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Stand up , unite and defend our fatherland from the colonialist , every dick and harry have intrest in Nigeria's insecurity , Germany , U.s , France, Britain , they want to come as peacekeepers , if we say no they will bomb us and claim we giving ground to AlQeada , we must stand against any form of western invasion-adam

true talk

We need a new type of weapons:the weapons of compassion ,love and kindness for each other. Our world is so lack in these "weapons",but very rich in hate "wapons" and in all type of nuclear giants. Abdulrazaq Oyebanji Hamzat

Paul Adujie
I bask and revel in being Nigerian

I bask in my Nigerian-ness , We know that great nations are made great by citizens who celebrate such nations

I want Nigeria to be better, A Nigeria as a nation which is developed, progressive, advanced and becomes a great nation, but until then, I accept Nigeria as mine, with all her imperfections just as all nations are imperfect.



What do you think on this?

speakup

nice one by the tribunal

http://neutralanalysis..com/2011/07/secrete-powers-behind-boko-haram.html

THE SECRETE POWERS BEHIND BOKO HARAM
By: Abdulrazaq Oyevbanji Hamzat

In this Article, when you see me say the Powerful Northern Politicians, I do not mean the northern politician in general, I only mean some few bad eggs. Just as we have some Powerful Southern Politicians (bad eggs) who benefited from the Niger Delta Crisis and other crisis that have rocked this country at one time or the other.
Note( The article is not written with the aim of  discrimination, but just the writer opinion on the subject matter)
The Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad popularly known as Boko Haram said education is a sin despite being educated, and for this reason want Shariah law be adopted first in the north, and now throughout Nigeria as a country.
They had claimed responsibility on several high profiles killing in the north which include the governorship candidate of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Borno State, Alhaji Modu Gubio and six other persons, including the brother to the immediate past governor, Alhaji Modu Sheriff. They had previously claimed that they target their victims due to corruption.
After these killing, they started the bombing and have claimed responsibility on several bombing around the country. Claiming to have embarked on the bombing mission due to the killing of their ex leader and members.
The bombing is ongoing, while they attack banks and claimed the banks were not operating in the interest of the people and according to the Shariah law.
They further declared war between Christian and Muslims in their word as follows:

“We are therefore calling on Muslims in this part of the world to be well prepared because, very soon, we would launch a full scale war between the Muslims and the Christians.
They follow their statement with the bombing of a church and justifying their action by saying they are unbelievers.
These to me is a means of confusing the general public and the government on the real reason behind Boko Haram.
On this day,16th of july,2011,I declare to Nigerians that in my opinion, The Boko Haram Sect is not in anyway fighting any religious fight, But political in its totality which hides under religious struggle through its name and part of his message to have support from the northern public  and also hide under reacting to injustice and corruption to get sympathy from across Nigeria.
Their real aim in my opinion is to prove a point and show strength in the use of weapon before Nigerians.
I strongly believe that this Sect was resurrected by some powerful corrupt politicians in the north after the Government had concurred them. Before the concur which leads to the death of their ex leader, I believe they were strictly religious Sect. But when their leader along side some members were killed, they went down and died a natural death. But some powerful Corrupt Politicians in the north used the opportunity to intrude, brainwashed and give them massive financial support to resume, but this time with another agenda.

The Point
During the Niger Delta crisis, the whole of the country feared the Niger delta due to their deadly actions and the use of sophistic weapons. The October 1 bomb blast further confirms their ability to cause great havoc. During this period, the fear people usually have for the north and extent of its damage when it comes to violence vanished as we have seen a more deadly and fast in destructing region which is the Niger Delta. People even compared the northern violence to that of the Niger Delta, and it was assumed or said that the north can not withstand the strength of the Niger Delta in terms of causing havoc.
It was said at a point that the north only used sticks, cutlass and some very few used guns.
To those powerful politicians who usually benefit from the northern violence, they believe that the emergence of more deadly region will automatically reduce their bargaining power compared to that of the Niger Delta politicians.
For this reason, they decided to sponsor the wounded lions (Boko Haram) which leader was killed by the Government.
The politician have their agenda which is purely political, but fueled it under the initial believe of the Boko Haram sect which is religion with a massive financial support and the supply of sophisticated weapons.
This to me is why we see the confusion and inconsistency in the release and stands of the Boko Haram Sect.
The Politicians used this medium to tell Nigerians that besides the cutlass, sticks and minor means of causing havoc usually seeing in the north, it is equally capable and knowledgeable in the use of sophisticated weapon with enough man power and die hard illiterates to carry out the deeds.
I believe this will end soon, as the sect will go into dialogue with the government and the issue will be settled and buried.
This is my personal opinion and may not be true in its totality.

