2016 Budget Row: NASS Softpedals, Reaches Truce With Presidency

ABUJA—After a week long face-off between the Presidency and the National Assembly, indications emerged, last night, that the lawmakers had soft-pedaled on their tough stance by accepting to review the budget.


Vanguard learned that the change of heart by the legislators, who had earlier threatened to veto the President on the matter, followed series of rapprochement between the Presidency and the top echelon of the NASS since the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from China.

NLC To Senators: Return Exotic Cars Or Face The Wrath Of Nigerians

The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on senators who benefited from a recent purchase of 108 brand new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles by the Senate to immediately return same or face the wrath of the Nigerian people.

The union described the purchase, coming at a time the country is enduring excruciating financial crisis, as a crime against the people.
Reports said senators have started taking delivery of the new Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs, since last week at the rate of N35.1 million per unit.

Senate Committee Summons Danladi Umar

Panel: you must appear on Thurs

I won’t come, says Judge

‘My trial won’t disturb Senate’

Senators may have set the stage for a major confrontation between them and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over Senate President Bukola Saraki’s trial for alleged falsification of assets.

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions yesterday summoned CCT Chairman Justice Danladi Umar over allegations of corruption against him.

The invitation, coming on a day Justice Umar said Saraki’s trial will run daily,  appeared a new twist to the matter.

Ikpeazu Borrowed N24bn In 11 Months

UMUAHIA— GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has borrowed a total of N24 billion since he assumed office 11 months ago.


Ikpeazu
This was made up of a N14.1 billion bail-out fund and another N10 billion which government sources said was for infrastructural development.

Meanwhile, the Abia State Government has said that its debt profile was not up to N78 billion as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, which also placed the state as the 5th highest indebted states in the country.

Saraki Desperate To Return – PDP

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kwara State Chapter, Iyiola Oyedepo has alleged that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki is desperate to return to his former party where he served as a governor for eight years.
Oyedepo while speaking with some party leaders from the 16 local government areas of the state in Ilorin, the state capital on Monday said the All Progressives Congress, APC, was out to render Saraki “politically Unclad.”

He said, “The senate president is about to be made Unclad by the APC. APC is in disarray and he is about to be made politically Unclad.

A Housemaster Injures SS3 Student In Ogun State(graphic Photos)

Read what a Trezzy Blog reader sent below.....
Hello, my name Adebola and I am writing this story on behalf of my brother who is a SS3 student at APOSTOLIC FAITH SECONDARY SCHOOL, ADATAN, ABEOKUTA. This incident happened on the 15th of April, 2016 at about 11pm. The normal time for light out in the school is 10pm but due to the ongoing WAEC exams the school authorizes that light out be moved to 11pm to unable the students read for an extra hour.

Pregnant Woman Dies In An Accident On Zamfara Road ( Graphic Photos)

According to Rariya, An Hausa News page, Actually it was written in hausa but translated to english Captioned "A pregnant woman and a driver died after their car, a Honda Civic with registration number AH 836 FTA was involved in a fatal crash. A little girl who was also in the car survived the crash See graphic photo below

Fulani Herdsmen Kidnap Ogbobe Stephen, Enugu Auditor, Demand N5m Ransom

By Chinenyeh Ozor

Tension has pervaded Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state, following the abduction of an Enugu state auditor over the weekend by Fulani herdsmen along Nsukka-Adani express road. The abductors have demanded N5 million as ransom for his release.

Vanguard gathered that the state auditor identified simply as Ogbobe Stephen who hailed from Ukpabi Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani LGA, had gone home in company of six others for a town hall meeting of the community, only to be kidnapped by herdsmen on his way back to Nsukka after the meeting.

Oshodi Thugs Beat Lagos KAI Officials Blue Black (photos)

 Uneasy uproar surfaced in the Oshodi part of Lagos few mins ago when notorious oshodi thugs and bus conductors unleashed terror on the Lagos State KAI (Kick Against Indiscipline) Officials Naijanewsrave.com correspondent asked one of the touts who pleaded anonymous what ensued between the motor park clan and the KAI officials He said; I was sitting on my own when I heard noise, when I got there, I saw one of the KAI officials grabbing one of our boys by the neck. He didn't like it so he retaliated. When our boss got there, he told the KAI official to leave him but he ignored him that was why we unleashed terror on them However, before we left the place, the two parties were able to reach a reluctant concord before the KAI officials left angrily Will they be back with more armed police officers? We promise to keep you abreast as our correspondent will be updating us live from the park

EFCC Arraigns Tompolo In Absentia

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, in absentia on 22 counts of fraud amounting to N47.6bn.

