House Of Representatives Remove Immunity for President & Governors; Plus Other Details

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The House of Representatives Wednesday passed 85 new clauses to the 1999 Constitution (as amended), among which was the rejection of immunity for the President and state governors facing criminal charges.

By the new provision on immunity, the President, Vice-President, governors and their deputies will vacate office immediately, if convicted of any criminal offence...

A total of 339 out of the 360 members of the House voted on Wednesday to pass the clauses. Voting and collation of results ended at about 10.43pm.

On immunity, 306 members voted to remove it, 17 opposed it, while 14 abstained.

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BARBARIC: Human Skull Serving As Soap Dish Found In House Of Suspect -

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The case started with a seek out a suspect who had been threatening the life of his victim, saying that his life have been paid for, and the victim would therefore need to cover a ransom to redeem his life. But the authorities were astounded when, within their bid to arrest the suspect, they found the skull of a person serving as a soap dish in his house.

The bizarre but true story occurred in Ifon, in Ose Local Government section of Ondo State recently.

Crime reports learnt that the suspect, Aigbohai Jimoh (25) in connivance with his partner in crime, Ikujeniya Yinka (26), developed an ingenuity that may be fetching him cool cash with little stress. He reportedly sent a text to one Samuel Afolayemi on June 21, demanding a amount of N400,000.

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Armored Personnel Carrier Deployed To Guard Patience Jonathan’s Guest House In Bayelsa

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A few days after the Goodluck Jonathan administration withdrew operatives of the Joint Task Force assigned to protect Government House in Rivers State, SaharaReporters has learnt that the president’s wife, Patience Jonathan, is using soldiers to guard her private guest house in Yenogoa, the capital of Bayelsa State.

Earlier this week, the Presidency ordered the withdrawal of JTF operatives guarding the official residence of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as a political feud between the governor, on the one hand, and President Jonathan and his wife, on the other, intensified. There was chaos in the chambers of the Rivers State legislature as four state law makers tied to the president and First Lady attempted, but failed, to impeach the speaker. In the aftermath of a bloody confrontation, the Jonathan administration pulled Mr. Amaechi’s security apparatus, which is controlled by the Federal Government.

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Rivers Crisis: House Of Reps take over functions of Rivers Assembly ( Video)

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The House of Representatives, Wednesday, passed a motion to take over the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly following the crisis that took place on Tuesday, July 8.

In approving the motion, the House said it was empowered by section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution to take such actions and consequently asked the Inspector General of Police to redeploy the Commissioner of Police from the state to avoid the current misunderstanding between him and the governor, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi.


The resolution was taken following the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved by the Chairman of Rules and Business Committee, Hon. Albert Sam-Tsokwa, titled “Threat to democracy and inability of the House of Assembly of Rivers State to sit and transact legislative business.”

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VIDEO: Rivers Assembly Crisis: Protesters March To Governor’s House

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The controversy in the Rivers state House of Assembly is still intense as the police are said to be currently battling a crowd of protesters in front of the Government House. in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Our correspondent, Grace Ekang, reports that there might still be trouble underway as some youths from different local government areas of the state went to the Governors residence in Port Harcourt to show solidarity with the state Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, over the crisis rocking Rivers tateHouse of Assembly.

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Tuesday’s violence was sparked off following an attempt to impeach the Speaker of the House of assembly, Mr. Otelemaba Amachree.  Five members of the House opposed to the Governor had engaged about 13 of their colleagues in a fight shortly after the pro-governor lawmakers resisted the move to remove Mr Amachree.

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Rivers State House Of Assembly Update: Free-for-All Fight in Rivers State House - Witness

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♦ Majority leader, Speaker beaten

♦ Bipi made himself Speaker for a few minutes

♦ Bipi asked his cops, thugs to shoot Governor Amaechi

♦ Bipi resisted arrest

♦ Order later restored, with Speaker Amachree taking charge

The Rivers state House of Assembly in south-south Nigeria, for some minutes Tuesday, witnessed a very rowdy session after two months of adjournment as pro Governor Rotimi Amaechi legislators battled five renegade lawmakers rooting for the political opponents of the governor.

