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Politics / Re: LG Autonomy: Supreme Court decision, an assault on true federalism - James Ibori by Babinski: 9:50am On Jul 12 |
bennybuhari: He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. The same Governors that have shown repeated disdain for Constitutional provisions in respect of Local Government Councils now want to hide under provisions of the same Constitution? Section 7 (1) of the Constitution and others related have been repeatedly violated by Governors but they now want us to hold Section 162 (3) sacrosanct? What happened to Section 162 (7)( that mandated distribution of funds due to the Local Councils, which most of the States refuse to comply with? You want money in a Joint Account as prescribed by the Constitution but you are not ready to comply with the mandates regarding the distribution as prescribed by the same Constitution and you want the Courts to listen to you? Sorry, the Constitution was not made for Governors. |
Politics / Re: Livestock Ministry: Being Igbo In Nigeria Difficult – Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer by Babinski: 9:09am On Jul 12 |
Ikembeku: Livestock issues should have best been treated via an Agency or Commission under the Ministry of Agriculture. The creation of a Ministry of Livestock is wasteful and ill-advised. |
Religion / Re: Your Husband Is Not Your Friend, He Is Your Owner - Pastor by Babinski: 11:53pm On Jul 04 |
God1000: Can you please quote the book, chapters and verses where the Bible made it clear that the husband owns the wife? Ephesians 5:25 says "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her". Does it make sense to love what you own (your possession) to the point of giving your life for it? Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers” (1 Peter 3:7) How do you explain that the husband owns the wife in the context of 1 Peter 3:7? Does something you own become a partner and joint heirs with you? Be careful the kind of preachers you listen to. Some of them are just smooth speakers without any sound biblical training, who try to use their own reasoning to explain matters of spirituality and the Bible. |
Culture / Re: Emirate Tussle: Flag Of Authority Hoisted At Aminu Ado Bayero’s Mini Palace by Babinski: 11:19am On Jun 29 |
pesuwe: Ado Bayero is just wasting his time. He was Emir over a Kano Emirate that was made up of only 8 Local Governments. The law that created that Kano Emirate of 8 LGAs has been abolished and replaced with a new law that reverted the Kano Emirate back to 44 Local Governments. Bayero's Kano Emirate no longer exists and he cannot be Emir over a non-existent Emirate. Even the Federal High Court that gave them Kangaroo Judgement refused to abolish or tamper with the new law passed by the Kano State House of Assembly. |
Car Talk / Re: Made In Nigeria Electric Cars In Ikorodu, Lagos by Babinski: 1:12pm On Jun 28 |
seunowa: It is indeed commendable. However we must not forget that effective private and public charging stations are germaine to the successful operation of these vehicles in addition. Good roads are also necessary to get optimum mileage from each charge in the operation of these vehicles. Just like the Telcos eventually realized in the management of towers, having interoperable charging stations by the vehicle manufacturers would save cost and accelerate adoption of the vehicles by the general public. |
Politics / Re: Appoint Labour Leaders Into Sensitive Position In Govt - NLC Urges Tinubu by Babinski: 9:42am On Jun 28 |
BeeBeeOoh: These statement by the NVL leaders is quite disgraceful and unexpected. You cannot romance and seek for appointments from the employer of the people you are fighting for their interests. It is tantamount to compromise and willingly tying your hands. |
Politics / Re: Yahaya Bello Demands Transfer Of N83 Billion Fraud Case To Kogi State by Babinski: 9:34am On Jun 28 |
Wisdomkosi: Yahaya Bello is just playing to the gallery. What stupid effontery to be in hiding while trying to dictate to the Court what to do with your case. The EFCC Act mandates cass to be tried in Federal High Courts but never stated that it must be in a particular location. Was it not the same Abuja where Bello built houses and acquired shopping mall and even sent his children to school on suspected stolen funds? So even at that, elements of the crime were clearly committed in Abuja. |
Education / Re: UNIZIK's Ifunanya Miracle Bliss Dies While Escaping Prankster’s Tricycle Robbery by Babinski: 7:09pm On Jun 25 |
TOPCRUISE: Prank or no prank, the guy is guilty of manslaughter which carries life imprisonment. Sentencing him will serve as warning and deterrent to others. |
Religion / Re: Pope Told Off By Student For Using Anti-LGBTQ Language by Babinski: 2:15pm On Jun 23 |
