THE crisis in the House of Representatives took a dramatic turn, yesterday, as some of the members gave the Speaker, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, seven days to resign or be disgraced out.

AFTER six hours of deliberations on state matters, a well attended National Council of State, NCS, which had all former Nigerian leaders in attendance, yesterday, ratified the appointment of the outgoing Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, BUK, Professor Attahiru Jega, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

FOUNDING Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has told Vanguard exclusively that his return to the country was not because he had been offered any job or because he was in search of one.

The palace of the President of the Plateau State Traditional Council, the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba has been set on fire by some of the irate youths protesting the enforcement of the ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles.

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday said that there was nothing wrong in President Goodluck Jonathan contesting the 2011 Presidency

There appears to be a twist in the appointment of the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of Tuesday’s meeting of the National Council of State, NCS, which is scheduled to consider the nomination.

Chief Dapo Sarumi is a typical Lagos politician. But beyond that he shook this nation between 1991 and 1992 when he sought the governorship ticket in Lagos. The contest arguably remains the fiercest yet in the history of gubernatorial primaries in Nigeria.
At the end of the day, both Sarumi and his competitor, Professor Femi Agbalajobi, were disqualified from further contesting, not because they did anything bad but because it was a No-Retreat, No-Surrender scenario.

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, arrived the country yesterday, declaring he was happy to be back home.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan declared in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday, that he took a great risk by not removing the service chiefs against advice from several quarters when he was the Acting President. He added that it was a personal sacrifice he made in the interest of the nation.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has advised politicians across the country to stop impeachment threats and political fight so as to give the people confidence for a stable democratic process.

IN a vote of 85 to zero, the Senate, yesterday, unanimously passed the harmonized draft copy of the amendments made to the 1999 Constitution with a resolve by the leadership to meet with Speakers of the Houses of Assembly to expedite quick passage of the amendments by the state legislatures.

The controversy surrounding the marriage of Senator Ahmed Yerima to an Egyptian 13 year old, is gaining storm, as the Registered Trustees of Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has dragged to an Abuja High Court, the heads of the two chambers of the National Assembly, and the National Human Right Commission (NHRC).

BARRING any last minute change of mind by President Goodluck Jonathan, there are very strong indications that Bukhari Bello would replace out-going National Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu and this is authoritative.

THE 12-member jury deliberating on the money laundering trial of associates of the former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, yesterday, found his sister, Christine Ibie-Ibori, guilty of all charges of money laundering and mortgage fraud.

Eagles striker Osaze Peter Odemwingie has been psyching up himself with the exploits of the 1994 and 1998 class of Eagles.