Author: Vardiafrica

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has said she could run for the White House again in the future. “I am not done,” Harris told the BBC on Saturday, saying she could “possibly” still be president one day, her strongest suggestion yet that she was considering a third bid for the White House. “I have lived my entire career as a life of service, and it’s in my bones,” she said. Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race just 107 days before Election Day. In her memoir about her campaign, titled “107 Days,” Harris had signaled that…

In a historic decision that could redefine Nigeria’s political architecture and deepen democratic inclusivity, the Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Constitution Review has approved the creation of an additional state for the South East geopolitical zone. The committee also agreed to revisit the over 278 pending requests for new local government areas and 55 proposals for new states, noting that additional reviews would be handled by a newly formed subcommittee In addition, the committee endorsed independent candidacy for future elections and an extra elective seat for women in every state of the federation. The far-reaching resolutions were adopted…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has unveiled a 13-member National Convention Screening Committee to screen aspirants for national offices ahead of the party’s much-anticipated 2025 Elective National Convention, scheduled for November 15-16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Chairman of the National Convention Organising Committee, NCOC, and Governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri, the screening exercise is slated to take place on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. According to the statement, the committee will be chaired by former Ondo State governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede. Jegede will be assisted by Hon. Mohammed L. S. Diri,…

Madagascar’s new government has stripped ousted president Andry Rajoelina of his Malagasy nationality in a decree published Friday, media reports said, 10 days after he was removed in a military takeover. The decree means that Rajoelina — who was impeached on October 14 after fleeing the island nation in the wake of weeks of protests — would not be able to contest future elections. The decree published in the official gazette said Rajoelina’s Malagasy nationality was revoked because he had acquired French nationality in 2014, local media reported, as photographs of the document were shared online. French broadcaster RFI said…

President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad sponsored by one of its provinces that used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs — prompting the province’s leader to later pull the ad. The post on Trump’s social media site Thursday night ratcheted up tensions with the U.S.’s northern neighbor after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he plans to double his country’s exports to countries outside the U.S. because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs. White House officials said Trump’s reaction was a culmination of the administration’s long, pent-up frustration about Canada’s…

Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has announced his readiness to appear in court as a witness in the trial of the proscribed IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, should he be legally subpoenaed. Wike made the statement on Friday, October 24, during his monthly media parley in Abuja, monitored by Persecondnews. He explained that a court appearance requires a formal court order, not merely a news report, clarifying that an individual must be subpoenaed before they are required to testify. He said: “Nobody has served or subpoenaed me. So because I saw Wike listed I should…

President Bola Tinubu has approved sweeping changes in the nation’s military leadership. In a statement issued on Friday by Sunday Dare, special adviser to the president on media and public communication, Tinubu named Olufemi Oluyede, a lieutenant general, as the new chief of defence staff, replacing Christopher Musa. Oluyede was until now the army chief. Waidi Shaibu, a major general, is the new chief of army staff while Sunday Kelvin Aneke, an air vice marshal, takes over as air chief. Idi Abbas, a rear admiral, is the new naval chief but Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye, a major general, remains unchanged…

Sources on the court premises said the incident occurred moments after the magistrate granted bail to Sowore and 13 others. Chaos erupted on Friday outside the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja after police officers punched and forcefully dragged human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, into a waiting vehicle despite the court granting him bail. Sources on the court premises said the incident occurred moments after the magistrate granted bail to Sowore and 13 others. While his legal team was in the process of perfecting his bail conditions, police officers, led by the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) in…

In what signals a quiet but significant shift in Nigeria’s security management, state governors have resolved to strengthen real-time intelligence coordination with the Department of State Services (DSS) — a move observers say could redefine how threats are detected and defused before they erupt into crises. At the heart of the decision, reached during the fifth meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), lies a sobering realisation: the nation’s insecurity cannot be contained by federal agencies alone. With violent extremism spreading through new fault lines — from banditry in the North to kidnappings in the South — state executives now…

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has failed to open his defence in his ongoing alleged terrorism trial before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu said he could not open his defence because he has not been handed the case file to enable him to familiarise himself with its content to enable him adequately prepare for his defence. Following his inability to commence his defence on Thursday after the withdrawal of his team of lawyers led by former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Kanu Agabi, Kanu prayed the court to grant him…