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SenorFax:
The driver killed him

Can you prove ur allegation.

Crbc:
the murderer killed oga
Nobody should stress me

Hahahahahaha. Bros, this one don scatter ur brain.
Don't worry, just relax and read as smart ppl unravel the mystery.

Prove your intelligence.

*How many of us have detective minds here. Solve this mystery*

A rich noble man in Nigeria died... He was half Indian and half Edo... He was very selfless and stinkingly wealthy, he died 01/10/1992. He had just one beautiful wife from Imo State, a spoilt son, one pretty housemaid, a loyal gateman and a good driver. He had a party the night before his death.

Police men went to the house and interrogated the members of the household one after another.

*Wife* -: I left my hubby peacefully at home during breakfast oooo and while I was partying with my friends, since it was our annual meeting hangout, the maid called me that oga was in his own pool of blood lifeless, then I came home.

*Maid* -: Before madam comot for house, she send me go market to buy foodstuffs. As I come back na him I see oga body for sitting room, oga don die.

*Brat son*-: I was out with my friends in the next hood playing video game when my phone rang that my dad was dead... I rushed home and met his body.

*Driver*-: I am so confused, early this morning oga sent me to the bank to withdraw some cash and I was shocked to have returned and met his lifeless body !!!

*Gateman*-: I be dey sleep for my gateman house as I work overnight, then for my sleep I hear the housemaid shout. Na him I wake up, I come run enter main house see say my oga body dey for ground with blood.

The policemen laughed and arrested the murderer.

*Question: Who killed oga and prove it?*

NockMedia:
Why is Trump talking like an Aboki?
Inject humans with disinfectants?! For fuckssakes!

He was very desperate to save the lives of his citizens. The desperation is making him think of any possible way to help his ppl.

The love of his ppl has engulfed him.
When your child that you love so much is dying, you can easily take any suggestion given to you by anyone to save the baby.

That is Trump's situation now.

Hemanwel:
This is foolery!

This is idiocy on display!

This is moronic!

Do they think the world is joking?

We're talking about science and these ones are talking paganism and diabolism!



Tueh!!!

What is science and technology.
The white came here, stole our masquerade faces and heads. Went back to their countries, discover their potency and the science and technology they harboured, improved on them and started making untold progress through and with them.

They came back to us and made us to see those masquerades they stole from us as evil and what is tying is down. They did all these to deceive us so that we will not see the importance of what they've stolen from us.

They said our masquerades are the things tying us down while this same masquerade is what opened their eyes to a new phase of development.

Lexusgs430:
So a known philanthropic billionaire, became a treasury looter......

I love your dialogue, but kindly remind me the source of his so called original wealth?

The death of okorocha, would directly translate to the turning off of his dynasty...........

Oga oo.... Abeg, I don't want to follow you to dat side you want to bend this discussion to.
I don't like discussing ppl. I rather dwell better in discussing events.

I don't wish ppl death also. I think I've exhausted all I wish to contribute in this thread. I'm not a politician and will never wish to be. And I can never protect any of them. I can only criticize where they underperformed and applaud their good deeds no matter who the politician is.

Lexusgs430:
So he started projects, left them uncompleted (using such white elephant projects to steal funds), then handed them over to the next government to continue his mess?


May i ask? Why did he not build only 5, fully completed and equipped, upon handover?

Do you want me to answer too

Oga, I don't want to sound like a politician or defending anyone. Rochas may have looted Imo State treasure from what we read on papers, but he was a known philanthropic billionaire before venturing into politics.

About building and equipping only 5 hospital instead of the 27. I bet you, Imo ppl will still find fault in this alleging that he must have taken bribe to site the hospitals at those locations.

Politics in Imo State is something else cos about 90% of the politicians in Imo State are politicians by profession. I mean they don't have any other job apart from playing politics. So they do it as if it's a do or die affair.

Lexusgs430:
27 each? I would eat my pants..........

Kindly post links of this hospitals...........

Guy, I'm telling you what I know and have seen with my own eyes. Though some of these hospitals were not yet equipped. It's a long time project. If this present government will take it up, by the time this government and probably the next will do something towards the project, Imo State may be one state that has the highest number of government hospitals in the country.

