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 Politics › Re: Amaechi, Five Others Listed For Screening by DONSMITH123(m): 11:10am On Oct 22, 2015 |
am glued to my TV already. Action film about to kick-start.  |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Sterlingbank Recruiting Social Media Interns, graduates and undergraduates by DONSMITH123(m): 8:30am On Oct 22, 2015 |
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| Crime › Re: Is This A New Style Police Use To Get Money Now? by DONSMITH123(m): 4:15pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
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| Crime › Re: Mother Of 7 Impregnated By Another Man by DONSMITH123(m): 1:55pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
Anike, who did not deny the allegations, said she was pushed into the act because her husband was in the habit of constantly assaulting her. “It was my husband that pushed me to finding solace and comfort in another man because he was always beating me.” she said. I swear, you don kolo. Imagine. I hereby separate the marriage. Clerk!!! NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Culture › Re: Enugu Community Where Green Snakes Are Kings, Queens, Battle Men Of God by DONSMITH123(op): 1:46pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
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| Crime › Re: Is This A New Style Police Use To Get Money Now? by DONSMITH123(m): 1:21pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
You need to be careful of a black man wearing a black uniform under a hot weather. 34 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: CCT Adjourns Saraki’s Trial To November 5 by DONSMITH123(op): 12:52pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
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| Politics › Re: CCT Adjourns Saraki’s Trial To November 5 by DONSMITH123(op): 12:39pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
oluwaSmith1:my dear, nothing will happen. Saraki will finish his 4 years 9 Likes |
| Politics › Re: CCT Adjourns Saraki’s Trial To November 5 by DONSMITH123(op): 12:37pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
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| Politics › CCT Adjourns Saraki’s Trial To November 5 by DONSMITH123(op): 12:34pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has adjourned the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki over an alleged false asset declaration to November 5 and 6. This followed the pending judgment of the Court of Appeal on the trial of the Senate President. The Prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, had prayed the tribunal to adjourn the trial out of respect for the appeal court, which reserved judgment on the suit filed by Saraki to stop his trial for alleged false declaration of assets. But Saraki’s lawyer, Mahmud Magaji, argued that the trial should be adjourned sine die. Reacting, Chairman of the CCT, Danladi Umar objected, saying the defendant might “go and relax”. He therefore gave a two-week time-off, ruling that trial would continue on November 5 and 6. Also, Saraki was ordered to take his seat in the accused box after Mahmud Magaji, his counsel, failed to stop the action. Magaji had made an application that the trial be halted on the grounds that there was a pending suit at the appeal court, which is yet to deliver judgment on the matter. But Jacobs countered his argument, stating that Saraki must take his seat in the accused box before any application could be made. The chairman thereafter ruled that Senate President should step into the accused box. http://dailypost.ng/2015/10/21/breaking-cct-adjourns-sarakis-trial-to-november-5/ 1 Like
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| Culture › Re: Enugu Community Where Green Snakes Are Kings, Queens, Battle Men Of God by DONSMITH123(op): 10:32am On Oct 21, 2015 |
OnankpaBa:nothing do you bro...show for my side. |
| Culture › Re: Enugu Community Where Green Snakes Are Kings, Queens, Battle Men Of God by DONSMITH123(op): 10:25am On Oct 21, 2015 |
[quote author=OnankpaBa post=39198137][/quote]My guy, i see you bro... |
| Culture › Re: Enugu Community Where Green Snakes Are Kings, Queens, Battle Men Of God by DONSMITH123(op): 10:25am On Oct 21, 2015 |
brofula:with due respect Brofula, i have no ulterior motive about ekweremadu ooo |
| Culture › Enugu Community Where Green Snakes Are Kings, Queens, Battle Men Of God by DONSMITH123(op): 9:14am On Oct 21, 2015 |
When extant cultures and traditions are gradually being eroded, some communities are still stuck to their old ways and are constantly in conflict with modern worldviews and cosmology, especially Christianity. This is particularly the case of Mpu in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State. DAILY POST reporter, David Ujah Abakpa, who visited the community, observed that the status of green snakes is equivalent to their traditional gods, and just like other ancestral worships in African religion, green snakes are sacred. The Aninri people believe that their ancestral fathers were protected by the green snake during the civil war. The rules therefore are that no one kills the snake under any circumstance. Residents must welcome green snakes any time they crawl to their homes, and whoever kills any of them must give it a befitting burial or faces grave