₦airaland Forum

Becomrich is a Warrior! IBB is boring.

geerufus:
A sure sign of Madness to me is a Nigerian preacher telling his followers to pay 100% tithe, because, according to him (THE MORE U PAY, THE MORE BLESSINGS U RECEIVE FROM GOD).

The real madness is in actually paying that. . .

LOL @ "they refused" EPL Club loyalty trumps Mod duties?

Erm oga Danjuma, how about returning that $500millon Abi na $1Billion oil block you got for nothing? SMH

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-400110.0.html#msg5538524

BabaOsaze:
I just want make everybody hear and understand say Baba Osaze don land!

I have come to rock the foundations of the house.

Oya make una dey welcome me dey tell me welcome, Ekabo, Obokian, Okoyo, Obota and all

LWKMD

Vare BabaOsaze, Obokhian,

But, here na Nairaland o, no be just Ishanland

9icest:
Thats kinda very cheap. If the integrity and patriotism of those wretched PDP Delegates goes for about 2m, then I think its gonna be dirt cheaper at the states level.
Jesus, I need to save more cash so come 2018 I can buy a whole bunch of idiots from Ogun State and get their endorsement and make their lives hell like GEJ is going to do come next year.
Still very surprised that power is so cheap in Nigeria no wonder the sane and insane are rushing into politics. Ogun 2018, here I come

Sarcasm Gold! +1

Now, I need to make more money, I too must buy votes until fools stop selling.

I'll propose a Vote Stock exchange

US military strategists? Gusau's friends? do they really need to be that obvious?

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=539765.msg7034400#msg7034400 date=1288288267]So fun mi nau.

nawa fun e o. Et tu? Chic2pimp wo? se omo kekere yen ti o ti moh ibi ti kinla e wa?[/quote] you are not nice o! how you gon do a Brotha like that? Oya apologise to him!


So fun e ke? Ok, I'm Yoruba, I rep the Irunmoles, the rest na semantics

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=539765.msg7033983#msg7033983 date=1288283900]Ilu wo lo ti wa? Somehow I keep thining you're omo Ondo.

Na play na play until someone goes to the hospital [/quote]Keep trying, you will figure it out

Hospital? which ward? Orthopaedic ?

or Maternity? (thought chic2pimp was taking care of that

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=539765.msg7029096#msg7029096 date=1288231004]Being an Indigenous of Jos, you can admit it [/quote]Tufiakwa! I no be Jukun, O'dua ni mi Tokan Tokan!

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=539765.msg7029096#msg7029096 date=1288231004]Ok, your iyan is coming jare. Just you wait. If it looks like am running after you with the big orogun, don't worry, sit still where you are,  you're just seeing things [/quote]LOL@ Orogun.   I go wait! I like to play before eating too  

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=539765.msg7028850#msg7028850 date=1288225950]Na true, I shoulda
Out of Nigerians, we [except for Oni] maintain our integrity, credibility, honesty, etc. Or should I keep going? [/quote]Don't even bother  Any sane observer of Ekiti people will know that Oni and his PDP Government friends were aberrants


Now go and pound my Iyan

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=539765.msg7028489#msg7028489 date=1288219828]That's what I thought. Every credit card concluded? They just swap it, if it approves , then you're good to go.
But I guess it won't take long for the Notice to circulates around the US Post Offices nationwide. .
I was in a study group with some chicks today and I told the chick I was Nigeria, she looked at me somehow. I was like WTF? These ppl are beginning to wise up to Nigerian scam.
I am tired, Nigerians need to gather themselves together before I start claiming Gambian.[/quote]Na you mess up

You should have just said you are Ekiti, Period!

Mbeki:
Just Imagine that Physics, Chemistry and other subject are taught in your native language, the level of what your can do will be unimaginable.

The whites has brainwashed us way back, destroyed our history and left us hanging, it's a pity that a lot of people don't understand this, they  still want to be a white man in black skin. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE!

Oh! what a wonderful world that would be! Calculus in Yoruba nko? 

