₦airaland Forum

Mogidi: As long as they stay in their neck of the woods and bomb their people to oblivion its cool by me, no need to repent.

Mogidi: How feasible do you think it will be to arrest the Buko hari leader Buhari? The entire feudal north will see it as an attack on Islam.

Mogidi: Why don't people like you blame those who said they'd make Nigeria ungovernable? Why don't you direct your anger at the radical religion rewarding jihad? Stop chasing shadows because we know the root cause of this mayhem is to force a muslim president on us.

atlwireles: The CCTV contract was for crime prevention. It was not 100% shield against crime. By the way the major program with CCTV is a frequency problem, the engineers are working on it. The 2nd Nyanya bombing like every other bombing, will be stoppable when Islamic mad men repent. Some of you don't understand the problem, we are currently facing in this country.

Mogidi: Don't be a shmuck, Bush had patriotic soldiers at his beck and call. What's the use passing Patriot Act etc that will be disregarded by a region and an army hell bent on causing chaos because they don't have the presidency?

[b]CASTING aside all pretentions to the democratic ideal of freedom, the Goodluck Jonathan Administration is blossoming into a fully-fledged dictatorship. Opposition party governors have been hounded and stopped from travelling. Even the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, tasted the bitter pill of harassment from soldiers in a supposedly democratic government.

In a poignant, but ominous replay of the jackboot of a military dictatorship, Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State were prevented from travelling to Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, to attend a political rally organised by their party — the All Progressives Congress — two days to the governorship election of June 21.

Amaechi was allowed to land his jet in nearby Ondo State, but his motorcade was intercepted at the Ekiti/Ondo border by soldiers reportedly acting “on orders from above.” They prevented him from completing his journey by road. The aircraft was also later prevented from flying out of Akure. Similarly, Oshiomhole was stopped from flying out of Benin Airport en route to Ekiti. The military officials who stopped him also claimed to be acting “on orders from above.”[/b]

Conversely, three top government/Peoples Democratic Party officials were alleged to have been given access to the Akure Airport the same day. These untoward developments suggest that Jonathan is treading on dangerous territory. Lessons from our past are instructive: no matter how brutal governments had been, the country had always overcome their repression. Riding on the back of a tiger to obtain victory could turn out to be very costly.

These acts of interdiction by the government are illegal. They are clearly unconstitutional. The 1999 Nigerian Constitution, in Section 41, expressly guarantees the right of movement to every Nigerian. These happenings are a sign of the growing dictatorial tendencies of the Jonathan government. If highly-placed Nigerians can have their movement curtailed, then ordinary citizens would become easy prey for the overzealous soldiers.

Rivers State Government was spot-on in its comments, saying, “Not even in the worst days of the abhorrent military dictatorship were things done this brazenly, with citizens being denied their fundamental rights of free movement, free assembly and free expression, all because of the desperation of the ruling party to win elections at all costs.” The statement by Edo State was also illuminating. It said, “These acts (preventing opposition governors from campaigning) are illegal and definitely not in line with the Electoral Act…”

It is more worrying that Jonathan has failed to speak out against the civil rights infractions of the military. He seems unconcerned as the country under his government slides into a Gestapo state.

Early in June, the police had taken over the palace of the Emir of Kano, preventing the newly-appointed Emir, Lamido Sanusi, from operating from there. Not only that, opposition governors and party chiefs who flew to Kano to witness Sanusi’s inauguration were barred from attending the ceremony when the military placed bans on flights in and out of Kano. It was a move that reeked of political vendetta against Sanusi and the opposition APC, which controls Kano, following the defection of Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso from the Peoples Democratic Party.

Sanusi, the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was suspended from office last February after alleging that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, did not remit about $20 billion to the Federation Account over an eight-month period.

Only last week, Tambuwal, who had once accused Jonathan of encouraging corruption with his body language, was shabbily treated at the venue of a security seminar in Kaduna, Kaduna State. Although other dignitaries were allowed free entry, the soldiers on duty insisted that Tambuwal’s official car must be searched, forcing him to disembark and trek the rest of the way to the venue. The security personnel also said they were acting on “orders from above.”

In a democratic society, these illegalities must not be treated lightly. All lovers of liberty must rise up against this growing reign of impunity. As the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, and Femi Falana, a civil rights lawyer, advised, the affected governors should go to court to enforce their fundamental human rights.

