Why Buhari Can't Help Saraki's In His CCT Trial —S'East APC

ABUJA—The All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained its helplessness in the face of the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, saying the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari cannot approbate and reprobate at the same time.

South East spokesperson of the APC, Osita Okechukwu, stated this at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja during a parley with journalists yesterday.

On the budgetary controversy surrounding the Lagos-Calabar railway, Mr. Okechukwu imputed that those opposing the project were doing that because of their political calculations for 2019.

Army Conducts Training Exercise In Kaduna And Bauchi

Nigerian Army @HQNigerianArmy The Nigerian Army will from Tue 12 to Wed 20 April 2016 conduct a Nine- day Field Training Exercise (FTX) in Kaduna and Bauchi State as part of the training activities scheduled to mark the 2016 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). The exercise will start with the massing up of troops in Bauchi & Kachia and later culminate in a simulation exercise at the #AFCSC, Jaji.

Police Trained On Counter I.E.D Measures Abroad

Pictured are Nigeria Police Force (NPF) personnel being trained abroad on counter I.E.D (Improvised Explosive Device) measures -in a bid to combat the spate of insurgency in the country...

Sahara Reporters Uploads Contacts Of Senators

They did this so Nigerians can socialize with those those represent them in the senate

Calabar rail:We Won’t Revisit Project, Senate Tells Buhari As FG Defends Amaechi

Ovuakporie, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Joseph Erunke

ABUJA — In what appears to be a rebuttal to the National Assembly’s submission, Monday, that the N60 billion Calabar-Lagos railway project was not captured in the 2016 budget, the Federal Government has insisted that the project was duly submitted and accepted by the lawmakers for approval.

8 Banks Pay N3.32bn As Fine In 2015

For contravening various rules, including late remittance of funds under the Treasury Single Account (TSA) guiding the Nigerian banking industry, eight banks last year paid a total fine of N3.323 billion.

Of the eight banks that have released their full financial statements for the year ended December, First City Monument Bank had paid a total fine of N177.09 million; Fidelity Bank paid N44.5 million; Guaranty Trust Bank paid N6.05 million; Sterling Bank paid N13 million; United Bank for Africa paid NN2.968 billion; Union Bank paid N46.28 million while Wema Bank and Zenith Bank paid N8.087 million and N60.1 million respectively.

Abandoned OJUKWU Aircraft Seized By Nigerian Government Since 1969

This is the historic aircraft with registration number 5N-AER used by OJUKWU during his active period for the emancipation of the Republic of Biafra. Aircraft name is Hawker Siddeley 125 (HS-125). A presidential aircraft as at the time active. Even though the Aircraft was flown into the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria in serviceable working condition and parked. It is now a SCRAP used for training of Pilots/Aircraft Engineers and viewing for school children who come for excursion.

Jonathan’s Statement That He’s Not Finished With Nigeria An Expensive Joke-muric

Jonathan’s latest remark is pregnant with meanings. It exposes the cunning subterfuge behind the reluctant handover of power on May 29, 2015. That handover was never meant to be and the ex-president had meticulously laid landmines on all paths that led to Aso Rock

Ambode Commissions Ile Zik-sango Toll Gate Street Lights

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening commissioned the lighting up of the stretch of Lagos-Abeokuta expressway from Ile Zik to former Toll Gate, Sango Ota and Murtala Mohammed International Airport to Oshodi, just as he said the initiative was part of the promise of building a 24/7 economy that will create employment and wealth for the people.

Governor Ambode, who commissioned the project amidst fanfare from elated residents, assured that his administration will ensure that no part of the state is left untouched in the Light Up Lagos Initiative.

Ex-Senator: White House About to Declassify 9/11 Docs Incriminating Saudis

Former US Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) took to the media on Sunday evening disclosing that 28 redacted pages from the 9/11 Report show that high-ranking members of the House of Saud provided financial assistance and direct support to the terrorist hijackers.

