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The Kogi State governorship election tribunal has ruled that the failure of Mr James Faleke to join INEC in his petition against the election of Governor Yahaya Bello is a major defect to the petition.

Tribunal ruled that James Faleke lacks the locus standi to challenge the substitution of Late Audu Abubakar having not participated in the APC primaries that produced Audu Abubakar

The Tribunal further held that the constitution does not recognize independent candidates as political parties are the ones vested with the power to nominate and sponsor a candidate for any election.

The Tribunal added that the APC was legally right to substitute its candidate due to force majeur as the November 21 election was declared inconclusive.

It is parties that win and lose an election and APC was duly invited by INEC to present a new candidate following the death of Prince Audu Abubakar.

Records before the court showed that Yahaya Bello participated in the APC primaries that produced Audu and emerged as the runner up.

Tribunal holds that there is valid material before it confirming the sponsorship of Yahaya Bello and having contested the primaries against Prince Audu, he was the best person to step into the shoes of the late Audu.

Tribunal also dismissed Faleke’s claims that the 240,687 votes of November 21 was transferred to Bello because it held that the votes belong to the APC and not Prince Audu.

Mr James Faleke of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had asked the Kogi State election petition tribunal to declare him as the authentic winner of the November 21, 2015 governorship election in Kogi State on the ground that the current Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello never participated in the said election.

The petitioner, Mr Faleke was running as the deputy governorship candidate under the late Abubakar Audu up until INEC declared the poll inconclusive after Mr Audu died.

INEC went ahead to ask the APC to nominate a replacement for the deceased.

Mr Bello was nominated and he selected Mr Faleke as his deputy, but Mr Faleke declined.

Mr Faleke thereafter approached the tribunal asking it to declare him governor-elect.

source: http://www.channelstv.com/2016/06/06/kogi-tribunal-dismisses-falekes-petition-against-yahaya-bellos-election/

“Civis Nigerianus Sum” - I am a citizen of Nigeria.

A Speech by H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Delivered at Bloomberg Studios, London, United Kingdom
Since leaving office one year and one week ago, I have had the luxury of time to be able to reflect on the future of my great country, Nigeria.

So today is not about my personal memories or a litany of ‘what ifs’. No! Today I would like to share with you what I believe is the key learning from my experiences for the future of democracy not only in Nigeria but also across the entire continent of Africa.

I said before the last election that my political ambition was not worth the blood of one Nigerian.

I was true to my word when on March 16th, 2015, just after the election, when the results were still being collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I called my opponent, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) to concede, in order to avoid any conflict and ensure a peaceful transition of power.

This was without precedent in my country and I am proud that it achieved my goal of no conflict arising from the result of the election.

Some may think it is ironic that perhaps my proudest achievement was not winning the 2015 Presidential Election. By being the first elected Nigerian leader to willingly hand over power via the ballot box, to the opposition party, without contesting the election outcome, I proved to the ordinary man or woman in the country that I was his or her equal.

That his or her vote was equal to mine, and that democracy is the ‘Government by the will of the people’, and Nigeria, and indeed Africa is ripe for democracy.

It is my sincerest wish that democracy continues to be consolidated in the continent of Africa and it will even get better.

For it has always been my consistent desire to help consolidate peace and cultivate democracy in Nigeria and across the Continent.

In fact, it was the key foreign policy objective of my Administration when we were able to help broker peace and restore democracy in Niger, Mali, Guinea Bissau and Cote d’Ivoire.

¬ In Niger – The first challenge that confronted ECOWAS when I was Chairman in 2010 was the military intervention there. We were able to resolve it through sheer determination and prudent consultations which paved the way for the country’s return to constitutional rule and democracy.

¬ In Mali – As the Co-mediator of the effort to return the nation to democracy after a surprising military take-over, I was the only sitting President to visit Mali and meet all the stakeholders in the early and difficult times of the crisis.

