₦airaland Forum

Chubhie:
Can't believe I slept off watching this game. Boring.

Only making sense cos my investment is only 45 mins away from yielding dividends.

I thought it was only me...

It is high time we do away with the relics of colonialism and embrace our diversities.

Cc: mynd44

Please let the Law School Argument continue

The British gave up their last colonies in Africa half a century ago. But they left their wigs behind.

Not just any wigs. They are the long, white, horsehair locks worn by high court judges (and King George III). They are so old-fashioned and so uncomfortable, that even British barristers have stopped wearing them.

But in former British colonies — Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Malawi and others — they live on, worn by judges and lawyers. Now, a new generation of African jurists is asking: Why are the continent’s most prominent legal minds still wearing the trappings of the colonizers?

It’s not just a question of aesthetics. The wigs and robes are perhaps the most glaring symbol of colonial inheritance at a time when that history is being dredged up in all sorts of ways. This year, Tanzanian President John Magufuli described a proposed free-trade agreement with Europe as a “form of colonialism.” In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe still refers to the British as “thieving colonialists.”

The relics of colonialism are scattered across the continent. There are the queen’s namesakes: Victoria Falls north of Zimbabwe; Lake Victoria, bordering three countries in eastern Africa; Victoria Island in Nigeria. There is the left-lane driving, the cricket, the way public education is organised (not organized).

Most cities and streets have received new names since European rule ended. In 2013, Mugabe officially rebaptized Victoria Falls “Mosi Oa Tunya,” or “the smoke that thunders” in the Kololo language.

Yet the wig survives, along with other relics of the colonial courtroom: red robes, white bows, references to judges as “my lord” and “my lady.”

One of the editors of the Nigerian Lawyer blog wrote that wigs weren’t made for the sweltering Lagos heat, where lawyers wilted under their garb. “The culture that invented wig and gown is different from our own and the weather is different,” Unini Chioma wrote.

Increasingly, though, opponents of the colonial outfit aren’t just arguing against inconvenience but against a tradition that African judiciaries appear to be embracing. Britain’s “colonial courts,” which preceded independence, were sometimes brutal. In response to Kenya’s Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950s, for example, the wigged white judges sentenced more than 1,000 people to death for conspiring against colonial rule.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/its-been-50-years-since-britain-left-why-are-so-many-african-judges-still-wearing-wigs/2017/09/14/6dc03b50-7ea6-40f8-9481-7f034498a790_story.html?utm_term=.7a251ff48273

HungerBAD:
This guy confuses me.

He was born into a well respected family. Had the best of growing up and wealth. Attended the best schools in the World. Has held numerous top political positions. Handsome,Young,Suave and Wealthy(every man's dream), and my Favorite, he has SLEPT with some of the most BEAUTIFUL WOMEN Nigeria has to offer.

But why is he still MAD?

You made my day, cant stop laughing

Sarcasm: Press Release by APC

If these avalanche of strikes were to be during the PDP government, this is how APC then would have written the press release:

Nigerians are saddened and perplexed by the nonchalant and crass ineptitude of the PDP government, as critical sectors of the country: health and education are being allowed to go on avoidable strike actions, we are concerned as opposition party, to speak out for millions of students who are now idle and tools in hands of miscreant to unleash terror in the polity.

Again, the resident doctors strike, a sector that concern life of innocent poor Nigerians should not be going on strike in this era of technology, where dialogue can be done electronically, in saner countries the strikes would not be allowed to linger these long.

Consequently, we called for immediate resignation of all the ministers involved in these failed negotiations and indeed the president should know that Nigerians are tired with his ineffectiveness and cluelessness in matters that require urgent attention.

We are using this medium to call on all Nigeria to vote out this government which as failed in all indices of governance come 2015.

We can't continue like this...

Signed

Publicity Secretary, APC
Professor Idi Gong CFR, MMM, GDR, BBC,FCN
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Nice one boy... Not Nigeria I guess.

Attention seeker!!!

way to go... violence begets more violence

waste!!! just imagine what this money could do for our education and health sector. Change indeed !!!!

Explorer nailed it!!! Smellymouth always got me laughing with his mimes.

the money needed to fund the budget will soon complete ... they should pay NPower stipend I need money.

