Saraki files appeal at the Supreme Court

Senate President Bukola Saraki has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed the jurisdiction of Code of Conduct Tribunal ( CCT ) to try him on 13 count charge of false assets declaration while he was governor of Kwara state.
The Court of Appeal on October 30th in its ruling stated that the CCT had the constitutional authority to try the senate president.

NDLEA impounds bullion vans with Indian hemp in Ogun State

According to a report by Punch, the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ogun State command, have impounded bullion vans and a Ford bus loaded with bags and parcels of Indian hemp. Concealed inside were 42 bags of the illicit drug, weighing 512 kilogrammes. The two vans, with number plates, FKJ 731 XQ and LSR 837 XR respectively, were impounded in Ijebu Igbo area of the state, where the suspects abandoned them.

PDP senators reject confirmation proceedings for Amaechi, others

A mild drama ensued at the Senate plenary session yesterday when PDP senators refused to second a motion for the adoption of votes and proceedings of the Senate's sitting last week Thursday October 29th. The PDP senators had staged a walkout on the said day during the confirmation process for former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
At yesterday's sitting, Senate President Bukola Saraki called on Sen. Isiaka Adeleke (APC) to move the motion for the adoption of votes and proceedings of the Senate from last week's sitting which he, Adeleke, did.

Corruption by Charly Boy

Corruption is the biggest cancer that collectively robes us as a society therefore the campaign against it requires the participation of all citizens and the stakeholders in the society. Because corruption in our society denies you and I of our basic rights, the fight against corruption should be a collaborative effort between the citizenry and the government.

Ex pension boss Maina faults EFCC for declaring him wanted, says he was never charged by the agency

A day after he was declared wanted by the EFCC over allegations of contract scam and stealing of N2 billion while he was in office, former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has released a statement faulting the antigraft agency's decision to declare him wanted.
According to the statement signed by his counsel, Esther Uzoma, the former pension boss has not been served any charges or invitation by the antigraft agency and so cannot be declared wanted
    "The EFCC should come clean on the matter of my client, Dr. Abdulrasheed Maina.

Wedding tinz by Charly Boy

Last week as I stayed glued too CNN because of the fort coming American election, I saw a mini documentary on Weddings, The Naija style. I must say that from time, we do know how to put on a show, especially my brothers from the west.We as Africans are generally boisterous people. We love events and for us, everything is a large party and the larger the party, the more successful an occasion is interpreted to be. Naming ceremonies, weddings, even funerals have become one big jamboree and my personal opinion is that we are losing the significance of this occasions which are meant to be solemn by the noisy chaos we have around it. Am particularly going to focus on wedding tins.

Man Who Is Hurt That Girlfriend Left Him After Sending Her To School, Shoots Her Dead In Imo

 One Miss Onyinyechi Okegbulam of Egbu in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State has allegedly been killed by her boyfriend for refusing his marriage proposal. A source, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, told Vanguard that the girl was shot in the head at close range by her supposed boyfriend in the village.
The source recalled that the deceased was, last Saturday, lured out of her family home by the boyfriend at about 7p.m.

Photos:Gov Ambode goes on early morning patrol in Lagos

 The Lagos state governor and some security chiefs were spotted on an early morning patrol across Lagos metropolis.

Buhari declares a 2 day retreat for ministerial designates in Abuja today

President Mohammadu Buhari will declare open a two day retreat for the confirmed ministerial nominees today. The retreat will run from today through Friday at the presidential villa in Abuja. Presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina confirmed the development to Vanguard late last night.

Graphic Photo: Househelp chops off toddlers hand

Facebook user Agbasi Uche Dorothy shared this photo writing: "We need to be careful with house
helps. This is what a house help did to an innocent child". wow!

'Hate him or love him, Jonathan has left giant footprints in eternity's sands of time!' - Ben Murray-Bruce

Stop attacking PDP or I will spank you - FFK to Lai Mohammed

Femi Fani-Kayode has threatened to spank APC National Publicity secretary, Lai Mohammed if he continues to insult PDP.

Buhari insists some ministers will not get any portfolio

President Buhari has restated his earlier position that some of the screened ministers will not be getting any portfolio in the yet to be constituted cabinet. President Buhari had earlier stated this in an interview with Channels TV in India last week. He restated his position today while receiving the list of screened and confirmed ministers from Senate President Saraki this afternoon

Bank accounts of some Nigerians frozen despite BVN registration

So many Nigerians have been complaining since yesterday about their accounts being frozen by their banks despite the fact that they have done their BVN registration. CBN spokesperson, Ibrahim Muazu, had on Sunday November 1st said despite the expiration of the October 31st deadline for BVN registration, customers will still be allowed to do their registration but however their accounts will be made inaccessible until they do their registration.

