Politics

N’Assembly Under DSS Lockdown Amid Akpabio Impeachment Rumors

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 […]

Politics

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 […]

Opinion

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 […]

News

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) […]