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Mapletraks:
^^^
Thanks for sharing this info @Naptu2.

Great stuff...I've never heard of them
despite being in my 40s.

teetee123:
@ Naptu, thanks for the link, it is really educative. I never knew of their existence. I got to know some of the people on the original list while on intercontinental flights and reading their profiles.
The intention of this thread is to educate ourselves on our heritage. Many of us in diaspora and our children already have alternative identity beside Nigeria/Benin in terms of our country of birth/country by naturalization but our children and grandchildren must know they are from a group with rich culture and can excel against all odds.
Every where I go nowadays, people now know there are Yorubas, Igbos and Hausas in Nigeria and they want to know what makes your ethnic group special. We need to educate ourselves and let our children have good models to look up to.

Do you guys remember that absolutely wonderful group called Osibisa (they sang "Sunshine Day", "Hello Little Children" and "The Coffee Song" )? One of their members was a Nigerian. I think he was Yoruba. I heard that he was shot dead in the US a few years ago. I've been trying to remember his name, but I can't.

Avalani:
It's common sense, my brother
https://www.nairaland.com/2375504/wole-soyinkas-writes-sexual-offences

Exactly! It's common sense. Read this carefully and slowly.


https://www.nairaland.com/1370137/senate-denies-endorsing-child-marriage


Once again I ask you, can you show us any section of the act that states that 11 years is the age of consent?

I'll throw in a second question, can you also show us any part of the so called "Yerima amendment" that states that 11 years is the marriage age or the age of consent? (I hope you know what that section of the constitution is actually about)

Mapletraks:
^^^
Thanks for sharing this info @Naptu2.

Great stuff...I've never heard of them
despite being in my 40s.

My pleasure.

stabillo:
I think they're drummers

Yes, drummers and singers.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51O2ymTtsR8

You left out two Grammy Award winners (and master drummers).

Babatunde Olatunji
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babatunde_Olatunji

and

Sikiru Adepoju.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikiru_Adepoju

IAmTobore:
Am I the only one that sees the Egytian flag foisted on the top of the building? That doesn't look like Aso rock to me.

That's not an Egyptian flag. That's the flag of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

That building is the Council Chambers building. That's where Federal Executive Council, National Council of State and other such federal councils hold their meetings.

The Nigerian Presidential Complex (aka Aso Rock Villa), just like State House Ribadu Road (aka Dodan Barracks) is not a single building, but a complex filled with many buildings.


Below: Presidents Clinton and Obasanjo exit the Council Chambers. You can see both the National Flag and Commander in Chief's Flag above the building.


https://fbcdn-photos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-0/10584009_1480006962256606_3902358167369219609_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=c579362f66f69c2e1299fa0b92142424&oe=56008A7D&__gda__=1442642477_20fb16cc0ca9403462187ed1f598a412


The flag of the Commander in Chief.
https://fbcdn-photos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-0/936074_1460132250910744_5802458501863295844_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=b575c7ee27f444d097e37ab618caa3e4&oe=55EB61BA&__gda__=1446314474_603276e44b4544429a21f4120145248c



Nollywood actors in the forecourt of the Council Chambers.


https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-0/10336691_1530929663831002_1068358306258640014_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=bfd81fa94186882c5ee12437ba94cb04&oe=562AC62E&__gda__=1442537893_fb9239b72c1831a8b2f419b0ebcb33fb

That's actually a picture of the Council Chambers.

Inkman:
Abeg!
Which country flag dey there so

desosa:
Wch country flag be that so?

YouthsPC0:
Is that the Nigerian flag

That's the flag of the Commander in Chief (C in C) also known as the Armed Forces flag.

The C in C's flag and the national flag fly above all the presidential residences (the national flag is usually flown higher than the C in C's flag).

You can see part of the national flag on the other side of the building (that's the bright green thing on the other side).

https://fbcdn-photos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-0/936074_1460132250910744_5802458501863295844_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=b575c7ee27f444d097e37ab618caa3e4&oe=55EB61BA&__gda__=1446314474_603276e44b4544429a21f4120145248c

They've come out of the tunnel.

Psychedelia:
Nope. Last one isn't Yosemite Sam.
That's Marvin the Martian...

https://pre04.deviantart.net/a761/th/pre/i/2011/074/0/d/marvin_the_martian_by_zombiegoon-d3bpzz1.jpg

Number 7 on row 3 = Yosemite Sam.

Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck, Fred Flintstone, Bart Simpson, Spongebob Squarepants, Road Runner Yoggi Bear, Stewie, Mr Krabs, Poppeye, Buggs Bunny, Mighty Mouse, Pinkey and The Brain, Casper, Pink Panther, Squidward, Marge Simpson, Tazmanian Devil, Yosemite Sam (his guns at his feet),

Obiagelli:
The "election" took place without the legal proclamation
of the Senate by President Buhari.

This will be interesting

There is confusion about that. The NTA commentator just said that Buhari wrote to the Clerk proclaiming the 8 National Assembly on June 1st. I had previously (before today) read similar stories. However, others say that the letter only stated his intention to proclaim the National Assembly.

Check out this link. http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/06/05/buhari-to-proclaim-8th-assembly-next-tuesday/

Bukola Saraki's speech is live on STV. He thanks Buhari for his neutrality in the election of the Senate President and thanks David Mark for leading the Senate in the past few years.

Bukola Saraki's speech is live on STV. He thanks Buhari for his neutrality in the election of the Senate President and thanks David Mark for leading the Senate in the past few years.

BuddhaPalm:
Please how powerful is the senate president?

Danke!

cc: naptu2, barcanista & obiagelli

His main power (and also his main headache) is the ability to appoint chairmen and members of committees (it is a headache because some members could decide to try and impeach him if they are not happy with his selection).

2) Ruling: He has the power to rule on poibts if order and on motions ("the ayes have it" or "the nays have it" . He can rule that a member is out of order

Obiagelli:
Oh thanks, i guess Saraki and co did right.

Btw what do think of the absence of 51 senators

Section 54 says that the quorum of the Senate shall be one-third of the members of the Senate.

Obiagelli:
I am confused myself, i can't even reach anyone for further clarification

1) The main inauguration is done by the President (usually via a letter to the Clerk) (see Section 63 of the constitution). This is called the proclamation of the National Assembly. Buhari has already done this.

2) Senators take the oath of office before the Senate President and the constitution (in section 62) states that they can participate in the election of the Senate President before taking the oath.

Former Lagos State First Lady just voted.