SUDAN TELLS WORLD COURT UAE FUELS DARFUR GENOCIDE. (PHOTO).

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 Sudan tells World Court UAE fuels Darfur genocide Sudan on Thursday told the International Court of Justice that the United Arab Emirates was violating the Genocide Convention by supporting paramilitary forces in Darfur and asked judges to issue emergency preventative orders, Reuters reported. Sudan's complaint to the Hague-based ICJ - known as the World Court - is in connection with intense ethnic-based attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied Arab militias against the non-Arab Masalit tribe in 2023 in West Darfur, documented in detail by Reuters. The UAE has repeatedly dismissed the filing of the case as a political game. "The genocide against the Masalit is being carried out by the Rapid Support Force, believed to be Arab from Darfur, with the support and complicity of the United Arab Emirates," Sudan's acting justice minister Muawia Osman, told the United Nations' top court. Attacks against the Masalit were determined to be genocide by the ...

EDO: OBASEKI SWEARS IN OMOBAYO MARVELLOUS GODWIN AS SHAIBU'S REPLACEMENT. (PHOTO).


 Edo: Obaseki swears in Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as Shaibu's replacement


Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has sworn-in Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as the new deputy governor of the state.


Omobayo replaced Philip Shaibu, who was earlier impeached by the State House of Assembly on Monday morning.


Shaibu was impeached by the House of Assembly after the adoption of the report of the Justice S. A. Omonua (rtd)-led impeachment panel.


The panel was set up by the Chief Judge of Edo State to investigate allegations of misconduct and perjury against Shaibu.


Eighteen out of the 20 lawmakers that attended the plenary on Monday, April 8, 2024 voted in favour of the impeachment while one voted against.


In the report, the seven-man panel found the former deputy governor guilty of leaking government official secrets. But he was not found guilty of the allegation of perjury.


Following the impeachment, Obaseki immediately swore-in Omobayo to replace Shaibu.


Omobayo hails from Akoko-Edo Local Government Area in the same Edo North Senatorial District, where the impeached deputy governor came from.


Born July 19, 1986, Omobayo is said to be a ā€œseasoned engineer with a proven track record of progressive professional experience in the oil and gas sectorā€.


His profile showed that he has a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Msc in Public Administration from the University of Benin, UNIBEN.


He is a registered member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN.


He serves as a Senior Maintenance Engineer in Dresser Wayne West Africa Limited, cutting his professional teeth in the operations in the South South areaā€¦ā€¦

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