UTOMI, FALANA, EZEKWESILI SEEK AUTOMATIC SACK OF DEFECTORS. (PHOTO).

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 Utomi, Falana, Ezekwesili seek automatic sack of defectors A coalition of prominent civic leaders, labour figures and political actors under the aegis of the Movement for Credible Elections has asked the National Assembly to amend the law to ensure that any elected official who defects from the party under which they were elected automatically loses their seat. The group said making cross-carpeting a ground for immediate loss of mandate and conduct of fresh elections would strengthen party discipline and protect the integrity of the ballot ahead of the 2027 general elections. The demand formed part of a petition the coalition submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, dated December 10, 2025, calling for urgent and comprehensive reforms to Nigeria’s electoral framework. The MCE is led by personalities including political economist, Pat Utomi; former President, Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana; and former Minister of Educ...

MILITARY HEADS IN BURNA FASO,PLANS TO DISARM COUP LEADERS TODAY.

                   Today monday,military heads in Burkina Faso said that the West African nation's armed forces were converging in the capital Ouagadougou to disarm the elite presidential guard without bloodshed.The 1,200 memer unit staged a coup on Wednesday,taking hostage the interim president and members of the government just weeks before October 11 polls meant to restore democracy following last year's overthrow of longtime leader Blaise Compaore.''We ask them to immediately lay down their arms and go to Camp Sangoule Lamizana.They and their families will be protected''.Mediators from regional bloc ECOWAS  announced a draft agreement aimed at ending the crisis late yesterday sunday night.However the proposal,which included an amnesty for the coup leaders,was swiftly rejected by civil society and opposition politicians.Demonstrators protesting against coup leader General Gilbert Diendere and ECOWAS deal yesterday sunday,erected barricades and burned tyres in several neighbourhoods across the capital.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                 

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