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garfield1:
What if after the elections apc he resigns and is replaced if apc wins because from what i gathered apc are just using him to gather votes from bayelsa east esp in nembe.hes more relevant as a senator than deputy and he agreed to the plan? Because it will not be easy for apc to win a senatorial rerun in bayelsa.

Again recall that the appeal court in atiku vs buhari settled this name issue and am sure the supreme court will follow suit when they give their ratio decidendi for dismissing atiku appeal.why was the high court judge misled

. In my opinion with all the irregularities in his documents unlike that of Atiku and Buhari.he may lose his appeal even in Supreme Court.

oshozondii:
The All Progressive Congress in Bayelsa State has reacted to the court ruling disqualifying Senator Biobrakumo Degi-Eremiyon, running mate to the party governorship candidate, Chief David Lyon, as a travesty of justice.

Publicity secretary of the party, Doifie Buokoribo in a statement Tuesday said, “The judgement occasioned a miscarriage of justice, is glaringly perverse and against the weight of evidence before the Court. We are totally surprised that the Court could despite the objections by our lawyers, go ahead to determine a weighty criminal allegation of falsification and fraud solely on the bases of affidavit evidence contrary to well established judicial precedents that such must be proved beyond reasonable doubt by calling oral evidence.

“We strongly believe that the judgment cannot withstand a superior judicial scrutiny, therefore, our lawyers have filed a notice of appeal and other court processes to arrest the execution of the judgment pending the outcome of the appeal.

“We call on all our members and supporters not to be distracted but continue to peacefully mobilize for the November 16, 2019 elections.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/bayelsa-apc-reacts-to-court-verdict/

. APC should appeal the judgment if there is a reason to do so.The appeal court will ask parties involved to maintain to maintain status cope until after election...... If APC wins both of them will be sworn in...After Appeal court decision Supreme court will follow. If at the Supreme court he loses he will be replaced immediately.

DamiBukola:
who submitted the certificate forger? APC cannot at this point substitute a candidate as the time has passed.

The candidate was disqualified not the party .So the candidate will be substituted.

qualityGod:
Through my window I saw this pretty creature waiting for prey but I just took a shot ,life if indeed beautiful

Please Stop animal cruelty.

Your environment is possibly bushy for a snake like this to grow there. You cannot see a snake as big as this on a carpet grass. unless the nearby surrounding it is bushy. The enmity between man and snake is still there.So if it feels threatened it will bite you.If it notices presence of a person it will run or hide somewhere for safety.. Killing animal for fun is condemned in the Bible but for food and protection is still in order

garfield1:
I agree.that means that if lokpobiri case on thirsty succeeds,he will be replaced with lyon since the primaries were legal.

. thank you sir.....if the winner of the primary is disqualified the second person with majority votes will be the flagbearer.not the deputy governor.... All these are done before the election...... In the case of Sokoto the Supreme court ruled that APC did not conduct a legal primary and that means it was not ready for the election. That is why PDP took over the state....This is not the case of Bayelsa where legal primary was conducted. So replacement of the disqualified deputy governor by APC is sacrosanct

DamiBukola:
who submitted the certificate forger? APC cannot at this point substitute a candidate as the time has passed.

INEC has the right to examine certificate submitted and disqualify candidates too.The court can do so before election ..It is still a pre election matter.Since the election has not been held APC still has the right to replace its candidate and submit the name to INEC.

garfield1:
You may also be right because party primaries are not meant to just produce winners but also to produce substitutes for substitution before or after elections.but if a court is disqualifying someone,it is usually for flouting the law and may render the ticket invalid since its a penalty

. Your conclusion is appreciated However lticket can be rendered invalid if primary election is not legal.But in this case APC will choose a new deputy gov. since the election has not been held...Even if a prospective deputy gov dies a day before election. the party he represents will replace him with another candidate. Faleke vrs APC and INEC 2016 supra

dre11:
https://punchng.com/breaking-court-disqualifies-apcs-bayelsa-deputy-gov-candidate/

. APC is not disqualified only the deputy governor is...Votes are cast for parties not individuals.Thus INEC will replace him with a new candidate. chosen by APC

NEC reserves the right to replace his name with another selected by the APC as Deputy Gov..There is no election yet....If a deputy gov dies after election the party reserves the right to replace him .It is a vote for the party not an individual...So in Bayelsa APC will choose another r deputy gov to replace the disqualified one.

