Sunnymatey:
Anything other than cow baba wont know. Or what do u expect from an old fulani cattle rearer?
If u doubt me, ask Amaechi

nwakibie3:
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is feeling sad over the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen, on allegations of false and non-asset declarations.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) had scheduled Jan. 14 for the arraignment of the CJN.

However, the process was stalled as the CJN failed to appear before the CCT; and a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja also ordered the CCT to halt proceedings.

Osinbajo, who spoke at the 2019 Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said that President Muhammadu Buhari had no prior knowledge of the arraignment.

The theme of the conference is “Free Press and Objective Reporting in the 2019 Election Year.’’

According to Osinbajo, Buhari’s approach is that institutions should do their work.

“ I can tell you for a fact that he did not even know about this until Saturday evening. He did not even know that there will be any kind of arraignment until Saturday evening.

“He has said categorically, do not interfere with whatever institutions are doing; sometimes, it has consequences such as we have today; such that people say how can such an important person be subjected to a trial without the Federal Government?

“But I can tell you without any equivocation whatsoever that he was not even in the know because it is a specific instruction that he gave.

“So , even where somebody else calls a public officer such as Ibrahim Magu of EFCC and says something or the other, he will say `no, no, no, Mr president has said I can do my work.

“My take is that I would rather not have a situation where senior members of my profession are being tried for an offence; certainly, I will rather not have that kind of situation.

“ So, I do not feel particularly good about it; as a matter of fact, I feel very sad; that it is going on at all, that is my position.’’’

Osinbajo tasked online publishers to go after details and check the facts before publishing; warning that online news was losing credibility.

The vice president said that elections had heightened ethnic and religious tensions and tended to threaten and challenge Nigeria’s unity and security.

“So, it is even more so, the case today that we just must be more responsive because anybody on their beds can launch a website, post images from anywhere in the world and tell whatever story he wishes.

“So, the online publisher is essentially in a poorly regulated space and can publish practically anything, even outright falsehoods.

“Perhaps because the worst that can happen is a libel action if your publication tarnishes a person’s reputation.

“The problem with the current situation is that online news may lose credibility; and that is a very bad situation because the loss of credibility is bad for everybody, bad for business and weakens an important social tool of public communication.’’

He suggested the encouragement and promotion of forums for online practitioners to engage and develop by interaction with others.

“As for elections, I think it affords an opportunity for an online publication to become well established as a credible and speedy source of news and information.

“News on election results will be so sought after that anyone who can provide them accurately and in a timely fashion will be the go-to-site, even in the future.

“The point to bear in mind is that integrity pays. Being the first to break the news, especially when it is unverified, might bring in some traffic initially, but it does not take that long to lose reputation.

“And once the credibility of the publication is damaged, people will not take the news seriously,’’ he said.

Earlier in a remark, OPAN President, Mr Austin Ogannah, said that the association as founded in 2011.

According to him, the idea is to have an association that self regulates practitioners in the online news media; so that members can hold one another accountable.

Ogannah said that the essence of the conference was to understand objective reporting in an election as captured in the theme.

http://thenationonlineng.net/feel-sad-cjns-trial-osinbajo-2/

SaiAtikuTill203:
only restructuring can save this country
The current system only favours the politicians to the detriment of the masses
Atiku means restructuring... It's a start
We can't continue like this
Buhari cannot do anything... The foundation is faulty

SaiAtikuTill203:
only restructuring can save this country
The current system only favours the politicians to the detriment of the masses
Atiku means restructuring... It's a start
We can't continue like this
Buhari cannot do anything... The foundation is faulty

sureheaven:
This is what happens in sane countries, every institution is allowed to carry their duty without interference from anyhwere or anybody .

CJN should defend himself and allow the law take it's course.
Nobody is above the law.

omooba969:


You are gullible!

How do you know that Atiku means everything he's been promising, have you forgotten that Atiku is also a politician?

Politicians are blatant liars!

namio10:



President Buhari and VP Osinbajo reject political restructuring of Nigeria.

They don't wish Nigeria well.

If the country is restructured politically, bad leaders shall no more emerge, Boko Haram and Herdsmen violence shall stop.

Political instability like secessionists shall stop.

helinues:
I smell lies.

The motives behind his removal at the moment is all because of possible outcomes of all the elections in 2019. Apc are suspecting him to be a Pdp loyalist.

The allegations against him are genuine but the timing is wrong

namio10:



President Buhari and VP Osinbajo reject political restructuring of Nigeria.

They don't wish Nigeria well.

If the country is restructured politically, bad leaders shall no more emerge, Boko Haram and Herdsmen violence shall stop.

Political instability like secessionists shall stop.

Mayangel:
But Osinbajo were you aware?
Liar

sureheaven:
This is what happens in sane countries, every institution is allowed to carry their duty without interference from anyhwere or anybody .

CJN should defend himself and allow the law take it's course.
Nobody is above the law.

resty4:
Osinbajo statement gives credence that buhari is not in control of his govt,
but some faceless cabal.

sureheaven:
This is what happens in sane countries, every institution is allowed to carry their duty without interference from anyhwere or anybody .

CJN should defend himself and allow the law take it's course.
Nobody is above the law.

Omeokachie:
Why does the pastor lie so much these days?

They bit more than they could chew this time around, and it is chocking them to death.

Now they are running from pillar to post using the now overused refrain of "I didn't know..."

If you didn't know, then Nigeria deserve a president who will be in the know, and have not outsourced governance to a cabal.

InvertedHammer:
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In Nigeria, there is the middle class who feel pompous and arrogant to go and vote. They cannot sacrifice their comfort for one day in four years to stand and be counted. The almajiris will line up and vote in a mediocre.
At the end, both the middle class and the almajiris are equally yoked. The middle class get affected negatively the most because for the almajiris, someone on the ground fears no fall. Now that's what the scientists call limiting reactants.
The votes don't count, anyway




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SaiAtikuTill203:
Pmb Must be Shown the way out of ASOROCK..
This is not about Sentiments, Religion, Ethnicity or Age. It is about Nigeria and How Nigeria must Work.Come after diz election.
No more poverty
No more herdsman
No more Religion crisis
No more jobless of d masses
No more sided tackling of corruption
With GOD and PDP...Nigerians will smile again.

Vickthore:

I agree with all but PDP
Those guys were there for 16yrs, Nigerians were brutally raped

Phoenix999:


Otondo!! See this Illiterate Zombie... What does the law says??

When u have no idea about something, you won't shut ur gutter of a mouth, u still want to flaunt your epic ignorance in public space because of #15 monthly pay.

Jerk!!

resty4:
Osinbajo statement gives credence that buhari is not in control of his govt,
but some faceless cabal.

princetom1:


Well, they wount tell u the truth... Lemme now tell u facts

This allegations had always been there, it was known before he was confirmed as cjn but because they have a hidden plan, they confirmed him... Now that election is here and he will be the one to constitute election panels to treat cases arising from the election, the presidency, now wants him to do their bidding, knowing fully well that on a normal day, he wount suppoprt the presidency... The aim now is to remove him or ruffle him up to make a deal... Both camp is 100% guilty

deomelo:




Institutions are designed to function independently without interference so what's illiterate about stating the obvious? Or you Igbos just think our law enforcement agencies should move their offices to aso rock under the president's bed for instructions per who to arrest, prosecute and when?

Must they know to start with?

Obviously, you sound like the illiterate zombie.

One day, one day, you people will get your kangaroo biafra village..

ozaovehe:

Are u there with them or u are just in ur bedroom telling us u have the facts?

omooba969:


Gibberish.