GloShare:
Better be wise. They are folding up. Konga is gone already.

Ecommerce is not a Nigerian way of life.

You will be proven wrong

CityNGR:


Can you please read this to clear your doubts:
Section 3 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, Chapter C15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 provides as follows;

The functions of the Bureau shall be to – receive assets declarations by public officers in accordance with the provisions of this Act; examine the assets declarations and ensure that they comply with the requirements of this Act and of any laws for the time being in force; take and retain custody of such asset declarations; and Receive complaints about non-compliance with or breach of this Act and where the Bureau considers it necessary to do so, refer such complaints to the Code of Conduct Tribunal established by Section 20 of this Act in accordance with the provisions of sections 20 to 25 of this Act;

Provided that where the person concerned makes a written admission of such breach or non-compliance, no reference to the Tribunal shall be necessary.

That proviso appears to leave prosecution or reference to the CCT to the discretion of CCB. It is not a defence, it gives CCB the freedom of choice to prosecute or not to.

NBA is not a labour union

DonFreshmoney:
Before Friday, it's either one or more of the following will happen:
- Ononghen is reinstated by the NJC, court or buhari will be forced to do so
- the CJN usurper Tanko Mohammed will be booted out by the NJC/court because he wasn't recommended-
- A new CJN will be recommended by the NJC, his name is Boda rhodes vivour from LAGOS state. While his assistant will be Mary Odili.

Tanko Muhammed is not a substantive CJN. He acts in an acting capacity. The requirement for a NJC recommendation is in respect of a substantive CJN.

nameo:


The CJN can simply recluse himself from the process of investigation partaining to his case once the matter is referred to the NJC. By this reclusion he doesn't need to step down as CJN as he can continue to perform other duties of his office except that relating to his case once instituted.

As a lawyer, am sure you would have know this.

By the way, the CJN lack of immunity only relates to his prosecution not to the procedure for this removal or suspension - that procedure has alreadybeen outlined clearly by the constitution and is sacrosanct

The aspect where he recuses himself is working perfectly in the manner he suspended NJC's meetings indefinitely.

middlebelter:


For the first time in recent time, I like your position on this matter SAN. In tímes like this, we miss our own erudite Chief Gani Fawehinmi!

GANI! OH GANI!!, OH GANI!!! We are missing you o!

Some of us have always been suspicious of the capacity of PMB to govern without ursupation of power beyond his contitutional limit. Where are his 2015 converts? I mean Prof Wole Soyinka, Pastor (Barr) Bakare etc? Your selling point was the man will fight corruption? PLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT YOU CALL A SITUATION WHEN A PRESIDENT ARTOGATES TO HIMSELF THE POWER NOT ALLOCATED TO HIM UNDER THE CONSTITUTION? Perhaps, it more serious than corruption?

The dictatorial tendencies of this man has always been a suspect, today been manifested before election. What should we expect if he eventually win the election?

The Constitution is built on the principles of separation of powers. By that, no arm of govt can dominate the other effectively. No executive can accuse, prosecute, try and execute any person. No executive can create laws. So by deliberate design there can be no dictator in our political system. Sometimes the president/executive can act irresponsibly and flex all its executive muscles but it is virtually impossible for it to arrogate the judicial and legislative powers.

The president is immune from prosecution or being subjected to judicial criminal or civil scrutiny. That was deliberate as well. A president by virtue of his immense powers is in the best position to abuse power yet the Constitution expressly exempts him from criminal liability. So when the president abuses power by not obeying court orders, he cannot be punished for contempt. The judicial role was passed over to the legislature by the means of an impeachment. If the legislature deems it fit, and they are of the subjective view that the president is morally justified for breaking judicial orders so be it.

Finally the people can "impeach" the president through an election.

nameo:
Like I said in previous threads, no lawyer (whether in Buhari Govt or close to it) has nor would ever support the clear assault to constitutionality and the judiciary as Buhari has clearly done.

Go through all the reactions so far by lawyers and you find no lawyer supporting this(except the musings of Sagay who was very half hearted in his response). No lawyer in this Govt not even the VP or Keyamo will do so. They know they implication .

We are not interested in this cos of partisan politics but what it portake for the judiciary and democracy.

