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Brazil's Senate has voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget.
It puts an end to 13 years in power of her left-wing Workers' Party. Ms Rousseff denies the charges.
Sixty-one senators voted in favour of her impeachment and 20 against, meeting the two-thirds majority needed to remove her from the presidency.
Acting President Michel Temer will serve out Ms Rousseff's term, which ends on 1 January 2019.

Mr Temer, from the centre-right PMDB party, is expected to be officially sworn in later on Wednesday.
'Coup d'etat'
Ms Rousseff had been suspended in May after the Senate voted to go ahead with the impeachment process.

She was accused of moving funds between government budgets, which is illegal under Brazilian law.
Her critics said she was trying to plug deficit holes in popular social programmes to boost her chances of being re-elected for a second term in October 2014.


Ms Rousseff fought the allegations, which she said amounted to a coup d'etat.
She argued that her right-wing political rivals had been trying to remove her from office ever since she was re-elected.

Born in 1947, grew up in an upper middle class household in Belo Horizonte
Her father was Bulgarian immigrant and an ex-communist
Joined left-wing movement against Brazil's military dictatorship which had seized power in 1964
Detained in 1970 and imprisoned for three years
Subjected to torture including electric shocks for her role in the underground resistance
Came to political prominence as the protege of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who governed Brazil from 2003 to 2011
Sworn in as Brazil's first female president in 2011
Re-elected to a second term in 2014
Impeached on 31 August 2016
"From the day after I was elected, several measures were taken to destabilise my government. And you have been systematically making accusations against me," she said when she defended herself in the Senate on Monday.
She said that she was being ousted because she had allowed a wide-ranging corruption investigation to go ahead which resulted in many high-profile politicians being charged.

Analysis by Daniel Gallas, BBC South Americas Business Correspondent
Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in the Senate has raised important questions about Brazil's democratic institutions.
Was she ousted for having committed a crime - or was that just a pretext to remove a president who had lost control of the economy and politics?
Her fiscal manoeuvres were thoroughly examined during the sessions, but it was not just that which was on trial.
Her government policies, her U-turn on the economy after the election and corruption in her party were constantly part of the debate.
Also, as the trial unfolded, Michel Temer's interim government started its work reforming the economy and outlining new policies.
Senators - and Brazilians - knew that the question of condemning Ms Rousseff went beyond just deciding technically whether she was guilty or not.
Read Daniel Gallas' analysis in full
But senators who voted in favour of her impeachment said it was Ms Rousseff and the Workers' Party who were corrupt and needed to go.
Brazilians have been divided on the issue, with many expressing their support and loyalty to Ms Rousseff while others have taken part in large demonstrations demanding that she stand down.

Mr Temer, who will govern until 1 January 2019, has promised to boost Brazil's economy, which is going through its longest and deepest recession in the past quarter of a century.
His critics have already warned that he plans to cut many of the popular social programmes introduced by the Workers' Party

The change mantra and Sai Buhari that ushered in the new administration are losing their allure in the federal capital. Why?

By Favour Nnabugwu,Vivian Yiye & Samuel Chia

A good campaign slogan is like a good fortune: concise, clever and crisp. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, found one in the slogan Change, which was to drive home the party’s campaign for the change of what was considered as the difficult situations Nigerians believed they were living under in the years before the historic May 29, 2015, handover from the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC.
President Muhammadu BuhariPresident Muhammadu Buhari

That campaign slogan was also buttressed by the slogan adopted by enthusiasts of the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, which was Sai Buhari! Sai Baba!

Ten months into the life of the new administration, the slogans that heralded the new administration to power are being turned into a mockery by the vicissitudes of the political environment.

Besides the rot that was inherited, the new administration has been challenged by depressing revenue stoked by the collapse of the price of crude oil which is the country’s main revenue source.

Sai Baba, Sai Buhari was adopted as a way of greeting, popular among Okada riders, market men and women and even in corporate offices before the March 28 presidential polls.

It is not surprising that some who just a year ago were chanting Sai Buhari! Sai Baba! are today muttering Sai Yunwa (hunger).

