Politics

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department’s request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election. The 2-1 ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel is the latest setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to assert control over state-run elections. The administration has alleged California sent ballots …

In Dearborn, Michigan — the US city with the largest Arab American community — some voters who cast their ballots for President Donald Trump in the past are rethinking their decisions. Abdul A., a 24-year-old Arab American student who voted for Trump in 2024, told CNN he plans to vote for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed this time around. He …

The Ekiti State Police Command on Friday confirmed that the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, sustained injuries during an altercation with some individuals at a restaurant in the state. The command said the candidate is currently receiving treatment in a hospital in the state. A message earlier posted on X indicated that Sowore was kidnapped by …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has traced the appearance of suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs in its preliminary register of voters to irregularities allegedly introduced by some registration officers who had access to its registration system. INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology, Dr Lawrence Bayode, disclosed this on Friday during an appearance on Arise Television, explaining that some registration officers …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its parliamentary majority and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday’s election. The main opposition bloc won 48. Arab-led parties secured the …

The INEC in Lagos State has identified security threats, political tensions, logistical delays, equipment failure, misinformation, disinformation, personnel challenges and unforeseen environmental conditions as potential risks to 2027 elections. Prof. Ayobami Salami, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos, identified the risks at an Electoral Risk Management (ERM) Sensitisation Workshop organised by the commission’s Planning and Monitoring Department as part …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Dr. Paddy Iyamu, has pledged to strengthen school security and sponsor bills to improve healthcare, education, and youth and women’s empowerment if elected. He said effective representation must go beyond campaign promises, stressing the need for practical legislation that addresses the needs of constituents and …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has told the Federal Government that it does not need to negotiate a new minimum wage before increasing workers’ salaries, insisting that a permanent pay rise would provide more lasting relief than the proposed ₦70,000 transport allowance. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, TUC President Festus Osifo said salary increases and minimum wage …

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that about 30 state Houses of Assembly had endorsed the proposed constitution amendment to establish state police. He spoke when members of Arewa Revival Project, a northern youth organisation with membership across the 19 northern states, visited him at his office in Abuja on Wednesday. He expressed confidence that the amendment process …

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who landed in Miami after losing the presidential election on Sunday, has said it was never his intention to “leave my homeland”. “I did not flee Brazil; I left for the sake of Brazil,” he said in his first statement since his departure. The US provided visas to him and his family after Brazil cancelled his …