*To pay 11 suspended members BY EMMA OVUAKPORIE & TORDUE SALEM ABUJA-LIKE the proverbial cat with nine lives, Speaker of the House Representatives, Dimeji Sabur Bankole, once again, survived a grand plan to humble him out of office yesterday, a few weeks to his hand over date. After a 2-hour closed-door session, the House resolved that the speaker exhaustively explained the various banking transactions that transpired between the institution and the banks. Briefing newsmen after the closed-session, Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Ethics, Ita Enang, said “the speaker has given us a graphic detail of the banking situation to the House and was satisfactorily accepted by us.
McLeish, who quit Birmingham by e-mail, has been linked with Aston Villa
Alex McLeish has interrupted a holiday to hold talks with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner, BBC Sport understands.