•Ethiopia’s flag Ethiopian lawmakers today chose Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the country’s new president — a largely ceremonial role — leaving Africa with only one female head of state. Atske Selassie replaced Sahle-Work Zewde, 74, a respected former diplomat who had served as president since 2018, reports AFP. That leaves Tanzania...
•Isa Ali Pantami A former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has called for the review of immunity for leaders as part of measures to ensure accountability in governance. He made the call yesterday in Abuja at the annual state lecture (ASL) of The Muslim Congress (TMC), with the theme: ‘Building […]...
•Atiku A former vice president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has written to the National Assembly, requesting an amendment to the Constitution to allow for a six-year single term for the President and state governors. In a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Cons...
•President Azali Assoumani Comoros President Azali Assoumani was wounded in an attack today, the government said, with three other sources close to the presidency saying he was stabbed but only slightly injured. “The head of state was victim of an attack in Salimani-Itsandra,” an area on the outskirts of the capital Moroni, government spokeswo...
•Adams Oshiomhole President of the Edo State Market Women Association (ESMWA), Madam Blacky Ogiamen, has denied receiving the sum of two hundred million Naira (N200,000.000) from the administration of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as governor of the state in 2013. Recall that Senator Oshiomhole had on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, given N100 million r...
•Bode George and Atiku Abubakar Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to wait until 2031 if he wishes to contest for president again. George cited the PDP constitution and Nigeria’s political reality, emphasising the need for a southerner to occupy th...
•Suspended Pretty Okafor The National Working Committee of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has announced the indefinite suspension of Pretty Okafor as president of the association, effective immediately. PMAN, in a statement made available to our correspondent yesterday, said the suspension follows a comprehens...
•Sri Lanka President, Ranil Wickremesinghe Sri Lanka’s top court found President Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty of “unlawful conduct” today for indefinitely delaying local polls seen as an unofficial referendum on his handling of the economy. Since Wickremesinghe enjoys immunity while in office, the judgement carries no immediate legal consequenc...
•Former President Goodluck Jonathan Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has expressed confidence that former President Goodluck Jonathan would excel in a future presidential role, highlighting the significant reforms introduced during Jonathan’s tenure. Mohammed praised the achievements of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing President O...
•PHOTO: Anti-government protestor climbs atop a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founding father and parent of the country’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka yesterday Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament today, a key demand of student protesters who led demonstrations that ousted longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina, ...
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