Also arraigned in absentia in relation to the alleged fraud were six brothers of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi – Igo, Julius, Victor, Norbert, Emmanuel and Clement.

Tompolo, Igo, Julius, Victor, Norbert, Emmanuel and Clement were declared as being “now at large” when the charges were read before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday.

Budget: Rep Slams Amaechi Over Lagos-calabar Rail Project

BENIN—AS controversy continues to trail the Lagos-Calabar rail project, a member of the House of Representatives Committee on Transport, Mr. Ehiozuwa Agbonnayima, has said that Minister for Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, lied when he claimed that the N100 billion Lagos-Calabar rail project was in the budget presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari.


He, therefore, called on the executive to own up and accept responsibility for the mix-up and stop blackmailing the National Assembly, adding that no provision was made for the project in the first and second budgets presented to the National Assembly.

Jeep in US Ambassador’s Convoy Kills 7-Year-Old African Boy

Vehicles in United States Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power’s motorcade were traveling in excess of 60mph on an underdeveloped two-way road when the death occurred.

On Monday, an armored jeep in the motorcade of United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power hit and killed a boy in the African country of Cameroon.


The accident occurred near the Moloko Township in northern Cameroon. The Ambassador and her aides were planning to meet refugees and others displaced by regional conflict.

Brazil: Dilma Rousseff Loses Impeachment Vote

Parliament in Brazil has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts.

The “yes” camp comfortably won the required two-thirds majority in the vote in the lower house in Brasilia.

The motion will now go to the upper house, the Senate, which is expected to suspend Ms Rousseff next month while it carries out a formal trial.

Beijing Officially Lands Military Plane on South China Sea Reef

In what appears to be the first such occasion covered by Chinese media, a transport plane has landed at an airport constructed on a disputed reef in the South China Sea as part of a rescue mission.


On Monday, a Chinese military airplane evacuated three injured workers from the construction site on the Fiery Cross Reef, an island claimed by both Vietnam and the Philippines.
According to a report in the People's Liberation Army Daily, people were taken to the island of Hainan for medical aid.

Turkey: War is good for business

by Kakaouskia

Greetings to the Saker community and readers.

In one of Start Trek DS9 episodes, a Ferengi (the ultra-exploiters of the galaxy for the uninitiated) made the following comment: War is good for business; however the closer you are to the frontlines the less your profit.

It appears that this mantra is followed by Turkey, especially when considering the Syrian refugees. In 2013 Syria was estimated to have a total population of around 22 million people. The latest estimates show that between 2.5 and 2.7 million Syrians now live in Turkey

The Time Is Now

The Strategic Culture Foundation, a Moscow-based geopolicy think thank, sponsored a conference in Belgrade, Serbia, on 17 April 2016 entitled “What has ‘democracy’ imported from the West brough to the Former Yugoslavia since 1990?” Among nearly twenty distinguished participants was Andrew Korybko, Sputnik talk show host and frequent commentator on world affairs on RT and other analytical outlets. The conference was opened by Aleksandar Pavich, director of SCF Serbia office, and Anna Filimonova, the head of SCF’s Moscow branch.

This is the transcript of the speech made by Andrew Korybko

Photos: Man who beheaded his partner, smashed her head and flushed it down the toilet is jailed for life

A jealous man who decapitated his long-term partner and flushed the head down the toilet at their east London flat has been sentenced to life in prison and must serve a minimum of 21 years.

Dempsey Nibbs, 69, killed Judith Nibbs, his partner of 30 years, after he became angry when she admitted to having affairs.

The crane driver, from the Charles Estate in Hoxton attacked Ms Nibbs with an iron bar in April 2014, the Old Bailey heard. He told jurors he only meant to "slap her around a bit" but she died in a struggle while he was trying to cram a metal bar in her mouth.