Bello is a hausa name, so is dalhatu, sarki, tafida, tukur, lamido, badamasi, gambo, tanko, mairo, dogara, dikko and many more.

Kai! so these are the great sounding names they tried to replace with yeye ones like Osama and Al arabiya?! 

May Sango and Amadioha continue to punish all those imperialist usurpers with Alzheimers!

See as I even dey type in English sef,  dem don almost wound us beyond repair.

opribo:
I dont believe all this unsubstantiated stories about my beloved airline ARIK, they must be coming from competitors who can not match the service excellence of ARIK and the newness of her aircraft fleet. I have been flying ARIK now for the past two years and I can thump my chest and say it anywhere ARIK air still remains my number one choice in the air. I have flown in their Boeing 747-800, Borbardier series and it was comfort all the way. How can any one say ARIK doesnt have enough refreshment for her passengers and we are listening to such a story or a trained steward in ARIK fleet addressing a customer as painted in the post. Please Nlanders should be discerning to know when someone is peddling lies. For the matter in the post[b] I want to believe those people that held the plane hostage most be terrorist because their action is against international civil aviation regulations.[/b]

Everyone in Nigeria knows that before you board an aircraft you must identify your luggage at the tarmac before boarding failure to do so will result in your luggage been off loaded. I believe this abokis are the ones that forgot to identify their luggage and they want to use their boko haram wisdom to terrorize my airline. I will suggest that ARIK air cease flying to that state as a punishment to those people after all they have no other airline that serves that ramshackle area.

I doubt your "love" for Arik, are you sure you are not working for one of their competitors?

If you are the Publicist Arik Air Hired to do damage control on NL, You've only succeded in confirming the allegations made by their customers.

Arik should demand their money back from you.

Your post is not just condescending, it is also dumb and uncouth, just like the image of Arik that had been painted by their customers on this thread. . .

Fail!

Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Dr. Rita Inoma-Abbey, said she could not comment on the issue because she had not been briefed.

Typical

Efforts made to reach the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Navy in the state, Mr. N. Yeibo, were abortive as he did not pick his calls when our correspondent called his two lines. Also, he had not responded to text messages sent to his line as at the time the paper was going to bed.

He could care less

Our correspondent could not also reach Porbeni, but his Personal Assistant who spoke on the telephone declined comments. She demanded to know our correspondent’s “interest”in the matter.

Really? SMH

“What is your interest in the matter? Are you Tekena‘s brother? I don‘t know what your interest is, but whatever it is; I will call Abubakar and tell him what you have told me. I don‘t know why you want to publish it in the newspaper; I don‘t know what your report will do,” she said.

Oh, What a Pity.


Now, Why in the hell do we have paid soldiers guarding a retired Soldier? WHY?!!

Is Porbeni still in government?

Did they freeze Porbeni's pension?

Is Porbeni handicapped? He can't work and hire private security?

Are Nigerian Naval ratings that jobless? or the Nigerian Military that Moronic?

Is this a joke?

Why are we paying soldiers to guard Retired Soldiers , who by definition are now CIVILIANS?!!

Is he leading a military expedition in his bedroom?

SMDH @ My Country.

^^ where exactly is it stated in the constitution that sharia law is the standard for ALL muslims in such cases? 

I understand that the supreme court has not ruled on the constitutionality of various punishments and codes under sharia law -I believe we can take a quick glance at the composition of that dishonorable bench over the years and guess the reasons for that- But that could also mean that sharia law is not constitutional and some misguided fanatics are just forcing their own morbid cultural and religious desires on a secular society.

I hope this lady and a good lawyer will make a name for themselves, take this case up to the Supreme Court and challenge the constitutionality of an overbroad Sharia law. That is how we set precedents and strengthen the law. I will be excited to read how this Sharia thing will be constitutionally argued and decided.

"Dancing around making funny faces at greedy capitalists"

Repented after saving instruction. . .

Le Stylo:
Of course you have a right "on request (the "learned" ones call it plea i presume)" to be heard under any court of justice under the three main legal arms otherwise, the law court may decide under which jurisdiction your case falls and be so referred to be answered there. This is a case for either the customary or the Islamic court depending on what decision/actions necessitated the legal matter in the first place.

