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Miner13: Kogi gov. in dis auto crash in dat auto crash. Is he d only gov. in nig
dis is his 4th crash since coming 2 office. Fg nid 2 cautn his reckles drivin 2 safe d lif of d innocent nigerians.
RIP

emmy-richie:
Such a huge shame.

Obviously, we are not ripe for state police.

Lust for money, really can destroy.

noblezone: But it is very very an "ihe itochi", how come that OsunDefender now wants to become AnambraDefender?

Be it as it may, the Nigerian police’s primary function is security of life and properties. The new trend of using police as servant boy by politicians is a great national insult to our police force. Police are not suppose to be servant boy but security agents.
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The bid by Ojukwu Transport Limited to recover one of its properties, comprising a two-storey detached house at No 4, Macpherson Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos, suffered a setback yesterday as a Lagos High Court stuck out the originating summons filed by the company.
Delivering judgement in the suit filed by the company against persons unknown/ the occupier of the property, Justice Olatunde Oshodi, held that going by the documents presented in court, the claimant ought to have commenced the suit by means of writ of summons and not by originating summons.
Consequently, Justice Oshodi directed the claimant to commence a fresh suit by means of writ of summons as provided under Order 3 of the Rules of Court if it wishes to continue with the suit.
The court held that originating summon would only apply where there is no dispute on the question of fact or the likelihood of dispute.
“From the facts presented by parties, especially from the documents exhibited, it appears to the court that there is internal wrangling within the claimant, hence the need to go into full trial,” the court held.
Ojukwu Transport Limited had in its affidavit in support of its originating summons averred that the defendant whose name is not known to it (claimant) was found to be in possession of the property in dispute.
The claimant stated that it appointed one Massey Udegbe of Massey Udegbe & Co as its agent to manage the property, among others. It further stated that by a letter Reference No. MUC/ MAN.OTL/215, dated July 10, 2012, its agent wrote to the occupier of the property, informing it of its appointment and requested for a meeting to ascertain the status of the occupier but that the letter was ignored.
The claimant added that it published public notices in national dailies warning the general public as to whom any person interested in the property should deal with.
Besides, the claimant through its solicitor wrote a letter dated September 14, to the occupier and requested it to vacate the property, but the defendant refused. The claimant stated that despite the receipt of several letters and notices, the defendant still refused to deliver up possession of the premises.
The claimant valued the present rent to be received in the property at N40 million per annum and that it has found a willing tenant desirous of occupying the said property.
But, the defendant, Scott’s Cottage Limited in its counter affidavit, described the suit as frivolous, abuse of court process and urged the court to dismiss it accordingly.
The defendant added that it has regularly paid its rents to the claimant through their property managers, Omuojine & Associates.

Mynd_44: The OP must have forgotten that the woman was the one who cried for help when she was tired of staying in her hell of a marriage

greatgod2012: Please, your of Kogi state, we beg you in the name of the Almighty God to help us repair that road, the road is taking too many lives, you know, this is the second time your convoy will be having accident on the road and im sure several motorists too will have at one time or the other fell victim too. This plea is not only for our benefit alone, but also for you and your households too, so that you and yours too wont also be a victim of your negligence one day. May God help you.

Thanks.

Rexxie: o yea? a lil prayer said on here n a draco-demonic-creature that crawls n gathers at night like u already got burns! u n ur fellow halloween creeps,npdp n those damn northern freaks along with that taboo ph balding sell out who got nothing else to do apart from seeking cheap n dirty sympathy n sentiments n constantly distracting d hard working president are sure destined for da lightning bolt..
those group of 7 hunk heads ought to be dismissed as well..

naija2dabone: Dear God,

You are the Almighty God. You are God all by yourself. No one elected you and no one can impeach you.

I pray for your son Jonathan, who is faced with principalities and powers that have held this nation down in backwardness and darkness for decades. These demons now bear various names including Boko Haram, NPDP, APC, northern Elders forum, NGF, etc. All these demonic wickedness in high places have one common mission: to stop your son Jonathan from completing his transformation programme come 2015.

Dear lord, in whatever way/form they come against your son, let them fall in shame. Let their wicked imagination not see the light of the day, Let their evil plot backfire and may they never see the throne of this nation.

Throw your weight around oh God and let them know there is a God in heaven who rules in the affairs of men.

