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Nigeria opposition asks Supreme Court to overturn President Tinubu’s victory

Nigeria opposition asks Supreme Court to overturn President Tinubu’s victory

NIGERIA'S two main opposition leaders asked the Supreme Court to quash last month's tribunal ruling upholding President Bola Tinubu's February election victory, in a last bid to reverse the results of a vote widely accepted by the international community. No legal challenge to the outcome of a presidential election has succeeded in Nigeria, which returned to democracy in 1999 after three decades of almost uninterrupted military rule and has a history of electoral irregularities. Elections in the past had been characterised by ballot box snatching, accusations of allowing unregistered voters to cast ballots, and completely made-up results. Atiku Abubakar of the People's…
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Putin congratulates ‘dear friend’ Erdogan for winning Turkish election

Putin congratulates ‘dear friend’ Erdogan for winning Turkish election

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin congratulated his "dear friend" Tayyip Erdogan who claimed victory in Turkey's presidential election, saying the win was evidence the Turkish people appreciated Erdogan's independent foreign policy. "The election victory was a natural result of your selfless work as the head of the Republic of Turkey, clear evidence of the support of the Turkish people for your efforts to strengthen state sovereignty and conduct an independent foreign policy," Putin said in a message to Erdogan, according to the Kremlin. "We highly appreciate your personal contribution to the strengthening of friendly Russian-Turkish relations and mutually beneficial cooperation in…
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Tinubu is Nigeria’s president-elect after disputed election

Tinubu is Nigeria’s president-elect after disputed election

FELIX ONUAH and MACDONALD DZIRUTWE NIGERIA'S ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu, was declared president-elect of Africa's most populous nation in the early hours of Wednesday after a weekend election that the main opposition parties have disputed. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state, will take over leadership of a country grappling with Islamist insurgencies in the northeast, armed attacks, killings and kidnappings, conflict between livestock herders and farmers, cash, fuel and power shortages, and perennial corruption that opponents say Buhari's party has failed to stamp out, despite promises to do so. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Tinubu garnered…
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U.S. Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault

U.S. Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault

PATRICIA ZENGERLE, JONATHAN LANDAY and RICHARD COWAN HOURS after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress formally certified Democrat Joe Biden's election victory. Immediately after the certification, the White House released a statement from Trump in which he pledged an "orderly transition" on January 20 when Biden will be sworn into office. Congress had resumed its work certifying Biden's Electoral College win late on Wednesday after the chaotic scenes on Capitol Hill, with debate stretching into the early hours of Thursday. After debate the Senate and the…
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