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madgoat:
when your eyes open and when poverty begin deal with you, you go find real corporate job do. Leave all this subsistence farming for the villagers and old people

OkaNaUbe:
Not a political gathering but most of you are APGA chieftains


Which kind wahala be this? ...

WNRblog:
Senator Shehu Sani, the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, has claimed his colleagues who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week, were promised “juicy carrots”.

Sani stated this on Thursday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today in Abuja.
Despite opting to remain in the APC, Senator Sani said he had not been made any promise of an automatic ticket.

“I heard that senators were promised juicy carrots and I am not a rabbit. But what I know very well is that the PDP promised automatic tickets.

“The APC said there is no automatic ticket and I believe I am very much prepared for any form of primaries,” he said.

http://wapnetrealm.com/senator-shehu-sani-reveals-how-pdp-lured-apc-lawmakers/

oblaak:
That's the spirit. In Nigeria once you're sacked, your colleagues will never want to associate with you at that time for fear of being sacked along with you. Once you leave they won't even bother to check on you again. What a shame.

englishmart:
I will just eat it like that. I don't have strength to prepare anything. What about you? What would you love to prepare with the smoked fish below?

Sprumbabafather:
Did Buharri change his ways from a despot since 1985 when he was jailed?

dre11:
My husband can’t satisfy me in bed, says wife






https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/08/my-husband-cant-satisfy-me-in-bed-says-wife/

Saladin25:
Says who. Just say that you can't last an hour. There are guys that can last 1 hr without using drugs.

Caseless:
say what you know and leave what you don't. I know myself.

ngtimea16:
https://www.idomavoice.com/2018/08/all-mopol-on-special-duty-in-benue-withdrawn-with-immediate-effect-memo.html

TimFisher2:
NgeneUkwuewu stop disgracing your IQ

Not only 1/3 but also battalion of soldiers to eject them

Anuofia!

What do you expect from a bittered woman that has not mensurated for 35yrs

NgeneUkwenu:
How can a whole Senate Majority leader not understand his duties as a Leader of the Senate?

Why is the National Assembly filled with empty heads?

I mean what is Lawan doing in the face of the legislative rascality being carried by Saraki?

Why is he begging Saraki and his gangs to to resume when he has the power to do so?

The Senate rule stipulates that when the Senate is in recess and there is matter of urgent importancy, a written application signed by not less than 1/3 Of the entire senate members shall be presented to the Senate President asking him to call for an urgent sitting to attend to the matter... If he refuses the quorum has already been formed. So they have every power to enter the chamber and carry out their legislative duties..

Is that too difficult for that fatty orobo Senate leader?

GistmoreNG:
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Racoon:
Hehehe! See karma? Karma is best served red, red hot.Which sane society man Guess APC in its foolishness never thought about this?
Meanwhile for your info,it is only a 2/3 members of the senate that can do that & NOT the APC as a party.

CEOYOMZZYBLOG:
@YomzzyBlog.com

Mavin Records Artiste, Reekado Banks took to his twitter handle to reveal he will be releasing his new EP come october 2018, The 'Bio Bio' crooner also went further as he bragged about himself been so talented and he will definitely prove it all over again.

He wrote:

"My EP drops in October and it will be a piece you’ll brag about! I AM FUCKING TALENTED , AND I’LL PROVE IT AGAIN! Thank you for believing in Me"

Gists via: http://www.yomzzyblog.com/2018/08/reekado-banks-brags-about-his-talent-as.html

sassysure:
Trump is not giving them the chance they had during Obama time to do biased coverage of Africa.
I hope u will locate the remaini g chibok girls were they are in us .
I'm surprised she has not interviewed them while they were her next door neighbours as easily as she picked placard to shout bring back our girls.

Tinubu donation has finished or Obama and Clinton are looking the other way.
Mtcheew

Mztarstrechy:
Read more. http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2018/08/pdp-chairman-secondus-leads-pdp.html

Explorers:
Viral pictures taken by the medics show the patient filling out a registration form while grabbing the snake with her thumb and fingers.

'She is a femme fatale,' gushed ER nurse Ma Nina at Jinhua's Pujiang Hospital as she recalled the incident which occurred during the wee hours on Sunday.

The hospital said in a statement that the patient is around 20s years old.

She told the doctor that she was searching for her dropped phone in the shrubs while being bitten by the snake, which then crawled onto her palm.

The woman then caught the snake.

Other patients are stunned after seeing the brave woman grabbing the reptile with her hand Pujiang Hospital said its doctors had treated many patients suffering from snake bites this summer, but this was the first time that they had seen someone coming into the ER with a live snake.



A nurse is pictured touching the snake's tail after the patient arrived at the ER on Sunday.

olasco2035:
PRESIDENT BUHARI VISITS PROPOSED CAMPAIGN OFFICE
President Muhammadu Buhari took time off late Wednesday afternoon to visit the proposed presidential campaign office for next year's election.
The same building at Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Area, Abuja, had served as campaign headquarters for the 2015 election.
On the President's entourage were his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and other senior government officials.
On hand to receive the delegation was Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who took the President round the newly refurbished structure.
President Buhari expressed satisfaction with the facelift, and thanked all those who worked on giving the office a befitting look.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)

midolian:
Deji is a fool..

