₦airaland Forum

tolaolu:
Good day
How much would it cost to bring in a 2007 LR3

Tadeus:
Budget 3.2m delivery to lagos
Regards

TreyQ:
Celebrating The Yoruba Culture ...

Pupils of Osun Foundation, Liverpool England dressed in Yoruba costumes for their school performance

modath:
You will remain blessed for this comment.....

I hardly engage people in this of discourse cos one hardly wins, the other side of the argument only view it on the periphery, never is the deep & all encompassing part given an objective look..

I refrain from criticizing successive governments in lagos ( a tinge of bias exists, i won't lie) because there exists a peculiar problem in Lagos & if Nigeria were to be populated with sane & sensitive leaders, Lagos should be getting double allocation...

Census / Opinions / assumptions put us at 180m people & 20m of these people live in lagos.. which means 1 in 9 Nigerians live Lagos, haba nah, there is no infrastructure put in place that will not fail...

Lagos also has a restriction; the Lagoon.... there is only so much that can be done when the Island has been fenced off.... & where is the fund to go over water ??

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Nowenuse:
All their senators (Kogi east senators) have been Christians as well.
Stephen Achema an igala christian would have been the governor of Kogi if not that he died.

Igalas are not a people who think religiously. U can never use religion to divide them just like yorubas. Any igala candidate that comes out, muslim or christian is supported by all equally.

Lagos state has produced more muslim governors. Does that make Lagos a muslim dominated state?

Revolva:
Shut up there....wat do you mean state belonging to. Even apart. From the state capital lokoja which is owned by non igalas that is more developed..the next most developed town is okene - owned by ebiras...waat do u mean every good thing is in igala land...-itss wrong na....even igala land still suffer. The same thing other part suffer...

As for igalas ruling...I don't. Support another igala man to rule again let ebira. Rule....i. Will be happy but not a okun person....how can faleke who is a speaker in lagos state come n rule a state where he has not been part of....

I am igala by origin but lived in lagos....you guys should learn more bout the igala tribe before u start sayin nonsense

BABANGBALI:
na brothers to biafran people,dey too get small small madness for head o

9isguy:
Well they are free to protest bcoz its dia ryt but they shouldn't made a mistake of destroying properties belonging to Ebiras over dia if not they will know Y we are called Ebiras; they can ask d Fulanis what Happened some months back now::: We are waiting ::::

Chanchit:
This guy knows nothing about what he's saying.
Freedom of speech is way different from inciting violence and he has committed treason with his comments. I'm sure he would change his stance if they lay just 30mins clips of Nnamdi's comments for him.

simplycarro:
This dunce got the heat and recanted. He doesn't know incitement is written in almost 90% of the terrorist Nnmadi Kanu speeches.
The dude is going to rot in jail

mufutau55:
Will also be nice to know the cost, if your Client gives permission. Thanks.

Hajji M.

themmzy:
sorry oo.. Dere is fuel in surulere oo

Whynotthetruth:
Smh...Isn't this your sermon meant for him? NOBODY is forcing or begging anybody... but he shouldn't insult others who disagree with him...Why call freedom fighters street urchins? who told him he's better off?...Did anybody ask him if he's Igbo or not?...Good you're learning to write Igbo ...jisi ike na-amu ya

Longeria:
For your mind, you've written Igbo language?
Mtcheeeewww.

Simplefaithy:
.
Good.
first nd foremost. have u checked d references I gave??
secondly, if those hijabs re exempted from the drills , is it a crime?
thirdly, the civilized country example u gave is not an hijab that's a "am a Muslim" hijab.
lastly for now, Allah injunctions are meant to be follow strictly.

