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The Gombe State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Gambo Magaji, on Tuesday, revealed that 10 per cent of the 2025 budget has been earmarked for debt servicing, describing it as minimal. Magaji disclosed this during the 2025 budget breakdown at the ministry’s conference room. He stated that Gombe State does not borrow to cover
mpeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will make a closing statement on Tuesday in a Constitutional Court trial reviewing his impeachment, as public hearings wrap up and his political fate is placed in the hands of eight judges. The embattled president faces being removed from office less than three years into his five-year presidency
South Korea court to hear closing statements in Yoon’s impeachment trial
mpeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will make a closing statement on Tuesday in a Constitutional Court trial reviewing his impeachment, as public hearings wrap up and his political fate is placed in the hands of eight judges.
The embattled president faces being removed from office less than three years into his five-year presidency if the court upholds parliament’s impeachment, which accused him of declaring martial law on December 3 with no justifiable constitutional grounds.
Yoon has said in his trial that he had a right to declare martial law but never meant to impose full military rule, stressing that he intended to sound a warning over the opposition Democratic Party’s abuse of its parliamentary majority.
The impeached president and the chairman of parliament’s judiciary committee, Jung Chung-rae, will give their final statements on Tuesday at a hearing that is due to start at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT).
The justices are expected to take days to rule on whether to remove him from office or reinstate him.
Recall that Yoon has said during the trial that martial law, which lasted just six hours before he rescinded the decree, was not a failure but simply ended sooner than he intended.
According to him, there was no point in debating accusations that he ordered military commanders to break into parliament to remove lawmakers gathering to lift the martial law decree because nothing actually happened and nobody was harmed.
His arguments drew a rebuke from parliament, which stated that the president is incapable of judging what constitutes a national emergency that requires such an extreme act and that he might attempt to impose martial law again if he is reinstated.
South Korea court to hear closing statements in Yoon’s impeachment trial
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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, which is not an official government agency, to the Department of Defence, DOD. According to Hegseth, DOD will partner with Musk and his team, adding that it is long overdue. “When we spend dollars, we need to know where they’re going and
‘It’s long overdue’ – Defense Secretary Hegseth welcomes Elon Musk’s DOGE to DOD
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, which is not an official government agency, to the Department of Defence, DOD.
According to Hegseth, DOD will partner with Musk and his team, adding that it is long overdue.
“When we spend dollars, we need to know where they’re going and why, and that has not existed at the Defence Department,” Hegseth told Fox News on Sunday.
“When we spend dollars, we need to know where they are going and why. That’s simple accounting, and that has not existed at the Defence Department, and we are going to fix that.
“But that is not even DOGE. We welcome Elon Musk and DOGE into our department to help us identify additional ways to streamline costs, fast-track acquisitions, cut waste, and reduce tail to put it to tooth.
“We know that in a world where America is, you know, $37 trillion in debt, resources will not be unlimited. Every dollar we can find that isn’t being spent wisely is one we can put towards warfighters.
“So we welcome DOGE at the DOD. We will partner with them, and it’s long overdue. The Defence Department has a huge budget—but it needs to be responsible.”
DAILY POST reports that US President Donald Trump had backed Musk and DOGE to swing into action to cut costs across agencies in the country.
The agencies include the US Treasury Department and the US Agency for International Development, USAID.
‘It’s long overdue’ – Defense Secretary Hegseth welcomes Elon Musk’s DOGE to DOD
