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Welcome Address by The President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (CON) to Senators of the 8th Senate on the Resumption of the Senate from Recess. Tuesday, 29th September, 2015. Protocol: Distinguished colleagues, I heartily welcome you back from our annual recess. I hope you had a very rewarding time with your families and your constituencies. I also hope that the period of recess has afforded you opportunities to reflect on the enormous task before this Senate in the months ahead. I believe that we have all resumed today with greater vigour and higher commitment to serve our fatherland and serve the cause of democracy. In the face of the great challenges that our country faces on different fronts, which urgently demands our attention, we must be prepared to put in the long extra hours to make up for the precious time we have lost for sundry reasons. As we resume today, we must demonstrate clearly to Nigerians that we are prep...

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Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Traditional rulers in Kwara State yesterday threw their weight behind the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, despite his ongoing trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The traditional rulers, led by their chairman and Emir of Ilorin, Alh. Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari, warned against what they called ‘politics of persecution’. They said the trial of Saraki at the CCT was not in line with the change mantra of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nigerians bargained for. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, the Emir of Ilorin said, “It would be unwise to disguise under political altar to cow perceived political enemy. We are here for good reasons and (to) bring the goodwill of the Council of Chiefs, representing all the chiefs and traditional rulers of Kwara State. We are here to join our son (Bukola Saraki) with whom we are much pleased. “We are ready to support him. We are here to see him on the var...

For some obvious reasons, the Nigerian Senate has been on the spotlight in recent weeks, no thanks to the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and other controversial issues revolving around the upper chamber. Our correspondent chronicles the events and issues that will dominate and shape the Red Chamber in days to come.   By tomorrow, legislators who have been on recess will return to the Red Chamber to commence their legislative duties needed for the stimulation of the country’s economy. Before the latest break, the legislators had gone on recess three times in view of the hiccups that trailed the emergence of Senate President Bukola Saraki on June 9th when the 8th Assembly was proclaimed. Like the three previous recesses, the six weeks holiday which will elapse tomorrow, was equally characterised by issues and events that put the Red Chamber and the lawmakers in the news. Although some of the issues have come and gone, those still hanging will no doubt d...

President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened by the “colossal calamity” which occurred Thursday in the Saudi Arabia, claiming the lives of hundreds of pilgrims, including some Nigerians. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement yesterday. Shehu said Buhari had taken note of the assurance by the government of Saudi Arabia that Thursday’s catastrophe would be investigated. He said the president urged King Salman to ensure a comprehensive and thorough exercise that would identify any flaws in hajj organisation with a view to avoiding a recurrence of such tragedies during the annual pilgrimage. Shehu said the president extended sincerest condolences to the families of the over 700 pilgrims who lost their lives in this latest disaster in the holy places which occurred less than two weeks after a crane collapse in Mecca claimed more than a hundred lives. He added that Buhari commiserated with the Nigeri...

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has barred the lawmaker representing Ondo-Central senatorial district, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, from attending South-West caucus meetings. The senator was reportedly ostracised for allegedly working against the interest of the party’s South-West leadership and for taking sides with Senate President Bukola Saraki. Alasoadura was also among the senators that followed Saraki to the Code of Conduct Tribunal in solidarity on Tuesday.  Punch reports that a reliable source within the party said Alasoadura had been sidelined from all APC South-West meetings for his disloyalty to Tinubu. The source said, “Alasoadura was a Commissioner for Finance under the late Dr. Olusegun Agagu for over five years. He later defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Action Congress of Nigeria. Tinubu accepted him and appointed him the Director-General of the Rotimi Akeredolu governorship campaign org...

In a statement released by his media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Tuesday evening, Mr. Saraki said he was singled out for prosecution because of his position as the Senate President – an apparent reference to the controversy over his election as leader of the Senate. In the statement, Mr. Saraki said he previously refused to appear before the tribunal because he was exploring the “opportunity to defend (his) fundamental human rights in other courts”. “As I stated while taking the plea in the case, I reiterate my belief that the only reason while I am going through this trial is because I am Senate President. If I were to be just a Senator, I doubt if anybody will be interested in the asset declaration form I filled over twelve years ago,” he said. The statement repeated a claim he made at the tribunal earlier Tuesday that trial did not follow due process. “This belief stems from the fact that Section 3 (d) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act provides tha...

  Photographs which show women dressed in white and sitting with their heads bowed as they wait their turn to be punished for having unmarried sex in Banda Aceh, Indonesia have just been released. Three women and 14 men arrested for sexual offences and gambling were caned in front of a mosque following Friday prayer. In one photo, a woman can be seen kneeling on a red platform as her back is whipped with a cane in front of guards and members of the public. Further images show men also being punished. According to DailyMail, Aceh is the only province in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country that is allowed to implement Islamic Sharia law. Although public whipping is a common punishment in the province, it is rare for women to be caned. Earlier this year, Banda Aceh banned women from entertainment venues after 11pm unless they are accompanied by a husband or male family member. Aceh district has also banned unmar...

