₦airaland Forum

sarrki:
Buhari is loved

I love you Muhammadu Buhari

God Bless you Mr President

Smart Igbo boy using aboki heads to make cool money.

Blue3k2:
Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/11/i-gave-4-important-ministries-to-area-i-didnt-record-much-votes-buhari/

God punish Buhari for referring to those moribund ministries as important ministries. E no go die better.

Adapapaokoye:
Yup

Cool. How does one submit expression of interest form?

STENON:
University of the West of Scotland, London Campus

Ok. I know the campus.

STENON:
Village people on duty! Lol. Thanks alot

You are welcome. Meanwhile, I live in South East London. Which uni will you be attending?

STENON:
It has been a very pleasant day for me here after checking street map of my accommodation in London South East. Please what are the necessary food stuff to take along ? I want to venture into hair stylist and importation/exportation business while studying over there, isn't it a bad idea? I can't stop dreaming of my first night at London... indeed life is so beautiful but not in Nigeria sha .

Be careful, what you were granted is a student visa and not a business visa. Someone has been deported cos she travelled with hair extensions hoping to use same for hair braiding business while she studied.

Adapapaokoye:
Please who stays in south east London. Let's hang out. I am so lonely here.

Offer still valid?

Sunnybobo3:
A leopard can never shed its spots.

Akosbaba:
Unilag number 1 as usual
20 out of the 161

Heard UNN had 20 too sha
Nice one

Out of the 20 from UNILAG, I'm sure 12 will be Igbos.

kahal29:
Facts have emerged why the PDP governors and leaders in the Southeast are kicking against the choice of former governor of Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi as the party’s vice presidential candidate. The Atiku action has torn the South East chapter of the party apart.

According to an impeccable party source who pleaded anonymity, the governors and some of the leaders of the party in the zone have accused Atiku of reneging on his earlier promise and vowed to work against his candidacy.

The PDP chieftain told Sunday Sun that Atiku had earlier promised to use the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo as his running mate.

The chieftain who is also a Senatorial candidate in Anambra State said that the Southeast governors and some PDP leaders from the zone were working on endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari, since according to him, Atiku has shown that they do not matter in his political calculations.

“There will be peace if Soludo is made the running mate because that was what we agreed,” he said.

Asked if they still would have protested if former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was chosen by Atiku he said: “There is no problem with her, but Soludo is better. You know the woman is difficult, when you go to her for anything she will accuse you of wanting to be given the resources of the country.

“There was a meeting in Enugu over this. Three governors came – Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi. Ebonyi Governor (Dave Umahi) is the Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum, he is angry over what happened.”

Governor Umahi had last Friday issued a statement dissociates himself from a release by his Chief Press Secretary, where the choice of Obi was hailed.

He said that the governors and leaders of the zone were not consulted before Atiku settled for Obi.

He explained that yesterday’s meeting by the governors and leaders of the party was to agree that Obi and his people would not have their way.

He disclosed that he had met with Atiku and his wife and told them that Obi’s choice cannot sell in Igbo land.

His words: “I met with Atiku’s wife on this, she said that I am a businessman, that the business environment will be made good, that Atiku will make things good. That is no promise.”

On where Governor Willie Obiano stood on the matter, he said: “How are you asking this type of question? Obiano totally rejects Obi. Obi has lost four governors from Southeast. APC already has Imo, so the entire five Southeast states are in the hands of APC. The zone is for Buhari.”

Asked if Governor Umahi was serious on his threats, he said, “very serious. He is ready to work for Buhari.”

Narrating how they came about Soludo, the PDP henchman claimed that he and some leaders of the party held a meeting three months ago where Atiku promised him to pick his vice presidential candidate from the Southeast.

“He told us that the person he had in mind was Soludo and Anambra governor also supported it.

“I was instrumental to him winning the nomination. We started this spin doctor job months ago. Atiku met with me several times alongside Gbenga Daniel. He came to my house many times.

“After he was nominated, he went back on his promise, he changed completely and now brought Peter Obi instead of Soludo that we agreed upon. This is why all the Southeast governors and PDP leaders are kicking. Everybody is mad at Atiku for that singular decision.

“I heard Atiku said he did not consult us because PDP governors from Southeast voted for Tambuwal, that they did not vote for him.

“He said that Wike agreed that Peter Obi should be his running mate. But in doing that, he jettisoned the promised he made to us that we will choose the person that will take the slot.

“Like I said there is fire at the moment. Governors of Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu and Abia are angry. Governor of Enugu said he has discussed with a former governor in the Southeast that he will vote according to his conscience. He said that everybody deserves a second term, that Buhari deserves second term. He said that he as governor of Enugu needs second term, so he will not stop the president from enjoying second term. He said he will support the president if he seeks second term.”

