₦airaland Forum

KunleOshob:
This is evidence that tithing really works

trust u to say something as daft as that.[quote author=$osisi link=topic=286365.msg4059473#msg4059473 date=1245453596]Ara ga agba ndi ara[/quote]madam translate biko

KunleOshob:
They are mostly a bunch of mis-lead and deluded clowns who taught they can buy salvation with money whilst hero worshipping their G.O,G.S or whatever title their Oga goes by.

kunle are u going to be a g.o or g.s?
i think you are " mostly a mis-lead and deluded clown who think you can buy salvation with criticcism and bad belle against christians

like someone mentioned to you somewhere people like you end up forming churches and can see you working your way down.

k10:
Dear Nairalanders,
My girlfriend says she is pregnant, she said she did a home urine test which tested positive and went to the clinic to confirm it but she came to my place and we did the urine test together but it showed negative twice, I dont have time to go to the clinic with her and I am just wondering how reliable are the home pregnancy tests,

hey 1 post congrat u are having a baby. you dey fear? i beg start buying baby stuff. you wan become papa born boy. well done u. tell mum a grand son is on his way.
congrats

mrsb:
Thanks Ifeleke. I haven't established if she told him to deliberately keep it from me. If she did, thats bad manners on her part. Especially as she and I attend a wives fellowship each week and know it is wrong to encourage a spouse to keep secrets.

Re him being able to afford it - well I won't suffer if he gives it to her. Its the principle really.

wifes fellowship each week that is nice. but why didnt they teach buying " jewellery or something equally as frivolous " on borrowed funds is not too nice for a christian woman?
if your hubby can afford it let him do cos if she is desperate she will get it somewhere. i would rather my bros wife asked me than someone else. plus the small matter of asking your hubby to stop payment now he has already accepted to give.

She says its a loan to be paid back but I don't think I have ever seen a loan paid back in Nigeria! If he gives her the money he shouldn't expect to see it again.

you are so right here. i mentioned this in one of the banking threads we dont like paying back loans/ debts which is a great shame

sean, oyinda and co, do i get the impression you guys believe money and being able to earn your own money = happiness and fulfilment?

what is wrong in your ma or pa choosing for you? too many marriages falling off the wagon

atura:
I feel for Mr. President, and I don't blame him I blame those those who interpreted the law for him before going to court.

he probably told them to interprete it that way

otukpo:
what Ifyalways suggested is the best way to do it when buying Naira. But if u are buying dollars, its better done with a well established trusted bureau de change. Even Hausa dealer can scam u. there are so many mallams changing money that shld better be seen as armed robbers. Even at the in'l airport, the mallam there can scam u. U'll agree to a rate, after giving u the money and u have counted, they will start saying sth else b4 u know it, u'll leave there and find out that ur money is not complete. Am talking from my own experience. At Airport Hotel, the story is the same. Dont ever trust Hausa mallams that they are good. A firend discussed changing money with an Hausa dealer one day, He delayed bringing the money until abt 4pm, the friend told him to leave it till 2moro as he wont be able to take the money to the bank dt day. In the night, they came and burgled the friend's shop, searched for the money, opened evry dam thing in his shop, but they didnt get it. Uptil today, the mallam has disappered from that particular location. Scammers are on broad street, they wld give u fake and there is nothing u can do. So whenever u are doing any currency biz with anybody, whether hausa or yoruba, Shine ur eyes.

SHINE YOUR EYES INDEED

[size=18pt]Ankara takes center stage at LCCI FASHION SHOW[/size]
Fashion Personality Jun 20, 2009

The week long fashion and textile, solo/ specialised exhibition of the Lagos state chamber of commerce and industry last weekend, came to a climax with the hosting of a fashion show at the LCCI ultra modern complex in Alausa business district in Ikeja. The fashion show sponsored by Nichemtex a textile manufacturing company was aimed at promoting the fabric and also encourage designers to show case the various possibilities with the very colourful ankara fabric.
Ankara

Ankara

The Lagos based designers that featured at the modest fashion show include Finicky Stitches, Frankerin and Princess Latifat. The trio featured a short collection of contemporary outfits made from ankara and spiced with other western fabrics and accessories. The designers went from day wear to evening wear. The models led by winner of the Catwalk Model and Miss Galaxy, Sandra Law, did justice to the collection as they carried the clothes nicely on the make shift runway.

Excitement was created for the select guests when the likes of Mrs Abba Folawiyo and the Iya Oge of Lagos, Chief Mrs Opral Benson, took to the catwalk in a mock show living the audience in stitches as they clapped and cheered.
Chairman of the trade promotions board, Mr Goody Ibru commended the organisers for putting together saying that one of the ways to fight the dumping of fake goods in Nigeria is to support our industries. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/06/20/ankara-takes-center-stage-at-lcci-fashion-show/

[size=18pt]JTF’s Creek War is illegal - General Ikponmwen[/size]
Jun 20, 2009

By Simon Ebegbulem
Brigadier General Don Idada Ikponmwen was former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army and one of the leaders of the South South. He was lead Prosecutor in the trial of the missing MV African Pride.

In this interview with Saturday Vanguard in Benin City, the retired army general reviews the on-going Creek War in the Niger Delta and declares it illegal since, according to him, there was no proclamation sent to the National Assembly by the President requesting for deployment of troops to the region.

He says the House of Representatives goofed when it gave blanket approval for the military invasion of the region without any formal request from the President.

He faults the life imprisonment slammed on the 27 soldiers by a court marshal, saying the military authorities should not have charged them for mutiny since they were only fighting for their rights.

He expresses optimism that the Appeal Court will upturn the judgment which he says was too harsh for the offence the officers allegedly committed. Excerpts:

As a retired army general, how do you react to the on-going military operation in the creeks of the Niger Delta?

Without mincing words, the on-going crisis in the Niger Delta, which has obviously engaged the armed forces - the navy, the air force and the army- cannot be anything short of war.

It is true that the developing trend of kidnapping, pipeline vandalisation, murder that characterises the zone and is fast spreading to other parts of Nigeria, is truly worrisome.

So worrisome that anybody, any genuine Nigerian, would be concerned about it and want to put a stop to it. But I think that first of all, government must be thorough in addressing this problem.

I believe very clearly that the crisis has persisted over the years because of very bad governance, both at the national and state levels- governments that are insincere, inefficient, ineffective and buried in corruption.

The Niger Deltans who own the resources that sustain the nation, have continued to suffer unimaginable kind of neglect. No road, no water, no school.

The oil exploiters and explorers live far away in Lagos and the communities continue to suffer in squalor and no effort is being made to sort out the problem.

I think the level of injustice meted on the Niger Delta communities is so high that automatically, it cries for vengeance.

Military invasion of Gbaramatu Kingdom is illegal

On the issue of the war in Gbaramatu Kingdom, I think it is clearly an effort in the wrong direction. Government attention must be drawn to this and government must be told that this war, this annihilation of innocent people, must stop. You cannot beat a child and deny him the chance to cry.

The people of the Niger Delta are being robbed of the good things of life that they deserve. The Federal Government must understand that theirs is a genuine agitation which has assumed some degree of violence.

This genuine agitation must be separated from the criminal aspect of the struggle. And, in any case, they always say that the idle mind is the devil’s workshop.

If meaningful employment and opportunities are created, I am sure that the young boys who have gone into kidnapping and other crimes would be too busy to do that. In addition, I feel very sad about the way the institutions of government address problems in this country.

