referendum

Same-Sex Marriage: Cuba Set To Hold Referendum

September 26, 2022 4:39 am

Cubans will today vote in a landmark referendum on whether or not to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, allow surrogate pregnancies, and give greater rights to non-biological parents.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the last time there was a referendum, about eight million Cubans over the age of 16 are eligble to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for the proposal, which has been supported by the communist government but criticized by Catholic and evangelical church leaders.

The final week of campaigning saw the government flood TV, radio, and social media with pro-equality messages, along with glitzy billboards, public rallies, …

Presidency Blasts Northern Elders Over Secession Comments

May 18, 2022 6:59 am

The Presidency, on Tuesday, slammed the Northern Elders Forum for what it called ‘delusional arrogance’ over its call for some section of the country to break up from Nigeria.

This is in reaction to earlier comments by the spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in which he said the country should not go into another civil war for the sake of keeping those in the southeast who desire to secede.

In a widely-circulated clip, Baba-Ahmed who spoke to journalists said, “We said if secession is what every Igbo wants, and this is what the Igbos want, …

Kanu Blasts Media For Portraying Referendum As Call For War

November 22, 2019 11:52 am

The leader of Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has said that the Nigeria Media portrays any call for referendum as a call for war.

The IPOB leader made this known on Twitter. He said:

As Ethiopia conducts Referendum in its Sidama region, one is reminded of a similar referendum through which Adamawa became part of Nigeria. Today any demand for referendum is deemed call for war. Why? It’s because Nigeria media portrays it as such just to please the ruling Cabal.

Recall that IPOB had requested for a referendum which the Nigeria federal government refused to grant …

EU President Blasts Boris Johnson Over Referendum Campaign

November 5, 2019 8:40 am

Boris Johnson told “so many lies” during the EU referendum campaign, the outgoing president of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said.

In a valedictory interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Juncker voiced regret he had not countered the claims of the leave campaign in 2016. The commission decided not to get involved on the advice of David Cameron, who feared interventions from Brussels would backfire.

Juncker said that had been a big mistake, adding: “So many lies were told, including by current prime minister, Boris Johnson, that there needed to be a voice to counter them.”

Juncker also …