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PoliticsRe: I Won’t Force Myself To Meet Yar’adua, Says Jonathan ! by DoubleN(m): 3:54pm On Apr 14, 2010
These politicians are very wonderful people, i like the way they rigmarole around simple questions. E.g is Iwu Credible? Ans =4 Sentences. Lol
Technology MarketRe: Nokia E71 For Sale by DoubleN(m): 10:45am On Apr 14, 2010
I have one for sale also scitoa@yahoo.com
Technology MarketRe: Fairly Used E-series Needed! by DoubleN(m): 10:41am On Apr 14, 2010
E63 and E71 available. scitoa@yahoo.com .
Technology MarketRe: 3 Months Old E63 For Sale by DoubleN(m): 10:39am On Apr 14, 2010
I also have one for Sale, RED in color. Price 23k!! scitoa@yahoo.com
Science/TechnologyRe: ONLINE SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE REVOLUTION IS HERE AT LAST!!!! by DoubleN(m): 10:35am On Apr 14, 2010
Check out www.buyright.biz grin. I have been to their outlet at Citymall,very cool.
ComputersRe: Mr Oyb Why Do You Delete My Post All The Time? by DoubleN(m): 11:09am On Apr 13, 2010
The Glory days on N.L have long gone. The days when you have a serious technical problem and people like bigrovar come to your rescue. Now its a forum for every Tom,Dick and 95 to show their ignorance by charging for what is meant to be free!
Mobinga:
Na wa o, Everything about me is pirated or rather illegal,
OS.
Antivirus.
Browser.
Internet Connection.
NEPA Light.
Mouse.
Keyboard.
DSTV.
Games.
Music.
Even the limewire used in downloading fake stuff is fake. grin
LOL
PhonesRe: .:. Create .prov Files On Ur Pc In Seconds .:. by DoubleN(m): 11:47pm On Apr 10, 2010
Nice thread grin
PoliticsRe: Police Are Arresting People Wearing A Fashion Brand Inscribed "police" T-shirt by DoubleN(m): 2:41pm On Apr 06, 2010
Chai!What a shame! To think that this bloody illiterates are actually meant to protect and to serve the citizens of this country??
Foreign AffairsRe: Taiwan May Pay Couples To Have Babies by DoubleN(m): 1:59pm On Apr 05, 2010
If them try am for naija, dem go broke die!!
PoliticsRe: Emir Blames Failure In Neco On English Premier League by DoubleN(m): 1:41pm On Apr 05, 2010
wtf??
ComputersRe: Ipad: My Ideal Computer by DoubleN(m): 10:16am On Apr 05, 2010
The Crappiest way to spend $600!. No Multi-tasking,camera or USB Port??What the hell makes it a PC then?? undecided
ComputersRe: Strictly Internet Speed Screen Shots by DoubleN(m): 10:29pm On Apr 04, 2010
lynxnoon:
wink wink
Lynx!!!Na sohuh?
Technology MarketRe: Mtn Fastlink For Sale@8k! by DoubleN(op): 10:24pm On Apr 04, 2010
sold@7k!! ;d ;d ;d
Technology MarketRe: Nokia E72 For Sale by DoubleN(m): 8:01am On Apr 04, 2010
E71@30K. Price very negotiable.
Technology MarketVery Clean Nokia E71 For Sale@30k by DoubleN(op): 11:22pm On Apr 01, 2010
I have a very clean Nokia E71 for sale @30k. Interested buyers hit me up on scitoa@yahoo.com. Price is negotiable. grin
ComputersRe: Starcomms Is Messing Up! by DoubleN(m): 9:14am On Apr 01, 2010
1X is the dial-up option which signifies slower speeds,try upgrading to the EVDO option.
Technology MarketRe: deleted by DoubleN(m): 12:26am On Mar 28, 2010
www.buyright.biz grin grin grin. Cyberpower Inverters.
Technology MarketRe: Where Can I Buy A Good Inverter In Ph by DoubleN(m): 12:20am On Mar 28, 2010
www.buyright.biz will solve all your problems. They will even deliver to your house by UPS and install!!
PhonesRe: How Much Did You Buy Your First Sim Card. by DoubleN(m): 12:30pm On Mar 26, 2010
This Topic brings back memories. Bought my first SIM which i gave to my brother for 6.5K (a Glo SIM) which he eventually misplaced. angry. Second SIM for 4.5k (MTN) which i eventually sold for 4k cos i was broke, thrid SIM (GLO) 3.5 which i eventually misplaced, fourth SIM (GLO) N600 and the list goes on and on, grin grin
ComputersRe: Strictly Internet Speed Screen Shots by DoubleN(m): 2:59pm On Mar 25, 2010
ipnx!