I ensured that Nigeria played the leading role in all the negotiations coordinated by ECOWAS. Our efforts produced a political timetable for the holding of democratic elections. I was happy that our work led to the historic Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed in Bamako on 15th May, 2015, which I was privileged to witness.

¬ In Guinea Bissau, a nation known for its long history of political crises. As leaders of ECOWAS then, we worked hard to bring about peace by building international consensus around a transition arrangement. This led to the full restoration of constitutional order in the country. After leading the negotiations that produced an interim government, Nigeria provided both financial and logistic support, making it possible for a successful election to hold. The process produced a democratic government that is currently running the country.

¬ In Cote d’Ivoire, in 2010, ECOWAS, under my leadership, demonstrated its commitment to enduring democracy, by standing firm behind the winner of the Presidential elections. The winner H.E. Alassane Ouattara, assumed his rightful place as President, and went ahead to provide quality leadership not only to his country, but also to ECOWAS as its Chairman.

As the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a key actor in ECOWAS, we were also able to encourage peaceful elections in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Togo. //

And today, the focus of my energies is to uphold democratic principles, promote peaceful political transitions and support citizen entrepreneurship and intra-Africa trade. These are precisely the objectives of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation.

We will achieve this by working with African Governments, the private sector, civil society and other friends of Africa to galvanize action towards improving our societies and making a change in the lives of the ordinary people in our various countries.

We will work for good governance by promoting credible and transparent elections, as well as peaceful power transfers. I have no doubt that this is the basic requirement we need for strengthening our institutions and enthroning stability.

Our interest in youth and women entrepreneurship is driven by the urgent need to create jobs for Africa’s teeming young population. To this end my Administration championed various initiatives and programmes, including the “Youth Enterprises with Innovation (YouWin), which encouraged young people to go into business, and the “Nagropreneur” programme, which encouraged them to go into mechanized agriculture.

Beyond job creation, Nigeria like other developing countries, faced the challenges of corruption, which is a stumbling block to the development of nations.

I think it is important to let you know my administration took many steps to curtail this scourge, in the areas of Finance, agriculture and petroleum.

To take just one example, we drastically reduced corruption in the agricultural sector with the help of a simple mobile phone.

We achieved this by providing an e-wallet to farmers which grew the percentage of registered farmers receiving subsidy from 11% to 94%. And in the process we were also able to save billions of naira in fertiliser subsidies.

Through our Agricultural Transformation Agenda, we greatly boosted food production and saved almost a trillion naira on food imports.

This one initiative had the benefits of improving food security, creating more jobs and reducing inflation to its lowest levels in over 5 years.

Our ambition was to sanitize the corruption in petroleum subsidies by completely deregulating the sector. However, our efforts were frustrated by unhealthy political resistance.

Consolidating democracy and the effective war against graft should be the collective responsibility of all citizens. I would like to emphasize my ongoing commitment to good governance, effective stewardship and transparency.

For Nigeria to further develop and progress we need peace, freedom and unity.
These values need to be deeply, strongly and irreversibly entrenched in Nigeria for all time.

For this to happen, it is imperative that both the Executive and the Legislative arms of Government institute a Bill of Rights.

A Bill of Rights that will end discrimination and tribalism, and promote equality, enabling everyone to work towards the common goal for the development of the nation.

A Bill of Rights which like the British Magna Carta, some 800 years ago, enshrined the principle of habeas corpus so that no person is deprived of his liberty without a trial of his peers.

A Bill of Rights, like that introduced by America’s Founding Fathers, which stated “the people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, to write, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, as one of the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable.”

There is a phrase from Cicero going back to Ancient Rome, “Civis Romanus sum.” Meaning, “I am a Roman citizen.”

But it meant much more than that.

It meant that every Roman was entitled to all of the rights and protections of a citizen in Rome. It didn’t matter if you were rich or poor or even a prisoner, you were still a citizen of Rome and protected by the state.

Wouldn’t it be good for us to aspire to a Nigeria where we too could apply that same principle “Civis Nigerianus sum”?

Each of us could say, “I am a citizen of Nigeria!”

