A former deputy speaker in Malawi has shot himself dead inside parliament in the capital, Lilongwe, authorities said. Clement Chiwaya, who moved in a wheelchair, had gone to the building

International boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has formally filed his candidacy for president of the Philippines, as the country kicked off its election season with television celebrities, political scions and at

Apparently yielding to pressure and paying attention to the mood of the nation, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National zoning committee, on Thursday, made a u-turn on the zoning of

Worried by the criminal activities of bandits in many parts of the country, Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a total war on felons and declare

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Wednesday, presented a budget in the sum of N294.5 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2022 fiscal year. The governor, who

The controversy following the alleged zoning of the office of National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the South might have forced governors elected on the party’s platform to

The dust generated from Monday’s statement by Nigeria’s northern governors as well as traditional rulers in the region that, zoning of the presidency was unconstitutional, has attracted the ire of

Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has won the governing party leadership election and is set to become the next prime minister. Kishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide

Struggling with political turmoil and the aftermath of an earthquake, Haiti’s prime minister said Tuesday that he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country’s constitution by February, and

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the National Assembly to revisit the Electoral Act amendment bill, assuring that it has the capacity and technical knowhow to undertake electronic

The management of Nigeria’s National Assembly on Monday beefed up security in and around the Three Arms Zone in Abuja apparently to foil a planned protest by some legislative aides.

The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has condemned statements by their Southern Governors Forum (SGF) that the Presidency must go to the South in 2023.   In a communique issued

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Monday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to put into practice what he said about justice, fairness and equity on the floor of the United Nations

Germany’s center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in a national election Sunday, narrowly beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought

The fight to succeed popular, long-serving chancellor Angela Merkel could barely be tighter as Germans go to the polls in parliamentary elections. The streets of Berlin are hosting the annual

Determined to conduct credible elections in 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted on electronic transmission of election results. It also disclosed that 93 per cent of the

Mahamat Idriss Deby, the head of Chad’s military government, has named 93 members of a new interim parliament, five months after declaring himself leader following the death of his father,