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President Bola Tinubu has mourned the first civilian governor of Abia State, Ogbonnaya Onu who died on Thursday at the age of 72. Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale also extended his deepest condolences to the Onu family over the passing of their patron. READ ALSO: Former minister Ogbonnaya Onu is dead […]
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Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
More Jamaicans who responded in a bluedot poll say People's National Party (PNP) presidential contender Lisa Hanna would be more likely to defeat Jamaica Labour Party leader, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is more likely to attract young people to the Opposition party, and would appeal more to Jamaican voters than Mark Golding, who is also contesting for the position.
Lisa Hanna has picked up the endorsement of two key People’s National Party (PNP) operatives as the campaign for the presidency of the 82-year-old political organisation intensifies. PNP Vice President Phillip Paulwell yesterday threw his lot in...
FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES: Tommy Ross, Communications Director T: (850) 404-4091 tross@blacknewschannel.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Black News Channel Announces its Election Night Coverage Schedule Tallahassee, Florida – November 2, 2020 – The Black News Channel (BNC), the nation's only culturally specific news network that reflects the Black community's diverse viewpoints, announced plans for its coverage of the November 3, 2020 General Election. As a part of its MyVote 2020 campaign coverage, BNC and its team of award-winning journalists have provided extensive reporting on the Democratic and Republican Conventions, the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates, and other national campaign events, all […]
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Ashlei Mason, a teacher at Tates Creek Middle School in Lexington, Kentucky, challenged her co-workers to finish the lyrics to \"Anniversary.\"
BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES With early voting set to end on Nov. 1 and the general election on Tuesday, local Black leaders are making one last pitch to get the Black community to vote. On Oct. 30, a press conference was held behind the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center in Daytona Beach where leaders […]
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Local Government and Rural Development Minister Desmond McKenzie is to table a motion in the House of Representatives today seeking to make Portmore the country's 15th parish.
PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday published how Mr Otti was running the government from his country home outside of Umuahia.
The post Why I can't use new, old Abia Govt Houses - Alex Otti appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown has indicated that she is about to seek intervention from Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding to have political candidates and supporters remove campaign paraphernalia still on display over three months after the September 3, 2020 General Elections, which is a breach of the political code of conduct.
BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic’s main opposition coalition on Sunday demanded the Dec. 27 general election be postponed due to violence by armed groups outside the capital Bangui, while the government insisted the vote would go ahead. On Saturday, the authorities accused former president Francois Bozize of plotting a coup after his candidacy was rejected, as U.N. peacekeepers dispersed armed rebel groups occupying roads and towns near Bangui. Fighting was ongoing in several towns, including Mbaiki, about 100 km (62 miles) from Bangui, according to one security source and two humanitarian sources. The opposition alliance, called Cod2020, which includes Bozize, said violence was preventing presidential and parliamentary candidates from campaigning and had led to the destruction of electoral materials and threats in almost all provincial centres, without providing details. In a statement, it “noted the impossibility of pursuing an electoral campaign in current insecure conditions,” and demanded the postponement of the vote until stability is restored. In response, the government said it was doing everything possible to ensure the vote could take place as planned, deploying troops alongside U.N. peacekeepers to regain control of occupied towns. “There is no plan B, the elections will take place on December 27,” said government spokesman Ange Maxime Kazagui. President Faustin-Archange Touadera, who has struggled to maintain stability, is seeking re-election. Bozize was ousted in 2013 by mainly Muslim Seleka rebels, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militias and plunging the country into a civil war. U.N. peacekeepers have been deployed since 2014, including over 12,800 in uniform. The violence has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, displacing over 600,000 people within the country while a further 600,000 live as refugees in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, and elsewhere, according to U.N. figures. - Reuters
Lil Waynemade headlines after he endorsed PresidentDonald Trump last week. Shortly thereafter it was reported that his girlfriend Denise Bidotbroke... View Article
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With the official start of winter tourist season a few days away, providers of luxury seagoing stays are staging their annual exposition at Yacht Haven Grande on St. Thomas. Organizers of the USVI Charter Yacht Show say boat owners wishing to fill their booking calendars have shown great interest this year.
