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The senate this morning began its sitting without senate president Bukola Saraki reading the much awaited ministerial list. The tradition in the senate has always been that any communication from the President is read before the commencement of proper legislative business but that did not happen as Senator Bukola went straight into legislative matters. The minority leader of the senate Godswill Apakbio observed the abnormal and immediately raised a point of order. “The President had promised to announce his ministerial nominees today and the Senate President has finished reading the days announcements without it, why?,” Akpabio said. The senate president however did not reply him. Senate leader, Bala Ibn Na'Allah said the legislative day had not elapsed and so more everyone should be patient. The house is still in session

CCB member faults trial Meanwhile, there was a new dimension to the case against Saraki, as a member of the CCB said that the entire trial was needless and in contradiction with the process stipulated in the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. The member of the Bureau noted that the Section of the Act was not complied with before the Senate President was charged before the tribunal, adding, “If it had been complied with, the man will probably not even need to get to court at all, even if he committed all we are charging him with. Once he admits the inconsistency and regularise them”. According to the member who spoke on condition of anonymity said if the Bureau had followed the provision of Section 3(d) of its own law, it will not rush to trial, but invite Saraki to come and defend whatever inconsistency or infraction that may have been discovered in his asset declarations, adding that the normal procedure according to Section 3(d) of the Act was that the Bureau should set up a c...

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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday declared that there would be no formal activity to mark the 2015 Igbo day celebration. The event is usually celebrated yearly on September 29. President-General of Ohanaeze, Enwo Igariwey, who briefed journalists on the outcome of a meeting at Ohanaeze secretariat in Enugu, said this was a time for sober reflection. Apparently referring to the outcome of the 2015 presidential election where Ohanaeze’s choice, former President Goodluck Jonathan was defeated, he said “we had a meeting, a select group met in-house with Ohanaeze executive to discuss the Igbo day celebration. “It will be held low-key; branches are free to celebrate the Igbo day as they want, but at the national level, we have decided on a review. The situation of things in the country calls for tact and unity among Ndigbo. This is also why the theme of this year’s celebration is ‘Ako na Uche; Njiko Aka’ (tact and unity).” Igariwey...

The police in Lagos have arrested an official of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, Ibrahim Alli, for allegedly vandalising and stealing the cables that supplied power to streetlights in the Opebi, Ikeja area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that 29-year-old Alli, said to be a member of a two-man syndicate, was arrested on Friday, September 25, in the area. The police said the suspect works with LAWMA in the Onipanu area, while his accomplice, identified only as Yunusa, evaded arrest. They said a manhunt had been launched for him. Our correspondent learnt that the police recovered items, including electrical cables, a shovel, a LAWMA identity card, and one wristwatch from the suspect. Alli, from Adamawa State, in his statement to the police, confessed to the crime, adding that it was Yunusa who introduced the idea to him. He added that he was usually given only N1,500 from the sale of the cables. He said, “Yunusa and I went to Opebi in Lagos at about 12.30am to steal the c...

6 images Jeff Chiu Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, left, speaks next to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. A rare visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend has captivated his extensive fan club in the area and commanded the attention of major U.S. technology companies eager to extend their reach into a promising overseas market. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest_share More Sharing  MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted the power of social media and his own goals for developing India's tech economy on Sunday, speaking to a global audience from a "town hall" meeting at the headquarters of the world's largest social network. Modi also vowed to improve education for girls and "bring more women into decision-making" in his country, while responding to a handful of questions during a carefully orches...