Politics

…warns that "nobody has the monopoly of violence" SYDNEY EZENTA The member representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dennis Oguerinwa Amadi has claimed that armed political thugs were brought in to disrupt the last party stakeholders meetings in many parts of Enugu State. In Udi where he was reportedly disgraced out of the meeting, Amadi alleged that the gathering was infiltrated by "rented political thugs mostly from 9th Mile axis" adding that he did not allow his followers on that day to react physically so as to avoid mayhem which might arise. The lawmaker was reacting…

The immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has been arrested. Obiano who handed over the mantle of leadership to Prof. Charles Soludo in Awka today, was arrested by the Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC at the Lagos airport at about 8.30pm. The former governor who was about to board an international flight was on his way to Houston, Texas, USA. It could not be ascertained at press time if his wife and children were travelling together. Details of the arrest are currently sketchy but unconfirmed sources claimed it is in connection with financial impropriety while in…

Though Professor Chukwuma Soludo has another 24 hours before he assumes duty as Anambra State Governor, he has, nevertheless, received handover documents from the outgoing governor, Chief Willie Obiano. Obiano, on Wednesday, formally handed over the official government documents to him at the Government House, Awka. Obiano also conducted the governor-elect round offices in Government House. The ceremony was witnessed by the outgoing secretary to the state government (SSG), Professor Solo Chukwudebelu, and some aides of Soludo. At the ceremony devoid of any fanfare, Obiano handed over to Soludo documents containing assets and liabilities of the state, as well as…

*Matawalle calls for caution Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has waded into the mega-crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) leading to the removal of Yobe Governor, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni as Caretaker Chairman and head of the Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). The Ondo State Governor has alleged that Buni perfected moves to create a crisis in the party and to ensure that the March 26 national convention does not hold. In his view, the sack of Buni as APC’s Chairman of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), was long overdue. The governor in a statement he personally signed…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe to immediately vacate office as governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi State. Justice Inyang Ekwo in his judgment held that by defecting from the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) on which they were sponsored and elected as governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi State to the APC, a political party that did not win the election, they had resigned or are deemed to have resigned from office. The court therefore restrained David Umahi and Eric Igwe from parading themselves as governor and deputy…