Chemiical Explosion Raze Three Houses In Onitsha



Chemical depot located at Nkpor junction in Idemili North Local Government area of Anambra State, yesterday evening set three buildings ablaze.
Chemicals stored in drums in the depot caught fire and exploded, setting the three buildings: a five-storey, three-storey and another ablaze.

Senator Ekwunife & 65 Others Make Saraki;s c’ttees Chairmen



After several months of lobbying and horse-trading, the tension which before now gripped members of the upper legislative chamber, over who gets what in the committees to oversee various ministries, departments and agencies of government, seems to have been doused. 



This came as the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday named the chairmen and deputy chairmen of the 65 committees to oversee various ministries, departments and agencies of government.

President Buhari declares Ministerial-Designates Retreat Open Today In Abuja



Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari will on Wednesday (Today) declare open a two day retreat for the confirmed ministerial nominees later this morning.
The retreat which would run from today through Friday would hold at the presidential villa in Abuja.“We will never betray the people because they have risked everything.

Former Benue Governor Gabriel Suswan, Arraign Today By EFCC over N3.1bn fraud Charge



After several days of extended interrogations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will today arraign the former Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, for money laundering and embezzlement.
The arraignment of Suswam, who ruled Benue State from 2007 to 2015, follows the filing of a nine-count charge largely bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion against him at the Federal High Court Abuja on October 2.

JUSUN STRIKE UPDATE: Anambra CJ Set Up 3 Mobile Courts To Decongest Police Cells



 

Anambra sate Governor, Willie Obiano has been called upon to rescue the judiciary by calling off the ongoing judiciary staff union JUUSN indefinite strike action to reduce the number of cell inmates scattered across  different police stations in the state.

They said, suspects are dying  in droves while others are languishing in prisons due to the ongoing JUSUN strike action and called for a speedy intervention of government to save the face of many innocent inmates that are currently been subjected to untold hardship when there is no constituted law courts to adjudicate on their matter.

Dr Sid, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello perform #Jantamanta

Leading record label, Mavin Records have once again serve fans with a pleasant surprise.
Performing at Oga Madam Live on Stage with Lolo 1 which held at Muson Centre on Sunday November 1, Mavin all stars group Reekado Banks, Korede Bello joined Dr Sid on stage to perform their chart topping gyration new single, ‘Jantamanta’

Saraki Urges Supreme Court Set Aside Appeal Court Jugement on CCT proceeding

About two days to the commencement of full scale-trial on the 13-count criminal charge that was entered against him by the Federal Government, the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, yesterday, approached the Supreme Court, urging it to arrest the proceeding of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

Banks block five million customers’ accounts • No withdrawal without BVN –CBN



At least five million bank accounts were deactivated by Deposit Money Banks operating in the country on Saturday night following the October 31, 2015 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for bank customers to register and obtain their Bank Verification Numbers, findings by our correspondents showed on Monday.

Senate Inaugurate Committees This Week– Senate Leader Ndume



Some senators’ insistence on serving in juicy committees appeared to have delayed the announcement of the panels by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, last week, investigation has revealed.
Ashiwaju.org  learnt that most of the members of the upper chamber filled in the forms distributed to them, the juicy panels, thereby leaving the leadership the herculean task of redistributing the 65 committees among the 109 senators.

Nigerian Senate Promise To Intervene In Anambra Erosion Disaster

That Anambra State is adjudged as the most erosion devastated state in Nigeria, with over three thousand different erosion sites scattered across many communities of the state is an issue that needs urgent federal and international agencies attention.