₦airaland Forum

olatade:
then, there was no internet. mobile phones were for the exclusively rich back then, no dstv, only crappy NTA that we had to make do with. life was just to boring back in the days jor.

People had books and outdoor entertainment.

Ijaya123:
The criminal attacks on Nigerians and the SA govt inability to put a check to it.

So basically it is a failure of a government to provide security which is a familiar story in Nigeria. Our government has it difficult to provide Nigerians with the security they need from external and internal threats. So why blame SA businesses in Nigeria especially when they are beneficial to the economy in terms of providing jobs and services?

Ijaya123:
My suggestion...

In retaliation to all these senseless and horrific attacks on Nigerian citizens in South Africa, I suggest this government should expel the SA High Commission team in Nigeria with immediate effect. I disagree with recalling our envoy over there. We need someone to keep an eye on activities over there. I stand to be corrected though.

This should be followed up by a call to CAF to suspend SA Football Association from all CAf organised competitions since the country has shown it is incapable of guaranteein the safety of other African countries involved in their land.

The government should as well use its position to lobby other African countries to call for the indefinite suspension of SA from the African Union having failed to uphold one of the values of the union.

These are just a few among many options available so we can teach those animals some hard lessons they wont forget in a while.

Is your problem with the SA govt state sponsored xenophobia or criminal attacks on Nigerians?

BuhariBuster:
It doesn't matter who works there as long as the master is South African, I believe the message should be sent direct and clear.

However, thieves are taking advantage of the whole situation

Capitalism has no nationality.

Mcreloaded:
Iranian oil tanker was seized and Iran seized British ship also and in the end the Iranian oil tanker has been released.
Tit for tat.
Lets see if it will work in this case.

But after you seize the Bonga or any UK asset within Nigeria, do not expect foreign investment to pour in like a reservoir in a broken dam. The courts in the UK are independent and the govt did not argue any illegality in the making of its contract with the Irish firm.

timesup234:
Yes everyone would love to live there until they get there and find out it is a mirage. The biggest shame will be leaving there without achieving anything. That's the shame over one million Nigerians are living with in America. They can't come back because they are stuck. If you ask Americans to pay cash for their cars 99% of them won't be able to afford it. Americans are broke and miserable and 95% of them will die in debt. If in 2019 Nigerians don't know an average Nigerian is richer than a middle class American then they are the dumbest donkey on earth

Do you compare the lower class in the US with that in Nigeria where people can barely afford the basics and are without disposable income.

Bluntemperor:
Afe-Babalola,has said it all and that 1999 Constitution is a fraudulent document that declared 'we the People of Nigeria' .There is nothing like that as the people of the Region s never sat down on this document as many Lawyers have raised similar concern in the past.what happened then was General Abubakar was the Army appointed to see that June 12 died and to do it well,Obasanjo was forced on S/West to bring sanity and unite Nigeria.Today,how many Security Personnel are heads by the Regions leaders when the Constitution specifically said so!.Today,there can never be a State Creation because a lot of lacuna are hidden in the document called 1999 Constitution-for example,2/3 States of Federation must approve a State Creation!!!
It is not about Lugard that has since died and forgot Nigeria in his grave,even though,he was perpetuating a British Agenda.it is those who designed it and benefiting are on prow and are not ready to leave soon.Indomy Generation lacks history and are unable to perceive serious matters affecting their lives but lives and waste money,time and data on Porn videos as BBN.Too Shameful!!.
Was the Speaker not part of Govt Lawyer then,while are they just informing us now that some fundamental are missing in the project called Nigerian Constitution?.Too bad!!!!!!.

Is your problem with the way the constitution is written or by whom it is written by?

Oreoluwaoye:
The 1999 constitution is the main problem in our nation.
It has done absolute more harm than good.
Many of these criminals from 1999 up till now are all hiding behind many of the laws to steal and rape our nation treasury.
[b]The power of immunity has brought about millions of bad and negatives compare to the very few god aspect of it.
We hope our darling Daddy President Muhammadu Buhari makes a drastic change to this constitution before he leaves the office 4 years from now.

God bless Nigeria

Besides this general and lazy criticism of the constitution, what are your specific objections to it? What role as a constitution did it fail at?

agabusta:
So if you are just sworn in as president, the first thing you'll do is to pay 800 million dollars for a project that was never executed.

800 million dollars! Out of the economy of a country in recession. Oga, think deeply.

Nigeria is not paying that silly fine for one useless abstract dagbo project put together by internal saboteurs and their willing foreign counterparts.

No need to be talking conclusively. The whole thing will be renegotiated.

After your foreign assets are seized and sold.

itsme01:



1999 constituition is actually Nigeria's problem

Legally a constituition require constituitional confrence with contribution from all corners of the country so that the laws wont be strange or alien to us, but this isnt so, most people dont know what law governs them because they werent part of the process, unlike many americans that no their constituition and major ammendments

A constituition written by Abacha and his supreme military council like Abdulsalam and some other asslicking politicians for the purpose of easing a way for Abacha to transittion into a life president

a fvcked up constituition specifically designed to intimedate the poor with clauses like Imuinity for governors and deputy, president and vice
poor man crime like Roberry can get you decades behind bars but rich mans crime like corruption and graft only gets you few months or years with option of fine and maximum of 5 to 7 years


We know if Nigerians made their own constituition through collective gathering of all tribes that made up Nigeria in a constituitional confrence;

*Corruption would recieve brutal punishment (cos we dont joke with thieves)
*No Executive would have anything called secuirity vote that they can spend without accounting for
*Rape and child molestation would had been a capital punishment like kidnaping with death as punishment
*Senator wouldnt be paid irrelevant allowances or huge running cost when NASS is still been ran by FG
*A single Person like the President or minister of petroleum wouldnt be so powerful as to single handedly give out OML and oil fields to who ever he likes and withdraw it when ever he pleases
*Solid Minerals would never be on exclusive list with someone in Abuja telling me i cant mine gold or coal in my fathers farm except abuja minister decides to give me lisence to my own land or gives it to his kinsmenr


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As a book of laws, the constitution is coherent enough and readable. There is nothing deficiently wrong with it in regards to the manner it expresses the law it contains. It has a bill of rights, balances the three arms and unusually detailed for a constitution.

