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CHANNELStv2020:
Facebook CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG JUST SHUTDOWN RADIO BIAFRA LONDON PAGE WITH ALMOST A MILLION FOLLOWERS.

You think this is Nigeria where if you mention the owner's name he will feel intimidated because those not of his tribe will attack him and accuse him of ethnic bias?

You can mention "Mark Zuckerberg" a billion times till your face turns blue instead of just saying "FACEBOOK", and nothing will change. The truth is, everyone is tired of your brash, condescending and illogical behaviors and are sick of hearing your rants and threats day in day out. You can take your attitude back to your hamlets or invent your own social media platform since you all claim to be the smartest people around.

DONSMITH123:
Justice Okoro, who is one of those under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC‎, for corruption, had alleged that Amaechi specifically visited him and asked that the governorship appeal case of Rivers State be delivered in APC’s favour.

But Amaechi denied the allegation, saying the judge concocted the claim in order to politicise the issue of his arrest.

However, the state chapter of the party wondered why Amaechi or anybody attempt to bribe Justice Okoro for an election upturned by both the Tribunal and the Appeal Court?


http://dailypost.ng/2016/10/20/withdraw-bribery-allegations-amaechi-go-jail-apc-warns-justice-okoro/

The bolded shows that the Judge is a bonafide crook and unrepentant liar.

Was this group in existence during the last administration? Why didn't they demand it then?

This bush man, can he ever get clothes that fit and are color coordinated. He dresses like he's classless.

How else is he going to let people that can't come to his house know that he can afford Versace house slippers?

kolaish:
Good analysis. The only problem I have with Nigerians is that we are never sincere. How come Amaechi and other APC members who stole have not been investigated and handed over to EFCC? I am sure that Dasuki wouldn't have been prosecuted if he had crossed over to APC months before the election. Both APC and PDP are corrupt.

Nigeria is a Federation. The Federal and State Governments are separate. Dasuki, Metuh, FFK and co committed crimes against the Federal Government. Your allegations against Amaechi are State crimes; the Federal Government led by Buhari cannot do anything about that. It is up to Rivers State---led by Wike--- to prosecute him for any alleged crimes.

Hope you get the drift now?

These kind of men can only be Judges in places like Nigeria.

Why weren't you asking him why he's not sitting on a train, amongst his constituents, in his home State in Nigeria? Why does it have to be in far away London?

Why do they look haggard, dirty, and unkempt? And why is the one with the protruding jaw wearing a skull cap and expecting to be taken seriously? Is he a rapper?

4everGrand:
Oh, so soldiers are hooligans? Make dem catch u.

Not the fact that he's wearing camouflage outfits. If he was a 16year old boy or a 26yr old man... or a 32yr old rapper maybe he could get away with it. But for Christ's sake this is a Governor thats almost 150yrs old. From head to toe he's ALWAYS dressed in tacky looking designer outfits. He needs to start dressing respectably.

He looks like an imbe*cile.

Nigerians appear to me to be natural criminals. If not, how will a council of lawyers--- out of every organization--- complain about the arrest of corruption within its ranks?

Corrupt minded people. So endemic it has become a culture to them like prostrating for their elders when greeting.

amanze15:
we are trying to be like the West ,

Start with electricity, good roads and water.

Sirdayor:
This Dino and his cohort wont stop to amaze me. So out of all the problem we are facing in this country, that is what is most important to Dino.

He most likely just recently became familiar with the term on his last visit out here, it tickled his fancy and then he decided to export his new discovery to Africa.

What a cow!

Lobbying in a country where you don't know who's a citizen and who's not.

Maybe they want to focus on pertinent isssues before jumping into complicated ones like lobbying.

Dull country with criminally dull Senate Representatives.

biggie73:
President Braggadocious Buhari ! I think Saraki and Ike are already in jail with all the incriminating evidence.

Saraki might not go to jail for now, but if you had any sense you'd be able to tell that he already sold out his Deputy.

CHIJIOKE1314:
And Jonathan also posses some evidence to put Buhari and all his predecessors including OBJ in prison..

All the formal presidents has evidence to put each other in prison..