This government has professed the rule of law, due process. Let us ask even if it has become necessary to take serious measures beyond police action directed at criminality, if it has reached a level where we must resort to extra ordinary measures as contained in our constitution, which is the use of armed forces in police role.

One would have expected that the proper procedure would have been followed.

There is a procedure in the constitution that guides the deployment of troops for internal security operation which is the extraordinary operation I spoke about, in section 217 sub section 2(c): that in the process of acting in the aide of civil authorities, the President can deploy troops, provided it was done with the approval of the National Assembly.

With the two Houses sitting to consider and approve a proclamation of the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, which already would have been gazetted and served on the two Houses of the National Assembly.

That is the purport of section 217,218 and 305 which deals with a state of emergency. A state of emergency can be declared where there is a total break down of law and order.

So, obviously, sections 217,218 and 305, point to the fact that for the military to be used in this extraordinary sense, there must be a proclamation and if that is not done, it means the Federal Government has not complied with the constitution.

And our public officers have all sworn to uphold the constitution. So, it is worrisome that this kind of thing can go on in our country.

It is worrisome that a nation can declare war on a part of itself without complying with the constitutional requirements of proclamation before deploying troops. Deploying troops both internally or externally are serious matters, and it must be done properly.

In fact, the constitution also says that the President can deploy troops abroad but he must notify the National Assembly within seven days, and the National Assembly must within 14 days either give approval or disapprove. We cannot afford illegality, especially by a regime that has professed to the whole world its commitment to rule of law and due process.

I dare say that democracy and rule of law are together. So, what the Federal Government is doing right now in the region is illegal, and it is unfortunate that the National Assembly joined in the illegality by approving the military invasion without following the constitution.

House of Reps gave blanket approval to the military invasion of the Niger Delta even without receiving proclamation from the President.

That, again, is a very sad development, in the sense that members of the National Assembly, who have sworn to uphold the constitution, can just decide, even without a request, properly put before them, to say we endorse the use of the highest level of force to unleash terror and destruction on communities within a section of this country without recognising the tenets of their calling as legislators.

Even if they said that the crisis demanded that high level of force, I think the least they would have done was to call the attention of the President to the requirement of the constitution so that Nigerians will see they are there to uphold the constitution.

I am very reluctant to think that some people just consider that the wealth and resources in the Niger Delta must be tapped at all cost, even if it means eliminating the people in whose backyard these resources are tapped.

I noted with concern, the expression by some highly placed Nigerians, who expressed the views that there was nothing wrong in dispensing with 20million Niger Deltans, if only to ensure that the other 120million keep going without any hindrance.

Although, I heard that apologies have come from those who made such comments, I know that that statement was very uncharitable, very unpatriotic and it is not in the spirit of Christianity or Islam.

Having said that, there are many of our people outside the Niger Delta who do not think the way these guys who expressed these views think.

I remember very well the wise contributions of former President Shehu Shagari who said that what has been given to the Niger Delta does not represent their contribution to the growth, development and sustenance of Nigeria, and there are a lot of Nigerians who also think this way.

N-Delta Tech C’mite Report

It is worrisome that the report appears to be going the way of other reports in the past, gathering dust in the shelves of some offices. One must call on the President to give concrete action to this report because we must turn things around in the Niger Delta.

If Nigeria is to meet the millennium goals, if we must be one of the top 20 economies in the world, every component part of this country must be seen to be part of the system, not appendages to the arrangement called Nigeria.

No matter what ever happened at the amalgamation we must give meaning to this idea of unity in diversity. We must give meaning to this idea that Nigeria evolved on basis of National ethnic nationalities which formed a wider union and to ensure proper relevance, proper recognition and mutual respect.

If Nigeria is not turned around to be useful to every body, those people who think that any thing can go will soon realize that all this story of indivisibility and indissolubility as contained in our constitution and some other countries constitution are just words,

They are coming to nothing now because as democracy begins to grow and develop, the right to self determination is becoming more pronounced in the affairs of democratic regimes. And regimes are hardly regimes if they are not truly democratic.
14 Responses for “JTF’s Creek War is illegal - General Ikponmwen”

1.
George Debo says:
June 20, 2009 at 2:22 pm

General, you are 100% right. Whoever says you are not does not understand the tennets of Democracy. This is not millitary rulership where only the president has the power to give such orders. Yar’adua is wrong by diploying soldiers without the approval of the national assembly. He therefore should stop deceiving Nigerians with his so called rule of law. If the only thing Yar’adua could do in two years is to kill innocent Niger Deltans, he will never see anything good all the days of his life. May the spirit of these innocent Niger Deltans continue to hunt him till death untill he comes openly to appologise. may this cause follow his generation also.
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Hrh sukunu charles says:
June 20, 2009 at 12:49 pm

BRIG general Don Idada thanks for present position and as a general that have served this nation to greater height but it was people like you that make this nation to be stagnant in every ramification because the right time to stand for the truth and nationhood then the so called leaders like you will act cowardly.please retired with your ideas,we hope one day things will get better for the niger deltans or possibly when OIL will be a thing of the past just like OLOBIRI.The OBEDIENT son of our land was there with all the members of NASS before the military invaded GBARAMATU kingdom.
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Ed Franks says:
June 20, 2009 at 12:42 pm

The General’s thoughts on the Niger Delta military onslaught might be right, when one looks at it purely from the viewpoint of point of law.

However, we must also remember that, most laws in Nigeria, were never enacted with practicalities in mind. In other words, those who designed the laws, probably didnt expect it to be enforced. So, we now have a law written, more as an academic exercise fit for no more than an LLM final exam thesis in university, rather than something you actually go and try to impement.

The General should stop quoting what he thinks though and, go to court to test his intellect and beliefs. He seems to want us to think he is knowledgable and passionate. So, do something a la Gani Fawehinmi, stop quoting big grammer (mere huffing n puffing) and make our day!
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Patrick Agbobu says:
June 20, 2009 at 12:39 pm

Mr President we all know who the culprits are. They are around you, past leaders or rather dealars and some members of the national assembly. They are in the corridor of power. We know you know them, but you can not name them, because theY are blacK mailing you. Any way what that is stake here is only money, and we will get there. Just to remind you, let us for the time being forget this issue, because they believe, that you have AGF who will not pursue the culprits. You also remember what your AGF did, with the case of James Ibori, when the Metropolitan police wanted his cooperation. Your AGF deliberately fustrated, the Metropolitan police, to aid his friend and backer. All of these are for the records. Now let us come to the main point, Hallibuton issue is only money, WHAT OF THE LISTS OF THE SPONSORS OF THE CRIMINALS, WHO HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERING OUR UNIFORM PERSONS IN COLD BLOOD IN THE NIGER DELTA. THESE DEDICATED MILITARY PERSONNEL, WERE SENT BY YOU, AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF NIGERIA. THEY ARE ONLY OBEYING LAWFUL ORDERS, FROM YOU AS THE CIF OF NIGERIA, YET THEY ARE BEING KILLED IN CLOOD BLOOD, BY THE CRIMINALS. YOUR OFFICIALS TOLD US, THAT THEY RECORVERNED THE LISTS THAT CONTAIN, THE BACKERS AND SPONSORS OF THE CRIMINALS, SLAUTERING OUR UNIFORM PERSONS IN COLD BLOOD AND THAT THE LISTS ARE WITH YOU. yOU SHOULD FIRST RELEASE THESE LISTS, BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THOSE WHO SPONSOR THE KILLERS OF THE MILITARY PERSONS, YOU SENT TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF NIGERIANS. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE, THAT THE PEACE LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE NIGER DELTA ARE ALSO INVOLVED. THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT LISTS YOU SHOULD RELEASE NOW, AS WE CAN AFFORD TO WAITE FOR THE HALLIBURTON LIST. HARLLIBURTON LIST WILL NOT DESTROY NIGERIA, BUT THE LISTS YOU HAVE WILL. WHY ARE YOU RELUCTANT TO RELEASE THOSE LISTS? DO THEY CONTAIN THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO CALL THEMSELVES YOUR FRIENDS AND GO BEHIDE TO SUPPORT THE KILLERS OF OUR TROOPS? IF SO THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS AND THEY ARE NO 1 ENEMIES OF NIGERIA. YOU MUST NAME AND SHAME THEM. MR. PRESIDENT THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT.
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Matthews Itiku says:
June 20, 2009 at 9:54 am