Ambassador Abdulrazaq Oyebanji Hamzat
Discus4now@yahoo.com

nicely said tpia

welcome

I THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS TOPIC.

@NEGRO,i perfectly understand your point.

but my concern is not about the northern confusion,but the solution. everyone can explain the problem from one angle to the other.

what am trying to get now is solution perspective from everyone.

I am seriously concerned about these people and i have designed a practical solution that can be employed by government,but i need more ideas from people to add up for effective implementation.

Thanks for your contribution.

http://elombah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7183:mafe-adeyinka-an-indicted-thief-sworn-in-as-a-member-of-ogun-house-of-assembly&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=67

MAFE ADEYINKA, M, ACN, 39, LLB,BL who has recently been sworn in as an 'honourable member' ACN of the Ogun state house of assembly representing Sagamu was a "419" Solicitor barred from practicing as Solicitor in the United Kingdom. Investigations conducted by Elombah.com in London shows Mr Adeyinka stole a large sum of money, about £700,000 that belonged to his client and ran away to Nigeria. Consequently his name was struck off the Roll of Solicitors.
Adeyinka Mafe won Sagamu (1) seat on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria, in Ogun State this year.
On 23rd day of June 2010 a Tribunal by UK Solicitor Regulatory Authority ruled that Mr Mafe Adeyinka’s case “was one of the worst cases of dishonesty that the Tribunal had dealt with. There had been blatant dishonesty by the Respondent, who appeared to have misappropriated £695,000 for his own benefit. Members of the public must be in no doubt that any funds which they place in the hands of a solicitor will be handled by that solicitor with the utmost integrity and trustworthiness”.
In handing the sanctions, The Tribunal noted that “use of client funds for a solicitor’s own purposes was a very serious matter indeed, and there was no doubt the Respondent had brought the reputation of the profession into disrepute, and that clients had suffered as a result of his dishonesty”.
SRA therefore ruled that Mr Adeyinka “was not fit to be a solicitor and the Tribunal ordered that he be struck off the Roll of Solicitors”.
Asiwaju Yinka Mafe as he widely known attended the University of Benin, Benin City, School year 1998. He went on to International School of Law and Business, for 2005 School year.
He proceed to the University of Cambridge for his postgraduate studies in 2005 and then was elected to the Ogun State House of Assembly, on May 2011.

The Genesis of the case

elombah.com discovered that On 15 May 2009, the professional regulation adjudication panel of the SRA resolved to intervene in the practice of MIB Solicitors , ­formerly at 339 Hertford Road, Edmonton, London N9 7ET, as it was satisfied that: there was reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Adeyinka Mafe; Mr Mafe had abandoned his practice; and it was necessary to exercise the powers conferred by part II of schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974 in relation to Mr Mafe and Oisamaye Ikhide, or their firm or the interests of beneficiaries of any trust of which Mr Mafe and/or Mr Ikhide are trustees.
David Redfern of Stanley Tee, 6 High Street, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 2LU, tel: 01279 755200, DX: 50404 Bishop’s Stortford, has been appointed to act as the authority’s agent. The first date of attendance at the practice address was 19 May 2009. However, the SRA was not able to gain access to the premises and, accordingly, an application to the High Court requiring permission to enter the premises to obtain the practice papers was made.
The Society obtained an order from the High Court, authorising the use of reasonable force to gain access to the office premises, if necessary, on 21 May 2009. On 26 May 2009, the authority, acting on behalf of the Law Society, took possession of all the practice papers.
Mr Ikhide has informed the SRA that he has never been a partner at the firm, and although he had been invited to become a partner by Mr Mafe he had refused to do so.
The SRA made enquiries in respect of Mr Ikhide’s status at MIB Solicitors.
The Tribunal found all the allegations to have been substantiated on the basis of the documentary evidence provided by the Applicant. The Applicant had referred the Tribunal to the case of Twinsectra Limited v Yardley & Others [2002] UKHL 12 in relation to the consideration of whether the Respondent had acted dishonestly. The Applicant submitted that the Tribunal had to consider whether the Respondent’s conduct would be considered dishonest by honest people, and secondly whether the Respondent himself must have been aware that his conduct would be considered dishonest. The Applicant had submitted both tests were satisfied in view of the fact that Mr Ikhide’s name had been used by the Respondent on his notepaper, representing Mr Ikhide to be a partner of the practice, without Mr Ikhide’s knowledge or permission. Secondly, the payment of £695,000 which had a reference “Yinka” appeared to be the Respondent himself as it could be seen that if the letters “Ade” were removed from the Respondent’s first name, this left “Yinka”.
The Tribunal were of the view that this was one of the worst cases of dishonesty that the Tribunal had dealt with. There had been blatant dishonesty by the Respondent, who appeared to have misappropriated £695,000 for his own benefit. Members of the public must be in no doubt that any funds which they place in the hands of a solicitor will be handled by that solicitor with the utmost integrity and trustworthiness. The
use of client funds for a solicitor’s own purposes was a very serious matter indeed, and there was no doubt the Respondent had brought the reputation of the profession into disrepute, and that clients had suffered as a result of his dishonesty. The Respondent was not fit to be a solicitor and the Tribunal ordered that he be struck off the Roll of Solicitors.
Decision as to Costs
The Tribunal made an Order that the Respondent pay the Applicant’s costs in full in the sum of £10,178.62. The Tribunal had taken into account the cases of Merrick v The Law Society [2007] EWHC 2997 (Admin) and D'Souza v The Law Society [2009] EWHC 2193 (Admin) on the question of the Respondent’s means. However, the Respondent had not provided the Tribunal with any details of his financial position and accordingly the Tribunal ordered the costs be paid in full.
The Tribunal ordered that the respondent, ADEYINKA MAFE of 73 Redlands Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 5HW, solicitor, be STRUCK OFF the Roll of Solicitors and it further Ordered that he do pay the costs of and incidental to this application and enquiry fixed in the sum of £10,178.62

