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Jun
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria swears in lawmakers, focus shifts to president’s cabinet nominees

Nigeria swears in lawmakers, focus shifts to president’s cabinet nominees

NEWS
NIGERIA'S new lawmakers were sworn in following the February elections, setting the stage for President Bola Tinubu to submit cabinet nominees in a process likely to signal how he intends to tackle a struggling economy and growing insecurity. The swearing-in ceremony in the capital Abuja also saw Tinubu's allies elected as Senate President and House Speaker, to mark the official start of legislative duties for newly elected officials. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Nigeria's Senate wields significant influence in Nigeria's bicameral legislature, including scrutinizing and confirming the president's cabinet nominees. Tinubu has up to the end of July to name his cabinet…
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Nov
12
2022
By The African Mirror
Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls amid rising insecurity

Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls amid rising insecurity

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AFRICA’S biggest election will be held in February 2023 in Nigeria. It’s the seventh successive general election in the country’s 23 years of unbroken democratic government. The election will be a massive operation. An estimated 95 million registered voters will go to the polls in 176,846 polling units across 774 local government areas. A total of 12,163 candidates sponsored by 18 political parties are on the ballot. They are up for election into 109 senatorial districts, 360 federal constituencies, 993 state constituencies, 28 governorship positions, and the office of the president. But there are rising fears that security crises in…
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Jun
19
2021
By The African Mirror
New joint force to “crack down on insecurity” in Sudan

New joint force to “crack down on insecurity” in Sudan

NEWS
SUDAN’S military has announced plans to create a joint force to "crack down on insecurity" and assert the state's authority in the capital and nationwide as an economic crisis and regional tensions plague a fragile transition period. The announcement was made in an order from General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, deputy head of Sudan's ruling sovereign council, that was published late on Thursday. Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, is head of the Rapid Support Forces which will be part of the new force with the police, armed forces, General Intelligence Service and "representatives" of rebel groups and the public prosecutor, the…
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Jun
16
2021
By The African Mirror
MTN warns of service disruption in Nigeria

MTN warns of service disruption in Nigeria

NEWS
CHIJIOKE OHUOCHA MTN's service in Nigeria could be disrupted as a result of rising insecurity in different parts of the country, the local unit of South Africa's telecoms group said yesterday. MTN Nigeria is the first company to acknowledge a possible disruption to its services due to insecurity in Africa's most populous nation. Nigeria faces increased insecurity across the country -- ranging from mass abductions at schools, kidnappings for ransom, armed conflict between herdsmen and farmers, armed robberies and various insurgencies -- a drag on growth and job creation. "Sadly, we must inform you that with the rising insecurity in…
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