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Zambian President-Elect’s Inauguration Set For Tuesday
The Zambian government has confirmed that the inauguration of President-elect, Hakainde Hichilema, will be held on Tuesday, 24 August, at the Heroes Stadium in the capital, Lusaka.
The event is scheduled to start at 08:00 a.m. local time, but owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, attendance is strictly by invitation. The stadium will open early to allow guests to enter and gates will close at 07:30 a.m. for a security screening.
Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary, Amos Malupenga, has reassured Zambians not able to attend that they will be able to follow the ceremony via TV, radio and social media.
The inauguration comes just under a week after Hichilema’s landslide election victory was announced on Monday this week. The United Party for National Development (UPND) leader beat incumbent President Edgar Lungu by a margin of nearly a million votes and secured strong support from across Zambia’s 10 provinces.
The UPND enjoyed further success at the parliamentary level, winning in 82 of Zambia’s 156 constituencies – granting the party a majority of four seats in the National Assembly.
Meanwhile, outgoing President Lungu has claimed that some of his colleagues and advisors pressured him to reject the results of last week’s presidential elections and petition to have them overturned.
Lungu said he decided against disputing the results because of the likely violence that would have broken out during the two-week arbitration period.
Speaking to mourners at the funeral of late Patriotic Front North Western Province Chairman, Jackson Kungo, Lungu said he had felt “under pressure” from several colleagues to petition the election results in court.
“I said let’s just give up. Those who want to go and contest for their Parliamentary seats can do so but I think the Presidential petition will not help us. That’s how I abandoned it,” he revealed.
This is contrary to claims that Lungu made last week before the results were announced, when he questioned the fairness of the election during the counting process. On Saturday, the president said that voting in Southern, North Western and Western provinces had been “characterised by violence” and as such the entire election should be considered “a nullity”.
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Rivers Assembly Resumes Sitting After Six-Month Suspension

The Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday resumed plenary session after a six-month state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu elapsed on Wednesday midnight.
President Bola Tinubu had lifted the emergency rule on September 17, with the Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state assembly asked to resume duties on September 18.
The plenary was presided over by the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule, at the conference hall located within the legislative quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The conference hall has served as the lawmakers’ temporary chamber since their official chamber at the assembly complex on Moscow Road was torched and later pulled down by the state government.
The outgone sole administrator of the state, Ibok-Ete Ibas, could not complete the reconstruction of the assembly complex as promised.
Recall that on March 18, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political standoff between Fubara and members of the House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
He subsequently suspended the governor, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and lawmakers for six months and installed a sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), to manage the state’s affairs.
The decision sparked widespread controversy, with critics accusing the president of breaching the Constitution.
However, others hailed the move as a necessary and pragmatic step.
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Alleged Smear Campaign Against Yakubu, CSOs Demand Apology From Uzodimma

During a press conference held in Owerri, the coalition called the campaign a “dangerous and shameful display” designed to distract the public from the governor’s performance in office.
The CSOs directly linked the Greater Imo Initiative (GII) —the group that made the allegations on September 4, 2025—to Governor Uzodimma, describing the group as his “mouthpiece and attack dog.”
“Every word spoken against INEC was spoken on his behalf.
“By falsely alleging that Professor Yakubu has an alliance with Dr. Amadi to compromise the 2027 elections, Uzodimma has not only maligned a man of proven integrity but also assaulted the very foundation of our democracy”, said Dr Agbo Frederick, speaking for the coalition.
The coalition described Professor Yakubu as a “beacon of electoral professionalism” and called the attempt to soil his reputation “defamatory and a national security risk.”
They also defended Dr. Amadi, a “respected development scholar,” stating that the governor’s accusations were “laughable, desperate, and dangerous.”
The CSOs see the motive behind the campaign as an attempt to “silence the dissent, intimidate the opposition, and divert attention from the governor’s abysmal record in office.”
The coalition issued four key demands to Governor Uzodimma: An immediate retraction of the false and defamatory allegations against Professor Mahmood Yakubu and Dr. Chima Amadi.
- A public apology to both men within seven days, to be published in at least three national newspapers and broadcast on major television networks.
- An end to diversionary tactics and proxy propaganda.
- A renewed focus on governance, including addressing insecurity, unemployment, and poverty in Imo State.
The CSOs warned that failure to comply would force them to “review our position with a view to seeking legal redress from Governor Uzodimma for defamation, false accusation, and reckless endangerment of lives.”
“Governor Uzodimma must be reminded that he did not find himself in the seat of power to chase shadows.
“We call on all Nigerians to reject Uzodimma’s diversionary antics as they are nothing short of desperate plots by a government terrified of accountability”, the statement concluded.
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