M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).

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 M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a warning from the Trump administration. Last week M23 entered the strategic town of Uvira near the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo violated the Washington Accords and vowed to "take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept". Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. A United Nations group of experts report published in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over t...
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LABOUR PARTY SEEKS COURT RULING ON DEDECTORS' SEATS. (PHOTO).

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 Labour Party Seeks Court Ruling on Defectors' Seats


The Labour Party (LP) has asked the court to declare the seats of its lawmakers who defected to other parties as vacant. This follows recent defections, including that of Alfred Ajang Illiya from Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, who joined the APC, citing a leadership crisis within the LP. 


Another defector, Daniel Chollom, also moved to the APC, expressing his desire to support the President's national development agenda. The LP condemned these defections, accusing the lawmakers of betraying their constituencies, and filed a lawsuit to compel the National Assembly leadership to declare their seats vacant and recover any emoluments received after their defection.

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  1. Anonymous14 December 2024 at 04:42

    It's a good development, they should vacate their seats.They are not true democrats.

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