True as Brig. Gen. Idada Ikponwen’s assertion may sound on issues of engagement of the military in the Niger-Delta and the recent life jail term slammed on the 27 soldiers who were merely protesting against the misappropriation of their entitlements by the military authority, having served in the UN peacekeeping mission, it is left to be seen how his reactions would have been if he were still in the military or in government.

Idada himself was in the military. And the military has run the governance of this country for larger part of the lifespan of this nation. Even right now, whom do we think constitute the nucleus of power broker in our political terrain? Again whose little finger do we think lie behind that seem to lift the dingy shades in what seem to be playing out in the Niger-Delta imbroglio? It is hard to forget, in a hurry, the looting of the nation’s armoury and sales of arms and ammunitions therein.

Sadly enough, what this has manifested is nothing but destruction of lives and property; discouragement of potential investors and chasing away of existing ones; ascendance in the rate of unemployment; under-development; illiteracy and other forms of malady in the society.

According to Neal McCoy, “…And when you plant a seed, it reaches to the sky. That’s just the way it is, nobody wonders why…”
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Ebiowei Stanley says:
June 20, 2009 at 9:44 am

General Idada, there is no need to cry over split milk. Niger Delta People are crying that enough of all this STORIES as we all are aware that the on-going War in the creeks is a shame to one of the seven point agenda of President Yar Aduas ( as if he understands it ) rule if Law. Our Niger Delta National Assembly Members are just event watchers hence,the Presidents onslaught in the area they claim they represent is going on unchallenged. They could not come out through their Caucus and condemn the genocide but, they were quick at doing same during the recent Jos crisis. Nigeria is having it worst than it was during former President Shagari era. The certificate of The President and his Vice needs to be thoroughly investigated, if actually they graduated from what ever institutes they claimed because Shagari couldn’t have committed this blunder if it was him. NIGERIA!!! rule by Doctors and Professors of Professionals and yet committing steady backward motion to stone age with the President as the Driver and the Attorney General of the Federation,as the agbero. The Passengers…, ? Your guess is as good as mine.
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Mr Timithy Udoh says:
June 20, 2009 at 8:54 am

This one is not a true general, but a coward that want to be in the good books of the militants so that they don’t attack him. Even in the military he was not a combatant, just a military police. So because past governments had not done anything to improve the lives of the Niger Delta people then they must take up arm against their own country? what about those civilians that were raped and killed by these so called militants or the other military personnel killed by the militants, you think they don’t have families?. We all know that the government have not done well, it does not make the actions of the militant justifiable in any way. I f the Government allows it then it will slowly become another civil war just like what happened in Sri lanka and other hot spots. So Mr General stop this cheap popularity stunt. People like you should not have been in the Military in the first place, you are a coward.
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Bisoye says:
June 20, 2009 at 4:03 am

Kunu in action.
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Bisoye says:
June 20, 2009 at 4:02 am

sweetstart41
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osagie oscar asemota says:
June 20, 2009 at 2:37 am

This is a true Gen. statement with wisdom & understanding, unlike illitrate/corrupt Gen.Abe and others that doesn’t even know the present Democratic Era they find themselves perpetuating destruction on their own land in collaboration with the minna and katsina infidels in Nigerian Armed Force.
Maybe this Gen Ikponmwen is from a well groomed home before his military enlistment, as he still remained foccused, despite his abysimal retirement from a desciplined branch of the military command, even being a former provost marshal is much prestigious to Gen infantry, amouring and other trivial branches of the military that have no human ethics in profession. Is he the only outspoken retired General from Niger-Delta? if not , where are the rest from same Niger-Deltan Generals or rank & file officers? maybe corruption and betrayer has ruined them all, as it is to david Ejoor-de deltan 1966/67 carmelon that connotes Urhobo to be a wayo nation like its present crop of thieves leaders-ibori and uduaghan, while the most notorius among them is ’saliba mukoro that has bitten more than he can chew.
yardua and his PDP gangstarism of minna, including pig-obasanjo will be charged soon to the international court of justice to face genocide against deffenceless civilian in Niger-Delta they slaughtered inorder to continue bunkering their Oilwealth.
first, second & third contributor on this subject, are mere military apologyst by their statement we shall know them that are corrupt beyound Human-Redemption.
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jonathan oladeji (canada) says:
June 20, 2009 at 1:22 am

i am indeed surprised at this junction for a man who has being in service before his retirement could say this kind of a statement. first and fore most all of us should note that we must be fair in any situation we found ourselves. everybody knows that any citizen working against the government is a dissident. so what did my retired think?
let say the retired man is still in force what would be his role in this situation?
and truth must prevail, justice demand does allow brutality and criminality.
or the retired army involved in the process?
what will he say about the lists of the backers?
truth must prevail either we like it or not.
looters, kidnappers and bunkers are crimnals.
Ken saro wiwa and other 9 ogonis of blessed memory dont aim it this way but to allow justice and fight for freedom.
now justice cannot be justified at all with the way things are being done.
all genuine leaders of the south south should come out, condemning the said actions of these looters, educate them on the way forward and on the way to stop the looters who are using the innocent citizenry to commit offenses and enriching their pockets. God forbid bad things enough is enough.
the south south deserve major developments and new things should be allow to come to the real people who need it not those who are making cheap money at the expenses of the real poor who are suffering.
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Patrick Agbobu says:
June 20, 2009 at 1:15 am

Mr. retired general it is being reported that , there is an attack on the presidential palace in Equatorial Guinea and that, the so called militants were involved and that some of them have been caught and wounded in the attack. What have you to say about this. Do you not now see that it is in Nigeria national interest and security to flush out these criminals? Do you not see that these happenings, have very seriuos consequencies. If not controled now, it could spill into an international conflict and war. Why did you say that Nigeria wanting to gaurantee peace and security is illegal? In some countries, you should be asked to tell the nation, if you know things we do not know. If we do not contain this situation now, Nigeria will be playing with a very wild fire. You may now wish, to withdraw your statement and apologise to All niigerians and Nigeria.
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Onuoha Udensi E. says:
June 20, 2009 at 1:09 am

Why is it hard to give Niger Deltans what belongs to them?Did they build pipelines to steal groundnuts,cocoa or palm oil when it was booming?Those in the National Assembly are criminals who found themselves there via election rigging.They don’t even know what the law says,shame!Lawless lawmakers! I’ve said it many times that Yar’adua should resign.Why is it hard for govt to better the lives of the poor masses?You cannot even go to the office of your representative to present your problems with all the security at their doorsteps,but in US everyone is free to consult their representatives who’ll present their case to the House.Niger Deltans deserves the best,they produce the oil that keeps the nation moving but they’re neglicted because some people in govt are stealing their oil money.I still maintain that MEND are not criminals but the real criminals are in the corridors of power and enriching themselves while the poor man is crying.Now MEND is hitting hard on the sources of their illegal wealth,they rushed into war without following the procedures of the law.How can someone wants 20million Niger Deltans killed for others to move?That shows the level of wickedness of these high placed Nigerians who’re busy stealing oil money or given illegal contracts by their partners in crime.Yar’adua is just fighting MEND to cover these criminals who have oil blocs.MEND has come to stay and no going back till justice is done in this country.
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Patrick Agbobu says:
June 20, 2009 at 12:34 am