Let Buhari follow the due process: send a petition to the NJC and the NJC should investigate and deliberate whilst the CJN recluse himself. The finding from such investigation should then be forwarded to the Senate for a decision to be made. Only then can the President remove him from office.

Any other path is an illegality which is null as it is utterly void.

I will presume you are a lawyer and that you can identify the one of the most fundamental principles for adjudication: you cannot be a judge in your own cause. It is a joke to assume that NJC will be just and fair in a trial or investigation over its chairman while he still in office.

And if you examine the law as a whole, yes a 2/3 majority of the Senate is required to remove him but he doesn't enjoy an immunity like the president does. The Constitution by acknowledging the CJN's lack of immunity has subjected him to the court processes with the attendant results.

three:
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Buhari erred

He CANNOT unilaterally suspend a substantive Chief Justice of the Federation under any guise

Press please note: 'allegedly suspended' or some other descriptive to be used.

Do not be a part (willing or unwilling) of this rape of democracy.


There is only one way outlined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for suspending OR removing a Chief Justice EVEN when it is a matter emanating via Code of Conduct.

BUHARI REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS of the SENATE.

This desecration of the constitution he swore to uphold is gross misconduct by Buhari and an IMPEACHABLE offence

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm#FederalExecutive

292. (1) A judicial officer shall not be removed from his office or appointment before his age of retirement except in the following circumstances -

(a) in the case of -

(i) Chief Justice of Nigeria, President of the Court of Appeal, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and President, Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by the President acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the Senate.

(ii) Chief Judge of a State, Grand Kadi of a Sharia Court of Appeal or President of a Customary Court of Appeal of a State, by the Governor acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the House of Assembly of the State,

Praying that he be so removed for his inability to discharge the functions of his office or appointment (whether arising from infirmity of mind or of body) or for misconduct or contravention of the Code of Conduct;

(b) in any case, other than those to which paragraph (a) of this subsection applies, by the President or, as the case may be, the Governor acting on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council that the judicial officer be so removed for his inability to discharge the functions of his office or appointment (whether arising from infirmity of mind or of body) or for misconduct or contravention of the Code of Conduct.

(2) Any person who has held office as a judicial officer shall not on ceasing to be a judicial officer for any reason whatsoever thereafter appear or act as a legal practitioner before any court of law or tribunal in Nigeria.


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What you quoted was a removable provision. No express provision appears in the case of a suspension ordered by a court. Not just any inferior court but a constitutionally established court.

I think you should come and argue clearer that you are merely implying a head of a court can be suspended by the same terms as a removal.

CaptainGOOD:


He raped, why are y'all defending him?

Strictly, he was accused of rape. That is not the same with being guilty.

franchasng:
My own personal opinion on this:

The guy didn't commit suicide just because a random lady or ladies accused him of rape, of course rape accusation is common with successful men even in USA, Europe, Asia, etc, so its not new and he is aware of that. Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't committed suicide, neither did Kobe Bryant or David Beckham or Bill Clinton, and even former Israeli serving President.

I am suspecting that guy put his hands in some diabolical things known as "money ritual" and known in Yoruba dialect as "Ogun owo", so the thing must have probably backfired....remember he tweeted that his mother heard the news that he raped a lady and died out of heart attack, how many Nigerian mothers care about such rumors, if its like that, many Nigerian mothers must have died, including the ones whose sons are popular politicians being labelled all sorts of names online and offline....only that guy knows what went wrong but my instinct tells me his hands aren't clean with his financial success.

If he was that feeble minded, he wouldn't even come out online to be bragging and refuting such claims....talk more of taking his own life because of that forgetting about his wealth, his son and all the spark that comes with the little money he has, something is wrong with his ways of making money, go figure out or argue with your mirror

You obviously have not been subjected to an allegation of rape on a public platform. And your reputation as well as your business reputation has not mobbed in the court of public opinion. The public gets to see you with a sadistic light. People hate rapists just as do with murderers and robbers; and by their opinions punish the alleged wrongdoer. Think about, morality relies on what others think of you. If you are thought to be a rock then you are a rock. Public opinion is more powerful than you think, and it is why we are social animals.

One would be surprised by the dense logic jazz seems to work. I thought the realm of jazz was irrational. What would be the point of the armour if you have to be just as cautious as those without armour.