garfield1:
Ejimatic,duwdu,zoedew,frowland,kahal etc.what are pdp so afraid

. INEC reserves the right to replace his name with another selected by the APC as Deputy Gov..There is no election yet....If a deputy gov dies after election the party reserves the right to replace him .It is a vote for the party not an individual...So in Bayelsa APC will choose another r deputy gov to replace the disqualified one.

garfield1:
That is also my position.they had powers to make a decision based on evidences presented my adelaide.instead they shifted the blame to the tribunal and left the supreme with a large burden

You are correct absolutely

agabusta:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/362257-oyo-governorship-appeal-court-rules-in-favour-of-apc-but-leaves-makinde-in-office.html


Oyo Governorship: Appeal Court rules in favour of APC but leaves Makinde in office


A Court of Appeal in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, upheld the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu, against Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The court, consequently, set aside the tribunal judgement that nullified the petition brought by Mr Adelabu against Mr Makinde.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the election petition tribunal in September dismissed the petition.

Reversal
However, the appeal court on Monday said the judgement of the tribunal was ‘perverse’ and therefore set it aside.

The court, however, did not make any further order concerning the election.

The court added that status quo at the time of filing the petition by Mr Adelabu remains, meaning Mr Makinde remains the winner of the election as declared by INEC.

The court, in its lead judgement, ruled that the appellants, the APC and Mr Adelabu, were not giving fair hearing by the tribunal.

The Electoral Act only gives a grace of 180 days for a case to be heard at the election tribunal.

The appeal court ruled that the tribunal had exhausted its time; therefore, the case could not be sent back to it for review.

The court ordered that the status quo before the tribunal’s judgment should remain. This means the declaration of Mr Makinde as the winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship poll in Oyo State remains.

The court held that if not for time, it would have ordered a re-trial at the tribunal, noting that “unfortunately, the time limit of 180 days for the tribunal had been exhausted.”

Three out of the four judges resolved all issues in favour of the appellants.

There was a dissenting judgment from a judge with a proviso that the panel could not nullify Mr Makinde’s election.

Reactions
Counsel to Mr Makinde, Eyitayo Jegede, in his reaction, said the judgement did not mean Mr Makinde is no longer the governor.

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“He has not been affected in any way. The Court of Appeal in their wisdom said they did not agree with the lower tribunal. They did not also say that they did not agree with INEC. So, INEC’s declaration is sacrosanct and it remains until any other pronouncement from the court.

“We have not seen the details of the judgment. We were all in court and you (journalists) saw that the details were not read to us. As far as we are concerned, there is no cause for alarm. There is no implication on the return and declaration of Seyi Makinde as the governor of Oyo State,” he said.

The counsel to Mr Adelabu and the APC, Adeboye Shobanjo, also reacted to the judgement.

“You listened to what my lord said about the evaluation of judgment of evidence that when there are (is) evidence before the court, the evidence of all parties before the court should be evaluated.

“Judgment should not be based only on the evidence of a party in a case and if that was done during the trial, or during the judgment, that is contrary to the provision of the constitution on fair hearing.

“Second(ly), this court settled the issue of dumping of documents on election cases, and contrary to the decision of the tribunal that all the documents tendered by the appellants were dumped on the tribunal, the judgment made it known that the documents were not dumped on the tribunal.

“In totality, the appeal was allowed. But my lord said that because of effusion of time, that since the time for trial has lapsed at the tribunal, they cannot order for retrial of the case.

“But generally or totally, the appeal was allowed. It showed that the judgment of the tribunal occasioned miscarriage of justice against the appellants. The next step depends on my clients. They will brief us accordingly and it depends on instructions,” he said.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/362257-oyo-governorship-appeal-court-rules-in-favour-of-apc-but-leaves-makinde-in-office.html

. I am yet to understand this judgement. You cannot order a retrial but you can order a fresh election in affected areas.orvdeckare a winner.In the case of Osun winner was declared and it was contested in Supreme court....The appeal court on Oyo case should have taken a decision....The Supreme court will decide it finally.

Rijkard:
Please take note that NYSC camp is no longer at Umunya in Anambra state. It is now at Umuawulu Awka South LGA.
Prospective corpers are advised on how to get there as below:

FROM ONITSHA
Enter motor to Awka, stop AMAWBIA junction and take keke to Governor lodge (or Nibo junction). From there take another Keke to the camp. If you enter Awka to, from Dike park on Nnamdi Azikiwe Rd board a bus heading to Umunze and they will drop you at NYSC camp at Umuawulu.

