The Chadian President, Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, according to reports by the BBC. According to the BBC, Deby’s death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. The…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the continuous detention without trial of 15 community leaders from Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, accused of allegedly killing 706 cows and 75 sheeps belonging to fulani herdmen. The spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, Muhammad Jalige, while confirming the arrests…
Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has announced the implementation of autonomy for state legislature and judiciary, with effect from May. The governor disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on Monday. According to him, the decision was reached during a meeting attended by federal lawmakers,…
Two officials of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue state and two traditional rulers have been detained in connection with the killing of 11 soldiers and an officer in Bonta village. Governor Samuel Ortom, disclosed this on Monday after a security meeting at the Government House, Makurdi, adding that their arrest was part of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it may not recognise the outcome of violent party congresses. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, spokesman of the commission, Mr. Festus Okoye, threatened that any political party that cannot conduct peaceful congresses would be blacklisted. Okoye lamented that the level of violence in the…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday blocked the entrance of the National Assembly to demand for the implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary. The NBA, had warned at the weekend that it would join the protest march of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) against the refusal of state governors to obey…
