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Follow  @davidblawal     The Nigerian senate was on Tuesday split into two factions as it resumed from recess only to be confronted with an allegation of corrupt practices levelled against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Out of the about 110 senators on the floor of the senate, 84 of them passed a vote of confidence in the President of the senate while another 26 refused to give a stamp of approval, saying the processes adopted in moving it were faulty and that the motion violated the upper chamber’s standing rule of not dabbling in matters before a court of law. The names of the senators who did not pass the vote of confidence include: Rabiu M. Kwankwaso (Kano Central) Suleiman Nazif (Bauchi N orth) Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West) George Akume (Benue West) Barnabas Gemade (Benue East) Alfred Joseph (Delta Central) Ahmad Zannah (Borno Central) Ali Ndume (Borno South) Ali Wakili (Bauchi South) ‎Bayero Nafada (Gombe North) Abubakar Gumel (...

Follow @davidblawal The 8th National Assembly on Tuesday resumed from recess only be faced with the trial of the President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, who is facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged corrupt practices. There was an uproar at the senate when the embattled Senate President, Saraki, got a morale boost from 84 members of the senate who later passed a vote of confidence in Saraki. However, some senators protested the endorsement, saying the processes adopted in moving it were faulty and that the motion violated the upper chamber’s standing rule of not dabbling in matters before a court of law. The names of his colleagues who gave him a stamp of approval were not immediately read on the floor of the senate. Find the original copy containing the names below:

Follow @davidblawal Distinguished colleagues, I heartily welcome you back from our annual recess. I hope you had a very rewarding time with your families and your constituencies. I also hope that the period of recess has afforded you opportunities to reflect on the enormous task before this Senate in the months ahead. I believe that we have all resumed today with greater vigour and higher commitment to serve our fatherland and serve the cause of democracy. In the face of the great challenges that our country faces on different fronts, which urgently demands our attention, we must be prepared to put in the long extra hours to make up for the precious time we have lost for sundry reasons. As we resume today, we must demonstrate clearly to Nigerians that we are prepared to fulfill our mandates and put Nigeria first in all that we do, no matter how we feel about anything else. To behave contrary will amount to a betrayal of the confidence repose on us by our constituencies and our...

"I want the light in the life of every YALI Network member to shine so bright that others might, through their light, find their way". These were the words of Prosper Egeonu. By the time he was 30, Prosper Egeonu had witnessed too much violence in Jos, the capital city of Plateau state - central Nigeria. He didn't want to see any more. Thousands have died in conflict that has erupted in outbreaks of violence for more than a decade. Indigenous people and settlers from other ethnic groups clash over land, power and resources. Having experienced the horrific acts of inter-community violence in his youth, Egeonu began to devote his business, civic and personal activities to ending violence. Prosper Egeonu and other young leaders participate in a daylong National Youth Leadership Summit in October 2014. In 2009 Egeonu, a YALI Network member, joined the Jos Crisis Appeal Fund (JCAF) as a volunteer, determined to get more people in the state capital to stand ...

Follow @davidblawal West Ham United Football Club has completed the signing of Nigerian midfielder, Victor Moses. Moses, former Crystal Palace and Wigan player moved to Stamford Bridge in August 2012, but spent the last two seasons on loan at Liverpool and Stoke. However, the Chelsea winger agreed to a surprising new deal with the Blues and will spend the rest of the campaign on loan with the West Ham on a season-long loan. The former Crystal Palace star was signed alongside fellow winger Michail Antonio from Nottingham Forest but Crystal Palace are confident of getting the deal over the line as well as Josh Cullen ‏ . Upon the completion of the signing, Moses posted through his Twitter handle saying:  Delighted to sign a new deal at Chelsea and now looking forward to a good season with West Ham pic.twitter.com/6PNruouDsd — Victor Moses (@VictorMoses) September 1, 2015