₦airaland Forum

9jaRealist:
Noted, but still leaves the impression that so-called “hate speech” is regulated and it is merely a question of who gets sanctioned.

Your response should have noted that NOBODY at all gets sanctioned for so-called “hate speech” - neither the speaker nor the broadcaster!

hahn:
But you have to admit the interviewer was an ass for that comment.

Mike was probably thinking of how to knock him out without a law suit

blank:
Sorry to keep digging but did he mention what this discounted position is?

blank:
What was his response to this question? Was it the APC failed promises?

naptu2:
Peter Obi talks about a discounted position and then he lists APC's campaign promises. He says that the APC said that they will make one naira equal to one dollar.

Kadaria cuts him off and says that we need to be factual.

Peter Obi wanted to continue, but Kadaria says that anytime she pushes them on what they will do, they go on to talk for the APC and she doesn't want that. She wants them to says what they will do

9jaRealist:
First, so-called “hate speech” is NOT barred or banned from the airwaves (TV/radio) in countries like Canada and the US.

On the contrary, the US Supreme Court has REPEATEDLY ruled that so-called “hate speech” is legally-protected speech under the First Amendment and therefore CANNOT be regulated. Furthermore, the US broadcasting regulator, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has also specifically held (and publishes same on its materials) that it is “barred by law from trying to prevent the broadcast of ANY point of view.” This is how CIVILIZED advanced societies (which we are not looking like being interested in becoming one) handle a multiplicity and diversity of views - it allows each view to compete in a veritable marketplace of ideas, with any sanction being the public contempt and/or moral opprobrium that is visited on despicable viewpoints.

Accordingly, what you are referencing in respect of the Mike Tyson video is NOT so-called “hate speech” but rather words/terms/acts of an “indecent nature” that while they are actually NOT banned are merely REGULATED in respect of free-to-air television and radio stations (in the US, these used to be known as the original “Seven Dirty Words”), and thus can only be aired during certain specified time periods (usually when minors would normally be asleep or would ordinarily not be watching television. However, suffice it to note that these regulations are NOT applicable to cable, pay-tv or satellite radio, and thus the broadcast of any such “indecent” words/terms/acts are NOT regulated at all in respect of the latter media (i.e., pay, satellite and cable outlets).

Democracy can be very messy, but we cannot enjoy it’s full benefits if faceless bureaucrats and sundry ‘regulators’ administratively allot to themselves (because even the Nigerian Constitution actually supposedly protects the freedom of speech) the authority to arbitrarily chill free speech and/or to opaquely decide (usually AFTER-THE-FACT without notice) the boundaries of political or public discourse and debate.

InvertedHammer:
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Canadian law or Nigerian law?

NBC didn't cite the hate speech under contention.

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chiommy123:
Shouldn't these politicians be held responsible?

The Prophetic Jeremiah of Africa Awolowo – his last journey on earth

On May 9th 1987, he set out for his last journey, when his soul departed from his body at his. About a month later on May 31, the seven days funeral rites started and ended on Saturday June 6th, his final journey.   


It was a celebration of life, as people came from far and wide to celebrate the life of a great statesman. Yours truly was there too to pay my last respect, it feels like yesterday as I sat down to play back the whole events the much I can remember. It was celebration all through with songs of praise to accompany him in that last journey.

On Sunday May 31st, His last journey home commenced when, his body arrived the National Stadium through the Oworonshoki-Oshodi-Apapa expressway. It was a wet day but that did not stop the crowd who were eager to see and even feel AWO. While the body was lying in state and the crowd were eager to see the body the organisers agreed that the best option was that the pall bearers should carry the casket into the open, from its covered podium. This was done on two occasions and even with that the crowd were just not satisfied and not happy as they wanted to see and feel his body, so they started singing, “All we are saying gives us Awo.” Awo’s wife Mrs. Hannah Idowu had to come out to acknowledge the cheers of the demanding crowd and plead with them to bear, with them since it was raining.


On Friday, June 5, his body arrived Ibadan, probably to show respect that his political life started there. Ibadan received his body with salutes from their Dane-guns and shouts of Awo! The crowd was massive like never seen before; one will think that the entire Ibadan people left their homes for that honour. Everyone that has eyes, even if crippled was there to say good bye to Awo. Roof tops, balconies and tree tops were occupied. It was estimated that the crowd was over 4,000 on the street and most of the invited dignitaries and family members were dressed in white. There was a commendation service held in his honour at the liberty stadium in Ibadan, with about 50,000 people in attendance. 



After the stadium, his body was received inside the church, by six member of the Wesley Group, (Awo was a life patron), the church sang “For all the saints who from their labours rest” as their processional hymn. Bishop E. A. Idowu of Lagos Cathedral read the scripture from Ecclesiastical Chapter 44 verse 1-4,7,11-15, during the fifty minutes commendation service. Between 3.00 – 3.10 p.m., there was a light shower of rain while, the Bishop of the Ibadan Methodist Diocese – Bishop T.T Solaru, was giving his sermon. At the Ibadan event, there were about 1000 policemen to help control the crowd. The body was taken to his former office as Premier in the 1950’s, the parliament building in Agodi, were a special parliamentary session was held in his honour with a funeral oration by the state Governor Colonel Adetunji Olurin, who addressed him as the “prophetic Jeremiah of Africa.” 


On Saturday, June 6th, the body left Lagos for the final journey to Ikenne where it lay in state. In Ikenne, mourners peacefully filled past his body. The Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) performed their funeral rites on him, the members filed in, wearing bishop-like robes, walked round the body. Their leader Kenneth U. Idiodi, Grand Regional Administrator and President of the Rosicrucian Order in his funeral citation explained that they believe in life after death. They presented to Mrs Awo her husband apron of life. In all Awo had 14 orations. Relaxed as if he was sleeping and smiling, he was laid in the golden casket and was placed in the monologue. As his body was carried into the church, it was received with a rendition of one of his favourite tunes: “All hail the Power of Jesus’ name.” The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, the Most Reverend Timothy Olusofoye, in his sermon read from the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 13, verse 36, he recounted Awo’s excellent works on earth.


The church service ended by 1. 22 pm., the SAN Members mounted a guard of honour while the bishops and other officiating ministers filed past. By 1.30 pm the SANs wheeled the casket slowly on its final exit from the church, with the recessional hymn: “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord” and the chorus: “Glory, Glory Alleluia; Glory,    Glory, Glory Alleluia; Glory, Glory Alleluia; His Truth is marching on” we all headed to the chapel-like mausoleum in his compound, his final resting place. The construction of the two level tomb was said to have cost about #400,000 then.

OdefaGirl:
You tried in giving updates, quotes and reactions on what was happening. Though I was watching it but u weren't mixing words while reporting. Kudos

Brightology2:
plsssssssss somebody should help me with the link for Live streaming

naptu2:
Don't forget that you can watch live here.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZTFLzlS_5Y

http://www.nta.ng/live/