Johnpaul01:

Exactly what came to my mind, according to the rules, Mayorkun failed all, but Davido looked beyond all these, he spotted a talent in him. The only way you can succeed as a label owner is if you

1. Can spot talents when you see it
2. Can push your artistes well

Luck is an extra element. I think Mayorkun had a fanbase however little and there is that unique generational taste in music that gives most modern artists that edge. Mayorkun and David might have survived the 90s with autotune

It is the Federal High Court not a Federal High Court.

CliffDike:
All the people playing politics with innocent lives will now or later answer for their heinous crimes.

They will not.. Life would go on like nothing happened

Although legally, it is almost impossible for China to seize an asset as a debt realisation device without an insolvency legal framework or treaty. Especially where the port lies within Kenya's sovereign territory. Bankruptcy for countries is very tricky.

Such a great mind reduced to this boy's scout charade

2buffagain:
If she doesn't sign, we can't wed. Simple matter that is not up for debate.

IMO Preparing and Signing a prenup should infact be a mandatory part of a marriage...as in BY LAW.

I doubt if it is enforceable in Nigeria

kikiwendy:
Next time think before you talk. They weren't imposing it on anyone. It was just a song to make money and you're busy carrying their matter like gala on your head.

While they are making money.. the song has a side effect-- it influences young minds and attached a value of making money at all costs to those minds.

In other words, music is a form of education.

TissuePaper:
Please nairalanders, I'm a final year law student and I just wanted to get first hand information on how lucrative you think the legal profession is, I've heard stories of lawyers graduating and working in a chambers where they are paid 15k per month... Pls how true is this and I'll like to know which branch of law I should specialize in that will fetch me more money.

Your inquiry is a trifle too late, isn't it? Are you going to make a reverse back in time before you embarked on this career?

This sort of issues/topics deprive us our energy on the real issues to be discussed. For example security and defence, federalism, education and infrastructure. The next elections worth these issues..

It is understandable because you don't have to drop collateral security.. The high interest rate covers the costs of obtaining and operating the loans.

dominique:
Very stupid approach. What if the pupil in question doesn't have a father or his father is far away?

Nigerian schools needs to stop attaching stereotypes to families. The father provides, the mother cooks and cleans bla bla bla, it doesn't make sense anymore especially now that both parents do chores and contribute financially to the running of the home. There are homes where the mum pays the bills and the dad stays at home with the kids. There are single parent homes where just one parent bears all the burden. How do you expect children from such homes relate with silly stereotypes?

Would you mind a stay at home husband? What do you think is the first ideal model

Throwback:



Are you too daft to understand what she wrote in her resignation? Or did you read that she left Nigeria as a teenager to go study in a university abroad, thereby necessitating the customary return to Nigeria that only exist in your own imagination?


She only visited Nigeria with her British passport on occasions. She was never a resident of Nigeria until she was 34yrs. Till today, her parents still reside in the UK where she was born.

Her interests in Nigeria only began long after she had passed the age to serve. Many Nigerians born and resident in the UK have graduated below the age of 30yrs, yet they do not come to Nigeria for any NYSC because they do not have any business with Nigeria besides visiting when a grandparent died or a cousin was wedding.

That they do not have any interest with Nigeria now does not mean they might not show an interest later.

These are the same type of Nigerians that are daily celebrated here on this forum, as working with Google or Facebook or NASA or the White House. Nigerians in the diaspora, like the ones that were on hand to receive the vice president when he visited Google in the US. Nigerians that don't even know that anything called NYSC exist as it remains irrelevant to them, until the day they decide they want to be Nigerians and not American or Briton.


So by default she made enquires about securing an exemption, and one was certainly obtained through her associates from NYSC but fake. It was not obtained under the bridge at Obalende. It was certainly obtained from NYSC officials who gave a document that was not the legitimate issue.


Many Nigerians currently hold particulars that they think is legitimate having been obtained at the legitimate relevant government office, yet they are invalid.

This is the most daft post i have ever seen in my "short" stay on Nairaland.

Regardless of whom she enlisted to get her the exemption certificate, she bears the full moral responsibility for certificate debacle.

