A few hours after the impeachment of Comrade Philip Shaibu as deputy governor of Edo State by the State House of Assembly, Governor Godwin Obaseki has nominated Omobayo Godwin as a replacement. LEADERSHIP reports that the impeachment of Shaibu on…
Edo House of Assembly impeaches Philip Shaibu
The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor Philip Shaibu. He was impeached during the house’s plenary session on Monday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The move is a culmination of the political impasse…
S.Korean parliament votes to impeach interior minister over crowd crush
South Korea’s parliament on Wednesday voted to impeach Lee Sang-min, Minister of the Interior and Safety, to hold him responsible for the deadly Itaewon crowd crush in Oct. 2022. The National Assembly, dominated by the main liberal opposition Democratic Party,…
Pedro Castillo: Peru’s ousted leader seen with police after impeachment
Peru’s ousted president Pedro Castillo has been seen on police premises after being impeached – just hours after he tried to dissolve Congress. In a fast-moving fight over who controls the country, Mr Castillo said he was replacing Congress with…
Senators threaten to impeach Buhari over rising insecurity
Senators from the opposition parties have given President Muhammadu Buhari six weeks ultimatum to address the rising insecurity in the country or face impeachment. Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, stated this while addressing reporters after the opposition lawmakers stormed out…
Impeachment: Court throws out Oyo deputy gov’s suit
Justice Ladiran Akintola of an Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan has dismissed the suit filed by the Deputy Governor of the state, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, to stop the state House of Assembly from removing him. The lawmakers had…
Court rules on Oyo Deputy Gov’s impeachment process Thursday
Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court Ibadan will on Thursday give judgement on a case before him between Oyo Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan and the House of Assembly. The case, which borders on the impeachment process initiated by…
PDP Keeps vigil in N’Assembly to abort Saraki’s impeachment- Nasarawa Senator
The National Assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are keeping vigil at the premises of the assembly complex to forestall any impeachment process against the Bukola Saraki, Senate President. Philip Aruwa Gyunka, the Senator representing Nasarawa North senatorial…
Buhari’s Impeachment: Mission Impossible – Reuben Abati
The Chairmen of the Committees on Public Accounts in the National Assembly – Kingsley Chinda (House of Representatives, PDP Rivers, Obio/Akpor Constituency) and Mathew Urhoghide (Senate, PDP Edo South) – have both had cause to ask the respective Chambers of…
