₦airaland Forum

Adedayolayo: Pls what does it mean to have a weak mind?
Is she an slowpoke?

weak mind means imb.cile or so.

BY HENRY UMORU & JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA—THE National Conference was, yesterday, thrown into confusion as moves to reach a compromise on recommendations ended in deadlock sparking off chaos at the plenary session.

The rowdy situation forced the house to adjourn abruptly till Monday to prevent the exchanges from degenerating to fisticuffs.

To stem the tide, Chairman of the conference, Justice Idris Kutigi, his deputy, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi and other leaders will meet with elders of the confab also known as ‘50 wise men’, chairmen of the 20 standing committees and their deputies at 11 am today. Disagreement started immediately after the inauguration by President Goodluck Jonathan on modalities of voting. The ’50 wise men’ intervened and the problem was resolved.

For the third day, yesterday, delegates failed to conclude voting on the recommendations of the Devolution of Power Committee led by Obong Victor Attah and former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Coomasie, following sharp disagreements between Northern and Southern delegates.

As part of moves to end the logjam surrounding the Devolution of Power Committee report, especially on resource control and derivation, the delegates on Monday put in place a group of Elder statesmen and leaders called the National Conference Consensus group with three selected from each of the three geo-political zones of the country.

Following protests from other delegates, who alleged exclusion, the body was on Tuesday enlarged to accommodate representations from the Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Organised Labour, Women groups, professional bodies and people living with disability among others and the number of members rose to 37.

The Elders Committee through its spokesman and delegate on the platform of Elder Statesmen Category, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Wednesday presented the report of the committee which raised derivation from 13 per cent to 18 per cent.

It also resolved that there shall be a National Intervention Fund which shall be five per cent of the annual revenue accruing to the Federal Government for the stabilization, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affected by terrorism and insurgency, in the first instance in the North-East, North -Central, North -West and any other part of the country.

The Elder statesmen also came up with five per cent allocation for exploration and development of all mineral resources as against the present 4.5 per cent and that 50 per cent of the 18 per cent derivation must go directly to the communities from which the mineral resources are extracted.

The report was endorsed by 33 out of the 37 members of the elders’ committee. Those who did not sign were Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu and Hon. Mohammed Kumalia and Senator Iyorchia Ayu who was said to have traveled.

Following protest by delegates Wednesday, the matter was adjourned till yesterday. However, delegates failed to reach a compromise yesterday.

Bickering over 5% intervention fund

There was a sharp disagreement over the five per cent intervention fund for the stabilization, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affected by terrorism and insurgency, in the first instance in the North-East, North-Central, North-West and any other part of the country.

The controversial report

The Proposed amendments to the report of the Committee on Devolution of Power by the Elder Statesmen Committee known as the National Conference Consensus group read “Amend recommendation (a) on page 39 of the report of the committee by the substituting with the following:-

1(a) Provided that the principle of derivation shall be constantly reflected in any approved formula as being not less than eighteen percent (18%) of the revenue accruing to the Federation Account directly from any natural resources.

“(b) That not less than 50% of the total derivation fund accruable to a mineral bearing state shall be due and payable to the host communities within the state where the resources are derived in accordance with the production quota contributed by such communities.

“There shall be established a Solid Mineral Development Fund which is currently 3% of the Federal Government Account referred to by the committee on page 40 of its report, it shall be increased to 5% and will be applied to Solid Minerals Development in the states.

“There shall be a National Intervention Fund, which will be 5% of the annual revenue accruing to the account of the Federal Government for stabilization, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affected by terrorism and insurgency, in the first instance in the North East of Nigeria and any other part of the country affected.

Southern delegates protest

Delegates from the South made up South-South, South-East; South-West protested that if there must be a fund of that nature, it must be for the entire country and not for a section of the country and not for the North alone.

How trouble started

To start the business of the day after the adoption of votes and proceedings, Deputy Conference Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi who told delegates that Prof. Gambari had on Wednesday presented a verbal report, said that they were now with the written report. He added once the derivation amendment was resolved, other recommendations would follow.

Trouble then started shortly after Akinyemi’s comment. A member of the Elder Statesmen Committee and a delegate representing Jigawa State, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu said he never signed the document against the backdrop that he was talking to Chief Raymond Dokpesi to find a way of harmonising the one he had with the one that Dokpesi presented.

He pleaded for more time to reconcile with Dokpesi, adding, “there is another document prepared by Dokpesi because the one we have is not the same; we need to see him and say at the end of the day harmonise.”

Apparently sighting Dokpesi in the hall, Akinyemi said that the document Dokpesi presented had been challenged and said that after consultation with the chairman that Dokpesi, Dalhatu and other members of the Elder statesmen group were given one hour to go and come up with an agreeable compromise for the house to reconvene at 11.30am.