Rochas may not be my favorite, but I love that his ideas toward healthcare and education.
He also extended that gesture to all government schools in the state. He erected special one storey twin blocks in each government primary and secondary schools in each LGA of the state.

Back then in school, if you're a notorious noise maker, you'll be told to write the names of noise makers in the class. If that is done, just watch as the class will become quiet cos the chief noisemaker is quiet.

Also, if you want stealing to stop in any community, just make the head of those bad boys the leader of a vigilante group.

ECOWAS know what they are doing. They want to give him a responsibility that will wake him up. They will be cracking head to make sure he shows himself as bn capable.

Lexusgs430:
I know he wanted to build something starting with 'H'......

He should have built a world class private Hospital.... That would have been a better way to spend his people's money.......

He also built 27 government General Hospitals in each of the 27 LGAs of Imo State.

ehirosplusbiz:
This is the Snake I Killed In My Backyard today there where two, One Escaped.

Is this a dangerous reptile? Cos am afraid. I have kids and they do play around outside sometimes.

Guy come.... Did you actually use that rod on that young innocent snake?
You must be a very heartless guy

Superjazz:
You can't blame the banks when you are robbed you report to the bank the bank trace the account into which the frivolent transaction took place and you find a way of tracking the suspect with police help.but Nigeria police and lack of commitment na 5 and 6

Their duty should not end there. The reported account should be placed on No withdrawal. If attempt to withdraw is noticed, the person should be arrested.

This will hasten investigation. Most times, banks will refuse to give u details of the account your money was moved to ask in the name of protecting her customer's privacy.

This COVID-19 has offered a great opportunity to fight these terrorists successfully.
Borders are closed. That means their supplies will be affected seriously.

People are under lockdown. This means the tendency of hiding among civilians and using them as human shield will be reduced.

If our military can be serious enough, they'll kill those terrorists in their numbers.

tyup:
An old wise Ijaw grandpa once told me a special extra curricular activities of an average Ipob man when business is down is violence

From my own angle I'll just suggest they're allowed to do what they're known for to atleast boost their technical know how senses(

These two must have bn those that came back from the land of the Afonjas due to this Coro of a thing.
This is how those children of the Afonjas fight. Heartless and wicked fighters. The Afonja miscreants don't value life. They can fight with any weapon even at little or no provocation.

rash47:
Did you guys offer her the job

Sorry, I won't go beyond this point.
Thanks.

There was this very pretty girl that attended my company interview. She was very intelligent and pretty.

She passed these interviews. Asked to go for the medical check. Surprisingly, the result came out positive. Who could believe that a pretty girl like her with skin that look so nourished will be HIV positive.

If they can survive these my wicked boys guarding my house, well, my "short man"that is always lying cold besides my will arms them to where they belong to.

I don't take nonsense from those lazy thieves.

Abdulrahman1000:
...

I thought they're sharing food and money up that side.

If you're from the West or Northern part of the country and this lockdown is biting hard on you.
You've bn begging for alms even as they are sharing did and money among ppl living in the Western and Northern part of the country.
You any to learn how to survive in this kind of situation, please ask pls from the EASTERN part of the country and specifically the IGBOS.
They are rugged and can withstand every condition. They did it for 3yrs during the civil war and this is nothing to them.
IGBO AMAKA

crackhouse:
The woman must be a retired harlot.

No... If you've never bn in a tight corner, you'll never understand that woman.
You can manage when it's only you, but when you have children, hmm..a different ball game.

During the Bible time. There was a situation similar to what we are facing now. There was these two women. They were starving to death with their children.

They had an agreement to bring one child out from their individual children. Kill and eat one on the first day and later to do same with the other.
They killed the first child eat and were ok.
On the second day, the woman that her child was killed came so that they'll kill and eat the second baby from the other woman, but the second woman breached the agreement which caused problem between them.
◄ 2 Kings 6:29 ►

Wyzkyd:
All the cases are now traced to Lagos. God abeg help we lagosians.

