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...northern Muslim élite have dominated Nigerian politics, using their positions to enrich themselves and their families. "We have seen this country degenerate from a promising state to a dysfunctional one. We have seen unmitigated corruption and insensitivity on the part of its rulers," says Mohammed Ndume, a federal MP from Borno state. "We are seeing a lack of opportunities and so much stress for its people. So what do you expect? The people have to react, and that is what you are seeing and that is what the current crisis is all about...
...people I know who have been inspired and mobilized by Obama," Richardson wrote on the website ModernGhana.com in April. "My dear old mother, who previously had little interest in political matters, has been energized to an extent that she now frequently speaks, albeit jokingly, of standing as an MP for her hometown...
...triggered a political firestorm. Labour politicians are calling on Conservative leader David Cameron to sack his director of communications and principal spin doctor, Andrew Coulson, who was deputy editor and then editor of the News of the World during the period its journalists were supposedly engaging in the hacking. MP John Whittingdale, the Conservative chair of the Commons culture select committee, said it was "highly likely" that Coulson would be asked to testify in the committee's investigation into whether News of the World executives knew how its journalists were operating. Prime Minister Gordon Brown mentioned the allegations during...
...some experts say the televised debates are little more than personality contests. "The candidates really need to sell themselves more than their policies," says Nurul Arifin, a recently elected MP from the Golkar party, the political group of former dictator Suharto. Nurul is supporting Wiranto, the ex-general running with Jusuf Kalla, the current Vice President who is aiming for the top job, but she failed to see a clear winner in the event. "People want to see more interaction, but the candidates are afraid that any attacks could come off as arrogant," she adds. The third candidate, ex-special...
Brown's victory against the rebels could leave Mehta hanging on until next year for a chance to kick - or kick out - his MP. But the Prime Minister faces further bruising tests even before September, when Labour arrives in Brighton, a raffish seaside resort, for its annual conference, the traditional moment for coup attempts. And that's presuming Brown weathers two by-elections sparked by the expenses scandal. Michael Martin, a Labour MP serving in the party-neutral role of Speaker, or chair, of the Commons, steps down later this month. He was forced out after MPs' protests that...