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MR RETIRED GENERAL WHAT OF THOSE CRIMINALS SLAUTERING IN COLD BLOOD YOUR MILITARY COLEAGUES IN COLD BLOOD.
IS THERE ANY THING YOU KNOW WHICH WE DO NOT KNOW?
WE KNOW THAT SOME EX MILITARY PERSONS ARE BEHIDE THESE CRIMINALS. A GENERAL IS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE SERVICE, DO NOT FORGET THIS.
BLOOD MONEY IS ALWAYS BLOOD MONEY.
WHAT OF THE LISTS OF THE SPONSORS OF THE CRIMINALS, WHO HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERING OUR UNIFORM PERSONS IN COLD BLOOD IN THE NIGER DELTA. THESE DEDICATED MILITARY PERSONNEL, WERE SENT BY YOU, AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF NIGERIA. THEY ARE ONLY OBEYING LAWFUL ORDERS, FROM YOU AS THE CIF OF NIGERIA, YET THEY ARE BEING KILLED IN CLOOD BLOOD, BY THE CRIMINALS. YOUR OFFICIALS TOLD US, THAT THEY RECORVERNED THE LISTS THAT CONTAIN, THE BACKERS AND SPONSORS OF THE CRIMINALS, SLAUTERING OUR UNIFORM PERSONS IN COLD BLOOD AND THAT THE LISTS ARE WITH YOU. yOU SHOULD FIRST RELEASE THESE LISTS, BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THOSE WHO SPONSOR THE KILLERS OF THE MILITARY PERSONS, YOU SENT TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF NIGERIANS. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE, THAT THE PEACE LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE NIGER DELTA ARE ALSO INVOLVED. THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT LISTS YOU SHOULD RELEASE NOW, AS WE CAN AFFORD TO WAITE FOR THE HALLIBURTON LIST. HARLLIBURTON LIST WILL NOT DESTROY NIGERIA, BUT THE LISTS YOU HAVE WILL. WHY ARE YOU RELUCTANT TO RELEASE THOSE LISTS? DO THEY CONTAIN THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO CALL THEMSELVES YOUR FRIENDS AND GO BEHIDE TO SUPPORT THE KILLERS OF OUR TROOPS? IF SO THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS AND THEY ARE NO 1 ENEMIES OF NIGERIA. YOU MUST NAME AND SHAME THEM. MR. PRESIDENT THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/06/20/jtf%E2%80%99s-creek-war-is-illegal-general-ikponmwen/

Court bars Yar’Adua from suing for defamation
Headli1nes Jun 20, 2009

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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Thursday barred President Umaru Yar’Adua from suing till he leaves office.

The court gave the ruling while sitting in an appellate capacity in a criminal defamation suit instituted against the Leadership Newspapers Group by the President.

The court adjourned the case indefinitely until the President would no longer enjoy the immunity of his office. The newspaper had, in one of its weekend titles of November 8, 2008, reported that the President was ill.

The President, however, slammed a five-count charge against the Chairman/Editor- in-Chief, Sam Nda-Isaiah; Abdul-Razaq Bello (Editor, Daily), Lara Olugbemi (Weekend Editor) and Simon Imobo-Tswam (reporter), before a Chief Magistrate Court, Abuja.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the accused allegedly conspired to indulge in illegal act, defamation of character, injurious falsehood, painting or engraving matter known to be defamatory and sales of painted or engraved materials containing defamatory matters.

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Salihu Aliyu said the offences are punishable under Sections 79, 392, 393, 394 and 395 of the Penal Code Cap 532 Laws of the Federation.

Protests from the company that the President cannot sue while still in office was thrown out by the court, hence the appeal.

However, a two_member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Abubakar Talba, yesterday ruled that the Chief Magistrate, Sunday Ochimana, erred in law when he refused to adjourn the case sine die, even when it was obvious that there is an infringement on the rights of the accused persons as enshrined in section 36 (5) and (6) of the 1999 Constitution.

Allowing the appeal, he set aside the ruling of the chief magistrate.
Justice Talba, who read the ruling, said it is the duty of the court when interpreting the constitution to adopt a literal interpretation; they must be read in their best and ordinary meaning.

‘’Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution has undergone intense scrutiny by superior courts in the country and from the word used by the framers of S. 308, it is clear that that it is intended to confer absolute immunity without barring them from enforcing their fundamental human rights,” he added.

He cited the cases of Tinubu V. IMB Securities, in the Court of Appeal and Mediatech V. Lam Adesina, where the court held that the respondent was shielded from prosecution.
By the provision of Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution, the court held that the President is not compellable as a witness and cannot waive the immunity conferred on him.
It further held that the constitution had debarred the accused persons of their fundamental rights as contained in S. 36 of the constitution, as they are incapacitated in calling the President as a witness.
‘’By virtue of S. 36 [D] of the constitution, an accused person has the right to call all witnesses. The same person do not specify from which angle the witness should come from. Now that the Accused cannot secure that the issue of fair hearing comes into play’.
Justice Talba said: ‘’We cannot but agree that the Chief Magistrate erred in law when he ruled otherwise, especially concerning the provision of S. 36 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Chief Magistrate was wrong when he refused to adjourn the case sine die.
‘’There is merit in this appeal and the ruling of the chief magistrate is set aside. This case is set aside sine_die”.
7 Responses for “Court bars Yar’Adua from suing for defamation”

1.
Vita in Diaspora says:
June 20, 2009 at 12:25 pm

Haa! haaaa!!!!! Oga Yaraslow doesn`t want peope to publish negative reports about him! He has the “stupid” constitution on his side, protecting him from prosecution, even if it is proven to goats and fowls that he is corrupt. He wants the same constitution to even stop people from publishing anything negative (whether true or false) about him. Haba, oga President, even Almighty God does not award himself al these “rights and priviledges”.
Somebody should tell him that though we may not have the right to prosecute him for crimes while he is still in office, but we have the right to report any crimes while waiting for the day he leaves that office. Then we can take him on.
Left for me, I would say to hell with this “immunity while in office”. Let any bastard who is caught stealing our common wealth be hanged straight away. Then sanity will return to this country.
Oga Yaraslow, leave journalists (online or otherwise) alone and do your work. Nobody will abuse you if you are doing what a competent President should be doing. If anybody does that, the masses and your visible work will defend you. Why are journalists not “abusing” Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State. His works speak for him. Any attempt to discredit/malign him will be like an ant attempting to bite an elephant.
Do your job as the President, and if you are, for one reason or the other, incapable of doing it, please resign now for the sake of the good of Nigeria. We are dying - SLOOOOOOWLY.
2.
Junior Joe says:
June 20, 2009 at 12:07 pm

Mr Rule of Law is a clown in presidential clothing. I salute the leaders of leadership newspapers.
3.
Busuyi O says:
June 20, 2009 at 11:46 am

What a shame to Mr. Yar’slower?! How can he not know that he cant sue anybody as long as it involves himself directly? Besides, what is in misinformation that our visionless president is sueing for? CNN do make mistakes and each time they openly apologize for same and nobody has gone to hell to offer them to gods. For mr. president to have gone to the extent of sueing journalist for a news that is probably true has proved that our president is visionless and ignorant of the world he lives in. Cut the tactless 7points agenda to 2 and see if the remaining yrs in office can actually do something. Power is all we ask for but for the ND, do something to stop the criminality.
4.
Newdawn says:
June 20, 2009 at 10:12 am

Excellent! I think Mr President needs all his energies to focus in his reduced point agenda (if he agrees to stop chasing shadows and focus on power and Niger Delta)

It is very ridiculous for the President to be pursuing journalists while the country goes down the drain under his watch.

