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Please, ur baby is still very young. Do not gamble with his life. Take him to a paediatrician. I had a friend that had something similar. We just found out that the baby had an obstructed intestine. Do not waste time. Let the doctor feel u r being too fussy. Its better than being sorry.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/jang-appoints-son-20-others-special-advisers/

[size=14pt]Jang appoints son, 20 others special advisers[/size]

BY TAYE OBATERU

Jos – Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State yesterday made history as he named his son, Yakubu, one of the 21 special advisers he appointed.

A statement by Secretary to the State Government, Prof Shedrach Best named the governor’s son as Special Adviser on Special Duties.

Also appointed was former Bureau Chief of the Nation newspaper, Mr. Ayuba Pam as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity while former occupier of the position, Alhajii Dauda Lamba is now in charge of Legal Matters.

Others were former Chief of Staff to former Governor Joshua Dariye, Mr. Alexander Molwus (Political Affairs), former Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Clara Gyang (Statistics) and Mr. Timothy Parlong (Peace Building).

Although the appointment of the governor’s son came to many as a surprise, some of those who commented said it was a mere formality of a role he had been playing in the last four years.

I am sure to register family and friends u will pay 100naira or 50naira each. They may even make it a monthly fee. Thief thief network. I have thrown away my sim and moved on to better networks.

Move to joke section.

[size=14pt]KATSINA-ALU Vs SALAMI: Salami guilty – NJC[/size]

By Innocent Anaba, Abdulwahab  Abdulah, Ikechukwu Nnochiri & DAPO AKINREFON
ABUJA—After five months of intriguing probe into alleged malpractices at the top echelon of the judicial arm of government in the country, the National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday, found the President of the Court of Appeal, PCA, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, guilty of judicial misconduct.

He was specifically accused of acting contrary to Rule 1(1) of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Besides indicting him of engaging in unethical conduct that it said eroded public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, the council equally found the PCA guilty of perjury, saying its investigations revealed that all the allegations he raised against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, ab-initio, were false.

Justice Salami lied on oath — NJC Panels


President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu

The NJC maintained that two separate panels it constituted with a view to ascertaining the cause of the dispute between the CJN and the PCA, established that Justice Salami lied on oath regarding what transpired in the Sokoto state Gubernatorial Election Appeal.

While exonerating the CJN of alleged judicial recklessness in the way he intervened and subsequently decided the case, the NJC said Justice Katsina-Alu “acted in good faith and was motivated by the apparent urge to protect the administration of justice and avoid breach of peace when he directed that the judgment in the Sokoto Gubernatorial Appeal be ‘put on hold’ pending the investigation of the petitions he had received on the matter”.

According to a statement that was issued by the deputy director of information at the NJC, Mr Soji Oye, yesterday, “The NJC at its 6th Emergency Meeting which was held on 9th August, 2011, deliberated on the two separate Reports of its Committees on the allegations levelled against the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, GCON, the President, Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Isa Ayo Salami, OFR.

“At the end of deliberations the Council decided as follows: that the allegation made by the Hon. President, Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Isa Ayo Salami, OFR that the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, GCON, instructed him to direct the Sokoto Gubernatorial Appeal to dismiss the appeal by the Democratic Peoples Party of Nigeria is not true.

“Therefore, the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria was exonerated of the allegation of interference with Court proceedings in the Sokoto State Gubernatorial Election Appeal”.

Furthermore, the council said it found out that “the Hon. Justices of Court of Appeal who served on the Sokoto State Governorship Appeal Panel namely; Hon. Justices Musa Dattijo Mohammad, Paul A. Galinje, John Inyang Okoro, Mas’oud Oredola and Regina O. Nwodo, have no issue to answer.

“That Justice Isa Ayo Salami and other Justices who served on the Ekiti and Osun States Gubernatorial Election Petition Appeal Tribunal namely; Justices Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, O. Ariwoola, Chiman Centus Nweze and Adamu Jauro have no ‘issue’ to answer”, adding that it discovered that “the call logs relied upon by the petitioners lacked authenticity and evidential value and therefore no sufficient evidence to establish unethical communication between them.

“Having therefore established that the allegation/complaint by the President, Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Isa Ayo Salami, OFR, against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, GCON regarding the Sokoto Gubernatorial Election Appeal was false, Council decided that it is misconduct contrary to Rule 1(1) of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Thus Council further decided that (1) the Hon. President of the Court of Appeal should be warned for such unethical conduct which eroded the public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the Judiciary; and (2) apologise in writing to both the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, and National Judicial Council within a week from today the 10th day of August, 2011.”

