#NigeriaDecides2023 – An Explainer
February 13, 2023On Saturday, February 25 2023, the final whistle will be blown for electorates in Nigeria to determine the fate of 18 candidates …
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Nigeria
Election will not hold in 240 polling units – INEC tells Nigerians
February 13, 2023The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says elections will not be held in 240 polli…
Nigeria
Nigerian universities ordered to close ahead of polls
February 10, 2023The Nigerian National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the country’s universities to close from 22 February to 14 March …
Ghana
Teaching materials distributed to schools in Builsa District
October 29, 2010The Builsa District Directorate of Education has taken delivery of 8,000 school uniforms and 49,000 exercise books, for distribut…
Ghana
NPP restricts flagbear aspirants, swells electoral college
August 23, 2009The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has made sweeping constitutional amendments that limit flagbearer aspirants to five…
Ghana
Ghana Elections : NPP takes dramatic steps to recapture power in Election 2012
August 23, 2009The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday took dramatic steps aimed at setting the Party on course to recapture p…
Ghana
EC declares NPP's Kofi Asare winner of Akwatia polls
August 20, 2009The Electoral Commission has declared Dr. Kofi Asare of the New Patriotic Party winner of the Akwatia Constituency Parliamentary …
Ghana
Ghana Election: Parties want new register
May 12, 2009Issues concerning security and the need for a new voters register dominated a three-day Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) mee…
Ghana
Kofi Jumah sues Radio Gold, Raymond Archer, et al
April 29, 2009A Former Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has sued Radio Gold for what he says are false informatio…
Ghana
Elections of NPP Presidential Candidate was inconclusive - CODEO
April 29, 2009The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) on Wednesday described the election of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Preside…
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