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Nigeria's electoral body suspends Enugu senatorial election after candidate killed

Nigeria's electoral commission has suspended the senatorial election in southeastern Enugu, where the opposition Labour Party candidate was killed, the commission's chairman Mahmood Yakubu said on Friday.

Reuters

Rod Stewart visits NHS hospital he helped to fund after fuming over Tory cuts

Sir Rod Stewart has been visiting hospital patients who have benefitted from his kind donations, following the former Tory calling on the current government to stand down 'and give the Labour Party a go' amid the ongoing NHS crisis

Daily Mirror

Calls for peaceful election in Nigeria as campaigning ends ahead of weekend poll

The main candidates in Nigeria’s presidential race have signed a peace accord to ensure a free and peaceful election on Saturday, but as campaigning ended Thursday, fighting broke out in Kano state, and a Senate candidate was killed in Enugu State the day before.

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Edinburgh budget 'disaster' for Labour as council leader faces calls to resign

Labour leader Cammy Day has said he is "still keen" to lead the city, after admitting the failure of his group's budget plans was "disappointing"

Edinburgh Live

Nigerian Senate candidate killed ahead of presidential elections

Labour Party candidate Oyibo Chukwu was killed in an attack on his convoy in southeastern Enugu State.

Al Jazeera

Nigerian Senate candidate killed during spate of pre-election attacks

A Nigerian senatorial candidate from one opposition party and the driver of a campaign minibus belonging to another were killed in a series of coordinated attacks in southeastern Enugu State ahead of an election on Saturday, police said on Thursday.

Reuters

What are Keir Starmer’s ‘five missions’ for government?

The Labour leader asserted that his proposal would restore ’Britain's future’.

Evening Standard

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Nigeria's presidential election hinges on young people's votes

Almost 40 percent of registered voters in Nigeria are under the age of 35. If they turn out for Saturday’s presidential election, they may well determine the outcome.

Radio France Internationale

Peter Obi could be the force that topples Nigeria's two main political parties

Obi-dient is the word in town for the Nigerians who support Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. To them, Obi is the best candidate for the country’s presidency.

The Conversation

UK government finally defends BBC one week after India raids as MPs condemn press ‘intimidation’

It comes as India’s foreign minister accused the British broadcaster of engaging in ‘politics by another means’

The Independent UK

Nigeria presidential election to test dominant parties

Nigerians will vote on Saturday in what could be their most credible and close electoral contest since military rule ended nearly a quarter of a century ago - and the first in which a presidential candidate who is not from one of the two main parties stands a chance.

Reuters

Last rallies held in Lagos ahead of Nigeria presidential election

Ruling party candidate promises hope, opposition pledges change as Thursday’s deadline to end campaigns approaches.

Al Jazeera

Do not forget Jeremy Corbyn’s failure on antisemitism

Letters: Responses to an editorial on the Labour party and its former leader

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer was right to exile Corbyn. Labour has a duty to voters, not rebellious members

The party leader correctly sent a signal that democracy is about winning votes, not indulging nostalgia among a minority

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Mhairi Black brands Keir Starmer's Labour as 'indistinguishable' from the Tories

THE Labour Party are “indistinguishable” from the Tories on issues such as backing the “unfolding catastrophe” of Brexit and blocking an…

Daily Mirror

Nicola Sturgeon quitting 'paves way for Keir Starmer to become next Prime Minister'

Labour Party's Scottish chief Anas Sarwar said he and Keir Starmer now face the challenge of building a coalition of people to boot out the current Tory Government

Evening Standard

Tory deputy chairman says he’s ‘not a lunatic’ for wanting death penalty return

The MP for Ashfield says he has supported the death penalty since being a teenager

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson says ‘I am allowed to have opinions’ on death penalty

The outspoken MP for Ashfield was given the post of deputy Conservative chairman.

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The Independent UK

Northern Ireland protocol: What today means and what is likely to happen next with Brexit

Rishi Sunak in Belfast as trade negotiations advance

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s banishment of Corbyn is one more step in eradicating the left from the Labour party

As problems in the UK grow, excluding members with more transformative ideas may harm the party in the long run, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

Flynn says Starmer is ‘selling Labour’s soul’ to enter Downing Street

The SNP’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, noted that his own party would enter the next general election with ‘fresh leadership’.

The Independent UK

Labour government support for Kyiv would be ‘unwavering’, Starmer tells Zelensky

The Labour leader also used his surprise trip to Ukraine to reiterate demands for justice for war crimes carried out by Russia.

Reuters

UK will back Ukraine if opposition Labour win power - Labour leader

Britain's support for Ukraine will not change if the main opposition Labour Party wins power in an election next year, Labour leader Keir Starmer said during a visit to Ukraine on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Anti-poverty campaigners rage as energy giants rake in cash

Anti-poverty campaigners are fuming after the parent of Britain’s biggest home energy supplier said earnings more than tripled last year as consumers struggled to pay soaring utility bills

The Conversation

Economy and security on the ballot in Nigeria – 5 things to watch in presidential election

Voters in Africa’s largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb. 25, 2023, to pick a new president.

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