FROM AGULU/EKWULUOBIA
Enter motor going to Awka,through Umuawulu. From Nwagu Agulu,you can board a bike to the camp.

Good news is that from anywhere within Awka capital territory, anyone can direct you how to locate Umuawulu, the FASTEST DEVELOPING TOWN IN ANAMBRA STATE

On the merriment side, Umuawulu is noted for good and fresh palm wine and also bush meat is never scarce.

Ndi corper Anambra......Nnoooo



https://www.anambrastate.gov.ng/news?r=batch-c-finally-begin-orientation-at-mbaukwu/umuawulu-permanent-orientation&hs=7a76f42b0c0f576fdb7b2b49a81a3c04

. Congratulations to Anambra corpers...I did my orientation at the Umuanya then in a secondary school with much harmattan..I was the OBS Editor in Chief then. I later redeployed to another state after the orientation....The fun of camp and delicacy served in Umuaya Camp still linger in my mind.till today.

amebogistng:
Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari is not considering extending his stay in office beyond 2023.


The political space in Nigeria has been filled with rumours that President Buhari is considering extending his stay beyond the constitutional two terms in office.

Reacting to the rumours, the former minister pointed out that the President does not have a third term agenda. He went further to say that, what is in the political pipeline is a Northern agenda.


See his tweet below:

https://twitter.com/realFFK/status/1193136162103271424

Source>>>>http://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/11/buhari-has-no-third-term-agenda-fani.html

. Buhari has no 3 term agenda and Northern agenda. Every man born of a woman knows that 3rd term agenda and enthronement of Northern president in 2023 are impossibilities..... Like in 1999 the unity of Nigeria in 2023 lies on South agenda...PMB is aware.

chukel:
so wrong. Please retract

. I am not here for argument ..Stap and gonorhoea are not restricted to unprotected sex..There have been new cases and causes. Acceptability is an option.

Dee7874:
Please doctors in the house I need help.....!!

I have noticed this unusually stain of blood in my boxers every time I come back home from work but I thought it was nothing until I went to use the restroom one day when i observed this redness in my urine. After the urine, comes a think long red worm-like thing coming out followed by blood. Jeez!

Next day, I rushed to General hospital to see a doctor, he suspect schistosomes/fluke worm. He recommended some tests 1) M/S/U or M/C/S,( 2) FCBY (3) E/U/C . All came out negative.

Wrote some drugs which I have taken for almost a week now. The blood stopped 4 days and came back again on the 5th day that I am supposed to take the last dosage.

When I sleep at night now, my boxers gets wet again with the lond red worm....

NB: Doctor keep asking if I come from Ondo state, and when last I visited village, I work closely around water.
I am married with kids......
Doctors in the house I need help....
Anyone with similar issue in the past please help with how you went about it....
I have visited herbal woman... she called it atosi eleje.... meaning Blood or dry gonohea which I doubt..

If you must insult me, also proffer solution. Thank you....

. What you have is either gonorhoea or staph .which can be contacted through unprotected sex or arbitrary use of toilet facilities. Some can contact it through infected pool of water too. The discharge must be cultured to know the exact antibiotic that can cute it completely...

Olalan:
You see them come on line and show off wealth but underground they are are into fraud, drugs and prostitution.
BTW they make legitimate hustlers look stupid........You begin to ask yourself if you aren't doing the same work they claim to have made their millions from

. and some stupid people are following them on Twitter..... Out of 10 people with riches 9 of them got wealth from evil and nefarious sources.

Lordthruce:
Check out the wedding invitation card a lecturer in UNN constructed using undergraduate B.sc project format.


May God bless their Union

clumsy and time wasting

Citizenshelm:
The Senate on Wednesday debated the sexual harassment bill initiated by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege.

The bill scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate.

The proposed legislation titled “A bill for an Act to Prevent, Prohibit and Redress Sexual Harassment of Students in Tertiary Educational Institutions and for other matters connected therewith 2019” has 27 clauses.

The bill proposes up to 14 years jail term, with a minimum of 5 years, without an option of fine for any educator who commits sexual offences in tertiary institutions, Igbere TV reports.

The bill defines sexual offences as including sexual intercourse with a student or demands for sex from a student or a prospective student or intimidating or creating a hostile or offensive environment for the student by soliciting for sex or making sexual advances.

