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I beg, who is she?

By Imam Imam, 07.15.2010

Constitution Amendment

Rejected
•Independent candidature
•Sanction for cross-carpeting
•Diploma as minimum educational qualification Endorsed
•General election to hold in December/January
•Independent funding for INEC, Judiciary, N’Assembly
•Automatic transmission of vacation letter by President, Governors
•No tenure elongation for Governors who win re-run elections

In what can only be interpreted as modern slavery, 16 state houses of assembly have voted against the financial autonomy proposed for them in the amendment of the 1999 Constitution.

It is believed that they could not have done so out of their own freewill, but for the intimidation by their state governors who want to continue to exercise control over the lawmakers.

The governors' aim, it is alleged, is to undermine the principle of separation of powers as well as checks and balances, and checkmate the legislators' oversight function - while also reducing the quality of members of the houses of assembly by retaining the old educational qualification of school certificate.

Section 121 subsection 3 of the amended constitution reads: “Any amount standing to the credit of the House of Assembly or the Judiciary in the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State shall be paid direct to: (a) the House of Assembly of the State (b) the heads of the court concerned, respectively.”

This provision was intended to prevent a scenario where state governors would withhold or manipulate the release of the statutory funds meant for the houses of assembly in order to arm-twist them to rubberstamp executive decisions.
A South-west governor recently refused to pay the state lawmakers their salaries because they disagreed with him on the choice of Speaker
The proposed financial independence for state legislative arm has been effectively knocked off as every provision in the amendment requires at least 24 states to concur with the position of the National Assembly before it can become effective.
The states that refused to concur with the autonomy provision are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Rivers, Sokoto and Taraba.[/b]By their rules, they cannot change their votes on the rejected provisions except the National Assembly re-sends the amendments to them for reconsideration.

Curiously, the state lawmakers endorsed section 81 which grants financial autonomy to the federal lawmakers.
Ironically, also, the assemblies endorsed financial independence for the judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

[b]Many of the assemblies are said to have rejected the provision for legislative autonomy because they have cordial relationship with the executive arm of government in their states.

“As such we cannot do anything to undermine that relationship,” one of the lawmakers told THISDAY in Port Harcourt last week.
THISDAY checks revealed that apart from section 121, other sections mostly rejected by the states included Section 65, which seeks to raise the bar of educational qualification for political office holders from school certificate to diploma.
It was gathered that the provision was rejected because most members of the houses of assembly have only school certificates. By endorsing higher qualification, they are automatically excluded from seeking re-election in 2011.

Another provision widely rejected is Section 177, which provides for independent candidates in future elections and Sections 108 and 109, which recommended sanction for cross-carpeting by federal and state legislators to other parties.

On a brighter note, the assemblies agreed that election should should about six months to the expiration of tenures, thereby paving the way for the 2011 general election to hold in either December 2010 or January 2011.

They also agreed that sitting governors who win rerun elections will not stay in office for more than a total of four years (per tenure). A deputy governor or vice-president will automatically step up in acting capacity if the governor/president does not transmit a vacation letter within three weeks.

Parnassuss:
All Asa songs
Gomensai - TATU
Crowd Mentality - MI
Me and My bestfriend - BlackFace
MasterThesis, 2000BC - Canibus
Kiss from a Rose, Lonliest Star - Seal
No Stars - Dare
Ole - Tuface
Broklyn Zoo - ODB
Lean on me - Kirk Franklin (it touches me so)

sound sultan

By Idris Akinbajo


July 15, 2010 12:10AM

Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, has described the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) as no longer qualified to be called a political party.

Mr. Duke stated this yesterday at a conference organised by the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and the Change Nigeria Project (CNP) at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, while reacting to claims by a special assistant to the PDP national chairman, Okwesilieze Nwodo, that the party has been reformed.

“PDP held a lot of hope for Nigerians. It started off as a great party. But today, it has ceased to be a party. It is now a platform to win elections,” Mr. Duke said.

The former governor, while calling for greater grassroots participation in Nigerian politics, stated that “politics is too important to be left to politicians.”