Apart from other reasons they adduced for opposing the choice of former Anambra governor, he contended that “Peter Obi is not a liberal politician, he is a conservative. His candidacy will not sell. Many of us who know him very well know that he is unreliable, tricky and selfish. He says one thing and does another. There is a problem in the PDP house and if it is not handled well it will jeopardize Atiku’s ambition.

“I will soon come out to say all that I am telling you publicly. I feel cheated by Atiku. I have complained to friends. Atiku’s wife has begged me, but I refused to accept her pleas.

“I have resolved to work for Buhari and I know that several other people are doing same.”


http://sunnewsonline.com/why-seast-govs-leaders-moved-against-obi-as-atikus-vice/

Chris Uba speaking.

For starters, Soludo is a member of APGA.

It's all over for Buhari.

nzeobi:
ifeanyi will likely defect if he wins and don't forget ukachukwu is a money bag too.

Ukachukwu has no political weight.

nzeobi:
politics in SE is not about the family where you come from.
I hope ukachukwu doesn't trade off his mandate to Andy uba again.

Nicholas will lose. Ifeanyi Uba stood a better chance.

rman:
You better stay back. There are several Nigerian hustlers in London that will gladly come back to take that 80k job.

Unless you have some very special skills in some certain fields which you feel pays well over there.

There is always room for growth here.

Those Nigerians must be illegal immigrants.

Another

DopeTech:
Have u noticed we haven't been hearing about fulani herdsmen lately?
The sponsors are busy with their political campaign.

FreshBoss007:
actually that's true...

election Don near, false peace and calm everywhere

I will not let you APC guys pull wool over our eyea here.

Fulani herdsmen killings have been going on just that Lai Mohammed has induced a media blackout.

May be you have an ear and eye infection.

fiizznation:
Shut it there. So competent northerners that are more qualified that this obi whatever shouldn't be appointed just because they are from the north right? Is this your own definition of fairness and justice? That what how you guys were saying trash when Bichi was appointed even though Bichi was the most qualified person to head the DSS.

I just knew something was fishy about this obi of a guy when I saw his lame CV. No any real research from the guy, his academic background is so featherweight when compared with other folks that did the same interview with the clown.

Well I don't even care about the obi guy and his fraudulent appointment, but the hypocrisy of you folks across the niger is the major thing that amazes me.

And I have come to realise one thing which is, you guys over there will never be contented with whatever Buhari gives you. Even if he relinquished his presidency position to you folks, you will still not be satisfied.

And I say a middle finger to all your wailing and cries. Damn, nobody gives a shit about your endless complain anymore. You can wail till eternity because of Buhari, your cup of tea !!!

Bring the so called competent Northerners profile, let me present Obi's profile so we compare.

This Hausa/Fulani peoe think they own Nigeria.

#GEJ one �� SECURITY CHIEFS

CDS:
P Dike (South
O Petinrin (South
O Ibrahim (North
A Badeh (North

COAS:
AB Dambazau (North
A Ihejirika (South
K Minimah (South

CAS:
O Petinrin (South
M Umar (North
A Badeh (North
A Amosu (South

CNS:
O Ibrahim (North
D Ezeoba (South
I Jibril (North

IGP:
H Ringim (North
MD Abubakar (North
A Suleiman (North
S Arase (South

DSS DG:
Ita Ekpeyong (South

North=10
South=9

hammer6F:
Somebody, like Maduka that show excellence can be elevated over anybody and that includes Soludo to emerge Governor.

Simply becos he merit it as an achiever, with achievements visible to all and beneficial to all in Anambra, SouthEast and even Nigeria and Africa.

Did Godwin Maduka tell you he wants to be governor?

sureheaven:
Good one from federal government. These are the things needed to be done.

I’m expecting the same set of people shouting marginalization to call it propaganda.

Did you not read that it was donated by an individual? If you don't know him, just Google Dr. Godwin Maduka.

midolian:
Trump has denied saying Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari is a lifeless president, says he is a man of Honour

"I did not make any statement about Nigerian President, He is a man of Honour"

Wailers, how far?

Source: Al Jazeera

This your sauce na wa

CheapDataGuy:
wait I no understand, meaning say na only 184kobo dem go pay on top how many billions?

184 kobo per share.

reingoff:
And who determines what is national interest? And who ensures that national interest is separated from the personal interest of the people in government?