consequences. This development, according to most visitors in Aninri who spoke with DAILY POST has become a major challenge to the development of the area as it’s difficult for most visitors to cope under some rules tied to some species of snake. Mpu is the country home of the Nigeria Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The entire people of Mpu and/or Aninri LGA in general, hold the green snake (Aka) at high esteem. Most times, they see those snakes as their fore-fathers. Narrating her experience in the community, a youth corps member who pleaded not to be mentioned in print told our reporter that she was shocked when the rules were reeled out to her while she was still at the orientation camp in Awgu. She said she was also privy to an incident that happened during a Sunday Mass celebration at St. Joseph Catholic Church, where the parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Orjiene, killed one of the green snakes popularly called ‘Aka’ in the local language. The Reverend Father purportedly saw the snake crawling on the altar while Mass was being celebrated and he waved the tradition aside, killed the snake and put it in a bottle. According to the corps member whose Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) was the Modern Secondary School (MSS) Mpu, built by Senator Ike Ekweremadu in fulfillment of his electioneering campaign to his people, immediately the Rev. Father, who was not from the community sighted the green snake on the altar, he was terrified, but later summoned courage and smashed the head of the snake with his shoes. She added that, ‘’Fr. Ojiene did not just kill the snake and continue with the Mass but went further to put the snake in a bottle to be taken to the Bishop of the Diocese (Awgu).’’ She said, “We were in the church on that faithful morning and while taking the Gospel reading, the Rev. Father screamed. We saw him struggling with “Aka”. He killed it and put it in a bottle and later continued with the Mass. In his preaching, he condemned the culture and tradition that still upholds the worship of green snakes in this age. Adding that snake was a cursed creature and as such, God placed enemity between it and man.” “Immediately Fr. Joseph killed the snake, the Igwe and other elders of the community in the church stood up, called out their family members, including the Principal of the Community Secondary School, (CSS), Mr. JT. Chukwuonu and they all left the Church. They never came back to that church again till I finished my service,” the corps member said. “As if that was not enough, the youth and the women of the community upon hearing the news that the Rev. Father had killed their ‘fore-father’ on the altar, stormed the church while Mass was still ongoing and vandalized the church in protest, while also demanding for the proper burial of the snake as it was the tradition.” “Later in the evening of that day, the community summoned the Priest to the Igwe’s palace and gave him list of items to buy. They also prescribed cash amount to be paid to appease the gods of the land. The Rev. Father who stood his ground, refused to observe any burial for the snake which he described as accursed creature by God.” The corps member narrated that, “a petition was sent to the Bishop of Awgu Diocese demanding for the priest’s compliance and immediate transfer; else he will face the consequences. The Bishop however supported the Priest and a panel was set up to look into the case and it was ongoing before our final POP,” She narrated. The corps member disclosed further that earlier at the NYSC Orientation camp, Awgu, the first orientation they had was on the green snake. ‘’We were asked never to kill it. We were told that they were harmless and that we could see them around our rooms and everywhere, but that we should not panic as they would not hurt us and indeed that was how the snakes were, and they were equally everywhere. Each time we saw them in our rooms, we would call any of the community members to send them out for us. Sometimes, they sprinkled water on them and sometimes they picked them with their bare hands. We were also told that even if one secretly kills “Aka”, he or she must confess his or her action; otherwise one would be troubled by the spirit. ‘’ She recalled a story of a police officer who served at Ndeabor Police Station. She said the officer accidentally killed one of the snakes but did not confess but worked out his transfer from the area in fear. Yet few months later, he came back to Ndeabor and confessed to the act and carried out its burial before he got his peace back. She said ‘’ In short, there were series of stories about even passing vehicles that accidentally killed Aka and it was either they paid money above a hundred thousand naira for its burial or they were burnt alive in their cars. I thank God for my successful year in this place. It was a wonderful experience,” she said. A resident of the Community who simply identified himself as Okoro also told our reporter that the people hold the tradition at high esteem. He said it’s better to kill other domestic animals than killing those snakes that strangers may see to be harmful. He also narrated how a Pastor of one of new generation churches in Mpu who also did not support the worship of the green snake killed one of them in his living room and threw it out. He disclosed that when the