On Tuesday, Graham told the Tampa Bay Times that the White House called him to inform him that 28 redacted pages from the 9/11 Report were going to be declassified and made public.

Soros Warns: Only Massive Investment Can Save EU From 'Mortal Danger'

American financial investor George Soros claimed in an essay for the New York Review of Books that only a massive infusion of cash can save the European Union from collapsing, amid the ongoing refugee crisis.

Soros, who previously stated that it was Europe's "obligation" to accept at least a million migrants per year, now warns the EU of an increasing risk of collapse unless a major cash injection is made.

"The asylum seekers are desperate. Legitimate refugees must be offered a reasonable chance to reach their destinations in Europe," the billionaire financier wrote.

'Segun, Bomb Them': US Army to Equip Soldiers With Voice-Command Weapons

Plans for fiscal year 2017 remain mired by a number of technical challenges including overcoming combat zone noise pollution and preventing security breaches.

The Army recently released plans to expand biometric identification for command mechanisms on hand-held wireless devices that soldiers are equipped with in the battlefield. Beginning in fiscal year 2017 the devices will have voice command technology.

Turkey Becomes ‘Magnet for Thousands of Religious Fanatics and Murderers’

Ankara’s aggressive policies toward Syria have destroyed the lives of some of its own citizens, who after being indoctrinated by radicals, have decided to take up arms and join jihadists in another country, film director Mustafa Kenan Aybasti told Sputnik when describing his new movie.

The new Turkish drama Yolculuk ("The Journey") shows the life of a young Turkish man who becomes indoctrinated with the ideas of jihad and travels to Syria to fight against its government will be released on April 22.

Japan Self-Defense Forces ‘Ready’ for Possible N Korea Missile Launch

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) have implemented all readiness measures for a possible intercontinental ballistic missile launch by North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.

TOKYO (Sputnik) – US media reported Tuesday that US satellites gathered data suggesting Pyongyang may launch a ballistic missile from a mobile platform, constituting its fifth nuclear test, as soon as Wednesday.

"As to the SDF, of course we instructed them to be ready to address any situation, but we will not give any details what specifically they will do," Suga addressed a daily briefing.

Best Moments From President Putin’s Annual Q&A Sessions

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual Q&A session on April 14. It will be broadcasted by the country’s major TV channels and radio stations.

This year’s Q&A session will be Vladimir Putin’s 14th in succession. The president held his first Q&A session on December 24, 2001, during his first presidential term. The tradition was observed even when Vladimir Putin served as prime minister in 2008-2012.

CIA Prepares to Arm Syrian Rebels With Lethal Weapons if Truce Collapses

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prepares to supply Syrian rebels with more lethal weapons should the fledgling cessation of hostilities in the Arab republic collapse, US media reported, citing officials.

– The message that "all bets will be off" and the so-called Plan B will come into force should the truce collapse and negotiations lead nowhere was reportedly relayed by CIA Director John Brennan and State Secretary John Kerry in private meetings with Russian counterparts.

Photos: EFCC arraigns former acting DG of NIMASA for alleged N156m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC yesterday April 12th, arraigned a former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Haruna Jauro, his brother in-law, Dauda Bistrus Bawa, his company Thlumbau Enterprises Limited and others before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged N156m fraud in the agency. Jauro was appointed as an acting DG of NIMASA in July last year following the sack of the former Director General, Patrick Apkobolokemi, who is now being prosecuted for alleged multi billion naira fraud in the agency.

Shiite mass graves must be protected to allow independent probe- Amnesty International demands

Amnesty International Nigeria has asked that the mass graves constructed by the Kaduna state government where 347 Shiite members were buried, be sealed off to allow for further forensic probe. This appeal comes after Balarabe Lawal, secretary to the Kaduna State government, told a public judicial inquiry on Monday April 11th, that the the corpses of 347 Shiite members killed during the clash with Army, were taken from an army depot and buried in mass graves. In a statement released yesterday April 12th, Amnesty International Nigeria said: "The horrific revelation by the Kaduna State government that hundreds of Shi’ites were gunned down and dumped in mass graves is an important first step to bringing all those suspected of criminal responsibility for this atrocity to trial. It is now imperative that the mass grave sites are protected in order that a full independent forensic investigation can begin." 