Below is the full report by the UK SOLICITORS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL

No. 10371-2009
SOLICITORS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
SOLICITORS ACT 1974
IN THE MATTER OF ADEYINKA MAFE, solicitor (Respondent)
Upon the application of Jonathan Richard Goodwin
on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Mr. W. M. Hartley (in the chair)
Mr. R. Prigg
Mr. G. Fisher
Date of Hearing: 6th May 2010
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FINDINGS & DECISION
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Appearances
Mr Jonathan Richard Goodwin of Jonathan Goodwin Solicitor Advocate, 17e Telford Court, Dunkirk Lea, Chester Gates, Chester CH1 6LT for the Applicant
The Respondent did not appear and was not represented.
The application was dated 6th November 2009.
Allegations
The allegations against the Respondent were that:
(1) Contrary to Rule 1.02, 1.04 and 1.06 of the Solicitors Code of Conduct 2007 (“SCC”), he abandoned his practice.
(2) Contrary to Rule 1.02, 1.04, 1.05 and 1.06 of the SCC, he failed to act in the best interests of client(s).
(3) Contrary to Rule 1.02, 1.04, 1.05 and 1.06 of the SCC, he failed to act in accordance with his lender clients’ instructions.
(4) Contrary to Rule 1.02 and 1.06 of the SCC, he held himself out as practising in partnership when he was not. (For the avoidance of doubt, this was an allegation of dishonesty).
(5) Contrary to Rule 1.02, 1.06 and/or 10.05, he failed to comply with undertakings contained in Certificates of Title, dated 23rd March 2009, 2nd April 2009 and 7th April 2009.
(6) Contrary to Rule 1.02 and 1.06, he improperly paid away funds held on behalf of mortgagee clients, and/or failed to utilise same towards the purchase of the relevant properties. (For the avoidance of doubt, this was an allegation of dishonesty).
Factual Background
1. In the absence of the Respondent the Tribunal noted an Order for substituted service had been made by the Tribunal on 9th February 2010 and in fact service had been effected as Ordered by way of advertisements in The Times on 12th February 2010 and the Law Society Gazette on 18th February 2010. The Tribunal was satisfied that the Respondent had been properly served and given notice of the hearing, and therefore granted the Applicant leave to proceed in the Respondent’s absence.
2. The Respondent, born in 1972, was admitted as a Solicitor on the 17th July 2006. At all material times the Respondent carried on practice on his own account under the style of MIB Solicitors, at 339 Hertford Road, Edmonton, London N9 7ET
3. The practice was formed on 2nd July 2007. On 14th January 2009, the Respondent purported to practice in partnership with a Mr O Ikhide. It was contended that that arrangement was a sham, and that at all times the Respondent carried on practice on his own account.
4. The Respondent’s practice was intervened on 19th May 2009.
5. On 17th April 2009, DLA Piper wrote to the Legal Complaints Service (”LCS”), on behalf of their client, Abbey National plc (“Abbey”), expressing concern that some or all of their clients’ five mortgage advances paid to MIB Solicitors had not been utilised towards the purchase of the relevant properties, but rather had been dispersed elsewhere. The sum of £1,651,365.00 had been paid by way of advances in respect of five transactions during March and April 2009. They indicated the practice appeared to have been abandoned during mid April 2009. In respect of each transaction, the Respondent signed Certificates of title, dated from 23rd March 2009 to 7th April 2009.
6. On 7th April 2009, a payment of £723,000.00 was made with reference to “Samanti”, and two days later on 9th April 2009, a payment was made in the sum of £695,000.00, with reference “Yinka”.
7. The Respondent’s notepaper showed himself and Mr O Ikhide as partners in the practice. However, when the matter was raised with Mr Ikhide, he confirmed on 14th May 2009 that he was not involved with the firm in “any shape or form”, and that he had never worked for MIB Solicitors as a partner, nor as an employee, and whilst he had been offered a position in the practice by the Respondent, he declined the offer.
8. The Tribunal reviewed all the following documents submitted by the Applicant which included:-
