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Nigeria's ruling party has won a key governorship election in the bellwether state of Ekiti, the country's electoral commission said Sunday.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pushing hard and headed to the Supreme Court to prove voter fraud impacted the... View Article
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The disgraced former CFO of crime intelligence, Solly Lazarus, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for corruption.
A Cape Town man who, together with a friend, is accused of knifing his mother to death in her Bellville home will make a bid for bail in the hopes of being released in time for Christmas.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Tributes have been pouring in for 65-year-old academic and Amapiano star Olpha Selepe, popularly known as Gee Six Five.
[Premium Times] Misinformation is circulating on social media, including a claim that the ballot papers had been designed to make Mr Mahama lose votes, a claim found to be misleading
[The Herald] Brazzaville -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on December 3 launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources in combating misinformation around COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies in Africa.
Another week, another round of resounding court losses for those who insist that rampant fraud determined the outcome of the presidential election. At some point, those who cling to the notion that the president was the victim of the greatest crime in American history will have to face the mundane reality that Donald Trump didn’t […]
A new in-depth study shows that 90% of the live music industry lost income due to COVID-19 from March until very recently. Of the musicians surveyed, 41% report selling their instruments and equipment to pay their bills; others are living on loans that will need to be repaid.
A teenage boy, thought to be around 15 years old, has died after being knocked down by a car while seemingly crossing the N12 in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.
With two members of the far-right Crusaders group now behind bars, a third - Harry Knoesen - will contest the terror charges filed against him.
The EFF says it will head to the highest court in the land in appealing the scathing judgment against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report into the "rogue unit".
Two security guards and two residents were wounded when six suspects robbed a Fidelity cash van in Khayelitsha on Monday.
By Olayiwola Balogun - On Saturday 5th December 2020, the nonagenarian matriarch of the Abiola family recorded yet another historic lifetime achievement as she witnessed the unveiling and dedication to God ofADUKE HOUSE, a country home built in her honour by her children as a legacy to immortalise her lifetime achievements in Ilobu, Osun State, […]
The post Celebration of a Matriarch, Comfort Aduke Abiola nee Salami Folorunsho appeared first on African Voice Newspaper.
WESTERN BUREAU: One year after breaking ground for its US$4-million hemp plant for CBD oil (cannabidiol) production, the Trelawny-based Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) has sent off its first shipment of products to Delaware in the United States. “...