The way he, the defectors and his lazy misguided lots from the oza side(called pigs in some quarters) will cry after 2019 elections will be super cool and entertaining to see.

2019 will be a year full of surprises and disappointment

Tolexander:
And why didn't he beat the same seating Jonathan in 2011 election?
or beat Yaradua and seating Obasanjo in the 2007 and 2003 elections respectively?

BoneBlogger:
A 34-year old man, James Nwogha, allegedly killed his 30-year old wife in Nkpor, Idemili North local government area of Anambra state. The suspect who hails from Ebonyi state, reportedly hit the deceased, Jennifer Nwogha with a pestle following a sharp disagreement that ensued between them

The Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, who also confirmed the incident, said the suspect has been arrested and detained.

“On 31/7/2018 at about 0012hrs, one James Nwogha male aged 34 years of NO.2 Umudioka Street Nkpor used mortar piston and hit his wife one Jennifer Nwogha female aged 30 years of the same address on the head during altercation that ensued between them, as a result of which she died instantly.

“Scene of crime was visited by police detectives attached to Ogidi division, corpse photographed and deposited at Iyienu Mortuary for autopsy after it was certified dead by a medical doctor.

“The mortar piston used in perpetrating the crime was recovered and Case is under investigation after which suspect would be charged to Court for prosecution,” he said.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/08/man-arrested-after-killing-his-wife-after-quarrel-in-anambra-state-photos.html

Yeskem:
The Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki and his sister Gbemisola, have again parted ways politically, with the latter announcing that she remains a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).



Gbemisola in a prompt response to the defection of the Senate President, issued a statement on Tuesday night, urging her supporters to stay put in the ruling party, adding that she will deploy all her political organisations to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari wins Kwara State in the next election.

“I maintain my unwavering support for President Muhammadu Buhari, now and for his re-election in 2019, and for the success of our party, the APC in Kwara State and across the federation.

https://frontlinenews.com.ng/gbemi-saraki-stays-put-in-apc-vows-to-win-kwara-for-buhari/

ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, vacated the high court judgment that stopped the National Assembly from re-ordering the proposed sequence for the 2019 general elections.


The appellate court, in a unanimous judgment by its full panel of Justices, held that the Federal High Court in Abuja lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the suit that challenged the constitutionality of section 25 of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2018, which sought to alter the sequence for the impending general elections.

It discribed the legal action that was instituted by the Accord Party as a deliberate attempt “to padlock” the NASS from carrying out its constitutional duties.

According to the appellate court, the high court ought to have dismissed the suit for being frivolous, premature, inchoate and non-justiceable.

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, who delivered the lead judgment, held that the lower court was bereft of the vires to assume jurisdiction and void a bill that was still undergoing the legislative process of becoming a law.

Though the appellate court noted that section 4( of the 1999 Constitution imbued the judiciary with the powers to review the exercise of legislative functions and determine the constitutionality of acts of the NASS, it said such judicial powers does not negate the principle of separation of powers enshrined in sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Constitution.

While upholding the appeal that was lodged by the NASS, the Justice Bulkachuwa-led panel stressed that a Bill does not become an Act of the NASS until it is assented to by the President pursuant to section 58 of the constitution.

It maintained that the constitution gave the President the right to the decline his assent to a Bill, following which such document would be returned to the NASS for further legislative action that could result in dumping of the proposed law or an override of the President by two-third majority vote by both chambers of the legislature.

“A court of law has no jurisdiction to decide on a Bill still undergoing legislative process. Such decision becomes null and void since it is not yet a law or an Act of NASS”, Justice Bulkachuwa held, adding that doing otherwise would amount to the court “unwittingly interfering with the doctrine of separation of powers”.

“The court cannot grant an injunction to restrain the legislature from performing its legislative duties. It should however be sounded clear that the court has the jurisdiction to strike down any law or Act of the NASS when found to be in contravention of any section of the Constitution”.

The appellate court held that the suit by Accord Party was “an action that was designed to obstruct the legislative powers of the NASS to make law”.

It further observed that as at the time the suit was filed before the high court, the NASS had yet to conclude its legislative duty as far as Amendment of the Electoral Act 2018 was concerned.

The appellate court warned that a situation where suits are filed to challenge Bills that are still undergoing legislative process, was capable of disabling the legislature.

It held that Accord Party failed to show how the proposed amended election sequence would affect its right as a political party, adding that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which was listed as the 3rd Respondent in the appeal, did not file a suit to challenge the purported infringement on or urspation of its powers by the NASS.

“The plaintiff’s locus standi in this case has not yet been disclosed. A claimant must have some justifiable interest that would suffer or show that he has an injury or damage to suffer.

“I am satisfied and I hold that this 1st Respondent’s action at the lower court was not justiceable. The suit was an academic exercise that did not raise any live and genuine issue in controversy for determination.

