LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law, which sparked massive protests across the country. He was suspended after some members of Yoon’s own People Power Party (PPP) voted with the opposition – though the decision still needs be ratified…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ongoing political drama in Rivers State has taken a very interesting turn as 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A member of the Assembly, Enemi George, confirmed to Channels Television that the 27 lawmakers…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senators have rejected the request by President Bola Tinubu for permission to deploy Nigerian troops to Niger Republic as part of an ECOWAS force to reinstate the democratically elected president of the country, President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed on 26 July in a coup led by his presidential guards. ECOWAS leaders at…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has adjusted the remuneration of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and other political and judicial officeholders by 114 per cent. Mr Tinubu will earn N8,013,527 monthly, a 114 per cent increase from former President Muhammadu Buhari’s monthly salary of N3,514,705, according to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian lawmakers plan to amend the constitution to compel a new president to nominate the cabinet within a month of taking office, documents showed on Wednesday, to avoid policy delays as the country prepares for elections next year. President Muhammadu Buhari took five months after he was re-elected to a second term…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, days after new President Hakainde Hichilema began shaking up the government by firing security commanders and promising economic reforms. Earlier this month the long-time opposition leader was elected after campaigning to break with the past. Since his inauguration on Aug. 24, Hichilema has tried…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Gov. Douye Diri has secured the approval of the Bayelsa House of Assembly to obtain N17 billion loan from multiple sources. The approval followed a motion moved on Thursday by the House Leader, Monday Obolo, (Southern Ijaw Constituency 2) and seconded by Charles Daniel, (Brass Constituency I). Diri had in three separate…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- With Covid-19 cases on a sharp rise in Tanzania, there is now widespread speculation that three of its lawmakers who died in a space of 11 days might have contracted the virus. It’s a concern which has prompted the country’s leading opposition party Chadema to call for a suspension of parliament….