(i) Rule 5 Statement, together with enclosures
(ii) Statement of Costs dated 6th May 2010
9. The Respondent had not submitted any documents for the Tribunal to review.
Witnesses
10. No person gave oral evidence.
Findings as to Fact and Law
11. In absence of any submissions from the Respondent, the Tribunal found all the allegations to have been substantiated on the basis of the documentary evidence provided by the Applicant. The Applicant had referred the Tribunal to the case of Twinsectra Limited v Yardley & Others [2002] UKHL 12 in relation to the consideration of whether the Respondent had acted dishonestly. The Applicant submitted that the Tribunal had to consider whether the Respondent’s conduct would be considered dishonest by honest people, and secondly whether the Respondent himself must have been aware that his conduct would be considered dishonest. The Applicant had submitted both tests were satisfied in view of the fact that Mr Ikhide’s name had been used by the Respondent on his notepaper, representing Mr Ikhide to be a partner of the practice, without Mr Ikhide’s knowledge or permission. Secondly, the payment of £695,000 which had a reference “Yinka” appeared to be the Respondent himself as it could be seen that if the letters “Ade” were removed from the Respondent’s first name, this left “Yinka”.
12. The Tribunal were satisfied that the tests referred to in the case of Twinsectra V Yardley were satisfied and that the Respondent had acted dishonestly.
Costs Application
13. The Applicant provided the Tribunal with a Schedule of Costs which indicated his total costs came to a figure of £10,178.62. He requested an Order for those costs in full.
Previous Disciplinary Sanctions Before the Tribunal
14. None.
Sanction and Reasons
15. The Tribunal were of the view that this was one of the worst cases of dishonesty that the Tribunal had dealt with. There had been blatant dishonesty by the Respondent, who appeared to have misappropriated £695,000 for his own benefit. Members of the public must be in no doubt that any funds which they place in the hands of a solicitor will be handled by that solicitor with the utmost integrity and trustworthiness. The
use of client funds for a solicitor’s own purposes was a very serious matter indeed, and there was no doubt the Respondent had brought the reputation of the profession into disrepute, and that clients had suffered as a result of his dishonesty. The Respondent was not fit to be a solicitor and the Tribunal ordered that he be struck off the Roll of Solicitors.
Decision as to Costs
16. The Tribunal made an Order that the Respondent pay the Applicant’s costs in full in the sum of £10,178.62. The Tribunal had taken into account the cases of Merrick v The Law Society [2007] EWHC 2997 (Admin) and D'Souza v The Law Society [2009] EWHC 2193 (Admin) on the question of the Respondent’s means. However, the Respondent had not provided the Tribunal with any details of his financial position and accordingly the Tribunal ordered the costs be paid in full.
17. The Tribunal ordered that the respondent, ADEYINKA MAFE of 73 Redlands Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 5HW, solicitor, be STRUCK OFF the Roll of Solicitors and it further Ordered that he do pay the costs of and incidental to this application and enquiry fixed in the sum of £10,178.62
Dated the 23rd day of June 2010
On behalf of the Tribunal
W M Hartley
Chairman

Al'majir" or "Almajiri" is an institution, a social one.

Philosophically, it is on the par of social welfare in Western countries. Its practice and operation however is not anywhere at par with them.

Its purpose in Islam is for both economic and cultural reasons.


plz explain what you mean by this above,

can you please give an insight of the program which should be developed by the govt to tackle this problem, assuming you are in govt, what will the program look like and how does it end this problem.

Thanks

The Almajiri's are the most deprived children in Nigeria,They were forced to be deprived their right as children and as adults. If we think its non of our business,we will always have the problem of people whose life had no meaning to them,whereby being used for political and religions violence.

