₦airaland Forum

sethmarila:
The university is not a play zone. For those who want to come out with flying colors, they usually make a lot of sacrifices. However, your sacrifices could come to very little positive outcome if you do not work smart especially in the face of distractions. These over 35 tips would surely make you a first class candidate from the university if you follow them diligently. You can read them up on this post. http://forexenvoy.com/how-to-get-a-ton-of-extra-value-out-of-earning-a-college-degree/

Move this truck load of shit to education section on investment section we only care abt making n investing money

Our Director is in d capital of Biafra

joebeckz:
That's not true, my official car is a Hyundai saloon, bought brand new, it has worked for two years and no issues, I travel every week, Lagos to benin to pH and Abuja. I have not changed a pin, I do my routine maintenance when due, I changed brake pads just once. Bro a brand new Hyundai is just good. My colleague has used his for 4 years and he still does just regular service and brake pad change, even Ac gas he has not refilled. That's how good the car is

Haba a brand new shld do up to 7yrs with issues since 10 yrs old toks can do 3 yrs with issues

IamaNigerianGuy:
I want to disagree with this.
Both mileage and maintenance are important. A high mileage vehicle will still be going strong with competent maintenance, and a poorly maintained vehicle will show signs of failing at relatively low mileage.
Personally, I won't advise you to buy a car over 60,000km if you can avoid it. The tendency here in Nigeria is to buy cars with 100,000 km. That is an oooold car. Chassis, transmission , engine, seats, doors and even the electronics would have started to degrade.
The newer the better.

The newer the better certainly but a well maintained car engine can easily reach 500000km

miccodb:
Ok just thought to get to the root of this milage craze. Mileage seems to be a major factor in determining a vehicles useful life amd overall decision to buy or not. We do everything humanly possible here to falsify this to avoid questions and make d marketing easy. So in reality im concerned how much mileage is too much mileage? At what mileage should i be worried Or no worries

The main thing is maintenance some cars at 350000km are better than others at 150000km.

A well maintained car engine car easily hit 500000km

Pidgin2:
I hope you aren't planning to invite more than 100 people? If you want people to be happy after your wedding, with your budget invite only very close family and friends, don't tell too many people about it. It's better to invite a few guests that will leave the venue satisfied and well fed than to have guests that will leave hungry as they will never stop mocking you

Plan N700/one person (feeding)

God bless your marriage

#700/person haba dts way tooo high even if she is planning to do royalty / celeb wedding.

Op 400 per person is more than okay


Tip to reduce cost on food, cook only rice (jollof n fried) with salad forget soup n semo BC dt soup making dey chop money. Get beef n fish n fry them.

Again sharing of rice to crowd is easier n can easily go round.

maclatunji:
By Festus Ogun

The management of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State has suspended about 200 undergraduates of the faith-based institution for missing an Easter ‘Youth Alive’ program. The school had earlier organized the four days Easter retreat for the students and had also made attendance mandatory. However, while some of the students were fed up – for various reasons – of going for church services in the morning and evening for the four uninterrupted days, they couldn’t just but miss some days out of the retreat. Surprisingly and unfortunately to them, they have been punished through suspension by the school management for simply missing the compulsory Easter program. Some were suspended for a year.

Suspension is a very serious punishment. As serious as it is, however, there are instances where it will and must necessarily be applicable on erring students. Yet, the means by which students are suspended from school must be reasonable and must be carried out within the confines of our laws.

This case of the Covenant University suspending about 200 of its students for not attending an Easter program is a prima facie case of unconstitutional suspension of university students.

Before continuing with this piece, there is need to state clearly that if there is any enacted law in the university that have made attending religious functions compulsory, such law is void and of no effect whatsoever. I am quite sure that the school would have relied on a particular written law of the institution before the suspension since “nulla poena sine lege” – there can be no punishment or penalty without law. And if such law exists in the school, the law is clearly against the provisions of the Constitution; the sacred book where all other laws derive their validity. And if not, that will amount to the height of total unconstitutionality because there ought to be no punishment without law. See Section 36(12) of the 1999 Constitution.