Indeed, the majority of Nigerians knew that the year 2016 would be a tough year. Perhaps, they only underestimated the toughness that the year would bring.

The last five months have been particularly hectic. Almost everything has been ‘dollarised’. From sachet water to staple foods, groundnut oil, palm oil, beef, fish and all consumables are beyond the reach of the ordinary man.

Dispirited and weary, the majority of them expressed disappointment that they 

And beyond the harsh economic situation, the weather condition is also harsh. The intense heat in the day and night is killing and electricity that would have provided soothing relief is now a scarce commodity. Even worse, in some states like Lagos, residents who do with generators are forbidden to buy fuel when available using their kegs. What a life!

Mr Sunday Oyemade, who runs a business centre in the Area 10 commercial section of Abuja, said that though, the country’s economy was already in bad shape before President Buhari took over but that he expected that things would have improved a little, ten months into the life of the present administration.

“When this government took over, the economy was already in a bad shape; many states were owing debts and the government had to use bailout funds to help them pay salaries.”

He, however, believes that the state of insecurity is the major cause of the poor growth of the economy as he told Sunday Vanguard that foreign investors were still scared of venturing into Nigeria.

Mr Chidi Okereke, a welder who operates from Area 1, affirmed that ordinary Nigerians have been worst hit by the change that has come saying the fight against corruption is a distraction.

Mallam Dansali Mohammed, a local tea vendor popularly known as Mai shai without holding back said the suffering in the land has become too much for him and his family to bear.

“People are saying things would get better but for how long do we have to endure the suffering? 

But not all are totally despondent. Mr Akiola Alamurin, a businessman, based in Area 10 said that things are not as bad as they seem to be.

 “But all l have to say is that Nigerians should be patient, give him a chance and support the government.” A taxi driver who simply gave his name as Ugochukwu vented out like wild fire when asked about his assessment of the situation in the land.

“We raised our hope that it was a better government not knowing it’s worse. What is going on in the country is called political telecombo it means the government is confused, 

‘’This Government is afraid of criticism it means that they don’t want to take correction.”

Mallam Muhammad Ohiani, a civil servant on his part, said, 
“The government always talks about probe but yet there is no change in what we have seen so far, even all the construction companies have either been shut down or laid off their workers, so where is the change we are talking about?” Not surprisingly, the distressing slogan of change is now song to partisans of the opposition PDP. At every opportunity, those who clamoured for change a year ago are today being harassed for the change that they said would come with Buhari

Source:Vanguard

A former National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, says most people who claim to be pastors or men of God are not, as they were not called by God in the first place.

Oritsejafor expressed displeasure over how ‘these men of God’ have now turned the church into a business centre and living flamboyant lives, stating that the development was the reason kidnappers now see the church as a place to make money.

In a recent chat with the Punch, the outgoing President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, said, “The problem we have in the church is that a lot of these pastors are not men of God as they were not called.

“They are mercenaries, commercially minded people. The duty of the church is to preach morality not materialism and because Nigerians are very gullible; they are easy victims of deceit. They fall prey to some of these pastors or prophets of doom. The way they live gives a wrong impression of what should be in a church of God. There should be no room for material possessions.

“I am not saying a man of God should not live a life of comfort but it should be a life of good comfort; that is why kidnapping is now a common thing even in the church.

“It is unfortunate that we are having this kind of problem because most places of religious gathering, particularly of the Christian faith, are seemingly reducing their faith to commercials. So many people think they have money and most of them live a flamboyant lifestyle.

“As such, the kidnappers mistake them for money men but there is nothing there. The kidnappers would be kept at bay if they stopped preaching prosperity and allowing dirty money to go into the church coffers. I also think the church is losing its moral values. The values are disappearing gradually.

“We should preach values and not materialism. I think the churches themselves should look inwards and correct the poor impression they are giving people outside that there is money in the church, whereas there is none,” he stated.

On his opinion on the Kaduna State bill against public preaching, Oritsejafor said Governor Nasir el-Rufai had seemingly taken the wrong step.