Other forms of sexual harassment identified in the bill are grabbing, hugging, kissing, rubbing, stroking, touching, pinching the breasts or hair or lips or hips or buttocks or any other sensual part of the body of a student; or sending by hand or courier or electronic or any other means naked or sexually explicit pictures or videos or sex-related objects to a student, and whistling or winking at a student or screaming, exclaiming, joking or making sexually complimentary or uncomplimentary remarks about a student’s physique or stalking a student.

Senator Omo-Agege, in his lead debate, said: “The most effective way to deal with the offence of sexual harassment in our tertiary institutions is to penalise the very impropriety of the act, with or without consent.”

According to him, sexual harassment must be defined in tertiary educational institutions as statutory rape with strict liability for offenders to be prosecuted easily.

On the extension of the bill to primary, secondary schools, worship centres and workplace, Omo-Agege said doing so will not be necessary because the Criminal and Penal codes already adequately deal with these categories with sufficient clarity.

He, however, stressed that the bill prescribes expulsion for students who falsely accuse educators of sexual harassment.

He said: “An educator whose character is maligned is at liberty to sue for defamation under the law of defamation which is well-settled in our jurisprudence and needs no duplication in this bill.”

The Senate also on Wednesday considered President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill, 2019 initiated by Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya.

Senator Abdullahi said the bill essentially seeks to promote fiscal equity by mitigating instances of regressive taxation; reforming domestic laws to align with global best practices, and introducing tax incentives for investments in infrastructure and capital markets.

http://igberetvnews.com/1116616/senate-debates-senator-omo-ageges-sexual-harassment-bill/

L

. A similar bill DIED in the 8 senate during a public hearing because it was limited to higher institutions .The senate then believed sexual harassment affects every sector in Nigeria I believe a bill like this should be entitled: Sexual harassment in the private and public sectors. or Sexual harassment in Nigeria.

fergie001:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/ovuleria-uredia-nwogbo-of-new-masquerade-fame-is-not-dead-says-zebrudaya/

. NTA announced the death of Azikwe at 9pm news.On the following day Azikwe came to the Victoria Island NTA.It was a drama on that day.The NTA later apologised to Azikwe and his family. The Owelle of Onitsha later forgave all of them claiming they are all his children.Welcome to Nigeria where fake is possible!

GistOffer:
A middle-aged man has filed an appeal before a Yola Upper Area Court after an area court in the same Yola North LGA of Adamawa State granted a request for divorce by his wife over his ‘obsession with sex.’

Both man and wife live in the Modibbo Adama University of Technology town of Girei, in Girei LGA of Adamawa State.

The wife (name withheld) had earlier sought for dissolution of her marriage on grounds that each time she had sex with her husband (name withheld), she sustains injury.

She told the Nassarawo Area Court in Jimeta, Yola North, that her man is stronger than her, that his obsession for constant and prolonged sex is beyond her.

She said her problem is worsened by neglect, as he does not give her food nor provide her other basic needs.

She asked the court to dissolve the marriage, which was contracted on February 26, 2016.

The Nassarawo Area Court granted the relief after due process, but the husband, dissatisfied with the decision of the court, went to Sharia Court of Appeal, Yola, which referred the matter to Upper Area Court 3 for review.

At the resumed sitting of the Upper Area Court presided over by Umar Isa, the Court adjourned hearing on the suit to November 13, 2019.

Gist from Gistmore
http://gistmore.com/man-appeals-as-court-grants-marriage-dissolution-over-too-much-sex

. Only God can see in detail what transpired between a husband and his wife. However the only scriptural ground for dissolution of marriage is adultery..... Joint talk can solve problem of prolonged sex and modern sex therapy can reduce injury through sex.For the irresponsibility of the man the court could him a grace of some period to see if he would change..As for the appeal it is his right to do so..

Explorers:
A California man has become the first African American to receive a face transplant after waiting six years to find skin that matched his own.

Robert Chelsea told Time that he turned down the first face that doctors found for him in 2018 because the donor was fairer than him and he didn't want to become a 'totally different looking person.'

At long last, Chelsea got a new face in July in 2019.

In August, 2013, Chelsea was waiting for his overheated car to cool down on the side of a Los Angeles freeway in when a drunk driver swerved into the left-hand shoulder where Chelsea was sitting in his vehicle.

Chelsea's car was instantly engulfed in flames.

About half of his body was covered in third-degree burn.