His best bet is to tighten his information machinery which is in shambles, and focus on the work at hand. He needs professionals in his media team, not journalists
5.
Jimmy says:
June 20, 2009 at 9:56 am

Yar’Adua Made A Fool Of Himself Before The Court

Constitutional immunity from prosecution is a coin that has two sides. If you cannot be sued for your personal offences while in office, you cannot sue anyone for offending you. At the end of the day a President or a Governor in office has no private life. He is a public property. The journalists are free to report about him and his activities for the interest of the country. But this is only subject to their discretion, self- censorship and consideration for security.

The fault in this case rest squarely on the overzealous police and security agents who want to be seen working. Within this is the present AGF who is corrupt from head to bottom. To divert attention from his track, he needs to please Yar’Adua regardless of the facts of the law, which he knows.

Our journalists are neither stupid nor insensitive to issues that border on security of the nation. The Judges cannot just bend every case like that of the presidential election because Yar’Adua is involved. Now he is been humiliated before the world on a case that should not have been taken to the Court.
6.
henry ,Baltimore ,MD says:
June 20, 2009 at 3:33 am

I LOVE THIS , WE NEED TO REMOVE THE IMMUINITY , LET CORRUPT LEADERS FACE EXECUTION SO THAT WE CAN SAVE NIGERIA.
7.
nebechi says:
June 20, 2009 at 2:18 am

GOOD.
BUT I WONDER WHAT THE IMUNITY IS DOING THERE. LET IT GO. IF THEY STEAL OUR MONEY, THE LAW WILL PROTECT THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE BUSY STEALING MORE.
OK. STILL GOOD

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[size=18pt]Duped by 419ers at Oshodi…20 yr-old narrates her ordeal[/size]
Metro Jun 19, 2009

By Bose Adebayo

It is barely six months that illegal structures and shanties were demolished at Oshodi while a special monitoring team made up of military officials was equally launched in February.

They were to embark on 24-hours monitoring around Oshodi and its environs. With this development it became immediately clear that the days of criminals who use the place as a hide-out were numbered. It also underlies the state government’s determination and seriousness to rid the state of criminal elements who tried to make life difficult for law-abiding citizens.

Today anyone passing through Oshodi cannot fail to notice some patrol vehicles in strategic locations with eagle-eyed military officers monitoring activities in the area. The presence of this patrol unit also ensures that the ubiquitous street urchins popularly called Area Boys are kept at  bay.

However, in spite of this effort by the state government to rid the area of crime, it might interest one to hear that criminal elements still manage to conceive ways to carry out nefarious activities within the Oshodi Bus-stop area.
New-look Oshodi: Still harbouring criminals?

New-look Oshodi: Still harbouring criminals?

Last weekend, 20-year-old Bisola Bakare ran into some advance fee fraudsters otherwise known as 419 who have more or less made the Oshodi Under-bridge their popular haunt where they attack unwary passers-by and disposses them of their prized possessions.  The operation was carried out in such a way  that  leaves one wondering how the criminals could have done that right under the nose of security agents.

Convinced that Oshodi was no longer the enclave of  crime and criminals, she left her residence at Bada-Ayobo to pay a visit to her elder sister, an undergraduate of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH).

Although the incident happened to her a week ago, Bisola was still to get over  the  shock of this strange encounter as at the time Vanguard Metro met her. According to her, she has never been to LASPOTECH until her parents decided to send her on an errand to her elder sister.

“My neighbours had been telling me I should not be afraid to go to Oshodi because government is really trying to monitor the place,” she said.

According to her, she got to Oshodi around 1pm and decided to ask people for direction. “I had the written address in my hand while my sister was calling intermittently to direct and guide me to her place. When I got to Under-bridge(Oshodi), I showed the address to somebody who directed me to where I could board a bus to the place.

As this was going on, a man suddenly broke into tears and was shouting, ‘help! help! I have been robbed’ He approached me and said he was new in the area and he was yet to locate his address before he ran into a gang which dispossessed him of his personal effects.

As he was telling me this, another person appeared behind us (I later realised they were working together) and suggested that both of us should assist the man. At this point in time, I couldn’t recollect any other information, all my attention was centered on these two men,” she narrated.

“My attempts to convince the other man that I was equally new in the area proved abortive as he started pleading in Yoruba language, Oju l’o n r’Oju s’a nu Oju (one should not hesitate to render assistance to those who need it),” said Bisola.

So convincing was the well-rehearsed trick of these fraudsters that the poor girl was taken in by it.  “Although my sister kept calling me but all I could mutter was that I was on my way. On hearing this, the man started crying, saying that I was planning against him through the phone call.

Immediately his colleagues asked me to switch off my phone. As this was going on, a young man volunteered to give the man enough money to take him to where he was going provided he was ready to satisfy his condition, which is to follow him to his office at Isolo where the money would be given and all of us made straight for Isolo,” narrated the young girl.

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At Isolo, another drama ensued when a young man appeared and introduced himself as a pastor. “With the appearance of a pastor, I sighed with relief. The pastor started prophesying to all of us. He told us we were heading towards a fortune.

The pastor gave us some prayer points and also asked us to pray with Psalm 23 when we get home. When we finished with that, he asked us to swear an oath that none of us would reveal the secret that would be revealed to us and we complied. By this time, they had searched my bag and seized my cell phone, perfume and the money I was taking to my sister. One of them spat into my palm and the saliva appeared at the back of my hand.

“One of them brought a soap and chemical which  they used to wash some currency. He asked us to bring more money to buy the chemical so that all of us could share the money. They asked me to go home and bring more money     but I told them my house was far and they said I could bring the money the following day.

They even gave me a phone number at which to call them whenever the money was ready. Since we had already taken an oath, I could not tell anybody at home. I started searching for my parents money but (un)fortunately I could not get a substantial amount. All I could get was N2,900 which I took to Isolo where one of them was waiting for me. When I gave him the money, he was mad at me and asked me to go and bring more money,” she informed.

Contnuing she said: “By the time I got home, the whole neighbourhood sensed something was wrong with me but I was afraid to tell any of them.

At the end of the day, I came back to my senses and called our General Overseer who had travelled to Ibadan on phone. The woman shouted and instructed me to hold on till she comes. I came back to my senses immediately and realised I had fallen into the hands of 419ers. That was when I was able to open up to my parents who never knew I had earlier ransacked their wardrobe. That was the beginning of my healing. I stopped calling them since that moment”.

CITY BRIEFS
Navy seeks power to prosecute maritime offenders

Free GCE forms a boost to education— Sosan

FORTUNE smiled on 600 students who are indigenes of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Council when they were given free G.C.E. forms to enable them participate in the forth coming G.C.E. examination.

The Chairman of the Council, Comrade Adewale Ayodele said that “education is one of the outstanding legacies in our nation and it is one in a life time opportunity”.