Elder statesmen committee is Illegal — Osuoka

When they reconvened at about 12 noon, a delegate on the platform of CSOs, Dr. Isaac Osuoka raised a point of Order citing Order 9, Rule 13 which reads, “the principal officers of the Conference shall propose the number of Committees that shall be necessary for the effective discharge of the mandate of the Conference”.

Osuoka, who described the Elder Statesmen Committee as illegal and not recognised in the Procedure Rules, stressed that they were not aware that the leadership appointed any Committee, just as he called on other delegates to ignore the Committee and any recommendation from the members adding, “it is an illegal Committee.”

Long wait for compromise

However, when the conference leadership noticed delay in the intervention of the group, Prof. Akinyemi said: “We have tried our best to be accommodating but we can no longer wait again, we shall now go to the committee report.”

We reached consensus —Falae

At this point, Chief Olu Falae, who said he had expected Prof. Gambari to present the resolutions of the consensus group, disclosed that his group had reached a consensus, adding that they agreed that the “Principle of derivation shall be constantly reflected in any approved formula as being not less than eighteen percent (18%) of the revenue accruing to the federation account directly from any natural resources.

“That not less than 50% of total derivation fund accruable to a mineral bearing state shall be due and payable to the host communities within the state where the resources are derived in accordance with the production quota contributed by such communities.”

Other agreements according to him, were that there shall be established a Solid Mineral Development Fund which, he said is currently 3 percent of federal government account, but it will be increased to 5 percent and will be applied to Solid Minerals Development in the states, adding, “there shall be a National Intervention Fund, which will be 5 percent of the annual revenue accruing to the account of the federal government for the stabilisation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affected by terrorism and insurgency, in the first instance in the North-east of Nigeria and any other part of the country.”

Eruption of chaos

At this point, a delegate representing Yobe State, Engr. Buba Galadima started shouting, saying, ‘No document!’ ‘We must vote!!’ No wuruwuru!’

Replying Galadima, an angry Akinyemi said that his utterances did not show respect for the chairman and asked him to be mindful of what he was saying.

He stated that they had tried to be accommodating on this issue and was left with no alternative than to go back to the committee’s original recommendation, adding, “We have to proceed with the original committee recommendation.”

Another delegate representing Borno State, Dr. Haruna Yerima also shouted saying that there was not going to be any voice vote, adding that delegates will use the ballot boxes to vote on every item.

At this point, a delegate representing the North-Central, Senator Musa Adede told the leadership and delegates that they were deviating from where they started, even as he stressed that the leadership has been given the confidence and that no one could intimidate Kutigi.

Report does not have our support — Coomasie

In his comment, Ibrahim Coomasie, said: “I am one of the delegates from the North and a member of the Arewa Consultative Forum involved in the discussion on derivation and I want to say that we had discussions, but ended in a stalemate, there was no conclusion and so any report submitted to you here regarding the meeting does not have our support.”

Some people never wanted the conference to work— Dokpesi

Speaking with Journalists after the adjournment, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who noted that all their recommendations were agreed upon on principle, alleged that there were people who were determined to disrupt and ensure that the conference does not come to a proper end. He said that the bone of contention was whether they should include the Northwest and North central in the area affected by the insurgency adding: “It is totally untrue that what we submitted is not what we agreed on.

Everything has been agreed and on the issue of the five per cent intervention fund, what we agreed was that for the stabilization, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affected by insurgency and terrorism should be created and should be used first in the North-East.

But some northern delegates refused to sign the agreement. So the issue is that they want the North -West and North-Central to be added to it. But we said that the area where you have the greatest amount of crisis right now is the North East.

“All the Southern leaders, North central leaders, made sacrifices but there are people who never wanted this conference to succeed and these people were the people that were shouting today.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/insurgency-confab-disarray-revenue-formula/

By AbdulSalam Muhammad
KANO—A 25 year old man, Shamsu Isa, yesterday told a magistrate court in Kano State that he impregnanted his elder sister in error.
Isa spoke shortly after appearing before the court, following a report made by the Ward Head of the Takalmawa Quarters, to the police that the accused person was having sexual intercourse with his elder sister, contrary to the law.
The First Information Report by the police stated that a case of incest was reported to the police following the discovery that Isa’s elder sister, identified as Na’ima was carrying her younger brother’s baby.
“On July 4, 2014, the Ward Head of Takalmawa Quarters reported to the police that, Shamsu Isa was having sexual intercourse with his elder sister.
However, when the charge was read to Isa, he said: ‘’The allegation levelled against me is true. All that had been read against me, is true, it was a mistake, I mistakenly inpregnated her, my elder sister.”
According to the charge, the accused person committed “incest contrary to section 390 of the Penal Code Law. Naima Isa, 27, is believed to have a weak mind is heavy.’’
The prosecutor, Corporal Ibrahim Abdulrazak applied for the matter to be adjourned to another date, to enable the police conclude investigations into the case.
The Senior Magistrate, Ummi Sani Kurawa, while delivering her ruling, ordered that, Isa be remanded in prison custody, and adjourned the matter to August 4, for mention.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/mistakenly-impregnated-elder-sister-man-25-tells-court/#sthash.8RQlNhKC.dpuf