Chelsea pictured with daughter before the accident and after.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7610017/amp/California-father-black-man-face-transplant.html

. The western world and their medical advancement. Kudos to them. The gap between Nigeria and America is 3 thousand years.Yet we want to catch up with them with OUR BORDER CLOSURE.....May God protect us all. Congratulations Mr Chelsea Thank you tall the doctors.

fergie1989:
In the last few days there have been reported cases of massive killings in Kogi State University, KSU, as cult groups wreak havoc on students.

A report puts the killings in the institution at 13 as at Monday.

The management of the institution are yet to react to the killings, but some students of the school have been venting their anger over the inability of the school’s authority to handle the issue and bring the cultists to book.

Twitter is littered with various reports by students of the institution calling for prayers over massive cult killings in KSU.

A student of the school who goes by the name, Labzy Usuff on Twitter said “They’ve been continuous killings in Kogi state University yet the management did not do anything about it.”

Another student, who simply preferred to be called by the name, Chemical Boy, lamented that that on November 1, a student was shot dead, the same day a student of the University of Benin was shot dead by cultists.

Sources in the school alleged that 10 students were killed in one day by cultists with several students resorting to prayers and calling on the public to pray for the institution.

When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Kogi State Police Command, DSP William Ovye Aya, said it could not be true that about 13 people have been killed in the school, but said he would confirm and get back to PM News.

He later called to confirm the clash, saying that five students were killed at the weekend by cultists, saying it happened in a separate attacks.

Aya said the it was cases of homicide and that the police were investigating the matter.

According to him, from the look of things, the attack was cult-related as the five students killed were butchered with machetes.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/11/04/cultists-on-loose-as-massive-killings-hit-kogi-state-university/

. This is a replica of the OAU Ife massacre in July 1999 where about 5 students were killed and many others injured.

mercyokoro24:
Lalasticlala

They will be showing minor matches

CanadaOrBust:
Open an account? R u serious?

The below ends the argument once and for all. This is the actual letter of the law verbatim (see screenshot). Notice it says AFFIDAVIT


11. (1) The registrar, at any time after the expiration of twenty-one days... shall thereupon issue his certificate as in Form C in the First Schedule:

Provided always that he shall not issue such certificate until he has been satisfied by affidavit-

(a) that one of the parties has been resident within the district in which the marriage is intended to be celebrated at least fifteen days preceding the granting of the certificate:

(b) that each of the parties to the intended marriage (not being a widower or widow) is twenty-one years old, or that if he or she is under that age, the consent hereinafter made requisite has been obtained in writing and is annexed to such affidavit;

(c) that there is not any impediment of kindred or affinity, or any other lawful hindrance to the marriage;

(d) that neither of the parties to the intended marriage is married by customary law to any person other than the person with whom such marriage is proposed to be contracted.

(2) Such affidavit may be sworn before a registrar, or before an administrative officer or before a recognised minister of religion.

. There is a difference between what is on the law and the requirements for processing.You seem to dwell on the provisions on the laws while I am telling you the requirements for the processing. Do as I said you see it there....It is when you do as I said that you will have access to the whole site.....The opening part of your last response is disappointing though.Respect anybody you chat with always even in your choice of words.That is what courtesy requires.

CanadaOrBust:
Open an account? R u serious?

The below ends the argument once and for all. This is the actual letter of the law verbatim (see screenshot). Notice it says AFFIDAVIT


11. (1) The registrar, at any time after the expiration of twenty-one days... shall thereupon issue his certificate as in Form C in the First Schedule:

Provided always that he shall not issue such certificate until he has been satisfied by affidavit-

(a) that one of the parties has been resident within the district in which the marriage is intended to be celebrated at least fifteen days preceding the granting of the certificate:

(b) that each of the parties to the intended marriage (not being a widower or widow) is twenty-one years old, or that if he or she is under that age, the consent hereinafter made requisite has been obtained in writing and is annexed to such affidavit;

(c) that there is not any impediment of kindred or affinity, or any other lawful hindrance to the marriage;

(d) that neither of the parties to the intended marriage is married by customary law to any person other than the person with whom such marriage is proposed to be contracted.

(2) Such affidavit may be sworn before a registrar, or before an administrative officer or before a recognised minister of religion.