Teachers were recruited to enable the children to prepare for the exams. He urged the students to read hard and refuse to be distracted. He also told them not to be lazy and also to shun all juvenile delinquencies. The chairman finally said that “the creator of your tomorrow is in your hands, you can decide to kill it now or keep it alive”.

Honorable Adewale Ogunbakin, who is the supervisor for education also spoke to the students, saying that the free G.C.E. forms represent a first step towards the tertiary education of our children, which was based on the consideration of the less privileged.

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Sarah Sosan, who was represented by Hon. Sunday Kappo, congratulated the chairman of the Local Government for his contribution to the educational sector through free JAMB and G.C.E. forms to students in his local government.

She said the children will be grateful to the chairman because some of them might have encountered one misfortune or the other. She congratulated all the beneficiaries and told them that “WAEC certificate is required to get to any institution and also to contest in any election in the country, including the presidency of Nigeria”.
9 Responses for “Duped by 419ers at Oshodi…20 yr-old narrates her ordeal”

   1.
      Emmanuel Ajibulu says:
      June 19, 2009 at 10:25 pm

      This a pathetic & unfortunate story of this poor Bisola Bakare, I pray God will bring back all her lost fortunes both spiritually and financially.
      I trust the Governor of Lagos State His Excellency Babatunde Fashola, in his able capacity would see to this situation and ensure that security is intensified on that axis, and I have no doubt that these criminal elements involved in this ‘madness’ would soon be apprehended because there are already surveillance CCTV camera on that corridor.
      This is a lesson to other Nigerians too, you dont give audience to a total stranger, this are common security tips I expect them to have been familiar with by now.
   2.
      Joeking says:
      June 19, 2009 at 5:59 pm

      My advice is that everybody must be gentle like a dove and wise like a serpent otherwise this kind of evil will continue to ravage our society.Nobody is to be trusted these days even some of the so called men of God who own churches and have offices dupe people.We must sanitize our country by all means so that our poor image can be a thing of the past.
   3.
      Olokor Jp says:
      June 19, 2009 at 4:21 pm

      It is quite unfortunate that people are been played on spiritual tricks. It is because we face every problem with spiritual approach. Until we strike a balance between religion and the society, we will always fall for them.The nigerian society would have been better than it is without this religous madness that have taken over everywhere.
   4.
      Joey says:
      June 19, 2009 at 2:13 pm

      It is unfortunate that our media and some nigerians do not understand the concept of Rebranding.
      The story of the duped girl did not tell us if an attempt was made to nab the 419ers.This is the kind of report that leaves a frawn in the face of foreigners and make them wonder if there was a conspiracy to protect the fraudulent individuals.
      We must seize every opportunity to rebrand ourself as a nation.The mass media and the entertainment industries have a every important role to play since they project our image globaly.
      Finally,there should be rebranding in everything(prayer,attitude,work, etc) we do instead of simply saying it.
   5.
      becky says:
      June 19, 2009 at 10:49 am

      Please alway remember the old adage never talk to strangers especially in an unfamiliar tarrain be arm with information about where you are going before you leave your house.Tomorrow will be another style.Also laarn to pray to your GOD before you leave the house he will surely direct you.
   6.
      Don Pedro says:
      June 19, 2009 at 8:08 am

      this is the result of fedral goverment failed polices in addressing unemployment in Nigeria,,, if only people are gainfully employed then these kinds of incidence would be reduced to the barest minimum.
   7.
      scott says:
      June 19, 2009 at 6:10 am

      this is a very Old style of Fraud….peoples mind have to be on these.
      anyway Thank God they didnt collected much from her….
      others should learn
   8.
      Onwa 1 of Australia says:
      June 19, 2009 at 4:19 am

      old story !!! ebi like say dat girl na jjc !!! if u fall 4 dis kind scam then somtin dey wrong with ur brain.A BEG MAKE UNA SHINE UR EYES
   9.
      omolola says:
      June 19, 2009 at 12:29 am

      419 is everywhere. You cannot say because government cleared the place then everything will be great, hell 419ers are on the internet operating around the world. You just have to be smart

[size=18pt]Can parents decide your choice of a spouse?[/size]
Is It Beyond Pardon? Jun 19, 2009

By Bridget Amaraegbu

In the past, the choice of whom one married was tempered by tradition. Although parents have a large role to play in the marital life of their children, most young people would prefer taking the plunge on their own. Can your parents decide your choice of a spouse?
Bridget Amaraegbu has all the answers as usual. Enjoy.

They can but… — Amaka Echendu, Model

Our parents do not have any right to choose whom we marry but the truth remains that they have a responsibility to make sure we don’t make wrong a choice. They have a right to advise us on certain qualities to look out for in the choice of a life partner because they’ve been in that institution before us. They may have made certain mistakes which they wouldn’t want their children to make. And if you’re patient enough to listen to them, there’s no way you won’t find something good in what they’ll say.

beyondamakaIt may not be necessary that you take everything they say because it’s your own future we’re talking about and not theirs but I strongly believe that no responsible parents will want something bad for the child. Unless, we are talking about those irresponsible parents who may just be interested in pushing their child to a particular family simply because they’re rich or they have one big name which is immaterial. What counts here, is your happiness and not the wealth you’ll bring to your family by marrying that lawyer, engineer or that doctor they want you to marry.

Personally, I think that our parents have a big role to play in the choice of partners we make because there are certain things they’ll see that we may not be able to see from the onset because we’re carried away by that word love.
In the past and up till dates, many people have been blind folded because they thought they were in love. That is why it’s possible for some marriages to have problems barely six months after that glamorous wedding. It’s certain, the couple’d thought they were in love, but realised in a short time, they are compatible.

Have you ever taken time to x-ray some of those divorce stories published on papers and even television? . If you take time to do that, you’ll realise that the cases are there because the estranged couple, didn’t do their homework well before taking that decision to marry.

If the necessary steps had been taken, then why would a man come out and say that his wife of only two months, is a bad cook; or the women say her husband is a drunkard? The shortcomings ought to have been taken care of before marital vows.

Unfortunately, some people in their desperation to tie the marital knots, are blinded to little details that may pose as threat to the success of the marriage.

I don’t think I’d want to marry a man my parents don’t approve of. I can only disobey them if their judgement is wrong especially when they insist that I marry the man for his social status and wealth. In that case, there’s fire on the mountain and I’ll run.

Now, we also have to consider the fact that some parents kick against one’s choice of a future spouse on tribal ground.
As far as I’m concerned such tribal sentiments can’t stop me from marrying the man of my choice. The era when the tribe was considered as a criterion for a good life partner or successful marriage is in the past.
The key to a successful marriage today is prayer and not those material things that will not last.

Once I’m in love with a man and the qualities are right, his tribe or whatever, is not a problem.
I’ll like to say here that young people should be very careful in the choice of life partners they make because the choice you make today may make or mar your future happiness.

My tribe comes first— Uche Uzokwu

The problem of choosing a life partner has been my worst fears in life because in my place, we’re always scared of marrying from any other tribe.

And the issue of my parents making a decision as to whom I marry is irrelevant because it’s my choice that counts. I don’t agree with the fact that parents should make choices for their children, no. They can only give advice and directions where it is necessary.

But then, I wouldn’t like to disobey them by marrying into another tribe other than my own, because I already know the rules. My parents will not accept any woman outside my Igbo tribe. Although the situation is not a do or die affair, but speaking seriously, I’d love to take a partner from my part of the country, especially from my own locality.