In The Supreme Court of Nigeria
On Friday, the 8th day of March, 2002
Suit No: SC.48/1997

Before Their Lordships
MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE ……. Justice of the Supreme Court
UTHMAN MOHAMMED ……. Justice of the Supreme Court
ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU ……. Justice of the Supreme Court
UMARU ATU KALGO ……. Justice of the Supreme Court
AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI ……. Justice of the Supreme Court

Between

1. DR. O. O. SOFOLAHAN
(Suing as a parent and the next friend of Olabosipo Sofolahan)
2. MRS. SEYI SULE
(Suing as a parent and the next friends of Tunde Sule, Tife Sule and Toyosi Sule) Appellants

And

1. CHIEF MRS. L. I. FOWLER
(For herself and on behalf of the members/Trustees of the Corona School Trust Council)
2. CORONA SCHOOLS TRUST COUNCIL Respondents

COUNSEL:
T. O. G. Animashaun, Esq. – For the Appellants.
H. A. Balogun, [Mrs.] (with her, O. Idemudia, Esq.) – For the Respondents.

JUDGMENT:

KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is from a judgment of the Court of Appeal (Lagos Division) delivered on the 11th day of December, 1996. The court declared the action instituted by the appellants as incompetent and struck it out. The appellants have now appealed to this court, raising five issues for determination as follows:

"1. Whether the appellants had the requisite locus standi to institute proceedings against the respondents?

2. Whether the appellants followed the proper practice and procedure in suing as next friends in the Lagos High Court.

3. Whether the Federal Attorney-General is the only person able to properly institute an action as contained in the claims before the Lagos State High Court?

4. Whether the Court of Appeal, could properly make a determination of the nature of the trust of the 2nd respondent and the nature of the contract of education on an interlocutory appeal.

5. Whether the court of first instance could properly grant an order for interim injunction during the hearing of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction on the facts before the court."

I shall endeavour to deal with issues 1,2 and 3 together. The resolution of those issues will determine whether there is need to go into issues 4 and 5. But first let me state the relevant facts of this case. The facts which led to this appeal are a bit complex but I find that the court below lucidly narrated them. I shall have to rely on those facts as they appear in the transcript. On 2nd August, 1995, the plaintiffs/respondents took out a writ of summons against the defendants at the High Court of Lagos. Following that, the plaintiffs/respondents (to whom I shall refer hereinafter as the appellants) obtained an ex-parte order of interim injunction made by Alabi, J., against the defendants/respondents (to whom I shall refer hereinafter as the respondents) on 9th August, 1995, restraining the respondents from 'intimidating, harassing, expelling or threatening to expel or in any way victimising and/or disturbing or interfering with any of the pupils of Corona Nursery/Primary School, Gbagada from academic and/or extra-curriculum activities of Corona School or disturbing the legal rights, ingress and egress of the parents of the children of Corona School, particularly members of the PTA pending the determination of the motion on notice."

Leave was granted to the appellants to sue as next friends of their wards. Leave was also given to them to "sue for and on behalf of the class of parents of Corona Nursery/Primary Schools at Apapa, Gbagada/Victoria Island/Ikoyi who oppose the arbitrary increase in fees and the management and maladministration of trust funds." These orders were made in line with five out of six prayers sought for in the motion ex-parte. The other prayer to restrain the respondent from increasing the school fees of N13,600.00 and N21,500.00 payable by Corona Nursery School pupils respectively a session for the 1995/96 session was adjourned to be heard later inter partes......

(f) The proposed increase in school fees for the 1995 session from N13,600 to N33,500 and from N21,500 to N41,500 per pupil for the nursery and primary schools respectively cannot be afforded by the pupils and if the increase are effected, the pupils will be constrained to leave the schools with irreparable damage to them....

.....Now to issues 1,2 and 3. It is clear that the appellants' position is that the Corona Schools are run as charitable educational institutions upon a trust which was created by the constitution of the 2nd respondent. It is said that the schools are expected to provide qualitative education on a non-profit making scheme. It was principally upon that plank, as it appears to me, that the action was brought to seek the various reliefs stated in writ of summons. The court below considered the applicable law to charities and charitable organisations. It came to the conclusion that there is no indigenous law and that the Charitable Trusts Act, 1853 of England applied as part of the received law in this country. It also found that the Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act, 1872 provided for charity commissioners vested with certain powers and duties in regard to charitable organisations.