All the ministers will get portfolios - Shehu Garba

Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba says that contrary to what is being interpreted from President Buhari's chat with Channels TV in India last week, all the 36 ministers recently screened by the senate will get portfolios but not all of them will oversee a ministry. In an interview with Daily Trust, Shehu said

Court orders FG to release Dasuki's international passport

A Federal High court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to release the international passport of embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The presiding judge, Justice Ademola Adeniyi in his ruling this morning, said counsel to the Federal government has failed to prove why Dasuki should be denied access to his passport.
The Federal Government yesterday denied an application by Dasuki asking that his passport be released so he can travel abroad for medical treatment. Dasuki is facing a five-count charge bordering on alleged illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.

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Photos: New born baby abandoned in a bush in Ilorin

 A new born baby was found early this morning inside a polythene bag in a bush at the Tanke area of Ilorin, Kwara state.The baby was rescued by some residents of the area who bathed the baby and handed it over to a motherless babies home.More photos after the cut...

Former Gov. Goje forged Assembly's resolution to collect N5bn loan -EFCC witness

Press statement from EFCC below...

    A witness in the ongoing trial of a former governor of Gombe State and serving senator, Danjuma Goje, Shehu Mohammed Atiku has told a Federal High Court, Gombe that the ex-governor forged the Resolution of the House and collected N5bn (five billion naira) facility from Access Bank. “My Lord, the said resolution did not emanate from the Gombe State House of Assembly and I was not a signatory to it”, said Atiku, a former Clerk of the Gombe State House of Assembly and one of the three witnesses called by prosecuting counsel, Wahab Shitu.

Photos of GEJ in Aso Villa to visit president Buhari

 Former President Goodluck Jonathan had a closed door meeting with President Buhari at the state house today.More photos after the cut.....

Before election Vs After election:

Today makes it exactly 7months and 2days since Buhari/Osinbajo won Nigeria Presidential election, there's still no cabinet in place and there's absolutely no flagged off capital or social project by this administration.What happened to the words "...we have to hit the ground running", and the word "immediately"?

‘Mr. President, Your Statements Are Demarketing Nigeria’ - PDP

Press statement from the PDP

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) draws the attention of Nigerians to the harmful consequences of the unabated negative statements from the very father of the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari, on the economy and the general image of the country.
The party said “it is worrisome that in the last six months, the President, instead of making efforts to harness resources and grow the economy, has rather continued to apply himself, perhaps unwittingly, to demarketing the nation and scaring away investors through negative labeling of Nigerians and unwarranted unhealthy portrayal of the nation’s economy”.

APC leaders demand end to Saraki's CCT Travail

According to a report by Tribune, some leaders of APC who were impressed with the way he handled the screening and confirmation of all 36 ministers, now want the trial to end. They reportedly met recently to find ways to reconcile Buhari and Saraki
A source in the party told Sunday Tribune that the party chiefs were impressed that Saraki got the Senate to clear all the nominees, despite some real bottlenecks laid on the path of some of them.
    “You can see that even in the days when the PDP had overwhelming majority, it was not always certain of getting all the ministerial nominees through the Senate. Most times, the Senate, even with an overwhelming majority of PDP members used to reject nominees of PDP presidents. But with a slim majority in the current Senate, the Senate President secured clearance for all our nominees. This is a good omen,” a leader of the party said.

"I'm not the humblest person so I need haters" - Cristiano Ronaldo

     "I am not the humblest person in the world, I admit that," he told The Times. "I am not fake. But I like to learn. I don't mind people hating me, because it pushes me. When I go to play away they are always against me, but it's good. You have to see the good things from the haters. I need the enemy. It is part of the business. They start screaming when I touch the ball." he said
    "It had started already when I was 18 or 19. It is not a problem for me. It is a motivation."
The superstar also spoke of his gratitude towards former coach Sir Alex Ferguson:
    "When my daddy was dying, he was in a hospital in London, and it was not good. I said to Sir Alex Ferguson, 'Coach, I want to go'. It was a crucial moment of the season.
    "But Ferguson said: 'Football doesn't mean anything compared to your dad. If you want to go, go. I will always appreciate that."

I Did Not Walk Into The Presidency Alone, I Must Work With Certain People- Buhari Reacts To Amaechi’s ‘Discrimination’

 President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government and Nigeria cannot afford to pay forty two ministers and not all nominees that have been screened will have portfolios.
He further went ahead saying, the country has been ‘materially and morally vandalized’ and that will make him reduce the numbers of ministries. Buhari disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV and Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, in New Delhi, India.