Politics

Impeachment Plot: In Defence of Akpabio

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 September 2023 0

BY OLA AWONIYI Impeachment, It is just over three months since the 10th National Assembly was inaugurated but the agents of destabilization seem to be impatient. Those who feed from conflicts are already spreading wild rumours to create suspicions among lawmakers and disrupt the peace and unity

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Trump to remain in office as U.S. Senate closes impeachment trial

Ihesiulo Grace 6 February 2020 0

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate on both articles of impeachment on Wednesday. The acquittal allows him to remain in office after Democrats failed to muster the two-thirds supermajority needed for the removal of the Republican president. One Republican senator, Mitt Romney, bucked his party line and voted to convict the […]

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House poised to move Trump impeachment charges to Senate next week

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2020 0

Washington – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. This will set the stage for his long-awaited trial. In a letter to House lawmakers, Pelosi said she has asked House Judiciary Committee […]

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Democrats make us spend so much time, money on ridiculous Impeachment – Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2020 0

The President of the United State Mr Donald Trump has said that the United State was expending so much time, money on ridiculous Impeachment. Trump on Suday Tweeted that: ‘As hard as I work and as successful as our Country has become with our Economy, our Military & everything else, it is a shame that […]

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Trump’s Impeachment an ‘unconstitutional travesty’ – White House

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2019 0

Washington – The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate. “Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely nothing wrong,” spokeswoman

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2 articles of impeachment against Trump announced

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2019 0

Washington – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abuse of power and obstructing Congress. Democrats announced the move at a news conference, saying they must act now because the integrity of the 2020 elections is at risk and because the […]

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Democrats expected to announce impeachment articles on Tuesday

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2019 0

Washington –  Democrats in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee are expected to announce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a lawmaker told multiple U.S. media outlets. Elliot Engel, the House Foreign Affairs Chairman, told reporters that the articles of impeachment were likely be unveiled at a news conference on Tuesday morning. It […]

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Maintain status quo over Saraki’s alleged impeachment, court tells parties

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2018 0

…Senators want court to stop forceful reconvening of NASS A Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned against any move aimed at unlawfully removing the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, from office, pending the determination of a suit filed by some senators in the matter. Two senators: Rafiu Adebayo (PDP, Kwara South) and Isa Misau […]

Opinion

The illegality of impeachment and defection

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2018 0

The crisis of misgovernance in the country has been accentuated by the official impunity of members of the ruling class. Hence, the executive is justifying disobedience of court orders, while legislators regularly suspend their colleagues and carry out the impeachment of governors outside the ambit of the Constitution. Even though it has been decided by […]

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Kano Deputy Gov resigns ahead of impeachment move

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2018 0

The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Prof Hafiz Abubakar, on Sunday, resigned his position as deputy Governor on the platform of the ruling, All Progressives Congress (APC) after relationships between him and his boss, the Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje went sour. Hafiz was said to have resigned from his position on Sunday, following hints that […]

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Impeachment gale: Stop this madness now

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2018 0

The Monday’s impeachment of the Imo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, by the state House of Assembly was not only condemnable but illegal and unconstitutional. Madumere, for a long time now, has been having a running battle with Governor Rochas Okorocha, his boss, over succession bid in 2019 election. Okorocha had favoured his son-in-law […]

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Protesters shut down Owerri over impeachment plot against Madumere

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2018 0

Hundreds of protesters took over the major streets of Owerri to register their grievances over what they perceived as injustice against the Imo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, by the State House of Assembly through trumped up charges aimed at impeaching him. The protesters stormed the streets of Owerri as early as 6am chanting […]

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Akwa Ibom Assembly Speaker debunks impeachment plot against Gov Emmanuel

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2017 0

The Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon Onofiok Luke, has dispelled social media reports alleging that members of the state Assembly have concluded plans to remove Governor Udom Emmanuel from office. Luke, who was speaking on Saturday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zones ‘F’ Zonal conference and conferment of Grand Patron […]

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Assembly impeachments: No cause for alarm, says Edo APC chair

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2017 0

The Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Anslem Ojezua, on Tuesday, said there was no cause to be alarmed over the impeachment and subsequent elections that produced a new speaker and deputy speaker in the state House of Assembly on Monday, August 14, 2017. Mr. Ojezua, who gave […]

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Edo Assembly Impeachments: No cause for alarm, state APC chair assures

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

The Chairman of the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Anslem Ojezua, on Tuesday said there was no cause to be alarmed over the impeachment and subsequent elections that produced a new speaker and deputy speaker in the state House of Assembly on Monday, August 14, 2017. Mr. Ojezua, who gave […]

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Adamawa Assembly Shut over Impeachment Threat 

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

In what appears to be a power play by lawmakers, Adamawa State House of Assembly has continued to be under lock and keys for the second week running. The reason behind this was the plot by 11 members of the house to unseat the Speaker, Hon. Ahmadu Umar Fintiri. According to the aggrieved 11 members the […]

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Ondo Deputy Governor Served Impeachment Notice

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

‎The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, served a notice of impeachment on the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, following allegations of gross misconduct. A seven-count charged levelled against Olanusi was signed by 20 lawmakers out of the 26 in the House. At the plenary, the motion for the notice of impeachment was […]

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Impeachment: Fayose Begs for Dialouge

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2015 0

The present Political crisis in Ekiti may soon be over as the man at the centre of the crisis, Governor Ayo Fayose at the weekend declared that he was ready for dialogue with the 19 APC lawmakers. Speaking at a special prayer session organized for him by the Ansarudeen Mosque, Odo-Out, Atikankan in Ado-Ekiti to […]

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Plot to impeach Sierra Leone President thickens

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

Sierra Leone’s opposition party is considering impeachment proceedings against the president and said it will refuse all co-operation with the government since the vice president was fired. The Sierra Leone People’s Party said after an emergency meeting on Saturday that it will also ask the Supreme Court to review Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana’s