By Stanley Oronsaye


July 15, 2010 02:29AM

Intercontinental Bank has secured a United Kingdom court order freezing $126 million (about N18.9 billion) assets belonging to Erastus Akingbola, its former managing director and chief executive officer. This is a follow up to a Mareva order, secured in January, freezing all his assets and accusing Mr Akingbola of using the bank’s money to buy apartments in London and enrich entities he controlled.

According to a Bloomberg report, the bank on Tuesday won permission from a UK judge to add new claims to the case, alleging that Mr Akingbola wrongfully directed the bank to buy its own shares, resulting in a loss. The money was “misappropriated by the defendant and is due to the claimant. Mr Akingbola used the money in “breach of fiduciary duty,” the bank said in court papers. Lawrence Ndukwe, spokesperson for the bank said he was not aware of such an order, saying he needed to confirm from its legal department. As at the time of this report, Mr Ndukwe had not responded and repeated calls to his mobile phone went unanswered.

Extradition papers

Last week, the Attorney General of the Federation filed extradition papers against Mr Akingbola for his activities during his time as chief executive officer of the bank. Intercontinental Bank is one of the eight banks that their chief executives were removed by the Central Bank of Nigeria last year for financial misdemeanor, weak corporate governance, and poor ethical practices. The Central Bank then injected N620 billion into the affected banks including Union Bank, Oceanic Bank, Finbank, Afribank, Bank PHB, and Spring Bank. Their chief executives were subsequently charged by the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) for financial misappropriation, money laundering, financial malpractices and corrupt practices, among other. Mr Akingbola fled to the UK on self exile before he could be arrested.

Mr Akingbola’s defence papers filed on 19 March say the alleged transactions were either valid or were mis-characterized in the lawsuit. “Those claims are false, and have been made by the bank without any sincere belief that they are true,” he said in the defence papers. Since the appointment of a new chief executive, the bank has been struggling to clean up its books. In its first quarter financial result released last week, Intercontinental posted a pre-tax profit of N196 million down from N1.81 billion a year ago. Its gross earnings for the period rose to N23.3 billion from N19.6 billion a year earlier, the bank said in a filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange. It also posted a N238 billion pre-tax loss for the 10 months to December 2009 following provisioning for non performing loans as directed by the CBN.

People in Sydney and London commute daily by ferry to high paying jobs.
Kini big deal??

All these people pushing drugs should just keep away from Maylasia and Singapore

naijatoday:
Zoom Mobile, Owned by a serving senator (cannot remember his name)

Chief Dr. Annie Okonkwo

^^^^^
Nice one!!!
I see you were a hguge fan of Germany during this world cup?

From Sufuyan Ojeifo in Abuja, 07.14.2010

In what was considered as a weighty message to his kinsmen who probably want to use ethnic ties to secure priority attention from him, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday said he would always place national interests above all other considerations.

The occasion was an audience granted to a delegation of Ijaw leaders from Bayelsa State which was in the State House on a solidarity visit.

Jonathan, however, used the opportunity to express his appreciation to the government and people of the State for their stabilizing role in the country before and after the death of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
He reaffirmed his commitment to the promotion of the larger interests of the nation which would also encapsulate and benefit Bayelsa State.

A statement by the president Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ima Niboro, quoted Jonathan to have said, “Whatever I do here will either take Nigeria up or down, and my performance will be used as a yardstick to judge all Bayelsans.”
He recalled the cordial relationship he had with traditional rulers, in particular, and other stakeholders in general when he was deputy governor and later governor of the State and appealed to them for their continued support and encouragement.

According to him, “I promise to do my best to protect the name of the State and I am always ready to receive suggestions on how to perform better.”

Leader of the delegation and Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, according to the statement, condoled President Jonathan on the passing away of his predecessor and congratulated him on his elevation to the highest office in the land.
Sylva expressed the resolution of Bayelsans to “release their son to serve the Federal Republic of Nigeria for as long as Nigerians want.”

He said Bayelsa people would encourage him to continue with the good works and fulfill his promises in the areas of power, electoral reforms and tackling corruption.
Sylva told the President that Bayelsa people were eager to have him visit the state as quickly as possible, stressing, “we are proud of you; we support your Presidency 100 per cent and ask you to remain focused and continue to be a good President of Nigeria.”