The Court.

kahal29:
The Supreme Court
of Nigeria, June 8,
2007

Justices Aloysius Iyorgyer , Katsina-Alu, Niki Tobi, Francis Fedode, Tabai, Ibrahim Tanko, Muhammad, Pius Olayiwola, Aderemi, Anthony Ikechukwu

Iguh
S.C. 208/2006
Between

Alhaji Mujahid
Dokubo-Asari (Applicant) Vs Federal Republic of Nigeria (Respondents) Judgment of the Court delivered by Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. J.S.C

From the facts contained in the printed Record of appeal placed before this court, the appellant Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari was a one time leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Front, NDSF, but now leader, Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF. He is also a member, Pro-National Conference Organisation.

He, along with one Mr. Uche Okwukwu and others, now at large, were said to have signed one communiqué which castigated Governors, Local- Government Chairmen and NDDC Directors in connivance with the Federal Government that they looted the oil revenue accruing to the people of Niger Delta while pursuing their personal projects and aggrandizement. This, they felt, had left the people in a state of neglect and abject poverty. They also cited the recent hike in fuel pump price as one of their grievances. They therefore threatened to take-up arms against the government after lodging their protest with Pro-National Conference Organisation, PRONACO.

Plan to cause civil disorder

The Association also revealed its plan to cause civil disorder that would lead to the overthrow of the present Government. Dokubo Asari was arrested by the Police and taken to court on a five count charge of conspiracy; treasonable felony; forming, managing and assisting in managing an unlawful society; publishing of false statement and being a member of an unlawful society. These are offences created by and punishable under the Criminal Code Act, Cap 77, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990.

On October 6, 2005 the appellant as accused, was arraigned before the Federal High Court Holden in Abuja. The appellant pleaded not guilty to all the 5 counts. On the same October 6, appellant’s Counsel moved his summons on Notice dated 10th day of October, 2005, praying the trial court to admit the accused/appellant to bail. After taking arguments from the learned counsel for the respective parties, the learned trial Judge examined their submissions along with the affidavit evidence laid before him. In a considered ruling delivered on November 11, 2005, the learned trial Judge refused to grant bail to the accused/appellant.

Accused/Appellant was dissatisfied with the trial court’s decision and he filed his Notice and Grounds of Appeal to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division. In its judgment of 6 June, 2006, the court below dismissed the appeal and affirmed the ruling of the trial court. Further dissatisfied, the accused/appellant sought and was granted leave by the court below to appeal to this court. Two Grounds of Appeal were set out in the Notice of Appeal which was filed within the time granted by the court below for filing same.

Learned Counsel for the appellant, Mr. Keyamo, filed on behalf of the appellant a brief of argument in which he distilled two issues for the determination of the appeal by this court.

Learned Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, who appeared for the respondent, filed the respondent’s brief of argument. The learned DPP, Mr. Aliyu, formulated one issue for determination of the appeal by the court.

The learned Director of Public Prosecution for the respondent submitted that the trial court took into consideration all the relevant criteria for the grant of bail as have been laid down in a plethora of cases and the court rightly held that all the requisite conditions for the grant of bail did not co-exist. Further submission made on behalf of the respondent are that where an offence carries a sentence exceeding 3 years imprisonment, bail in such a case is not a mere matter of course, but rather, at the discretion of the court which must be exercised judicially and judiciously as has been done in this case.

When it comes to the issue of whether to grant or refuse bail pending trial of an accused by the trial court, the law has set out some criteria which the trial court shall consider in the exercise of its judicial discretion to arrive at a decision. These criteria have been well articulated in several decisions of this court. These criteria are not exhaustive. Other factors not mentioned may be relevant to the determination of grant or refusal of bail to an accused. They provide the required guideline to a trial court in the exercise of its discretion on matters of bail pending trial.

Counts for which the appel lant-is standing trial

As the appellant is facing criminal charges at the trial court it is very pertinent for me at this juncture for clarity sake, to set out in full the counts for which the appellant-is standing trial. It is clear that all the counts are of criminal nature. The offences were all created by the Criminal Code Act and punishable by same. The various offences if proved will each, attract a punishment of not less than three years of imprisonment. See the various sections under which the offences are punishable .i.e. Section 41; 59, 63, 64 and 516 of the Criminal Code Act Cap 77, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990. Section 118 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA) Cap 80, LFN, 1990 provides as follows:-

“Where a person is charged with any felony other than a felony punishable with death, the court may, if it thinks fit, admit him to bail.” (Emphasis supplied by me) The interpretative section, section 2 of the CPA assigns the following interpretation to the word “felony” – “felony’ means an offence on conviction for which a person can, without proof of his having been previously convicted of an offence, be sentenced to death or to imprisonment for three years or more, or which is declared by law to be a felony.” (Underlining supplied for emphasis)

