Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom admits rigging senatorial election

In a barefaced confession to electoral fraud, Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, who is at the centre of multiple “gift” scandals involving state funds, has admitted on live television, to falsifying a senatorial election result and personally replacing the winner with his preferred candidate.

Mr. Akpabio spoke during the federal government’s contentious “Good Governance Tour” in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

While addressing the…

Alamieyeseigha can contest election in 2015 – Presidency

THE presidency, on Thursday, said following the granting of presidential pardon to former Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by President Goodluck Jonathan, the former Bayelsa State governor can contest election in 2015 if he so desires.

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, who stated this during a press conference in Abuja, said rights and privileges…

On Eve of Israeli Election, Peace Is a Non-Issue

Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised for re-election as Israel’s prime minister in tomorrow’s voting, the result of the failure of his opponents to unite behind a viable candidate against him—and the fact that most Israelis no longer seem to believe it’s possible to reach a peace settlement with the Palestinians. The widely held assumption of a victory by Netanyahu comes despite his grim…

Ghana Gets Bloody As Party Supporters Clash Over Election Results

Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) today stabbed a National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporter around Nkrumah circle in Accra according to police authorities.

The controversy over last Friday’s election has degenerated in the last few days as supporters of Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo rejected the results of the election claiming it was marred by fraud. Mr. Akufo-Addo has vowed to test the results of the election before the courts.

However, his…

John Mahama Declared Winner Of Ghanaian Presidential Election

Dr. Kojo Afarijan has declared the NDC presidential candidate, , the President-elect in Ghana. Mr. Mahama garnered 5,574,761 votes representing 50.70% of the total votes cast in Friday’s Presidential election to win the election.

I am ACN’s headache – Fayose

Since his return to the Peoples Democratic Party, Former Governor of Ekiti State,Peter Ayodele Fayose has been courted with series of controversies. He speaks in this interview on all of them and his quest to return to Ekiti State Government House as Governor come 2014

How has your political journey been since you left office as governor?

Leaving office…

ACN & Accord Party drags Governor Mimiko to court

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and its candidate in the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, have filed a petition at the Election Petition Tribunal against the declaration of Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party (LP) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of the election.

The petition, which was filed at…

TV viewers wonder: Was ABC News’ Diane Sawyer drunk during Election Night … News

A slurring Diane Sawyer shocked viewers Tuesday night during ABC News’ election coverage, prompting many to wonder if the star newswoman was drunk on live television.

Propped up on her elbows, the normally straight-laced anchor of the nightly “ABC World News” rambled through her sentences, laughing and using exaggerated hand movements.

Social media was quick to poke fun at Sawyer’s out-of-character performance,…

Romney prepared victory speech for election, but delivered concession speech

President Obama will be serving a second term. But as Election Day wound down and results poured in, Mitt Romney believed that when all was said and done, he would win. Philip Rucker wrote:

U.S Presidential Election: Obama & Romney in last-minute scramble for votes

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney go to the polls neck and neck tomorrow after a final sprint through crucial states where the result – as in the country as a whole – is too close to call.

Poll after poll over the weekend confirmed it would be one of the closest presidential elections in US history, putting the two…