Outside the issue of the tribe, I’m also bothered with the problem of religion. What you may not know is that some people will not marry certain because they don’t belong to the same denomination.

It’s my decision— Kelechi Udegbe, Actor

In the past, parents were used to choosing partners for their children based on either the family background of the spouse or their social status. But today, things have changed. Though it may have worked out for them back then, such things are no longer in vogue.
I know that we still have parents who still insist on taking marital decisions especially when it involves marriage, I think it’s because such children never had defined relationships.

It’s still okay today for some young people to ask their parents to assist in the search for a wife or husband, they do so because they are afraid of making mistakes.

But I’ll prefer to make that mistake myself and live with it rather than live with mistake caused by my parents or anyone else. I’d rather blame myself than blame some other persons for my mistakes.

Although it might be difficult to take a stand against my parents should, they refuse to accept my choice of a woman and knowing that in Igboland, a woman is not married by her husband alone but everybody in his family, I may have to take that decision and live with whatever consequence that follows it.

Their role’s only advisory— Genevieve Nnaji, Actress

Sincerely, I don’t think it’s wrong for our parents to have a say in the choice of life partners we make because they know what is best for us.
But I don’t think it’s their business to know whether the person has got class and so on. That aspect is left for us to decide because it’s our own future we are talking about here and not theirs.

Often, parents have rejected the choice of partners their children make because they are sentimental about tribe and social status. I think this is wrong because those criteria don’t really make a happy home. Although our parents may be allowed to give advice and direction to us, such advice should be positive. They have no right to interfere in our affairs.

And for a happy home, what matters most is love, understanding and God’s presence. And once that is in place then, carry go.

She’d be miserable if they don’t approve of her— Michael Ubong

My parents definitely have a say in my choice of a spouse and so do many other parents. Whether we like it or not, our parents know what is best for us and it may not be out of place, if they scrutinise whom we want to get married to.

In my own case, my parents will want to be sure that the lady in question is right for me, before giving their blessing.

Although I’m not getting married now, I know that whenever I’m ready to do so, they’ll surely be involved squarely. And believe me, I’m not prepared to marry any woman they don’t approve of because the woman will not be married to me alone but to the entire family. If she’s not the right choice for me, she won’t be happy if they don’t welcome her. So it’s very important that you reach an agreement with your parents before making this vital decision.
2 Responses for “Can parents decide your choice of a spouse?”

1.
Bolou Oduruku says:
June 20, 2009 at 12:41 pm

MARRIAGE IS A SACRED CONCENT,SO IT DEMANDS PARENTAL COUNSELLING AND THE INDEPENDENT WILL OF THE BLIND AGREEMENT ,CALLED BETTER FOR WORST FOR THE PARTIES INVOLVED.
2.
Anonymous says:
June 20, 2009 at 1:03 am

Parental advice is needed but not to an extend of making a choices of spouse becos na 4 better & worst

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/06/19/can-parents-decide-your-choice-of-a-spouse/

Baro:
Re-Comrade Oshiomole stumbles again and again
Friday, 19 June 2009 06:50 By PRINCE KASSIM AFEGBUA E-mail | Print | PDF
The attention of the Comrade Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole has been drawn to a news report on your website accusing the Governor of appointing Barrister Austin Atakpu as a Special Adviser on Taxation, whom you described in your report as an ‘ex-convict’. We wish to use this opportunity to state the following; that Austin Atakpu is a Special Adviser to the Governor on Taxation and Revenue and not ‘Tax Collector General’ as insinuated in your report. There is a Board of Internal Revenue under the Chairmanship of Ese Owie,Ph.D, an alumnus of Oxford University, UK. Aside from that, he is also a Lawyer and has vast experience on taxation, revenue generation and management. His experience also encompasses international trade law and policy, financial services regulation, insurance and shipping.

Secondly, the Comrade Governor had no knowledge about the alleged conviction of Austin Atakpu in England neither was he aware that Austin Atakpu had brushes with the law in the United Kingdom with regard to conviction. If there is any such evidence of conviction made available to the Comrade Governor, he will apply the necessary logic. Besides, Atakpu has contested election in the past and the understanding would be that he had gone through the screening authorities before he could be certified for election. There was nothing to suggest that he was convicted as alleged at the time of his appointment.

On appointments, the Comrade Governor has repeatedly said that the State would not compromise on merit in recruiting the right personnel to drive development and governance in Edo State. He believes in the ability of members of his cabinet to create the right platform to engage governance and make life meaningful for the average Edo person. He certainly will not compromise on those solemn pledges which he had made when he was being sworn into office as Governor of Edo State. If he possesses the right information, he will act accordingly. Thank you.

PRINCE KASSIM AFEGBUA

CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY TO THE EDO STATE GOVERNOR.

http://saharareporters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3046:re-comrade-oshiomole-stumbles-again-and-again&catid=116:sr-readers-letters&Itemid=393

if this is the same austin atakpu that had his office at kilburn hight street in the 90's then he is a documented and certified crook. by the way what is he doing putting charlie temple as his political adviser. is uncle charlie not lucky igbinedion buddy?

mmmmmm this man is a human being afterall. God help naija

[quote author=$osisi link=topic=285941.msg4059085#msg4059085 date=1245446523]They sell dried ones in some African food stores which you need to soak before preparing.
The art is in the preparing.
the "ngu" which is the palm oil, akanwu, salt and pepper mixture must be done right,that is the secret to a good ugba
I don't know how tt prepare it though,never tried it[/quote]WE WILL APPLY FOR A 20NAIRA REDUCTION IMMEDIATELY.

Magz:
I don't believe your story.

THIS IS A MORALLY BANKRUPT GENERATION

sweetpain:
Indeed Oshiomole has a notorious reputation for womanizing-no gain saying. He is also one labor leader possessed with consumeropathy. This guy cannot survive the most basic EFCC scrutiny.

His state has been in a complete mess since he took over.Roads terrible. Sends his family abroad regularly for extravagant vacations. You 'all would have noticed he has been swapping his brown khaki for Givenchy suits lately.

They say the beautiful ones are not yet born. He is not the messiah Edo people need. He is just a survivalist dining, wining and wallowing in corruption that will eventually consume him.

he will tell u he is a moslem and so allowed to do up to 4 women. the guy na joke

[size=18pt]What kidnappers did to me – Imo monarch[/size]
From VAL OKARA, Owerri
Friday, June 19, 2009

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The traditional ruler of Nkwerre Community in Nkwere Local Government council of Imo State, Eze Chijioke Okwara has called on the Federal Government to declare the South-East geopolitical zone an emergency security area.

The embattled monarch who recently regained his freedom from yet-to-be identified kidnappers at Ubakala in the Umuahia South Council area of Abia State said to stem the upsurge of violent crimes including abduction and kidnappings now ravaging the zone, the Federal Government must set the necessary machinery in motion to change the “get rich quick syndrome of the youths.”

The Eshii of Nkwerre spoke in his palace where he gave a detailed account of his gory and blood-chilling experience in the hands of his abductors to his people. The traditional ruler explained that he was on his way to Aba on a visit to his people on that fateful day of June 8, 2009 when all of a sudden, a vehicle marked “HRH” double-crossed him at Ubakala, just opposite the NTA station and the occupants instantly whisked him away to an unknown destination after shooting indiscriminately into the air ostensibly to scare away motorists and passersby.

The fear-stricken royal father said he was taken to a very thick, dark intimidating bush by the hoodlums where he was detained for four days with rigorous interrogations.
Armed with sophisticated dangerous arms with cocaine and Indian hemp as their daily bread, the monarch said that he only escaped death by whiskers when he reminded his abductors of the blood relationship between the Nkwerre people and Ngwa and also spoke to them in their dialect.