It will be recalled that an initial five-man probe panel that was constituted by the NJC, indicted the PCA of perjury, a report that sparked series of protests by his loyalists in the council who contended that it was lopsided and biased.

They challenged the objectivity in the verdict of that panel presided by a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Abdullahi Umaru, a crisis of confidence that culminated in the decision of the NJC to set-up a review panel.

Panel recommends sanctions

The second panel which consisted of three Chief Judges, led by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, not only affirmed the previous probe report, but equally recommended sanctions against the PCA should he refuse to apologise and show heartfelt remorse for his alleged judicial misconduct.

Sources at the meeting told Vanguard that before the setting up of the second panel, some members of the NJC, recommended an outright dismissal of the PCA, as a deterrent to other erring judicial officers,while others pleaded for leniency, saying he should be given an opportunity to retrace his steps.

In the Meantime, investigations further revealed that Justice Salami stands the risk of compulsory retirement should he default in any of the conditions handed to him by the NJC, yesterday.

This disclosure came on a day sources close to the PCA, hinted that he has concluded plans to challenge the NJC verdict in court.

Vanguard learnt that the PCA who was earlier pressed by the council to withdraw the suit he instituted before a Federal High Court in Abuja, has briefed his legal team to promptly re-approach the court.

Though the source said he was uncertain on when the court process would be filed, he however divulged that the NJC, the CJN and the Attorney General of the Federation, AFG, would be joined as parties in the suit.

In the initial suit upon which his indictment came yesterday, Justice Salami in the alleged false affidavit he deposed before the high court, alleged that his relationship with the CJN went awry from the day he refused to comply with a directive that he should disband the panel of Appeal Court Justices that sat over the Sokoto matter.

According to him, “I have all along enjoyed my work as President of the Court of Appeal and did not have any issues or disagreement with the 1st defendant, Katsina- Alu, until the controversies over the gubernatorial election petition in Sokoto state came to light.

“Following my appointment as the President of the Court of Appeal, I found among the pending election petition appeals, the Sokoto State Gubernatorial election petition appeal.

“I set up panels of the Appeal Court to dispose of the pending petitions including that of Sokoto. I was however shocked when subsequent to the setting up of a panel on the Sokoto Gubernatorial election petition appeal, and after all parties had filed and exchange briefs, adopted same and judgment reserved the 1st defendant summoned me by telephone to his office in Abuja.

“The 1st defendant asked me to disband the panel I had set up for the appeal on the excuse that if the panel allowed the appeal and removed the Governor, the ripple effect would lead to a removal of our highly revered Sultan of Sokoto.

“The 1st Defendant could not convince me on the logic predicating his reasoning more especially as the Sultan was not a party to the election petition and as there is no nexus between any of the parties and the sultan, so I told him I would not disband the panel.

“The 1st Defendant then said in the alternative that I should direct the panel of justices to decide against the Appellant. To this again, I still said No that I would not do anything to pervert the cause of justice.

“When the matter came before the 3rd Defendant [NJC], the Committee set up to look into the complaint vindicated me and in clear terms told the 1st Defendant, he had no Constitutional and Statutory power to stop proceedings in any division of the Court of Appeal as he did. Since then there has been no love lost between me and the 1st Defendant.

“That the appeal in the Sokoto Gubernatorial election petition which was pending before the Sokoto Court of Appeal was eventually dismissed by the Supreme Court on 21st November, 2010 notwithstanding that the appeal was not before the Supreme Court”.

Salami is a victim of anti-democratic forces — Sagay

In his reaction, Constitutional lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN) said Justice Salami was a victim of anti-democratic forces in Nigeria. According to him, “I do not know the details of the report and I do not know the basis on which he was indicted. But I know there was a much bigger panel made up of very senior justices who cleared him of all allegations earlier leveled against him.

In fact, all allegations made against him by politicians, who petitioned the NJC, were found to be false. In my view, there is no justification by the NJC to set up another panel of very junior justices. All I know is that there are powerful people who are not happy with Justice Salami’s principles especially his stand during the Court of Appeal ruling which removed some governors from office. All I know is that Salami is a victim of very powerful anti-democratic forces who have survived electoral fraud in Nigeria. In an attempt to clean up the system, Justice Salami appointed credible people to the Court of Appeal. But as far as I am concerned, he is a target of these powerful politicians. In my view, it was improper and inappropriate. The matter should have been left as it was. I see it as a kangaroo trial.”