Thank you lord.
In Jesus name

FreeGlobe: and you know this because you are part of ojukwu family mad man, atleast ojukwu did not kill himself with rat poison like awo your god.

gramci: so awolowo and Ahmadu Bello were scholars

By SaharaReporters, New York
Saharareporters has learn that a detachment of police officers today invaded the Kano State Government Lodge in Abuja and are holding at least 5 factional PDP governors as well as others hostage.
The five trapped governors are members of the breakaway faction of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) who have rejected Bamanga Tukur as their party's national leader.
Several sources aware of the unfolding situation informed Saharareporters that the DPO of Asokoro police division led the invading police officers.
One of our sources there was initial tension when the security details of the governors trued to deny entry to the DPO and his retinue of officers.

By SaharaReporters, New York
Saharareporters has learn that a detachment of police officers today invaded the Kano State Government Lodge in Abuja and are holding at least 5 factional PDP governors as well as others hostage.
The five trapped governors are members of the breakaway faction of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) who have rejected Bamanga Tukur as their party's national leader.
Several sources aware of the unfolding situation informed Saharareporters that the DPO of Asokoro police division led the invading police officers.
One of our sources there was initial tension when the security details of the governors trued to deny entry to the DPO and his retinue of officers.

lygn19: I wonder if groundnut pyramid money can afford any of that?

Napoleondegreat: Question the op should answer first: 1. why did'nt the op contest for national assembly election since he claim to know more about law making than the person representing him? 2. Since the op has this 'wealth' of knowledge, why did'nt he approach the person representing him to table his recommended questions for oduah and others?

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra should be held responsible for the stampede at a vigil in Uke that left over 30 people dead, for turning a house of prayer into a house of politics
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said had Gov. Obi and the unpopular candidate he is seeking to impose on the people of the state, Willie Obiano, not gone to the praying ground to engage in wrongful politicking, the innocent souls who died at the vigil would be alive today.
It said while there is nothing wrong in a State Governor going to a vigil, such visit should not be impromptu in order for the organizers to make the necessary security arrangements, and it should also not be a licence to engage in political campaign.
APC condemned the plan by Gov. Obi to set up a panel to investigate the stampede, considering that the Governor himself is at the centre of the whole tragedy.
”Setting up a panel to investigate the cause of the stampede will amount to seeking to be a judge in your own case. The only cause of the stampede is the Governor’s ill-advised visit to the vigil. Information at our disposal has it that the stampede was triggered by the Governor’s overzealous security details who manhandled congregants as their principal was exiting the venue of the vigil. The security details were said to have been irked by the murmurs of disapproval that greeted the Governor’s attempt to campaign for his candidate, Mr. Obiano.
”It is therefore disingenuous for the Governor’s spin doctors to be shifting the blame on the supporters of our candidate, Senator Chris Ngige. The simple truth is that there would have been no stampede if Gov. Obi had not come to the vigil or, even if he had come, had not attempted to politicize the gathering that was meant strictly for prayers,” APC said.
The party said Gov. Obi should now take a cue from the disapproval that is trailing his desperate bid to impose a candidate on the state by ending all activities that can put the lives of Anambrarians at risk.
”We recall that an angry protest also greeted the attempt by the APGA campaign train, with Obiano in tow, to shut markets in Onitsha last month. The protests effectively short-circuited the APGA campaign. Had the Governor and his entourage learnt their lessons from the Onitsha debacle, they would not have needlessly endangered the lives of the same people whose votes they are desperately but undeservedly seeking,” it said.
APC said the candidacy of Obiano is not worth the blood and tears of the good people of Anambra, hence Gov. Obi should stop trying to impose an unpopular candidate on the people.
The party prayed that God will grant repose to the souls of the departed, while wishing all those injured a speedy recovery and the families of the victims the fortitude to bear their losses.

Sir Mac Ibb: G7 Governors will always be rebels regardless of the party they belong. APC is digging its own grave. Another advantage for PDP.

