Tag: UK elections

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EditorJune 11, 2017

The Media Blog: Theresa May lost that election but won herself some prime media covfefe

If you thought Hillary Clinton suffered, think again. Her position as the biggest election fail of the year has been ...

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EzinneJune 9, 2017

The Thread: “Screw you and your politics” | J.K Rowling comes to Theresa May’s defence

Whew! In Nigeria, we’ll say the polity is heating up. It sure is, if renowned author and screen writer of ...

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EditorJune 9, 2017

The Explainer: What do the British election results mean?

In April, British Prime Minister Theresa May called for a general election three years ahead of schedule, a bold move ...

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RoqeebahJune 9, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 9th of June

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: MAY DAY Students march to National Assembly over ...

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YWriterJune 9, 2017

2 British Prime Ministers have visited Jesus House and both of them have been disgraced

You’d think that politicians patronising religious institutions when seeking office is a concept limited to Nigeria right? **side eye Goodluck ...

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EditorJune 9, 2017

UK elections: How young people disMAYed Theresa

by Alexander O. Onukwue In an unprecedented occurrence, the UK elections recorded a voter turnout of 72% of persons registered ...

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AzeezJune 9, 2017

UK elections: I will form a government that will lead Britain forward – Theresa May

British Prime Minister Theresa May has met Queen Elizabeth II to ask for permission to form a new government. May’s ...

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EditorJune 9, 2017

Theresa May to the UK: ‘May I Continue?’

by Alexander O. Onukwue In defiance of Jeremy Corbyn’s call to resign and against the backdrop of the failure to ...

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AzeezJune 9, 2017

Theresa May to visit Buckingham Palace for permission to form UK government

Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Buckingham Palace on Friday to seek permission to form a government. May had been ...

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EditorJune 9, 2017

May Day: The wrong moves of Theresa May’s campaign

by Alexander O. Onukwue “The cold, hard fact is that if I lose just six seats, I will lose this ...

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EditorJune 9, 2017

UK Elections: Understanding what a hung parliament means

by Alexander O. Onukwue For the first time in three elections and only the second occurrence since after the Second ...

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EditorJune 9, 2017

UK Elections: The numbers that matter

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Senate Hearings on FBI Director, James Comey may have taken the majority of the attention ...

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AzeezJune 9, 2017

UK elections: Housing Minister Garvin Barwell who wrote a book about winning elections, loses to Labour

Conservative Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell has lost his seat at Croydon Central to Labour. Barwell received 24,221 votes while Labour ...

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AzeezJune 9, 2017

Just In: Theresa May loses majority, under pressure to resign

British Prime Minister Theresa May has lost her parliamentary majority in a snap election she called. May had called the ...

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EzinneJune 9, 2017

The Thread: “Foolish” “Get your money back from Nigerian pastors” | The world laughs at Theresa May’s defeat

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has lost the election she called three years ahead of time, to enable her command ...

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