Senegalese Senators Dissolve Senate To Save Money And Help Flood Victims

Senegalese Senators have unanimously passed a law to dissolve its Senate so as to save an estimated $15 million for victims of recent deadly floods in the country.

The decision was reached after a vote between it’s 150-seat National Assembly and 100-seat Senate. BBC reports that the Senate members had fought to be retained, but lost in the joint session of parliament.

According to the report, President Macky Sall has said the money reserved for the upper house will also go towards preventing further flooding.

The Congress also abolished the position of vice-president which no one has held since its creation in 2009 by then President Abdoulaye Wade.

#NECLive4: Checkout First Photos of Banky W, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Timi Dakolo, Kemi Adetiba & More

The 4th Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NEC) is currently ongoing at Landmark event Centre in Oniru, Lagos.

Timi Dakolo sang the National Anthem and then Publisher Ayeni Adekunle gave his opening speech.

Those who are to speak at this year’s conference are some of Nigeria’s brightest minds in music, film, media, tech, and government like Funke Akindele, Banky W, D’banj, John Ugbe, Dayo Adeneye, Waheed Olagunju and Olatunde Falase. The event will be hosted by Tee A.
See first photos below.

Capital Femi

Bovi

Timi Dakolo

DJ Caise

Funke Bucknor-Obruthe

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi

Banky W

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi & Banky W

Wana Udobang

DJ Caise & Funke Bucknor-Obruthe

Big Mo

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi & Funke Bucknor-Obruthe

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Banky W, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu & Wana Udobang

Kemi Adetiba & DJ Caise

Photo Credit: NETng.com

Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton New York primaries

Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton New York primaries

 

 

U.S republican and Democratic party candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton pulled a major upset last night as they won in the New York Primaries.

The significant win in New York, where both candidates have huge follower-ship and backing moves them closer to picking up the nomination tickets for their parties in the U.S Presidential elections.

As of 12 a.m. European Time, Trump held 847 delegates, while Ted Cruz had 553 and John Kasich had 148, according to a CNN estimate. A Republican candidate needs 1,237 delegates to clinch the nomination.

 

While Hilary Clinton was leading with 1,930 delegates including 1,443 pledged delegates and 487 super delegates. Sanders had a total of 1,223 delegates including 1,183 pledged delegates and 40 super delegates. A Democratic candidate needs 2,383 delegates to secure the nomination.

Speaking to supporters while she was applauded as Jayz/Alicia Keys song Empire state of Minds played in the background, Hilary Clinton said,

"We started this race not far from here on Roosevelt Island," Clinton said in her victory speech. "And tonight, a little less than a year later, the race for the Democratic nomination is in the homestretch and victory is in sight."

While Trump boasted, " Senator Cruz was just about mathematically eliminated."

"We don't have much of a race anymore based on what am seeing on the television ," 

 "We're going to go into the convention I think as the winner."

 

 

Nigerian Army intercepts 92 armed herdsmen at check-points, recovers deadly weapons

Nigerian Army intercepts 92 armed herdsmen at check-points, recovers deadly weapons

  

 

On April 18, 2016, the Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Monday,  paraded 36 armed herdsmen who were intercepted by troops of the 117 Guards Battalion Keffi along the Abuja-Keffi road on Sunday. 56 other herdsmen were arrested at the Dantata check point between Kuje and the Abuja airport.

According to the spokesman of the brigade, Captain Bashir Jajira, the 36 herdsmen were arrested by troops at the Keffi check point at about 4:30 pm Sunday, April 16, in a Diana Truck and a Toyota Camry Salon car.
He said during interrogation by troops at the check point, the herdsmen said they were going to Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State. Jajira said after a thorough check of the vehicles, the troops discovered one pump action gun, 19 cartridges of dane guns, 118 cartridges of ammo, 28 cutlasses, three jack-knives, 14 sticks, seven torches, assorted charms and hard drugs.