OriOko88: I don't blame the LGBTQ people. It is the Pope that I blame. God loves everyone including sinners but He made it clear in the Bible that He hates homosexuality. The mind of God is spoke through His Word and on the issue of homosexuality, His mind is clear to us all. The Pope and any GO are at best representatives of God. They cannot permit what God has not permitted in the name of being seen as accommodating. The Church gates are not closed to anybody but you cannot force the church to accept your ways. When the Pope starts going out of his way to make concessions to LGBTQ people, then they will ask for more and he ends up boxing himself into a corner that is of his own making and not of God. |
Romance / Re: Please Help!!!! Somebody Is Threatening To Stab My Sister To Death (pics) by Babinski: 7:03pm On Jun 22 |
Surface2AirToto: Your assumption that he has not committed any serious offense threatening your sister is wrong. The fact that he has sent a message containing the threat is all you need and that is a criminal offense. Threatening to kill a person in writing whether on paper or through electronic media like WhatsApp or SMS is a big offence under Section 323 of the Criminal Code Law of the Southern States of Nigeria which attracts a jail term of seven years. The person is also guilty of cyber stalking under Section 24 (3) of the Cybercrimes Act 2015 which carries a punishment of a fine of N 25 million or imprisonment of 10 years or both fine and imprisonment. Section 24 (3) of the Cybercrime Act states as follows: "Knowingly or intentionally transmitting or causing the transmission of any communication through a computer system or network to bully, threaten or harass another person where such communication places another person in fear of death, violence or bodily harm or to another person. Such an offender will be liable to imprisonment for a term of 10 years and/or a minimum fine of N25,000,000.00" The person threatening your sister is in serious problem with that message and it is better you take it up. |
Politics / Re: NERC Approves N21bn For Procurement Of Electricity Meters At Zero Cost by Babinski: 11:00pm On Jun 21 |
happney65: The Discos do not want prepaid metering to work because estimates billing is better revenue wise for them. They can thus get customers to pay for their inefficiencies. I agree with you that Government awarding contracts to buy prepaid meters for consumers is a waste of public funds. It is just an avenue to loot. All they just have to do is make a law that no consumer can be forced to pay for estimated billing again until the discos supply any prepaid meter the consumer has paid for. There hundreds of thousands of consumers that have paid for prepaid meters and the discos are yet to supply the meters and still charging them on estimated billing. The Discos are in the electricity business for their own gain and not public good. It is the consumers that Government has a responsibility to protect and not the discos. If the people running the discos do not know the business, then let them fail and others take their place, not continue to waste public funds subsidizing private businesses. |
Politics / Re: Pvcs No Longer Needed For Elections In Nigeria – Yiaga Africa by Babinski: 10:49pm On Jun 21 |
Spiritmask: Please what is the purpose of an identification document when you already know someone and can identify him/her through biometrics (fingerprint and face recognition) as you claim BVAS does? I know the technology and technicality behind these devices. Some of the claimed functions of these devices exhibit a high level of false positives as to question their authentication capabilities. How often have you ever heard people apprehended for double voting or multiple registration on the INEC platforms? Zero. They claims they were out multiple registrations but that is a claim that is only verified by and known to them. The fact that you need a physical identity document is clear indicator that the BVAS has shortcomings and that discretionary step that it is this introducing can and will be abused. |
Politics / Re: Emir Tussle: Court Sets Aside Law Used In Dethroning Ado Bayero by Babinski: 11:20am On Jun 21 |
Curious345: You may not like Sanusi but truth be told, the Federal High Court is just wasting time and they know it. Issues of Chieftaincy are State Government matters and fall under the jurisdiction of the State High Courts. It is Governors that grade Obas and Emirs and not the Federal Government. 2 Likes |
Health / Re: PCOS: Should I Tell My Parents About It? by Babinski: 10:40am On Jun 20 |
