₦airaland Forum

I would like everyone to focus on the topic. Seun has asked how can we fix it? We all know Corruption is a big issue, it would help to educate Nigerians how they can ensure they get the correct legal protection within the currupt system. Corruption is a bigger issue that individual may not easily address., but people can address their personal ignorance if they know what to do. But then, we are talking about how we can avoid overcrowded prisons which was due in so many ways to illegal detentions. If people know their right and they can excercise it, that is one way out of many.

@nferyn: I know of successful legal interventions in that respect. I cannot vouch that there may not be corrupt practices in there, maybe so (as in any society). However, the fact I'm explaining here is that we tackle the huge ignorance prevailing in Nigeria. Here is the link to the Legal aid council i referenced..http://www.nopa.net/Justice/messages/5.shtml, http://www.justiceinitiative.org/db/resource2?res_id=102732

I'd like people to focus more on the "how can we fix it"? rather than complaining about curruption. As long as people are ignorant, they will continually be exploited by the police and the judiciary. The issue with police and judiciary is mainly corruption and exploitation. Another angle for ICPC to look into.

@nferyn: to your question, there is the legal aid council. Its services are free and available to all Nigerians, available in every state of Nigeria. I know close people to me who have used their services before. Also, there are various legal aid NGOs that provide these free services.

It is true that the police demand money for bail, but again, this is unconstitutional. They can demand sureties. Only a court in Nigeria can demand financial as part of bail terms. It all goes with the ignorance of Nigerians that the police exploits. If you have a lawyer or legal aid councel, the police usually rescinds these demands.

I agree corruption is one of the problems, but I think Ignorance is the greater problem. The avaerage Nigerian do not know they cannot be detained for more than 48 hours, they cannot be jailed without court conviction, etc. Corruption thrives in a way to bribe officials to just lock people away. Corruption is one thing, ignorance is another bigger thing. This is why when Seun asked how can we fix it, Im not sure how we can fix this monstrous curruption in Nigeria today, however we can educate Nigerians better on their rights...via sponsored talks, radio jingles, paper publications, etc. I used to listen to a radio program in Lagos that does this - educating Nigerians on their contitutional rights.
Also, the human rights organizations in Nigeria, NGOs etc can better challenge the status quo by exposing all the constitutional breaches by the police/judiciary, providing and educating Nigerians about the available free legal aids etc.

For instance - even in Sharia states, the defendants have a choice of going via sharia or standard legal system, many of them dont know they have a choice, they believe sharia is absolute. This is not corruption, this is Ignorance.

OBJ has said more than twice that hes going in 2007. If anyone knows a reliable source to the contrary, please share it. Apart from a few psycophants from the South supporting the idea, the whole schemeing is from the Nothern politicians who will continue to drive the speculation simply because:
1. They refuse to belief OBJ (Why not, their own bretheren have been there, they lied, they stayed..Gowon, IBB, Abacha)
2. The North is using this as a tool against plans to keep presidency in the South. You see, the North erred when they asked for Presidency to be zoned to North now. There is no North or south according to 1999 constitution. There are 6 geo-political zones. For now, if we are following rotational principles, It was South West with OBJ. The remaining Geo political zones have everything to demand for the next turn. The "North" is attempting it via Coersion. None of the three geo-political zones in the North has demamnded for it (unlike South East and South-South).

NB: OBJs 3rd term ambition is to gkeep the presidency in the South-South. The South East is not mature for presidency.

Its very sad indeed. To fix?, everything needs to be finetuned from police to the judicial system. Its a common practice that the well to dos will just ask the police to luck you up and they decide when you are released. The same for cases going to court, the richer will always insist the police and lawyers make sure you sepnd all your life in jail without getting to court. Its an Irony for a Nation with so clears laws, yet with so much fatherism that no one cares about the laws. The level of ignorance by the populace and the police is appalling. The average Nigerian is not aware of their contitutional right.

I think the only way to fix this is to start educating Nigerians better on their constitutional rights. If poeple know their rights and they know how to get it, the dark influence of the police and judiciary in such will be challenged.

Nigerians shall continue to see wonders and intrigues in local politics.
There will be a massive wave in the banking sector.
Prominent politicians will kick the bucket mysteriously.
Inflation will continue to skyrocket
Baba Iyabo will survive assasination/coup, will revise political agenda.
More hardships lie ahead with ethinic militants, petroleum, power (electricity), etc.
Many parties will consolidate against the incubent.
More financial scams will be exposed, including one that may bring the presidency to standstill.
Nigerians will continue to be the happiest people on Earth.

"ajewhiteshark"

I hate dollars, pounds and Euros. I love Naira.

yes O!

@hot-angel: To me its about how long your courtship lasted before you are hooked 4ever. So 2 years= 2 years and 9 months=9moths. No permutations.

Back to the topic...Im Yorbosa...

Anything is possible in Naija. Depends on how close you are to Iyabo or im Papa....