Under the Charitable Trusts Act, 1853 the said commissioners were empowered to act in the case of any charity to promote its work assigned to it by its trust objects. It was also to ensure that no proceedings shall be entertained or proceeded with in any court unless authorised by the commissioners or taken by themselves or by the Attorney-General. As already said, under the 1853 and 1872 Acts the charity commissioners were vested with certain powers and duties. Similar powers and duties are now vested in the Corporate Affairs Commission under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990 (the CAMA). Section 673(1) of CAMA recognises the incorporation of trust body for educational and charitable purpose, among others. The question is the law to regulate the way they function. That is to be found in the Charitable Trusts Act, 1853 see Halsbury's Laws of England, 3rd edition, vol. 3, pp. 551 -552.

"We respectively (sic) submit that in determining the locus standi of the appellants the Court of Appeal had no need to rely on antiquated English statutes as part of the applicable received law in Nigeria notably the Charitable Trustees Act, 1853 and the Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act, 1872. The applicable law is contained in section 6(6)(b) of the constitution as interpreted by various decided Supreme Court cases all of which are binding on the Court of Appeal under the principle of stare decisis. "

Under that act, the role of charity commissioners (now to be read as Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria) and that of the Attorney-General as regards proceedings on charity matters is spelt out....

In the result, I find no merit whatsoever in this appeal. I accordingly dismiss it with N10,000.00 costs in favour of the respondents against the appellants. I will add here that it is desirable for the National Assembly to make indigenous laws on trusts and charities as they have exclusive jurisdiction to do so under item 10 of the exclusive legislative list in the 1999 constitution.http://lawaspire.com.ng/2014/08/dr-o-o-sofolahan-anor-v-chief-mrs-l-i-fowler-anor/

zendy:
Oh so now it is Ironsi that paved the way for unitary rule? It's no longer him that introduced it? You Yorubas can peddle all the lies you like to protect you Hausa-Fulani overlords but one thing is certain.

The zoo must fall!!

HizMissy:
bros I resemble waec official for ya eye

HaneefahRN:
The full length hijab or niqab had never been in use on camps. Just the moderate ones and even at that some Muslim ladies are still harassed in some camps for using it.
I don't know where the OP got that pix from.
I don't see any reason for calling for the ban of hijab, once the hijab is moderate and won't hinder their activities on camp. The BH part is no point at all since corp members don't use niqab or long hijab in the first instance

HizMissy:
Who shud do d publishing?

Whynotthetruth:
Boys like you with complex issues most times can't even do better than those they refer to as street urchins ...You're still mentally enslaved unlike the guy who insult...btw Did anybody ask you your ethnicity That you're IGbo if it is true doesn't stop you from being an efulefu...an mpama

marlockj:
No it should not be allowed.

Whether you are a Christian or Muslim!!all this should not be allowed.

Nigeria is in a crious threat right now.

Be it Christian or Muslim,Kip ur night gown @ home wen u go bck u cn resume ur masquerade.

HizMissy:
99 per cent and 75 per cent ain't the same thing, but both are A's.

daretodiffer:
I understand the DG's plight but you are all missing something which if you had an unbiased mind, you would have realised

How many Muslimah would be putting on long hijabs for the NYSC?

Has there been any attack on NYSC camps?

Where is risk assessment report?

Simplefaithy:
many people will just be ranting on social Media any how. if u know nothing about hijab and how compulsory it is for a believing women jus keep your mouth shut. Hijab is ordained by Allah on all believing woman check Quran chapter 33 verse 59 and chapter 24 verse 31. Hijab is part of our females dress code and there is nothing anyone can do about it not even nysc.

Reference:
Just got outa nursery school then. Mum taught in Unilag Staff School whipping the likes of Kola Abiola and his sisters into shape before she moved in with me at Corona later becoming assistant headmistress. Only then did I stop crying in the mornings. But Corona was there long before me so I sure as hell donot know the VP. The picture is not clear enough to determine when it was taken but any browning photo must be 60's way, way before me. And I wasn't as old as those kids by the time I left.

coolitempa:
I am seriously getting old.....went to corona over fifteen years ago......... ....I need to retire from exchanging ideas with miscreants on Nairaland..

maupe:
When did Corona become a school for the masses. Have you forgotten that Corona was THE SCHOOL of the 90's. You should go and research what corona meant to Nigerians then.

mfm04622:
How is Corona School related to humble beginning? Only children of the rich attend that school