Centre of Excellence.
They excel in all things.
Make una enjoy una excellence.

Sometime ago, I was traveling from Enugu to Abia State.
There was this blue 406 Peugeot cruising in front of us while we were directly behind it.
They were 4 guys in the car.

Somewhere along Awgu, there was this police checkpoint wt 2 policemen.
One was engrossed in the duty of collecting money from motorists while the other was standing in the middle of the road stopping other vehicles.

The 406 guys stopped and was exchanging pleasantries wt the policeman in the middle of the road.
When they were signaled to move on. The next thing we saw was one of the occupants of that car from the back seat, stretched out his hand and dragged the policeman riffle. Pulled it very hard that the policeman nearly lost control.
His savings grace was the rope that held the rifle through his shoulder.

What pained me was, as this officer was struggling wt the Criminals, his colleague was unaware of what was happening despite not bn too far from the scene. He was so much taken over by that N50 he was collecting.

The officer was shivering and was telling us, "these boys want to collect my gun oo. They want to sack me and kill me oo."

Had it bn they succeeded in collecting the gun, they would've used it to kill the other officer and collect his own gun too.

sagtav:
Please go see a doctor. I also found this....


The following health issues can also cause shaky hands:

psychiatric conditions, such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder

inherited degenerative disorders, such as hereditary ataxia or fragile X syndrome

alcohol abuse or withdrawal

mercury poisoning

hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid

liver or kidney failure

anxiety or panic

Certain drugs can also cause hand tremors, such as:

some asthma medicines

amphetamines

caffeine

corticosteroids

medicines used to treat certain psychiatric and neurological disorders

Even excessive masturbation can cause it.

JAMO84:
Rwanda has the same population with Kano, they can afford to feed everyone in that country for ten years. That's not to say we cannot do better, it's corruption that's killing us in this Country!!!


I AM DONE TALKING

Irrational logic.
They have population that it's equal to Kano State. Is their GDP equal to that of America's?

Their revenue is synonymous to their number. So for them to do what they did, it means they have better leaders.

Nigeria is about 200million people with lots of resources that can cater for the people. If they fail to do it, then, Rwanda is far better than Nigeria.

INTRODUCTION: The trial and conviction of actress Funke Akindele and her husband is legally flawed. The fact that they pleaded guilty does not foreclose a discussion on the case because the flaws that I intend to highlight are constitutional and jurisdictional in nature. Issues of jurisdiction can be raised at any time.

I have read the following: The Charge Sheet filed by the office of the Attorney General of Lagos State against Funke and her husband; the Public Health Law Cap. P16 Vol. 9 Laws of Lagos State, 2015; and the Lagos State Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020.

I submit that Funke Akindele and her husband (the defendants) were convicted for a non-existent offence. The charge sheet shows that the two defendants were arraigned on a one count charge for gathering with more than twenty persons contrary “to the social distancing directives of Mr. Governor of Lagos State.”

DEFENDANTS CHARGED FOR AN OFFENCE THAT IS UNKNOWN TO LAW:
The charge sheet against the defendants also state that the said social distancing directive contravened by the defendants was issued by the Governor in line with the regulations made by the Governor pursuant to the Public Health Law. In other words, the defendants were not charged under the Quarantine Act.

They were charged under Section 58 of the Public Health Law of Lagos State. For clarity, Section 58 of the Public Health Law cited in the charge sheet provides as follows:

“For any contravention of the provisions of this Law or any Regulation made under this Law for which no other penalty is provided, the offender commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) or to any non-custodial sentence and if a corporate body, to a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00).”

The defendants were convicted for gathering with more than twenty persons. The material question is: is it an offence under the Public Health Law or Infectious Disease Regulations to do so? There is no provision under the Public Health Law or Infectious Disease Regulations that makes gathering with more than twenty persons a criminal offence.

The Infectious Disease Regulations purport to give the Governor the power to issue the social distancing directive. The legal defect in the directive on gathering is that it cannot be the basis for criminal liability. A subsidiary legislation like the Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 derives its authority and validity from a substantive law (the principal legislation). The regulations cannot extend such authority.

