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...

KIDNAPPED BAUCHI TRADITIONAL RULER FOUND DEAD. (PHOTO).


 Kidnapped Bauchi Traditional Ruler Found Dead


The village head of Riruwai in Lame District of Bauchi Emirate in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Badamasi, has been murdered.


The village head was earlier kidnapped by gunmen who invaded his domain on Friday, 15th March, 2024.


A source who did not want to be named said the gunmen went straight into the palace of the deceased from where they abducted him.


The deceased was said to have spent one day in captivity before he was murdered and his corpse dumped around the village.


The body was later recovered by those who had embarked on search and rescue mission..


His corpse was brought to the palace on Sunday, where funeral prayers and subsequent burial held.


One of the traditional title holders of the village confirmed the development to our correspondent.


All efforts made to get the confirmation from the State Police Command proved abortive as the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakili, neither picked up the phone nor respond to the text and WhatsApp messages sent to his mobile line at press time.

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