Exceptional300: Discuss it with your parents who have your best interests at heart not necessarily because you are a child that cannot make up your mind as soon will want you to think. Sometimes additional opinions are needed on important issues like this. When the chips are down, is it not these same parents that you expect to be by your side? You should also seek medical opinion from a gynecologist and also pray about it to know if she's God's choice for you. The girl has been honest on telling you she had PCOS with surgery but that may not be the entire truth. The fact that an ovary was removed showed the PCOS was severe and wasn't responding to any medication or ovary drilling. You definitely need expert medical opinion because there may be post-surgery issues that you need to be aware of. If you or your parents are wealthy, the inability of your wife to carry a baby may not be an entire deterrent to marriage because you can have surrogates carry baby fertilized by your sperm and your wife's egg. So the babies belong biologically to you and your wife. But such is quite expensive running into millions of Naira per baby. 11 Likes |
Education / Re: Louisiana Orders Every Classroom To Display Ten Commandments by Babinski: 9:34am On Jun 20 |
edogu: The official motto for the United States of America (USA) is: "In God We Trust" and the inscription can be seen on every coin and paper currency in the country. In the USA, The Pledge of Allegiance mentions one nation under God as seen thus: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." The Presidential Oath taken by every USA President since 1789 contains the words: "so help me God". The Oath of Allegiance of the United States taken by every immigrant becoming a USA citizen ends with the words: "so help me God." All the States in the USA mention God in one way or the other in their Constitution with 50 States explicitly referencing God in their Constitutions. It is therefore clear that seeking to erase God from America is antithetical to the spirit of the founding of the country. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Pvcs No Longer Needed For Elections In Nigeria – Yiaga Africa by Babinski: 9:32am On Jun 20 |
press9jatv: The PVC removes discretion in identification because it carries the chip for the identification process. Saying BVAS already contains details of voters and any identification can be used depends on the discretion of the officer managing the identification process. That is a big room for error and compromise that invalidates the entire purpose of the BVAS because any chain is only as strong as the weakest link in the chain. The suggestion of Itodo and his Yiaga Africa should be done away with because it emanates either out of ignorance or cunning to undermine the integrity of the election process. |
Crime / Re: Several Hundreds Afro-japanese Babies Killed By Their Own Japanese Fathers by Babinski: 8:37am On Jun 20 |
meobizy: Throughout centuries and millenia of written human history, honour has always been in owning up to your mistakes and bearing responsibility, never in killing innocent infants. It is understandable if the Japanese men didn't take the women or children back with them to Japan. But it is inexcusable and criminal to kill infants because the Japanese men wouldn't be able to take them back to Japan. The Congolese government failed the infants and their mothers by refusing to uphold the sanctity of life for citizens and human beings in general which is a major provision of any Constitution. They could have held the Japanese Mining Company vicariously responsible and forced them to pay hugely for damages and upkeep of the children survivors. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: 3 Years After No Plane Has Landed In Ebonyi Airport by Babinski: 9:44am On Jun 15 |
Oxb90: Governors in Nigeria typically have absolute power and treat States and the resources like their personal properties. Democracy at the State level stops when a Governor gets elected and assumes office. The House of Assembly that is meant to represent the people are nothing but lackeys to the Governor. 1 Like 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Flashback: Why I Opposed Awolowo On Secession - Zik by Babinski: 10:57pm On Jun 06 |
gidgiddy: When Isaac Adaka Boro, an Ijaw activist questioned the ideals of the January 1966 and subsequently declared Niger Delta Republic for the Ijaws to secession from Nigeria, it was Ironsi and Ojukwu that truncated the secession attempt and arrested Boro and his group for treason. Surprisingly, a little more than a year later, the same Ojukwu declared secession of Biafra Republic which even more surprising included the region of Niger Delta and Ijaws in the new republic. While a casual observer may think that Ironsi and Ojukwu truly believed in One Nigeria, the truth is that they believed the "Igbo Coup of January 1966" had put Nigeria in the hands of Igbos and they didn't want anyone to rock the boat. In fact the Igbos chose that moment under Ironsi to destroy the Federalism in favour of Unitary government with their kin in the saddle. Unfortunately when things turned around with a counter-coup and reprisals, the same people who turned Nigeria to a Unitary Government made a volte face to declare secession in the name of Biafra Republic. And yet someone will say these are honourable men and the ideals of Biafra are borne out of sincerity? Common!!! 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: Committee Set Up By Kaduna Assembly Recommends Probe Of El-Rufai by Babinski: 9:17pm On Jun 05 |
