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Dr. Doyin Okupe, former spokesperson and Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, recently made a compelling case for the next Nigerian president to come from the southern region in 2027. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, Okupe insisted that Atiku would not be President in 2027 because of geopolitical necessity of allowing the South to complete its eight-year term, mirroring the North's tenure before President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Okupe's assertion stems from the belief that a balanced rotation of power between the North and South is critical for Nigeria's unity and political stability. He acknowledged the qualifications of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, but argued that Atiku's candidacy in 2027 would face similar geopolitical challenges as it did in 2023. The perception that a northern Muslim cannot succeed another northern Muslim after eight years was a si...

South Korea’s political landscape has been thrown into turmoil as the opposition Democratic Party (DP) filed an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo. According to Vanguard, DP filed the impeachment motion against Han Duck-soo because he refused to approve the appointment of three more judges to fill the 9-member bench. This move comes amidst an escalating conflict over the composition of the Constitutional Court, which is pivotal in deciding the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law on December 3 and was subsequently suspended from his duties. The political crisis in South Korea intensified when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law earlier this month, citing threats to national security. This dramatic move led to widespread controversy and was quickly met with resistance from the parliament, which voted to suspend Yoon from his presidential duties on December 14. However, for this suspension to be finalized, a ruling from the Constitution...