You can't spell "Former"...

Don't you think this topic is bigger than your tiny bigoted mind can comprehend?

princefaculty:
His case is better than many, he ate from the same plate with them, danced with them and was close to them during the campaigns and is still with them on that same page even long after securing their confidence and vote. Unlike the average African politician.
Keep it up the people's governor

And thats why he's always in Gucci, Prada, Armani and Versace while they wear faded African garbs that wouldn't be worth even $2 at their highest bids.

JumiR:
Legal luminary Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has said it was wrong for the Department of State Services(DSS) to take over Police duties, while decrying the method the security agency used in arresting judges over alleged corruption. Speaking during the foundation-laying ceremony of the new Ekiti State High Court at the Judiciary Headquarters, Fajuyi, Ado Ekiti, the state capital, Babalola said: “I am very sad about the attack on judges when they are not common criminals they have not run outside the country. The following day, you released them on bail, why did you harass their families?




“It is a trite law that process of the court can’t be served after 7pm. Even if the DSS had the arrest warrant, they should not have gone on midnight raid of the houses of the judges. “The NJC has the power to promote, appoint and discipline judges, this was done to ensure independence of that arm. So, I expect them to have approached the NJC. How can you arrest a sitting Supreme Court judges and took him to magistrate court for trial? That could only be done after they have been removed. If these people have facts that they are corrupt, they should approach the Judicial Council. How can you arrest a sitting judge and hand him over to a magistrate to try him? Anywhere in the world, you don’t try a sitting judge; you first remove him from office before taking him to court. If you catch a masquerade, you first take the regalia off him.”



http://dawntodusknews.com/afe-babalola-speaks-arrest-judges/

This kind of dull mind is what is described as a "Legal Luminary" in your country? What a joke! Look at how many mistakes (the bolded) a supposed legal genius made in just two paragraphs. No wonder your country is in such a terrible state if such dull minds are being accorded so much respect.

The old generation destroyed your country and they want things to continue the same way. The truth is, these class of men despise the same poor people who ignorantly come to their support all the time. Can you imagine his describing the Judges as "important and noble criminals" (These are my own words since this supposedly sane Lawyer insists that they ARE NOT "COMMON CRIMINALS" ) so they should be treated differently. "They did not run away"- This crazy lawyer yells. So, they should be allowed to flee the country like Diezani and co before their homes are raided? Or they should be "invited" so they can hide every evidence before going to the DSS office? Maybe this attorney is also a criminal . He sounds very much like it.

I always say theres something wrong, mentally, with Nigerians because no matter how educated they come across they always sound crazy when it comes to common everyday societal topics.

Why does he always dress like a hooligan?

