They can keep them till kingdom come for all we care, for as long as they are not JAILED for no wrongdoings.
THE UK GOVERNMENT CAN KEEP UP WITH WASTING ITS TIME OVE THE MATTER, WHILST FISHING AND PHILSTING FOR UNFOUNDED NON-EXISTENT EVIDENCE, WHEN ALL THE REQUIRED EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
For as long as the Ekweremadus are not convicted for the very WRONG REASONS and the offence they did not commit. The government of her Majesty the queen of England is at liberty to dance around the matter all the way to exonerate and declare victory for the innocent Ekweremdu family.
IT IS BECOMING CLEARER BY THE DAY THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING WITH WHICH TO IMPLICATE CONVICT AND JAIL THE Ekweremadus. THEY WOULD HAVE PASSED JUDGEMENT IF THEY DID, UNDOUBTEDLY.
The UK government is becoming DESPERATE to concoct and conjure anything to justify their FAILED bid to RUSH to PROSECUTE the innocent while not admitting their FAILURE to term a LIAR a MINOR. The 15year old that turned 22years, suddenly.
THE FALSE SENSE OF PERFECTION OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF THE MUCH TOUTED JUST CIVILIZED DEVELOPED AND ADVANCED ENGLISH SOCIETY IS FALLING ON ITS FACE TO THE DISMAY AND DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE ENTIRE WORLD.
It is high time they let off the hook, the Ekweremadus and stop the RIDICULOUS macabre dance around the family.
IT HAS BECOME A DISGRACEFUL EPISODE IN THE ANNALS OF THE LEGAL HISTORY OF THE AFTERALL NOT TOO PERFECT JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF ENGLAND.
Deputy1111: Nigeria’s current security challenges and emerging threats require the country’s military and other relevant stakeholders to be several steps ahead of perpetrators while also stepping up local production of armaments.
This was one of the highlights of the response of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, after receiving a presentation on “Defence Transformation and National Security: Strategic Options for Nigeria of the Future”, by the National Defence College Course 30 participants, late Wednesday during a virtual interaction.
According to the Vice President, “if you look at the challenges that we are facing and the nature of those challenges, it is evident that we need to be many steps ahead of non-state actors in particular who are perpetrators of this asymmetric warfare that we are experiencing.”
Continuing, Prof. Osinbajo added that “it is clear that given current realities in our security situation, there is absolutely every need for us to fast-forward all our plans for the future so that we can be much more effective in dealing with the current threats and the threats that we will experience as we go into the future.
“One of the most critical areas is the question of local production of military hardware and I think it is a low-hanging fruit when it comes to manufacturing some of the hardware that we will need. I think that there is a need, especially now to really look very closely at local production of our hardware, beginning with armament.”
The Vice President while making a case for improved investment in Defence Industries Corporation (DICON), noted that “every country of the world takes advantage (in my view) of the crisis situation that it faces.”
According to him, “we mentioned India, Brazil, and even the more developed economies of the world, during the first world war, the second world war, it was these challenges that led to the development of their military-industrial complexes. We have a challenge today, there are so many zones where there are conflicts. Our law enforcement is spread out everywhere.”
Commending the course participants for their efforts in proposing innovations in the defence sector, Prof. Osinbajo emphasized the urgency of the local production of arms.
“If we say the local companies should produce some of the mobile platforms like Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV), if we give them the contracts, they will produce, but if we choose to import rather than produce locally then we will never develop our military-industrial complex.”
The Vice President also spoke about the need for transparency in the management of resources meant for the acquisition of hardware for the defence and security agencies.
“There needs to be more accountability because every time you hear about 'we not having enough equipment,' but there must be accountability. I will like to see a framework for greater accountability within the Ministry of Defence that ensures that they are able to account for military expenditure,” he said.
Earlier in a presentation on behalf of the Course 30 participants, Col. A. A. Adamu proposed, among other things, the restructuring of the Ministry of Defence to reflect contemporary challenges as well as contain emerging threats to defence and security.
He also highlighted enhancing Nigeria’s defence production capacity, leveraging technology and improving collaboration within and across Africa as determining factors for the effective transformation of Nigeria’s defence and security sector.
Col. Adamu, on behalf of the course participants and the management of the National Defence College, prayed for the speedy recovery of the Vice President who is still recuperating, while thanking him for the opportunity to make the presentation.
Other officials present at the event included the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; the Commandant of the National Defence College, Rear Adm. Murtala Bashir, and representative of the Inspector General of Police, among other senior officers from the college.