Those on the delegation included the the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamayeseigha; former Chief of Defence Staff, General Andrew Owoeye Azazi (Rtd); traditional rulers, members of the State legislature and Judiciary, party, women, youth, and other prominent Ijaw elders and leaders.

Just reminds me of SEAL.
There are no lyrics written in the leaflets on his CDs.
There have never been the official lyrics anywhere.When he was asked, he said the song means to you what you want it to mean.
One of the songs on his 2nd album, one word he sang could be interpreted to be any two words in particular,two camps emerged claiming it was one or the other.
The interesting thing is that each of the words change the meaning of the song completely.
While i am all for artistes not dropping bombs, their is still licence for expression in music.

revenge:
Ol boy no body be tuface enemy ok stop saying we are haters , infact i know tuface face to face pass you, sef
infact i am his biggest fan and brother, ok, if mistake dey person music we have to criticise and make it correct ok, for the better ok

If you know him as well as you claim, why not direct your correction to him personally?
Or you already told him in private and wantto share your correction with us in public, so we can see how smart you are?

rockyfela:
;DTuface sef what is his problem, infact na my bros, ooo

If we see truth make we take, infact off his new album track single FLY can you imagine him singing if i could fly fly fly fly fly, fly up to no where,

Fly up is a wrong sentence, when you fly you are already up, and to no where again it is suppose to be fly to somewhere,

infact evaluate that part you will find out Naija people,

the most annoying part is at the end part of the song , he used pidgin to say meaningless word, aaggh na wa oo

Big ups Idibia [i][/i]

ABEG U WAN MAKE HIM FLY DOWN?
LISTEN 2 D LYRICS OF THE SONG , because THE WORLD IS TURNING IN2 SODOM AND GOMORAH, HE cant stand 2 feel the pain of innocent people being slain, as a result he wish he could fly up 2 NOWHERE,
NOWHERE becos at d way d world is fast turning into evil he cant think of where 2 fly 2 that wouldnt be evil, he jst wishes he could be out of d evil place,

P.S THATS WHAT I UNDERSTAND 4RM D SONG, your VIEW MIGHT BE DIFFERENT ,


IF U ARE THAT SMART U WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MEANS, IF NA MODE9 NOW E GO BE INTELLIGENT LINE BUT AS NA 2BABA NA BLUNDER,LOL.

I see the point in this argument.

By Emmanuel Ogala


July 13, 2010 03:03PM


Alphonsus Igbeke (ANPP-Anambra North), the All Nigeria People's Party senator who replaced Joy Emordi at the Senate barely three months ago has decamped to the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Igbeke who has not made a major contribution on the Senate floor since he was sworn in declared his intention to join PDP in a letter to the Seante president on Tuesday.

In an earlier interview, Mr. Igbeke had admitted that he would love to return to the PDP. He had been a member of the PDP from 1998 to 2007, but left for the ANPP when Joy Emordi was selected to contest the seat by the PDP.

Also announced today was the crossing of Senator Uche Chukwumerije (PPA-Abia North), to APGA. Chukwumerije said that his decision ``to jump ship'' and pitch tent with AGPA was taken after due consultation with his constituents both at the state and local government levels.

He said the crisis rocking the PPA made it imperative for him and his followers to move over to APGA, so he would use their platform to adequately represent his peoples’ interest.

While Mr. Chukwumerijie symbolically went over to his new party's position, Mr. Igbeke was not in the Senate Chambers to take his seat in the PDP section.

Big B1:
The problem here is very simple: Nigerians in general are not used to anything like this, this is because it isn't common in our societies; it is called loyalty and endurance.
My friends, I need no kick-back to be loyal to my belief.

And God knows that I benefit nothing from IBB; my loyalty to him is simply based on the fact that nobody else can fix this defective vehicle (Nigeria).
Hands down, he has what it takes and he knows exactly what needs to be done to quickly put Nigeria back on the map.  MARK IT DOWN, anybody else at this point will be nothing but a waste of time like the ones we have witnessed so far.