Interestingly, the school itself is a creation of law and the law is above the school authority or laws – the Constitution is supreme and all other laws derive their validity from it. The implication of this is that its (the school’s) actions must be within the provisions of our laws, particularly the Constitution. By virtue of Section 1(1) of the 1999 Constitution, the Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on all authorities (including Covenant University authority) and persons throughout Nigeria. See MADU v. ONUAGULUCHI (1985) 6 NCLR 365.

Therefore, any law made by the institution that is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution shall be declared void and unconstitutional. Section 1(3) of the Constitution goes further to provides very clearly that “if any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this constitution, this constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall to the extent of the inconsistency be void.” See ABACHA v. FAWEHINMI (2000) 6 NWLR (Pt. 660) 228; F.R. N. v. IFEGWU (2003) 15 NWLR (Pt. 842) 113; A.G ABIA STATE v. A.G. FEDERATION (2002) 6 NWLR (Pt. 763) 264.

First, the students’ right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion guaranteed under section 38(1) of the 1999 Constitution has been breached. The section provides thus “every person shall be entitled to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom (either alone or in community with others, in public or private) to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance.”

The implication of this section is that even though the school is established by a church, it will be quite unapt to deny students the right to freedom of religion. Even when, for example, all the students are Christians, the constitution has granted them the right to change their religion or belief without notifying anyone. The constitution has also granted the students the freedom to manifest their beliefs either alone or in public and this can in fact justify their sitting in their hostels instead of joining the congregation.

If based on personal conviction – brought about by deep thought (a constitutional right) – the suspended students have changed their religion, should that lead them out of the school? Should exercising the constitutional right to change religion amount to automatic carry overs and extra-years? Frankly, making attendance of students compulsory and mandatory at a ‘Youth Alive’ Easter program is a breach of this fundamental right.

Section 38(2) of the Constitution goes further by providing thus: “No person attending any place of education SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION OR TO TAKE PART IN OR ATTEND ANY RELIGIOUS CEREMONY OR OBSERVANCE, if such instruction, ceremony or observance relates to a RELIGION OTHER THAN HIS OWN or religion not approved by his parent or guardian.” (Emphasis supplied by me).

The above provision has expressly precluded any institution from imposing religious instructions on students for any reason whatsoever. However, there are two main clauses that need to be clarified.

They are:

(1) Where the religious instruction relate to a religion other than his own OR (not AND)

(2) Where the religion is not approved by his parent or guardian.

Thus, if the school religion is approved by the parent of the students, it will amount to a lawful instruction. And where the instruction is in consonance with the plaintiff’s religion, it is legally binding.

After all said however, in my humble view, the former relates to where the person relying on the provision is an aduItand is deemed fit under law to make decisions of his own without any interference from anybody including the parent or guardian. And the latter will be applicable where the person relying on the section is still an infant under the law and is incapable of making some decisions without the parents’ or guardians’ consent. And that’s why the drafters of the Constitution were careful in making use of OR instead of AND. You either fall within a category. I stand to be corrected!

There is need to categorically state that an aduItdoes not necessarily need the approval of parents for the religion he wishes to practice. More importantly, the students, presumed to be adults, have been granted the right under section 38(1) of the constitution to change their beliefs and religion without the approval of or from anyone. Thus, where some of the students have exercised their constitutional right to change their beliefs, it will be unconstitutional and very violating to force the students of the institution to attend religious functions other than theirs. For the constitution has provided in clear terms that no student shall be compelled to attend religious function or ceremony where such instruction or ceremony relates to a religion other than his own. And since most of them are adults, the alternative (2) of “parents’ religion or consent” can be do away with and inapplicable to this very serious matter.

Since it has been established that the student has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religious, it will also be very unlawful for an institution to compel students to be in the midst of others for religious purpose. Apart from the fact that section 38(1) has vested on the students the right worship alone or in the midst of others, making it an imperative for the student to be in attendance has also violated the students’ right to peaceful assembly guaranteed under section 40 of the 1999 Constitution. It provides (in part) thus: “Every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other persons, and in particular he may form or belong to any political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of his interest”. See the celebrated case of AGBAI v. OKAGBUE (1991) 7 N.W.L.R. (Pt. 204) 391 and the provision of Article 10 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

Additionally, one of the students was reported by Punch to have said this: “They stopped me from sitting for a paper last week because I did not go for a service and I don’t know if I will be allowed in today either.” This statement has the effect that the student was not in fact aware of his suspension until he got to the exam hall. Since the students appear not to have been summoned before suspended, it is therefore safe to submit that the place of fair hearing is missing!