Research report presentation by course participants to the Vice President is a prominent feature in the annual academic calendar of the National Defence College. Every year since 2016, participants of the college have presented reports of research conducted in key areas to the Vice President.
In 2019, Course 27 participants presented a paper on “Water Resource Management and Regional Security: Lake Chad in perspective”; in 2020, Course 28 presented a paper on “Border Management & National Development, in Nigeria: The ECOWAS Protocol Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Residence & Establishment in Perspective”, while Course 29’s paper, in 2021 was titled “Creating Jobs & Opportunities for Africa’s Largest Youth Population”.
Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President 4th August 2022
WHO ARE THE WE THAT SHOULD BE SEVERAL STEPS AHEAD OF INSECURITY?
When do the citizens instead of the government in charge of the security apparatus of the state?
I HOPE THESE PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND NOT A CLUELESS BUNCH!
[quote author=tctrills post=115344983][/quote]Thanks and i appreciate your concern. Those liberals of the evil left would always almost get away with things. This one Smollet would not go scotch free.
WHERE IS THE APOLOGY AFTER AN IGNOBLE GRANDSTANDING?
The FAKE moral pontificate who preaches against social menace and taunt political leaders before he was exposed for the HYPOCRITE he has been.
TOO MANY FAKE NIGERIANS IN OUR SOCIO-POITICAL SPACE AND I HAVE ALWAYS AVERRED THAT WE ARE ALL CULPABLE IN THE EVIL THAT WEIGHS TOO MUCH ON THE COUNTRY NIGERIA.
We are too pretentious and sanctimonious as a people.
IF THIS LITTLE FELLOW WAS NOT CAUGHT IN THE ACT WOULD HAVE BEEN RELENTLESS IN HIS SERMONIZATION AGANST ALL OTHERS. MEANWHILE, HE IS THE WORST CULPRIT OF ALL.
IT IS GOOD TO MAKE EXAMPLE OF HYPOCRITE LAW BREAKERS LIKE THIS Rufi Oseni WHO POINTIFICATE TO HIS VIEWERS DAILY ON HIS TV PROGRAM.
When you watch him on The Morning Show on ARISE TV gives lectures on MORALTY and SOCIO-POLITICAL menace of the leaders and politicians you would think Rufai is a saint and like most sanctimonious moralists who do not practice what they preach.
TOO MANY FAKE NIGERIANS ABOUND OUR SOCIO-POLITICAL SPACE CONFIRMING MY ASSERTIONS AND LONG AVERRED POSITION THAT EVERY NIGERIAN IS CULPABLE IN THE PROBLEMS BEDEVILLING THE COUNTRY NIGERIA.
God will continue to expose and catch in the act, the likes of Rufai Oseni. The FAKE pretentious amoral.
TO EVEN IMAGINE THAT THE RECALCITRANT Rufai LIED THAT THE TRAFFIC OFICERS TOUTED WEAPONS AT HIM AND WITH IMPUNITY THREATENED THEM WITH THE INTERVENTION OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE.
The ANIMAL in suit got it all very wrong and must face the music of his BAD ACT, deservedly.
WillyCassey: Wike is a narcissist, they throw tantrums when things don't go their way, uncouth, like being the center of attraction, and have a huge sense of 'delusion of grandeur' they think the world revolves around them, they can't move on and are very vindictive (just like Trump). They also hate being ignored that is why he is kicking in all directions because Atiku ignored him.
On a normal day, who would vote for Wike as the President of Nigeria? What makes him presidential? Have the criteria for the presidency been reduced to thuggery and arrogance?. He should be prepared to wail more during subsequent elections. Even if he decamps to 'God's own party' he will still not be president, the best he can get is a ministerial appointment. South-South can do better than Wike. PS: I'm not a fan of Atiku, Tinubu, or their parties.
WRONG TO EQUATE A Wike TO PRESIDENT Trump.
That happens to be my only objection to your summation, while you are right.
BUT FOR THE PERSISTENCE RESOLVE OF Jesse Walters ON PRIMETIME FOX CABLE NEWS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET.
Jesse Watters made it a point of duty to carry through with the report of the toxic influence of alcohol induced accident involving Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the US house of assembly. They had plan to make it go unnoticed and wish it away. However, the anchor of Primetime newsmagazine on Fox cable news station THREATENED and SWORE to go to court to force the AG of the city where the accident occurred for access to the facts and file of the incident.
IT WAS REPORTED ALSO THAT THERE WAS A PASSANGER IN TE CAR DURING THE ACCIDENT AND A VICTIM AT THE SCENE.
Paul Pelosi was suspected to be impaired and with a female friend which they intended out of public knowledge and the fact that a passerby was affected.