PhonesRe: Zain Nigeria To Change Name To 'Airtel' by DoubleN(m): 2:08pm On Mar 25, 2010
Na wa o!Confusion in High places.
PoliticsRe: Criminals Can Contest Elections Says Senate! by DoubleN(op): 9:43am On Mar 25, 2010
prettyG:
@NN let us learn to always credit the source of information so that we won't be like those people that spoilt the country.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5545140-146/criminals_can_contest_says_senate_.csp

@topic it is a big shame. They just want to provide cover for their activities.
Sorry about that folks, i skipped the link when pasting.
PoliticsCriminals Can Contest Elections Says Senate! by DoubleN(op): 9:18am On Mar 25, 2010
[b]In a dramatic move, the Senate yesterday voted to delete an aspect of the Constitution which prohibits people indicted for various offences from contesting elections.

Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy senate president and the leader of the constitution review committee which made the recommendation argued that if left in the constitution, it can be used by government officials to witch-hunt political opponents.

Mr. Ekweremadu, a lawyer, also argued that other provisions in section 137 of the constitution can adequately cover the intentions of the deleted section. The section, 137 (1), prohibits people who have been indicted for embezzlement or fraud by state or federal panels of enquiry or tribunals from running for presidential office.

During the voting, 90 senators supported that it be deleted while only five senators voted for the retention of the section.

However, typographical errors and omissions prevented the Senate from formally passing the draft after the final reading on Wednesday.

Government of thieves

Various reactions across the country have trailed the vote for the removal of this section.

"This confirms what we have always been saying, that this is a government of thieves and therefore the anti-corruption campaign is dead," lamented Balarabe Musa, the chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties. Mr. Musa, in a phone interview from Kaduna added that, "we are now in trouble in Nigeria because we are apparently now being ruled by thieves in Nigeria." He likened the ‘Senate's abysmal act' to the failure of the National Assembly in passing the forfeiture bill sent to them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to confiscate properties of treasury looters.

This sentiment was echoed by Rotimi Akeredolu, the Nigerian Bar Association president who described the Senators' action in a terse text message, as a "futile exercise" adding that, "the Senate cannot on its own alone repeal any provision of Constitution."

A timely amendment

However, Sam Amadi, a lawyer, and director, Ken Nnamani Centre for Leadership and Development said the repeal of the act was not an anomaly. Mr Amadi said that in line with other constitutions across the world, the Electoral Act and not the Constitution should specify the eligibility of candidates to contest for election. "I think the clause should be removed completely from the constitution," Mr. Amadi said. "Our Constitution is not working because we have so many unnecessary things in it. Given our country where corrupt persons aspire to the highest offices in the land, the Electoral Act should be what is to be amended and the eligibility clause should be streamlined into criminal conviction and not just indictments." He also warned about what he called, "retaliatory indictments," saying, "we've seen in the past where governors set up panels and enquiries to get back at foes thereby discrediting the person(s) candidature for elections through such indictments and thereby creating confusion and legal challenges for the electoral process."

Another legal practitioner who welcomed the Senate's action is Chris Uche, who said, "the amendment of Section 137 (1)of the Constitution is timely and welcome to remove disqualification to contest election based on indictment by panel of inquiry given the abuse of that clause by governments."