Oristejafor said, “He should call a meeting of all the stakeholders in that state with respect to religious activities before rushing to the state Assembly for any bill. Be that as it may, we have to be very careful if there is any bill intended to wear religious colouration.

“When Sharia was introduced into this country we were lucky to have a Christian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who tamed it. Nigeria would have been engulfed by the conflagration. Sharia would have been misunderstood.

“There are already enough laws in the statue book that take care of what Governor El-Rufai has in mind. I have no objection if he wants to curb noise pollution in the name of religion. I quite agree if this is the basis. But in a situation where it is meant to tackle extremism, libel, sedition, incitement and more, there are enough laws in our statute book for this. Doing otherwise is not good for him.

“I have tremendous respect for him for he was the person bold enough to say that there should be no more street begging. Yes, that was a sensible thing because even in the Islamic countries such is not allowed,” the pastor stated.

*Says Buhari govt is driven by strong words, little action
*Deplores FG on economy
*Falana: We didn’t vote change for suffering 
*Deplores Kachukwu on wrong-headed policies

Paul Obi in Abuja

In response to public outcry against the excruciating pain faced by Nigerians, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is to declare a one-day nationwide strike against the insistence by the federal government to go on with the electricity tariff hike, ongoing fuel scarcity and current economic hardship Nigerians are facing under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Declaring open the Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the NLC, the President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, accused the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government of failing in several fronts in its promises to the people.

The union said it will also protest against anti-labour laws about to be enacted by the Kaduna State governor, Ahmed El Rufai.

Also, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, said while speaking at the event that the teeming population of Nigerians “didn’t vote change for suffering.

“We didn’t vote change for agony; we didn’t vote change for tyranny. We fully endorse NLC resolutions for strike,” Falana said.

He lambasted the double-speak of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr Ibe Kachikwu, saying that, “today he says fuel scarcity will end in May, tomorrow, he says he’s not a magician. Somebody is supervising himself because there’s no NNPC board.”

Speaking on the flagrant abuse of court order on the charge to government to return back to old electricity tariff, Wabba explained that government cannot arbitrarily disobey such orders without opposition from labour.

“The point must be made that obedience to the rule of law by all citizens but more particularly those who publicly take the oath of office to protect and preserve the Constitution is desideratum to good governance and respect for the rule of law. In a constitutional democratic society like ours, this is meant to be a norm.”

Source:Thisdaylive

Micheal Wetkas, the first prosecution witness in the false asset declaration trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, continued his evidence-in-chief today, tendering bank documents.
Wetkas is an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, asked Wetkas to tell the court how he got documents from GTB implicating Saraki.

He told the court that it was part of the intelligence report handed to the investigation team by the former Executive Chairman of EFCC. He said that his team also wrote to GTB to confirm the details of the accounts, the account opening statement and so on.
He added that GTB obliged by giving the team the account opening packages and the statement of accounts. Wetkas said his team also demanded for instruments for transactions in the accounts, including telex transfer details which was all provided.

The EFCC operative said his team requested for details of three personal accounts belonging to the defendants from GTB. He added that part of the requests were the loans taken on the naira account which was also provided to his team.

Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Umar Danladi

He identified the Letters of Request to the GTB on the personal loan account of Saraki no 0034967455. He also confirmed the response which he said also include the USD account no 0034967479 and also pound sterling account 441441953/3/1/0.
He added that the bank also forwarded account opening package for the three accounts. He added that attached also is the certificate of identification of statement of account.

He said that in the statement for the naira account they used the old number. Wetkas said the bank also forwarded an offer letter for a loan of N375 million which purpose was for the purchase of property in London. He added that the letter is dated 10 February, 2012.

He identified his team’s letter to GTB on the dollar account, the bank’s response, certificate of identification, the telex tranfer instruments. Wetkas also identified the letter of request for details of Saraki pound sterling account from the GTB and the bank’s response.

Jacobs sought the permission of the court to tender the three documents and the Chairman of the Tribunal asked the defence team if they have any objection.

Agabi said if he is to argue his objections to the documents it will take the whole day. He asked the Tribunal to admit the documents while the defence will reserve its objection.