community got the information, they approached the said Pastor, demanding for a befitting burial but he declined. He narrated that the community consequently set the church ablaze, including the Pastor’s house and car, while the Pastor narrowly escaped being burnt alive. A youth leader in the community who does not want his name in print also told this reporter that those condemning the tradition were blind and had refused to see that every community has its own deity tied to its existence. He said even in another world, he will pay homage to those snakes. He said his success as a trader and farmer depended solely on his respect for those snakes. He said, ‘’ because I have favoured them, I have equally found favour in them. This is really not about being a Christian or a Muslim. Whoever you are, so long as you live in this community, you need to respect our tradition. Just like we won’t stop you from going to church, so you shouldn’t also come and debase our tradition. For heaven sake, these snakes are not harmful. We did not say don’t kill snakes, we are saying killing of green snakes is forbidden. It’s now left for you to respect this tradition, otherwise, you will have yourself to blame,’’ he said. Responding to whether the tradition was inimical to the development of the place, he said ‘’ Even in the Western world, we have such rules. The only difference is that those rules are not tied to any particular tradition. We have rules in most of the advanced countries where certain Animals are reserved and not meant to be killed. It’s similar to what we are doing. What will the snake do to you if you allow it to pass? These are harmless creatures, ‘’ he argued. DAILY POST investigation further reveals that another strong point of the people’s tradition is the bond they share with the Akineze people of Ebonyi State. Our reporter was told by a community elder that it is a bond of love that was established centuries ago and has been passed on from generation to generation. The tradition of the people forbids that an Mpu person sees an Akineze person suffering any form of injustice both home and abroad without intervention. They are prepared to die for each other. They forbid seeing each other’s blood. According to the elder, an Akineze student/teacher is forbidden from punishing erring student from Mpu and vice versa, even in formal schools. http://dailypost.ng/2015/10/21/ekweremadus-community-where-green-snakes-are-kings-queens-battle-men-of-god/ 6 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Senate’s Crisis Over Amaechi Deepens - The Nation by DONSMITH123(op): 7:45am On Oct 21, 2015 |
oluwaSmith1: 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Senate’s Crisis Over Amaechi Deepens - The Nation by DONSMITH123(op): 7:21am On Oct 21, 2015 |
OnankpaBa:I quote you my guy....Are you now Amaechi's advocate? 4 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Senate’s Crisis Over Amaechi Deepens - The Nation by DONSMITH123(op): 7:20am On Oct 21, 2015 |
oluwaSmith1:If i hear say you go Amaechi house ehen? 1 Like |
| Politics › Senate’s Crisis Over Amaechi Deepens - The Nation by DONSMITH123(op): 7:06am On Oct 21, 2015 |
•Plenary adjournedhttp://thenationonlineng.net/senates-crisis-over-amaechi-deepens/
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| Politics › Re: Fulani Herdsmen Raping, Killing Our People – Enugu Women by DONSMITH123(m): 5:04pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
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| Politics › Re: Ministerial Screening: 3 Things Shittu Said Most Nigerians Won't Agree With by DONSMITH123(m): 5:00pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
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| Politics › Re: Fulani Herdsmen Raping, Killing Our People – Enugu Women by DONSMITH123(m): 4:13pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
Something really need to be done about Fulani herdsmen 61 Likes 4 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Why Amaechi Was Not Included In Tuesday’s Ministerial Screening – Dino Melaye by DONSMITH123(m): 2:14pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
| Dino, Dino...The only Body Guard to Saraki. I think Mr Lie Muhammed should give this man his post. He's doing it better than being a senator. The reason why we reduced the number of nominees is because we responded to the agitations and yearnings and the aspirations of Nigerians. ”We have monitored the reactions of Nigerians on the issue of the ministerial screening and we found out that Nigerians believed that we are rushing the process and it was not as thorough as they would desire,” I dey laugh in spanish...we are still waiting...Amaechi is the one we are all waiting to see. and we are waiting to know the credibility of our Senate. God bless Nigeria. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Hypocrisy: The Nigerian Definition by DONSMITH123(m): 1:28pm On Oct 20, 2015*. Modified: 2:13pm On Oct 20, 2015 |
donTbone:Good one my guy, you nailed it bro. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Is Like Obasanjo, He's Using EFCC To Crush Opponents – Adebanjo by DONSMITH123(op): 10:42am On Oct 20, 2015 |
SLIDEwaxie: funny you.last time i checked, stealing is different from corruption under Jonathan |