christejames: Was it Tinubu that told Fubara to go against Wike? The travaila of El-Rufia in the hands of his supposed stooge may be nothing more than a replay of the Fubara-Wike issue without the same accompanying drama. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Israel Tells Citizens To Leave Maldives After Island's Government Bans Nationals by Babinski: 7:02pm On Jun 04 |
God1000: There is an African adage that says it is a child that is not your own that is easy to send on errands at night. There is also another dagae that, if you are sacrifice for peace to reign in the village, what then is your own gain? Israel is living in the midst of people whose primary language is violence. It is a language that has been spoken for hundreds of years by Arabs in the Middle East and even aided in the propagation of Islam. How many dare speak ill of Islam and its prophet without threats of death or serious harm? While the West and Europe in particular has adopted a pacifist and politically correct attitude that has seen them welcome influx of wannabe terrorists and fanatics as immigrants and are now paying heavily for it with increased crime rates, stabbings and killings and assaults on women, Israel is not that foolish in its readiness to please anyone at its own detriment. It is the person wearing the shoe that knows where it pinches. Allow your children to be killed and roasted in ovens and your women, elderly and civilians to be raped and murdered in cold blood without provocation first and then you can come out and talk about disproportionate response and genocide. If Palestinians are alright with the ideology and actions of Hamas, seeing that none of them condemned the October 7 massacre and even celebrated it, then whatever comes they should all bear it together. If you are harbouring murderers and also cheering them on, then you are no different from them. If you want to help Palestinians, then help them get rid of Hamas so that development aid would be properly channeled into developing Gaza rather than end up funding the luxurious lifestyles af Hamas leaders and the balance being spent building rockets and buying arms. All these posturing of cutting diplomatic ties is just public drama of little or no value to the Palestinians and Israelis. If your friends are only limited to engaging in diplomatic dances when you are under seige, then they are not your true friends. But I do not blame them anyway: who will sacrifice her citizens for the folly of Hamas?! |
Politics / Re: State Electoral Commissions Should Be Scrapped – AGF Fagbemi by Babinski: 8:38pm On May 27 |
RenaissanceGuy: Or dissolving a State Executive Council and appointing a caretaker committee and Sole Administrator for a State? That would be anti-democractoc and smart of dictatorship. Yet that and more is what State Governors are doing to the Local Government Areas. A State Governor in Nigeria is a dictator because the House of Assembly which is the democratic check on his excesses is just a puppet in his hands. Tell me one sngle State in Nigeria that the Governor doesn't control the House of Assembly? None. A State Governor can even pass anti-people legislation and the House of Assembly will not blink twice. Examples are the bills and laws mandating retirement benefits for Governors and their Deputies. No House of Assembly genuinely representing the people will ever pass those kind of self-serving and anti-people laws. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Mufti Of Iwo Inciting Muslims Students To Kill Christains In Osun State. by Babinski: 10:35pm On May 26 |
Codepain: If you have evidence of anyone stockpiling arms, report to the Nigeria Police or nearest law enforcement agency. Making unsubstantiated claims as a basis for violating the law is not excusable. If he accused Christian countries of having nuclear weapons, is that the basis of telling Muslims in the South West to arm themselves with gun? Are they going on military excursion to those alleged Christian countries with those guns? What line of reasoning are you really trying to to advocate? The man says arm yourself with guns, learn to shoot, Christians are you enemies and will come to fight you one day. There is no doubt some of his audience may be proactive to reason it is better they attack first rather than wait, since the enemy has been identified. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Religion / Re: Mufti Of Iwo Inciting Muslims Students To Kill Christains In Osun State. by Babinski: 8:59pm On May 26 |
