IDEG to setup 16 situation rooms to monitor 2020 elections
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) in partnership with the Civic Forum Initiative (CFI) and other civil society organizations, will setup 16 Election Situation Rooms (ESRs) nationwide to monitor the December 7 general election. The ESRs, which would be launched in November, would focus on data regarding the voting processes, voter turnouts, results from polling […]
New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern’s Labor Party scores landslide win
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election. With most ballots tallied, Ms Ardern’s centre-left Labour Party has won 49% of the vote and she is projected to win a rare outright parliamentary majority. The opposition centre-right National Party, currently on 27%, has admitted defeat in Saturday’s […]
UN condemns castration for rapists in Nigeria
The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned a recently signed law in Nigeria’s Kaduna state that introduced tough penalties for convicted rapists. The law says males convicted of raping a child under the age of 14 should be surgically castrated and given the death penalty. Female adults convicted of raping a […]
English football needs independent regulator – says Neville, others
English football needs an independent regulator to solve its “crisis”, says a group of key figures including Gary Neville and ex-Football Association chairman David Bernstein. Ex-Olympic gold medal list Denise Lewis and the mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, are also part of the group. They have issued a manifesto for change titled ‘Saving Our Beautiful […]