Sebastian B Ozoana, SAN

I don’t know how the NJC was able to find out that the Court of Appeal President, Justice Salami lied on oath regarding the affidavit he deposed to before the Abuja Federal High Court. Though I have not read the probe panel report, I think that asking him to apologize was a soft landing. I have my personal opinion about the entire saga, however, until I see the full report I will not be able to effectively react to the decision of the NJC.

Ugochukwu Osuagwu

The pertinent issue is that neither the CJN nor the PCA challenged the jurisdiction of the panel to investigate the matter and play disciplinary role, therefore both of them are bound by whatever decision the council took. However, the NJC probe panel in the eyes of the law is regarded as a jury, it can only make findings on fact.

It is bereft of the powers to declare any of the parties guilty, only a competent court can do that. Now that it has made its report known, the onus is on Justice Salami to accept or reject the verdict. Personally, I believe the matter should have been resolved administratively ab-initio. Going by the verdict that the PCA should apologise to the CJN and council within one week, I think the two parties should shake hands and let bye gone be bye gone.

Chief Felix Fagbohun, SAN

I am sure that if Justice Salami is not satisfied with the outcome of the report, he has the right to go to court to challenge it. It is clear that perjury is a criminal offence. We do not know the detail now, but from what we read in the newspapers, the public should be concerned about all other reports from different panels. We understand that Ayoola, Akanbi and others have written a report before.

In those reports we were told that the CJN was wrong and the NBA report also stated the same thing. Now, that this panel will be indicting Salami of perjury or lying, how come? We are very concerned that I doubt if the general public will have confidence in that type of report with the conflicts from all these panels.”

Bamidele Aturu

There is nothing bad in the NJC decision constituting the investigative panel but it does not have power to ask the President of the Court of Appeal to apologize. Though, it has some powers to discipline judges, but it has no power to ask a Judge to apologize. What they have done is an illegal recommendation, so their decision cannot stand the legal test.

Professor Chidi Odinkalu

In this tragic comedy, there are only losers. The retiring Chief Justice of Nigerian, CJN, leaves under a cloud; the position of the President of the Court of Appeal is rendered untenable with the claim that his allegation on oath is untrue. The judgment of those who authored this is in severe question. The report itself would probably be called a whitewash and the reputation of the NJC itself is in tatters.”

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who would prefer that his name should not be mentioned in view of the position he occupies at the bar said: “The matter is really a delicate one.”

Some people are of the view that the offence of perjury can only be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction and not a mere panel, while others are of the view that the offence committed was in the face of panel, and there was no need to wait till the matter was decided in court before pronouncing whether he is culpable. Which ever way you look at it, the fact still remains that if indeed he deposed to an affidavit and that the facts contained therein were false, then there is a big moral question, which we cannot just wish away.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/katsina-alu-vs-salami-salami-guilty-njc/

When Nland started, it had a section for pets. Maybe u should ask why Seun removed it as well as a section called housework. [size=5pt](cos it was redundant and a waste of space).[/size]

It is sad to see that not much has changed. Nland still looks the same.

blink182:
Bad guys

Stalker alert!!!!

Any comfortable bedroom.

[size=14pt]Labour leaders flog civil servants in Anambra over minimum wage[/size]



On August 10, 2011 · In News
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*Disrupt election petition tribunals sitting

BY VINCENT UJUMADU

AWKA—LABOUR leaders in Anambra State, yesterday, flogged senior civil servants out of their offices for violating the one-week warning strike declared by labour unions over the new N18,000 minimum wage.

They also chased away members of the tribunals handling election petition matters and forced the state radio station, which was on air, to close down.

Labour embarked on the warning strike, Monday, following what its leaders described as the state government’s foot-dragging on the implementation of the minimum wage.

At the state secretariat, yesterday, commissioners and permanent secretaries, who were already in their offices, had to scamper for safety when they learnt that the enforcement team of labour was going round offices with whips and flogging those seen in their offices.

At the state broadcasting service, they stopped the senior staff from providing skeletal services and all those who were at their duty posts were chased away. A director who resisted the order was severely flogged on his back in the presence of his subordinates.

Though members of the two election petition tribunals sitting at the premises of the High Court complex were already set to begin the day’s business, the labour enforcement team ordered everybody out and locked the gates.

Some of the litigants had to plead with the team to allow the tribunals to sit because of the time frame of the tribunals. After a long discussion, labour agreed that the tribunals should start sitting from today because of the essential nature of their assignment.

