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Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Committee Chairman,Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi speaks with www.bigbonenews.net  about preparations for the World Cup in South Africa.

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House backs controversial return of deposed Senator
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Joy Emordi, who was removed as a Senator by a court last month, returned to her seat in the Senate yesterday amidst controversial circumstances. In the same move, her replacement, Alphonsus Ubanesse Igbeke, was escorted out of the National Assembly by guards before being sworn in.

Mr. Igbeke had initially been accosted by guards as he walked into the red chambers of the Senate. He, however, assumed it was part of the protocol for new senators and quietly complied. He was then held up outside the Senate chambers for about 30 minutes, by National Assembly guards.

Shortly after he sat in the red chamber, waiting to be called up by the Senate President for swearing in, the clerk of the Senate walked up to him, bowed and whispered in his ears.

“I was surprised when the Clerk came in to tell me that my opponent (Joy Emordi) is right there in the chamber sitting,” Mr Igbeke said.

On March 25, an appeal court sitting in Enugu had ruled that Joy Emordi, then a Senator of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) representing Anambra North, did not get the majority votes cast in the last general elections.

The court ruled that Mr. Igbeke of the All Nigeria people’s Party (ANPP) got the majority vote and should be the Senator representing Anambra North. He was subsequently issued the Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). His visit to the Senate yesterday was an effort to be officially sworn in to replace Mrs. Emordi.

The same appeal court sitting in Enugu, but in a different case, had, in February last year, delivered a judgment validating the election that brought Mrs. Emordi into the Senate.

Mrs. Emordi, however, returned to the chamber, following an appeal she filed before the same court, seeking for an interpretation of review and interpretation of both judgments.

The Senate President, the Clerk of the Senate, and Mr. Igbeke are all respondents in the interpretation case.

“Her motion is seeking for perpetual injunction restraining me from presenting myself to the Clerk of the Senate for the purpose of swearing in, and also restraining the Clerk and the Senate President from swearing me in, but none of these courts have given her the injunction,” Mr. Igbeke said.

Although the Senate is yet to get an injunction from the court restraining it from swearing in Mr.Igbeke, it decided to recognize Mrs. Emordi of the PDP rather than Mr. Igbeke of the ANPP, based on the notice of the appeal served on the Senate President.

“We will be failing in our responsibilities to go and take any action that will foreclose whatever that interpretation meant to achieve,” Mr. Ayogu Eze, the Senate spokesperson, told reporters on Tuesday. “So we are just obeying lawful orders and we don’t have any reason whatsoever in the light of the two judgments, to ask Joy not to resume her seat until we get the interpretation.” “It is shocking. It’s a surprise. I can’t believe this!” Mr. Igbeke said.

Two Certificates of Return, one seat

Despite Mrs. Emordi’s earlier acceptance of the latest judgment and prompt departure from the Senate, the Senate spokesperson said she was only on a work tour during the days she stayed away from the Senate.

According to Mr. Eze, Mrs. Emordi is still recognized by the Senate as the Senator representing Anambra North because she still has a valid Certificate of Return from the INEC.

Meanwhile, Mr. Igbeke is also claiming he has been issued with a Certificate of Return by the INEC, which he has presented along with all other required documentation to the Clerk of the National Assembly and the leadership of the Senate.

“Normal thing is that if you get your Certificate of Return, you get your asset declaration and forward them to the Clerk. It is the Clerk who will now put them together and forward them to the Senate President for the purposes of swearing in,” Mr Igbeke explained.

Although the Senate did not refute his claims, the Senate spokesperson said they will work with Mrs. Emordi pending the determination of the interpretation suit she filed.

Mr. Igbeke, however, said he will not give up until he is sworn in. “Tomorrow I am coming back again. Next tomorrow, I will be back, until the right thing is done.”

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I didn’t write off Nigerian youths –IBB


Former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida yesterday denied saying that the younger generation in Nigeria were incapable of providing leadership for the country. Babangida stated this in a press statement signed by his media aide, Prince Kassim Afegbua and made available to Daily Sun.

A national daily had quoted the former military ruler as saying that part of the reasons he wanted to contest the 2011 presidential election was because the younger generation was not yet equipped to shoulder the onerous responsibility of administering the country.

In the press statement captioned: “Don’t get me wrong on younger generation,” Babangida said his views in the BBC interview last Saturday was different from the way it was reported in the media.
“I have read the printed version of my BBC interview particularly on the celebrated captions concerning leadership and the younger generation, which tends to portray my positive intentions in bad light.