The suspicion that the Presidency is complicit in the gale of repression by the military could be deduced from the silence of Jonathan. When the military went astray late in May, seizing and destroying newspapers across the country, in an unprecedented assault on free speech never witnessed in a democratic era, the President, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, failed to address the issue or demand explanations from his troops.

Last year, five opposition state governors, who were on a solidarity visit to Amaechi in Rivers State, were hounded by armed thugs while the conniving police looked on; their vehicles were damaged. A senator, Magnus Abe, was attacked by thugs and injured by police teargas at a rally in support of Amaechi. Add the recent allegations that signals of the British Broadcasting Corporation and Voice of America Hausa services were ordered to be blocked, and a grim picture of Jonathan’s descent into tyranny becomes very clear.

In saner climes, the record of repression by the Jonathan government and the way he is using the military to subvert civil rights would have landed him in serious trouble. But, rather than accept their fate, tamely, those whose rights have been abridged should seek legal redress. Civil society groups and other Nigerians, especially members of the Nigerian Bar Association, should not fold their arms and allow the country’s democracy to be further desecrated without lawful challenge.


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manmustwac: So then what is corruption?

niceeric: kindly put more reasoning into use in your subsequent posts here.......u mean she should have put it up to d senate leadership arm that they are corrupt and inefficient right there on the senate floor?....and what? she'll get a pat on her back for being honest and selflessly dishing out a well known truth right in front of d accused to deliberate upon?......Are u then saying that you would go to aso rock to tell it to d president's face that he's grossly incompetent and too 'soft handed' in handling our issues as a country instead of writing it out in a column to a newspaper?......if d former is ur choice as obvious, then let me tell u d truth,u won't return home.....its Nigeria and it would just add to d list of unresolved murders

The city of Chicago plans to deploy more than 2,000 surveillance cameras in public places that would be tied into sophisticated software to spot emergencies or suspicious behavior under a plan announced by Mayor Richard Daley.

“Cameras are the equivalent of hundreds of sets of eyes,” Daley told The Associated Press. “They are the next best thing to having police officers stationed at every potential trouble spot.”

Officials say the bulk of the cameras are already in use at O'Hare International Airport, on the city's transit lines and in public housing, parks and schools. An additional 250 surveillance cameras still to be bought will raise the number available to more than 2,000.

The cameras would not all be continuously monitored by officers; however, software that detects activity on the video images, such as a bag being abandoned in a stairwell or wrong-way movement, will be coupled with the cameras.

If the software picked up suspicious behavior, a staff member in the city's Office of Emergency Management would be alerted.

Operators in 9-1-1 centers would be able to control a camera's image to help direct aid to a victim or gather evidence for police.

The Chicago system is expected to be in place by the spring of 2006. The $5.1 million cost will be covered through a federal Homeland security grant.

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Ebubeslym: $470ጠ

for the installation of cctv's in a state


We have indeed failed.

VICTORCIZA: SOMEBODY TELL THE AMERICANS TO SHUT THE Bleep UP AND SIT THEIR GAY CURSED BOTTOMS DOWN. HOW MANY YEARS DOES IT TAKE AMERICA TO GET OSAMA BIN LADEN??
I HATE HYPOCRITES!!!
AMERICA LEAVE US ALONE AND MIND YOUR BUSINESS. HOW ARE WE EVEN SURE YOU GUYS ARE NOT SPONSORING BOKOHARAM?
THIS IS NIGERIA. GEJ IS A NIGERIA, HE IS LOVED BY MAJORITY OF NIGERIANS! THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS!!!

1. PREMIUM TIMES has learnt that some of the CCTV cameras installed around the capital city are mere toys, ostensibly fixed to deceive the public.

2. PREMIUM TIMES has learnt that some of the materials deployed for the critical national security infrastructure are of low quality compared to what those used in China. Yet Nigerian authorities are not known to have lifted a finger in protest.

3. Article 4 of MoU specifically indicated that the terms agreed upon by the parties be kept secret.
“The terms of this MoU are agreed by both parties to be confidential. All confidential information shall not be disclosed to third parties or used for any other purpose or the possibility of a business relationship between the parties unless agreed by both parties,” the document read.
The secrecy clause in the MoU, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, was created to allow top officials of the Police Affairs Ministry and the presidency to negotiate away some of the critical elements of the project.

Remember, this is the same leader whose military initially claimed it had freed the girls, whose wife’s anger was directed at Nigerians protesting the government’s inaction rather than the kidnappers and who presides over Africa’s largest economy and fourth-largest armed forces.

