Saraki Pays Tribute To His Late Father, Olusola Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki, this afternoon, shared this tribute he wrote to remember his father, Olusola Saraki, who passed away 4 years on November 14th 2012. Bukola Saraki on his facebook wall wrote
"Dear father, It has been four years since you left us. You died as a titan of your time; a legend of the years that you walked the earth. As we remember you today, and pay homage to your memory, I want to say: Thank you Baba. We miss your presence.”

Senate Backs New Petrol Price | Wants Immediate Implementation of Palliatives

The Senate on Tuesday endorsed the Federal Government’s decision to peg the pump price of petrol at N145 per litre.

Rising from an Executive Session, presided by Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, the Senate called on the government to parley labour unions to forestall the threatened strike.

Ekweremadu said that the Senate sympathised with Nigerians for the hardship which the new prices of petrol will cause and called on the government to implement the palliatives.

“The Senate in a closed session deliberated on the increase in the pump price of PMS by the Federal Government and the threats by the organised Labour to embark on a nationwide strike. We resolved as follows:

That we sympathise with ordinary people of Nigeria on the hardships they are going through.

That the Senate will engage the Federal Government to find sustainable ways of improving the welfare of the people of Nigeria.

That we call on government to continue to engage the organised labour and other stakeholders to resolve issues in order not to ground the system and impose more hardships on our people.

That government should immediately start implementing palliative measures contained in the 2016 Appropriation Act passed by the National Assembly,” he said.

The Federal Government last week announced the removal of subsidy from petrol and pegged the price at not more than N145 per litre.

Organised labour threatened to embark on strike by Wednesday if government fails to revert to N86.5 per litre.

Zenith Bank Signs Agreement That Could Ease Nigeria’s Electricity Challenges

On Saturday, May 14, 2016, Zenith Bank Plc signed a very significant power sector credit facility agreement with the French Development Agency (AgenceFrancaise de Development (AFD) that could have very positive implications for Nigeria’s electricity challenges.



The on-lending term loan being made available to Zenith Bank is to support new investments in the CAPEX (capital expenditure) of Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in the power sector in Nigeriaat single digit interest rates. Chairman of Zenith Bank Mr. Jim OviaandMrs. Laurence Breton-Moyet, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Executive Board from the AFD Headquarters, Paris signed the agreement with Presidents MuhammaduBuhari and Francois Hollande in attendance.

With the potential to give over $100 million in loans to the DISCOs, this could very well be a turning point in Nigeria's struggle for uninterrupted power supply.

Pictures From The Funeral Of A Mother, Father And Two Sisters Killed By Their Son And Brother In Yobe

The Father, mother and two daughters who were killed by their son and brother, 28 years old Adamu Mai Bisco, in Potiskum, Yobe state yesterday night, were buried according to Islamic rites this morning. Adamu who is said to be a drug addict, used a shovel to hack his family members to death while they slept. He has been arrested and will be charged to court soon. More photos below

Boko Haram Military Commander Captured In Nigeria

A military commander in the Boko Haram sect, Boukar Kaou, has been captured by a joint military task force from Cameroon and Nigeria during a raid in Madawaya forest in Borno state near the border with Cameroon.

A statement released yesterday by a spokesperson of the Cameroonian government, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, states that the sect leader and 5 of his aides were arrested on May 10th and 11th. Over 50 of the sect members were killed during the attack while none of the soldiers in the joint task force died during the attack.

Domestic Violence: Nigerian Man Attacks His Cambodian Wife At A Bar

A Nigerian man on Thursday, May 12 attacked his Cambodian wife at a bar called Candy Bar, located in Psa Kandal commune, Doun Penh district, Cambodia, causing injury to her head. The man was stopped by others at the place and reported to the police while the woman was taken to the hospital to be treated. If he can do this in public, imagine what he would do in private.

According to witnesses, the couple was seen walking along Psa Kandal1 commune street, Doun Penh district in Phnom Penh and  when they arrived the Candy Bar, the Nigerian man simply known by his nickname Mikiward Migerin, hit his Cambodian wife in the head, causing serious injury.

She decided to file a complaint, looking for help from the Psa Kandal1 commune police. The 48-year-old Nigerian man was sent to the immigration Department for legal procedures.

Source: CEO

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai Pictured 'kneeling' Beside Obasanjo At The 2nd Regional Security Summit

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai pictured 'kneeling' beside former president Olusegun Obasanjo at the 2nd Regional Security Summit in Abuja. Also pictured is former Nigeria Minister of Agriculture and the President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, Pic credit: NAN

NFF Shifts Nigeria vs Luxembourg Match To May 31

The International friendly game that was initially billed for June 1st has now been shifted to May 31 because of Luxembourg's heavy participation in a cycling tournament according to the NFF.

"The change in date will not in any way affect our program. The entire contingent will move to Luxembourg from Rouen in France, where we will play Mali on 27th May. 

We will still have three days to train for the match against Luxembourg,” Eagles’ Team Administrator, Enebi Achor, told the NFF.com. The match in Luxembourg will take place at 7pm on Tuesday, 31st May, at the Josy Barthel Stadium in Luxembourg .

Actress Jennifer Lawrence Steps Out Braless...

Trying to be like Rihanna? The 25 year old Oscar winner wore a see-through top under a black jacket in Manhattan for her appearance at the GLAAD Media Awards yesterday.

