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PoliticsOct 112027: Atiku, Obi Campaign Promises, Recipe For Public Chaos – OyintiloyeAn All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to desist from making promises that are capable of causing chaos in the country. Oyintiloye, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said... The post 2027: Atiku, Obi Campaign Promises, Recipe For Public Chaos – Oyintiloye appeared first on New Telegraph.newtelegraphng · nigeria
PoliticsOct 11INEC omits ADC, NDC from Cross River guber list…NDC candidate blames bureaucratic error By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has omitted the governorship candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) from its final list of eight candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Cross River State. The list, signed by the Commission’s Secretary, […] The post INEC omits ADC, NDC from Cross River guber list appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 11BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of trying to create regional divideBJP cites Centre’s initiatives to promote Tamil heritage, accuses Congress leader of seeking to create a conflict between northern and southern IndiaThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 11FG moves to strengthen states’ education, health budgets…HOPE-GOV trains 36 states, FCT on accountability By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government is taking steps to address weaknesses in states’ budgeting for basic education and primary healthcare ahead of the 2027 fiscal year. The initiative, under the World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Programme (HOPE-GOV), will involve a technical workshop for government officials from the […] The post FG moves to strengthen states’ education, health budgets appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 11Emmer says he’s ‘so happy’ Trump will decide whether to stream public executionHouse Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Sunday said he is “so happy” that President Trump will decide on whether to livestream the execution by firing squad of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. “I am so happy that we have a president, a chief executive in this country, who will make a decision which…The Hill
PoliticsOct 11Raphaël Glucksmann wins French center-left's presidential primaryThe co-founder of the center-left Place Publique party won 66% of the vote in a primary organized by the Socialists and their allies.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 11BJP demands Keralam CM’s and Pinarayi’s resignationBJP State general secretary says the party, the “real Opposition” in Keralam, has been questioning the State government’s failures over the past few monthsThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 11Ogun East’s economic transformation will boost Nigeria’s growth – AbiodunAbiodun said the convergence of strategic assets and economic opportunities in Ogun East would not only accelerate economic growth in Ogun State but also strengthen Nigeria’s maritime trade, industrial capacity, logistics network, employment generation and investment prospects. The post Ogun East’s economic transformation will boost Nigeria’s growth – Abiodun appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsOct 11Court bars police from arresting Uzodimma’s aideBy Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — The Imo State High Court has restrained the Nigeria Police Force and its relevant units from arresting, harassing or intimidating Collins Opurozor, Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Electronic and Creative Media. The order, issued by Justice Emeka Orafu following an ex parte motion filed by Opurozor, also restrains […] The post Court bars police from arresting Uzodimma’s aide appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 11Marko Kolanovic calls Trump’s energy ceasefire a ‘con,’ Tom Lee sees potential inflation reliefMarko Kolanovic has labeled a claimed "energy ceasefire" by Trump as a "con," while Tom Lee views it as a potential source of inflation relief.Seeking Alpha Tech
PoliticsOct 112027: 241 candidates jostle for 36 elective seats in C’RiverBy Ike Uchechukwu A total of 241 candidates have been cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest 36 elective positions in Cross River State in the 2027 general elections. Vanguard checks showed that the positions cover the governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly seats. INEC’s final list shows […] The post 2027: 241 candidates jostle for 36 elective seats in C’River appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 11Poland detains suspect in alleged assassination attempt on prime ministerLe Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 11Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders releasedPolice detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India's election chief quit, while a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 11Zelensky says critics blaming him for Russia-Ukraine war ‘can’t find a key how to stop Putin’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy on Sunday pushed back on critics saying he should step down and allow his country to hold elections, saying they “can’t find a key [for] how to stop” Russian President Vladimir Putin. ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked Zelensky on “This Week” about President Trump’s criticism, in which he told reporters Friday…The Hill
