Saraki’s CCY Update : CJN to set up fresh Supreme Court panel

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, is set to set up a fresh panel that will hear the appeal filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, challenging the jurisdiction and competence of the charges by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false asset declaration preferred against him.

15 dead, 57 injured in Kano GSM Market Explosions----Police

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Katsina, has confirmed the death of 15 persons in the bomb blasts that rocked the GSM Market in the city on Wednesday.

Drama in Senate as APC leader’s wife sits on Ekweremadu’s seat

 There was a mild drama in the Senate today, November 18, 2015, when Senator Remi Tinubu, the wife of All Progressives Congress (APC), leader, Bola Tinubu, sat on a chair meant for Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

According to online news platform The Cable, Mrs Tinubu took Ekweremadu’s position when she wanted to second a motion on the approval of the Lagos State development policy operation loan.
She was reportedly scolded by Senator-Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ekweremadu’s party, for the action leading her to return to her seat.

Agitation for Biafra a fight for bread and butter – Igbo group

The Igbo Conscience has carpeted proponents of the recent agitation ‎for Biafra, describing the campaign as self-serving and “about bread and butter.”

In a press conference in Lagos, Wednesday, the group said the reluctance of Igbo leaders across Nigeria to speak on the agitation had enabled “charlatans” and politicians to create the impression that a majority of Igbo people are in solidarity with the agitators.

Senate President Saraki Vows TSA probe, says Senate won’t be intimidated

 The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said that no amount of intimidation will stop the National Assembly from investigating the alleged N25 billion Treasury Single Account (TSA) fraud.

Mr. Saraki was reacting to a motion moved by Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) on Tuesday over a newspaper article allegedly blackmailing the Senate for pointing out the alleged fraud.

Deputy Senate President Ekweremadu escapes assassination attempt----Uche Anichukwu

The embattled Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, was reportedly escaped suspected assassination attempt  on his life Tuesday, in Abuja.

The attempt, according to Uche Anichukwu, the dep‎uty senate president’s spokesperson, occurred at about 10:00am between Apo Flyover and Dantata Construction Company’s yard, close to the Old Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Headquarters junction on his way to work.

BUHARI ORDERS ARREST OF DASUKI, OTHERS OVER $2.9B ARMS PROCUREMENT

  President Mohammdu Buhari Tueday night ordered for the arrest of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki over the misappropriation of monies for the procurement of arms.
The arrest order was also extended to several others who were found culpable in the saga.
The development was sequel to the release of the interim report by the presidential committee investigating arms procurement.

Anambra and the JUSUN Strike

By Ifeanyi Afuba
It was the late novelist, academic and activist, Festus Iyayi who once said that ‘Nigeria is stranger than fiction.’ As incongruous as it sounds, this season of presidential confirmation that Nigeria is broke, is turning out to be the period of fierce labour agitation for higher wages in the states. And when the federal government, the single entity that carts away 52% of the national revenue is constrained to admit that ends can no longer meet, the plight of Nigeria’s 36 states which share the remainder of the commonwealth with 774 local governments after deduction to special funds, can be compared to walking a tight rope. If only matters ended on this single disadvantage!

40 COUNTRIES FUNDING ISLAMIC STATE – PUTIN

Russian President, Vladimir Putin said on Monday that funding for the extremist group Islamic State comes from sources in 40 countries, including several members of the G20.
These undisclosed countries need to do more to prevent such funding as well as the sale of oil and other resources by Islamic State, Putin said.
“I provided examples based on our data on the financing of different Islamic State units, by private individuals.

Biafra: Nigeria remains one nation, says Buhari

Distributed by what increasing protests and agitation for a Biafra Republic portend, leaders of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and some affiliate groups have resolved to embark on wide consultations with all stakeholders to take a common position on the issue.

This was one of the decisions the leaders took after a two-day meeting in Lagos, yesterday, sources at the meeting told Vanguard.
The leaders, including Ohanaeze President-General, Chief Gary Enwo Igariwey; Professor George Obiozor; Second Republic politician, Chief Guy Ikokwu; National Secretary, Ohanaeze Youths, Okwu Nnabuike among others, when asked their view on Biafra, declined comments until the end of the consultations “in a few days.”