The National Assembly precincts resembled a heavily fortified zone this morning as operatives from the Department of State Security (DSS) took control, amid mounting speculations of an impeachment plot targeting Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The DSS presence has heightened following rumors that a faction of aggrieved Northern Senators, reportedly dissatisfied with President Bola Tinubu’s […]
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Lukman: Hunger Protests Enough Reason to Impeach Tinubu, State Governors
Salihu Moh. Lukman, former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the recent nationwide protests against hunger and poor governance are sufficient grounds for the impeachment of President Bola Tinubu and some state governors. Lukman criticized the administration’s handling of the protests and suggested that the failure to […]
Neither A Governor Nor Deputy Can Be Removed From Office By A Court Of Law For Defection
BY CHIEF MIKE A. A. OZEKHOME, SAN, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, PH.D, LL.D I have just read social media publications regarding the judgment delivered today by the respected Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. I am of the firm belief that the judgment, shredded of all legal and factual details, cannot stand […]
Set Up Panel To Investigate Deputy Gov, Zamfara Assembly Directs CJ
Zamfara State House of Assembly has directed the state Chief Judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to set up an investigative panel on the alleged gross misconduct levelled against the Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau. The House, during its extraordinary plenary, unanimously agreed that the Deputy Governor be investigated for breaching sections 190 and 193 (1), (2) […]