With 16 precincts reporting and approximately 1,000 absentee ballots left to count, there are few clear winners in the general election. Locally, County Commission District 1 and District 3 incumbents, Lucious Abrams and Evans Martin, respectively, look to have large enough margins to declare victory. Abrams garnered 1,139 votes (57.26 percent) to challenger Rodney Braswell, who had 42.74 percent with […]
This nonpartisan effort will amplify critical information about voter protection through a grassroots GOTV community outreach campaign Atlanta—The Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition (YBLOC) has announced the launch of its Black Ballots, Black Futures–Georgia GOTV voter protection campaign, which will seek to empower Black voters and protect Black voting rights during the Georgia run-off elections. […]
NBC anchor Kristen Welker was awarded with a mostly favorable response from the public after she moderated the third 2020 presidential debate on Thursday between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden . Many viewers credited Welker for maintaining order in the debate, which was much more tame than the first presidential debate of the year last month. The general consensus concluded that the moderator was unbiased, pressing both candidates on key concerns about their campaign and making sure they stay on topic while answering questions. The former intern, who worked her way up the ranks to become the co-anchor of Weekend Today , became the second Black woman to moderate a presidential debate alone, BBC reported . #Reminder : Only two black women have ever hosted a general election presidential debate. Carol Simpson (1992) and Kristen Welker (2020). Wild to believe that there's a whole generation of voters (millennial and Gen-Z) who weren't alive during the 92'...
[Leadership] Today is the ultimate determinant of who continues to stride the corridor of power in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states. For Bayelsa, Governor Douye Diri is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with former Governor Timipre Sylva seeking to truncate his comeback dream. One thing is clear: the opposition is not united and the current governor has garnered endorsement from prominent politicians of the state, including former President Goodluck Jonathan. It is absolutely
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- PRESIDENT Hussein Mwinyi has said the government of Zanzibar needs support from every individual and prayers to enable it to deliver and meet public expectations.
By: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) Chairwoman, House Science, Space and Technology Committee On November 3, 2020, the American people turned out in record numbers across the country to participate in the democratic process. Texas was among the several states that shattered its previous turnout records. It is estimated that 66% of Texas’ 17 million […]
L’entrée d’un Ehpad, à Nantes, le 30 novembre 2022. LOIC VENANCE/AFP « Il est l’amour de ma vie et je suis son dernier », dit-elle. Chaque mercredi, vers 13 heures, Stéphanie quitte son travail. Elle prend le volant et roule vite. Fabrice (les prénoms ont été modifiés) l’attend dans un Ehpad, à une trentaine de kilomètres de Périgueux. A 65 ans,
The post Pour lutter contre l’isolement dans les Ehpad, un « droit de recevoir ses proches et de visiter les siens » appeared first on Haiti24.
[Monitor] By Denis Edema
Nearly 2,000 Burke County citizens have opted to vote early for the Nov. 3 general election. As of 2 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), a total of 1,965 ballots had been cast, according to Laverne Sello, executive director for the Burke County Board of Elections and Registration. On the first day of early voting last Monday, Sello confirmed a record high 307, […]
Former Senate President Floyd Morris has declared his support for Mark Golding as the next president of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), describing the St Andrew Southern Member of Parliament (MP) as a consensus-builder who can work with different individuals to get things done.
Newly appointed Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding sent a strong message to the Holness administration on Tuesday, warning that he would keep the Government in check and be fearless in reining in corruption and malfeasance. Golding, 55,...
(The Center Square) – Freedom for Ohioans has improved steadily over the past two decades, according to a new report. Ohio ranked 21st in the country in the recently released Freedom in the 50 States analysis from the Cato Institute, up two spots from 2021 and up 20 places from 20 years ago, achieved through […]
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Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 general election show the last two candidates who seek the fifth open seat for Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge are separated by 1,730 votes.
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it is aware of a video showing persons wearing what resembles its uniforms while committing a robbery in Linstead, St Catherine, on Saturday, and is taking the matter \"very seriously\".\tThe JDF...