Lets try and proffer way for the government on how they can help end this abuse in Nigeria.

Its thought and idea is highly welcome here.

what do you think the Federal and state government can do to end this child abuse?

Thanks

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first week of august would do

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The philosophy commission may not be such that will dictate to the president or senate as you assume,it will only be a commission that will be focused on understanding all the various tribes and its cultures and proffer ways to live in harmony based on the understanding of every tribe.

This is the time for all africans to wake up from our slump.

http://www.ubura.org/

spread the infomation to ur neighborhood, tell your friends and family.

mobilize people and educate them on the need for africa's total freedom,unification and progress.

afam4eva:
I don't think other Africans need this change. Most of them are already changing for the better. It's only Nigeria that will need this initiative.

Don't deceive yourself,Nigeria is far ahead of all those countries.

BEHOLD ACTION AND LEADERSHIP!
Imo state Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha disguised as an accident victim with bandages all over him and goes to Federal Medical Center, Owerri. The nurses in their usual lackadaisical and inhumane attitude coupled with delayed for hours before they finally came for him, un-bandaged him and discovered he is the Governor. See Mass Query / Slashing of salaries, worse for the absentees. Leadership is not the grandstanding of excellence; the hallmark of effective. Leadership is Service Delivery, active engagement, root and branch transformation. Our Leaders can only fix our Nation's Problems only when they try to experience the pains of their people. More of this Please from Rochas.

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There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party. A friend and, her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, “I, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you." Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.

what do you think?

any one interestd, plz call

nicely said

LETTER TO NIGERIANS ON BOKO HARAM


Dear Nigerian people, NGO's, Foundations, and Individuals.

We should all be very concerned and raise our voice about what is happening in Northern Nigeria at present. A sect named Boko Haram have been killing innocent people, shooting and bombing different places, robbing banks and killing people at different bars. Over 200 people had died already.

Though, they may have their reasons for doing what they are doing, but nothing is worth killing innocent Nigerians.

The Government as taken some measures, but I still think a voice from every NGO,Foundation and individuals will go along way in helping the Government take the right decision fast and stop the killing of innocent Nigerians.

Both the government and Boko Haram are guilty of inflicting pains and inconveniences on we the Nigerian people.

Let us all speak with one voice, not blaming anyone but addressing the issue at hand.
Write to the government physically or on air and express your displeasure and proffer a way forward if you have got any.

Stop religious condemnation, you may condemn the action of some individuals but definitely not the religion.

Speak for the victims and help end it peacefully.

Say no to tribalism and religious intolerance.

PEACE, LOVE AND UNITY

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat
Goodwill Ambassador for peace in Nigeria
discus4now@yahoo.com
International Human Right Commission

If Women have No Rights!! A Questionnaire

If Women have No Rights, !!
1) If women should merely stay at home and take care of the children and do nothing else, how should such a family survive in the days when you need a dual income and the cost of everything is going up?

2) If women shouldn't have rights, what should they do in the case of domestic abuse? Should they merely put up with it? Given the fact that, under a rule of thumb suggesting that women shouldn't work and have no rights, should she just put up with it?

3) If women's rights should be reversed, should all other rights be reversed too? What about the civil rights movement? Should rights for Blacks and minorities be revoked as well? Why stop at merely women's rights? And how would you justify that? After all, slavery has been quite beneficial to certain societies as well.

4) Are women simply created to serve men and give birth to babies and have relatively little freedom? What you suggest, women's individual rights are the demise of all that is good,

5) Women stuck in traditional roles (not all, but those TRAPPED in traditional roles), generally are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression, How would you solve this, if women have fewer rights?

6) What should women do with themselves, if they have no rights, when the sons have left for college and the mother can no longer bear children? What should she do then, with no education, no rights, etc?

7) If women have no rights, what kind of education should they be given? Would you prefer a Taliban style of education? Or perhaps a Greek style of education where girls simply remained at home with their mothers learning to be wives for future husbands?

Cool If women have no rights, does that mean that the gender that has always fought wars, made developments in science and technology, etc., will always have to be male, and that women shouldn't, for the necessity for Western civilization, go into such fields? I would ask the members for suggestions & comments to make a world better place for all genders!

9) if women have no right,how do you expect them to demonstrate their intellectual ability in contributing to fixing issue relating to women affair.

10) if women have no right, how do you expect them to be productive knowing fully that have the general society limitation,

Asra Khan Senior Vice Chairperson International Human Rights Commission
Abdulrazaq Oyebanji Hamzat,Goodwill Ambassador for International Human Right Commission in Nigeria.