Following the development in the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) today,  Friday, September 18, 2015  when the Tribunal chose to ignore the subsisting order of a Federal High Court by sitting, we hereby state our position as follows: 1. While the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, had stated and maintains that he is ready to submit himself to due process of the law on any issue concerning him, he also believes he has an inalienable right to resort to the same judiciary for protection when he feels his fundamental rights are about to be infringed upon. 2. It is for this reason that Dr. Saraki, having satisfied himself that the case filed by the CCB and the manner in which the case was filed show that he will not be given justice, resorted to the Federal High Court for the determination of the issues of competence of the prosecutor as well as compliance with the procedure stipulated in the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. 3. T...

Justice Danladi Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Friday in Abuja ordered a bench warrant against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for failing to appear and answer charges over alleged false declaration of assets. The judge specifically ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase or other security agencies to arrest Saraki and produce him in court on Monday to take plea in the 13-count charge slammed on him by the Federal Government. But Saraki’s lead counsel and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Joseph Daudu, has filed an appeal asking the court to set aside the ruling. ADVERTISEMENT He said, “It is trite that when an accused files an application challenging the jurisdiction of a court/tribunal to adjudicate on the charge brought before it, the accused need not be present in court.” Daudu said the trial judge erred in law and “acted without jurisdiction by countenancing and assuming jurisdiction over the cr...

  Rivers State was one of the hotspots during the 2015 elections Charles Okoye, Head of election monitoring in Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Rivers State Office appeared before the Rivers State Governorship election tribunal on Saturday 12 th September, 2015 on the strength of a subpoena served on him by the tribunal. Charles said as head of monitoring in Rivers State office of INEC he was the most competent person to speak on what transpired in Rivers State on election day. He simply described the Governorship and House of Assembly election purportedly held on 11 th and 12 th April in Rivers State as militant terrorism and a charade. Mr. Okoye said his office staff were split into three teams plus observers and monitored elections in 19 of the 23 LGAs of the state. He said his team monitored the elections with three National Commissioners of INEC and that his team covered 19 out of 23 LGAs of Rivers State. The Head of INEC election mo...

The delay in the appointment of ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari may not be unconnected with the believe by the president that civil servants and technocrats are the ones who do the job of governance more than the ministers. Although the president said he intends to stick with his decision to name his cabinet before the end of the month, he however opined that ministers are only there to “make a lot of noise”. He stated this during an interview with French television station, France 24 on Wednesday. Asked if the absence of a finance minister was affecting the Nigerian capital market and economy, Buhari said: “No. It is what we know –and which we learnt from the western system. The civil service provides the continuity, the technocrat. And in any case, they are those that do most of the work.” “The ministers are there, I think, to make a lot of noise; for the politicians to make a lot of noise. But the work is being done by the technocrats. They ...

Gen. Gilbert Diendere, a close ally of former President Blaise Compaore has been named the new leader of Burkina Faso, state television reports. He was also said to be the chief of staff to former President Blaise Compaore, who is currently in exile after he was ousted in a popular uprising last year after 27 years in power.   Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso seized power earlier today in a coup, with shooting reported in the capital, Ouagadougou. The coup leaders have imposed a night-time curfew across the West African state, and have ordered the closure of land and air borders, AFP news agency reports. The headquarters of Mr Compaore’s Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party were ransacked in Ouagadougou as news of the coup spread, it adds. French President Francois Hollande however condemned what he called a coup in the former French colony, while calling for the immediate release of interim President Michel Kafando and...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will partner with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to monitor the disbursement and use of the N338billion bailout funds released to about 27 states of the federation by the Federal Government. The President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said in a statement made available to The Nation in Abuja that it has directed all states councils in the benefiting states to serve as whistle blowers on any criminal diversion of the bailout funds. The congress commended the ICPC for ensuring the return of about N1 billion being public funds criminally diverted by some corrupt officials of the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Federal Pay Office. Wabba said NLC was in agreement with the commission that the painful days of the public “running after funds after appropriation” are over for the good of all Nigerians including workers. The 27 states that benefited from the bailout funds a...

The Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Seriake Dickson, on Thursday denied owing his former Senior Special Assistant on Non-Indigenes, Chief Chinedu Mba, one year salary arrears and allowances. Dickson in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Treasury and Accounts, Mr. Timipre Seipulou, said Mba was ungrateful and called on members of the public to ignore him. Mba recently resigned his appointment, citing among other things non-payment of salaries and allowances, daily intimidation and harassment from the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and confiscation of his official car. But the governor described the claims as false, malicious and a well calculated attempt to impugn on his reputation. According to him, the government has always lived up to its financial obligations to workers and was “not owing any of his aides including Mbah.” He said: “available financial records reveal that Mbah was paid his remunerations to dat...

Senate President Bukola Saraki is likely to be arraigned on Friday before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for alleged false assets declaration, it was learnt yesterday. The office of the Attorney General of the Federation has filed a 13-count charge against Saraki. The charges were endorsed by Muslim Hassan, a deputy director in the Federal Ministry of Justice. The allegations are under Section 2 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. The offences are punishable under paragraph 9 of the fifth schedule of the Constitution. A senior official of the ministry yesterday told our correspondent that the arraignment would go ahead, barring any last-minute change. In the charges, dated September 11, Saraki is accused of committing, among others,  offences ranging from anticipatory declaration of assets to making false declaration of assets in the forms he filed at the Code of Conduct Bureau while he was governor of Kwara State. ...