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NASS Crisis: No More Factions, Only Hard Work Now – Dogara

House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara, on
Thursday, July 30, officially announced the end of the
National Assembly crisis, which started after the
chambers’ leadership election.
According to Vanguard, speaking at the end of the All
Progressives Congress caucus meeting, the lawmaker
said that now, when the 49-day political conflict was the
thing of the past, the 8th Senate was ready to totally
focus on work.
“There are no more factions in the House what we have today
is a group of lawmakers loyal to the House leadership and our
great party.
Yakubu Dogara and Femi Gbajabiamila
“It is only in unity that we can positively contribute to the
change we all worked for and move Nigeria forward towards
our desired dream of a greater nation.”
When asked about why the South-East was not
represented in the new leadership, Dogara responded,
saying: “We are already working on that to see how the zone
will be adequately compensated.”

Nigerian doctor who scored 5.0 Cumulative GPA in Russian Uni. honoured by FG

Nigerian doctor Victor Olalusi, who scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average
(GPA) in Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow (RNRMU) in
2013 was yesterday July 29th honoured by the Federal Ministry of Education in
Abuja.
Doctor Olalusi, the best graduating student in the whole Russian Federation in
2013 under the Russia-Nigeria Bilateral Education Agreement is currently
undergoing the one year compulsory National Youth Service scheme in Rivers
State.

Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi, dies at 22

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Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late superstar Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, died Sunday at the age of 22, a representative of the Houston family said in a statement.

“Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away Sunday, July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family,” the statement said. “She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.”

She was treated in a hospital and then a hospice facility in the nearly six months since she was found unresponsive and not breathing in the bathtub at her Roswell home on January 31 — nearly three years to the day after her mother accidentally drowned in a bathtub in Beverly Hills, a victim of the vices she had fought for much of her career.

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Brown was placed in a medically induced coma, relatives have said. Rumors flew about her condition, with family members and loved ones taking sides in the drama.

In April, her maternal grandmother, Cissy Houston, said Bobbi Kristina had “global and irreversible brain damage.”

“Meeting with the doctors and understanding that she can live in this condition for a lifetime truly saddens me,” Houston said. “We can only trust in God for a miracle at this time.”

The statement was released days after her father and Whitney Houston’s former husband, R & B singer Bobby Brown, told an audience in Dallas, “I can say today, Bobbi is awake. She’s watching me.”

Buhari meets APC Reps ahead of resumption

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to engage all members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in a crucial meeting on Monday.

The meeting which is coming a day ahead of the resumption of the two chambers of the National Assembly is meant to formally put an end to the leadership crisis rocking the House.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the meeting to State House correspondents on Sunday.

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According to Shehu, the meeting would hold at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, by 5pm.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will be meeting with the APC members of the House of Representatives at the new Banquet Hall of the State House on Monday at 5pm,” he simply said.

The Presidential spokesman did not disclose the agenda of the meeting.

The Monday meeting will be the first time the President will be meeting all APC members in the House together.

It will be recalled that he had earlier met separately with groups loyal to the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; and a former Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila.

The President also met with Gbajabiamila for the second time on Friday.

The Monday meeting was apparently called to ensure that there is no repeat of the rancorous situation witnessed on the floor of the House shortly before it adjourned.

Dogara and Gbajabiamila are expected to lead members of their different factions to the meeting.

It was not clear at press time whether the leadership of the APC will be represented at the meeting.

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 US trip: Buhari rejects gay marriage, says Presidency

 - The Presidency on Wednesday admitted that the issue of gay marriage came up during President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day official visit to the United States. It said the President, however, rejected the idea “point-blank.” The Special Adviser to the President on Media d Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Adesina said the issue of gay marriage was raised in one of the meetings that the President attended in Washington DC on Tuesday. He, however, refused to disclose the specific meeting attended by the President where the issue was raised. The presidential spokesman said when the issue came up, Buhari made it clear that sodomy is against the law of Nigeria and abhorrent to the country’s culture. “The issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday (Tuesday). PMB (President Buhari) was point-blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture,” Adesina posted on his Twitter handle. Among the meetings attended by Buhari on Tuesday were the ones he had with the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, and the Nigerians resident in the US. The fear among stakeholders ahead of Buhari’s US trip was that he could succumb to the US authorities’ pressure on gay rights. Former President Goodluck Jonathan had in January 13, 2014 signed the anti-gay marriage bill into law. The law prohibits gay marriage and same-sex relationships and prescribes a 14-year prison term for offenders. Jonathan had defied western governments’ pressure urging Nigeria to respect gay and lesbian rights. The law, which also proscribes membership of gay rights groups, was passed by the National Assembly in May 2013 but Jonathan had delayed signing it into law. Two similar bills have been proposed since 2006 but failed to make it through parliament. “Persons who enter into a same-sex marriage contract or civil union commit an offence and are each liable, on conviction, to a term of 14-year in prison. “Any person who registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies and organisations or directly or indirectly makes public show of same-sex amorous relationship in Nigeria commits an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a term of 10 years in prison,” the law states.(punch) -

