential candidate, Atiku
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SDP condemns attempts to disqualify ADC presidential candidate, Atiku

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has condemned alleged attempts to disqualify the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, insisting that political parties should be allowed to freely present candidates for the 2027 general elections. The SDP National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, stated this on Thursday in Abuja while addressing journalists after a meeting with the party’s nine governorship candidates from different states.

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Sokoto ADC faction declares Zaki Tambuwal 2027 candidate

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, led by Alhaji Faruku Umar, has declared Hon. The faction announced its position at a press conference on Thursday at the Press Centre in Sokoto, saying its decision followed a recent Federal High Court judgment in Abuja nullifying the emergence of former ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark.

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ADC: Sokoto turnout prompted judgment voiding Atiku’s candidacy
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ADC: Sokoto turnout prompted judgment voiding Atiku’s candidacy

Sokoto turnout prompted judgment voiding Atiku’s candidacy. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that the turnout at its political event in Sokoto influenced the timing of a court judgment that nullified the leadership of its David Mark-led faction and voided the party’s presidential candidacy.

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SDP rejects ‘Rainbow Coalition’, vows to contest 2027
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SDP rejects ‘Rainbow Coalition’, vows to contest 2027

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has declared that it will participate in the 2027 general elections, distancing itself from the proposed ‘Rainbow Coalition’ and insisting that it has no intention of entering any political arrangement that could compromise its identity. The National Chairman of the SDP, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, stated these on Thursday in Abuja while addressing journalists after a marathon meeting with the party’s nine governorship candidates from different states.

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Police Ban Drones, Fireworks Ahead Of Tinubu’s Visit To Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has banned the use of drones, fireworks and other devices capable of causing panic as the state prepares to receive President Bola Tinubu on a one-day working visit on Friday. Projects expected to be commissioned by the President include the new terminal building at Victor Attah International Airport, the Aviation Village, the Ring Road III Extension and Arise Resort Park in Uyo.

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No Aayalolo bus was involved in accident – Ayariga dismisses viral claims
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No Aayalolo bus was involved in accident – Ayariga dismisses viral claims

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has dismissed social media reports claiming that an Aayalolo bus was involved in an accident, insisting that no bus from the transport service was involved. Mr Ayariga was speaking on Thursday, November 5, during the presentation of four dispatch motorcycles to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) to support Aayalolo’s contraflow operations.

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Burnham wants to ‘recast’ Chagos Islands deal after US resistance
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Burnham wants to ‘recast’ Chagos Islands deal after US resistance

UK PM says he wants ‘a new discussion’ with Washington over the disputed islands UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said he wants to “recast” the UK’s deal to cede control of the Chagos Islands after resistance from Washington, which said the agreement could instead be modelled on America’s Greenland deal with Denmark. The prime minister told the Economist he wanted “a new discussion” with the US over the disputed islands, which are home to the Diego Garcia military base.

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Kwankwasiyya urges FG, INEC to protect opposition parties
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Kwankwasiyya urges FG, INEC to protect opposition parties

By Hadiza Yusuf The Kwankwasiyya Movement has urged the Federal Government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to safeguard opposition parties and ensure their full participation in the 2027 general elections. The movement made the call against the backdrop of the Federal High Court judgment delivered on November 5, 2026, which invalidated the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and actions taken under it.

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Philip Nai: Hate speech in our political space must stop
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Philip Nai: Hate speech in our political space must stop

The President, John Dramani Mahama has asked the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Media Foundation for West Africa, and other stakeholders in the media landscape to hold an engagement that aims at finding a solution to this canker. Ghana is bigger than the NPP, the NDC or any political party.

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