ABUJA— The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday in Abuja, paraded suspected kidnappers of Chief Nitabai Inengite, an uncle to President Goodluck Jonathan.

Those nabbed include Magnus Jonah,30; Raphael Inengesi, 32; Ibeabuchi Inya, 29; Oreva Arbridi, 29; Tammy Tamarapreye and Felix Onuoha who is a native doctor from Anambra State.
Jonah, who is an indigene of Nembe town in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State confessed that he masterminded the kidnap and provided a take-off grant of N40,000 which was used for procurement of arms and other logistics in the operation.
He also confessed that prior to the kidnap of Inengite, he had maintained steady surveillance on the victim, adding that his gang had two teams for the operation.
Our role in the saga
Jonah, who hitherto was a 400-level student of the University of Jos, Plateau State, however, stated that the long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, drove him into the illegal business.
Though Tamarapreye denied his involvement in the act, he however, admitted that he was the owner of the black Golf car used for the kidnap operation.
According to him, he was robed into the operation when Jonah made an innocent request of using the car for a burial ceremony.
I was to get 10% of ransom procced
—Herbalist
Felix Onuoha, a 48-year-old native doctor, residing in Edo State hails from Aguleri in Anambra State.
He confessed that his role in the operation was preparation of charms for fortification, success and protection in the gang’s plan to kidnap a known rich man who resided in Bayelsa State.
He stated that he played along with the kidnappers on the offer of 10 per cent made to him from the anticipated ransom and the need to save himself and family from any seeming harm that would have come from refusing to work with the group.
It will be recalled that Inengite was kidnapped on February 23, 2014 and held captive at two different locations in the creeks of Brass and Okigbene in Bayelsa State. He, however, regained his freedom after 17 days in the hands of his captors, following operations by security agents.
10 other kidnappers
In a similar development, the DSS also paraded another set of 10 kidnappers who specialised in terrorizing young women in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja and its environs.
They included Onyemire Asagba, 29, who is the leader of the gang; his second in command, Sunday Attah, 30; Zacheus Salami, 30, the armourer; Sani Mohammed, 23, the operational/utility driver, and Victor Bassey, 32.
Others were Aragba Ademo, 33; Ojo Gambo, 22; Haruna Asama, 38; Dikko Iko, 22 and Mohammed Adamu, 20.
The gang members met their nemesis on June 17, 2014 after successfully kidnapping two sisters aged 15 and 17 years respectively on June 8, 2014 at New Life Camp area of Abuja.
The girls had, however, been released from captivity following a successful operation by men of DSS who arrested the kidnappers at different places in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi and Plateau states.
The leader of the gang, a 29-year-old Asagba, a native of Amukpe in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, is an ex‑convict who was released from Keffi prisons on March 2013.
He told journalists that his gang received N10 million ransom before releasing the victims.
He also confessed that the operation was successfully aided by Dikko Iko, a 22-year-old from Magure village in Darkin Pawa, Niger East Local Government Area of Niger State who was a guard at the residence of the two kidnap victims.
While briefing journalists, Deputy Director, Public Relations of DSS, Marilyn Ogar, said though insurgency and terrorism in the country were utmost priorities of security agencies, the agency would still not relent in ridding the country of all other criminal activities, saying that issues of security cannot be left in the hands of security agencies alone.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/kidnap-jonathans-uncledss-arrests-undergraduate-herbalist-four-others/#sthash.bsa2lGNh.dpuf

byrron: Now u have gone personal and when I return the favour now with similar strong worded choice of word's then we start fighting online over somebody that don't even know about our existence abi!

Let me still remain rational with u, mikel has always been a public figure and will forever be.
While u are free to criticize him as if he has never done something tangible for once and its such ideology that i stand to correct.

Peace.

i never criticize mikel, if i want to do, i do it constructively cos am a chelsea fan and a nigerian ,now thats not hatred as some persons paint it to be, i always wish him well since he signed for chelsea, why people here criticize him is because of his woeful performance at WC and most of them maybe anti-chelsea which is normal to some people, first i am football Fan then, a chelsea Fan.

byrron: U don't wana be accessed too but u can run amok accessing others abi?