Fair hearing is a very sacrosanct provision of the Constitution that relates to administration of justice. Section 36(1) of the 1999 Constitution provided for the right to fair hearing or trial. Since the students are not summoned and interrogated formally before suspension, it will be trite to submit that this fundamental right has also been violated. It is a cardinal principle of Natural Justice that “nemo judex in causa sua”; no one must be a judge in his own cause. But here, the management of the Covenant University has assumed the role of the complainant and the judge which is against the above principle. The school authority has also failed to hear from the other side before meting out punishment since it is the law that “audi alteram partem” – both sides must be heard in determining cases.

Commenting on the sacrosanct nature of fair hearing, in OMOKHODION V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND 6 OTHERS (2006) All FWLR 1, the court observed that a hearing can only be fair when all of the parties involved are heard. And so, without fair hearing or trial, the principles of Natural Justice, highlighted above, are out rightly abandoned and violated. See GARBA V. UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUDURI (1986) 1 NWLR (Pt 18) 550, OTAPO V. SUNMONU (1987) 2 NWLR (Pt. 58) 587, KOTOYE V. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND OTHERS (1989) 1 NWLR (Pt. 98) 419

Having established the grave violations of the authority of the said school, it will be instructive to assert that the school should as a matter of urgency withdraw the suspension in order to promote rule of law in this country for the truth is that suspension as punishment in this kind of situation is too harsh a decision. Saying it is the height of cruelty and illegality is an understatement.

Relying on the above legal authorities and provisions, the school is therefore enjoined to recall the students and reinstate them and thereafter offer them public apology with immediate effect. Unconstitutionality shouldn’t be celebrated and overlooked in this country. We have laws in Nigeria which are above all of us and as such all citizens and authorities must abide by it, whatever the state of our temper.

Remember, this piece is not written to promote insubordination or indiscipline but to ensure justice is done to the poor students.

God bless Nigeria.

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/illegality-covenant-university-students-suspension-school-management/

What nonsense are you writing about when u choose to study at covenant uni u have chosen to abide by their rules and regulations. Y didn't d demonic students attend d compulsory church program in the first place

MosesIgb:
Remember Biafra was initially the Old Eastern region. It was spearheaded by an Igbo and assisted by other tribes in the Eastern region. But since the break of the Eastern region into many state, the unity was broken, thats why it's the south eastern state which is united by same ethnicity that are clamouring for Biafra. All other tribes that fought with the Igbos for Biafra during the civil war are presently not part of the agitation. What most south southern states are clamouring for is resource control not Biafra.

Biafrans are known and already well defined territory, it's a defunct state not a new state so everything is already in existence from flag to map to currency everything - try n get some sense b4 going to the public domain.

Biafra had once existed for 2 n half years as a sovereign state so everything is in place

ObiOmaMu:
A man who took to social media to share photos of the new ring he bought himself, in preparation for a wife he will look for later, has asked for congratulations from his followers. His analogy for his move, is that 'people build garages, even before they buy cars'.

He went further to disclose, that he will start looking for schools for his unborn kids next week, after all life is all about planning.

http://www.lailasblog.com/2017/05/hilarious-man-buys-himself-ring-to-look.html

So this fool at 40 never still marry

honmusa:
I prefer direct answer from the op cos I have a direction I am going .

U shld ve at least commented on my method while waiting for op

honmusa:
How do you confirm that there is no power on two plugs.

It's simple nw D kazeen way start ur engine n unplug d plug wire on each plug one by one, anyone dt doesn't produce noticeable decrease/increase in engine power when unplugged n plugged has no power. Nt answering for op but dts wat my kazeen thought me.