Codepain: He is guilty of inciting hatred and being a proponent of self-help contrary to the provisions of our country's laws. Why would he label Christians and Jews as enemies of Muslims? Why would he accuse Christians of stockpiling arms as a basis to encourage Muslims to stockpile arms in preparation for what he called an inevitable war? Any Yoruba advocating the killing or attack of fellow Yorubas on the pretext of religion is an "omo ale" and a plain idiot. If you check very well you may likely discover he has Fulani ancestry and masquerading as a bona-fide through and through Yoruba man. That was how Uthman Dan Fodio advocated Jihad that led to him and his clan taking over the North and lording it over the Hausas and indigenous people there as Emirs. Couching deceit and treachery under the guise of religion. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: SA Campuses Join US Student Protests In Solidarity With Palestine (PICS) by Babinski: 7:54am On May 18 |
iichidodo: Most of those protests are funded by civil organizations collecting money from Palestinian and Islamic sympathizers. There are definitely several gullible students involved but most of the protest organizers are in it for personal benefits just like it was found in the case of movements for Black Lives Matter in the USA when some of the organizers and promoters ended up spending millions buying personal houses a couple of years after. After BLM Foundation raised $90 million in the name of fighting for black lives, Patrice Cullors, one of the co-founders of the foundation bought a $1.4m luxury home in Topanga Canyon, near Malibu, and owned three other homes, including a custom ranch in Georgia. She resigned after the scandal broke out https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57277777.amp At least 3 billionaires have been discovered in the USA to be involved in funding anti-Israel protests on campuses and across the nation. So this is not just a matter of students waking up and protesting. Money is involved. https://highlandcountypress.com/opinions/billionaires-funding-protests-donate-millions-house-dems#gsc.tab=0 |
Agriculture / Re: Kwara Governor Abdulrazaq Launches "Home Farming For All” Kits by Babinski: 7:33am On May 18 |
GboyegaD: The solution to food security in the country is not everyone doing mini-farming in sacks and buckets. That is ridiculous, particularly when we have a lot of arable land that Fulani marauders and bandits have prevented people from farming. The solution is having enough large scale farmers and a booming farming industry in the middle belt and all those areas with arable land without the fears of insecurity, bandits and Fulani marauders. The Government should ban open grazing to reduce Fulani cattle destroying crops and increase security to prevent bandits and kidnappers from discouraging farmers. The Government should then provide funding, mechanization and other farming support and interventions to real farmers and not "CBN Farmers" or "Briefcase Farmers" that collect billions under the guise of farming in collusion with the managers of the Government Interventions. That in my opinion is the way to go and not these subsistence farming kits. Unfortunately the Government appears not to have the moral strength to ban open grazing and address the security issues. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid For Full Membership by Babinski: 1:49am On May 13 |
Empiree: Please check the definition of indigenous for proper understanding, so you can see the folly in your claim about the current inhabitants of Nigeria. Please use the link below to access resources on the UN website to educate yourself about the UÑ Charter and its powers. https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter However it is my observation that you appear not to read in-depth and only gloss over things with consequential effect on your ability to logically and reasonably defend your position with verifiable facts and references. This is because if you read the links I posted in my earlier response, you would have seen they were comments posted by me to debunk the lies being parroted around by your ilk. I provided them so as not to waste time repeating myself on issues. Debunk them with verifiable and reasonable evidence rather than parroting unsubstantiated statements. Alluding to the one minute YouTube video post by your purported Elder statesman in Nigeria as credible evidence or facts is laughable and indicative of your depth of reasoning. First, it is instructive that comments are disabled on the post ostensibly to prevent the bursting of the bubble of the fabricator masquerading as an authority on a subject clearly beyond his capabilities. Secondly, the video is at best the opinion of the maker who is not a known authority on African History much less Middle Eastern history. Educate your.mind and let it grow beyond beer palour gossips where you adjudicate over matters while inebriated and yet think you are reasonable. Learn to cite facts rather than worthless opinions. