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Canada: Freeland says foreign election meddling in October federal vote is likely
Malign foreign actors will likely try to meddle in the Canadian federal election in October, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland warned Friday, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pointed the finger at Russia as the most likely culprit. Freeland sounded the alarm over election interference at a G7 foreign ministers’ gathering in France. At a parallel […]
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Nigeria and South Africa: How Both Polls Differ
Two months after Nigeria held what has been termed the most controversial election in recent times, its counterpart in the south of the continent gets ready to decide its fate in a similar fashion. Nigeria’s elections suffered major setbacks from its sudden postponement to widespread reports of violence and electoral malpractice, marring the exercise. South […]
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Senators demand to know why election vendors still sell voting machines with ‘known vulnerabilities’
Four senior senators have called on the largest U.S. voting machine makers to explain why they continue to sell devices with “known vulnerabilities,” ahead of upcoming critical elections. The letter, sent Wednesday, calls on election equipment makers ES&S, Dominion Voting and Hart InterCivic to explain why they continue to sell decades-old machines, which the senators say […]
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Nigeria’s electoral agency walks back plan to electronically transmit results
Citing legalities, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral agency would no longer pursue its plans to electronically transmit results from polling units across the country to the National Collation Centre. “In the absence of legal backing for electronic transmission, the commission can only do a nationwide pilot in 2019, ” INEC chairman, Prof […]
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Nigeria’s public universities strike is a huge threat to its general elections
Nigeria’s 2019 election is just by the corner. Key institutions with roles in the process are priming up for it, with the exception of the country’s public universities which are currently on a prolonged strike. With under two months into the polls, this is a worrying situation which the electoral management body, the Independent National […]
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s controversial role as President Buhari’s campaign adviser, explained
The inclusion of Nigeria and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, the Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group into the All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Council Advisory Committee has generated huge interest from a lot of political analysts and the Nigerian populace. Probably not anticipating the level of public interest, mostly negative, arising from the […]
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Nigeria’s Presidential Elections: Five Heavyweights, One Seat
As February 2019 draws near, the air surrounding Nigeria’s political scene is denser than ever. More aspirants announce their intention to run every week as the struggle for the ultimate seat of power in Africa’s largest oil producer intensifies. With the election date set for February 16, 2019, the current trend of party defections and […]