Anything wrong with this method of diagnosis, works for me anytime I ve this kind of issue

MosesIgb:
There have been an increase in the agitation of the Biafra to secede from the country and many Igbos are now having the mindset of their self survival. But there is an important question that comes to mind and which is:

What is the possibility of the Igbos surviving on their own faced with many challenges like, been landlocked and with limited landmass?

In my own opinion, the Igbos are creative people but the possibility of them surviving without a port would weaken the industrial drive they are known for. Some people would still say it still possible. But let's ask ourselves, which industrial country or giant is landlocked in the world? I would say none. This is because being landlocked is a limiting factor to major industrialization and this is due to the lack of a seaport.

The other challenge which is the limited landmass is a major setback to the actualization of Biafra. This is because we have a large population of Igbos in other parts of Nigeria and if they go back home the land and resources would be limited for their survival.

So for the actualization of Biafra, they need the support of other coastal tribes which may seem impossible or hard to achieve.

The whole of South South are Biafrans including some part of kogi n Delta, Google the existing map of Biafra b4 talking nonsense next time. Remember Biafra had existed b4 for over 2 n half years so everything is in place, Biafra is nt new it's a defunct state.

Ur vegetable husband shld jst take a medical holidays abroad n free this country abeg.
Foolish old fool
D best days of his administration was d 50days yemi acted as president

Ur vegetable husband shld jst take a medical holidays abroad n free this country abeg

donbrowser:
Don't die in Poverty, Jesus did not ask you to be poor. There was no hummer Jeep then and guess what? He was able to pay His tax through the belly of a Fish.

Is alright but dnt ever forget dt vanity upon vanity all is vanity got dt

donbrowser:
Yeah Oyedepo owns a private jet, Adeboye relaxes on ship, Suleman travels round the world like it's Lagos.

Everything is truly Vanity

Which private jet did Jesus travel on

Vanity upon vanity

Keluong:
I really want to know. I am 20 and will soon be 21. I am keeping afro of 4months which i usually shape and trim My dad is always complaining about my hair but I will pretend as if I will cut it. But I don't want to cut it and will eventually not cut it. Sometimes I feel that at least, don't I have a right of my own to choose the hairstyle I want? He just said that whether l like it or not, I am cutting it this weekend. I am getting annoyed, but I don't want to do what I will regret. I think I am old enough to decide that I want to keep my hair, so what is the age I can say that I don't want to cut my hair and it won't look bad?

Old enough when u r still eating mama thank ma n enjoying free shelter.

Better shut up n do whatever ur dad says. If u r man enough then move out and earn a living urself n am sure he won't day dt again

yebo36:
Pm me and I will show you two real estate companies that pays daily on your investment and have been paying for eight years now. The information is free. It is my online source of income now after all these ponzi site dealt with me.

And you can start small, that's the best part.

Am interested in this too ma

Chikeoj@gmail.com

holuwhagbenga:
I Started My career as a customer care agent with Etisalat (contract staff) four(4) years ago(April19-2013), with good attitude to work and no issue.Surprisingly few days ago My Appointment Got Terminated with other colleagues mine on the same date I was employed(April-19-2017-Exactly 4years) without any reason.. This is totally unacceptable..
(April-19/2013 to April-19/2017)


The Saddest Part of My story is that I got the termination letter few weeks to My Wedding Day......

So confused and I don't know what to do...
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Sorry bro things will get better soon it's just a phase of life. Deploy measures to make ur wedding a very low key wedding to reduce d rough times ahead n think of something u can start doing immediately to be self employed - if u ve a car turn into a taxi driver immediately to survive

teebaxy:
See stomach like someone carrying 7 months pregnancy

Na kiki way she dey drink

Pro2makx:
It's is 1997 or 98.
Unfortunately I didn't take any pics before now. I would later in the day

U can't prove dt without pics so until u get d pics then

Senseless questions from a worthless afonja

oilyngbati:
Nnamdi Kanu has just proven that man is not to be trusted. I've lost hope in this Biafran project. I remember Kanu saying on radio that he will not meet with any zoo politician. He will not go to Abuja. Is FFK not a zoo politician and what is he still doing in the zoo capital Abuja? Is he not suppose to be in Aba and onitsha meeting with those families that lost their loved ones to this struggle. This Kanu is a big joke.

