HIGH COURT DISMISSES N19.2BN CASE AGAINST FORMER BAYELSA GOVERNOR TIMIPRE SYLVA.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a case of alleged N19.2 billion fraud brought against ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva, citing “abuse of court process” by the prosecution.

Mr. Sylva is a former governor of Bayelsa State, and now a senior member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The court decision came more than a week after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which was prosecuting Mr. Sylva, withdrew part of the charges against him.

THE FUEL SUBSIDY QUESTION.

The new Nigerian government headed by General Muhammadu Buhari will have to take a close look at the policy issue of deregulation of the petroleum downstream sub-sector, and the attendant removal of fuel subsidies.

On January 1, 2012 the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan administration announced the removal of subsidies on petrol and set up a Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) to manage the accruing revenues.

The role of SURE-P is to provide essential services and deliver infrastructure development to Nigerian people through robust and country-wide structures. Further negotiations with the Unions led to the current pump price of petrol. The price of diesel has been since deregulated.

READ HOW @PDPNIGERIA OUTWITTED @APCNIGERIA WITH @BUKOLASARAKI'S ADOPTION AS SENATE PRESIDENT.

The meeting took place at the residence of the former Senate President, David Mark, at the Apo legislators quarters, and had in attendance 47 senators-elect, with Mark and Ike Ekweremadu presiding.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) members led by the acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and other NWC members were also in attendance.

The PDP members had three options to weigh: either to adopt Senator Bukola Saraki, present and support a neutral candidate as the Senate president, or to support Senator Ahmad Lawan.

PROFESSOR JEGA SET TO RETIRE WITH 7 NATIONAL COMMISIONERS AND 16 RECS.

Indications have emerged on Tuesday that Professor Attahiru Jega would retire alongside seven National Commissioners and 16 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) by the end of the month.

INEC’s REC in Lagos, Akin Orebiyi, dropped the hint yesterday in Lagos during the opening session of a two-day stakeholders’ review meeting on the role of media in the 2015 elections, organised by the UNDP – Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) Project II.

Orebiyi, who said the commission could not fulfill some of its promises to the electorate, expressed hope of a better electoral process ahead of the 2019 elections.

BUKOLA SARAKI'S SUPER STUNTS............

Senator Bukola Saraki, who emerged as the seventh President of the Fourth Republic yesterday, has trudged a political course laced with repeated uprisings unusual for one born into a conservative, nay politically adventurous family.

His enthronement as the President of the Senate has now eclipsed his late father’s acclaimed political standing. Those who until recently referred to Oloye, that is the late Senator Abubakar Olusola Saraki as the most acclaimed Senate leader in Nigeria’s political history would now have to revert to his son who has transcended his father’s political height.

To get to this stage Senator Saraki upturned permutations, zigzagged political platforms and yes, even temporarily hurt his own family.

APC'S UNSTEADY START IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

The emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively has, undoubtedly, altered political calculations within the All Progressives Congress.

Although the duo are members of the APC, their party showed preference for Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila – for the two top positions in the National Assembly.

To demonstrate its seriousness, the party held mock elections on Saturday after which it announced Lawan and Gbajabiamila, as its sole candidates for the polls that took place in the National Assembly on Tuesday.

23-YR-OLD BREAD SELLER KIDNAPPED, RAPED & MURDERED IN BENIN. #SAYNOTORAPE

Unknown assailants reportedly kidnapped, raped and murdered a 23-year-old-woman, simply identified as Joy Okoh in Benin, Edo State, and left her body in the boot of an SUV at Upper Mission Extension in the state capital.

It was learned that the deceased, who was said to be a bread seller at Lucky Way Junction by Ramat Park was alleged to have closed for the day’s business at 7.30p.m., when she was kidnapped.

The car was said to have been snatched by the gunmen, used for the act and abandoned.

When contacted, state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Stephen Onwuchei who confirmed the story, said the police have commenced investigation into the incident.

SENATE PRESIDENCY - THE INTRIGUES FROM ENWEREM TO SARAKI.

The first president of the Senate in the Fourth Republic, Senator Evan(s) Enwerem emerged under the same controversial circumstances as Senator Bukola Saraki did yesterday.

Enwerem became Senate President against the desire of the majority of his party members in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who in a straw poll had chosen Senator Chuba Okadigbo. Okadigbo had days after his emergence as senator-elect traversed the country visiting every senator-elect to canvass support for his ambition to be Senate President.

But days before the leadership contest, President Olusegun Obasanjo moved against him and used the minority parties, the Alliance for Democracy, AD, All Peoples Party, APP and a sprinkling of PDP senators.

