₦airaland Forum

Frankiss44:
For prison when Governor nor get say.. Just one call from Abuja DPO Don free all the abokis

grandstar:
Nigerian universities teach rubbish when it comes to economics. Economics graduands don't know anything.

If I had the funds, I won't mind funding an economics department in either a private or public university to bring out brilliant graduands by employing the best economics scholars available.

Buckeyemedia1:
Is the south any better?, if it was why are you always on Nairaland lamenting? Is the North the reason for the cluelessness of your Governor & the ultra high unemployment in your state? You are crying for others, when you haven’t handled your own life? What kind of hypocrisy is that?

“We have to address the socio-political and economic dimensions of this crisis which is very important because there is increasing poverty in the sub-region; that is something that will trigger insurgency.”

omohayek:
That's the infuriating thing about this bill - the drafters couldn't even be bothered to look closely at the American example they've seen in so many movies and TV shows, let alone at how decentralized policing works across other developed countries like Germany or Japan. They just went with the simplest, dumbest proposal possible - they want to hand over personal armies to governors who already have too little accountability.

Dymaco:
And u think it is easy? By right south east suppose have at least 6 states but they have only 5 lesser than other regions

Dymaco:
What Nigerians did to south east because of oil will never be forgotten. Many south eastern lands were merged to rivers state, cross river and delta. All these is to make sure that they suffer south east.
We have egbema rivers and egbema imo state. Same people, same community and land seceded to rivers because of oil well

Chapter 1 part 2 section 8-2

An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of boundary adjustment of any existing State shall only be passed if- 

(a) a request for the boundary adjustment, supported by two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding and the area affected by the boundary adjustment) in each of the following, namely- 

(i) the Senate and the House of Representatives, 

(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and 

(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area. is received by the National Assembly; and 

(b) a proposal for the boundary adjustment is approved by - 

(i) a simple majority of members of each House of the National Assembly, and 

(ii) a simple majority of members of the House of Assembly in respect of the area concerned

Biafrannuke:
The case has two sides to it, local and international law sides. The FG cannot prove that KANU jumped bail and left the country if they don't prove to the court that kanu was arrested outside, and also disclose the country he was brought in from. Such disclosure on it's own has wide ranging ramifications on the legality of his "arrest".

“We cannot get you out of prison or detention, nor can we get special treatment for you because you are British. If however you are not treated in line with internationally accepted standards we will consider approaching local authorities.

The toll, given by the U.N. agency in a new study on the war and its impact on livelihoods, is 10 times higher than previous estimates of about 35,000 based only on those killed in fighting in Nigeria since the conflict's start 12 years ago.

"The full human cost of the war is much greater," the UNDP said in a report, released with Nigeria's Ministry of Finance.

A Nigerian presidential spokesman declined to comment on the death toll.

Sirjamo:
ERGP that is still heavily reliant on oil revenue?

Until this government or next succeed in diversifying the economy, we will continue to be at the mercy of that single commodity.

Sirjamo:
Nigeria
When will you block heads realize that the performance of Nigeria's economy is directly proportional to oil prices and output?

If you do not have the senses to disprove any of my data or analysis, pls, do not quote me. I do not want to see any brainless slowpoke on my mention. Intelligent people only.

I AM DONE TALKING

grandstar:
I honestly did not know about the forex controls related to wheat and sugar.

This is literally a death sentence.

grandstar:
What made the price of flour jump so high by over 60%?The Naira's fall was like 30%. There's no correlation

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to pay a cumulative sum of over $3 billion (about N1.4 trillion) to Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.

The amount stands as shares of the two states from $62 billion crude oil sales said to have been recovered from some oil companies.


In the judgment delivered on Tuesday, Justice Taiwo ordered the federal government to pay Rivers $1.114.551.610 and another $2.258.411.586 being the amount separately claimed against the federal government as their shares from $62 billion.

The plaintiffs in the suit are the Attorney General of Rivers and Akwa Ibom states while the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice is the sole defendant.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Taiwo held that the federal government admitted the claims of the two states by its refusal to defend the case when served with the court papers.

Justice Taiwo said the mere notice of intention to defend the case without joining issues with the plaintiffs was not enough in any court matter.

By refusing to debunk or controvert the claims of the two states, the Judge held that the federal government had legally admitted that all the averments and claims of plaintiffs be true.

Justice Taiwo further held that the suit of the two states was founded on the Supreme Court on how proceeds from crude oil sales should be shared, adding that the claim of the two states on the recovery of additional $62 billion was never controverted by the defendant despite several correspondences, hence the law deems the claims as the truth.

The court rejected the assertion of the federal government that it cannot pay any money it did not receive from the oil company, adding that the defendant ought to have filed a bona-fide defence to explain its position in court as required by law.

“By not filling a defence to the claims of the two plaintiffs, I have no option but to hold that the defendant has no defence to the case and I have no discretion than to give judgment in favour of the plaintiffs.

“I hereby order that a sum of $1.114.551.610 be paid to Rivers State and $2.258.414.586 to Akwa Ibom State being their shares from the $62 billion recovered from sales of crude oil.

BluntCrazeMan:
What exactly are the jobs of a non-partisan citizen who really wants to make an impact on the politcal system in a democratic system?

sulaak:
Realpolitic,

Buhari and Malami are hell-bent on fighting a war in the South. They would never arrest Fulani's herdsmen, how many Nigerians have been killed across the middle belt and the South, yet Buhari blames the Southern governor.

You need to be smart, read Niccolò Machiavelli

NwaNimo1:
There's not enough of them already?

sulaak:
Sometimes it smart to use politics and diplomacy to get what you want. By supporting the Northern states in building ranches you develop an ally that can assist the South in preventing Fulani's herdsmen from travelling down South, you also reduce the cost of damage to farmlands in the South.