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I know that once the Government gives Elrufai one appointment now, he would start singing another tune.

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Is this statement true or false.

Over-true. Why is it that it is only when people are no longer in power that they start speaking the "truth" and forming anti-corruption? Why don't they expose the corrupt practices of their colleagues while still in office.

January 31: Independence Day in Nauru (1968)

31st January 1801 – John Marshall became the fourth Chief Justice of the United States; his court opinions would help lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a coequal branch of government.


31st January 1900 – Datu Muhammad Salleh, leader of a series of major disturbances in North Borneo, was shot dead in Tambunan, but his followers did not give up for five more years.


31st January 1943 – World War II: American and Australian forces stopped a Japanese advance in the Battle of Wau during the New Guinea campaign.

31st January 1958 – Explorer 1 (pictured), the United States' first satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and became the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt.

31st January 2007 – Suspects were arrested in Birmingham, UK, accused of plotting to kidnap, and eventually behead, a Muslim British soldier serving in Iraq.

stacomaster: Pls wats Palindr0me Xplain biko..

The answer to your question is actually in the post itself, had it been you read through it.

Palindrome Date: A date is said to be a palindrome when it is expressed in MMDDYYYY format, it reads the same both ways. (eg: 3/1/13 - 3 January 2013)

This man is a disgrace to the Nigerian Judiciary. There are several other Laws and Legal Instruments which he should have used, why did he decide to choose this very lenient one that simply set the barawo/ ole free?

According to the source which made the tape available, the interview was broadcast yesterday, January 28, but it is unclear when it was conducted and where it was broadcast .

[size=16pt]THIS MIGHT BE AN OLD INTERVIEW FOR ALL I CARE. Their spokesman has conveyed the agreement of the group after series of meetings with Northern leaders. This self-acclaimed 2nd in command might just be a disgruntled member who still wants more violence.[/size]

[size=14pt]I just hope he would be nailed by the fresh charges. And they better use a more mentally-sound judge who has the welfare of the masses at heart.[/size]

UPDATE: Dutch Court Indicts Shell Nigeria For Oil Spills

Shell's parent company cannot be held liable for oil spills in the Niger Delta, says Dutch Court.

However, Shell's subsidiary in Nigeria is partly liable for damages and will pay compensation to one farmer, the court ruled Wednesday.

Four Nigerian farmers had sued Shell for polluting and destroying their farmlands and rivers.

This was the first time in Dutch history that victims from Shell’s host countries have pursued a civil liability claim in the country where Shell has its headquarters, the Netherlands.

In October 2012, four Nigerian villagers took Royal Dutch Shell to court in a landmark pollution case. The fishermen and farmers, together with Friends of the Earth, Netherlands, accused the Anglo-Dutch oil company of polluting land and waterways around their homes in the Niger Delta region.

According to director of the Dutch Friends of the Earth, Geert Ritsema, Shell should be held responsible for the pollution of the Niger Delta region. “The pipeline network of Shell in Nigeria is in a very poor state.

The company does not properly maintain its pipelines. This is the root course for around 250 spills per year. Together, the amount of oil that has been spilled by Shell over the years is twice as much as has been spilled in the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, ” he earlier told reporters.

The three villages that were named in this case as being polluted are Goi, hit by a spill in 2004, Oruma, affected by a spill a year later, and Ikot Ada Udo, hit by various spills in 2007.
Shell Nigeria, otherwise called SPDC Ventures, argued it has cleaned up the spills to the satisfaction of the Nigerian authorities, and has no case to answer. It maintains saboteurs stealing oil from its pipelines should be held responsible for much of the environmental damage.

With around 31 million inhabitants, the Niger Delta is one of the world’s most important wetland and coastal marine ecosystems. It is an important source of food for the poor and rural population. Most residents make their livelihoods from fishing and depend on the polluted mangroves and creeks.

http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/46418/2013/01/30/update_dutch_court_indicts_shell_nigeria_oil_spills.html

Farmer Records Landslide Victory Over Shell

A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Royal Dutch Shell can be held partially responsible for pollution in the Niger Delta, saying the company should have prevented sabotage at one of its facilities.


People walk past Dutch oil giant Shell's sign board in Nigeria

The district court in The Hague ordered Shell to pay unspecified damages to one farmer, but dismissed four other claims filed against the Dutch parent company.

Four Nigerians and interest group Friends of the Earth filed the suit in 2008 in the Netherlands, where Shell has its global headquarters, seeking reparations for lost income from contaminated land and waterways in the Niger Delta region.

The court backed Shell’s argument that the spills were caused by sabotage and not poor maintenance of its facilities, as had been argued by the Nigerians.

“Shell Nigeria should and could have prevented this sabotage in an easy way,” the ruling said.

“This is why the district court has sentenced Shell Nigeria to pay damages to the Nigerian plaintiff.”

The Nigerians said they could no longer feed their families because the region had been polluted by oil from Shell’s pipelines and production facilities.

The pollution is a result of oil spills in 2004, 2005 and 2007, they said.

It is the first time a Dutch-registered company has been sued in a domestic court for offences allegedly carried out by a foreign subsidiary.

Shell Happy With Judgement

The company, reacting to the judgement afterwards, said “it was “happy” with a verdict issued by a Dutch district court, which acquitted it of the bulk of pollution charges filed by Nigerian farmers”.

The court said “its wholly owned subsidiary Shell Nigeria was responsible for oil spills but that they had been caused by sabotage, not poor maintenance of its facilities”.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/01/30/farmer-records-landslide-victory-over-shell/

Wharrever!

Something tells me that Mallam needs a psychiatric attention at Yaba left. Or is it the retrogression of old age that is affecting him? cos i don't see the reason why he would be dabbling into childish matters such as responding to a useless tweet. Even his apology equally looks childish to me.

Yomieluv: I have said it before,and I will say it again,PDP has been a cancer to Nigerians,they have resulted to arm-twisting to kill the forum,cos they know that the outcome would be embarrassing to them. GEJ is only pretending,nothing would come out of his visit,he's only trying to form"caring"

[size=14pt]Really? Are you now his mind-reader? And you, how much "care" have you shown in your own capacity? How do you treat the policemen you come across?[/size]

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I don't watch Nigeria matches !

So unpatriotic!

I watched the match

In as much as i felt bad that NTA, AIT, Channels and Silverbird did not air the match live, i don't think it has anything to do with Mr. President. It's the responsibility of BON.

In as much as i felt bad that NTA, AIT, Channels and Silverbird did not air the match live, i don;t think it has anything to do with Mr. President. It's the responsibility of BON.