Senators clash over S’Court ruling on Saraki’s CCT trial

The verdict of the Supreme Court which validated the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has triggered a showdown between Saraki loyalists and the Senate Unity Forum ahead of the resumption of plenary next Tuesday.

A statement issued by Senate Spokesman, Saabi Aliu Abdullahi, yesterday disclosed that an unspecified number of senators met Sunday night to review the decision of the Supreme Court and resolved to continue to support the Senate President until the conclusion of the trial. According to the statement, the Senators ‎rejected calls for Saraki to resign. It described the trial as a politically motivated persecution initiated to settle scores with the Senate President.

The statement tagged “CCT vs Saraki: Our Stand Remains The Same”reads: “Following a meeting held in Abuja yesterday by some Senators and the wide consultations with our colleagues in which we reviewed last Friday’s decision of the Supreme Court in the appeal on the preliminary matters filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on the charges filed against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), we hereby resolve as follows: That from the beginning of the trial last September, we have declared that this case is not about any fight against corruption. It is simply a case of political vendetta. Our position remains the same. We still believe that the case is politically motivated, The Guardian reported.

“We also noted that the decision of the Supreme Court given last Friday was on preliminary matters arising from the commencement of the trial. The trial proper is yet to begin, and since the fundamental principle in our legal system is that a defendant is deemed innocent until proven guilty, we have decided to patiently observe the proceedings until the case runs its full circle in the nation’s final judicial forum.

“It is on this ground that we want to state categorically that there is no basis for the call on the Senate President to resign until after the matter is decided in that final judicial forum. Such a call at this time is premature, mischievous and unwarranted.

“We therefore, reiterate our support for Saraki as the President of the Senate. We stand by him as he goes through the trial at the CCT where we believe he will be able to prove his innocence”.

Khloe Kardashian single again, split with James Harden weeks ago: report

Kardashian was linked to the Houston Rockets player James Harden since July. 

James Harden is no longer keeping up with Khloe Kardashian.

The 31-year-old reality starlet ended things with the Houston Rockets player —and the romance has been gone for some time, according to US Weekly magazine.

“She dumped him weeks ago," an insider told the gossip magazine.

The news comes after months of rumors that the couple were stationed in Splitsville.

Just this weekend, the younger Kardashian was spotted hiking with Lamar Odom — whom she is technically still married to.

The pair were joined by Kim Kardashian on Sunday before they tuned into the Super Bowl.

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Khloe Kardashian is back on the market after reportedly splitting from James Harden.

While dating Harden, Kardashian stood by Odom’s side as he continues to recover following an alcohol and drugs binge in a Nevada brothel in October.

Kardashian married the 14-year NBA veteran in 2009 after one month of dating and was set to divorce the former basketball star prior to his near-death experience.

She has said she put off the proceedings to support Odom with medical decisions.

The “Kocktails with Khloe” host briefly put her relationship with Harden on hold as she tended to a hospitalized Odom.

But the divorce delay didn’t stop Kardashian from rekindling with Harden a few weeks later, when the two were spotted partying at a Hollywood nightclub.

“James has been great. He's been very supportive with everything," she told Ryan Seacrest in November.

Most recently, the pair shared a passionate New Year’s kiss.

But even as sparks flew, the couple was plagued with romantic hardships.

During the same month, Harden was photographed at a strip joint with Tyga, Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend.

The couple was first linked last July, following Kardashian’s split from French Montana — her first publicized relationship since splitting with Odom.

And, in the past few weeks, Kardashian has taken to social media to post several motivation quotes on love.

“You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people,” she wrote a few days ago.

SEE IT: O.J. Simpson's infamous white Bronco has been rediscovered, and it's in perfect condition

A mystery surrounding O.J. Simpson’s murder trial that has spanned over two decades could finally be solved on Tuesday.

Simpson’s infamous white Ford Bronco has been discovered, Inside Edition claims.

The owner, whose identity will be revealed on Tuesday, claims that he’s hidden Simpson’s getaway ride for years in prime condition inside his California garage.

O.J. Simpson's White Ford Bronco rides again... this time out of a garage in California.

“It’s iconic,” he said about the 1993 Ford Bronco.

The owner claims to have kept it in such good condition that he hasn’t driven more than 20 miles on the Bronco.

The white Bronco was made famous by O.J. Simpson's getaway attempt in 1994, with a revolver pressed against his head.

His care for the car deeply contrasted with Simpson’s treatment of the Bronco, who infamously lead cops on a low-speed chase through California's freeways for over an hour in 1994.

The owner told Inside Edition that he’s treating the Bronco as an investment.

The Bronco’s claim to fame came when 95 million viewers watched Simpson attempt to flee at 40 mph, ending after the former football star surrendered to police.

It was the nation’s first televised car chase. Two years later, Ford discontinued the Bronco line in 1996.

The Daily News front page when O.J. Simpson was acquitted for murder.

The notorious ride was reported to have been sold for $200,000 in 1996 to an anonymous buyer, but shifted hands several times since.

It was once in the hands of “porn king” Michael Pulwer, but was recently bought by a collector who picked up the Bronco for a reported $75,000.

“It’s well taken care of. It’s not on the street,” Pulwer told the Daily News in 2014.

Simpson’s murder trial has recently resurfaced after“American Crime Story” focused its dramatic series on the case surrounding Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman’s death.

Tuesday’s episode of “The People v.s. O.J. Simpson” is also expected to feature a re-enactment of the infamous car chase featuring the white Bronco.

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I am staying at Real Madrid - Ronaldo

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he will not leave the club before his contract expires in 2018.

The 31-year-old Portugal captain has been continually linked with former club Manchester United, who sold him to Real in 2008, and Paris St-Germain.

"I want to stay here two more years. The two years I'm talking about take me to the end of my contract," he is quoted as saying by AS.

"And the future, we'll see."

Ronaldo was speaking at an event to collect his Pichichi trophy, which he won for being last season's La Liga top scorer with 48.

"This is the best league in the world, although I also played in the Premier League," he said.

"It's fantastic, competitive, and with great players. It is a privilege to leave my mark on it."

'I'm mostly wearing Chanel No. 5!' Gigi Hadid poses completely NUDE as shows off her supermodel body on her first French Vogue cover

She has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and become one of the fashions world's hottest players.

Now Gigi Hadid has sealed her supermodel credentials by sitting completely nude for her first cover of French Vogue.

The 20-year-old shows off her amazing figure in all its glory as she strikes a sultry pose for one of two shoots by photography duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott which will appear on the Parisian edition of the global fashion bible in March.

Maintaining her modesty in the tastefully shot black and white snap, Gigi covers her breasts with her one arm, while crossing her killer pins.

Joking about the racy cover shoot, the beauty took to Instagram to share the image with her 12.9 million Instagram followers, and joked that she was only wearing perfume.

She wrote: 'Here's the version where I'm wearing mostly Chanel N°5 ;) lol.'

Gigi also shared a more demure version of the cover, showing her slightly more covered up in just a Chanel jacket and reams of pearl necklaces.