Meanwhile, this week Boko Haram kidnapped another 90 Nigerian children and set off a massive bomb in the heart of the nation’s capital.
Apparently the government’s secret plan to get the girls back — which President Jonathan says he has to “remain quiet about” — isn’t much impressing them

My name is Chukwuebuka Anisiobi and I am the winner of the very first spelling bee contest held in 2001. I attended the Maryland Comprehensive High School in Ikeja I represented my school at the local government level of the spelling bee competition which was actually a science quiz. I won the science competition and this qualified me to represent my local government at the district level of the grand finale of the spelling bee competition.

I won a grand prize of N100 which was kept in a trust for me until I turned 18. After winning the competition, I acted as a "one day Governeor" of Lagos State and I was also sponsored on an exhcange trip to Finland for five weeks.

[b]Mrs Remi Tinubu has remained very close to me well after winning the competition. I received a scholarship from her foundation- The New Era Foundation for my university education. I also got a recommendation from Mrs. Tinubu which helped me secure admission at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife where I was admitted to study Computer engineering.

She also personally attended leadership summits I organized as president of Junior Chamber International, a non-governmental organisation in the Obafemi Awolowo University. She donated money to help sponsor an indigent child- Miss. Kafayat Abidogun from primary school up to university. She also attended my graduation ceremony at the Obafemi Awolowo University.

I also accompanied Mrs. Tinubu on official trips to the Ministry of Education and Sports to meet the respective Ministers to discuss the possibility of making some initiatives of the New Era Foundation- The spelling bee and wheel chair tennis competition, nation- wide competitions.[/b]

Sen. Remi Tinubu has donated 20,000 US dollars (N3.2 million) as take-off fund to assist Nigerian students studying in various universities in the United Kingdom.
Tinubu made the donation on Saturday in London at an award ceremony by the Association of Nigerian Academics UK (ANAUK).
The lawmaker, who was recognised for her “Outstanding Contribution to Education in Nigeria,” stressed the need for the association to set up a fund to assist students with tuition and other challenges.

INTENDING retirees and “senior citizens” in Lagos State, can look forward to an enjoyable life in retirement without traveling out of Lagos, known for its busy and frenzied city life. This is because a new haven equipped with all facilities for relaxation and recreation has been built for them.

The sprawling mansion, known as Retirement Villa and built on a 7,240.48 square metres land in Lekki Phase II as a novel idea of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), has been commissioned for use yesterday.

COWLSO, chaired by the wife of Lagos State governor, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, is a community-based gender organisation founded in 1974 by the wife of the first Military Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Funmilayo Johnson, to complement the efforts of government to provide recreational centres, mobilize grassroots support for child healthcare, and canvass for resources to empower women.

The project was conceived and the land for the facility purchased by former chairperson of COWLSO, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

Since 2006, New Era Foundation has been organising the Annual Wheelchair Tennis Championships in collaboration with the Nigerian Tennis Federation as a means of providing psycho-social support for the physically challenged.”

This exceptional tournament, first initiated in Nigeria by NEF, has provided an excellent platform for the emergence of many Nigerian Wheelchair Tennis stars, some of whom are now current African Champions. Apart from the cash prizes, participants receive morale-boosting emotional and psychological affirmation of their value as sportsmen (& women), and more importantly, human beings.

Wheelchair Tennis is now being vigorously promoted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) as a world class sport, with plans for integration with able-bodied tennis wherever possible.

whitecat007: Well you are getting there!! A good starting point and way to come back from a journey that took your soul.

Our programmes include providing youth development centres, organising intellectual, mental and physical competitions which help inculcate the habit and culture of healthy rivalry for better academic and social performance.

Among the Foundation’s success stories since its establishment in 2000 is the annual Spelling Bee competition, in which the star attraction for the overall winner is the opportunity to be ‘Governor for One Day’. The Foundation has also initiated various programmes including the Maggi Junior Chef Competition, the 30-hours Compulsory Community Service in Public Schools, Advocacy Campaigns on HIV/AIDS to Artisans, Market Women, Mechanics and Drivers in Lagos State, amongst others with the overriding objectives of encouraging the wholesome development of the youth and women for a better and brighter future.

Le Gull: no bills PASSED in her name


That is fact! and you cant change a damn thing about it

Le Gull: but that doesnt change the fact that she has no bill passed in her name

whitecat007: You actually think you are talking to a human being by getting posting this? I'm sure he has seen that page before you but for the sake of what they woild eat. Now watch him shift the post and there you are on merry go round with him before you know it.

Le Gull: she sponsored a bill