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prettyboi1989:
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has dragged the Nigerian Army before a Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging the death sentence passed by the military General Court Martial on 12 soldiers.

A nine-man GCM had on September 16, 2014, pronounced 12 Nigerian soldiers guilty of mutiny and consequently sentenced them to death by firing squad.
But Agbakoba, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/708/2014, is contesting the legality of the military tribunal.

According to him, the composition of the GCM violated Section 36(1) of the 1999 Constitution, which preserves the right of an accused person to fair hearing.
The lawyer argued further that sections 133(3)(4) and (5) of the Armed Forces Act, which empowered the GCM, was null and void since it was inconsistent with section 36(1) of the 1999 Constitution.
In the affidavit in support of his suit, Agbakoba averred that it was unlawful for the Commander of the Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment, Brig. Gen. D.T. Ndiomu, to single-handedly appoint all the members of the military tribunal.

He said since all the members of the GCM were soldiers appointed by Ndiomu, the convicted soldiers were denied their right to independence and impartial trial.
The senior advocate said, “The independence and impartiality of the court martial was not secured in the trial of the soldiers. This is because all those who participated in the events related to the court martial were Army officers. They were the investigators, the prosecutors, the president, the judge advocate, the waiting member, and other members of the court martial.”

The suit filed under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009 is seeking, among other reliefs, “a declaration that the convening and composition of the Army General Court Martial which convicted and sentenced the 12 soldiers to death by firing squad for various offences on September 16, 2014 is contrary to Section 36(1) of the Constitution of the Nigeria, 1999.”
Agbakoba is praying the court to set aside the death sentence on the 12 soldiers.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/agbakoba-sues-army-over-12-soldiers-conviction/

itstpia1:
true that.

or she can date/marry seun and he'll help her move it here.

just a thought, she has my sympathy although i no rich like her sha.



deal- seun gets (to ride) one of her cars, she gets space on his site, win win situation. They both get to shag each other if they're so inclined. If not, they remain compatible.

fairygeh: Oh no,not ini,my baby

Exponental: Good write up. I wish Kunle can see this so he can pick one or two from this to help him improve on his future works. Criticism is good, let's do it to improve but not for beef, sentiment or jealousy sake.

clitlicker: How is this going to save chibok girls

fruityjojo: Awwwww thank u guys Simplefaithy,henryobinna, chibwike sammieguze, dadoctore, Mars88, seagullbabz Muah Muah

generalissimo: Pls quit dreaming. This aint gonna happen....well, maybe in the sci-fi movies sha

fruityjojo: Robots as in Robo-cop
Btw happy birthday to me

asadike: Hook up 4 what nw?

lanrexdo: You have to create an avenue for employment before you start thinking of employment. Who said OGD first term was good? Fine he did one and only road from sag-abk and build an ultra market in Sagamu which is more like a dumping site today. Ogun state is a underdeveloped state with little infrastructure. OGD was without plan. All he wanted was to fraud the whole state. Why was abk the same for 8yrs with no single improvement while Sagamu andd ijb gets the whole contracts from the state. Has far as I am concerned. I have been enrouting sag-abk for more than 10yrs now and I can tell you when I see a difference, I would say it. Imagine OGD commissioning a 2 block of class room with reporters. Why did he change the name of the station to OGD and what is OGD construction? All the roads he tared which one is motor able today? And Amosu is here trying to fix all the wrongs for years and all you say is he is making flyovers. Yes abk need flyovers. Do you know how populated abk is becoming everyday?

asadike: see as him thing evn stand!

IrishKez: As for me I rock my made in Aba gown with pride


Local content gives personal contentment and satisfaction when applied

Abbycite: Bro........when did he start to dey pay the said salaries.......... Let me guess, after the Tsunami in Ekiti bah!
I don't want to start comparison, but I still rate OGD first term in office higher..... and if u care to dispute this, let's bring their score sheet out.

BTW, its even gullible on Nigerians to rate government officials by infrastructures they built..... Do they use their money finance the projects or the state fund.

Remarkable: I want to let y'all know that my state, Abia State, is one that the media has been unkind to.... and this is no surprise, given that the governor's arch-enemy (OUK - whom attempted the assassination of the governor) has used his tabloid to 'character-assasinate' the government of Abia state.

Recall recently how Arthur Eze's comment was boldly & intentionally twisted and circulated as "Abia Stinks" ... (something I read in disbelief since I know the route that was taken by Arthur to the event)


Anyways, the opening comment listed qualifications of the governor, that of T.A. Orji is a degree in Public Administration...

Do you believe that such a man will turn out to be an under-achiever in 'publicly administrating' the state? for no just cause.

I will stick my head out for this man and say that yes,though he did not transform Abia State as a whole... but he transformed Umuahia..... he capitalized on a wonderful masterplan of Michael Okpara and took it to the next level.
Have you seen anyone talk smack about Umuahia?

Exactly!

One would have thought that his predecessor that grew up in Aba would have focused on the city (rather than the city's Football Club) development would have been more spread out with TA focusing on Umuahia... but all in all, I do hope the next governor can transform Aba the way TA Orji has done to Umuahia.

And before anyone of you wants to pray those prayers that goes "May God do this in your life the way TA Orji has done blah blah blah..... I will humbly request that instead of saying Abia State, please focus on and put Umuahia (in place of 'Abia State)... and be sure I will say Amen to that heheh ;d

That's all folks!

Now, who wants to take the first shot at me?

chulla12: This reminds of this video taken by a Norwegian in Lagos basically depicting a train ride from Iddo to Ebute Meta:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2S7aqZgn2E

Showing the eyesore that is Lagos. This was shot last year and the derisive youtube comments from foreigners show how low our standards are.

This is Lagos o. The most progressive state with the best governor in Nigeria, so to speak.

Meaning that the rest of Nigeria is one stinking, rotting corpse that shouldn't even merit discussion.

SkyRider1: Sure that's our only lifeline.

Think about this all great powers study in their language.

The Chinese, the Russians, the French, the swedes, the Germans, the Koreans, the Japanese,

They have domesticated science and technologies. Hence they apply these to their local challenges

ChiSun27: All these continents you mentioned all have a common language spoken and understood by her citizens.


Which common language do you have in Nigeria? Pidgin English


So my friend...the fight should first be: which of the languages spoken in Nigeria should Nigerians adopt as a common language? And until that is done...we will still remain at our average level.


But then the big question is: Will other languages willingly go down for the one that will be adopted?