Buhari FINALLY Speaks About Gay Marriage In Nigeria (PHOTO)

As suspected, the issue of gay marriage in Nigeria came up during a conversation with Buhari and Femi Adesina is revealing to us now Buhari's response.

See response after the jump:

It reads: "The issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday. PMB was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture."

See What Bukola Saraki's Wife Has to Say About Her EFCC Invitation

Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said she will respond to the invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and assist the commission with its inquiries over corruption allegations levelled against her.

Toyin Saraki on Wednesday confirmed being invited by the commission but denied knowing the motive of the invitation.

Mrs Saraki, was invited by the EFCC in relation to questionable inflow of funds into companies she had stakes in when her husband was the governor of Kwara State.

She is expected to report at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on July 28, 2015; where investigators would interrogate her for alleged financial crimes.

In a statement released through her private secretary, Akeem Olagoke, the Senate President’s wife claimed she had no idea of the intent of the anti-graft agency’s invitation.

“Her Excellency, Mrs Toyin Saraki, Founder of Wellbeing Foundation Africa and wife of the Senate President has been informed by her office that a letter of invitation was delivered to her office, by and from the EFCC.

“She has directed an immediate and formal response, to the EFCC, that she will be delighted to assist them with any lawful enquiries they may have, as a law abiding, transparent and accountable private citizen, ” Mr. Olagoke said.

Source: PREMIUM Times

Dasuki denies maltreating Buhari after 1985 coup

Former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd), swore that he never maltreated President Buhari when he, as military Head of State, was removed in a 1985 coup, as being erroneously alleged. He said:

“I always respect and dignify my seniors and those in positions of authority whether in service or after. Though a young officer, I was reluctant to be among those that arrested him. And I was not. I only met him afterward at Bonny Camp with Lawal Rafindadi. There is no way I could have maltreated him as being alleged in some quarters. I am glad most of the actors are still alive.”

The former NSA stated that he even knelt down to beg Baba Bisi Akande, who was then Chairman of Action Congress Nigeria, ACN, to accept then General Buhari to run for Presidency in 2011 because “General Buhari is a man to be trusted.”

Dasuki who spoke to blogger Yushua Shauib in Abuja, also disclosed how he and some others confronted late General Sani Abacha over June 12 election, which was won by late Chief Mashood Kashimawo Abiola.

He said:

“This led to our premature retirement. The persecution that followed forced me into exile, where I teamed up with opposition elements struggling for the return of democracy.”

In regards to his roles in politics, the former NSA, who is currently having some issues with the Department of State Services, DSS, narrated how he supported the campaign aspiration of Muhammadu Buhari in 2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections.

He said respected Northern elements like Adamu Adamu, Bashir Kurfi, Sule Hamman, Wada Maida and Kabir Yusuf are among individuals privy to his active involvement.

While revealing how he campaigned for Buhari to emerge the joint candidate of ACN and CPC in 2011, Dasuki disclosed how he pleaded with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the presence of Bisi Akande to accept Muhammad Buhari as the joint presidential candidate for ACN and CPC.

Dasuki said:

“In the belief that Yoruba and south-westerners are never religious fanatics, especially regarding politics, me and my group suggested that Tinubu should be a running mate to Buhari.

“When other elements opposed that proposition, Tinubu team therefore recommended a Buhari-Osinbajo ticket. Unfortunately, the ticket failed to stick as Pastor Tunde Bakare was eventually pushed forward by other forces.”

Speaking further, the former NSA recalled how prior to the 1983 coup that ousted President Shehu Shagari, himself and two young military officers, who are still alive, travelled to Jos to brief Major General Buhari, who was then the GOC of 3rd Armoured Division, on the furtherance of the planning of the 1983 coup, which made Buhari the major beneficiary.

He said:

“Buhari expressed his bitterness about insinuations on his stewardship in one of the public institutions, but I assured the then GOC not to worry about such reckless and mischievous insinuations.”

Asked why he participated in the ouster of Buhari less than two years afterward ousting Shagari, Dasuki simply answered that General Buhari should know who to blame.

Source: Vanguard