My toro!

When I read those words in bold, my mind went to the different court levels we have i.e The Magistrate Courts, The State Courts, The Court of Appeal and The Supreme court. Of course they can move cases to the proper jurisdiction

But Sharia Court?

I find it hard to understand why a Case brought by a Nigerian Citizen(26 year old o!)will be rejected by a Nigerian Judge and referred to the Islamic Sharia court or even a Customary Court. Especially if the plaintiff does not want to be subjected to the principles of those courts and does not accept their fundamental beliefs.

Especially when the case has got nothing to do with her contracting anything under Sharia by herself in the first instance as the facts of this case suggest.

Law prince:
Now on the issue of the young lady. The marriage her father contracted for her is ILLEGAL under the Islamic law, because there must be consensus ad idem ie meeting of the two minds b4 any contract could be enforceable.
I now wonder why nairalanders are now publicly exposing their illiteracy by just commenting shabbily on an issue that they are completely ignorant about.

Oga Lawyer,

If the Marriage was contracted without the woman's consent, It will also be illegal under Nigerian Law period. Right?

The fact that it was contracted Illegally by the two defendants as you mentioned, and without the assent of a Sharia court makes this case more serious and more necessary for the Nigerian court to decide on. As that will be a clear violation of her civil and human rights as a Nigerian citizen period! Right?

And that begs the question; Why will a judge throw out the case of a 26 year old Nigerian citizen who came to seek redress against the Illegal act of two adult males hiding under the precept of some ambiguous Cultural or Religious law or duty? --->Especially if she is not interested in Sharia Law?

Remember, according to you, The Father and "Fraudband" even violated Sharia Laws and she clearly ain't into that Sharia thing.

So like Sagamite asked several times already; Don't I as a Muslim living in a so called Sharia State have the right to choose if I want my case to be heard under Sharia Law or the secular Laws of Nigeria?

^The answer to that question is vital to the rights and liberty of every Nigerian citizen.

Law prince:
Some issues that concerns Islamic law such as marriage, inheritance and so on can not be decided in the common law courts.

Cannot? Really? That is a very dangerous word.

So I have no way of seeking redress if I, as a Muslim decide tomorrow that I am no longer interested in Islam or Islamic law? or my parents religion, am I bound forever to Sharia laws?!!

You mean I cannot seek to void a Sharia marriage based on fundamental Nigerian Family/Common law principles? especially If I've come to disagree with Sharia Law Principles or renounced Islam, even if the Marriage was contracted under sharia Law? Really?

You mean Nigerian Common Laws do not have superior jurisdiction over Sharia Laws?

Who passed these?!!

Can't wait for Sango Laws. . .

Odunnu:
keep shaking the head, just make sure the brains dont stain my clothes when they finally spatter out from your head.

Don't be afraid, this head is kinda strong

I'm puzzled by the title of this thread(Aroke?) and GEJ's comments  did somebody spray some dumb chemical on earth today?

"They nearly broke his arm, I'm sorry for the poor man"

"It is where they push you that you will go"

Is this a poor attempt at humility or is he a pretender to the seat of president? This GEJ guy sef, SMH

Sagamite:
Wa she're, baba mi!!! (May you do well, my elder)

Wa she're!!! (May you do well)

AHHH, ati de!!! (We have arrived)

Awa omo Orunmila! (We the children of the Yoruba God)

Ati wa gba nkan wa!   (We have come to take over our thing)

Ani she eru iwa Oyinbo ati Arabu mor! (We will not be slaves to the ways of Whites and Arabs anymore)  

HAHAHAHA! Exactly my bro!! This is the opportunity the Irunmoles were waiting for   Ase!

Unfortunately, I still see some folks arguing for a general or universal secular law. They better seize the opportunity!

I hope the worshippers of Arochukwu Long-juju will Join with the children of Olodumare to demand for the return of our ancestral laws.

Since sharia imperialists have won their battle and have succeeded in rubbishing the Secular system we had, it is time to roll out the Okija shrine laws and the Irunmole codes.