WITH THE CHARGES WOULD THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY WENT WRONG AND JUSTICE TAKES IT COURSE.
Odewaleadesoye: THE Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum, NDYLF, has slammed the former Presidential Spokesman and Arise TV anchor, Dr. Reuben Abati over his comments that leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, were condoning the alleged excesses of Gov. Nyosom Wike of Rivers State
According to the group, Abati’s outburst is a clear attempt to malign and denigrate Governor Wike and the PDP leaders with the description that they are “hungry men who allowed Wike to take over the party”.
President of the Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum ,NDYLF, Richard Akinaka, in a statement Tuesday, accused Abati of doing a hatchet job, adding that it is a clear indication that it is a case of vendetta against Gov. Wike.
Akinaka said “This unholy political affiliation and alliance with those who may have commissioned him to use his platform to disparage the character of supposed political enemies.
“Reuben has so far in his conduct not just on Wike but other previous altercation with guests on his program demonstrated his partisanship, hence, he is not fit to be on such platforms anymore.
His attitude so far is a demonstration that he has failed to remove the sweetness of the lollipop (in his own words) attached to his former office as presidential spokesman (where he performed woefully) and would want to return such office to correct his previous failures.
“Wike’s records as a successful career lawyer and politician is an open book for even the blind to read and deaf to hear, having rose to a member of the of benchers, from Council Chairman to Chief of Staff, to Minister, to one of the best governors in the history of Nigeria and above all a presidential aspirant who was an embodiment of the aspiration of the entire South as evident in the widespread support he enjoys which is clear frustration to Reuben’s interest.
“Reuben’s activities in recent times could be perceived as though he did not work for his former boss – Jonathan from the South in 2015 because some of us are just coming to terms with how he was unable to inform Nigerians on the good things of the Goodluck’s presidency, maybe it was part of his failure.
In politics, his only achievement was an attempt to be a factional deputy governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun State which he failed.”
“If Arise TV wants Nigerians to take it serious and value their services, they must urgently purge the station of public relations contractors.
To some of us unlike the Abati’s, what Wike did for the PDP was an act of excellent leadership to keep our democracy competitive.”
YOUR Wike THAT CANNOT DEFINE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND CONSIDER A SIMPLE QUESTION AND ANSWER INTERVIEW SECTION AS SUCH.
Dr. Rueben Abati only put him in his right place by letting him know the difference.
I watched the interview and there was nothing in it that warranted the subtle vitriol tendered by the UNCOUTH UNLETTERD glorified political THUG Governor Wike. He likes and tends to carry his foul sense to any available public space. Since he has turned himself the center of attraction and the main issue in the political relevance of the PDP.
THE SENSE OF DELUSION OF GRANDEUR EXHIBITED BY GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike IS FAST BECOMING AN EXPANSIVE DELUSION.
PDP does not belong to him; he is only another contributor and conjoiner and should stop being full of himself.
Houstency: Mr Ay, didn't Tinubu "build" lagos & as a yoruba man, why are u rejecting him this much and supporting PO, asked a brother in church today?
We both entered my car & I gave him TWO reasons beyond the parochial sentiments people are attaching this election with.
Pls follow me... On April 29, 1938 Franklin Roosevelt addressed the US congress on curbing monopolies & he shared two simple truths about the LIBERTY of a democratic people.
These two truths are what my believe of why BAT shouldn't be considered at all & why a PO fits better is anchored on Truth #1
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an INDIVIDUAL or by a GROUP or powers that be In his article titled "THIS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IS NOT WORKING", Gbadebo Rhodes, put it better;
"Lagos is fully settled in the midst of excellence, right at the very heart of excellence regardless of its peers"
Lagos is not close to excellence or trying to be excellent "Baba so pe" kind of politics practiced in Lagos clearly gives a picture of Roosevelt #1 truth of democracy.
This is why Lagos has NOT worked for LAGOSIANS. It has only worked for a few.
Show me a GOVT owned school, hospital or water project in Lagos that is an envy of others? Truth #2
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if its business system does not provide employment and produce and distribute goods in such a way as to sustain an acceptable standard of living.
Can't u see the roads, flyovers, bridges & railways? I hear this alot from BATIFIED Then i ask in return, has the standard of living of an average Lagosian improved over the past 21 years?
Has the standard of living of Nigerians improved since 2015 of this APC administration?
The answer is a capital NO! Has the standard of living of BAT's family and cronies improved with this system? The answer is YES!
With focus on ONLY infrastructures, selected few will always benefit.
The APC govt failed Nigerians cos of Zero interest on Education, Health or Human capital development Peter Obi's record as a governor is an embodiment of what Nigeria needs right now.