The minority lawmakers, whose agenda was to impeach the governor made the impeachment of Speaker Otelemaba Amachree and other principal officers the first priority. They thus sneaked into the House Chambers at about 8.30 am much earlier than the normal sitting of the House and smuggled in a mace.

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The Speaker Of Rivers State House Of Assembly Impeached

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Reports coming in from the Rivers State assembly states that the speaker Hon. Otelema Amachree has been impeached form his position.

Minutes ago there had been a huge fracas at the assembly but it seems the reason may have been the suggestion to impeach Mr. Amachree.

Reports also state that Hon. Evans Bipi has been sworn in as the new speaker

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House wife bathes husband's mistress with acid (Graphic photo)

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 Nigerian Tribune

A housewife, Mrs Suzanna Fawole (38), has been remanded in Ife prisons in Osun State after she was arraigned in Magistrates’ court, Modakeke on Monday, June 3.

Fawole was accused of bathing one Funmilayo Aderibigbe (35), whom she suspected to be husband’s lover, with a liquid substance suspected to be acid, thereby causing her grievous bodily harm.

The acting Chief Magistrate, Mr O.A. Ayilara ordered that the accused be remanded in Ife prison custody while the case was adjourned till July 1 for further hearing.

May 6, was like any other day for Aderibigbe who resides on Adeboye Street, Ife-Modakeke road. Set for the day ahead, she went ahead to prepare herself for the activities she had lined up for herself, oblivious of what was in stock for her.

Senate stops N4bn first ladies’ mission house project

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The Senate on Wednesday dropped the controversial African First Ladies’ Peace Mission House project when it passed the N259.65bn budget of the Federal Capital Territory for the 2013 fiscal year without approving the N4bn appropriated for it.

In February when the budget proposal was brought to the National Assembly, it contained N4bn vote for the construction of the mission house in Abuja, a development that attracted a lot of criticisms from members of the public.

The Senate, during the second reading of the bill, questioned the rationale of committing scarce resources to prosecute a less important structure.

Civil rights groups and political parties had also berated the Federal Capital Territory Administration for budgeting N4bn for the construction of the building for a non-governmental body headed by the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

Man Found Dead In House Full Of Snakes (Photos)

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Police looking for a missing man were shocked to find him dead in his home — surrounded by over forty giant snakes.

Many of the reptiles, including a 30ft anaconda and four 35ft pythons, were slithering free around the decomposing body when police entered snake fan Heiko Rieder's apartment in Straubing, Germany.

A fire service spokesman said: "At least one was as thick as a human thigh."

Worried colleagues alerted police after the 40-year-old caretaker failed to turn up to work for a week.

It is thought he died from a heart attack while feeding his pets.

Wife of House of Reps member accused of torturing two women

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Wife of an offering House of Representatives member was fingered yesterday in the torture, beating and alleged try to kidnap two feamales in Isale Eko area of Lagos. Sources say that yesterday morning at about 7.15a.m, a Toyota Camry car that has been employed for the operation caused a stir in Bamgbose Street in Lagos Island at the heart of Lagos metropolis.Like a bolt from the blue, six unidentified ladies, carrying canes came out from the unregistered grey coloured car and advanced towards No 101, Bamgbose Street. 

The unmasked ladies met one Alhaja Basidat Ajadi Balogun, a small business woman resident in the road and repeatedly flogged her as she wept. (The woman pictured above)Balogun, who was simply shouting towards the top of her voice while the beating was going on, tried without success to find out from the rampaging ladies why she was being beaten.Based on a resident of the street, who pleaded to not be mentioned, whilst the severe beating was going on, Alhaja Jolaade Batola, wife of an influencial legislator, a House of Representatives member, representing Mainland federal constituency, was seen seated, inside the unregistered Toyota Camry car and giving orders to the lady on what direction to go for their victim.

Man sets friends house Ablaze !!!

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A house situated at 6, Ogunfowokan street, Okota Isolo was set on fire on Sunday May 5th by a man angry with the owner of the house. The man called Ayo visited the home that Sunday morning to confront the owner, Mr Olakunle Olatunji, who he blamed for being laid off work, but met only Mr Olatunji's daughter at home. He pushed the girl out of the house and set it on fire.

The fire was later put out by the Lagos State Fire Service and Ayo has been arrested and detained at Okota Police Station. Another photo after the break..