We would be able to look beyond where each of us comes from, and look past our tribal origins.

We would be able to evaluate each other on our merits, rather than our religion, or region.

We would be free to think or do as we wished, as long as we observed the laws of the land, without fear that the land would withhold our rights under the law.

What would it mean to be able to declare “I am a Nigerian citizen”?

You would be judged on your own merits, not your tribe.

You would have access to education that can help you succeed on whatever path you choose.

You would be part of a proud culture, one that others want to invest in.

You would be safe in knowing that society judges you by your successes and failures, rather than your place of origin.

You would be equal before the law and your protection is enshrined in the laws of the country.

You would be an asset and a valued member of your country; one who is worth investing in; who can return that investment tenfold within your lifetime.

Ultimately, it means that you would be an ambassador for Nigeria, and you would be able to proudly go around this world and say, “I am a citizen of Nigeria.”

Isn’t it true that we are all citizens of a proud Nigeria?

Home to great civilizations, such as the NOK and Igbo Uku, which date back over 4,000 years, we are one of the oldest cultures in the world.

We are a civilization that had faced challenges, fought wars, and reformed our systems; we have always prevailed through difficult times.

We are a civilization that now stands at a crossroads a key time when we must make a decision to move forward or go back.

It is my belief, that
No matter what location,
No matter what faction,
No matter what tribe,

Each one of us can come together as citizens of the future Nigeria.

It was the American Green Party politician Ralph Nader who said, “There can be no daily democracy, without daily citizenship.”

The first transformation… must be … a shift in our mindset.

We have to make the decision to make the rights of our people our priority when making government and investment decisions.

Rather than spending money on resources that will run out, we should be investing it in people who are the key constant elements in the socio-economic transformation of society.

Nigeria is projected to have a population that will surpass that of the United States of America by the year 2050. But if we have not invested in our people, then we will not be ready to manage.

Our money must go towards providing education for all, because we know that once our citizens are educated, they have futures.

Those futures lead to safer cities, stable economies, and more businesses. When a young person does not have access to education, their future is jeopardized and statistics show that they may be prone to antisocial and criminal activities.

I am proud of the fact that my Administration established a Federal University in every one of the 12 States that did not previously have them. Now, for the first time in our country’s history, every state has a university established by the Federal Government.

Despite it not being the responsibility of the Federal Government to develop primary and secondary schools, we built hundreds of these schools across Nigeria.

Yet we need to build on these achievements by changing our mindset to investing in the resources above the ground, rather than below the ground.
Once we invest in our citizens, it will be our time to confidently enter the international stage. Each one of us will be able to go to any nation and proudly proclaim: I am a citizen of Nigeria.”

When we have a good mindset, we must also strive for equality.

No investment in our people is going to pay off if we are unequal.

One area some of the international community disagreed with me, was that while I was in office, I signed into law a bill that discriminates against a segment of our population.

This private member bill was put forward in the context of polls that showed 98% of Nigerians did not think same sex marriage should be accepted by our society. This was the highest percentage of any country surveyed.

The bill was passed by 100% of my country’s National Assembly. Therefore, as a democratic leader with deep respect for the Rule of Law, I had to put my seal of approval on it.

However, in the light of deepening debates for all Nigerians and other citizens of the world to be treated equally and without discrimination, and with the clear knowledge that the issue of sexual orientation is still evolving, the nation may, at the appropriate time, revisit the law.

When it comes to equality, we must all have the same rights as Nigerian citizens.

Former US Congressman Charles Rangel noticed the same thing when talking about America, he said “Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.”

Equality will promote meritocracy, growth and security. Tribalism, regionalism and religious intolerance should never be acceptable in Nigeria.

Within the Nigerian Federation, anyone, regardless of their home state should be treated equally and have full protection under Federal Law.

That is the only way that all Nigerians can be at home in any part of the country and proudly say “I am a Nigerian Citizen.”

That is the only way we can eradicate tribalism, regionalism and religious intolerance before they destroy our beloved Nigeria.