Take it easy on the Director, these afonjas are the ones chasing him up and down like Mandela

shelter4luving:
Happy sunday lovely people. Pls your suggestions/ advice is welcome here.

Am getting married. The days of heart break and all that are over. It's time to smile, love and trust again.
He's been my best friend for a long time. We shared all our secrets with each other. He finally asked me to marry him and I said yes.

Our budget for white wedding is 250k. We want a small wedding besides things are difficult now and he's not financially buoyant now , but I love him like that.

These is the list I came up with :

1. Wedding gown & groom suit -- 15k
I will rent my gown
2. Shoes (bride & groom) - 5k
3. Wedding ring - 2k
We'll buy more better one later
4. Bridal hair/make up - 3k
I don't need a make up artists. Most people already know I look more beautiful without too much painting.
5. Cake (2 tiers of cake) 15k
I know how to bake so na weh weh. Noone can cheat me on that.
6. Reception venue (church premises) tables, canopies, decoration - 25k
7. Photograph (coverage, one photo book, pre wedding) 28k.
We are taking 5 pics for pre wedding in a very standard studio. That will be #500 multiply by 5
8. MC. We'll look for a friend maybe from youth department in church. - 5k
9. Souvenirs - 20k.
10. Food(fried rice, jollof rice, semo, fish) 70k
11. Drinks (soft drinks and 15 bags of sachet water? 25k.

I think everything above is 200k already.


These are the things I can remember. Pls any suggestions or advice? If your suggestions will reduce my above budget, pls its very welcome
Any wedding planner in the House? Pls help me adjust my list above.

Thanks

D budget on photograph is too much 28k reduce it to 15k, buy memory card n give d photographer n u can wash d pic at a later date at ur pace.

Must u buy new shoes use d one u already ve

No budget for best man suit n chief brides maid wear?

Invest in good MC n DJ say 15k each, they can make d difference.

D wedding ring at 2k is OK nobody will even notice

Use ur camera phone to take d pre wedding pic dnt spend on dt except it matters to u.

Food is expensive nw ooo 70k will nt do ooo make it 100k, u will ve at least 150 to 200 guests invited n uninvited

Guess it must be Honda halla 1992 Honda accord

Upload pics u may get a better deal here

This shehu guy is playing to the gallery

najoke:
being treated .....syphilis,gonorrhea or AIDs....please which one cos you guys claim Kanu is always fresher than fresh....where this sickness come from biko.

A man dt spent close to 2yrs in kuje prison, bros try get some sense nw bikonu

mannymoney:
Everybodyy knew dat was the case and it was a good decision by Nnamdi.

Exactly only the living can fight and we may never get another kanu in over a century, people like him comes once in over a century.

If he dies am afraid d struggle will be suspended dts y we need to protect n preserve his life at all costs. Kanu is a rare gem and I have never seen an ibo man ready to put down his life for Biafra.

Ojukwu was d last n only kanu like man we ever had, we ibos are nt blessed with a lot of selfless leaders we only ve selfish leaders. Kanu all d way

omenkaLives:
They "begged him", otherwise he would have declined the bail I presume.

These guys are just trying to save face jor.

First they claimed he turned down the bail, that he wont leave his comrades behind, they hailed him. Then they realised he was leaving them behind and they go "we begged him" to leave them behind.

If u kw Nnamdi kanu u won't say this he has said dt he is ready to give anything to achieve Biafra including his life so to him it is Biafra or death. We begged him so he won't die prematurely as he is sick n hence d struggle dies.

He is currently being treated and will bounce back soon to bring the zoo down

GMBuhari:
excuise me , wis of d bayl condisans ? the one he already met or another won ?

D ones dt said he cant grant press interview, hold rally or be found in a gathering of more than 10 people.

Though in d pic above he is already in d gathering of more than 10 people guess d Judge was joking when he gave dt condition. The Director is brave, fearless and courageous, those conditions will be challenged in court soon

Fayose we d ibos love you sooooooo much, pls come n govern us. Our adopted son, as far as we are concerned u r ibo, afonja no fit u at all. U must ve ibo origin I can bet my right hand on dt.

U r only second to our Director