Reps Hold Valedictory Session for Lar

 Solomon Lar

 The House of Representatives on Tuesday held a valedictory session to honour late Solomon Lar, the pioneer National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, who described Lar as a man of peace, said that the only way to immortalise him was to emulate his virtues.

APC Raises the Alarm over Alleged Plans by FG to Disburse N32bn to just 16 PDP States

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday raised the alarm over alleged plans by the federal government to disburse a total  sum of N32billion to 16 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states  to woo the electorate ahead of the 2015 general election in the country.

Already, the party said it was in possession of  a memo raised  to pursue the alleged  project for the affected PDP states. The party, however, promised that the plan would fail at the end of the day.

What Else? Reuben Abati Tackles Tambuwal Over Indicting Jonathan

I'm sure no one expected President Goodluck's bulldogs to take 
Tambuwal's indictment of the president lying low.  Aminu 
Tambuwal who is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly
 had alleged that Jonathan's body language encourages corruption 
in Nigeria. Read Tambuwal's allegation Here
Expectedly, President spokesperson, Reuben Abati has since 
replied Tambuwal but on twitter. I wonder if Tambuwal even has
 a twitter account.  

See Abati's tweets

Tambuwal Indicts Jonathan for Corruption

Hon Aminu Tambuwal

House of Representatives Speaker, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, Monday  gave a damning verdict on the prosecution of anti-graft war by President Goodluck Jonathan. He criticised Jonathan's handling of corruption cases, saying 'the president's body language' seems to be encouraging corrupt practices in the country.

Tambuwal, fielding questions from reporters in Abuja after delivering a lecture on  'Role of the legislature in the fight against corruption in Nigeria,' expressed dissatisfaction with the way the Jonathan administration has been handling high profile corruption cases.

Ibori’s Case Adjourned Until Dec 17

James Ibori

There was a new twist and complications in the reopened asset confiscation hearing of the former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, at Southwark Crown Court Monday.At the hearing, it was revealed that the benefits that Ibori’s sister, Udoamaka Okoronkwo, got is to be re-determined, after the Appeal Court ruled in her favour. Ibori’s lawyer, Gohil is also contesting the benefits he got at the Court of Appeal and a verdict is fixed for December 14 to that effect.

Police Arrest Ex-bank Director for Laundering N7bn

The police Special Fraud Unit (SFU)   Monday arrested a former bank director,    Adekunle Johnson, for   laundering about N7 billion. Other charges against the suspect and several others who are currently at large, include conspiracy, forgery and stealing, which led to the liquidation of Gulf Bank Plc as reported by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer, SFU,  Ngozi Isintume-Agu,  a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said the suspect was one of the executive members of the bank. Agu said the enormous insider abuse carried out by the suspect and several others who are still at large, eroded the bank's financial base.

Glo CAF AWARDS: Mikel, Emenike, Enyeama, Musa Make Top 10

Mikel Obi

CAF on Thursday unveiled the top ten nominees for the 2013 Glo-CAF Awards African Footballer of the Year. The list of top ten nominees include four Nigerians:Mikel Obi of Chelsea, Emmanuel Emenike of Fernabache, Vincent Enyeama of Lille and Ahmed Musa of CSKA, Moscow.  Others include reigning African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure of Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester City, Didier Drogba also of Cote d’Ivoire and Galatasaray, Asamoah Gyan of Al-Ain (UAE) and Ghana, Jonathan Pitroipa of Stade Rennes and Burkina Faso, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund and Gabon and  Mohamed Aboutreika of Al Ahly ,Egypt.

Toni Payne Calls Out Linda Ikeja on Cyber bullying

  Toni Payne recently called out blogger, Linda Ikeja on her supposed cyber bullying albeit in a subtle way. Hear her; Let me start by saying, we sometimes avoid those touchy subjects because we wish to avoid “drama” but Cyber Bullying is one concept it seems we are yet to get a full grasp on its consequences. Currently, in America there is a full campaign launched against bullying in general, where different celebs have been actively campaigning to stop bullying. We have seen cases of young ones committing suicide because they couldn’t handle the bullying. I pray and hope things don’t get this far in my motherland, although I suspect it may have and we just don’t document it as much.

Awesome Stuff! Nigerian Quadruplets Graduate With Masters Degrees From UK University Same Day

Although this is probably stale news for some but I thought it quite cool so here we go. The 23 year-old set of Nigerian-born quadruplets, Tolu, Tokunbo, Tobi, and Temi, of the Ogunsanyas have all graduated from Warwick University in the United Kingdom on the same day with Master Degrees. The quads, two identical brothers and two identical sisters, donned their robes and collected their degrees from Warwick University yesterday and are now all set for top jobs in London.

The quads, who are originally from Lagos, Nigeria, have been living in the UK since the age of seven when they began boarding schools. Since leaving university they have all landed top city jobsvand now all live in Hempstead, London. Three of them also graduated in their undergraduate courses at Warwick in summer 2010 while the fourth went to university in Leeds.

Did South Africa Snob Jonathan at Mandela's Burial?

According to Premium Times, Despite leaving Nigeria early for the funeral of late South African leader, Nelson Mandela, President Goodluck Jonathan has been snubbed by the South African authorities at the State Memorial Service of the anti-apartheid leader. The reports that an official release of programmes during the memorial service shows that the Nigerian president was missing on the list of world leaders billed to give tributes.