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IamPatriotic:
I'm sure President Donald Trump has gone for covid19 test, the result which is most likely to be positive may never be made public.

Fortuna2:
Cheap man

Fortuna2:
As far as I'm concerned, men are too cheap. It takes extra discipline for a full ass grown man to reject sexual advances especially from cute chicks like us .QED.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the fight against the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System, IPPIS, by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU was a needless one.

Buhari who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed was speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State on Thursday.

He said, “I will not end this address without touching on IPPIS, which has been in contention and a needless one at that.

“I assure you all that IPPIS is not intended to trample upon university autonomy nor is it designed to subsume the university into the civil service.

“The primary intention of IPPIS is to enhance greater efficiency, transparency and better management of Universities finances.”

Buhari said transparency, which IPPIS sought to achieve should be an important moral pillar of all universities, where students are graduated based on character and learning. He added that all universities must be committed to these cherished values if they are to serve as moral compasses for the society.

The president renewed the commitment of his government to working with patriotic elements to significantly improve Nigeria’s fortune and negotiate a brighter future for all Nigerians, especially the youths.

Butoneday2:
Arrest ko, soldiers in. Na me go arrest the beast called soldiers or the thief's in uniform called the police. You wan die ni

whizbee:
Why provide palliatives after the ban instead of before, the whole thing just seem to have a sinister plan

ursullalinda:
Who will now arrest who?......Will police arrest themselves?

Jonathan:
Shut up

One on one and without gun, I'll beat most of them hands down.


Soldier get two heads?

Two legal luminaries, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) and Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), have formally kicked against the N60m heavy fine imposed on them and the harsh words directed at them by the Supreme Court during their appearance in the Bayelsa State governorship judgment review bid.

They also took the case to the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, insisting they did no wrong by asking the court to take a second look at its earlier judgment.

It can be recalled that the senior lawyers had represented the All Progressives Congresses (APC) and its candidates in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State.

The legal representation involved David Lyon Pereworinmin and Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo as governor and deputy governor respectively wherein they requested apex court to set aside its judgment, voiding their victory in the election.

But, the Supreme Court, in a ruling by a seven-man panel on February 26, dismissed the applications by the APC and its candidates where Justice Amina Augie, in a lead ruling, rebuked both lawyers and awarded N30m punitive cost against each of them.

Against this backdrop, the two lawyers wrote protest letters addressed to the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in which Babalola and Olanipekun are insisting that they did no wrong by asking the court to take a second look at its earlier judgment.

While seeking NBA’s intervention, they argued that they did nothing unlawful and unprofessional to warrant the harsh words used on them and the unprecedented cost awarded against them for merely carrying out their professional responsibilities as lawyers.

Babalola and Olanipekun warned that the decision of the Supreme Court, as it relates to them, was capable of laying wrong precedence that lawyers could be penalised for merely seeking to explore the justice administration process for the benefit of his/her client.

While Olanipekun personally authored his letter (dated March 10, 2020), Babalola’s letter (dated March 11, 2020) was written by the Managing Partner of his law firm, Adebayo Adenipekun.

Both letters are addressed to the NBA President, Paul Usoro (SAN).

In his letter, to which he attached all processes in respect of the case, Olanipekun said “I and the team of lawyers that I lead in the matter did no wrong, either in terms of our presentation through the filling of the application or during the oral adumbration in court.

“I repeat again, with every emphasis at my disposal and all sense of responsibility that I/we did no wrong, committed no error and did/do not deserve the harsh comments (to put it mildly) in the leading ruling of the Honourable Justice Amina Augie.

“It might interest you to note that there is no nexus or proximity or even bearing between the processes filed by us and the most unfair and least expected stern expressions of her lordship, Amina Augie.”

Part of Babalola’s letter reads:”I write to bring to the formal attention of the National Executive the Nigerian Bar Association, the unfortunate events which occurred that day, but more importantly, to protest and draw the attention of NBA to the danger posed to the due administration of justice by the disparaging remarks made in the ruling of the court concerning our principal, Afe Babalola SAN, CON and the imposition on him of the unprecedented costs of N30m.

“The action of the Court, aside from being unfair and totally unwarranted, is, if not urgently addressed, capable of sending a wrong signal to judges of courts, lower in hierarchy to the Supreme Court about how they can and should relate with lawyers, who appear before them to plead the case of their clients.

“This in the long run will be inimical to the development of trust and respect between the bar and the bench and will ultimately hamper the smooth operation of the justice delivery sector in Nigeria.

“It is with respect to their Lordships of the Supreme Court, who sat on the 26th of February 2020 that we state that the award of cost of N30M against Aare Afe Babalola SAN, CON failed to meet the standard set by that very court concerning the award of costs.

“Costs have never been imposed to intimidate counsel as is apparent in th cost orders made by the Supreme Court in this instance.

“The cost order lose sight of the fact that Aare Afe Babaloia SAN, CON, like every other lawyer, has a duty under the rules of professional conduct to devote his attention, energy and expertise and subject to any rule of law, to act in manner consistent with the best interest of his client.

“It is in the light of the above that we most respectfully request the ‘Nigerian Bar Association, though the National Executive Council, to look into this matter with a view to preventing a situation where the courts would seek to intimidate counsel and prevent them from either adequately presenting the cases of their clients or punishing them for doing so in a manner required of them under the rules of professional conduct.

“This situation, at the risk of repetition, if allowed to persist and gain footing, will do incalculable damage to the administration of justice in Nigeria.”

Lagos State Gov't vows to arrest policemen, military personnel engaging in commercial motorcycle operations.

Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to uniform men flouting the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws.

It was reported that it is illegal for any security operative in mufti to ride commercial motorcycles on routes where Okada and tricycles have been restricted, the Government said on Wednesday.