The labour leaders, however, had it rough with some junior civil servants who insisted on not participating in the strike because their interests were adequately protected by the implementation chart recently released by the state government.

Judiciary workers, who recently resumed work after six months of strike, also resisted the labour leaders. Their argument was that labour never cared to intervene on their behalf while the strike lasted, adding that they were tired of staying at home.

[size=14pt]Al-Mustapha recants on bribery allegation against Yoruba leaders[/size]



On August 10, 2011 · In News
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By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Bartholomew Madukwe
LAGOS — Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, yesterday, at a Lagos High Court recanted his earlier allegation that Yoruba leaders were given money by the Abdulsalami Abubakar administration in order to douse the growing tension then in the South West following the death of Chief M.K.O. Abiola.

In his testimony under cross examination, al-Mustapha, who is on trial for alleged conspiracy in the murder of Abiola’s wife, Kudirat, on June 4,1996, admitted that the video clip played did not show where the leaders were allegedly collecting money but maintained that Gen. Abubakar requested for money from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to settle some people after the death of Abiola

The CSO denied ever saying he had in his possession a VHS tape showing where money was being shared to Yoruba elders, noting: “I only said money was brought. Somebody is deliberately playing with the prosecution.”

He also told Justice Mojisola Dada that he was not aware that the team led by the late Pa Abraham Adesanya visited Abubakar as Yoruba leaders or as representatives of NADECO.

He also told the court that he was not present at the scene where Abiola died in custody, but maintained that the circumstances of his death posed serious challenges to the former Head of State, Gen. Abubakar and the nation’s security.

To get to the root of how Kudirat was murdered, he requested the police to produce the report on the investigation of the murder of Kudirat.

The prosecution counsel said: “I put it to you that Arthur Nwakwo, a member of NADECO, who is not a Yoruba was in the video. That is to say that those visitors were not Yoruba leaders but NADECO leaders.”

In his response Mustapha said: “In my evidence, I mentioned Opadokun, Chief Ige and Adesanya that were in the video. I did not say they are Yoruba leaders. I said leaders. I don’t know any Arthur Nwakwo or any other persons in the video.”

He said though he was not there when Abiola died, but to cover up his death in detention, most of his (al-Mustapha) vital documents and evidence to show that Abiola was murdered were seized from him by the military administration of Gen Abubakar.

Al-Mustapha, who confirmed that Gen. Abacha died on June 8, 1998, added: “I was not around when he died, but I saw him around 2 a.m. with some ministers and ambassadors.

I did not give him the tea

“I was technically present when M.K.O. Abiola died but I did not give him the tea that killed him. By my position in the presidency at the time, I was present there with him by the video recordings but physically, I was not there. It was in Aguda House. I do have the recording of where Abiola died and many more.

“On July 6 , Ige was asked to bring Abiola’s family, on the 7th Abiola died and on the 8th, the people visited. We agreed that all detainees are to be set free and that was done. But MKO was kept perpetually in custody. The question then is: why? There are so much for us to absolved. ”

The CSO said Abubakar refused to appear before the Oputa Panel because of some sensitive issues raised at the panel. He maintained that Abacha was murdered but declined to make further comments because that was not the issue before the court.

Insisting that some people were compensated on how the furore after Abiola’s death was contained, he said : “There are two parts to this matter, prosecution and persecution, and you are taking the persecution part while I am giving you the prosecution part.

There are so many things I can say but I don’t have the tapes, the game is contractual in agreements and Chief Bola Ige was compensated with the post of the Attorney General of the Federation,” he noted.

He said he made this known to the late minister in his letter to him, which was forwarded through his counsel, Late Chief Clement Akpangbo.

Al-Mustapha said he became enemy to some highly placed individuals in the country because they wanted Abacha removed as Head of State and Commander in Chief.

Major Al- Mustapha told the court that he wished the court can summon the former Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force, Mike Okiro, and a tape from Radio France that was allegedly played yesterday morning where the Commissioner of Police called Nuhu Ribadu his boy.

“This is the first time in thirteen years that I am answering for myself, all the while I am always debriefed of what to say,” he said, adding that his “primary duty was to protect the Head of State, his family and this country.”

According to him, he was in Abuja and Rabo Lawal was in Lagos when Kudirat Abiola was killed.

While explaining that he was kept incommunicado for one year facing torture, he maintained that his team of lawyers were denied access to him.

“I did not order anybody to kill Kudirat Abiola. There is no doubt that there were oppositions to the government of General Abacha at the time just as it happens in other governments. The strongest opposition then was within the military and not NADECO. I can also confirm to you that the struggle by NADECO at the time was not genuine,” he added.

