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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.
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.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has defeated Democratic challenger MJ Hegar by a comfortable margin. With an estimated 77% of the votes counted, Cornyn was leading Hegar by 8 percentage points, 52.6% to 45%. Decision Desk declared Cornyn the winner earlier in the night when he was up by a point. Libertarian Kerry McKennon was […]
The post John Cornyn defeats MJ Hegar to retain U.S. Senate seat appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.
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The election is 50 days out and both candidates-- President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden-- are spending time in Florida.
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 […]
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has defended choosing Peter Bunting, the former Manchester Central member of parliament who launched a failed bid for the presidency of the People’s National Party (PNP) last year, to fill the vacant Senate seat on...
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'...
(Jamaica Observer) Business tycoon Ian Levy is convinced Andrew Holness will go down in history as one of the best, if not the best prime ministers Jamaica has ever had.
The article Business tycoon rates Holness as Jamaica's best PM appeared first on Stabroek News.
Next Tuesday, Mar. 3 is the Massachusetts Primary for the 2020 presidential election. Massachusetts will be one of the 14 states participating in super Tuesday - the day when the most states in the country…
POLITICAL Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown does not share the view of some Jamaicans that her office is a toothless tiger.In fact, five years into the job, and after having to mediate numerous complaints about breaches of the political code of conduct, including 60 filed during campaigning for the September 3, 2020 General Election, Parchment Brown is convinced that the office - a commission of Parliament - has a role to play in Jamaica.
A man named after Adolf Hitler says he has no plans for world domination after winning a sweeping victory in local elections in Namibia.
Businessman and former People's National Party (PNP) treasurer, Norman Horne is rejecting claims that withdrawing his nomination as an opposition Senator is dependent on the party repaying him a $10M debt. Horne was one of eight...
[Monitor] When the government electoral reform Bills were passed in March, the proposed Opposition constitutional amendments were left for the House to deal with ahead of the 2021 General Election.
The day saw unknown assailants attempting to force their way into a military arsenal in Freetown, confronting security forces in various parts of the capital, and freeing numerous prisoners from jail.
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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Ashlei Mason, a teacher at Tates Creek Middle School in Lexington, Kentucky, challenged her co-workers to finish the lyrics to \"Anniversary.\"
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, […]
People’s National Party (PNP) vice-president Phillip Paulwell is supporting Lisa Hanna's bid for party president.\tHanna, the Member of Parliament for St Ann South Eastern will face off with the St Andrew Southern Member of...
Crusader Staff Report North Township Trustee Frank J. Mrvan cruised to victory in the General Election on Tuesday, November 3. He now succeeds longtime Congressman Pete Visclosky in the First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes Gary. In the latest election results, Mrvan received 99,697 votes, taking 60.90 percent of the […]
Having been officially sworn in on Dec. 2, new Queens Borough President Donovan Richards got to enjoy some pomp and circumstance with an official inauguration
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...