The constitution recognizes anyone born in Nigeria by Nigerian parents as a citizen. We must go the next step and accept all Nigerians residing in any part of the country as equal citizens.

Our new Bill of Rights must therefore amend our constitution to criminalise discrimination of Nigerian citizens residing in any part of the country based on their place of origin.

Indigenes and residents must pay the same amount for school fees and social services all over the county.

I ask the same question that Eric P. Liu asks, “The next time someone uses denial of citizenship as a weapon or brandishes the special status conferred upon him by the accident of birth, ask him this: What have you done lately to earn it?

Every Nigerian must feel at home in any part of Nigeria. It is the only way that each of us will be able to say, “Civis Nigerianus Sum.”

As our country increases its equality, its cultural value will increase too.

When we increase the cultural value of Nigeria and show it to the world, not only will people spend their business dollars in our country, but their vacation dollars too.

You have to buy into the culture of a country before you decide to visit or invest.

It will become a self-fulfilling prophecy for our beloved nation.

As we invest in the equality of our people and strive to make ourselves more equal, the world will take notice.

As our image rises in the eyes of others, we will become even prouder of our national culture. This will repeat and repeat in a positive feedback loop where both parts feed each other and grow as a result.

Before I conclude, let me ask you this:

Which Nigeria do we as citizens want?

An equal or unequal Nigeria?

An educated or uneducated Nigeria?

One Nigeria or many Nigerias?

We all know the answers to these questions hence my call for a Bill of Rights, based on our shared vision for a future Nigeria which is…

A Nigeria where you are judged on your merits and not your origins;

A Nigeria where you can get the education you want and the future you choose;

A Nigeria whose government serves the people and is not above the law;

A Nigeria whose government invests in its resources above the ground and not just the resources below;

A place where we all work together, rather than allow ourselves to be divided by tribalism or prejudice;

Nothing better sums up this vision for Nigeria than our national anthem, which sounds as good in prose as it does in song:

“Arise, O compatriots
Nigeria's call obey
To serve our fatherland
With love and strength and faith
The labour of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom
Peace and unity.”

I will leave you with this: I am a patriot.

I am so very proud of my country.

And I believe it is only right and proper for me, and every Nigerian to be able to proudly proclaim, in our villages, in our towns, in our cities, in our country and anywhere in the world:

“Civis Nigerianus Sum”

I AM A CITIZEN OF NIGERIA
source: https://www.facebook.com/jonathangoodluck/posts/1171403292910043
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Onegai:
Bini culture is one of the oldest and most respected in Africa because they take their culture dead-serious. That's a fact (go to a lot of museums and you'll see proof). They just don't make noise and attract attention to it like Yoruba culture has done successfully (which they should). The oldest church in Nigeria is in Benin city and people from around the world go there (Nigerians and foreigners alike). In Bini culture, one doesn't get married on Market Day. Even if you're in the U.S. as long as the date you pick for your traditional engagement falls on Traditional Market day in Benin city, no-one will do the marriage. It has affected people I know (who had to either postpone their wedding by a week or just have a party that day and do the engagement quietly the next day). Other tribes (like Igbo, Igala, Nupe, Tiv etc) should start taking their cultures serious because there's a lot of money to be made in Tourism and Anthropology.

Very true, now that, Nigeria is looking beyond oil, our culture and tradition has a lot to sell to the international community

Hmm very funny, FG orders, is this military Era, FG has no control over them, or they want to give them bail out funds too They should plead with them, not a forceful thing.

Onegai:
This is the traditional way of calling for a fast. Is it from sunup to sundown? I'm sure the elderly and children are exempt.