House To Probe Minister of Petroleum Over “Suspicious Oil Deals”

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The House of Representatives is set to investigate the Minister of Petroleum Resources,  Diezani Alison-Madueke over allegation of suspicious oil deals worth N59 trillion.

Speaking on a matter of public importance, member Representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra State, Representative Victor Ogene accused the minister of impropriety and abuse of due process in the transaction leading to the sale of seven oil mining leases.

The matter was brought to the house following a petition by group from oil producing communities in Delta, who alleged that there was a deliberate exclusion of indigenious operators from the exercise.

House Committee Orders Arrest Of 3 Top NNPC Staff Over Missing Funds Running Into Billions Of Dollar

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House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, to arrest and bring before the committee, the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engineer Andrew Yakubu, the Executive secretary, Petroleum Products Price regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Mr Reginald Stanley, and the Director Department of Petroleum Resources, Mr Augustine Olorunsola.

This is as a result the refusal of the trio to appear before the committee to defend the multi-billion dollar Auditor-General of the Federation query dated back to 2007. The IGP has therefore been given an ultimatum to ensure that the three individuals were brought before the committee in person by 1.00pm today.

House Of Reps Query CBN, FIRS,NCS Over Missing N7.9bn

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The House of Representatives on Monday uncovered a N7.935bn discrepancy in the remittance of revenue generated by the Nigeria Customs Service to the Federation Account in 2007.

A report of the House Committee on Public Accounts indicated that Customs generated and remitted N233.430bn to the Federation Account during the year, but found out that only N241.366bn was released to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee for sharing between the three tiers of government.

This left a difference of N7.9bn, which the committee said was not accounted for.

The committee queried the Central Bank of Nigeria, the NCS and the Federal Inland Revenue Service about the development. It directed them to explain what led to the discrepancy.

House of Representatives Rejects Bill to Give Unemployed Graduates Allowance ( Pls Share Your Point Of View)

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The House of Representatives on Wednesday threw out a bill seeking to provide monetary incentives to all unemployed graduates in Nigeria.
The bill, which was sponsored by Arua Arunsi (PDP, Abia), sought to amend the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Act 2004 to cater for unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions who could not secured employment.
Mr Arunsi had argued that the bill was to design and implement programmes to combat mass unemployment for graduates that are between the ages of 18 to 35 years and also between third to fifth year of post-graduation experience.

Most of the lawmakers present at the chamber stoutly opposed the second reading of the bill on the ground that it failed to meet critical criterion of filling gaps inherent in the existing laws it was seeking to amend.

Lagos House Wife Petitions IG

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LAGOS — WHAT could have motivated a former commissioner in Ogun State to threaten the life of a Lagos house wife, Mrs. Aderonke Odupitan?

Why would the same ex-commissioner lead a four-man armed gang to keep vigil on the residence of the affected house-wife at Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos?

These are some of the burning issues which operatives in the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), at Kam Salem House, Obalende, Lagos, as well as other security agencies in the state are trying to unravel.

House of Reps Hold Special Plenary Session For Victorious Super Eagles (PHOTOS)

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Remarks By the House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, At The Special Session Of The House Of Representatives To Honour The Victorious National Football Team, The Super Eagles, The 2013 African Soccer Champions, On Wednesday 13th February 2013.

Father Sets House Ablaze And Kills His 6 Children As He Frames Ex-Girlfriend

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A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire started the blaze as part of a 'plan' to frame his ex-girlfriend after becoming locked in a custody battle with her, a court has heard.

Mick Philpott, along with his wife Mairead, allegedly started the fire at their semi-detached home after making reports to the police that his former partner, Lisa Willis, had been threatening him and his family.

There were emotional scenes during their manslaughter trial at Nottingham Crown Court today as the 999 call made by the couple as the fire took hold was played to the jury.

House To Pass Law That Will Send Molesters To Jail For Life

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The Chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights, Hon. Beni Lar, has said that defilers would face life imprisonment once the current Violence Against Persons Bill becomes law.

Lar, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, said the National Assembly had decided to expedite action on the passage of the bill, considering the increasing prevalence of r*pe in the country. She pointed out that the bill would not only protect r*pe victims but equally provide protection for victims of violence including physical, s*xual, psychological, domestic, harmful traditional practices and discrimination.