Tagged: Elections
Conrad Omodiagbe
COVID-19: Nigeria Postpones Polls
As several countries continue to announce the postponement of elections due to the coronavirus pandemic, the election umpire in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has decided to follow suit. While general elections for offices at both federal, state and local government positions in Nigeria took place in 2019, the commission has come forward […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Mali Elections to Hold Despite Coronavirus Fears
The people of Mali will be heading to the polls on Sunday to carry out their civic duty in selecting new members of parliament. This is despite an ongoing security crisis, evident in the recent kidnapping of one the country’s leading opposition party leaders, and fears surrounding Mali’s first cases of the coronavirus disease, which […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Biden Closer to Democratic Presidential Ticket
Former Vice President, Joe Biden seems to be leading the pack with a major win in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona on Tuesday, over Bernie Sanders. The battle for the 2020 Democratic Presidential ticket still rages on despite America’s ongoing battle with the Coronavirus Disease that has resulted in travel bans and a lockdown that threatens […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria responds to US Allegations of Rigging
In Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of State Services (DSS), as well as the civil society group, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), have each come forward with responses to recent claims by the United States Department of State that security operatives in Nigeria intimidated voters, officials of the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Covid-19: Singapore May Still Hold Elections
While Singapore has until April 2021 to conduct its general elections, the Southeast Asian country might be heading to the polls sooner than later due to the recent release of its updated electoral boundaries, even as it continues to battle the coronavirus outbreak. Last Friday, Singapore released its new electoral boundaries which, over the last […]
Farida Adamu
Iran Postpones Elections Over COVID-19
On February 21, 2020, Iran held parliamentary elections with a second-round scheduled to be held on April 17, 2020. However, these plans have changed due to the scale of a coronavirus outbreak in the country. Two days ago, Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for the Guardian Council of Constitution announced that the second round of parliamentary […]
Farida Adamu
Serbia Suspends Elections Due to Coronavirus
Serbia will not be holding its elections scheduled for next month due to the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan-China and has now spread to more than 100 locations, globally, including in the United States. This pandemic has not only crippled economic activity, but we are also now seeing it cause countries […]