AFRICAN NEWS FLASH

As the National Assembly resumes the day after tomorrow, there are indications that the lawmakers would hold plenary for just five legislative days, beginning from Wednesday to Thursday next week before adjourning for four weeks to take part in the forthcoming general elections. An insiders source confirmed that the lawmakers will hold plenary on Wednesday and Thursday this week to set agenda for debate on general principles of the N8.83trillion 2019 budget presented to them by President Buhari on December 19 last year. The source also revealed that the senate will clear the remaining CBN nominees before proceeding on four weeks vacation

Reliable Sources confirmed that the CBN Governor is manipulating the management and the board of the apex bank to confirm Priscilla Eleje as the substantive Director of Currency Operations. If her appointment is confirmed, she would automatically be the second signatory on the naira.Meanwhile emefielle is grooming one his trusted protégés AHMED kuru,MD/CEO of the assets management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON to take over from him before the Presidency settled down on the former Managing Director of Unity Bank, Henry Semenitari

Democrat Nancy Pelosi was elected on Thursday (Jan 3) to be the new speaker of the United States House of Representatives as her party took majority control of the chamber following its election victory on Nov 6. This marks Ms Pelosi's second stint as Speaker. She was the first woman ever to hold the job, serving from 2007 until 2011, when Republicans began an eight-year run in the House majority. Ms Pelosi received 220 votes for Speaker, while Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy got 192 votes. A smattering of others received the remaining votes in the chamber that holds 435 seats. The election puts Ms Pelosi in position to lead the opposition to President Donald Trump's agenda and to conduct in-depth investigations of his administration following two years during which Republicans have mainly given him a free pass. Mr Trump congratulated her, saying he hoped they could work together. Holding a surprise media appearance hours after Ms Pelosi addressed the new De

Following the controversy generated by the leading opposition party, the People’s Democratic party, PDP, over the alleged acquisition of Keystone bank and Etisalat by Alhaji Isa Funtua and the CEO of AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, President Mhammadu Buhari has ordered probe into the alleged fraud. A highly placed source at the headquarters of the Economic and financial crimes Commission, EFCC yesterday told daybreak that the President was thoroughly embarrassed with the allegations linking him to the transactions. According to the source, a discrete panel will be set up soon comprising of the Chairman of the EFCC, representative of the DSS, ICPC, federal ministry of Justice to look into the allegations. The source further added that, both Isa Funtua, Ahmed Kuru, the governor of the central bank of Nigeria, CBN, Chief Godwin Emefiele and management Staff of the Keystone Bank and 9Mobile will be quizzed by the operatives of the EFCC for some interactions. Recently, a mindboggling scandal

Senator Elizabeth Warren jumped into the race for president on Monday, announcing she is forming an exploratory committee for 2020. “I’m in this fight all the way,” she said on Monday afternoon.

Three people including a police officer injured in ‘frenzied’ New Year’s Eve attack Counter-terrorism police have raided a house in Manchester after three people including a British Transport Police officer were stabbed in a “frenzied attack” during New Year’s Eve celebrations. The incident, classified as critical, was being investigated by counter-terrorism police officers after the perpetrator was allegedly heard shouting Islamist slogans during the attack just before 9pm at Victoria station in the city. A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. On Tuesday, officers confirmed they were searching a property in the Cheetham Hill area of the city where the attacker is believed to have lived. Russ Jackson, an assistant chief constable with Greater Manchester police (GMP), described the attack on the officer and a couple in their 50s as “frenzied” and “random in nature”. It took place near the scene of the 2017 Manchester Arena bomb