Sokoto House of Assembly Impeaches Deputy Leader

The Sokoto State House of Assembly says it has impeached its Deputy Leader, Alhaji Kabiru Ibrahim (APC- Kware), following a no-confidence vote passed by members.

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Justin Okonoboh, has been impeached, by the lawmakers at the Assembly complex in Benin City, Edo State capital. The lawmakers moved in quickly elect Honourable Kabiru Ajoto, as the new speaker of the assembly.  In his address, Honourable Ajoto noted that 16 lawmakers initially met and decided to file an impeachment notice on the impeached speaker.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have commenced indefinite strike over alleged refusal by the Federal Government to implement the 2013 MoU it signed with the Union. The National Executive Council (ASUU) took the decision on August 12 after its meeting at the University of Abuja, Main Campus.

Justice Abdulaziz Anka sitting at a Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Wednesday, 16 August, to rule on whether to proceed to hear a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, more popularly known as Evans. The Judge adjourned the case on Tuesday after listening to the submissions of counsel to Evans, Olukoya Ogungbeje; as well as the counsel to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Eze.

Yesterday, a Coalition of Civil Society Organizations comprising Youth groups in Nigeria launched a pro-Buhari Campaign tagged "Remain and Restore" in Abuja to counter an ongoing protest by "Concerned Nigerians who are seeking the "Return or Resignation" of the President. The leader of the Coalition, Solomon Adodo who addressed members during the launch stated that the protest by Concerned Nigeria was targeted at instigating social unrest in the country.

The Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) and replace him with a more competent and generally acceptable candidate. The Governor who made the call when he featured on a radio programme anchored on Saturday by Fresh FM Ibadan stated that his position was based on his rejection by the Senate.