It is time Eboras put on "judicial gown" and decide cases. Secular Nigeria died on the sword of this phrase:

Judge Isiyaku Mohammed said under the constitution, the federal court could not intervene in the affairs of an Islamic court.

Let's quit trying to wake it up.

Sagamite:
Sorry, since when did sharia law become a compulsity for muslims in Nigeria?

If one is a muslim, once cases have to heard in a sharia court?

Sharia law is no more for those that wish to use it, but compulsory if one is muslim?

Will somebody with a good knowledge of Sharia Law answer Sagamite? or at least answer the questions? I dey wait o!

BECAUSE I need someone to convince me that the shyte I just smoked caused me to read this:

Judge Isiyaku Mohammed said under the constitution, the federal court could not intervene in the affairs of an Islamic court.

WHAT!!!!

Ok, I will not pretend, I suspected that OBJ and the Federal Government's gutless kowtowing to the proponents of unbridled Sharia law back in 1999 was going to lead to stuffs like this, but WHAAATTTT!!!

Ok, It is time for Sango laws o!

We the children of Olodumare demand to be the governed by the dictates of Orunmila as given to us by IFA and as directed by Obatala

We also demand that our laws must supersede any Federal law, we want Zero federal intervention when we do our sacrifices and perform our OROs!!

SMH @ Barrister Eze E. Eze

SMH @ Magistrate Aminu Abdullahi

SMH @ Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB)

SMH @ Section 35 (1) of the AEPB Act No 10 of 1997.

SMH @ our collective inability to fix Stup.d. . .

@ Mikeansy, I do see your point, although, I wanted something formal that will help us address the foundational issues we have failed to address in Nigeria; Decentralize government at all levels, ensure a more equitable enforcement of our laws, remove those decrees and acts that limit the rights of any Nigerian to own land, live wherever they choose, practice their faith, seek and receive justice and vote or be voted for anywhere in Nigeria regardless of class, sex or ethnicity  e.t.c

I will argue that a president or leader that is committed to making Nigeria work for all Nigerians may not even need a SNC.

If she can provide leadership for her party and influence enough political leaders and the people to see the need for a major social and political reform plus enforce those laws you spoke about, then we may not need any special SNC.

It will take balls, it will take guts, it will take a lot of political will and strategy. It will take removing your focus away from stealing billions of dollars you will never spend peacefully anyway. If GEJ is that leader, I wish him well, if not, I wish him Hell.

I don't care if he does it through a SNC or by arm twisting the PDP infested National Assembly, just get the job done.

Beaf:
^
My guy, I'm not happy too. Just praying that there is another side to the coin and its just transient politics.
There is still a lot to play out though. The one thing that struck me is that he wasn't ruling out the core reason, he talked more about the mechanism; please note, I will not try to convince anyone on this issue (except about my own convictions). I am quite sure there is still much more that will be brought into play after May (if GEJ gets the mantle, by God's Grace).

Yes, well said! that struck me too!

erm, is this not the same Beaf that some NL folks refer to as a blind GEJ supporter?

OAM4J:
I like your argument and I agree with most part of it except that the bold does not justify some of yours and OP's concerns.

These people in the bold that you consider crucial for winning elections are the one that are least concerned about articulation and oratory ability.

Their main concern is; Who among them is not a thief, honest and sincere enough to give them the better Nigeria the crave for?

Although I will also be the 1st to accept the fact that NR need to do a lot more to convince and win the heart of these set of people.

Ok, netotse replied,  allow me to add;

I'm glad you mentioned the bolded. You are right, But The key is Inspiration. Articulation and Oratory skills are like "jaras" (extras). Essential extras IMO though.

The point is that Ribadu and ACN must inspire followership, his ambition depends on it period!

But my experiences with Nigerians shows that we most often equate articulation with the ability to speak Queens English.  I DO NOT CARE if Ribadu cannot speak Queens English like the King of England.

Can he speak Hausa to the Masses like Aminu Kano spoke to the Talakawas?