Laredojohn, he will be buried with human heads, his staff carriers and some leopards will be allowed out at night to go hunting. That's what i was told as a child.
I know there is a hypnosis spell cast on people to coerce them into going to the palace and becoming servants for a while in order to cook for the multitude of visitors during that time (this was before the era of caterers). The hypnotized person was given a loincloth to wear and usually worked without needing to rest so had to be released after a day. My mum's neighbour was one of those caught the last time Oba "travelled". He went to the farm, didn't come home that night and came home a day later, exhausted and with welts on his hands from pounding yam constantly. He had absolutely no idea what he had been doing, but someone who was in the palace confirmed seeing him in his loincloth around the kitchen (working tirelessly).

Dis is serious...if this still applies today...thanks for the info though.

Like to be enlightened more about this, what are the consequences, who knows should share, wanna know some Benin tradition

Like to be enlightened more about this, what are the consequences, who knows should share, wanna know some Benin tradition

Amajerry83:
To make this short I will go straight to the point.

For some 4 years now my cousin 33yrs old has been having Bright red blood dropping in the toilet when he stool. It does not happen all the time but it does happen once in a while. Sometimes 2 days and then it may stop for months and then resurface.
Doctors can't diagnose the cause after many checks so they said it's an internal hemorrhoid. According to 2 doctors it's not cancer.
Is there any alternative treatment for this?
Pls nairalanders let us know so we can as well help others going through this.

Lalastica u dey there!

sorry about this , this is diverticulitis, its a out pouch on the walls of the colon , its not cancer , anytime he strains to use the toilet and those open up thats when he sees blood in his stool , there is no cure per say , its just a change in eating habit , he should eat more high fiber foods such as beans , vegetables and the like so he does not have to strain to use the toilet , he should not hold stool , any time he wants to poo he should do, its no so risky if he follows those simple rules, its not cancer , its not tumor , its just an out pouch. i believe i have made sense about this

Truth be told he has given a through analysis of this whole thing,though corruption was high in the past Govt. Let the agencies responsible fight that, and other MDAS go ahead with Governance, not all Ministry's putting blames and not working to the uplifting of the nation and economy.

He deserves the rest, i imagine the series of meetings he attends on a daily basis

pendusky:
Op be guided

the guy don't use CBN so what's ur problem? Na by force ??

not by force oooo, was soo amaze someone saying what is CBN

I chatted up a friend and asked abt the new CBN policy, her reply got me laughing see chats
lalasticlala come and see what CBN Has caused oooo

Stanbic charged me 315 yesterday...woke up dis morning to see the alert...

NL, should try make things that make front page be reasonable things, not just any trash, of what use is this?? What purpose is this serving, what lessons are to be learnt from this?? Nairaland is content website not a gossip blog things like this should remain in the trend than making front page... let seun and his mod teams try make front page a section for important vital informations, not just anything that has no human, economic and social relevance.

Gt all d way

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Another layer of progress in Lagos: Pictures of security patrol vehicles and motorcycles to be commissioned today by Mr. President.


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Prof. Yemi Osinbajo commissioning the newly procured LASEMA equipment

Ibadan—AS the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi visited the ancient Oyo town for the second time since he ascended throne, he and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, have agreed to always promote unity and peace among Yoruba people and the traditional institutions in the zone. This emerged yesterday at the award of Extraordinary Ambassador of Peace organised by Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Oyo. At the award ceremony, which was entitled, ‘Honour to whom is due’, Oba Adeyemi, who commended the Ooni for his peace moves assured that the peace process that had begun between them would be further strengthened to bring speedy progress and development to the zone. File: Ooni of Ife‎, Oba Ogunwusi, on Sunday, became the first Ooni to visit Oyo town since 1937. He visited the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, to grace his 45th coronation anniversary thanksgiving, held at the Methodist Church, Apaara, Oyo State. The two prominent monarchs and the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo were among those honoured. Chief Obasanjo was represented by his wife, Iyabo. Others included Lere Paimo; a popular figure in theatre and home videos, Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Prof. Olatunde Fawsley and many others. According to Oba Adeyemi; “The peace process that I and the Ooni began will definitely yield good result. We are on a mission to unite all Yoruba race and Ooni’s interest is a welcome development. Without peace and tolerance, we cannot establish lasting unity among our people.” The influential monarch shed light on why there were strained relationships between him and other successive governors in the state. “I have no problems with governors in Oyo State, what I was against is the act of relegating the position of royal fathers which is against our tradition,” the monarch clarified. In his own comments, Oba Ogunwusi sponse, Ooni said, “I am here in the presence of the people of Oyo and God our creator who knows everything. Today is a day of joy when Yoruba race comes together to celebrate its own leaders. It is also a day of joy because I am celebrating with our king the Alaafin of Oyo.” “When I visited him in January 2016, we began a peace process that will unite the Yoruba race. We are witnessing a new dawn among the Yoruba people. We need peace and unity in the land.” Prelate of Methodist Church in Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Makinde, said, “Alaafin passed through Methodist, Catholic and Anglican churches while growing up. He is equally versed in Quran. In Nigeria today, notable people married from the opposite religion just like I married the daughter of an Imam. This is called tolerance. If we tolerate ourselves, Nigeria will be free from all the social and security challenges.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/oonis-visit-alaafin-monarchs-assure-enduring-unity/
Cc: lalasticlala