| Politics › Buhari Is Like Obasanjo, He's Using EFCC To Crush Opponents – Adebanjo by DONSMITH123(op): 10:33am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using his anti-corruption war as vendetta. Adebanjo told Punch that Buhari was acting the same way Buhari ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo did. According to him, Obasanjo used the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to harass all his political opponents under the guise of fighting corruption. Adebanjo said this while reacting to an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party that the EFCC was only probing ex-PDP governors while ex-All Progressives Congress governors like Babatunde Fashola and Rotimi Amaechi, accused of corruption, were being rewarded with ministerial appointments. His words: “When fighting corruption, you must not be partisan. This particular one looks like a vendetta. He should immediately make amends. This is obviously partisan and I am not happy about that. “We want a clean country. As Buhari said, if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill us. However, it must not look like a vendetta. This was how Obasanjo did during his time. He went after only those that were against his political ambition. “Things like this could rubbish any anti-corruption campaign.” Adebanjo further urged the EFCC to investigate the ex-APC governors that had also been accused of corruption so as to ensure balance. http://dailypost.ng/2015/10/20/buhari-is-like-obasanjo-he-using-efcc-to-crush-opponents-adebanjo/
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| Politics › Re: APC To Senate: Petitions Can’t Stop Amaechi, Others by DONSMITH123(op): 7:21am On Oct 20, 2015 |
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| Politics › APC To Senate: Petitions Can’t Stop Amaechi, Others by DONSMITH123(op): 7:12am On Oct 20, 2015 |
The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday threw its weight behind former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and other embattled ministerial nominees, saying they are above board. The petitions against their nominations, the party said, could not stop their screening by the Senate. According to APC National Secretary, Mallam Mai Malla Buni, the petitions do not amount to conviction. The Senate until now had not screened Amaechi, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa), Hajia Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) and Hajia Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (Kaduna). Their screening is expected to hold between today and tomorrow. Buni, who spoke exclusively with The Nation last night, said the party would support all the nominees irrespective of the petitions against them. [b]He said: “On this ministerial screening, the party is behind all its nominees. That is why the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and key members of the National Working Committee (NWC) have attended the screening of nominees to give them moral support./b] “As far as we are concerned, the petitions against some nominees cannot stop their screening because petitions are not court verdicts. “A mere petition cannot be a conviction. These nominees are not guilty until otherwise proven by a court of competent jurisdiction. We are throwing our weight behind the nominees.” Security has been beefed up at the National Assembly Complex ahead of today’s ministerial screening. A security source said: “We have heard of plans by some people to mobilise protesters to the National Assembly but we will ensure that there is no security breach. “We have been directed to ensure thorough screening of those coming to the assembly. “Only staff and those accredited will be allowed to enter the National Assembly complex. There is no room for loafers.” Also yesterday, Amaechi Media Office denied a report that the ministerial nominee stormed out of the residence of Senate President Bukola Saraki last Thursday. In a statement in Abuja, the office said: “Our attention has been drawn to the lead report in a newspaper of today (Monday, October 19, 2015), where it was reported that Amaechi, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State “was incensed over the deferment of his screening last week and stormed Saraki’s house to register his protest. “The report which the respected newspaper got from ‘sources’, further claimed that during the visit of Thursday, last week, Amaechi “was said to have raised his voice to express his frustration before leaving the residence without seeing the Senate President…” “The imagery created in the last four paragraphs of the lead report was an angry Amaechi who stormed the residence of Senate President Bukola Saraki, raised his voice as he made a scene or caused a “ruckus” to display his frustration over the deferment of his screening by the Senate, before “storming out in a huff”, without seeing the Senate President. “This is absolutely not true. There is a deliberate and carefully calibrated attempt to characterise Amaechi with a very bad and demeaning mannerism. “We must clarify that Amaechi did not visit and was not at the residence of the Senate President on Thursday of last week. Since he did not go to the residence of the Senate President on Thursday of last week, so, there is absolutely no way what the newspaper sources claimed to have transpired, happened. “We must emphasise that Amaechi holds the office of the President of the Senate in very high esteem and will never