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid For Full Membership by Babinski: 8:10pm On May 12 |
Empiree: First, if you do not recognize the right of the UN to attempt to settle disputes between nations, then otis pointless to seek their sport ora Palestinian Nation at this point in time. Secondly, if you think Palestinian Arabs are indigenous to the area of Mandatory Palestine, then your educarion in that regard is half-baked.and typical of similar defenders of the "Palestinians". Please see some of my earlier comments on similar issues to avoid repeating myself. https://www.nairaland.com/7920509/netanyahu-gives-mossad-orders-kill/10#127177058 https://www.nairaland.com/8053434/latest-jewish-trick-says-hamas/3#129316475 https://www.nairaland.com/7991760/14-yr-old-palestinian-boy/2#128319386 |
Foreign Affairs / Re: UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid For Full Membership by Babinski: 2:04am On May 12 |
id4sho: US didn't abstain. US voted against it. That is clear indication that the recommendation is dead on arrival. People sometimes act as if their memory is not working. Was it not the same UN in 1947 that proposed a 2 State Solution with Jerusalem being neutral? While Israel accepted the solution, the Palestinian Arabs chose to not only reject it but went to war in an attempt to annihilate the Israel nation. Unfortunately for them, they lost and rather than lick their wounds in peace, he resortes to terrorism. Almost every aggression of Palestinian Arabs since then has led to loss of lives and land for them, till they have become boxed into Gaza and West Bank. Rather than learn lessons from their actions and history, they have continued to intensify their hatred for Israel and their terrorism actions while using the media and fabricated statistics to whip of public sentiments and sympathy as alternative routes to achieving their objectives against the Israeli nation. They fire rockets from schools, playgrounds and hospitals and hide behind human shields made up of children and women, knowing fully well that return fire from Israel would affect these vulnerable people. Yet they do not mind because it is in order to sacrifice their children, women and civilians to curry international sympathy while the masterminds of terror live in luxury in Qatar. The same lives of their children and women that is not valued by them, they want the world to place value on it and weep over children that they willingly put forward as human shields to receive bullets and shrapnel for the folly of Hamas. And surprisingly they get some sympathy because some cannot sift the facts from emotional trash thrown out through the media. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: Prophet Oluronbi Jailed 34 Years For Raping Female And Male Church Members by Babinski: 11:18am On May 11 |
4tomandchi: The fraudulent prophet never belonged to the body of Christ in the first instance, so there is no shame on the body of Christ. A Christian is not defined by mere oral claims but by conduct. The followers of Jesus Christ were first called Christians in Antioch after the death and resurrection of Jesus. A "Christian" means someone "behaving like Jesus Christ". The self acclaimed Prophet Oluronbi never behaved like Jesus Christ and has even stated by his own mouth under recording that he was an animal not fit to live amongst human beings. So when did an animal equate a Christian to say his conviction is a shame on the body of Christ? 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Don’t Leave Host Community In Ruins - Tinubu Warns Lithium Investors by Babinski: 10:38am On May 11 |
JASONjnr: I am shocked the President spoke that way regarding the issue of environmental degradation in the host communities. The issue of environmental impact should not be a matter of opinion or morality but of the law. There must be the clear risk of legal penalties for mining companies to take the issue seriously. Speaking to them this way is an indirect way of telling them that they can create environmental issues in the host communities without risk of legal punishment. |
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