Hoodlums have reportedly burned down the residence of the late Aper Aku, a former governor of Benue state, according to reports by TheCable. Aku who was the governor of Benue state from 1979 to 1983, died in November 1988. The residence, located in the Gboko area of the state, was said to have been set…
The former deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu has rejected his impeachment. Shaibu was impeached on Monday after members of the Edo assembly adopted the report of a seven-member investigative panel. The panel was set up by Daniel Okungbowa, chief judge of Edo, and was headed by S. A. Omonuwa, a retired justice. Shaibu was accused…
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…
