– The crisis between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly over the 2016 budget has worsened as the executive has discovered fresh padding of the fiscal document by the lawmakers.
– The Department of State Security (DSS) alleged, Saturday, that arrested Boko Haram Deputy Commander, Khalid Al- Barnawi, was responsible for the bombing of the United Nations (UN) building in Abuja, on August 26, 2011 and the attack on troops in Okene, Kogi State, while in transit to Abuja. (Vanguard)
– President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Saturday, alerted Nigerians of plot to stampede him out of office through sponsored mass protests in Abuja and Lagos.
Saraki, however, said he remained committed to carrying out his responsibilities and would not be distracted by protests, which, according to him, are sponsored by people who could not get their stooge elected as Senate President and would want to achieve that feat through the back door. (The Guardian) Enditem
Source: Xinhua
