Saraki Urges Supreme Court Set Aside Appeal Court Jugement on CCT proceeding

About two days to the commencement of full scale-trial on the 13-count criminal charge that was entered against him by the Federal Government, the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, yesterday, approached the Supreme Court, urging it to arrest the proceeding of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

Banks block five million customers’ accounts • No withdrawal without BVN –CBN



At least five million bank accounts were deactivated by Deposit Money Banks operating in the country on Saturday night following the October 31, 2015 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for bank customers to register and obtain their Bank Verification Numbers, findings by our correspondents showed on Monday.

Senate Inaugurate Committees This Week– Senate Leader Ndume



Some senators’ insistence on serving in juicy committees appeared to have delayed the announcement of the panels by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, last week, investigation has revealed.
Ashiwaju.org  learnt that most of the members of the upper chamber filled in the forms distributed to them, the juicy panels, thereby leaving the leadership the herculean task of redistributing the 65 committees among the 109 senators.

Nigerian Senate Promise To Intervene In Anambra Erosion Disaster

That Anambra State is adjudged as the most erosion devastated state in Nigeria, with over three thousand different erosion sites scattered across many communities of the state is an issue that needs urgent federal and international agencies attention.

Vice President Osinbajo, Governor Obiano & Others Honoured By UNILLAG



Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano  was Saturday decorated with distinguished alumni award of the University of Lagos, alongside the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osibajo .

Deccorating the awardees, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Rahman A Bello,  explained that the honour is for its “eminent and worthy Alumni who have distinguished themselves and are currently holding executive political offices in various states.”

We’re ready to work for free, say Buhari’s ministers



Following Friday’s pronouncement by President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigeria is broke and he might not be able to pay ministers, some minister-designates have said they are ready to work for free.
Some of the ministers who said this include Mr. Adebayo Shittu and Professor Isaac Adewole.
The ministers, who along with their colleagues are expected to be sworn in and given portfolios any moment from now, described their appointment as a call to service.

I Warned My Borther With N23m Offer Not To Disclose His Gay Status — Fashanu



Nigeria’s ex-Super Eagles player, John Fashanu, disclosed that he paid his brother Justin Fashanu, the sum of  N23 million to enable him not to make public his gay status.
The former Wimbledon striker made the confession a week after it emerged that two top footballers were planning to openly declare they are gay.

Saraki’s Gamble For Ministerial screening failed, APC chiefs insist on CCT trial



The decision by Senate President Bukola Saraki to ignore protests by his key allies against the clearance ministerial nominees may not lead to a reprieve from his ongoing trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Biafra, Oodua And The Seventh Lesson By Reuben Abati

Democracy does not necessarily translate into the disappearance of crises and dilemmas, (even trilemmas, quadrilemmas or more) in a country, either developed, developing or perhaps evolutionary. Built into the fabric of the right to choose is also the right to make mistakes and so, across Africa at this moment, in Nigeria, Tanzania, Cote d’Ivoire, Burundi, Guinea Conakry, Rwanda, the lessons are being driven home, as elections are being held or have been held or will be held, that even as democracy spreads within the continent, the tension between stabilization and consolidation, and efficiency, pessimism and optimism, ethnocentrism and nationalism, remains a major concern.  Reuben Abati

Obiano Solicits F.G's intervention on Failed Nkpor Flyover over Swept By Erosion Menace

Governor Willie Obiano has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene on the Nkpor Flyover that has been cut off by erosion.
The Governor made the call yesterday in NKpor Flyover, Idemili North council area while inspecting the level of devastation done in the area.

He regretted that similar Federal Government project worth of 25 billion naira executed for Federal Govt previously, has not been remitted to Anambra State coffer.
Chief Obiano assured that he has directed a road construction company known as Infrastructure Development Company (IDC) to apply palliative measure on the road pending the intervention of the federal government.