₦airaland Forum

goldbim:
Diplomatic connotations indeed!!if a Nigerian citizen should commit such crime outside the country ,the international media 'll make it seem like all Nigerians are criminals. Justice must prevail!!aleast for the sake of that innocent child..

I tell you. The NPF have too many dumb officers

The country is yet to have a female AGF.

As an intern attached to a court in Nigeria, I witnessed how female counsel were mandated by judges to indicate their marital status while announcing appearance as opposed to their male counterparts.

The most painful part is the manner Judges ask the question and the derision (sure, from the male folks in courtroom). If the female counsel tries to evade the apparent embarrassment; the presiding Judge who often attempts to justify the practice would further ask ‘Miss or Mrs or would you prefer to be referred to as an Esquire?’ or ‘please let us know when you are available or off market, you never can tell there could be a prospective suitor …’. Expectedly the male counterparts are thrilled and always show gratitude by prolonging such conversation in a manner that massages their ego. Little wonder, some men expect women’s education to end in kitchen and the infamous “the other room”.

Years have passed and I still wear the shoes, I must have grown a thick skin to stand such discriminatory environment. Every morning, I announce appearance in court, ensuring that I mutter the suffix Miss after mentioning my name thus: J. I. Ugwu ‘MISS’. This is to prevent drama or the court being torn in two like I witnessed in some situations where female lawyers fruitlessly attempted to go against such discriminatory and debasing legal tradition. Slowly, culture and sentimental attachments to titles have made way to confuse the legal system. One wonders the essence of a female lawyer announcing appearance in court with ‘Miss’ or ‘Mrs’ titles or worst with ‘Esquire’, this is not applicable to the male counterparts as only ‘Mr.’ in exclusion of ‘Master’ is used, also male lawyers are not addressed with any feminine title as is the case when women are addressed as ‘Esquire’ (a male title).

Why can’t I for instance announce appearance as J. I. Ugwu with no title (esquire, miss or mrs)? If there is need to state such titles as Mr./Miss/Mrs, why don’t we use Mr. and Ms respectively as both are neutral terms for each gender, and usually don’t arouse any sense of stereotype. For instance, there are many lawyers who are advanced in their biological age but remain unmarried by choice or circumstance, it may appear demeaning when only the female counterparts in such instance are consequently and constantly reminded of their marital status by the use of Miss or Mrs in an open court. A divorced female lawyer once left the courtroom feeling embarrassed after she literally made a public announcement of a failed marriage when she announced appearance. Immediately announcing her appearance, many colleagues passed notes across to her while others sent messages to her, asking ‘what happened?’

Today, women in positions of authority in the profession whether as law professors, practicing lawyers , senior advocates , or judges, are still comparatively small in numbers; and the issue of whether as women they have any real power remains a moot point. For example, how many women called to Nigerian Bar each year are in courtroom practice? How many of those in active practice are partners in a firm? How many women have become Attorney General of States and the Federation? How many are Senior Advocates of Nigeria? How many of the elected executives of Nigerian Bar Association at the state and national levels are women? During my research, it was appalling to find that there has been only one female National chairman/president of the association since its inception which dates back to 1900, the case of poor female representation equally affects the association at state level. Out of over 475 Senior Advocates it’s worrisome to state that the women amongst them are approximately 20. Is it truly a man’s world? Womanity have come of age in the world career and Nigerian Bar Association should not be left behind. There is call on rethinking the role of women in Nigeria for a sane, less corrupt and lawful society.

The law perhaps has the foundation of discrimination. This is because women’s active participation in law making over the centuries has been comparatively low. The absence of women as active participants in institutions of the law means that women’s perceptions, women’s consciousness and women’s ideas about their reality have played a very little part in the creation of the systems and ideas of the law or in the view of the world reflected in the artifacts of the legal system’s decided cases. Dorothy Smith poignantly described the effect of women’s exclusion from the institutions that create our culture, including the institutions of the law and of politics as being one where the perspectives, concerns, interests of only one sex, one class and one race are represented as general.

Impressively, female law students and lawyers in the profession this century have received the same professional education and training as men. The success at qualifying and working as professionals has depended on her ability to manipulate the concepts and the processes of the system to “think like a lawyer”. Sadly, ‘thinking like lawyers also means thinking like men’. This has sometimes even been explicitly (if not unwittingly) acknowledged by those responsible for our education; a male professor once bestowed on a female student what he considered to be the ultimate compliment for her. “You think more like a man than any woman I have ever taught”. Women often fall victims of such discriminatory compliments, not just at the level of law school, but throughout her professional career.

A woman’s success in the profession still depends to a great extent on her excellence at using the male idioms. It is simply because the male idiom is still by and large the only one in which legal discourse is conducted. Such thoroughgoing socialization in the male norms of the profession has for years, made it unlikely that a woman could be highly successful in it by its term and also be an avowed feminist.
http://thenigerialawyer.com/women-lawyering-in-a-mans-world-by-jennifer-ifunanya-ugwu/

asha80:
should se governors buy ph airport since that is the nearest that is near that is up for concessioning?

The SE governors should bid for the Enugu airport instead. Then, they can "sub-concession" to a technical partner who would be responsible for the day to day professional management of the airport. But funding the annual maintenance/construction projects at the airport will be split 50-50 or (40-60) between the SE states combined, and the technical partner(s).

I'm just happy that the FG has begun moves to concession its major international airports. The FG has no business running an airport at all.

