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I t's a new Legislative day in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Senate President Bukola Saraki took the official prayer and led the chamber into today's proceedings. EXECUTIVE SESSION Senate now moved into an Executive Session at 10:51am. Senate resumed from its Executive Session at 12:24pm. Senate President Bukola Saraki reported Progress that at the executive session Senate deliberated on issues bordering on the workings of the Senate and the National Assembly in general. At the Executive Session the Senate resolved that: -The Unity of Nigeria is not negotiable. -Senate seeks an avenue to make sure Peace is restored in all parts of Nigeria. -All groups seeking to achieve agitation should do so through Constitutional means. Senator Rilwan Akanbi moved for the approval of votes and proceedings II of Thursday 27th July, 2017. Senator Fatimat Rasaki seconded. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION Senate President Bukola Saraki read ...

T he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has served Senator Dino Melaye with a notice in regard to the ongoing recall process against him by his constituents. Officials of the electoral body delivered the recall notice to the office of the representative of the Kogi West senatorial district as members of the National Assembly resumed from recess on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The issuance of the notice is in accordance with Justice Nnamdi Dimgba's directive to the commission to serve the lawmaker with the petition, the full list and signatures of constituents in support of the process. This was after the Kogi lawmaker had filed for an injunction against the commission conducting the recall process against him after a total of 188,580 electorates in his constituency petitioned for his withdrawal from the National Assembly. On Monday, September 25, the lawmaker denied that he had been avoiding getting served the notice because according to the co...

T he video where Psquare and their brother, Jude Okoye almost exchange blows has surfaced. In what seemed like a video recorded by Peter, you can the brothers exchanging insults and almost resulting in a fist fight. This video is coming days after Peter Okoye had sent a letter of termination to their lawyer demanding for the dissolution of the group. It would be recalled that it reported the news that Peter had chosen to terminate his contractual agreement between the group saying he won't betray his wife and kids for the group. Termination letter Peter Okoye sent to their lawyer demanding for a dissolution of the group, Psquare. (Linda Ikeji Blog) Peter had reported that Paul canceled their US tour shows without his knowledge, that he even canceled all the shows that they were already booked for. Peter also claims that their elder brother, Jude threatened to kill him in the presence of Paul and the wife of the former governor of Cross Rivers state...

I feanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, says he doesn’t know client’s where about. The development signals trouble for Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and a Jewish High Chief Priest, Immanuu El-Shalom, who stood as sureties for Nnamdi Kanu. Abaribe, representing Abia South Senatorial District and El-Shalom, had on April 28, entered an undertaken to produce Kanu before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on October 17 to face treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him and four other pro-Biafra agitators. Kanu was billed to appear before trial Justice Binta Nyako to be re-arraigned on an amended five count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, alongside his co-defendants, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu, David Nwawuisi and Bright Chimezie. In a chat with Vanguard last night, Ejiofor said his only contact with the IPOB leader was few minutes before the Nigerian Army “in...

T he little boy pictured above was rescued by some neighbors from the hands of his aunt who has subjected him to torture for some time. Facebook user, Ugochukwu Lucy, who shared his photo online wrote; “My people wat can u say abt Di’s, bcos am speechless,hw can a young lady praying to God for favours ad open doors, beat up her nephew Di’s way for nofin,Di’s happened ryt in front of my houz while I was having my siesta, wat can u say abt Di’s?pls repost so DAT Di’s boy get justice”.

T oday, North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country by tweeting over the weekend that North Korea "won't be around much longer."  "Last weekend Trump claimed that our leadership wouldn't be around much longer and declared a war on our country," Ri said while speaking with reporters in New York. He continued to say, "since the United States declared war on our country, we will have every right to make all self-defensive counter measures, including the right to shoot down the United States strategic bombers at any time even when they are not yet inside the aerospace border of our country," Ri said.

T wo of the five men being prosecuted by the federal government for unlawful importation of 661 pump-action rifles into the country, have indicated their intention to enter into plea bargain. The defendants, Mahmud Hassan, Oscar Okafor, Donatus Achinulo, Matthew Okoye, said to be at large, and Salihu Danjuma, had been arraigned by the Attorney General of the Federation on June 14th before the Federal High Court in Lagos. They had pleaded not guilty to eight charges against them, while the trial judge, Justice Ayokunle Faji, refused their bail applications in view of the ‘gravity of the charges’ leveled against them. At the resumed hearing of the case Monday September 25th, two of the suspects, Oscar Okafor and Donatus Achinulo, who had changed their lawyers, indicated their intentions to change their plea from not guilty, to guilty. The judge directed the defendants to notify the AGF of their intention and adjourned till September 26th.

T he Lagos State government has donated 120 new 5KVA generators to the Lagos State Police Command to power all police formations across the state. The state governor, who made the donation on Monday in Ikeja, also pledged his continuous support to security agencies to ensure optimal performance. He reiterated the commitment of his administration to enforce the rule of law and safety of lives and property in the state, just as he said that his vision was for the state to be among the safest places to live and work in Africa. Governor Ambode, who was represented at the brief handing over ceremony by the Chairman of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Mr Oye-Hassan Odukale, said the state government would not relent in coming up with initiatives and programmes to guarantee the safety of the people. He said the generators were procured by LSSTF to ensure police formations in Lagos State work optimally in their mandate of safeguarding lives and property....

T he Federal Government has gazetted the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and declared it a terrorist group. The FG, through the Central Authority Unit of the Federal Ministry of Justice, had commenced moves to notify banks, Nigerian embassies abroad and foreign missions operating in Nigeria from further relating with IPOB. A five-page document was reportedly printed and published by the Federal Government Printer in Lagos on September 20, 2017. The document was signed by the AGF. It is titled, ‘Terrorism (Prevention) (Proscription Order) Notice, 2017’ and contained in Volume 104 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. It warned Nigerians that any person or group of persons participating in the activities of the group “in any manner”, would be violating the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 as amended in 2013 and would be liable to be prosecuted. “NOTICE IS HEREBY ...