PoliticsOct 11Are Marcos’ minions in Congress plotting to amend the Constitution?THE controversy over whether the Senate can reduce the votes required to convict an impeached official from 16 to 14 raises a question far more consequential than the fate of Vice President Sara Duterte. If senators can change an explicit numerical requirement of the Constitution through their own procedural rules, what prevents Congress from similarly altering other safeguards — including, and especially, the rules for amending the Constitution itself? Article XI, Section 3(6) of the 1987 Constitution states: “No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate.” With 24 sitting senators, that requires 16 affirmative votes. It does not say two-thirds of those present, those voting, or those who have not abstained. The phrase is “all the Members.” The proposed reduction to 14 would require excluding some senators from the denominator. Disguised as a technical adjustment, it raises a fundamental issue: Can a chamber’s procedural rules change the voting requirements categorically stipulated by the Constitution? If so, the implications extend well beyond impeachment. Numerous constitutional provisions demand specified fractions of all members precisely because certain powers should not be exercised by an ordinary political majority. [ATTACHED PHOTO NUMBER 1 HERE] CAPTION/ AI-GENERATED CARTOON UPON INSTRUCTIONS AND SUPERVISION OF MR. TIGLAO. Reducing the threshold by a mere majority vote of its members is a very dangerous precedent for tampering with the Constitution itself. The Constitution’s Article XVII, Section 1 permits Congress to propose constitutional amendments or revisions upon a vote of three-fourths of all its members. Article XVII, Section 3 separately provides for calling a constitutional convention by a two-thirds vote of all members of Congress. These provisions determine how the fundamental law may be changed. [ATTACHED TABLE HERE] If the Supreme Court does not rule unconstitutional the Senate’s majority ruling to lower the threshold for impeachment, Marcos’ minions there would claim that Congress has also the right to reduce the denominator in computing how the three-fourths, or two-thirds, are determined in calling for an amendment of the Constitution. The easy path here is for them to accept the interpretation that three-fourths of each chamber would have to vote to amend the Constitution. That would be easy in the case of the House of Representatives, since it consists of political pygmies, or easy-to-bribe politicians. Marcos may find it more difficult to get a three-fourths vote in the Senate, all of whom are elected nationally and most members think they could be president someday. So, what does he do? Do what he has managed to do in Sara’s impeachment: Jail or force to be a fugitive uncooperative senators, and get the Senate to rule that only present members of the chamber can vote whether to amend the Constitution or not. Marcos, therefore, can call for a constitutional convention with just 14 senators out of the sitting 24 senators. And as happened in the 1970 constitutional convention and 1986 Constitutional Commission, it would be easy for a president to control such bodies. Am I too suspicious to believe that Marcos would get a constitutional assembly or convention to amend the Constitution so that our system changes into a parliamentary one, which would allow him to be Prime Minister to perpetuate his rule? He is really the son of his father. The move to lower the threshold in Sara’s impeachment therefore would seem to be preparing the ground for this regime to amend the Constitution to perpetuate itself in power in 2028. I am amazed that Marcos’ minions in the Senate had the gall to lower the number of votes needed to convict Sara. Our Constitution has an internal consistency in providing for the thresholds for major Senate decisions: Treaties — Article VII, Section 21 provides that no treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective without concurrence by at least two-thirds of all Senate members. Its wording closely parallels the impeachment clause. Treaties can impose obligations involving national security, military cooperation, territorial interests, foreign relations and economic policy. The Constitution requires more than a simple majority because treaty commitments may bind the country long after the administration that negotiated them has left office. A Senate able to adjust the denominator could declare an agreement approved that did not obtain the normally required 16 votes. Veto — Article VI, Section 27(1) requires two-thirds of all members of each chamber to override a presidential veto. The requirement embodies the separation of powers: Congress may enact a measure despite presidential objections, but only if it assembles a supermajority in both chambers. As in voting in the impeachment, this article stipulates two-thirds of all members, not of participating members. Expulsion — Article VI, Section 16(3) permits each house, with concurrence of two-thirds of all its members, to suspend or expel a member. All of its members, not members present. The supermajority is an important protection against a ruling coalition’s use of disciplinary proceedings to eliminate opponents. It is important to emphasize that Article XI, Section 3(3-4), the impeachment process, uses a different threshold for the House of Representatives: at least one-third of all its members may approve articles of