The deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, has been impeached by the state house of assembly. The impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man investigative panel set up by the Edo state chief judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa. Shaibu was accused of “misconduct, perjury and disclosure of government secrets”. The panel headed…
The federal government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, announced the public holidays in a congratulatory message to the Islamic faithful in the country. Eid-el-Fitr festival is celebrated by Muslims worldwide after observing Ramadan fasting for 29 or 30 days. The minister…
The President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has alleged that the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, was behind the establishment of the ethnic militia group, “Kungiya Zaman Lafiya.” Bodejo, who is facing terrorism charges, accused the governor of pressurising him to form the militia group. He was arrested by operatives of the…
Speaker of the Plateau state House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has inaugurated nine lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) out of the 16 affirmed duly elected by the court of appeal. The 16 lawmakers were declared duly elected after they filed an appeal against the ruling of the state’s election tribunal. The court of…
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiites have alleged that four of there members were killed by the police while 20 others were injured on Friday in Kaduna, while celebrating “Quds Day”. The IMN members were said to have gathered at the Katsina Roundabout by Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna to…
The Adara Development Association (ADA), have have cried out over persistent attacks, killings and abductions in communities in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. In a statement on Friday, President of association, Sebastian Barde, lamented that in the past three months over 41 people were killed while 222 others were kidnapped in…
