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China-Based Campaign Targeted At US election, Meta Reveals

China-Based Campaign Targeted At US election, Meta Reveals

September 28, 2022 5:16 am

Meta on Tuesday asserted that it had derailed a campaign out of China to influence upcoming US elections by appearing as people in the United States taking sides on ‘hot button’ issues.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that this was the first Chinese network Meta has led to disruptions that focused on US politics ahead of crucial midterm elections in November, global threat intelligence lead Ben Nimmo said during a press briefing.

‘The operation was small, but it is a significant change,’ Nimmo confirmed.

‘Which is why it’s important to stay on high alert.’

Meta declared it was unable …

Osinbajo, Dogara Missing As Tinubu Releases Campaign List

Osinbajo, Dogara Missing As Tinubu Releases Campaign List

September 24, 2022 5:49 am

Following weeks of serial postponements and anxiety, the presidential campaign council list of the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was released with several notable names of party chieftains missing.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the 422-man list has names of political heavyweights which was made up of APC governors, ministers, lawmakers, ambassadors as well as serving and past public office holders.

In the list which was just released by the Presidential Campaign Council Secretary, James Faleke, in Abuja on Friday night, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, retained his position as …

LP Breaks Silence On Appointing Okadigbo As Spokesperson

LP Breaks Silence On Appointing Okadigbo As Spokesperson

August 14, 2022 2:39 am

The Labour Party (LP) has reacted to viral reports that it appointed  Mr. Charles Okadigbo as its spokesperson saying that the announcement by Professor Pat Utomi should be disregarded by Nigerians. 

The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, in Abuja, said that the National Consultative Front (NCF) had no constitutional power to make appointments for LP.

Abayomi explained that only the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, could do that.

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He said, “Our attention has been drawn to the news intercepted through multiple …

Man Shot Dead During Campaign Clashes In Guinea

Man Shot Dead During Campaign Clashes In Guinea

September 30, 2020 5:34 pm

A man was shot dead Wednesday in a central Guinean city shaken by clashes since the prime minister visited it the day before to campaign for President Alpha Conde’s re-election.

Security forces on Wednesday shot and killed Habib Petel Diallo, 20, during a protest in the city of Dalaba against the premier’s visit, the man’s brother Lamine Diallo said.

A police officer who asked not to be named said the young man had died with a shot to the head.

Guinean authorities have not officially confirmed the death.

The latest incident in Dalaba follows dozens of deaths in previously anti-government …

#TrumpIsNotWell - Is Trump Fit For November Election

#TrumpIsNotWell: Is Trump Fit For November Election?

June 15, 2020 5:14 am

U.S. President Donald Trump turned 74 today 14 June, five months to the November presidential election.

But is he fit to withstand the gruelling re-election campaign?

Some doubts about his fitness (#TrumpIsNotWell) are emerging after some incidents during his appearance at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.

Scrutiny of a president’s health is always intense, and Trump has generally appeared vigorous for his age.

Results of a routine physical released early this month showed he was overweight — 244 pounds (110 kilograms) — but with otherwise normal test results.

But at the military academy, Trump showed t …

Groups Take Campaign Against Sexual Harassment To UNEC

January 26, 2020 9:30 am

The Gender Development and Policy Centre (Gen-Cent), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) in collaboration with Women Aid Collective (WACOL) has taken the campaign against sexual harassment in tertiary institutions to the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC).

The Centre, which promotes gender research and policy matters, had earlier launched the anti-sexual harassment campaign in Nsukka campus of the university December last year.

Speaking at the event which was held at the Main Hall of UNEC on last Friday, the Director of Gen-Cent, Prof. Anthonia Achike urged students to speak out whenever they encounter incidences of sexual harassment, stating that …

Bayelsa Dep Gov Explains Why He Didn’t Campaign

January 19, 2020 5:38 pm
The Deputy- Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (rtd) has finally opened up on his noticeable absence during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaigns and the last Governorship election which produced the APC candidate,Chief David Lyon as Governor-elect.

According to Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (rtd), his absence was due to his sudden illness that necessitated the Seven and half hour surgery carried on him abroad.

He made this revelation during a thanksgiving service held on Sunday at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry, Okaka, Yenagoa.

He also stated that despite his ailment and recovery, he

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Buhari: Nobody Should Campaign With My Name In 2023

December 17, 2019 11:47 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that he will not condone any political officeholders using the name of his office to canvass for votes in future elections in the country.

The president stated this when some presidential aides, the staff of the State House and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, presented to him a birthday card to commemorate his 77th birthday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He, therefore, advised those interested in elective positions in 2023 to work hard as he would not allow anyone to use his name to canvass for support.

President Buhari …

Sanitation: Stakeholders Launch Fresh Campaign In Enugu

December 16, 2019 4:27 am

Stakeholders rose from a meeting in Enugu, weekend, demanding accountability from all elected political office holders across the three arms of government.

The stakeholders, comprising the Civil Society Organizations, youth organizations, the media, religious and traditional rulers, among others, met in Enugu at an event to x-ray the vote 4 WASH campaign, and “Keep your promises campaign” put together by WaterAid in collaboration with an Enugu based non-governmental organization NGO, Global Health Awareness Research Foundation GHARF.

They called on Nigerian leaders to always deliver on their water and sanitation campaign promises.

While expressing concern over the nonchalant attitude of …

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2023: Okowa Offers Campaign Tips To Would-Be Successor

December 8, 2019 5:41 am

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has advised political gladiators who wish to succeed him, to adopt a friendly disposition while politicking, saying that power belongs to God and He alone determines who would be governor in the next four years.

Okowa specifically called on Urhobo people to be united and fellowship with other ethnic groups in the state, to enable them achieve the aspiration of producing his successor in 2023.

He made the call at Agbarho while addressing delegates at the 88th Annual Urhobo National Day Celebration organised by Urhobo Progress Union

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CACOL Reinforces Anti-Corruption Campaign Drive

December 2, 2019 9:23 am

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has reinforced its anti-corruption campaign on the security and paramilitary agencies in Lagos state, with the aim of curbing corruption in Nigeria’s political processes. This was made know during an interactive session that cut across the diverse services at Presken Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

The anti-corruption campaign, according to the executive chairman of the Centre, Debo Adeniran “has been in existence for a long time, we discovered that many agencies that have been projecting this campaign have only been targeting the elites and not the grassroots and the middle class. In CACOL, we …

Corbyn Britain’s Labour Hit By Internal Strife At Campaign Start

Britain’s Labour Hit By Internal Strife At Campaign Start

November 7, 2019 10:39 am
 Resignation and defection are forcing Jeremy Corbyn’ to confront two scourges hounding his Labour Party as it tries to unseat UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: anti-Semitism and Brexit.
Labour is hoping to regain power for the first time in nearly a decade when voters go to the polls on December 12 to help settle the crisis caused by Britain’s delayed divorce from the EU.

It was looking like an uphill slog from the start: Corbyn has some of the worst approval ratings of any leader of the opposition on record and his century-old party is badly behind in the polls.

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