Now if your concern is a structural or economic arrangement in the belief that federalism is a better economic model than unitary or close unitary system, then you cannot blame the constitution. Besides the constitution has an amendment clause that can be used. If there is any update required that update can be made as an amendment.

As was said in Training Day, it is not what happened that matters but what you can prove.

Funnily conservative societies are baby breeding machines.

bidexiii:
MUMU is ur 1st name do you think BHT will march 5000 men from Borno to Abuja.... It shows how dumb you are !!
They will capture territory after territory, has seen in Nigeria, Syria, Afghanistan & Iraq etc ...
So you just order your men to March from point A to G, leaving B,C,D,E & F before going to G. It shows your I.Q is so timid...
Do you think BHT will order it's troop to March from Borno to Abuja and leave the states between Borno and Abuja unconquered. Guys like you are keyboard warriors, it's time wasting arguing with dump ass like you.
And now you claim you know much about military and you're smart.....

Blitzkrieg is basically that. You drive your forces rapidly from A to G without concern for the flanks; with focus on speed and surprise as a means to paralyze the enemy's decision-making

Bluffly:
Do you know that DISCO don't even waste most of their allocations. There is poor Distribution system in place. If the Discos are serious they should overhaul the distribution network first

I learnt DISCOs don't control the distribution. That belongs to TCN.

Splashme:
Bros, DISCOs are not your only problem.
FG, generation, transmission all share in the blame but with the greater blame on FG.
What magic can DISCOs perform with 4,000MW in a large country like Nigeria?

The privatisation was not a 'sham' and I bet you, I don't see the Buhari govt revoking those licenses.
The Vice President even said so. Revoking licences won't solve any problem

It has been said that collection losses are unsustainable. So fit the little power generated, the DISCOs appear inadequate in collecting the revenue for it.

Bizlifelines201:
This Tinubu is Wale Tinubu and it has absolutely nothing to do with Asiwaju. It's a business deal and board room politics gone awry. It never ceases to amaze me how these guys get these judges to play their games when there are thousands of people awaiting trial and their cases yet to go anywhere. The case of winding down order fraudulently given to Ecobank from the now disgraced Yunnusa against Honeywell flour mills has been dragging on for years now yet the judiciary wants to hold the rest of the nation to ransom.Imagine, it took Honeywell 4 years to get the fraudulent injunction lifted and dragged all the way to the Supreme court. This is the same thing Wale and Boyo will do and the investors, like Honeywell, will lose out. That's why this current composition of NJC has to change to bring in serious and upright Nigerian stakeholders.This judiciary is a curse on Nigeria and President Buhari should deliver Nigeria and Nigerians from bad eggs in the judiciary because this judiciary can't cleanse itself.
This restraint is a disgrace to the judiciary. The best she could have granted is accelerated hearing

You have a poor understanding of the Nigerian judicial system.

How do you pay for huge welfare and social programs?

kikake:
Judicial Corruption in Nigeria is a fall-out of the corrupt and roguish unitary governance system in Nigeria.

You can't treat one in isolation of the other.

Restructure Nigeria to fiscal federalism. Judicial corruption shall stop.

You did not see the unitary governance system which breeds and feeds corrupt practices in Nigeria.

You decided to beat about the bush.


How did you not expect hyper corrupt practices in Nigeria's feeding bottle govt system where a few politicians form govt in Abuja, collect revenues from all over the country, retain a huge chunk of the revenues to themselves in central government, then share rest to the states and local government areas?

The earlier some people understand that crude oil proceeds are not what make countries rich and advanced, the better.

Continue to chase shadows but leave the substance.

This comment is a joke...

kponkedenge:
This man has given so much back to the community from where he was born, he was involved in technology and community development.....and he was part of a team of artists and entrepreneurs who developed Destination Crenshaw, an open-air museum devoted to honoring African-American artistic achievement. Yet a black man killed him.
The fact of the matter is that the black man in America and the black man in Africa has the same mentality of staying primitive and always against people who want to do good for their community and people at large.
Just go to your village and try erecting a good structure like school or hospital and then watch how your village people will start envying you or even try to kill you.
The black race needs a total miracle in changing our orientation.

Very narrow perspective

AfonjaConehead:
The north tactically used SLS,who was also a bank.player and knew the banking games, to destroy southern bank topshots and their banks.
I remember,these accursed coneheads were the most vocal against the southern bankers then.

Shareholders never complained and there weren't signs of the banks going under.

Really?!

I thought most combat engagements were decided by long range weapons before small arms can be of any effect.

Xisnin:
A patent describes a "process", not an idea.
One can neither copyright nor patent an idea.

For example, Elon Musk has several patents on electric cars but that
doesn't stop other companies from developing their own process from the same idea.

And since this idea is about the third-party advert on recharge card printing, even a roadside printer
can come up with his own process.

I think it's an issue of confidentiality not copyright. There is a common duty of confidentiality in disclosing information that is private by nature.

Nigeria has a very liberal appeal system. Glo will appeal considering the resources it has.

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.