Just In: Court Stops Swearing-In Of New Imo Deputy Governor

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A High Court in Owerri, the Imo State Capital has stopped the swearing-in of Mr Calistus Ekenze as the new Deputy Governor of the state.

The court ruling came in on Tuesday morning just as Mr Ekenze was about to be sworn in.

The Attorney-General of the state, Miletus Nlemadim, informed those gathered for the ceremony about the ruling which halted the process.

Details later…

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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