Eze Okwara whose pathetic narration was intermittently punctuated with shouts of “praise the Lord, by his people said that his ability to speak Ngwa dialect effectively while in captivity earned him the sympathy of his kidnappers.

Urging his people to always remain prayerful to God, the traditional ruler expressed gratitude to Governor Ikedi Ohakim, the Senate President, David Mark Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aloysius Okorie, and other sons and daughters of his community who contributed immeasurably to his release.
Also speaking, governor Ohakim’s aide on revenue generation and mobilization and prominent Nkwerre native, Mr. Rex Anunobi urged the Federal government to strengthen and intensify neigbourhood security watch among the people.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/june/19/national-19-06-2009-02.htm

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[quote author=Busy_body link=topic=281353.msg4052246#msg4052246 date=1245353786]Motion seconded, God punish the peacemakers [/quote]trust u to loook for trouble when u know u are a peace maker urself.

TheSeeker:
I have a girlfriend, I love her very much. However, a few months into the relationship, 8 months to be specific, she came over to my place after she had visited twice earlier. When she came, my instinct wasn't really down to making love to her but after 2 days I did. When I got in there, I found out she has gone wider. This was too convincing and I just was confused. I pestered her to know what was going on, she didn't spew no information. I pressed harder and she confessed to me that she actually had sex with someone else but it was a rape. I don't believe that one bit because I asked how it happened. The guy has always asked her out, she went to his house to ask for a movie and he told her he loved her and would want her. The next thing he forced her to bed. Asked her "what kind of clothes did you put on for him to have penetrated you?" He said he went there with a gown and she doesn't wear gown out to the best of my knowledge and I am sure she was on a jeans that day, now if she was how could he have penetrated her unless she agreed? "I bet he raped you without a condom" I asked and she responded that she used a condom on her but who rapes with a condom these days? This doesn't make sense to me at all. Please advise me on what to do. I need serious help here. I still love her but each time I think about this, I feel sudden hatred towards her.

does it occur to you she may be wearing jeans now for a reason?

oyb:
Oshiomole is a sad testimony to the fact that most social critics should stick to that - being watchdogs and agitators. Sad.

the man is always getting oone award from papers or cutting one tape to open one thing or the other i dont know when he willl remember he is suposed to be a governor

muhsin:
Christianity in Five Minutes


Khalid Yasin embraced Islam in 1965 and is currently the Director of the Islamic Teaching Institute in the USA. He specializes in a variety of topics and areas including: Youth, Islamic History, Culture, community development and Dawah work. He has lectured in a variety of places and locations both nationally and internationally and has been the means by which a large number of non-Muslims have reverted to Islam.

Extracts from the lecture:

Mathew, Luke, mark and john who were they?

Mathew who?

Luke who?

John Who?

And mark who?

What were their last names?


When did they write?

Did they know Jesus Christ (PBUH)?

Did they walk with Jesus Christ (PBUH)?

Did they eat with Jesus Christ (PBUH)?

Did they talk to Jesus Christ (PBUH)?

Did they even meet Jesus Christ (PBUH) PBUH)??!

The answer is NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!


Conclusively they wrote those books 40 years after Jesus Christ (PBUH) PBUH) they never met him

The last one they wrote was 80 years after Jesus Christ (PBUH) they never met him

The other thing is all of them seem to have written the gospel (pause) according to
According to according to according to!!!


Now when you write a letter do you sign it according to? (Sigh!)

According to is the third party!

When Jacky, Johnny or bobby told me something and I wrote it I would say according to Joe, Johnny Tommy or bobby.


According to.

But those four people would not write a letter and in front of it say Jacky according to
Jacky.

They not even right their last names.

Because if Jacky right me a check and only write Jacky I couldn't cash it. And if I was a
Policeman and I stop Johnny on the road and he has a license that only say Jacky he is going to jail. (Laugh! from the audience)

Where in the world is a document with only one name of four different writers that didn't
Meet the one whom they writing about where is that accepted in the whole world?

No where except in the Bible.

And the church fathers, historians and the Christian writers. They all agree that perhaps
Those four writers themselves were only pen names.

Because a writer would not write his own only first name ACCORDING TO.

There is a great amount of suspicion that the man called Paul, Saul of Tarsus because he
Wrote all books from acts all the way to the end of the New Testament, How many books is that?

How many?? 15, 16, 17 or 19!!!

All those books of Acts Colossian Corinthians Romans Ephesians Galatians all of those books are written by whom?

PAUL Saul of Tarsus.

Another man who never talked who never walked, never eat, never met, never prayed
Who never knew Jesus Christ (PBUH) (PBUH) isn't that something!!

Now here we find a four writers and another one between them that wrote all the new
Testament books:

They never talked never walked never eat never met and never prayed the man called
Jesus Christ (PBUH)!

Yet in their words the first mentioning of the Trinity came from where??!

From Jesus Christ (PBUH) or from them?

The first mentioning of Jesus Christ (PBUH) being divine a man god came from whom?!

From them.

The first mentioning that Jesus Christ (PBUH) being son of god came from whom?

From them.

Jesus Christ (PBUH) never said in his words any such words, but that was the man who never met him to claim to have written who didn't know their last names.

And Paul by the way- before he had that vision on the road to Damascus that only he saw and only he heard, Guess what his occupation was (Pause)

Do you know?!!

He was a bounty hunter!!!

A hunter! Of Christians!! Hunting them down like animals!! And binding them and bringing them to where?!!

To Rome so that they could be Executed.


Now if Hitler after killing thousands of Jews says to on the road to Berlin he had a vision
That he was named an apostle to the Jews and he wrote 20 books that all the Jews suppose to follow Do you think they would be following that book?

I don't understand how people just don't read history.

This is not what Khalid said so don't get angry with me. This is your own scriptures your
Own bibles scholars your own church fathers all of them agree! That Paul never met Jesus Christ (PBUH).
That John, Luke, Mark and Mathew never met Jesus Christ (PBUH).

By the way they were not disciples.

Nor were they talkers and walkers of the disciples, they were just writers and historians."



From the lecture of Former African-American Christian: Sheikh Khalid Yasin

Watch this lecture in youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_gt-3plqf4

Official website of Sheikh Khalid Yasin: http://www.challengeyoursoul.com/

pbu who? shame on you

thieving by every necessary means

Lagosboy:
What of me looking for a wife     

[size=28pt]wives[/size]. you have said you want 'em plenty. dont worry it is allowed

the man is all noise and nothing more

Backslider:
@topic

This is the standard that paul has raised.

Paul was a man of God. Ah not as we have the Hiphop pastors that we have.

backslider indeed

topeorekoy:
its not abt how much. its abt how she made it an issue and still maiing it an issue. she hasnt called me since then and the last time  i called her earlier this week, the issue she made out of it was something esle.

most people would be grateful for the kind of advice you are getting here freely.  you are trying to justify your error or foolishness.  this is your life please enjoy it and stop showing how important you are by not listening to no one but you.  if you loved the sound of your voice so much why did you bring this matter here?

even if you were brought up by bush people like me having access to school and internet should tell you there is a bigger world than your village.  [size=18pt]you dont wait to be asked that is the way human beings do it[/size] and guess what it doesnt reduce the size of your brains or your manhood.

some of you must learn to treat other mans daughters the way you woul dlike yours to be treated.  there is always sowing and reaping.  positive confessions and prayers dont affect it one bit.