A government influenced by the middle/low class will serve the people as compared to a government influenced solely by the upper class.
PO's message is simple, get the middle & low class productive by fixing "critical infrastructure" that drives IMMEDIATE production which in turn increases the standard of living of the people.
With PO, it will be a govt controlled by the masses.
With PO, there will be increase in standard of living.
thisweekng: Arise TV presenter Rufai Oseni, arrested for taking BRT lane, as he justifies his action
A TV show presenter, Rufai Oseni, who is a tv presenter with the Arise TV was arrested by the Nigeria police, who was enforcing traffic infractions, in Lagos State.
Rufai, drove through the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, reported via his twitter handle that, he offered to pay for the traffic infraction. Justifying his action, Rufai said, “I am not a lawmaker I saw cars pass through the Supposed BRT lane and they were not stopped all of a sudden I was stopped and told I used the bus lane. If I didn’t see other cars I will not go through ,plus I want conversant if the road. in fact after I was stopped three cars also”
Rufai also said the police pointed a gun at him, and collected his car key and drove his car away. he Said, “A Nigerian police officer pointed a gun at me and forcefully took my keys and drove my car off, because he wanted to enforce a traffic infraction.”
Rufai had reported the matter to the Lagos State Police PRO Benjamin Hundeyin, how a Nigerian police officer pointed a gun at him and forcefully took his keys and drove his car off and he also admitted to the PRO that he passed a BRT lane blaming it on the google map.
When the PRO responded to him, he said,
“Rufai, let’s not do this. You admitted to me that you passed a BRT lane. It’s against the law. Your claim that google maps took you there is not tenable. You disobeyed and resisted the officers. We’ll sanction the officer who misused firearm if proven”
UNEQUIVOCALLY! I HAVE LONG ASSERTED ND ESTABLISHED THE FACT THAT EVERY NIGERIAN, IF FACT THAT WE ALL ARE CULPABLE IN THE EVILS AND PROBLEMS BEDEVILLING THE NIGRIAN STATE.
This Rufai Oseni would rant ceaselessly on ARISE TV where he plays the role of an anchor, where he bashes everybody and anyone and in particular people in government about the menaces and ills of the society.
THE HYPOCRITE HAS COME TO JUSTICE AND EXPOSED FOR WHO HE TRULY IS LIAR SACNTIMONIOUS GOON.
To even imagine that he offered the most STUPENDIOUS excuse for traffic offence and social misdemeanor is both ridiculous and ABSURD.
THE GUN TOUTING STORY BY THE OFFICERS IS AN ADDITIONAL LIE.
These people, the unqualified moralists are disgusting and abhorent and repulsive. They want to teach what they do not and cannot practice and until caught in the ACT. Like the moral rogue head, Rufai Oseni.
Please note, I am no saint either and do not claim to belong in such realm. However, for me black would be black and every colour would be as it is.
Viscuz: JUST IN!!! Nollywood Actor, Nkem Owoh Reportedly Rejects N10 Million Offer To Endorse 'Tinubu'
Popular Nollywood actor, Nkem Owoh, aka Osuọfia has reportedly rejected a N10 Million offer to endorse Bola Tinubu, APC Presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 Presidential election.
According to sources, the Veteran Nollywood Actor said N10 Million cannot buy his endorsement as 2023 is critical for the collective good of all citizens and would NEVER be sold.
It was learnt that Osuofia was offered the usual 5 million Naira for endorsement of the candidate, but he refused. Even when the offer was doubled on account of his worth, he still refused.
According to him, not everybody is amenable to the persuasiveness of money
Ruggedniggaone: they are telling you that you wrote trash and you keep defending nonsense with useless big grammar. who do you want to impress with your confusing grammar abeg?
I AM HAPPY IT CONFUSED YOU, WHICH FURTHER GIVE CREDENCE TO MY SUMMATION ABOUT YOUR INCAPABILITY FOR THE LANGUAGE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
You, tiny little fellow should take your INADEQUACIES back to the good people that produced you. An abundant waste to humanity.
Honjoshy4u: You speak like a frustrated homosapiens. Who is your presidential candidate? Which political party are you supporting? If you tell, we can start a healthy conversation. Not this trash you're typing to constitute public nuisance.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE DEAD BRAIN YOU ARE.
I am yet to read anything of substance form your empty skull and or a counter argument to my propositions.
IT HAS BEEN SERIES OF REPETED NOSENSICAL OUTPOST OF YOUR EMPTY CRANIUM.