To all intents and purposes, my concept of generational leadership in national development is different from the way it was captured and reported by the media, which portrays a different meaning,” he stated. IBB said he has always been an advocate of a generational leadership change in the country. He pointed out that in the nineties, he had through his politics canvassed the need for the younger generation to be responsive and active players in the governance of the country.

He added that in last BBC interview “ I was merely throwing up a challenge to the younger generation, to pick up the gauntlet and be more involved in the political process to give fillip and rationale for introducing the concept in the first place, given the complexities in the country since 1995 till date.”

However, the former Head of State emphasized that “we as a nation must build strong institutions to prepare the way for generational leadership empowerment. We need a strong, bold and experienced leadership to contend with these complexities and build the strong institutions required to make things happen.

“Countries all over the world and advanced democracies have had their own share the experiences of their older generations before transferring power to the younger generation. This would be my new role if given the opportunity to serve.”


 
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Listen to the Publicity Secretary of PDP Lagos state,Mr Wale Ahmed.He says politicians should be blamed for shaddy elections in Nigeria.

In a very revealing interview,Wale Ahmed told www.bigbonenews.net that he is not in support of the calls for the removal of INEC Boss Maurice Iwu.

After all said and done the same Iwu conducted "free and fair" elections in Edo state,Anambra state and the FCT.

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So guys,is Iwu the problem?

Maybe the Man is Born Again

The issue of royalties for musicians is been x-rayed by stake holders.

The practice which provided a means of earnings for artiste has since become a thing of the past with the exit of the big recording companies in the late eighties.

The new mode of compensation for musicians is the one-off payment by record distributors based in Alaba International Market.

Onyeka Owenu,a strong voice to be reckoned with in the industry hails the “Alaba Solution”.In a chat with www.bigbonenews.net ,the 'elagant stalion' said she wants one thing done; and that is the regulation of the Alaba marketers.

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The Lagos state police Command has assured Lagosians of peace and security of lives and property during the 2011 elections.

There have been concerns in some quarters that certain elements are bent on causing  a breakdown of law and order during the elections.

The Commissioner of police in the state Marvel Akpoyibo told www.bigbonenews.net that all measures have been put in place to ensure that peace reigns in the centre of excellence come 2011.

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Ahead of the 2010 world Cup in South Africa, Nigerians have been taking a look at the chances of the Senior National team,The Super Eagles.
But there are some who believe the Eagles have few if any chances of performing creditably at the Mundial.

Former captain of the then Green Eagles, Christian Chukwu is of the view that the Eagles camp should be thrown open  to new legs.

The former Chief coach of the Super Eagles told www.bigbonenews.net that  the best players should wear the green white jersey at the World Cup.

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Voter apathy has been described as the unwillingness of qualified voters to participate in elections.
Professor Saleh Dauda of the university of Abuja says when voters refuse to vote,the result of such polls could not be a true representation of the peoples will.

But the Boss of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Professor Maurice Iwu says there was no justification for abstaining from voting.

QUESTION=Who takes the blame

LISTEN TO PROFESSOR DAUDA AND PROFESSOR IWU.
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Information Minister Professor Dora Akunyili has attributed her coming back to the ministry to the handiwork of God.

Speaking to newsmen at a briefing for the new ministers,Akunyili also said that the Acting President Goodluck Jonathan had confidence in her.


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Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has told the new ministers sworn in Tuesday April 6 that it will not be business as usual. Jonathan called on them to hit the ground running.

Jonathan called on them to hit the ground running.

Listen to the Acting President.

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The list of new ministers have been made known to the world and they have been sworn-in to office.

Former Information minister Professor Dora Akunyili retained her seat.

Listen to the list of ministers as monitored on Radio Nigeria.

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ECOWAS has warned the military to stop interfering in Guinea-Bissau’s democracy.
Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior was briefly arrested by mutinous soldiers last Thursday.

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ECOWAS political director Abdel-Fatau Musah said the regional bloc is working closely with the international community to reform Guinea-Bissau's military

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The chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business,Honourable Ita Enang Speaks on why Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will not get the support of the rulling party to contest the 2010 presidential elections.

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Four people were confirmed killed during voting in Ekroma Local Government Area of Bayelsa state on Saturday April 3.
The police attributed the killings to rival cult clashes.

Traders like Innocent Arah and Beauty Joseph who spoke to Radio Nigeria said a detachment of policemen led by the divisional police officer DPO, Nimi Welli moved to Pashar Market to drive out traders to vote.

The State Chairman of the states Independent Electoral Commission SIEC, Akwabodie Iyikomene spoke on the performance of his team.

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