The Convener of the Yoruba Assembly, Gen. Alani Akinrinade (rtd), yesterday declared that the unity of Nigeria is negotiable, urging the Federal Government to set up a National Conference devoid of “no-go areas” restrictions.
Akinrinade and representatives of the Southwest ethnic nationality and civil society groups also inisted on referendum, stressing that it is counter-productive to submit the report of the conference to a National Assembly whose members are hostile to the convocation of the national dialogue.
A section of the Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, led by Pa Reuben Fasoranti, which reiterated its support for the conference, maintained that it is dangerous to subject the recommendations of the conference to the National Assembly because many legislators were products of elections marred by apathy.
In his presentation on behalf of the group, Mr. Yinka Odumakin said that Afenifere believes in a referendum because sovereignty belongs to the people.
Also, the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Ndigbo Council said the conference should give room for self-determination and autonomy for the ethnic groups, if they desire them.
The founder of the OPC, Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, said: “Any ethnic group that wants to opt out of the federation must have the opportunity to do so”.
Also the representative of the Ndigbo Council, Dr. Uma Eleazu, said: “We should ask at the beginning of the conference whether we wantto stay together as a country. If the answer is no, that is the end of the conference. The Bible says ‘can two work together, unless they agree?’”
However, Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Ekiti state governments boycotted the stakeholders’ consultative and interactive meeting organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Conference, apparently in consonance with the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which had doubted the sincerity of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Also, it appeared that the crisis that hit the conference committee had not fizzled out as Col. Tony Nyiam, who had an altercation with Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole during the Southsouth stakeholders’ meeting in Benin-City, was absent.
The second leg of the Southwest meeting, which held under tight security at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, kicked off around 10.am. It trailed the first zonal meeting held in Akure, the Ondo State capital, two weeks ago.
No fewer than 50 organisations and interest groups submitted memoranda at the meeting. They included the Campaign for Democracy (CD), Nigeria Bar Association (Ikeja Branch), Oodua Peoples Congress, Committee of Indigenous Associations of Lagos State, Awori Descendants, Union, Coalition of Oodua, Self-Determination Groups, Oke-Ogun Development Council, Women Development Initiative, Yoruba Youth Council, Lagos Global Mandate, Southwest Consultative Forum, Yoruba Unity Forum, Nationwide Team of Nigerian Patriots, and Ethnic Minority and Indigenous rights Organisations of Africa (EMIROAF).
At the meeting, majority of the interest groups, which suggested that ethnic nationalities should be the basis for representation at the dialogue, called for the exclusion of the government and political parties. But they differ on the size of the delegates, mode of selection and time-frame for the conference.
The division in the OPC came to the fore, with Fasehun and Adams opposing each other. While Fasehun said that government and political parties should not be part of the conference, Adams objected, saying government and parties are critical stakeholders. The OPC coordinator warned that government and political parties may mobilise enormous influence and resources to fight the conference, if they are shut out.
Akinrinade spoke on the conditions for a successful conference, urging the Federal Government to support the initiative with two critical bills. He said the first bill should seek to legitimise the conference, adding that the second bill should back the proposal for zonal conferences with referendum.
The civil war hero said: “Unions, be it public or private, should know what the conference would be about and eventually have the opportunity to vote. 51 per cent of the vote means yes and we suggest that, if any section walks out of the conference, they can go and form their own country”.
Akinrinade added: “The country can still remain the Federal Republic of Nigeria, if the organisers are courageous and sensible enough to allow the people to sit among themselves and decide how they wish to live together. At the Yoruba Assembly, we are delighted that at last, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has taken the initiative to call the conference. Can we ask him to courageously summon all the powers available to him to see through a genuine national conference and ensure it is the will of the people of Nigeria as agreed by them at that conference that prevails?”
He suggested that the Okurounmu Committee should adopt the Pro-National Conference Organisation (PRONACO)’s 18 nationality region-structure for drawing the list of delegates. He also urged the committee to mobilise support for the conference across the 774 local governments in the country.
The memoranda submitted by the Afenifere Renewaon Group (ARG), PRONACO, COSEG, O’Odua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC) and Atayese Group emphasised that a referendum of the federating regions should ratify the report of the conference, instead of subjecting it to the National Assembly. They also said the outcome of the referendum should translate to an automatic repeal of the 1999 Constitution and the promulgation of a Peoples’ Constitution. The groups proposed three conference conveners, adding that each nominee must be acceptable to the ethnic nationalities, based on their good reputation.