What does my loyalty to IBB got to do with Goodluck not being able to offer much to Nigeria?
Instead of focusing on what I like vs what I dislike, doesn't it make more sense to focus more on the facts on the ground and discover a better strategy to move this nation forward.

My loyalty to IBB shouldn't stop me from identifying what is wrong or way forward. It is still very acceptable in Nigeria for one to support his or her political candidate, regardless of what any f00l thinks.

Just keep in mind that, at this very vital period, if it isn't IBB, absolutely nothing will be done efficiently and effectively; it is that simple.

Thanks for your kind response.
However, i am unable to continue with this discussion as its content is completely unacceptable to me.
I wish you the best of luck as you try to convince those who may be willing to listen to you.
I am out of here.

Big B1,
I do not have the time nor the patience to check your post history to confirm what other posters here as insinuating.
Just show your hand, let me and other uninformed persons know what beat you are dancing to.
It is important so we can know if we are having an informed objective discussion or some sycophantic propaganda.
One has to choose how he spends his or her time here, these days.
Oya, show your hand.

ha ha ha ha ha ha

yeye dey smell

I will not state the club i support, so that my views in subsequent threads will not be subjected to accusations of bias.
It is an EPL club and i have supported them since 1990.
My passion is waning (for the game generally) but their is no replacement for a first love.

will be with you shortly.

spikedcylinder:
^^^^
Thank you for recognising the presence of sadists on here.

that was a bit harsh and unnecessary.
I was only pulling his legs, besides i was one of the earlier contributors to the list and made a detailed description of the reasons why i nominated that person.
Ain't sad at all.

whiteroses:
a lot of people aren't mentioned. they give me jokes on this forum i salute 'em! its the people that makes NL lol. but to make things fair people should stop opening thread like this

Jarus, please take note.
You have become the Dele Momodu ati Seye Kehinde of Nairaland

For what it's worth, my own verdict;

Match of the tournament:
Nigeria - South Korea; lots of honest intent, real fun and a miss of a lifetime.
Spain - Germany - The true nature of the german team as counter attacking and reactive was made bare.

Player of the tournament:
Xavi - Never stopped doing the right thing and kept finding a way in the midst of horrendous negativity.
Forlan - So graceful on the ball, constantly productive with minimal effort. One of very few players that perfected the art of striking a Jabulani.

Goal of the tournament:
That Forlan freekick.
Gyan's goal against USA

Biggest disappointments:
The entire English team
African sides except Ghana and South Africa (decent performance in the face of limited ability)
Fabio Capello
Inspite of the deflected goals and FIFA awarded goals, i still do not understand the hype around Wesley Sneidjer.
Ronaldo, Kaka, Messi and Torres.
The French football federation.
The entire french team

Personal highlight:
Iniesata's goal - Van Bommel got his just reward, at least this one time.
Gyan's penalty miss, Suarez reaction to the miss and Gyan's subsequent penalty in the kick out.So much to stop and ponder about this thing called life in those crazy moments.Sometimes,football imitates life.painful but true.

Lesson for 2014:
If we must have a new ball use it for the qualifiers as well so players are used to it.
At this rate of commercialisation, 2014 might be the last world cup.Someone needs to effect a revolution in FIFA before Blatter sells the game to the highest bidder, the soul of the game is already sold out.
Simplify the schedule during group games, so teams have a base and their fans stay long enough to know a particular location.

Vuvuzelas
It is soulless but it is part of the South African culture, so much respect!!!

Match of the tournament

England 1-4 Germany – From the Germans' wonderful breakaway goals to the disbelief at Frank Lampard's equaliser going ignored, this game supplied drama aplenty. Defeat may have been painful, but even England's players had to concede that the better side ran riot in the second period.

Player of the tournament

Diego Forlán (Uruguay) – Oozed class throughout as both goalscorer and provider, and was instrumental in propelling the South Americans to the last four for the first time in 40 years. His goal in the third-place play-off, and the last-minute free-kick which battered the bar, summed up his tournament.

Goal of the tournament

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's opener against Uruguay was stunning but, as a showcase of Bastian Schweinsteiger's talents, Germany's third against Argentina was a favourite. Arne Friedrich tapped it in, but the midfielder's burst away from three opponents took the breath.

