Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling - AP News

Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling  AP News

Nigerian Military Runs a Fulani ‘Concentration Camp,’ Group Says

Amnesty International said about 1,500 people have been detained by the military for three months and that many of those who have died from disease and starvation have been children.

By Saikou Jammeh and Ismail Auwal

Nigerian Court Clears Path for Unified-Opposition Vote Challenge - Bloomberg.com

Nigerian Court Clears Path for Unified-Opposition Vote Challenge  Bloomberg.com

Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November

Johnson said states should consider redrawing House districts before the midterms after the Supreme Court limited the Voting Rights Act.

By Erin Cox

What is the US supreme court’s voting rights ruling about and will it affect midterms?

Rightwing justices ordered Louisiana in 6-3 vote to redraw congressional maps in blow to the Voting Rights Act The US supreme court issued a landmark ruling on Wednesday, Louisiana v Callais, relating to how states draft congressional maps under the key civil rights statute, the Voting Rights Act. By a margin of 6-3, the rightwing justices who control America’s top court ordered Louisiana to redraw congressional maps that gave African Americans the chance to elect their candidates of choice p...

By Ed Pilkington

U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after Voting Rights Act ruling

Louisiana suspended its upcoming primaries for the U.S. House, following Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander."

By NPR Washington Desk

Louisiana suspends congressional primaries in wake of Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling

Louisiana's May congressional primaries are suspended after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down a majority Black congressional district map.

Trump says Tennessee next to redistrict after US Voting Rights Act ruling

Ruling weakening Voting Rights Act opens door to more states redrawing maps, diluting voting power of minority groups.

Louisiana governor expected to delay some May primaries after Supreme Court ruling, sources tell CNN - CNN

Louisiana governor expected to delay some May primaries after Supreme Court ruling, sources tell CNN  CNN

What is the Voting Rights Act, and why does the recent Supreme Court ruling threaten minority voters’ rights?

The landmark 1965 law, a product of the civil rights movement, faces an unprecedented erosion that could reduce the political representation of African American and Latino communities

By Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez

Louisiana to suspend early voting after Supreme Court ruled its election maps unconstitutional

MAGA’s Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has seized upon the Supreme Court ruling to suspend voting in the imminent primary elections, which critics said was ‘legally shaky at best’

By Rhian Lubin

Andrew Young says the Supreme Court will ‘go to hell’ for weakening the Voting Rights Act

Iranian economic collapse may come too late for Trump

If U.S. President ​Donald Trump expects Iran to blink first in their game of economic chicken, he may be waiting a while.

TikTok EU-China transfers may be allowed during appeal

The Supreme Court here has confirmed that TikTok can continue data transfers from the European Union to China during its appeal against a regulator's order to ‌halt them over privacy concerns.

Supreme Court rules in favour of social media giant TikTok over Data Protection watchdog claim

The Data Protection Commission had sanctioned the social media giant for allegedly allowing user data to be accessed by engineers in China.

Supreme Court guts key Voting Rights Act pillar

The law remains on the books, but has been drastically limited

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Federal govt approves N548.98bn to demolish, rebuild Carter Bridge in Lagos

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced the decision on Thursday after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council in Abuja. The post Federal govt approves N548.98bn to demolish, rebuild Carter Bridge in Lagos appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Emmanuel Agbo

Supreme court returns ADC Leadership Dispute to Federal High Court - The Guardian Nigeria News

Supreme court returns ADC Leadership Dispute to Federal High Court  The Guardian Nigeria News

AGF backs suit seeking deregistration of ADC, Accord, others

Nigeria’s Attorney General supports a suit to deregister the ADC, Accord, and other parties for alleged constitutional breaches, citing INEC’s duty. Read More: https://punchng.com/agf-backs-suit-seeking-deregistration-of-adc-accord-others/

By Punch Newspapers

Breaking: INEC recognises Mark-led ADC leadership

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has updated its official register of political party leadership to reflect former Senate President David Mark as National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, with former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola listed as the party's National Secretary. The post Breaking: INEC recognises Mark-led ADC leadership appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Ghana tilting towards the abyss while waiting for doomsday

Ghana saddens me. We have squandered almost every opportunity. We have turned our potential into a liability. We have failed in every conceivable measure of governance. The Nana Addo administration ushered in gangster democracy, a governance system whereby corruption is put on steroids. This has led to the existence of a binary competitive kleptocracy. We have replaced meritocracy and excellence with mediocrity by establishing naked favoritism, sectionalism, ethnocentrism(tribalism), and cras...

By Prince Adu-Owusu