ZanyABC:
NOW THAT THE CONTROVERSY REGARDING THE RECENT 'CRACKDOWN' ON JUDGES IS OVER: WHAT NEXT?
If you have money, you can really take advantage of government in this country. There is too much noise; too much sentiments and little 'intelligent conversation'. At the end of day, everything is swept under the carpet.
Notwithstanding where each of us stood regarding the last saturday's crackdown on judges, I am sure EVERY Nigerian now worries about how to get the judges convicted, if truly they are gulty.
NOW imagine what people are talking about! Let's even assume that the arrest of the judges meets the standard of law, are we going to get them convicted with all these conversation people are having?
What conversations am I talking about? DSS has been releasing 'evidence' against the judges and here are some of them: a list of 'monies' recovered from judges' bedrooms; the fact that a Rolls Royce was found in a judge's compound, the fact that a judge has 15 cars, the fact that a judge has several properties...etc
You call these ones evidence of corruption? DSS must be joking.
In which part of the law is keeping money at home a crime? Even if you keep N200 billion in your house, that in itself is not corruption. It does not take a brilliant lawyer few days to come up with some explanations for you.
In which section of the law is owing a Rolls Royce a crime? There are a thousand and one legitinate ways to own a Rolls Royce. Could be a birthday gift from your daughter's man. Could be proceeds of business. If DSS finds 1000 Rolls Royce in a person's house, that is not proof of corruption. Even if you own all the houses in Nigeria, that is not a crime. We should stop asking people to come and explain how they got XYZ amount of money! That is the easiest way to lose a corruption case.
If this is what you guys did forJames Ibori, Stella Odua, Joshua Dariye, and others, I am not surprised these guys were not convicted. Little wonder all corruption cases don't end up in conviction. If anyone goes to court with peripheral information such as these, no judge will grant a conviction.
The proceed of corruption can be used to buy a bicycle or nothing; and that does change the fact that it is corruption. The proceeds of corruption may have been spent patapata. Meaning even if DSS found no money in the judge's houses, that does not affect a case of corruption in any significant way.
The real evidence we need are evidence of people who paid brides to the judge; the evidence of a go-between; Audio and video record of the process from negotiations to dropping of the cash to the judge. Fundamentally inciminating evidence from the judge call logs to go-betweens, and several other evidence. So far I am yet to see 5% of the evidence needed to establish corruption.
Let's stop talking about Rolls Royce or foreign currencies. That is not how to prove corruption. These are evidence that gives DSS a reasonable suspicion to effect arrest and carry out investigation; that is not the evidence to prove corruption.
I hope this will help our excitement. We always get too excited about weightless information like this. What has happened to Stella Odua, Fayose, Allynson Madueke and many others with all the figures that were put in the media. Gbenga Daniel nko? How about Dimeji Bankole? Assuming Jonathan spared them, why hasn't Buhari convicted any of them?
When the Federal Government sued Saraki and Ekweremadu for forgery, I remember stating it on this platform on my Wall that the evidence are not sufficient. Now the case has been withdrawn. A person can benefit from forgery without being guilty of it.
Guys we are too learned to allow security agencies to confuse us. Let DSS produce the real evidence.
NOW IS MY POSITION:
Let's ask DSS for the real evidence. Even if they are not producing it to the press, let them demonstrate that they have it.
- A judge travelled to Ghana or Niger to collect bribe!
-Who told them?
-Any video or audio to that effect?
-Whose bribe did the judge go there to collect?
-Any statement by the person who gave him the bribe?
-How must is the bribe collected?
-For what purpose was it collected?
-Is it about a case?
-Who are the parties to the case?
-Have you interviewed them?
By asking these questions instead of getting so excited about the foreign corrency especially and the Rolls Royce, we will help DSS a great deal.
2. Secondly let's advise DSS to go back to NJC. They should present their allegations to NJC. It is better if the affected judges are suspended or removed while they are facing prosecution. Otherwise a Supreme Court judge will leave the dock in the morning and sit to hear a case in the afternoon. That is not too good. That is why it is always better to have a judge face disciplinary action even if it is suspension before their prosecution.
I hope this changes our conversation a little

And almost 200 people liked this crap you put up? Well, most of your country is made up of very backwards people so, of course, they think you just dropped some serious knowledge.

Of course video and audio evidence would've been perfect, but bearing in mind that sophistication in simple things like criminal investigation is something your country lacks, other forms of evidence will do perfectly well to attain a conviction. One of those somethings is called "CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE".

Meaning: The Judges will have to explain how they came about such sums if it is not commensurate with their declared earnings/tax returns/asset declarations. Do you know how many of your brothers (when I was a Federal Prosecutor) I sent to Prison for eons even though they were never caught on wire taps, video, or even had an atom of Heroin or Credit Card in their possession? TONS!!!

Simple things like: "Why were you in Ghana at so and so time? The Government alleges, based on its investigation-that you went there to receive bribes- prove to us that wasn't why you went go to Ghana". Remember that huge sums, vehicles, and choice properties have been recovered; how do the Judges explain away their acquisitions?

In other Nations, this would be a slam dunk case and a few of the Judges would have taken the honorable way out and committed suicide. But this is Nigeria we're talking about after all. A country where crime, deceit, lies and theft is an accepted part of the culture like killing innocent people when a local chief passes away.

Nigerians are so smart theyre incredibly stu*pid.

How can people be so filthy?!

Kingset:
What I'm aware of is the North, the South, North East, North West, South East, South West.

Is it only about Nigeria that you hear of South South?Ever heard it about somewhere else?