Section 118(2) of the CPA, in my view, makes the grant of bail to an accused person standing trial before a High Court, purely a discretionary matter in the hands of the trial Judge. Furthermore, where an offence carries a sentence of imprisonment for a period of three years or more, grant of bail is not a mere matter of course. It is a settled principle of law that except where a miscarriage of justice has been established or that there is a violation of some principles of law or procedure; or that the discretion is known to have been wrongly exercised, or where the exercise was tainted with some illegality “or substantial irregularity, an appeal court seldom interferes with the learned trial Judge’s exercise of discretion. This is because discretion is of the trial court and not of the appellate court hence it cannot substitute its own discretion.

In Sarami v. Kotove (1990) 4 N.W.L.R. (Pt. 143) 144 at page 151, Obaseki, JSC, put it this way:- “The proper role of the Court of Appeal where there is a proper exercise of discretion is not to interfere with the decision. To do so merely on the ground that the Appellate Court would have exercised the discretion differently is an assault on justice and not within the statutory powers of the Appeal Court.”

It is worthy of note as well, that on a question of exercise of discretion authorities are not of much value. No two cases are exactly similar and even if they are, the court cannot be bound by a previous decision to exercise its way because that would be putting an end to discretion. No discretion in one case can be a precedent to another. It is clear in this appeal that at the close of oral arguments by the parties before it and after considering, all the, submissions made by the learned Counsel for the respective parties, the court below, per Rhodes-Vivour, JCA; made the following conclusion: “In the light of the above the learned trial Judge was right in refusing the application for bail by the appellant. This court will not interfere with the decision of the learned trial Judge.”

The practice of the appeal courts generally, and this has been on for quite some time, is that where there is a concurrent finding of two lower courts, the appeal court hardly interferes with it except on exceptional circumstances. See: Igogo v. The State (1999) 12 SCNJ 140; Dogo & Ors. v. The State (2001) 1 SCNJ 315. This principle of concurrent findings/decisions of two lower courts not to be ordinarily disturbed by a higher court is respected by the courts because it is founded on the understanding that the facts that have been deliberated on by two courts carefully before they arrived at certain conclusions can be supported from the evidence laid before them particularly if much of the findings or conclusions depended on the trial court having heard and seen vital witnesses testify. In this regard it is an exclusive preserve of the trial court and an appellate court certainly lacks power to interfere. But, where the evaluation of evidence is only through documentary evidence, an appellate court has liberty to evaluate the affidavit evidence with a view to either affirming or reversing the trial court’s decision depending, on the substantiality of the dispositions made by the parties. In the appeal on hand the court below made some findings of fact on the affidavit evidence. Below is what the court said:-

“Evidence available to the trial Judge and to us shows beyond doubt the threat to National Security. A close scrutiny of the charge and documentary evidence available reveals Offences that are a real threat to National Security.” The evidence available before the two lower courts was that of affidavit evidence.

Affidavit evidence and other processes

The court below commented on the affidavit evidence and other processes placed before the trial court. The trial court considered these processes in arriving at its decision. This is what the court below said:- “Indeed the depositions in the affidavit and interview granted the Independent Newspaper on 10/9/05 is ominous and very disturbing. For example the appellant granted interview to the Press wherein he says that he will continue to fight until Nigeria disintegrates. Evidence available to the trial Judge and to us shows beyond doubt the threat to National Security.”’

A close scrutiny of the charges and documentary evidence available reveals offences that are a real threat to National Security. They involve creating a situation where the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria could yield to force or expose the public to serious danger. Indeed paragraph 1.0 of the counter-affidavit supports that fact. It states that it would be prejudicial to National Security to grant Bail. I agree. This deposition easily covers all the counts against the appellant.”

From the above, it is clear to me that the court below was right in its conclusion that there was evidence which the trial court accepted to show the existence of threat to the National Security. For instance, in his statement to the Police, signed by him the appellant made strong statements. It suffices to quote the following statements:- “The objective of Pronaco is to organize a Sovereign National Conference. The Conference will kick-off in October, 2005. The Niger Delta Sovereign National Conference is a mini Conference of the Pronaco People’s National Conference. Because General Olusegun Obasanjo manipulated himself to power through massive rigging of the 2003 election. The people must seize power through the process of democratic, progressive mass action that will lead to the formation of a provisional government of National Unity. We can achieve peace without fighting by going our separate ways like the Czechoslovakia experience. If there is no peace the process leading to armed struggle cannot be ascertain (sic) as 1 am not God. The Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF) which I led has (sic) totally disarmed. Hence, armed struggle will predicate on the actions and activities of the regime of the Nigerian State. I will pursue the course of the disintegration of Nigeria through the process of the Peoples National Conference.