disrespect or act in anyway that would put the office in disrepute. However, in this case, the incident reported never occurred either on Thursday or any other day. “While we understand the constraints and pressures journalists face in doing their jobs, we would advise them to be thorough and double-check or even triple-check their sources of information. “There seems to exist an axis of fifth columnists, masquerading as ‘sources’ to journalists, but fabricate events, incidences and stories that never happened to malign and destroy the character and reputation of others, while fomenting acrimony and bad blood in the polity. Journalists must beware of such “sources.” The Senate Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee will today submit its report on the petition against Amaechi. Its Chairman, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, told reporters yesterday in Abuja that the panel had concluded work on the case. The committee has refused the petition against Hajia Aisha Abubakar, a Sokoto State ministerial nominee. Anyanwu said the committee was ready to present its report to the Senate today for consideration. He said he expected the Senate to consider the report today and do what is right. The screening of Amaechi, who is on the first list of 21 ministerial nominees, has been delayed because of a petition against him by Port Harcourt based group “The Integrity Group.” The group claimed that Amaechi mismanaged N70 billion of Rivers State funds when was governor. Amaechi however dismissed the allegation as part of the smear campaign against him. When he appeared before the Senate panel on October 12, Amaechi said the issues contained in the petition were already a subject of litigation. An insider told our correspondent that in line with the Senate Rules book which forbids it and its committees from considering any matter in court, the panel is constrained. The source said the panel’s report would be a one-line item that “the substance and ingredients contained in the petition against Amaechi is pending in court for adjudication.” He said: “We agreed that since the matter is in court, there is little the committee can do than to report to the Senate that this matter you assigned to us to consider is in court. It is as straight forward as that.” On the petition against Hajia Abubakar, the panel noted that it was wrongly addressed. Three members of the committee, Senator Obinna Ogba, Jeremiah Useni and Dino Melaye said the panel should have noting to do with the petition since it was addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and not Saraki. They noted that the petitioners merely copied the Senate for “information” Ogba said the Senate standing rule is clear that all petitions must be addressed to the Senate through its President. He said it would be wrong for the Senate to consider a petition addressed to Buhari. Useni said: “If you agree with me, we should ask Aisha to go because the petition against her was wrongly addressed.” Anyanwu, who agreed that the petition was wrongly addressed asked the nominee whether she is actually from Sokoto State and whether she is a member of APC. Hajia Abubakar said she hails from Dogan Daji in Tambuwal Local Government, Sokoto State. The nominee also told the committee that as a civil servant, she is not supposed to belong to any political party. Shortly after her discharge by the committee, the petitioners led by Hajia Balaraba Abdullahi walked into Room 120, which the committee is sitting. Hajia Abdullahi agreed that the petition was addressed to President Buhari through the APC chairman in Sokoto State. She brought out another handwritten petition asking the committee to consider it. Anyanwu ruled that since the handwritten petition was not what Senator Abdullahi Gobir presented and laid on the floor of the Senate, the committee would not consider it. He asked the petitioners to go home and reroute their petition properly before it could be considered. Anyanwu insisted that it would be against Senate rule for the committee to consider a petition that was not properly routed. He said, “I will advise that you go home, if you still want to pursue this petition, give it to your Senator to lay before the Senate for consideration by this honourable committee. The petition that was addressed to the President of the country is certainly not for the Senate.” http://thenationonlineng.net/apc-to-senate-petitions-cant-stop-amaechi-others/ 3 Likes
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| Politics › Re: Senate Committee Clears Embattled Sokoto Ministerial Nominee by DONSMITH123(m): 4:29pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
congratulations to her. Am still waiting for Amaechi. |
| Politics › Re: Okorocha Has Abandoned Imo For His Son-in-law, He Should Resign – Onuegbu by DONSMITH123(op): 10:56am On Oct 19, 2015 |
OnankpaBa:guy, forget him. No fall my hand abeg. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Festac Robbery: PDP Blasts Ambode Over Insecurity, Asks EFCC To Probe Security F by DONSMITH123(m): 10:09am On Oct 19, 2015 |
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| Politics › Re: Okorocha Has Abandoned Imo For His Son-in-law, He Should Resign – Onuegbu by DONSMITH123(op): 8:39am On Oct 19, 2015 |
chymystique:hmmm......you have a valid point dear |
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