So sorry for her

kITATITA:
@enaburekhanjosh you should calm down if you are a beneficiary. So you thought that you'd be paid for December and you haven't been paid. You need the right attitude to be able to gain from the scheme. You haven't done any work either. Do you know that in the public service, most Agencies don't pay until after three months? And some government workers are still owed their November salaries. You deserve your stipend but calm down and adopt a positive attitude. Ranting on Nairaland won't pay you.

Well said! Majority of those ranting are just willing to collect the money without doing the job.

Education is the key.

cowed? you can't be goated too. this man talks too much these days. cowed? you can't be goated too. this man talks too much these days.

so how does that buy rice this season

PDP house of commotion. That was how they deceived Oga Jonathan.

This is "leg drain" how can Africa win world cup?

Governor Hafusalary!!

I prefer an Hillary Clinton than a racist Trump who could trump up more wars with his fascist and supremacist ideologies. Behold after the first African-American president comes the first female president. Democrats creating records back to back! Gbam!!!!

Kullu nafsin zaikatun maut
Indeed every soul shall have a taste of death. May Allah rest their souls!!

Kulu nafsin zaikatul maut
Every soul shall have a taste of death!
May Allah rest his soul. Ameen

Two years on "throne" is the best register to use. Thank me later.

Shame on PDP!!!

This is height of hypocracy on the part of APC led government apology to GEJ. Is time to occupy Nigeria!!!

This man in my opinion lacks the charisma to govern a complex state like Kano but the Buhari phenomenon was responsible for his victory. Sleeping gone bad....

ormer president Goodluck Jonathan has declared his interest to run for presidency in 2019 in Bayelsa State today. A jubilant crowd erupted as news leaked that the former president would be holding a press briefing this afternoon. In a statement released by his media secretary, the former president said, he has been inundated with calls from famous Nigerians to reconsider and salvage the economy from the current decay under the APC led government.


The statement reads in part: “A while ago I stood at the stood Eagle Square, to offer myself for election as the President of our beloved country on the platform of our great party; the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). I decided to run for office because of the many troubles our dear country faced. In a hotly contested election, we ‘lost’ the election to the opposition. We would have rejected the election results but decided my personal ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.
“I made it clear then that when I leave office, Nigerians will understand the freedom they enjoyed under my administration. Are my I saint? Certainly not. Were my Ministers saints? Certainly not. But the opposition have unleashed untold hardship on Nigerians. I read from the news how power generation dropped to zero for a few hours. I read how the minister of State petroleum told Nigerians that he is not a magician to fix Nigerian oil problems. As we speak, subsidy regime has returned. As we speak the current government have reverted pump price to where we left it.


“Over the years, the Almighty God has made it possible for me to develop a bond with you and I am grateful for your support and understanding in the difficult periods we have journeyed through. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, as I stand here this day being April 1, I declare to you that our stewardship has not been without challenges. We dealt with waves of insurgencies, vandalization of our nation’s pipelines and armed banditry. Let me crave the indulgence of all present here to stand up to observe a minutes silence in honor of fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers who lost their lives in Agatu. The situation in Agatu and elsewhere has cast a dark cloud on our Nation but we will surely win. A number of young men and women have been kidnapped by these criminal elements including our daughters from Enugu and Kanu States.


“During my tenure, we established a Presidential Initiative for the North East, the Victim Support Fund and the Safe School Initiative. These programs built Almajiri schools and opened brand new universities across all regions in this country. I read how the APC led government dissolved the governing board of universities and sacked the vice chancellors. We did what we did to better the lots of less privileged among us. Today, those dreams are but a mirage.


“I am grateful to all Nigerians for standing with me and my ministers despite the persecution we have so far face by the current administration. Let me also thank the leaders and elders of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party, for the opportunity reposed on all PDP governors and House of Assembly members. I am overwhelmed by the trust, confidence and support of the various organs of our party, the Board of Trustees, the National Caucus, the National Executive Committee, the National Working Committee, the PDP Governors Forum, members of the PDP Caucuses of the National Assembly, and others. This trust showed itself in the just concluded Rivers state re-run elections. This day affords me the opportunity to continue the conversation of development we started together. We must develop our country.

Source VANGUARD.ORORG
www.nigerianewsheadlines.com/2016/05/08/i-will-recontest-in-2019-goodluck-jonathan-vanguard-org/

Very handsome and legsome, in fact you are lipsome because you are friend to Ug li a Chinese legend

Innalillahi was inna illahi rajiun may Allah grant them Aljannah. Condolences to their parents!

Op is confiscated and destroyed check your spellings.