Corruption has eaten too deep that people have become unconscious to it.

campusflavour:
ABIA STATE HAD ALOT OF ELEPHANTS IN THE BEFORE THE 60S THAT IS WHY THEY ARE CALLED ENYIMBA, ESPECIALLY ABA, NY GRAND FATHER TOLD ME THAT THEN HUMAN USED TO TRAVEL VERY FAR WITH LEG THAT WHEN YOU ARE PASSING ABIA STATE YOU MUST BE VERY WATCHFUL OF ELEPHANTS

And the elephants swore never to cross over the borders of Abia State, right?

tamethem:
They have the right to ban any song they believe should be banned.

The fact that you are a lawyer and having a lawyer father doesn't make you or anyone uncheckable.

This is Nigeria is Correct

But Everybody be Criminal is wrong.

I am not a Criminal neither is anyone in my Family.

My kids are not Criminals and I am daily teaching them why it is wrong to be a Criminal.


We keep saying Naijas image is destroyed outside and you are doing a song that would be played on International TVs and Radio.

I would be ashamed if I sit down with foreign friends in Canada or any other foreign country and such song is aired on Tv or radio done by a Nigerian like me.

That means if I am called a Criminal by anyone I should not be angry because one of my brothers Falz says so.

If he had said " This is Nigeria and there are lots of Criminals" he could fight that in the court and win but with "Everybody be Crimal" he will surely lose the case.

The judge himself would just tell him " I am a Nigerian and I am not a Criminal ".


Case dismissed!


Nonsense!

It would be disastrous for everyone if it was up to NBC to ban any material over the air waves on the basis of its subjective or an irrational belief that such material. is obscene. A more objective standard outside of NBC's standard must be resorted to.

dominique:
I hate that song with a passion, the reason why I have never sat to watch/listen to it more than once in my entire life is because of that particular line.

When you label a population of almost 200 million people as criminals, expect to be banned. Now people are using that line as a justification for getting into fraudulent acts, after all they've already been called criminals anyways. I support the ban, falz take several seats jor.

It is a bit idiotic to give that line a literal meaning and was well be literally annoyed by it. It's an artistic expression, at liberty with its poetic license, critiquing society.

Thats it

ubunja:
i will decide whether to answer you or not

Lool!

MISEDUCATIONS:


you mean this?:

i saw her question. i only addressed her motivations at bolded:

I have popped the question now to you

MISEDUCATIONS:
if it was not alive you wouldnt have to kill it. no one kills a stone. its not alive.

I noticed you dodged a key question @funmisticqueen asked you. Where the mother's life is in imminent danger probably due to her body frame or ill health on account of her pregnancy, would you approve of a doctor's advice to abort the foetus?

funmisticqueen:
where in the constitution does the foetus has rights, i think you are mixing up foetuses with babies and children who have rights because they are individuals which a foetus isnt

The constitution provides for a right to life but the extent of that right will be decided either by the courts or legislature. Whether that extent would cover foetus will be equally determined by the courts or legislature.

However at common law a foetus can enjoy benefits of property or a will. These enjoyment are a hallmark of personhood. An object obviously can not possess property but where a company is said to possess property it is because it is a person in law.

funmisticqueen:
i like the anglevyou bring to the table.
first, is the foetus an individual, does it have rights? especially in Nigeria.

how has Nigerians benefited from culture that it has to be considered in making decisions concerning the health of the masses?

Under Nigerian law a foetus has very limited rights including some sort rudimentary right to life. I think we ought to focus on the social merits of empowering a foetus rather than focus on what the law says because eventually the law will follow the path policy dictates.

The health of the masses is good policy. Equally is population control.

We both agree that a foetus is human and that humanity is common with us and it's that humanity we identify our rights to exist. Rights being fundamental.

By denying the foetus any rights despite its humanity can spell doom for ours

Cuteamigo1:
the question was asked why Nigerian people and not the nigerian constitution is against abortion and i gave my opinion. many countries around the world align with my opinion so dont make it look like am alone on this. bye

What does "Nigerian people" really mean? Nigeria is too diverse in culture and worldview to assume all Nigerians irrespective of culture and ways are against abortion. Most educated Nigerians especially medical professionals advocate for abortion for some limited purposes. Urban Nigerians are more receptive to abortion that their rural counterparts