Nigeria, April 15 -- From the removal of the erstwhile Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu from office to a federal lawmaker facing backlash over his comment on a student's financial aid request, the second week of April was eventful in South-south Nigeria.

These are the major stories from the South-south region last week.

The political feud between Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his former deputy, Philip Shaibu, came to its peak on Monday with the removal of Mr Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of State.

Edo State lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to sack Mr Shaibu after the seven-member panel set up by the state's Chief Judge, found him culpable for leaking government secrets.

The former deputy governor, who denied the allegat...