Biggest disappointment

England aside, the form of the more fancied African teams and, most of all, the manner in which Ghana bowed out of the tournament. Luis Suárez's celebrations on the touchline after denying Dominic Adiyiah's header on the goalline and then seeing Asamoah Gyan miss from the penalty spot were shameful.

Personal highlight

Watching the South African players joyfully singing and dancing their way into Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. That neatly summed up the colour and exuberance granted this tournament by the hosts, even after Bafana Bafana had failed to progress from the group, and capped by a beaming Nelson Mandela appearing on the pitch just prior to the final.

Lesson for 2014

Never, ever, under any circumstances, dare even to contemplate that England might actually provide a prolonged challenge for the trophy. The sense of anticlimax at their underwhelming performances was depressing.

Vuvuzelas

There's one in my luggage, so good at the moment. The drone in B flat will follow me home so, in a few months' time once my one-year-old has mastered it, my attitude may have changed.

By Dominic Fiefield

Rastamann:
Orji Kalu is selfish, a rogue, a thief and a coward. Him and other selfish politicians will burn in hell.

Amen!!

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=477660.msg6375575#msg6375575 date=1278978016][color=deeppink]^^Did you even there was a player named Diego Forlan before the World Cup?

Or Are you his wife?[/color][/quote]

Mukina, considering how hot Forlan is looking these days (of course i am talking about physical looks), if i was Yaya i would be very afraid. 

mike oscar:
Welldone SA for the very well organised 2010 world cup. You made Africa proud but please those vuvuzelas were just too irritating .
Next time when you host something that big consult with Nigerians supporters club.

BTW get the original author of African songs with world acclaimed African Musicians like Masakela etc to do the theme songs not that Shakira
"Shakara girl" messing up the song (zamina mina zankhalewa) we sang happily at the Naval academy with latino accent

Overall big-ups to SA.

it was a FIFA contract and they chose who they liked.
I guess just to make it a bit Afrocentric, they chose Freshlyground (more like, Zolani the lead singer) to feature on it.

thanks mate.

Laughter1:
[size=16pt]CLARENCE PETERS ALL THE WAY[/size]

He's making a lot of sense in his videos. Kemi Adetiba , akin alabi, dj tee are all good too. Other ones are nonsense. They Lack creativity,  all they do is fill up there videos with creepy girls shaking their dirty a$$.

ha ha ha ha ha

tboy1:
^^ Time not date
If its like 4am, you wont get your luggage till 5am so you might as well chill @ the airport till 6.30am when its already Sunrise - then you can make your way to any decent hotel.

thanks my brother.
9pm.

Foreigners seek refuge with W.Cape police
Jul 12, 2010 10:39 AM | By Sapa
Scores of foreigners have taken refuge at Western Cape police stations following looting and burning of township shops owned by foreigners.



Spokeswoman for provincial disaster management Daniella Ebenezer said that 70 foreigners had sought refuge overnight at Mbekweni police station in Paarl and 22 at Wellington.

There were smaller numbers at police stations in Franschhoek, and Langa and Harare on the Cape Flats.

They had gone to the stations “mainly because they were fearful”, but in some instances following attacks on shops.

Ebenezer said there were “sporadic” attacks on shops on Saturday in the region, and “some incidents of looting” on Sunday.

No-one had been seriously injured.

She said that according to police, on Sunday spaza shops and containers also used as shops were “damaged” in Mbekweni, Paarl East, Wellington and Nyanga.

The province and municipalities were ready with contingency plans, she said.

Die Burger newspaper reported on Monday that shortly before midnight on Sunday, police advised foreigners, mainly Somalis, to leave the Cape Flats township of Nyanga, and escorted numbers of them out of the area.

The newspaper carried a photograph of Somali spaza shops in flames in Philippi, also on the Cape Flats.

mukina2:
here;'s hoping ya'll stop the xenophobic attacks

even those in government and their media are xenophobic.
there is no hope in hell for them to stop.
They are busy blaming foreigners while there house is on fire.
Zuma and Malema are leading that country on a highway to hell.