Power through the manipu lation of the electoral process

The Government of General Obasanjo is illegitimate. It retains (sic) power through the manipulation of the electoral process. This is a negation of elementary principle of democratic governance. No man with self respect will allow his right of choice taking away (sic) from him by a regime claiming to be democratic. This has made me and others like me to resent the government of the regime of General Obasanjo. When Nigeria eventually disintegrates (sic) the Ijaws will form a country of their own……if the struggle outlives (sic) me. I will be grateful to God for other better than myself such as Isaac Adahaboro; Ken Saro-Wiwa had gone before me.”

These statements were neither denied nor controverted. They were made by the appellant. In fact in paragraph 10 of the counter-affidavit the deponent averred that it will be prejudicial to National Security to grant bail to the accused/applicant. No reply to this averment by the appellant when he filed a reply. It thus stands to be an uncountered averment which in law is deemed admitted.

Secondly, in a Communiqué of the Strategy and Mobilization Meeting of the Pan Niger – Delta Action Conference/Council (PANDAC) held at the Samsy Hotel Benin City, Edo State on Sunday August 28, 2005, which was released to the Media on August 31, 2005 and which formed part of interim Police Investigation Report, it was alleged that the irresponsible Governors, Local Government Chairmen and NDDC Directors in connivance with the Federal Government of Nigeria looted the oil revenue accruing to the people of Niger Delta while pursuing their personal projects and aggrandizement. This, they felt had left the people in a state of abject poverty and neglect. The Pandac called on the peoples of Nigeria to act towards overthrowing the current dictatorship and replacing it with a provisional government of National Unity and a National Conference that will structure Nigeria and restore sovereignty to its people. The Communiqué was jointly singed by the appellant and two others.

Although these documents i.e. the appellant’s statement to the Police and the Communiqué just referred to above were not tendered as evidence, yet they formed part of the Police Diary. They also formed part of the proof of evidence. Although the defence/ applicant/appellant denied in paragraph 5 of its reply that proof of evidence was filed by the prosecution/respondent and that the trial court had nothing upon which to decide the nature of the evidence in the cases, there is evidence of receipt of proof of evidence which controverted appellant’s averment in his paragraph 5 of the reply referred to above. One Mr, Aniku, a legal practitioner and one of the defences Counsel deposed as follows:- “ That attached as exhibits A, B and C are the letter (sic) received to collect proof of evidence, the proof of evidence received and the acknowledgement of the proof respectively.”

The trite position of the law is that in exercising the discretion given to him by the law in the grant or refusal of bail the trial Judge is bound to consider the weight of facts deposed to in an affidavit’ evidence placed before him. Other considerations enumerated earlier such as the strength of the evidence which supports the charge, the gravity of the punishment in the event of conviction, the likelihood of the accused interfering with proposed witnesses or may suppress any evidence that may incriminate him; the likelihood of further charge being brought against him and the probability of guilt are weighty issues in this case that the trial, court cannot gloss over.

What assurances are put in place such that the appellant if released on bail, will not eventually translate into action his threat of continued “armed struggle” which in his words “cannot be ascertain (sic)” as he was not God, if there was no “peace”? “Peace” may be taken in the context of what he meant, to be a relative term. Even the Devil cannot know or draw inference in what that unpredictable and oft oscillating organ in human body called heart/mind, conceals. The applicant in my view has failed to meet the minimum demands for the grant of bail, looking at the totality of the circumstances surrounding his case. I resolve issue 1 in favour of the respondent.

The question is not whether National interest supercedes individual rights but "WHO DETERMINES WHAT IS NATIONAL INTEREST?"

The court does, so if tge court frees someone, it means they've deemed the person not to be of any threat to National interest and the person should be released.

mrbaba18:
Proudly biafra

Shhhh don't be too loud.

New hi-tech goggles that allow doctors to see cancer cells during surgery will be tested in clinical trials at hospitals across the country.

The innovative glasses, known as Cancer Goggles, were invented by Washington University professor of radiology, Dr. Samuel Achilefu. The new technology injects patients with a bio-luminescent marker that attaches to the cancer cells. A surgeon wearing the specialized goggles can see the malignant tumors glow once the near infrared light is beamed.

https://otm.wustl.edu/new-cancer-goggles-help-surgeons-spot-malignant-tumors/