Mr. Sibeudu Says Nigerian Constitution Not Fair To Deputy Governors

The immediate past deputy governor of Anambra State, Mr. Emeka Sibeudu is unhappy with the role assigned to the deputy governors in the country’s constitution, which made them mere spare tyres, arguing that it was for that reason that friction often existed between some governors and their ambitious deputies.

Former Deputy Governor, Emeka Sibeudu Speaking in an interview in Awka yesterday, Sibeudu however said that deputy governors, who properly understood what the law provided for them, never had any friction with their governors as they waited for their bosses to assign them roles at their discretion.

He cited example with himself, adding that because he read the constitution properly on assumption of duty and saw that it was the governor that was fully in charge and had to remain totally loyal and performed duties assigned to him by the governor.

The former deputy governor, who is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the state argued that since the governor and his deputy were elected on one ticket, there ought to be more constitutional provisions for the deputy governors to keep the two busy while in office.

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Security Alert; Bart Ransomware Bypasses Corporate Firewalls

A new ransomware variant has emerged that’s similar to widespread threats such as Dridex 220 and Locky Affid=3, but uses a security-evading technique that may allow it to attack organisations protected from other malware, according to computer security researchers. Ransomware has spread quickly in the last few months, as a number of payouts have attracted cyber-criminals to the technique.

US Demands Immediate End To South Sudan Fighting

The United States demanded an immediate end to renewed fighting in the capital of South Sudan on Sunday, ordering all non-essential personnel out of the troubled country. "The United States strongly condemns the latest outbreak of fighting in Juba today between forces aligned with President Salva Kiir Mayardit and those aligned with First Vice President Riek Machar Teny, including reports we have that civilian sites may have been attacked," State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

Prisoner escapes in Benin city

An inmate on Wednesday morning escaped from the court where he was taken to for his trial. The unidentified inmate, escaped from the watchful eyes of prison officials who took him and other inmates to court. The prisoner, an awaiting trial inmate in Oko medium prison, Benin, escaped at the premises of the state high court, Benin. A prison official who spoke with The reporter under the condition of anonymity, said prison warders have been sent to go after the escaped prisoner. Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Edo command of the Nigerian Prison Services (NPS), Mr Aminu Suleiman declined speaking to journalists on it. The spokesman, who could neither deny nor confirm the report, said he was not in a position to speak on the issue. Suleiman said that the state commander of the NPS, Mr Effiom Etowa, was out of the state on official assignment.

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