ARG leader, Hon. Olawale Oshun, said: “Since the conference will produce a new Constitution, we recommend that it be completed before 2015 elections, with a new Constitution to come into force latest by January 2, 2015. We recommend two tiers of conferencing: Administrative Regional Conferencing and the Pan-Nigeria Conferencing. Whatever is agreed at the Administrative Regional Conferencing will be the working document that the Administrative Regional Conference will present at the pan-Nigeria Conference and that is what will be negotiated upon.
“We are asking that each region should have the opportunity to decide who represents them and to that extent we are suggesting that representation from each region should not exceed 30 and we recommend that an additional 18 persons should be able to join the 30 people from each administrative zone so that at the end of it, we will have a total of 198.
“We also recommend that under no circumstance should any special interest group be considered. They are all members of the nationality and if they are interested in participating, they should be called from their nationality and within nine months the exercise should be completed”.
Fasehun recommended that the National Assembly must pass a bill in support of the conference. He opposed the inclusion of government and political parties’ representatives on the delegates’ list, saying that it should be a conference of Nigerian people.
He added: “Any ethnic group that wants to opt out of the federation must have the free will to do so. It is my hope that the constitution that comes out at the end of the conference will be so good that those agitating for separation will have a rethink”.
However, the Gani Adams-led OPC faction disagreed with some of Fasehun’s submissions. Adams said 80 per cent of the members of the National Assembly do not support the call for a Sovereign National Conference (SNC).
Adams said it would be wrong to subject the proposed National Dialogue to the National Assembly by passing a bill before its convergence. He warned that the National Assembly may kill the initiative.
He also said if political parties and governments are excluded, they have the machineries to truncate the conference.
The conference, he said, should pass a resolution making the result of the conference a sovereign decision.
He added: “Such a procedure would affirm and underline the sovereignty of the nationalities and of their conference. The constitution should then pass through the same process as 1963 Republican Constitution which would involve passage by the National assembly and proclamation by the President of Nigeria.”
He canvassed payment for the delegates that would participate in the conference.
“The conference is called by the Federal Government. Therefore, it should pick the bills for payment of emoluments for the delegates as it deems fit and ensure that a suitable atmosphere is put in place for proper and useful deliberations,” Adams said.
Adams called for a federation with a loose centre, stressing that the six regions should be retained and that each state should develop at its own pace.
He said the local government should be made part of development units, while resources control and revenue systems should be reviewed.
Adams said each federating unit should have its constitution, while the Federal Government should foot the bills of all delegates to the conference.
To the Southwest Consultative Forum (SCF), represented by Dr Tunji Braithwaite, the nomenclature of the proposed conference is just semantics. He said: “It’s a conference of the sovereign people of Nigeria”.
The revolutionary lawyer said the political conference organised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo was mainly to elongate his tenure, and was, therefore, invalid.
He added: “This conference will not fail. 53 years after independence, we’re still celebrating enslavement. The young generation has to take their destiny in their own hands. All ethnic nationalities should participate in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is not just about President Jonathan. It is divine. We’ll not have another election without the constitution.”
There was massive turnout at the session. The Bolaji Akinyemi Auditorium of the NIIA could not accommodate the surging crowd, such that another hall was provided where others viewed a live transmission of events in the main hall.
Outside the hall, placard-carrying youths were staging protests and drumming support for the resolution of the national question. Some of the inscriptions read: “Yoruba autonomy or O’Odua Republic”; “Sovereign National Conference or yawa go gas”; “Restructuring is the best solution to Nigeria’s problem – OPC”; “It’s better we sit down and jaw jaw than to war war.”
Stern-looking security operatives stood guard at the entrances to the premises and halls, with participants undergoing a series of screenings.The Kofo Abayomi Street was filled with vehicles parked on both sides of the road leading to the venue which further worsened the traffic situation on the axis.
In his opening remarks, the Chairman of the committee Senator Femi Okorounmmu, said the proposed dialogue was in reaction to Nigerians’ desire for a dialogue.
He said: “We are delighted we have a president who has listened to the wishes of Nigerians that we need to sit as Nigerians to talk to have a harmonious nation. Finally, we have the opportunity and we should use the opportunity to present our views.
“He wants a conference that is not determined by the government. He wants us to determine the agenda that should constitute the conference, number of delegates, how long should the conference take and the legal stand is determined by us”.
At the forum were Gen. Alabi Isama, Dr. Amos Akingba, Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu, Bishop Bolanle Gbonigi, Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo, Mr. Segun Odegbami, Chief Rita Lori Ogiebor, Mr. Ayo Afolabo, Mr. Dipo Famakinwa, Linus Okoroji, Chief Osola Filani, Mrs Modupe Sasore, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, Mr. Funminiyi Afuye, Mrs. Remi Adikwu-Bakare, Chief Fred Agbeyegbe, Mrs. Biola Akinyode and Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin.