Presidential candidates to pitch case before Parliament ahead of February 8 poll Storyline:National News All the 24 presidential candidates will prosecute their case before both houses of parliament before proceeding to the poll on February 8. The event will run from February 2 to… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News Opposition presidential candidates boycott debate over transmission modalities Opposition presidential candidates have announced they are giving today’s presidential debate a wide berth on grounds the modalities for the event are unfair and will not serve its expected purpose.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Nine eminent personalities to oversee integrity of Feb 8 Presidential poll Nine eminent personalities have been selected to oversee the integrity and transparency of the presidential elections slated for February 8. In a memo Monday, Lower House Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawaari…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Twenty four candidates to face off in the February 8 Presidential elections in Somalia Twenty four candidates will battle out for the top office in the land in the February 8 Presidential elections, the Presidential Elections Committee announced Sunday evening. The PEC released the…
1 min read Storyline:National News The final phase of Lower House elections for Somaliland community concluded 51 delegates has voted for the last lawmaker to effectively conclude the month long Lower House polls. All the 46 seats allocated for clans from the northern region and Somalia…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Food crisis not an excuse for delayed poll, foreign envoys warn Somaliland The international community has strongly expressed reservations against the move to further delay the elections in Somaliland noting the drought which has ravaged most parts of the break away region…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Opposition presidential candidates call for fair play in February 8 poll Opposition presidential candidates have called for fairness in the upcoming elections whilst demanding each candidate be accorded security by the state. In a joint media conference in Mogadishu Thursday, the candidate…
1 min read Storyline:National News Presidential elections committee commences registration of candidates The presidential election committee started the registration of presidential candidates Thursday clearing former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed for the February poll. The committee said it had received the requisite documentation…
1 min read Storyline:National News Presidential election set for February 8, 2017 A joint session of parliament will elect a new President February 8 ending several false starts marked by delays since September last year, Goobjoog News can exclusively report. A memo…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somalia’s presidential poll committee elects chairperson Newly formed presidential election committee has elected Abdirahman Duaale Bayle as the chairperson of the committee which will oversee the election of new president. Bayle who is a former minister…
