U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes In Germany, Pilot Survives

   A U.S. F-16 fighter jet on Tuesday crashed near the southwestern German city of Trier, with the pilot ejecting out of the cockpit safely.

   The U.S. Air Base Spangdahlem announced the crash in a statement. According to the statement, the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet crashed at about 3.00 p.m. during a routine training sortie near Zemmer.

President Buhari's Full Speech In 2020 Budget Proposal To National Assembly

 

   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented a budget of N10.33trillion for the 2020 fiscal year to the joint session of the National Assembly. Below is the full speech by President Muhammadu Buhari.

2020 BUDGET SPEECH:

Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job Creation

Delivered By:

His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari

President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

PROTOCOLS

1. I will start by asking you to pardon my voice. As you can hear, I have a cold as a result of working hard to meet your deadline!

2. I am delighted to present the 2020 Federal Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly, being my first budget presentation to this 9th National Assembly.

3. Before presenting the Budget, let me thank all of you Distinguished and Honourable Members of the National Assembly, for your avowed commitment to cooperate with the Executive to accelerate the pace of our socio-economic development and enhance the welfare of our people.

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi Reportedly Orders Shooting Of Anyone Who Blocks His Convoy

   The governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi has ordered the shooting of anyone who blocks his convoy. Mr Umahi gave this order on Saturday while narrating how his convoy was blocked the previous night by mourners at a wake-keep in the state.

  The governor’s convoy was reportedly blocked along Onicha Road in Onicha Local Government Area of the State on his way back to the state capital from his Uburu, Ohaozara hometown Friday night.He alleged that one of his security aides lost his military rifle in the incident. While receiving some guests at the State Executive Chambers in Abakaliki on Saturday, the governor expressed his fury over the incident, saying it is a criminal breach of the law.

Buhari presents 2020 budget to National Assembly

   

   President Muhammadu Buhari will present the year 2020 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly.

  This will be the first time the new leaders of the two chambers of the National Assembly, Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, will host the president in the parliament. Messrs Lawan and Gbajabiamila were, in June, elected Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.

EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s son-in-law, Abdullahi Babalele

 

    EFCC has re-arraigned Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law of the former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar. 

   Babalele was re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on a 2 count charge bordering on allegations of money laundering. According to the charge signed on behalf of the EFCC by its prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo, Mr Babalele committed the offence in February 2019.  When the charges were read to him, Babalele pleaded not guilty.