According to Mr Uche, "the need has arisen because of the abuse of this provision by the federal and state governments to block political opponents from contesting elections."

Mr Uche based his argument on what happened to former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku and the former administration in Abia State which also issued a white paper indicting several politicians. "Happily, the Supreme court had in the Atiku case (AC vs INEC) in 2007, neutralised that provision which has now been repealed by defining indictment to mean trial by a court of law. Therefore, what the Senate has done is a legislative endorsement of a judicial reformation of the law by a proactive Supreme court."

Yinka Odumakin, the spokesperson of the Save Nigeria Group who recalled a statement credited to a Senator, Nuhu Aliyu, that the "National Assembly is full of criminals," warned that politicians should not think of using this avenue to pave the way for their return in the forthcoming elections.

He however recalled that the supreme court already ruled that an indictment by an admnistrative panel is not a judicial conviction. "We saw the way this section was abused under Olusegun Obasanjo. Even Orji Kalu set up a panel to do a counter-indictment of Mr. Obasanjo and Iyabo."

The cross carpeting law

Senate also deleted the section prohibiting lawmakers from cross carpeting. Section 68 (g) prohibits federal legislators from dumping the political party on whose platform they were elected unless there is a division in that party. It was deleted by a lean margin of 75 votes, two votes above the required minimum of 73.

Insertions were also made in the constitution, including two clauses in section 228 of the 1999 constitution, to enable the National Assembly make laws that will regulate internal democracies in political parties.

The new section, which got at least 89 votes on Wednesday now reads:

"The National assembly may by law provide for guidelines and rules to ensure internal democracy within political parties, including making laws for the conduct of party primaries, party primaries and party conventions."

Another insertion, to account for every day a governor or president whose election was annulled but wins the re-run election spent before the re-run election was also very popular with the senators. It was passed with 88 votes.

"In the calculation of the four year term, where a re-election has taken place and the person earlier sworn in wins, the time spent in the office before the date the election was annulled, shall be taken into account," the section reads.

The other recommendations which passed include clauses which make the Independent National Electoral Commission and its chairman above the authority of the president or any other body, and the recommendations to make the commission, the National Assembly and the Judiciary financially independent of the executive.

The independent candidacy clause and the recommendation to conduct election not earlier than 150 days before swearing in and not later than 90 days, were also passed overwhelmingly.

The draft amended constitution also recommended a fixed time for hearing and ruling on election petitions by both election petition tribunals and courts of appeal.[/b]
What a Shame!! cry cry
NYSCRe: Which State Governments Pay Corpers Well? by DoubleN(m): 4:15pm On Mar 24, 2010
Guy if want to arrange your service,you have my blessings. grin. Jigawa State Government pays 5K to all Corp members except Doctors who get Paid 25k and Science Graduates working in hospitals 16k. The cash is paid Bi-monthly though.
ComputersRe: Strictly Internet Speed Screen Shots by DoubleN(m): 2:06pm On Mar 24, 2010
[quote author=N95-2 8GB link=topic=368044.msg5749977#msg5749977 date=1269349055]no special activation since u r sure u ve activated it already,[/quote]I sent 'Activate to 127' and they replied me giving me a list of their packages. Does that mean my SIM has been activated for 3G?.
ComputersRe: Glo 3g by DoubleN(m): 3:42pm On Mar 23, 2010
@N95-2GB
Is the password the same as the username??
ComputersRe: Glo 3g by DoubleN(m): 9:14am On Mar 23, 2010
[quote author=tomi_ade link=topic=417698.msg5747376#msg5747376 date=1269307413]@lynx. . .how does one get glo line activated for 3g?. . .[/quote]Exact same question on my mind cos i am really thinking of subscribing also.
HealthRe: Hazy Air In Your Area? Dust Storm? by DoubleN(m): 3:15pm On Mar 22, 2010
0hsisi:
Nature's way of checking overpopulation
Any male that inhales this is rendered sterile and impotent.
Praise Gad!
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You no well at all,na ur blockos go block! angry

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