Al-Mustapha also informed the court that he on several occasions assisted the Late Kudirat to see late MKO who was being detained at the time.

He also said, “I did not order the arrest of any political figure in the country during the administration of Abacha but I sent Rabo Lawal to confirm the act of burning Abacha’s properties in Lagos and not to checkmate the activities of NADECO in the state. In fact, it was the Garrison Command in Lagos led by retired General Patrick Azazi that was directed to take over protection of the said property.”

On who made the order for the arrest of MKO Abiola, he said that it was the then Inspector General of Police (IG), Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie that ordered his arrest, with an explanation that he even signed the warrant of arrest.

He added that, “The NADECO was a visible opposition of the Abacha’s government. I don’t belong to the council that takes decision in the presidency at the time but I was responsible for the protection of facilities to be used for whatever meeting in the presidency.”

Al-Mustapha who confirmed that all attempted murders and murders took place under the regime of Abacha urged the court to order General Abubakar to return all documents carted away from his house while he was in detention.

Meanwhile, the court granted him leave to appeal its earlier ruling on his no case submission which was dismissed by the trial court.
According to the judge, “In view of the fact that the defendants have right to appeal, this court would have no choice than to rule in favour of the applicants. Accordingly, the two applications seeking leave to appeal ruling are hereby granted.”

The court however adjourned till today to resolve the argument on whether to allow Al- Mustapha to be cross-examined by the prosecution on a statement allegedly made under duress at the SIP by him.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/al-mustapha-recants-on-bribery-allegation-against-yoruba-leaders/

Somebody should take him to the hospital!! Are they just going to leave him to die there? This is so pathetic.

Is there MASSOB in Lagos?

For the first time, i actually agree with Tpiah

She resemble retired ashawo.

Please Seun, now that i have caught u. I want a section for only me. Will soon open a thread to that effect. Wanted to give u advance notice.

See mess up. I miscalculated. Bought land to hedge taking a loan on the car. Should have bought the car and hedged taking a loan on the land.

Should have seen this coming. My Camry o!

[quote author=Page-up link=topic=730660.msg8892986#msg8892986 date=1312973628]wao, na so my shares just went

@justice klas . . .my lord, I appeal in supreme coourt . . .let them tamper temper justice wit mercy [/quote]

U really tried to catch him it. I had to run for my life from that board. I had never seen anything like that before.

I thought it was a really dull spammer with quick fingers.

I am sure he has a will. What is all this greed being displayed. God save us all.

So, we should hang on to our cash then? Or go for Nigerian used.

Don't tell me Tinubu also owns that land! Thought it was just that massive estate where he has started developing.

This is what happens when people start asking for science section, gbogbo ero.
Ahead, Ahead, I support u. Animal section please.

Pamcomps has 7 threads, DAY11 has 4 (he is a serial rule breaker), Neyo2008 has 6 threads.

Move all their threads to bulk section . let us start from there.

@ Holatunjii has 15 adverts on the front page!!!! Only him, 15.

Whether it was a command or it was with begging, she should have gone first and then raked later.
I love both my mums too much to allow petty differences come in between. The women have tried beyond try.

Just pray she never finds herself in that situation and her children abandon her like that.

johnie:
Who can guess what is on the other side of the road (apart from the PHCN High tension lines)?

There is nothing on the other side of the power lines. Just a wide expanse of land. Don't know who owns it. Maybe it is PHCN.

thanks for that, @Lawyer.

@ Siena, pls wait until everything dies down. It might still be dangerous or worse still, they may arrest u as one of the looters. Just saying.

camrygmail:
@blank , as a silent reader, are you also TTC? or do you know someone who is trying to TTC? Not sure why I would want to read other people's stories and not offer support. just wondering,

@ Camrygmail, i am not TTC and have never been but my best friend is TTC. We got married the same day and i have a 5 month old while she is still trying. I visit here so that i can get info 4 her and also know how to relate with her better. I just thought that since it is not me directly that i should not post as it may be misconstrued.

I heard when Cyril Chukwuma (the thief thief MD of BankPHB appointed by CBN) was leaving on Monday, the staff esp drivers were booing him, they refused to pay for his diesel in his house and his ticket abroad. It was the mgt that intervened and they pitied him and bought a ticket.

He was the one that frustrated the FCMB deal cos he wanted to remain as MD and thus favoured Habib Pakistan. He stole more than all other previous MD's. God don catch am.