ZAMBIA PRESIDENT APPROVES LAW EXPANDING PARLIAMENT MONTHS BEFORE ELECTION. (PHOTO).

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 Zambia president approves law expanding parliament months before election Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday signed into law constitutional changes that will expand the country's parliament, Reuters reported. The changes increase the number of members of parliament to around 280 from 167 currently by creating more constituencies, reserving 40 new seats for women, youth and people with disabilities, and allowing the president to appoint 11 members instead of eight previously. Hichilema, who will run for a second presidential term in the August 2026 election, said during a signing ceremony that the changes were being made in good faith and there was adequate consultation. He previously argued that some constituencies were too big for effective service delivery and should be split into smaller ones. Some opposition politicians have criticised the move to increase the number of members of parliament at a time when the country is still emerging from a protracted debt...

26 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER A SUICIDE BOMBER,DETONATED ON SATURDAY IN A MOSQUE IN MAIDUGURI.

                         26 people were killed yesterday saturday after a suspected suicide bomber detonated his Improvised Explosive Device {IED} in a Mosque near the Monday market in Maiduguri.Mr Aderemi Opadokun,the Born Commissioner of Police,confirmed the blast by saying ''A suicide bomber strapped with IED exploded himself in Alhaji Haruna Mosque at Galadima Kyari drive Ali Kotoko road near the Monday market.The incident happened around 3:30pm while Asar prayer was being offered at the Mosque.Twenty six people were confirmed dead while 28 were injured''.

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