The pronouncement was part of the issues discussed during a security meeting held at the State House in Marina.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu chaired the meeting, which was attended by Commanders of all security formations in the State.

In a statement, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said the enforcement of the restriction order would be executed with more force to completely keep Okada and tricycles away from the restricted routes.

Members of the Security Council, the Commissioner said, frowned at a situation in which uniform men flouted the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws, warning security operatives, especially police officers and military personnel, to stop taking passengers on their motorcycles on restricted routes.

Omotoso said: “We have just concluded the State Security Council meeting, where we reviewed the ongoing enforcement of Okada and Keke restriction order in the six Local Government Areas. Matters concerning uniform men engaging in commercial motorcycle operation came up in our discussion and there has been an order restricting them from doing that.

“Only a uniform man who is fully kitted and who rides motorcycle as his own personal mode of transportation is allowed. If any uniform man ventures into commercial motorcycle operation or Keke, the action of such a person is illegal and such persons are going to be arrested if they are caught.”

The Commissioner reiterated that the State would not relax the laws restricting Okada and tricycles on the highways, praising Lagosians for standing firm behind the Government in the ongoing enforcement of the restriction order.

In April, Omotoso said the State Government would be assuaging the pain being felt by residents by injecting buses of different sizes and capacities into the public transportation space to serve as alternative to Okada and Keke.

“We are using this opportunity to inform Lagosians that the palliatives promised by the Government will be coming very soon, most likely in April,” the Commissioner said.

Omotoso said the Government was not resting on its oars in providing required infrastructure that would improve traffic situation and transportation across the State. He disclosed that the Government would be holding a ground-breaking ceremony on the long-awaited Red Line rail project, which, he said, would be held on March 25. He added that updates would also be shared on the ongoing Blue Line rail project handling by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA).

On the closure of Eko Bridge, the Commissioner said the Government would work assiduously to lessen the pain of commuters plying the route. He, however, noted that the closure of the bridge was a necessary precautionary measure taken to avert an incident that may result into loss of lives.

The commissioner urged residents to continue to support the government’s efforts at securing the State, stressing that the Sanwo-Olu administration would deploy all resources to ensure safety of lives and property in Lagos.

“About security, Lagosians should be rest assured that Government is on top of the situation and that all is well. Every action we take is to show that we put the interest of Lagosians at heart and their welfare is on the front burner at all times,” Omotoso said

Witcher:
The humble drunkard

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to reports that he received money and cars from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support its candidate, David Lyon in the last governorship election.

This was the earlier thread on Nairaland:
https://www.nairaland.com/5728459/bayelsa-apc-goodluck-jonathan-return#87326498

The former president in a statement on Wednesday signed by his Spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, refuted claims that he received N300 million or bulletproof cars to support Lyon as alleged in some reports making the rounds.

Jonathan described the allegations as fictitious and provocative.

He requested that those with proof of payment should tender it in public, adding that the allegation is part of conspiracy against Jonathan and his family.

The statement read: “In the first place there was no reason for APC or anybody else to offer money and vehicles to the former President for logistics over an inauguration programme in which he was not involved.

“We make bold to state that there is no vehicle in the possession of former President Jonathan given to him by the All Progressive Congress. This is an insufferable lie. If anyone on earth knows of such a vehicle, they should expose the particulars of the said vehicle to the public.

“The claim by this group is therefore nothing but a fairy-tale scripted to tarnish the good reputation of the former President whom Nigerians and the rest of the world hold in very high esteem.

“It is a poor script written with the intention of causing distrust and inciting Bayelsans against themselves.

“What Bayelsa needs now is peace, unity and progress, and not this noxious orgy of mud-slinging and mischief-making.

“As far as we are concerned, the Bayelsa elections have been won and lost at the polls and the courts; we therefore urge all groups to accept the transition in good faith.”

It can be recalled that the Supreme court in February struck out the All Progressives Congress (APC) suit, seeking a review of the judgment that sacked David Lyon as Governor-elect.

Justice Amina Augie who read the judgment, stated that the application lacked merit and maintained the decisions of the court are final.

chikason22:
Ok sorry abt that. Thought u want her to use "this" congrats las las u finish school.

fruqsy:
For the sake of learning, how does 'this' fit in, Muslims looks plural to me. Hence, the 'these'.

chikason22:
She is correct in the use of "these" which is plural for the plural muslims. U sure say u finish school? Just asking

PrimadonnaO:
This muslims? Are you serious?

limeta:
This These muslims are up to something
Only God knows what up their satanic mind

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the ongoing trial of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, is being frustrated by witnesses from the SGF’s office.

Lawal is facing trial alongside six others in an alleged N544million grass-cutting scandal in an FCT High Court, NAN reports.

Others indicted are Hamidu Lawal, who is a director of Rholavision Engineering Limited, an employee of the company, Sulaiman Abubakar and the Managing Director of Josmon Technologies Limited, Apeh John Monday.

The EFCC counsel, Ofem Uket, protested at the court after leading Aminu Muhammed, a Principal Procurement Officer in the OSGF, in evidence.

He said 80 per cent of the witnesses called by the EFCC were from the OSGF and that they were not cooperative.

Citing the instance of a witness, Uket told the court: “I called him last week, he said he was in his village.

I called him yesterday in the presence of the IPO and he said he was in Bauchi. “The IPO told him that he (IPO) had a tracker which showed that he (witness) was in Abuja.
It was then he admitted that he was in Abuja.

I only saw him today” Justice Jude Okeke, in his reaction, said the court had nothing to say to the complaints because he (prosecutor) knows what to do in that instance.

Justice Okeke adjourned the matter until April 8.