impeachment or file a verified complaint or resolution under the specified procedure. In the Senate, two-thirds of members are required to convict. The Constitution deliberately makes impeachment easier to initiate than to conclude in conviction. That difference recognizes the gravity of removing an official, particularly one elected by millions of citizens — in Sara’s case, 32 million voted to make her vice president, or 62 percent of those who cast their ballots. A minority large enough to represent one-third of the House may initiate the process, but a much broader Senate consensus must be assembled to convict. Impeachment is not a parliamentary vote of no confidence, in which an incumbent falls simply because a temporary majority has turned against him or her. If the House likewise claimed the power to subtract abstaining or absent representatives from “all its Members,” it could attempt to transmit articles of impeachment with fewer affirmative votes. The protection against politically motivated proceedings would then be weakened at both ends: initiation in the House and conviction in the Senate. The Constitution’s framers were very well aware of the distinction between total membership from attendance. Article VI, Section 16(4), for example, permits one-fifth of the members present to require the “yeas” and “nays” on a question to be entered in the journal. That wording is different from “all the Members.” Such distinctions are not ornamental. They identify different constitutional denominators for different governmental actions. More importantly, the framers couldn’t have missed the fact that the US Constitution categorically says that to convict, “two-thirds of members present.” The framers of our Constitution didn’t just follow the US precedent, and stipulated only “two-thirds of all members.” The issue is ultimately whether the Constitution’s supermajorities are genuine limits on political power or numbers that legislators may adjust when inconvenient. If those entrusted to obey constitutional restraints can alter them through their own procedures, the restraints lose much of their meaning. The question is no longer merely whether 14 or 16 senators can convict Sara Duterte. It is whether the numerical safeguards of the Constitution remain safeguards at all. Facebook: Rigoberto Tiglao X: @bobitiglao Website: www.rigobertotiglao.commanilatimes · philippines
PoliticsOct 11Trump declares Russia and Ukraine agreed to energy ceasefire after Putin call, diesel dealPresident Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine agreed to what he described as an 'energy ceasefire.'headtopics · united states of america
PoliticsOct 11‘Buy biryani from Hindu shops’ poster campaign sparks row in Bengal's Siliguri ahead of Durga PujaThe posters were put up across the city by the Hindu Jagaran Manch, an affiliate of the RSS, ahead of the Durga Puja festivitiesThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 11Police clear Guano beach camp in Ceuta days before royal visitSpain's National Police have cleared Guano beach in Ceuta, where about 400 migrants were still camped, two days before the King and Queen visit the city. It was the last remaining camp; some migrants fled to the nearby hills.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 11Trump's energy ceasefire announcement was 'news for me' (Zelensky)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Axios digital news outlet on Sunday that he was surprised by US counterpart Donald Trump's announcement of a Ukraine-Russia "energy ceasefire," but he would accept it whenever it begins. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells us more.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 11Transcript: Sen. John Barrasso on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026The following is the transcript of the interview with Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 11, 2026.CBS News
PoliticsOct 11Putin aide looks to boost Russian shipbuilding ties with China during visitRussia is looking to expand shipbuilding cooperation with China through technology partnerships and joint investment, visiting presidential aide and Maritime Board chairman Nikolai Patrushev said. Patrushev held talks in Beijing with Ke Jixin, Chinese vice-minister of industry and information technology, the Russian Maritime Board said in a statement on Saturday. It said the two sides discussed the possibility of Chinese shipbuilders becoming technology partners and equipment suppliers for new...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 11Trump, Vance blitz Ohio as Democrats look to flip governor’s mansionThe red-leaning Buckeye State governor’s mansion could flip for the first time in two decades as Democrat Amy Acton narrowly leads Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in recent polls of their bitter midterm battle.  A new CNN poll Thursday showed Acton up 8 percentage points over Ramaswamy, after a New York Times/Siena poll found Acton ahead by…The Hill
PoliticsOct 11Parliament split on EU climate rules opens way for conservative deal with far rightLeft-leaning lawmakers' call for stronger carbon market could push pro-business conservatives to the far right.Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 11Transcript: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026The following is the transcript of the interview with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 11, 2026.CBS News
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