Shebi I tell u say make we leave mikel now and lets discuss u na em u come dey para!

Do onto other's what you want done to u bro!
Peace.

cos mikel is a public figure, i.e a celebrity and have to be criticize at some point, u are not making sense, nigerians always argue blindly or sentimentally, smh.

Quelme: diouf played for man utd.? Oga your head is screwed.

most of you man u fan in nigeria dont know football, you only support them so you can argue with other clubs how your club have won many trophies. you guys only know how to spew rubbish with no fact to back it up.
this is Mame Biram Diouf's photo of man united below, he was never given a chance by SAF,he was better than welbeck then, so how will you know him when he was not given a chance like pogba.he is now 26, currently signed for stoke city.
check here for his profile;https://www.google.com.cy/?gws_rd=cr&ei=Nhe_U_nALuSP7AbSloDQAQ#q=diouf+of+manchester+united
his video below when they sign him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_2el7671kw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7zT4vzwxg8

claireshan: hmmmmmmm cool anyway

yeah

claireshan: take who round? you know its not compulsory to know everywhere... wait do u stay in asaba?

yeah at times, pls re-pm me

claireshan: sorry don't know there

u see yaself, so where do you now know if u dont know this popular place, this is why we have to be close more so that i can take you round asaba for future of 'mis-identity'

claireshan: see wetin?

sharp guy Lol ok tell me where in asaba Nah

okay come to Anwai- illah expressway (Ibori's Golf course).

claireshan: where in asaba ? besides I don't think I was the one u saw because am in my hostel right now: D


chaiii copycat you saw that in one the thread abi?

u see wetin i talk, u ehn

claireshan: yea but tell me first

Asaba

claireshan: Nah just tell me first

will you come out to see me if i should tell you?

claireshan: me eee story

ok tell me where? when?

if i should tell you now, you will say am wrong, thats not your location.

blesszzy: point of correction mikel went 2 chelsea because of money. Now luk what chelsea and money has done 2 him

[size=13pt]what has chelsea done to him , is it a crime to have squad player, oh! you expect mikel to play AMF at chelsea when they have lampard, ballack, joe cole then, is mikel upto standard with these players i mentioned, just because he played under 20 WYC, were nigeria use over age to play real under ageand are still hungry for success and money at that stage, when they shine you guys think they are big deal, were is chrisantus, alfa, oseni, et al now, btw, how many goals did mikel score in that tournament, he should be glad he chose chelsea over man united, if not, he would have been playing at division 2 or cardiff city, everybody knows how SAF doesnt fancy african players,e.g, quinton fortune, manucho, djemba djemba,diouf, he didnt give them chance to prove themselves before he discarded them, he prefers to play cleverly an english player. SAF even said then, its only essien and drogba thats quality from africa before the emergence of Y. toure.
back to mikel, he is a player who doesnt want to improve, he is contended at his level of improvement for the fear of making mistake when with the ball, he doesnt want his weak point to be known thereby causing more harm to his game.well, he has won every trophy a player could dream of at chelsea, so its time for him to look elsewhere, chelsea have a good relationship with africa players right from time memorial.[/size]

claireshan: story nah who show you my house? if I hear say u know

doubting thomas, i even see u this afternoon, you were far from me, so, i couldnt holla @ u.

claireshan: you ain't serious are you?

i am, are u surprise, remember its a small world.

claireshan: Lol yea its her,,, so what do you have for claire then?

come out of the house, i am in the next street after your street, lets hang out.

claireshan: missing me? are you sure?

ehen nau or is this not clairshan i know

claireshan: longest time how are you?

am good n u?, just missing you.

[size=14pt]she gave them money and food items but she doesnt want to publish it cos of people like expert555...if she does expert555 will be like oh!, she is showing off.....Omo T. is a great lady that the young ones(female) should emulate unlike someone(name withheld) who was blasting nollywood that made her, cos she feel she is now international actress wannabe. Nigerians should learn how to give not take all the time like our political leaders, a nation that always take and dont give causes abject poverty to that nation like what we are experiencing in nigeria now.[/size]

sad

it is really time to offload him, he is no more in chelsea plan

okay

mayapop: you're kidding, right?




Resentment-beyonce

u dont like the song

ok

Akshow: must u see everything from a religious lens? How about condemning the crime and treating the offender as a corrupt official irrespective of his religious affiliations?


@topic, I'm expecting d Nigerian judiciary to shamefully hand him a year or two jail term as usual. Buncha confused momfos

story!!! wey others wey still b4 him

taraba state that 85% are suffering, 5% are managing their life, na person carry billions put for him own pocket. chai!