We Borrow N600 Billion Monthly to Augment Salaries- FG

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Babachir Lawal, says the Federal government borrows an average of N600 billion every month to augment payment of salaries of workers. Lawal said this while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 63rd General Church Council (GCC) of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) held at ECWA headquarters in Jos yesterday April 12th. "The federal government borrows an average of N600 billion monthly and Federal Government gets N130 billion, and sometimes if it is lucky, it gets N200 billion from Federation allocation, and we have an expenditure profile of roughly N800 billion to N900 billion. Naturally, you need to augment sources from everywhere and from wherever you can find it. I’m talking about local borrowings, not international. There are ways and means to raise the money, because the monies coming from the Federal allocation is not enough and the figures is not fixed; it varies from month to month, depending on what enters into the treasury and our own share of it federation account, just like the states. You remember Osun state got N55million in a month from the federal allocation and the state has a salary bill of over N4 billion in a month”he said

Photos: 29yr old Nigerian man nabbed with 1.5kg of cocaine in SA

Members of the EMPD Tracing Unit in a raid arrested a Nigerian man in Boksburg North, South Africa, found in possession of a large amount of cocaine, Cat and cash on Monday, April 11. According to EMPD spokesman Lieut-Col Wilfred Kgasago, the metro police confiscated the drugs weighing a whopping 1.5kg, estimated to be worth R2 million in the streets. Cash amounting to more than R8000 was also confiscated.

Amsterdam airport and hotel partially evacuated due to security fears

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport and the Sheraton Hotel adjacent to it were partially evacuated late Tuesday night and one person arrested amid an unspecified suspicious security alert, an airport spokeswoman, Danielle Timmer told AFP. She said she didn't have further info on the incident. Television images showed heavily armed special border patrol policemen patrolling outside areas of the airport.

Gospel singer dies in hotel room after meeting a pastor she met on Facebook

Popular Edo female gospel singer, Mrs. Yvonne Omoarebokhae who met a pastor, Pastor Psalm Okpe of Fresh Oil Ministry on Facebook has been confirmed dead by the Police in Benin City, Edo State. Mrs Yvonne Omoarebokhae, was found dead in a hotel in Benoni, GRA in Benin after she met with the pastor.

According to her husband, Odion, his wife met Pastor Okpe on Facebook and after several months of chatting, the man of God invited his wife to perform at his programme which was to be held in Benin, Warri and Asaba. He confirmed that he knew about his wife chatting with the Pastor and the arrangements to meet at the said hotel.

FG comes to the aid of 14 years old girl with kidney disease

Respite has come the way of a 14 year old girl identified as Faith Andrew whose treatment for a kidney disease has been stopped for a while because of the inability of her widowed mother of 6 to pay for her weekly dialysis or the N7 million kidney transplant fee. Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, visited Faith at the Gwagwalada Teaching hospital yesterday April 12th and said the Federal government will henceforth take responsibility of the girl's medical bill. See tweets from the Ministers twitter handle after the jump...

South East APC spokesperson says the Federal Government cannot intervene in Saraki's trial

The South East spokesperson of APC, Osita Okechukwu during a briefing with journalists at the national secretariat in Abuja yesterday said that the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari cannot intervene in the on going trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. He said this is because they cannot prosecute and defend him at the same time, asking for due process to take place without the FG's intervention.

Man posing as Uber driver kidnaps and rapes woman

Los Angeles police have arrested a man they say posed as an Uber driver and picked up a woman waiting for a ride in the Westlake district area into his car. According to Police Chief Charlie Beck, 39 year old Dartanyun Smith pretended to be an Uber driver and pulled up to a woman waiting for an Uber driver. She said Yes and got into his car. However, as soon as she got in, he drove about two blocks, he choked her unconscious several times and raped her several times as well.