Women Arise Activists Storm High Court in Ibadan to demand Justice for a Man

Women Arise Activists Led by Its President, Dr, Joe Okei-Odumakin Storm High Court in Ibadan to demand Justice for Man, Oyelowo Killed by His Wife

We are dismayed to learn of the gruesome murder case involving a wife, Mrs. Yewande Oyediran who allegedly killed her husband, Mr. Oyelowo Oyediran during one instance of domestic argument involving both of them.

It is indeed very saddening that the argument only ended up with termination of a life - a life!
No subject of argument is worth taking the life of another for. No, murder is no acceptable response in a disagreement!

Photo: Robbery suspects knocked down by trailer during police pursuit along Lagos/Ibadan expressway

According to Nigeria Police News @PoliceNGNews, on April 14, about 10pm, the robbery suspects pictured above, attacked a victim at Isheri Long Bridge, dispossessed him of his belongings and then made a get away on a motorcycle. However, they were knocked down by a moving trailer in front of Mountain of Fire Ministry along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway while being pursued by the police. The suspects were arrested Ibafo Divisional patrol team and recovered items snatched from the victim.

Photos: Anti-Smuggling Campaign: Nigeria Customs officers attacked by smugglers while on patrol in Ogun State

Officers and Men of Niferia Customs were attacked by smugglers while on patrol along Ogun/Ole-Odan axis of Ogun State. Four suspects have been arrested in connection to the attack. The operation led to the seizure of 11 motor cycles which was used as a means of conveyance of 250 bags of smuggled rice.

Photo: Nigerian man arrested in India for duping on the pretext of coverting black dollar into original dollar with chemical

A 38-year-old Nigerian man from Edo State, Morgan Harry Osayanda was arrested in India for cheating under the pretext of coverting quoted black dollars into original dollars with the help of chemical.

With his arrest, a team of Police Station Connaught Place, New Delhi District Police comprising of SI Kuldeep Yadav, Ct. Bijender No. 2405/ND and Ct. Ajeet 601/ND led by Inspr. Pankaj Malik, SHO Connaught Place, in the close supervision of Sh. Dhirendra Pratap Singh, ACP/Connaught Place, New Delhi busted a racket which cheated the persons on the pretext of converting quoted black dollars into original dollars with the help of a chemical.

Fayose Is On The Road To Self-destruction — Prof. Sagay

PROFESSOR Itse Sagay, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption and one of the country’s foremost experts in constitutional law. A human rights activist, Sagay has undoubtedly paid his dues in the struggles for egalitarian society. Sagay who was part of the pioneer law class of the former University of Ife, subsequently took to academics and rose to become the dean of the law faculty of his alma mater before transferring his service to the University of Benin. At the height of military rule in 1986 he was one of those who ran into trouble with the authorities of the University of Benin for supposedly teaching what he was not paid to teach; which was an axiom for his perceived inclination to the promotion of civil rights in the university campus.

FG Provoking Ndigbo Everyday – Ekweremadu

The Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, on Sunday accused the President Muhammadu Buhari led government of provoking Ndigbo.

Ekweremadu, representing Enugu West Constituency, said that until the leadership of Nigeria learn to respect Nigbo and ensure that equity and justice prevailed, the country can never be the same.

The Deputy Senate President, who spoke in Enugu while addressing people of Eziagu council area of Enugu State during a solidarity visit, said that despite the contributions of Ndigbo in the development of Nigeria, “we are being provoked everyday by the government of this country”.

Movement Of Cattle And Herdsmen Banned In Bauchi & Plateau After 7pm

Task force bans movement of cattle, herdsmen after 7pm in Bauchi, Plateau.

By Golok Nanmwa, Jos - April 15, 2016


Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, deployed to restore law and order in Plateau and parts of Bauchi State has banned the movement of cattle and herdsmen after 7pm as part of efforts to sustain the peace process.

Fulani Herdsmen Sack Benue Community

By Peter Duru

MAKURDI—Despite efforts by the Federal and Benue State governments to end clashes between herdsmen and farmers, indications emerged yesterday that Moor, a council ward in Kwande Local Government Area of the state had been sacked by armed herdsmen.

Vanguard learned that the crisis, which dates back to 2013, has left over 100 persons dead, scores sustaining varying degrees of injuries and close to 8,000 displaced.