In a country where a majority of the populace are dullards because their brains have been muddled with tribalism and bigotry, youll hear anything.

cktheluckyman:
How exactly is the money above their pay grade? Do you think everyone is dumb like Buhari who doesn't invest? There is nothing concrete to link these men to corruption and that is why they were released. If they had anything concrete these men would have been arraigned today

How many people in your lineage have ever seen, or been within a 50 mile radius, of $1m cash?

madridguy:
I wish PMB can get himself someone like Al-Mustapha to do the dirty job for him. Every corrupt judges must be rock to sleep.

No, thats meant for dictatorships. In this dispensation all thats needed are apt Prosecutors and strict Judges that'll convict and sentence them to CONSECUTIVE prison terms of 40year minimums.

When a few of them end up dying in prison after 25 or so years, the coming generation will know not to violate the constitution of the country especially when they are entrusted with it as public officers.

tinsel:
You have already concluded that they are criminals. Tell me what you did to the one who purchased two houses in dubai with 240million naira. You recently gave him an award.

I don't know, you tell me. Its your country after all. Aren't you the one defending their right to steal?

olaoge:
From efcc dss,nsa,all are directly under the president. Can we say that of developed nations that we're comparing ourselves with?

Nigeria is finished.

Sorry to all dunces around the world, but ,you, my friend are a dunce.

Do you know what it means to be the CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER of a country in a Federal System of Government?

You need to go back to school.

olaoge:
From efcc dss,nsa,all are directly under the president. Can we say that of developed nations that we're comparing ourselves with?

Nigeria is finished.

Sorry to all dunces around the world, but ,you, my friend are a dunce.

Do you know what it means to be the CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER of a country in a Federal System of Govt?

You need to go back to school.

hucienda:
Wow.

Imagine say President Obama of the Executive through the CIA and FBI ordering the 1am break-in and forceful arrest of Chief Justice Roberts of another independent arm of government, the Judiciary. hehehe ... you just have to give it to Buhari.

Why don't you concentrate on your insane African way of living and stop pretending you know anything about ours or our sanity?

If Justice Roberts violates the laws of the United States by doing something lowly criminal as collecting bribes he would be shamed live on CNN and the raid on his house would be beamed to all Americans for our collective entertainment.

The truth is most of you are just plain criminals thats why it seems absurd to you that nobody is above the law.

Filthy people.

edudguy:
What the hell is wrong with some people.....people aren't denying the fact that the judges are corrupt but the manner they were arrested....You say Nigeria is corrupt but when DSS wants to arrest corrupt people, you cry foul. What the hell is wrong. Must religious and ethnic sentiments be whipped up everytime corruption is corruption...No one is talking about the money recovered from the corrupt Judges, they all turned a blind eye....although these men have been invited for questioning they did not honour the invitation
If them arrest corrupt people, some will cry foul that its witch hunting but if they don't they are not doing their jobs...
Be damned if you do....be damned if you don't

Nigerians are corrupt as hell. Probably the country with the nastiest minded people I was ever posted to. For every 1 good Nigerian, I ran into 500-1000 horribly behaved ones.

tinsel:
Where they arrested with there doors pulled down, relations maltreated and the entire neighborhood surrounded with hundreds of policemen by 1.00am? You are really working very hard to justify this gestapo style of arrest.

No, we usually kick down doors at 5 or 6am in the morning while you're asleep next to your wife (or concubine... or prostitute), detain everyone found on the premises, handcuff everyone behind their backs, conduct a warrant check, then set free everyone thats clean, not on the warrant or isn't/hasnt been observed committing a crime at that present moment. If you act up you'll end up with broken joints or maybe even a slug in your stomach or chest cavity if you become excited and are unfortunate enough to run into one of our overzealous officers with a itchy trigger finger.

You sound like a criminal , or at least a potential one (or at the very least, one that condones and has a soft spot for crime). We hate criminals where I come from. You should too.

As for the Saraki/Ekweremadu case, Mr.Ekweremadu just got sold down the river. But you won't understand.

I expect to see you crying on his behalf in the coming weeks.