SHOCKING TRUTH OF HOW 38 ILLICIT GIN DRINKERS PERISHED IN WOJI, RIVERS STATE.

THE JOINT WHERE 38 PEOPLE DRANK THE GIN

 Hair-raising particulars of how at least 38 residents of Woji and other communities in Obio/Akpo, Bonny and Gokhana Local Government Areas, Rivers State, breathe their last breath, 24-72 hours after drinking suspected toxic locally brewed gin, popularly known as Kai Kai at a dog meat joint have emerged.

Proprietor of dog meat joint, Mr. Friday Dickson, purported to have laced the delicacy with killer- seasoning, hotly denied the allegation. He spoke to Niger Delta Voice at the Woji Police Divisional Headquarters, where he is under custody. Irate youths razed his restaurant, but Dickson, who has been in the business for over a decade, recalled that a man called Chikobi and Chiefo brought the local gin to his restaurant that Sunday allegedly to celebrate his new chieftaincy title.

38 YEAR OLD MAN RAPES 11 YEAR OLD GIRL FOR 6 MONTHS. #SAYNOTORAPE.

The police have arrested a 38-year-old motorcyclist, Obinna Ekusaba, for allegedly raping a primary six pupil for six months in the Kirikiri area of Lagos State.

It was gathered that the incident happened from December, 2014, to May, 2015, on Karimu Street, Kirikiri Town. The victim’s mother sold cigarette and alcoholic drinks in a motor park on the street.

Ekusaba, who usually parked his motorcycle at the park, was said to be one of her numerous customers. She was said to be away on the fateful day when the suspect called the 11-year-old to bring a bottle of drink into an uncompleted building in the motor park.

PRESIDENT BUHARI ACCEPTS OUTCOME OF NASS ELECTION, PROMISES TO WORK WITH SARAKI & DOGARA.

The Presidency has released a statement saying that President Buhari has noted the outcome of the elections of Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker House of Representatives respectively.

President Buhari in the statement reiterated his earlier position that he doesn't wants to be drawn into the politics of the National Assembly but will work with whoever the lawmakers elect as their leaders.

The statement made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina reads in part;

"President Buhari had said in an earlier statement that he did not have any preferred candidate for the Senate and the House of Representatives, and that he was willing to work with whoever the lawmakers elected. That sentiment still stands. Though he would have preferred the new leaders to have emerged through the process established by the party.”

HON. DOGARA DEFEATS HON GBAJABIAMIALA TO EMERGE NEW SPEAKER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hon. Yakubu Dogara has defeated former minority leader, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila , to emerge as the elected speaker to lead the 8th House of Representatives.

Dogara who represents Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa-Balewa Federal constituency of Bauchi State defeated his contender, Gbajabiamila who was believed to have been the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC after scoring   182 above Gbajabiamila’s  174.

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN DISARRAY AS BUKOLA SARAKI EMERGES AS SENATE PRESIDENT.

Bukola Saraki, a former governor of Kwara State, has been elected the president of the eighth Senate.
Mr. Saraki of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeated his party’s preferred candidate, Ahmed Lawan, to emerge the Senate president.

He was nominated by Sani Yerima and seconded by Dino Melaye.

Mr. Saraki has been sworn into office.

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(PICTURES) ALAAFIN OF OYO & HIS FOUR ELEGANT WIVES.

 The Alaafin of Oyo is undoubtedly in love with is 4 wives as he rarely travels without them.

They were pictured travelling to Abuja together to witness the inauguration of the 8th national assembly.......

See more photos after the cut.........

PISTORIUS TO BE RELEASED IN AUGUST AFTER JUST 10 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND.

Oscar Pistorius is likely to be freed in August as he faces an appeal over his sentence for killing his girlfriend, a family member has said.

The Paralympic and Olympic athlete, who fatally shot Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door with expanding hollow-point bullets, was handed a five-year jail sentence in October.

But a relative, who did not want to be named, said: "Oscar will be released on parole by the end of August."

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20 THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT LATE GEN SANI ABACHA 17 YEARS AFTER HIS MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

General Sani Abacha, born on September 20, 1943, was Nigeria’s military head of state from November 17, 1993 to June 8, 1998 when he died suddenly. It is exactly 17 years since he died, but how much of his history do you still remember?

1. A Kanuri originally from Borno State, General Sani Abacha was born and brought up in Kano state, which he made his home.

2. He married a Shuwa Arab, Maryam, also from Borno state, in 1965 and they had six boys and three girls. The first child, Ibrahim, died in a plane crash in 1996.