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Rivers LG Elections Hold August 30
National Network
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July 31, 2025
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has rescheduled the state’s local government elections to August 30, 2025, following the conclusion of the selection process that trailed the composition of a new State Electoral...
IRS re-examines Johnson Amendment, allowing churches to endorse political candidates
WCTI - North Carolina
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Churches could soon be allowed to back political candidates, legally. The IRS is re-examining a decades-old ban on campaign activity. Some clergy welcome it, others fear it could backfire. This goes back to the 1954 Johnson Amendment. It bans...
Grand jury indicts St. Louis County Executive Sam Page for election offenses
Missourinet
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July 31, 2025
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has been indicted by a grand jury of committing election-related offenses. The indictment includes two counts of stealing by deceit and two election law violations, according to Missouri Attorney General Andrew...
INEC, stakeholders strategise for Jigawa by-election
Punch
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July 31, 2025
The Independent National Electoral Commission held a crucial stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday at its office in Babura, Jigawa State, as part of preparations for the upcoming by-election in the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency. PUNCH Online...
Myanmar junta forms new government ahead of elections
Radio Free Asia
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The military junta that controls Myanmar nominally transferred power to an interim government on Thursday ahead of a planned election in December and January. A state of emergency that was due to expire Thursday after seven extensions was lifted,...
Kamala Harris sets first post-election interview
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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July 31, 2025
The former vice president also announced Thursday she will have a memoir out in September on her historic presidential run. WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will be sitting down with Stephen Colbert on Thursday for her first...
Myanmar ends state of emergency and junta chief switches roles ahead of December elections
Euronews
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July 31, 2025
Published on 31/07/2025 - 18:17 GMT+2 Myanmar's military junta announced on Thursday that it was ending the state of emergency it first declared after seizing power more than four years ago and restructuring its administrative bodies to prepare...
Police Investigate Possible Foreign Influence Ahead of Slovak Parliamentary Elections
Radio Slovakia International
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The police are investigating possible attempts to influence the situation ahead of the Slovak elections, according to a statement published on social media. They reported that they are working closely with several state authorities, including...
Appeal court upholds Aiyedatiwa’s election as Ondo governor
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 31, 2025
The Court of Appeal, Akure division, on Thursday affirmed the election of Lucky Aiyedatiwa and Dr. Olayide Adelami as the duly elected Governor and Deputy Governor of the state following the dismissal of multiple appeals challenging their victory...
ANC NEC meeting to discuss local government elections and GNU
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 31, 2025
The stability of the GNU will also be on the agenda at the NEC meeting. The ANC national executive committee (NEC) is scheduled to deliberate over the weekend on various issues, including discussing strategy on how to tackle the upcoming 2026...
'Operation Sindoor' Turns Political: Rahul Gandhi’s Boldest Offensive Yet
Free Press Journal
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July 31, 2025
Rahul Gandhi delivers a fiery speech during Operation Sindoor debate in Lok Sabha, unsettling the treasury benches | X - @RahulGandhi Rahul Gandhi’s scintillating performance in Parliament during the debate on Operation Sindoor has joggled the...
'No shame': Trump wants to use World Cup for 'political capital' — but it will backfire
AlterNet
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July 31, 2025
The term "sportswashing" refers to politicians and governments trying to use athletic events to improve their tarnished reputations. Although the term emerged during the 2010s, the idea existed long before that: When Italy hosted the 1934 FIFA...
Odike Backs Dr. Adutwum to Lead NPP into 2028 Elections
Ghana News Agency
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July 31, 2025
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, July 31, GNA – Mr. Akwasi Addai Odike, Founder of the Union Government (UG), has urged New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates to elect Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum as the party’s flagbearer for the 2028 general elections. Though not...
2025 Rivers LG Election: Names Of Those Likely To Be LG Council Chairmen
National Network
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July 31, 2025
Jostling for the plum job of council chairmen in Rivers State has begun, as the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on Monday, July 28, 2025 during a stakeholders meeting fixed August 30, 2025 for Rivers State Local Government Elections....
‘Let Tejashwi Play the Flute If He’s Krishna’: Tej Pratap Yadav Takes a Swipe at Brother Amid Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Heat (Watch Video)
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
As political temperatures rise ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, former minister Tej Pratap Yadav made a dramatic statement targeting his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav. Addressing supporters, Tej Pratap invoked mythology, saying, “If...
MP: Malegaon Blast Acquittal May Not Revive Pragya’s ‘Sagging’ Political Career: BJP Functionaries Say
The Asian Age
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July 31, 2025
Bhopal: Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case may not revive her ‘sagging’ political career, senior BJP functionaries here said. She may end up as an ‘one-time MP’ and may never stage a comeback to politics,...
India News | J'khand HC Asks Respondents Challenging JSCA Elections to File Affidavit
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Ranchi, Jul 31 (PTI) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday ordered the respondents in a case challenging the recent election of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) to file their response. The case has been filed by Nandu Patel, who had...
Secretary of State Wes Allen reminds Alabamians of absentee voting deadlines
Luverne Journal - Alabama
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July 31, 2025
Published 11:24 am Thursday, July 31, 2025 Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, reminds Alabama voters that municipal absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Tuesday, Aug. 19. The deadline to return an...
City’s appeal denied in Miami election delay suit
Local 10 - Florida
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July 31, 2025
MIAMI — An appeals court panel sided with a candidate for Miami mayor on Thursday, rejecting the city’s appeal of a ruling that overturned a 3-2 June city commission vote to move November’s commission and mayoral elections to coincide with the...
Jammu: Labourer Dies After Fall Into Chenab At Kiru Power Project, Political Clash Erupts Over Compensation
Times Now
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July 31, 2025
A 38-year-old labourer died after falling into the Chenab river while working at the Kiru Hydropower Project in Kishtwar, sparking political clashes and renewed calls for labour safety and accountability. In a tragic incident, a 38-year-old...