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...

PROTEST AS KIDNAPPERS ABDUCT NINE SURVEYORS IN ONDO. (PHOTO).


 Protest as kidnappers abduct nine Surveyors in Ondo

 

Protesters have stormed Akure, the Ondo State capital over the abduction of nine Surveyors at Owode Ilu-Abo in Akure South local government area.

The nine Surveyors who hail from Akure were at Owode Ilu-Abo for jobs when they were abducted.

Placard-carrying women stormed the streets of Akure and blocked the popular Oba Adesida road.

A sister to one of the kidnapped victims, Comfort Afolabi, said the nine Surveyors were abducted last week.

Afolabi said the kidnappers demanded N50m before they would begin negotiation for their release.

She said the kidnappers have placed the ransom at N100m before they would release their victims.

Kidnappings have been on the rise in Ondo State. Last week, a farmer and his manager were abducted while returning from farm at Oba Ile area.

Ondo Police Commissioner, Wilfred Afolabi, admitted the Police Command lacked requisite logistics to tackle kidnappings and other criminals.

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