Poland's political rivals join 'March of Silence' for shooting victims
President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk joined thousands in Krakow’s ‘March of Silence’ to honour six people killed in a mass shooting. Their joint appearance comes amid deep political tensions over government reforms and presidential powers.
A 24-year-old man who killed six people and wounded 15 in a shooting in Krakow, has died in hospital.
It happened at the Hogbetsotso Festival in Anloga, where President John Dramani Mahama bowed and knelt before the Yagbonwura, overlord of Gonjaland, who had travelled from the north as Special Guest of Honour of the Awoamefia, Togbi Sri III. The matter became so serious that the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs issued an explanation invoking Article 57(2) of the Constitution, which gives the President precedence over all other persons in Ghana.
President Paul Biya, the world's oldest leader, sets February 7 for Cameroon's delayed legislative and local polls.
The inauguration of the election petitions tribunal judges comes ahead of the presidential andNational Assembly elections scheduled to take place across Nigeria on 16 January, and the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections fixed for 6 February.
Yari sets 1.2m vote target for Tinubu in Ebonyi. …Uzodimma warns ongoing projects may stall if President loses re-election By Omeiza Ajayi ABAKALIKI — Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, has set a target of 1.2 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in Ebonyi State in the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
President John Dramani Mahama has urged journalists to exercise restraint in their scrutiny of government, cautioning against media practices he believes could shift attention from national development priorities to controversies that may not warrant public alarm. Addressing the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards in Accra on Saturday, November 7, the President expressed concern about what he described as excessive media zeal, particularly situations in which journalists publicly challenge ministers to answer questions over alleged inconsistencies.