Nigerian Footballer Asisat Oshoala Celebrates As Arsenal Ladies Win Womens FA Cup For The 14th Time!

Arsenal Ladies won the Women's FA Cup for the 14th time after beating Celsea 1-0 at Wembley on Saturday, May 14. Nigerian Asisat Oshoala took to her Instagram to celebrate her club's victory.

"Priceless moment!" she captioned one of the photos. See more photos shared by the club's official photographer.

Photo credit: Asisat/www.arsenal.com

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Orders Fixing Of Bad Portions On Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday expressed dissatisfaction at the deplorable state of some sections of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, saying the road was too strategic to the economy of the State and therefore cannot be ignored.

Governor Ambode, who made an unscheduled inspection tour of the road while returning from the grand opening of a 70,000 capacity Motorbikes Assembly Plant in Mile 2, directed the State’s Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and other relevant government agencies to immediately move to site and fix the bad portions of the road.

A visibly worried Governor Ambode had stopped his convoy and came down from his vehicles to inspect the bad portions of the road alongside top government officials who accompanied him.

The Governor specifically inspected the bad portions of the road between Berlett and Ilasa, and Cele Bus stop inward Oshodi.

Governor Ambode not only directed the officials of the Ministry of Works to immediately move to site, but also ordered that an immediate palliative measure must be put in place to alleviate the sufferings of motorists who have been complaining about the deplorable state of the road through various means.

While addressing some of the crowd that trooped out to welcome him, Governor Ambode said the bad state of the road was of serious concern to him, and that an immediate solution was coming soon.

He said: “The state of this road is just not acceptable. We are going to do something about this place immediately. The Oshodi-Apapa Expressway is too strategic to be left like this.

“I have directed officials of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and other relevant agencies to move to site immediately and see what they can do and also create palliatives in the interim to alleviate the plight of motorists.

“I want to assure the people that I share in the difficulties they are going through using this road and we cannot afford to neglect this road,” he said.

SARAKI AND EKWEREMADU ELECTIONS DECLARED NULL AND VOID

Senate President Bukola Saraki and his vice Ike Ekweremadu are in more trouble as the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has declared the election which brought them to power null, adding that it couldn’t stand the test of legality.

He urged the Director of Public Prosecution to proceed immediately in probing their leadership.
The Attorney General who wrote a legal opinion, through his office stated that
The legal advice added,
The legal advice also recommended that the Senate leaders be prosecuted
since the election was conducted with an alleged forged document, it is just natural to conclude that election in itself is a nullity from the beginning. In the legal advice issued by the Federal Ministry of Justice with reference number, DPPA/ADV/258/15, recommending that some suspects, whom the police refused to name in their investigative report, should be prosecuted”.


“Further investigation should reveal:
“Who authorised the promulgation of the Senate Standing Order 2015?
“Who published the Senate Standing Order 2015?
“Who approved the Senate Standing Order 2015?
“Who paid for the publishing of the Senate Standing Order 2015? and
“Who distributed the Senate Standing Order 2015?”

“for criminal conspiracy, contrary to provision of Section 97 of the Penal Code; forgery, contrary to Section 99 of Penal Code; breach of official trust and unlawful assembly contrary to Section 102 of the Penal Code.”


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Photographer, Daniel Sync, Met A Dapper Windscreen Cleaner In Abeokuta And Shared His Experience.

He wrote;
"So, I bumped into this well suited windscreen cleaner yesterday in Ogun State. We need more innovative citizens like Abdulahi in Nigeria. Well spoken Abdulahi Olatoyan who is in his early thirties is a University of Ilorin dropout, who turned to the street after the demise of his father to make a living and save enough money to start a business.
He hopes to return to school to finish his studies one day. Photographing and speaking with Abdulahi today inspired me and i do hope that you are inspired by his story too. If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” see more pictures below.

Throwback Pictures Of Singer, Seal, With His Mum And Sister In Lagos

International singer, Olusegun Adeola Akanbi Olumide Samuel aka SEAL, is pictured with his mother, Mrs Adebisi Anthonia Samuel and sister Mrs Olufunmilola Aramide Adebowale in Lagos Nigeria many years ago. Photo credit: Dele Momoduovation. See another picture below

Fayose Is Undermining Our Authority- PDP Says, Advises Him To Learn From Other PDP Governors

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, of undermining the party's authority by delving into the affairs of the party's National Working Community.

The National secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo, stated this today while addressing reports that Fayose had asked that the party's South West Congress slated for today to continue despite a court injunction secured by the National Working Committee preventing the congress from holding.

Oladipo lamented that Fayose's attitude was unbecoming and that he needs to learn good behavior from other PDP governors like his Ondo state counterpart, Olusegun Mimiko
“Governor Fayose is not a member of the national working committee of the PDP, but he’s causing confusion with his utterances. We are not dabbling into his government and he has no right to tell us how to run the party here. We have an order of the court stopping the congress. The governor cannot overrule the court. He should behave like other governors who do not dabble into the running of the party at the national level. He should learn from Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State who respect the party and the president of the country. The order of the court was even published in three national dailies and therefore, he can’t deny he was not aware. Our national legal adviser who is the chief legal adviser of the party, Mr. Victor Kwon, has advised that we comply with the order and we are complying with it. We are not above the law of the land. Those who want to claim they want to organise any conference are doing that on their own, not on behalf of the party. Whatever comes out of it would be null and void because we are not monitoring it.”he said