. The opening part of your comment is rather disappointing. I think you are mature beyond that.However I never deny this provision on statutory marriage.Before I accessed the requirements from the federal government I opened an account on the site .That made me know everything about the requirements. Additionally I have processed for some people through the same procedure....In other words I helped them see the requirements at the site. If you go through what I said you will confirm what I have been saying..

CanadaOrBust:
Well I asked u to copy and paste where such requirement is made so we can learn. I didn’t see anything at all about presenting even an affidavit of customary divorce. What I saw is that you should not be in any type of marriage whatsoever (which should include just living with someone as man and wife).

. Ecitibiz.interior .gov.ng. go to the site ..scroll to Marriage. open an account and you will be directed to instructions on how to contract the marriage. you will be asked to come and defend all your uploaded papers at the marriage Registry

CanadaOrBust:
EXACTLY (assuming it says so - which I didn’t see) AFFIDAVIT not a certificate that u r divorced. Even singles can also submit those. How can a court issue u a document that they ordered your customary divorce when no court did any such thing

. The Federal registry has sanitised the procedure now for marriages under that Marriage Act...If you are single you do affidavit for bachelorhood or spinsterhood If you are a divorcee you need to present evidence of divorce whether the marriage you did before was statutory or traditional.The evidence must be uploaded ito the marriage Registry. ..Additionally there are different forms of statutory marriage:Marriage between two Nigerians. marriage between a Nigerian and a foreigner. Marriage between the two foreigners....... The three have different requirements........This development is to check fake and make believe marriage that are common in Nigeria.

ikorodureporta:
In those days, preachers were highly respected. The moment you sight one in your neighborhood, you start plotting on how to avoid them, without having any encounter with them.

Their words, manner of approach would make a sinner to start reflecting on his/ her past evils

.. but these days, even in churches, people don't care about true repentance anymore.

What do you think is responsible for this??

Only JW actively do that.

CanadaOrBust:
I went to the site and other sites. No where does any say u have to present certificate or document of customary divorce. Anyway they can’t - it makes no sense. Copy and paste any such requirement if u have it. Here is the relevant part (copied):

Marriage Applications: In order for one’s marriage to be legally binding, or to be recognized under the law, it has to be certified by the Ministry of Interior. The application for marriage can be done through the eCitiBiz portal, and a certified Marriage Certificate is issued, after all procedures and payments are duly met.

Marriage Certificate Re-issue:This is a service that is provided to couples who have already been married, however, they did not have a marriage certificate issued by the Ministry of Interior. Those couples can apply for a new certified marriage certificate through the eCitiBiz portal.

Change of Marriage Venue: This is a service performed for couples who wish to perform their marriages outside the Federal Marriage Registry. They would apply for this service and pay the required amount, so that their marriage can be conducted at their desired location outside the registry.

. Check requirement for marriage ..You will see where it is written that you should upload evidence of divorce and affidavit of your status whether you did statutory marriage beforer or not....

CanadaOrBust:
U r confusing customary divorce and statutory divorce.
If u had a statutory divorce u r required to present a certificate of divorce. Not so if u had a customary divorce. To statutorily marry, you shouldn’t already be in any type of marriage whatsoever. But u r only required to present divorce document if u were statutorily married

. You don't understand me....Ecitibiz.interior .gov.ng Go to the site and see requirement for remarriage whether your first wedding was statutory or traditional....

Olafisoyem:
This is such a stupid move by the federal government and I’ll explain why.

First of all marriage is a right of every Nigerian of a certain age. The certificates show you as married.

The government is the body that should provide access to this right as stated in the constitution.

If the above is true then it’s the governments job to grant easy access to this right for all Nigerians. Our population is over 200 million.

So someone in government thinks for a country as big as Nigeria with such a population should have only 12 centres to serve the whole country.

Instead of them making things easy they make it hard.

One option would be to enforce that the LGAs provide the CORRECT certificate as proscribed by the government instead of stopping them from issuing certificates all together.

They are making Nigerians suffer for a argument between two layers of government.

Our roads aren’t safe and people should travel for hours just for a certificate. It’s not fair on the people and it just shows our leaders don’t have the people in mind. They don’t care!

. You are right.... The local governments complicated the whole thing.. The local govts also licence some churches the right to contract weddings and give them certificates... Is it not ridiculous? The are doing this so as to be making money for their councils against the constitution .I have seen more than 20 different certificates from different places across the country... outrageous! I expect the federal government to have registries in each state of Nigeria. and if local governments are ready to cooperate .It will lessen the burden of all of us