Can he command the attention of the crowd like Adegoke Adelabu on Mapo hill? or the young  Zik in front of a crowd? -those people became leaders for a reason.

. . . and if he can't communicate and pass across his message with great oratorical skills, can he ORGANIZE like a certain Black man with a "funny name" who with his charm, charisma and dogged organizational skills became the most powerful man in the world?

It's not just the articulation and Oratory, and no, Ribadu does not need to speak English to Agberos, but he must inspire and ORGANIZE those people to believe in his campaign and want him more than they want a bag of rice from GEJ or a wad of cash from IBB, else he'll lose. . .

kcjazz:
How can I explain it to my grandma that would make her stand up and vote without a bag of salt/rice as an incentive.

Per communication, I believe every leader must know how to project his ideas either through writing or speaking.

That is the "take away" message.^+1

Any serious student of politics will tell you that the power to inspire is chief to the success of any political leader. I do not care if you are an Angel or a Brutal dictator. Inspire or perish!

Jarus' observation is on point. Gbawe and other supporters raised very good concerns about the danger of publicly dishing out such criticisms, but IMO, if you do not have a personal access to NR, if you are not a member of his inner circle, if you have not signed an irrevocable oath of allegiance to him and his campaign,  then I see no reason why you should not publicly voice these kinds of constructive criticism.

The hope is that NR will listen or his handlers will take note and make the necessary adjustments. At the end of the day, Nuru Ribadu is a means to an end not the end itself -we want a genuine representative democracy where egalitarian laws are made, respected and enforced for all Nigerians regardless of age, class, sex or ethnicity.

I'll go slightly off-topic to present my thoughts on ACN and Ribadu;

On Ribadu's prospects; I'm just not impressed with Ribadu and all the so called progressives parading themselves around, from Ribadu to Utomi. The reason can be summed up in kcjazz's statement above.

I'm not impressed nor convinced by their grassroot organizing. I see little to no impact and safe for Buhari, their name recognition is unacceptably low and that is a major problem.

Unless Tinubu, Ribadu and all the rest of them have a secret stash of dollars somewhere to buy this election with, or a direct access to the minds of the owners of Nigeria (Big Oil), I see ACN losing the presidential Election.  As a Ribadu/ACN sympathizer, I'm saddened by the possibility of another 8 years of PDP rule.

This election will not be won online on FB and twitter. Ribadu and ACN should forget the online Youth vote nonsense they keep shouting about. Nigeria is not America and we do not have a well educated, electronically-connected, liberated youth population that will vote differently or defend their votes better than the older generation without a great deal of inspirational push.

Those who may deliver this election for ACN in the face of massive spending and rigging by PDP are NOT the FB generation. They are the Okada riding, spare part selling, we-are-gathered-on-the-street-corner-because-we-are-jobless Nigerians, they are the ones who might consider voting and guarding their votes on election day, not the "Lekki today, Yankee tomorrow" FB and Twitter types

ACN needs to put in more WORK to get them excited about this election and Ribadu needs to find a way to communicate to them better and inspire them to own this election. We are a wounded, cynical and politically apathetic people. Ribadu needs to work harder to convince us. Unfortunately, time is running out and I see little work on the ground.

The only thing that will make things a bit better for supporters like myself will be if ACN focus their attention on Governorship and National Assembly elections thereby directing scarce resources and time to those ones and further weakening the power of the United-in-Corruption Inc. -->PDP. That is a strategy I can live with, till we try again in four years.

For now, I see little to no effort and I hope I'm very wrong.

KnowAll:
If Aregbosola of Oshun State and Oyo state falls to ACN, then Tinnubu would just be ripe to be the next "Are ONA Kankanfo "of Yorubaland a title of no small reverence. Ogun would be the last bastion of opposition in Yorubaland. I think the ACN can make significant forays into Kwara and Kogi State with good planning and strategy

That is the Koko

semid4lyfe:
Damn! That Deputy Governor is FIINE. I foresee a clash and kind of supremacy battle between her and the First Lady

I forsee a fulfilment of that prophecy

Na like this market go dey be? I don tire for draws o