My longest was about 2 years, I ended up marrying the babe. Shortest really was about 9 months, she cheated out.

I am "ajebopako"

Looks like the ladies would marry a monkey for a million dollars than an ugly man.   What a twisted world...

ocho:
a million dollars? queenzy girl, you don't even have to ask
just show me the Monkey and the wedding is on!

QUEENZY : she looks like a woman to me. She's ready to pay a million for a man.

If you dont catch the joke, men aint monkeys, if you think so, so are some women.

It would be better to title " who will marry a monkey for 1 million"

Yeah, Nigerians will import white man's shit if Baba Iyabo allows it. Such is our enterprise thinking which is based on buy and sell rather than produce.

I think there is a cultural element to this discussion as I have seen so far. That goes back to our roots that "man must provide".

I see two issues for raising this topic...
1. There is a mutual decision between man and wife for the man to stay home while the wife works. The trade off is the man's income, assumed the woman earns a lot more than the man. This is true for Nigerians who have been absorbed in foreign lands. At home (Naija), this will be seen as tabboo and considered the woman has used the man's head.

2. The man decides to work from home simply because his private business allows him to do so, he has more flexibility with work and family, so hes more readily available to the kids. Thus, hes more at home than the wife. Again, our culture throws the situation at risk even if comfortable with the man and the wife...The family and friends will alsmost always ask.."your wife is never at home"...and the unintended addons....

Personally I do not see anything wrong with the two scenarios above if aligned with the man and wife. The unfortunate thing is the society that casts doubts on the intent and introduce the cultural twist to the detriment of such family. I think this is for mature relationships that will not be swayed by societal norms, also its not a mature scenario for families dwelling in Nigeria for now.

This is good. I like the no credit card/online payment idea. It reduces fraud intents. Call this the Nigerian ebay!!!.

What is your New Year resolution? How lond did it take to break the last?

The year is coming to an end again. The annual new year resolution begings. In a lot of cases, we all make resolutions only to find out that it only took a few days (or weeks) to go back to our old habbits. What is your new year resolution? How long did it take to breake your last resolution?

Let's do this with a huge sense of humour.

I think all the important views had been shared. recent inputs by otokx is off topic and personally, I dont see reason to continue with this lame discussion.

@snazzydawn; dont let the guy go off easily. Its not easy out there and I see a lot of ladies going for younger folks these days. It may be your luck that you find one that has real interest in you and not just the sex thing.

By the way, I have a feeling you like him but for the age. If so, better make sure you keep him around somehow, he might be your lucky star

copy copy copy...its nobody's story

with the likes of Otokx running around, Alams is a small joke. God help Nigeria.

On the contrary, Yoruba's did not rally around Tafa. Its the Yoruba's that insisted on Tafa's prosecution, the same for SM Afolabi. I wish the other regions/tribes will assume the same position for integrity's sake.

Well, I spent my honeymoon? indoors (off from home) after our marriage. Thats what any newlyweds will do. We both wanted to make love soooo baad that the moment we slipped the ring, its bedworks uninterrupted. After two weeks of explorations, we started thinking about spending holidays somewhere.

So for the definition of honeymoon, seems to me like a lone place to enjoy the bedworks uninterrupted and when you both feel tired, they you can put on the slippers and do the tourist thing.

omg, why would anyone need that militarist, awe inspiring ringtone?

its time for a new re-awakening. Prayers alone is not sufficient. Nigeria needs a real, drastic change, maybe calous at start but with a positive end in mind i.e. to change the current chop to finish attitude in Nigeria will require a culture change that will probably take a generation. Given the task, nothing looks less than a real bloodbath/mafia type executions.

....before anyone condemn me, note that i love my country so much that I would do anything to restore the respect and dignity that the Alams an co have taken away.

bulls**t. Its this kind of mentallity that will never allow you to be prepared and ensure even the minimum form of planning in case of eventuality. Its this prayer/God attitude that is killing Nigeria. Someone has said it on this forum that rather than do something about their circumstance, Nigerians will keep on praying, just the way God? answered Alameyeseigha's prayer by teleporting him from London to Nigeria.

Can someone define what Honeymoon is?

well, not sure there is need for discussions. The answer is out there...its about ease of accessibility and affordability. We are talking about Nigeria (indeed the world) and as Seun says, price is the breaker. Tell me how many macs (new) you can get for 40,000.00 naira ($295) bundled with complete PC, OS, applications, etc. Coupled with that, its easier to be maintained.

So please base your arguements on Nigeria, that was what you started with. Mac may look more sleek than windows, less porous to attacks (I think its because of its low penetration, there is more fun cracking windows and better spread of impact). However, the killer is the cost (purchase and ongoing maintenance) to an average Nigerian. virus or not, hacking or not, bad or not, its the popular choice.

@nferyn; you just agreed with me that Its a closed platform. Openness is not only about software, but hardware. Which is why Windows or Linux comes top.

nferyn:
........You could make that point on a harware level, but certainly not concerning the OS.