Politics
NATIONAL ANTHEM CAN’T UNITE A NATION, SHEHU SANI TELLS TINUBU
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said that national anthem alone cannot unite a nation, stressing that it is the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity that bring true unity. He made this statement while speaking at a special dinner organised to mark Democracy Day at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. He…
JUST IN: WRECKAGE OF MISSING MALAWI VP’S PLANE FOUND WITH NO SURVIVOR
Malawian searchers have found the wreckage of a plane that was carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, a military source said Tuesday, a day after the aircraft went missing in bad weather. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due…
VIDEO: TINUBU SLIPS WHILE BOARDING PRESIDENTIAL PARADE VEHICLE AT EAGLE’S SQUARE
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday slipped while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day. The President had approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the Eagles Square, Abuja venue of the programme. Our correspondent observed that the President lost his footing momentarily as he was about to step into the vehicle….
DEMOCRACY DAY: FG DECLARES WEDNESDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration. The statement partly read, “As we mark another Democracy Day in the…
BELGIAN PM RESIGNS AFTER CRUSHING DEFEAT BY FAR RIGHT IN GENERAL ELECTION
The Belgian prime minister has formally tendered his resignation following a visit to the King, after his Flemish Liberals and Democrats party (Open VLD) suffered heavy defeats in Sunday’s general election. Alexander De Croo will remain caretaker prime minister until a new coalition, involving seven parties, is formed, a process that could take months. In line…
REPS GROUP PROPOSES SIX-YEAR SINGLE TENURE FOR PRESIDENT, GOVERNORS
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, on Monday, proposed some amendments to the 1999 Constitution which they believe will improve governance in the country. The group led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency, proposed a six-year single tenure for the President and the 36 state governors. The lawmakers also sought…
‘INDIA HAS REJECTED MODI’S RHETORIC’: BRITISH INDIANS REACT TO ELECTION RESULT
British Indians living across the UK have expressed surprise at the election results in India, with some hoping it will signal a change in the direction of the country. Narendra Modi returned to power for a historic third term as prime minister, in an election with voting staggered across six weeks and more than 600 million Indians heading to…
MEXICO ELECTS CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM AS ITS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY
Claudia Sheinbaum has won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose popularity among the poor helped drive her triumph. Sheinbaum, a leftwing climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according…
SURPRISE PRIMARY UPSET LEAVES PUERTO RICO GOVERNOR OUT OF RE-ELECTION BID
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi conceded defeat Sunday night after losing a primary election against Rep. Jenniffer González, the island’s resident commissioner and nonvoting member of Congress, effectively ending the governor’s re-election bid. In a speech, Pierluisi labeled the defeat as “very painful” and unexpected while also congratulating González on her win and wishing her success as…
MEXICO HOLDS HISTORIC ELECTION IN RACE LARGELY OVERSHADOWED BY VIOLENCE
Voters in Mexico are participating in the country’s largest election ever — casting votes Sunday to fill more than 20,000 local, state and federal positions and almost certainly elect their first female president. But rampant violence has marred the road toward one of the most consequential elections in Mexico’s history. Criminal groups have taken over large parts of Mexico…