He also said the other group of 56 herdsmen were arrested at the Dantata check point between Kuje and the airport in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

He said items recovered from them include 26 cartridge dane guns and 49 cutlasses and knives. Jajira added that all the suspects claimed to be on the lookout for cattle rustlers who stole their cows. Captain Jajira said the suspects would be handed over to the police for further investigation.

The Commander, Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Musa Yusuf, told newsmen that the arrests showed the determination of the brigade to rid the Federal Capital Territory of any criminal activity.

 

 

 

 

Courtesy: HQ Nigerian Army

Deputy Senate President Ekweremadu is not our anti-corruption Ambassador - EFCC

Deputy Senate President Ekweremadu is not our anti-corruption Ambassador - EFCC

 

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has released a statement denying media reports that Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has been appointed as the agency's Anti-Corruption ambassador. Check out the statement below...

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some reports in the print and online media, on April 20, 2016 claiming that the anti-graft agency has decorated the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”.  

According to a statement issued to the Press by the Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate President, Uche Anichukwu, the purported decoration, was carried out by the EFCC National Assembly Liaison Officer, Suleiman Bakari who was quoted to have said: “ On behalf of my acting chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu and the entire management and staff of the EFCC, decorate you as an Anti- Corruption Ambassador and formally present this frame, as a token of our appreciation to your person and office, and as a symbol of the institutional partnership between the EFCC and the National Assembly”. The EFCC totally dissociates itself from the purported action of Sulaiman Bakari as he acted entirely on his own.

He clearly acted outside his brief as a liaison officer as the management of the Commission at no time mandated him to decorate Ekweremadu or any officer of the National Assembly as Anti- Corruption Ambassador. The statutory mandate of the EFCC is the investigation and prosecution of all economic and financial crimes cases, which does not include the decoration of individuals as anti- corruption ambassadors. The Commission is not in the habit of awarding titles to individuals. And those enamoured of titles, knows the quarters to approach for such honours, not the EFCC Members of the public and stakeholders in the fight against corruption are enjoined to disregard the so-called decoration.

Nigerian man becomes the first ever African Mayor of Greenwich, South-East London

Nigerian man becomes the first ever African Mayor of Greenwich, South-East London

 

The newly elected Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South-East London is Nigeria-born British councillor, Olugbenga Babatola. 59-year-old Babatola, a Thamesmead councillor became Greenwich's first ever deputy mayor of Afrcan descent. He was sworn in as deputy to former Mayor Councillor Norman Adams on May 19, 2015

 

 

Olugbenga Babatola was elected by council members at an annual meeting and will hold the position for a year. The married father of three and grandfather of one will be sworn-in in an inauguration ceremony on Wednesday May 25, 2016 at 7pm.

In 2015, when youths in the Royal Borough of Greenwich renovated one of the facilities in the county back in 2015, Babatola was full of praise for them, expressing his believe in giving to the society.

"The young people have worked really hard and to get to this stage is brilliant," he said. "Our children are getting to the point now where they don’t ask what their community will do for them but what are they going to do to support their community. I think it’s very inspirational and is leading by example so that the younger ones will follow them by seeing their contributions to their community."

 

 

 

 

Local residents of the Borough are being invited to celebrate the inauguration of the new Mayor. 15 pairs of tickets are being made available to attend the event which will take place in the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Green.

Names will be entered into a draw and winners will be invited to bring a companion and join other guests from the wide spectrum of Greenwich life alongeside Cllr Adams and the council leader Denise Hyland.

The mayor is elected by council members at an annual meeting and the position is held for a year. He or she is the first citizen of the Royal Borough and acts as an ambassador at public affairs and at civic and ceremonial events.

 

 

 

 

Denise Hyland said; "Looking around Royal Greenwich there’s much to be proud of. The physical regeneration of our community continues apace, while there are many developments in our economic, social and community life.

 

I was determined that we should open the inauguration ceremony to more local people to reflect on the role our community plays in achieving the successes we have enjoyed over the past year. It is also a way to welcome Cllr Babatola to his new role as Mayor, and to thank Cllr Adams for his hard work and service during his tenure"