The Federal Government is set to unveil a Nigerian housing model that will be suitable and acceptable to all Nigerians. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who disclosed this at a forum in Abuja, said government is already working on the design in furtherance of the its housing policy. “A lot of work is going on and very soon you will see the result of that work. Let me be very clear; we are in a result business but I have learnt that it is results that are sustainable that become enduring. “We’ve built all sorts of houses but when you look at it, has a housing implementation programme responded to you? Has it responded to many people? So, it is because there was no sustainability in them. So they change as the government changes. Now that’s what we are working on to build; first to design a Nigerian house – a design that all of us can say, yes, if I get a house here, I will live here. “These are the things that are going on in the ministry now; a few designs have evolved, we are working; we are going to meet again because this process is being driven by the civil servants and by private sector volunteers, who are contributing to help. But because the process is going to be owned and driven over a long time by the civil servants, I want as much of their input in it because I will not be there tomorrow. But those who helped to build it, as long as they remain in the system, they will hand it over,” he stated. Commenting on the campaign promise by the All Progressives Congress to build 250,000 houses annually, Fashola said his focus was on long-term solution rather than on the number of houses the present administration would build. “Right now, I am not focusing on the number of houses that this administration will build; rather, I’m focusing on a long-term solution that whether this administration is there tomorrow or not, it will be difficult to say you want to change it because it works. In a matter of weeks, we will finish and unveil the design. We already have a budget then we can start something to validate our concept; then we will expand next year. “But what that policy will also bring is predictability to the small and medium factories in Nigeria who make door handles, paints, nails, fittings, windows, roofing sheet. Because they know now that this market is ready, they can position themselves. It is not a rush; we will just show you a house then we cannot do it next year. We are planning and that is the hardest part,” the minister stated. He further said that once construction began, workers such as artisans, food vendors, builders, tank drivers, suppliers, among others, would be engaged to boost the economy.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/fg-set-unveil-nigerian-housing-model-fashola/
Cc: lalasticlala

A lot of contracts would have been awarded for this visit, the painful thing there is they claim this is the first official visit of a sitting president, like to ask who commissioned Eko Atlantic and it was done in what capacity, must we politicize everything, who broke the new first SR or the presidency, God help this country and our leaders

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nuggybabe:
To God b d glory i got a teaching job through nairaland. I give God the glory, atleast half bread is better than none.

Congrats..

Op u killed it tite....my babe says 70percent of what's ere..love her too sha...

I never trusted them for once, they are more like the wonder banks of then, u must bring in people and make sure those u bring in also bring in people...for how long will that go, they use different products to deceive u, the moment those in your downline are not getting people, u get stocked, someone in the pyramid losses at last...they come with different tricks and name, those who introduce you say they have made millions with no alert to prove, except for the already rich who use their wealth to buy the stages and get to the top, the common person, remains in same position for years. Soo sad, Govt. Should kick against this things