Adedoyin03: According to a facebook user ;In 1993 MKO Abiola won the presidential election but he never became the president,he was on #muslim_muslim ticket just like Tinubu. God of 1993 still ruleth the whole universe.. 2023 hell no to #mmt. #kickagainstmmt
YOU AND THE REST OF THE NAYSAYESR FORGOT ONE THING,
YOU ARE AT LEAST HONEST ENOUGH TO ADMIT YOU LACK THE BASIC COMPREHENSION IN ENGLISH LANGAUGE.
Meanwhile, i advise you go back to take it from the kindergarten class. This is not meant for your little brain, only matured heads with very sound discerning minds.
Emmamay10: Having him around will not change anything. ASUU are adamant. They are not ready to compromise. I guess he had made efforts to talk to ASUU, all to no avail. ASUU is not ready to listen to anybody except their share of the national cake.
sinkhole: Some Nigerians on social media, Tuesday, expressed displeasure over the resumption of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila in a university in the United States of America amidst the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The PUNCH reports that academic activities in public universities in Nigeria have been shut down for 162 days.
ASUU had on February 14, 2022, announced the commencement of industrial action following the failure of the government to meet some lingering demands of the union.
Gbajabiamila had on Tuesday tweeted via his verified Twitter handle, @femigbaja that he had gone back to the Harvard Kennedy School.
“Back to class. In a leadership course @havard @Kennedy_school. Forget the number of grey hairs, one is never too old to learn.”
Commenting on the development, a Twitter user @Santos tweeted, “Sir? What is your take on the five months ASUU strike in Nigeria as the leader of law-making arm of Nigeria govt? The university students have being at home for five months.
“Do you honestly think that showing us pictures your Harvard lecture class is the best at this moment?”.
Another Twitter user, Halidu Adamu, tweeted, “The irony. These guys are completely desensitised. Tweeting about attending classes in a foreign university while ours at home have been locked for months. ASUU needs to wake up and smell the coffee, this action is not leading anywhere constructive.”
Another Twitter user, Akintunde Babatunde, also tweeted, “ If universities in the USA were to be on strike, how will you be able to experience a working system? Walk around and see how basic things works in a normal university? Let’s hope you’ll return and use your influence to make our educational institutions work.”
The PUNCH reports that under the tenure of Gbajabiamila as the speaker of the house of reps, ASUU embarked on strike for close to 12 months, nine months in 2020 and close to six months in 2022.
However, we are all aware of the impasse and logjam that has continued to contribute to the caldron in the ASUU" dealings with the federal government. This nobody should lay at the doorsteps of Gbajabiamila who has no executive function in the imbroglio.
THE SPEAKER HAS NEITHER HAND NOR FAULT IN THE PROBLEMS BETWEEN ASUU AND ITS EMPLOYER.
THEREFORE, WHERE IS THE OPENING UP THAT Wike PROMISED NIGERIANS EARLIER?
We cannot and should not take the words of a third-party snitch for the much-expected Wike's blow.
I WROTE AND AVERRED IN THE LINK BELOW THAT WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING NOW AND MORE WOULD COME ON THE HEELS OF GOVERNOR Ortom's REVELATION ON ARISE TV INTERVIEW. ABOUT THE INTERNL CRISIS WITHIN THE PDP. A RESULTANT FALL OUT OF THEIR ARRANGEE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND WHAT IT WOULD PORTEND FOR THE VIABILITY OF THE DYING PARTY.
You would recall that the Waziri has come out to debunk most of the spurious commentaries by Governor Ortom. In his own expose' in another interview on the same ARISE TV. Where he refuted and diffused most of the Ortom's conjectures and tell-tales about the said primaries. Abubakar Atiku informed the world that Governor Ortom lied about the incidents at the primaries. He refuted the idea of a 14 man vote for Wike out of a panel of 17 constituted to advise on the VP or running mate for the Waziri in the coming presidential race for Nigeria. Former VP Atiku Abubakar also inclined and ready to produce the report of the presidential panel for the exercise for the whole world to see and ascertain and establish the DOUBLE FACE character of Governor Ortom.
INCLUDING OF NOTE THAT EVEN GOVERNOR Ortom HAS MADE A 95% VOLTE FACE AWAY FORM HIS INITIAL WOLF CRY ABOUT THE MATTER IN PURVIEW. ALTHOUGH NOT 360% ABOUT FACE, YET.
Nigerians, we are in the hands and custody of DUAL PERSONALITY characters and why we may not get out of the woods in a very long time to come.
Politics › Re: Ekweremadu To Remain In Prison Untill October 31 by Mickykarim: 4:32pm On Aug 04, 2022
