tw News headlines – April 12, 2016

 

How Jonathan paid N400m into Metuh’s corporate account, by witness – The Guardian

A defence witness in the ongoing trial of the National Publicity Secretary, People’s Democratic Party (

PDP ), Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday narrated how former President Goodluck Jonathan paid N400

million into Metuh’s account.

The witness, a columnist with The New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr. Ike Abonyi, told a Federal High Court

in Abuja that the former president had asked for Metuh’s account details to enable him to transfer

money for the image laundering of the party and himself.

Budget: Heads may roll in govt parastatals, agencies – Punch

The Presidency has begun an investigation to determine the level of complicity of heads of some

government’s parastatals and agencies in the “mutilated” 2016 budget sent to President Muhammadu

Buhari by the National Assembly, The PUNCH has learnt.

Buhari has refused to sign the document, claiming that the federal lawmakers had doctored the fiscal

bill.

ASUU Accuses Buhari, APC of Running a Change Govt without Transformation – This Day

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) monday took a swipe at the administration of President

Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the depreciating level of the

economy and the ensuing suffering of the masses, accusing the president and the party of running a

change government that is devoid of transformation.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja on the state of the nation, ASUU President, Dr Nasir Isa, explained

that the symptoms of the prevailing economic crisis has become obvious with its attendant

consequences and overall burden on Nigerians.

Brazilian congressional committee backs impeaching Dilma Rousseff – CNN

A congressional committee in Brazil’s lower house on Monday voted in favor of impeaching President

Dilma Rousseff.

After a full day of debating, the majority of the 65-member special committee voted in favor of the

impeachment: 38 lawmakers voted yes, while 27 voted no.

Ukraine uncertainty as PM Yatsenyuk prepares to resign – BBC

Ukraine’s parliament is to try to vote in a replacement for Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk amid a

growing sense of political crisis.

Mr Yatsenyuk announced on Sunday he would resign. His government has been accused of inaction and

corruption.