“The suit is frivolous and clearly an abuse of court process. I resolve the issue in favour of the Appellant. The judgment of the Federal High Court delivered on April 25 is hereby nullified.

“On the whole this Appeal succeeds, it has merit. The judgement of the high court is hereby set-aside”, the appellate court held.

It will be recalled that the NASS had in the Appeal marked CA/A 485/2018, which was filed on June 14, prayed the court to declare that it has the constitutional powers to amend the Electoral Act to re-order the election sequence already released by INEC.

In its 17 grounds of appeal, the NASS insisted that its decision to re-order the sequence for the 2019 general elections was in the overriding interest of the nation.

Under the proposed order, election of State and Federal lawmakers would be held first, followed by Governorship election, while Presidential Election would be conducted last.

The proposal was kicked at by those who believed that it was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari.

However, in its appeal, the NASS, argued that, “The effect of Section 76(1) of the Electoral Act is that the power of INEC to fix dates for election must be exercised in accordance with the Electoral Act. And unquestionably, it is the Appellant that is constitutionally empowered to enact an Electoral Act for Nigeria – by virtue of section 4(1) and (2) and Item 22 on the Exclusive List.

“Respectfully, we submit that unlike under the original constitutional provisions, the 3rd Respondent (INEC) no more enjoys the freedom to fix dates for elections at will: such fixtures MUST be in accordance with the Electoral Act enacted by the Appellant. That is what the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill seeks to achieve; yet the 1st Respondent we submit rushed to Court to challenge the National Assembly – when the conduct of the latter is constitutional.

“Respectfully, a combined reading of sections 4(1) and (2), and the amended versions of sections 76(1) and (2), 116(1) and (2), 132(1) and (2) and 178(1) and (2), read together with Item 22 on the Exclusive List, the Bill of the Appellant is constitutional, hence cannot be held to be unconstitutional as was held by the learned trial Judge.

“Respectfully, contrary to the conclusions of the Federal High Court in the judgment under review to the effect that it is only INEC 3rd Respondent herein that can fix the date for elections and move the sequence and therefore the Appellant is imposing on the 3rd Respondent a sequence of elections to the various offices listed therein. My lords, we submit that the lower court’s conclusions in this regard is, with respect, in error.

“We submit that what the Appellant is doing in the circumstance by the proposed Section 25 is not an imposition rather the Appellant is exercising its constitutional powers to make laws. We submit that nobody is contesting the powers of the 3rd Respondent that it has powers to fix date for elections rather in fixing the date it must undoubtedly be in accordance with the Electoral Act which the Appellant is in the process of amending.

“We submit that by no stretch of legal imagination can it be contended that the new section 25 of the Electoral Bill is contrary to the provisions of paragraph 15(a) of the Third Schedule. Paragraph 15(a) of the third schedule is simply stating the powers of the 3rd Respondent to organize and supervise elections.

“The issue of whether the 3rd Respondent can organize and supervise elections into various elective positions is not in dispute. We submit that the powers in the schedule cannot override the Constitutional powers of the Appellant to make laws. In any event, it is the Appellant that makes laws that will guide the 3rd Respondent in exercising its powers under paragraph 15 and not the 3rd Respondent hiding under the cover of paragraph 15(a) of the Third Schedule. In the other words the exercise of the 3rd Respondent under paragraph 15(a) of the Third Schedule is subject to the Electoral Act.

“Consequently, we submit that the proposed section 25, or clause 25 does not in any way breach the provisions of paragraph 15(a) of the Third Schedule to the Constitution or any other provision of the 1999 Constitution”, NASS argued.

The high court had in the verdict that was delivered by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, adduced reasons why the election timetable that was released by INEC could not be altered by the legislature.

Justice Mohammed held that INEC was the only body constitutionally empowered to organise, undertake and supervise elections in the country, adding that such responsibility included fixing dates for polls.

The high court maintained that moves to amend the Electoral Act commenced after INEC had released its timetable for elections, stressing that action of the NASS was in breach of paragraph 15a of the 3rd Schedule to the 1999 constitution, as amended.

the Attorney General of the Federation, INEC and Accord Party had through their respective lawyers, urged the appellate court to dismiss the appeal which they argued had turned academic.

The office of the AGF, via a letter dated June 18, notified the appellate court that the NASS had since expunged section 25 of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2018, which sought to alter sequence for the impending general elections.

The AGF argued that the offending session was the subject matter of the suit that was decided by the lower court, upon which the instant appeal by the NASS was based.

He insisted that the issue had been overtaken by events since the NASS has already transmitted a revised version of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Buhari for his assent.

The Accord Party had in its suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/232/2018, posed nine questions for the lower court to determine, among which included whether, “Having regard to the combined provisions of section 79, 116, 118, 132, 153, 160(1) and 178 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, read together with paragraph 15(a) of the Third Schedule to the same Constitution, whether the 3rd defendant is not only institution or body constitutionally vested with the powers and vires to organise, undertake and supervise elections to the offices of the President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Governor and Deputy Governor of a State, membership of the Senate, the House of Representatives and the House of Assembly of each State of the federation, including fixing the sequence and dates of the elections to the said offices?”