AussiePlayboy:
Haha.. True about pizzas.
Btw, have you tried the Indian curry butter chicken? Its really nice. Some take it with basmati rice or lebanese bread, but me I love it with just normal rice

Yes, I've tried it before, and its really tasty; although I prefer it with basmati rice. In fact, I'm kinda addicted to basmatic rice these days . There is a popular Indian buffet restaurant I go to with family or friends, where I sample those dishes, including their goat meat which is seasoned well too. And do you know the best part? It only costs $10 per person. Not a bad deal for a buffet restaurant.

prechbills1:
only Nigerian babes living fake lives do this ..

people that can't even afford standard food.... if they manage to go to shoprite or some fancy places they take dozens of pictures and litter social media, be forming with fake life when they're broke in reality.

keep it on Bro.

next.

Or that beg for recharge cards

AussiePlayboy:
One thing I ve learnt about being "abroad" is that you get to see things from a much bigger perspective. A lot of things don't freak you anymore. I remember in naija, boys will dressup to go to shoprite for pictures, or those who will go to chinese restaurants or whatever loading up instagram with pictures. Bro, when you live and breathe around asian food around you, with food as cheap as $15, you won't be moved one bit. Infact you ll laugh when people in naija try to intimidate with theae things on social media

You said what was on my mind.

The Asian curry I eat here in California is almost 'common' to me. Whenever I go to the Thai restaurant, I don't feel like I'm going to a special place. Most times, I just wear flip-flops to the place. I don't dress-up to go to restaurants, or even to the bank. The only times I dress up are for weddings, church events, and dates.

I also remember when it was a big deal for me to order pizza But these days, its like buying agege bread.

0monnak0da:
When you say "too expensive" do you have a figure in mind. Do you have any facts?

Again whether it is "necessary" should be based on facts i.e. feasibility studies that model population growth, economic growth and the current capacity. by capacity I mean runway capacity i.e what is the maximum possible traffic volume that Ikeja can handle and what are the future projections.
Personally not only do I think it is necessary I think there is need for at least two more airportsin the SW but that is just me

I believe the Lekki airport will serve as the second main international gateway into the SW.

Fact: Arsenal are the only premier league team without an away point in this calendar year
#WengerOut

Sterling!

NeeKlaus:
Ignorance. No English referee will officiate at the World Cup because of the diplomatic tensions between England and Russia. The British withdrew all their officials for security reasons.

Even today that Arsenal plays CSKA in Moscow, no English fan is traveling. Knowledge is power.

You are wrong.

Long before the diplomatic tensions, FIFA didn’t pencil down any English ref in their prospective World Cup list after Mark Clattenburg decided to move to Saudi Arabia.

It will be a Bayern v Liverpool final, with Liverpool winning it all.

^^
I like his height, aerial prowess and foot-work

Seahawk:
my sister wants to marry you. Are you available?

But I have to say Juve share some part of the blame. How can you leave someone unmarked in your own box in STOPPAGE time of a crucial knockout game?

If she is a divorcee, then she is definitely receiving alimony payments, and child support for all five kids because they all look under 18.

However, Law School is quite expensive, here, in the US. So I guess that 90% of her tuition was probably covered by her $13,000 scholarship and student loans.

Wow!!!! Congrats to her. I admire her perseverance.

Because she graduated in the top 15% of her class, she is on her way to earning a 6-figure salary at a big law firm. Or at worst, she would start out at $80,000/year.

Seahawk:
Person just leave for 5 mins and you guys decided to murder everyone with deliciousness right?

Cfcman did you make that curry yourself?

Yup

Let’s all enjoy Barca’s elimination with a delicious Thai curry meal

Thai curry is ready...

Nihilstjnr:
If Ronaldo catch Van Dijk ehn...

Ororo no dey use two eye see UCL o.

Hehe.
VVD will treat Ronaldo with more respect than Sterling. He won’t take any chances at all

Mark this down: Liverpool will beat either Real or Bayern in the semis.
With Henderson returning from suspension, Liverpool won’t sit back as they did tonight. They will take the game to their opponents for the full 90 mins.

Sane was offside because Milner didn’t deliberately touch the ball, the ball only bounced off Milner from Karius’s punch.

Jesus! Inside 2 minutes!!

Lol.
There is such a thing as a broke woman/girl. As long as she has no money, then she is broke.

three:
Great infographic!

What we need now is;

1. An explanation by the States that haven't signed their budget into Law what legal financial appropriation they are using to run those States (for those actually running).

2. An explanation by the States yet to make the budget available online why this hasn't been done.


3. MOST IMPORTANT: Access to actual records for expenditure via a transparent Public Procurement Agency. How has the budget been disbursed, to whom and why (did these organisations fulfil basic procurement legal requirements).

THIS IS OUR MONEY AND OUR CHILDREN'S MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

For your first question, the constitution allows the states and FG to spend, without an appropriation law, for up to 6 months.

ogorwyne:
I will tip Asuka for a win over Rhonda. The way that Rhonda slams triple H sha.

Honestly, I didn’t know Ronda was that strong! Triple H weighs around 240-250lbs, and she effortless carried him

It took SEVEN German suplexes for Roman Reigns to give up �

JandyJ:
To me Ronda is not the baddest woman on the planet. Asuka or Charlotte would win her

Or even Nia will give Ronda a good run for her money. Ronda has a speed/technique advantage over Nia; but when it’s against Asuka, it will be anynody’s match.

JandyJ:
That match was boring. I began to think if that was the tripple H I know. He can't even blow. Fights like someone who's at the age of 150years

Triple H is like 50, so I fully expected Ronda to take him to the cleaners. Ronda’s moves were rapid and entertaining too