President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote. The date indicated for the election is just over three months after a devastating earthquake killed more than…
Customs intercepts military wares, Hoodlums remanded for rape and more
What is a city without a crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in Lasgidi. Ahead elections, Customs intercepts military wares, explosive-making chemical in Lagos(Leadership) Ahead of the February 25…
Peru president proposes moving up elections amid deadly unrest
Peru’s new president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections. Boluarte’s decision came after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets…
Denmark election: Centre-left bloc comes out on top
Denmark’s centre-left has secured the most votes in a general election widely seen as a confidence vote in the country’s leader. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s “red bloc” of parties has secured the required 90 seats to form a government. Her…
Sweden enters political limbo in a razor-tight general election
Sweden awoke Monday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country’s blocs secured a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party that is now the country’s second largest. With…
Kenya election 2022: Supreme Court confirms William Ruto’s victory against Raila Odinga
Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results…
Mourners gather in Angola for funeral of former president Dos Santos amid election results dispute
Angolans and foreign dignitaries gathered on Sunday for the funeral of long-serving ex-leader José Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, but whose burial was delayed by a family request for an autopsy. The funeral of Dos Santos,…
Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president
Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has been extended in places which opened late. This vote…
Italian PM Mario Draghi resigns after week of turmoil
A year-and-a-half after he was appointed as Italy’s unelected head of a unity government, Mario Draghi has resigned as prime minister. He told President Sergio Mattarella he was standing down after three parties in his government refused to back him…