Since the Quarantine Act and the Public Health Law of Lagos State specifically limit offences to contravention of regulations made by the governor, it is outright illegality to charge Funke Akindele and her husband for contravening a directive of the Governor (which is outside the regulations itself). See Din V. Attorney-General of the Federation (1988) 4 NWLR (Pt.87) 147.

An act or omission is only a crime if it is so prescribed in a written law. By virtue of Section 36 (12) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), every person is guaranteed the fundamental right not to be convicted unless the offence is defined and the penalty is prescribed in a written law. It states as follows:

“Subject as otherwise provided by this Constitution, a person shall not be convicted of a criminal offence unless that offence is defined and the penalty therefor is prescribed in a written law, and in this subsection, a written law refers to an Act of the National Assembly or a Law of a State, any subsidiary legislation or instrument under the provisions of a law.”

Let me reiterate that the Governor’s social distancing directive that restrict gathering in Lagos State which the defendants purportedly contravened is not an Act of the National Assembly, or a Law of the Lagos State House of Assembly, neither is it a subsidiary legislation or an instrument under the provisions of the law.

Therefore, by the authority of Section 36 (12) of the Constitution, and the Supreme Court decision in Aoko V. Fagbemi& Ors. (1961) 1 All NLR 400, the conviction of Funke Akindele and her husband is unconstitutional.

As I contended earlier, there is no provision in the Public Health Law of Lagos State or the Infectious Disease Regulations that makes a gathering of more than twenty persons or any gathering for that matter a criminal offence.

Regulation 8(1)(a) of the Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 cited in the charge sheet against the defendants provides thus:

8(1) “The Governor may –
a) restrict or prohibit the gathering of persons in the Local Area, such as conferences, meetings, festivals, private events, religious services, public visits, and such other events, save where the written approval of the Governor is obtained for such gathering.”
The above provision does not codify any offence. It only empowers the governor to restrict or prohibit gathering. The Infectious Disease Regulations 2020 should have expressly and specifically prescribed that gathering is restricted and prohibited in Lagos State before it can be relied upon to convict a violator in line with Section 36 (12) of the Constitution.

Since neither the Public Health Law of Lagos State nor the Infectious Disease Regulations has prescribed that gathering is an offence, the purported directive of Governor Sanwo-Olu remains an advisory.

The Court of Appeal in the case of Faith Okafar V. Governor of Lagos State &Anor. (2016) LPELR-41066 (CA) made it abundantly clear that the directive or order of a governor is not a law and that violation of same cannot result in criminal liability.

COMPETING REGULATIONS AND DOCTRINE OF COVERING THE FIELD:

The Infectious Disease Regulations was made by Governor Sanwo-Olu pursuant to Section 8 of the Quarantine Act Cap. Q2 LFN 2004 and the Public Health Law of Lagos State. However, Section 8 of the Quarantine Act only empowers the governor to make such regulations where the President fails to do so.

On 30th March, 2020, President Buhari issued the COVID-19 Regulations. In his regulations, the President made specific provisions restricting movement and imposing a lockdown in Lagos State. By the constitutional doctrine of covering the field, the regulations made by Governor Sanwo-Olu went into abeyance the moment the regulations made by President Buhari came into effect. Both cannot coexist.

The doctrine of covering the field was applied in the case of Attorney General of Ogun State V. Attorney General of the Federation (1982) 1-2 S.C. (Reprint) 7. where the Supreme Court per Fatayi-Williams, JSC, declared that the Public Order Act 1979 repealed all existing State laws on public order.

THE GOVERNOR HAS NO POWER TO MAKE REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW:

It should be further noted that under Section 53 of the Lagos State Public Health Law, the power to make regulations pursuant to that law is expressly vested in the Commissioner for Health; not in the governor. This raises more serious legal questions on the validity of the Infectious Disease Regulations issued by the governor.

REGULATIONS REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

Section 1 (1) of the Regulations Approval Law Chapter R4 Laws of Lagos State 2015 unequivocally provides as follows:
“Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any Law in the State, no regulation shall have effect unless laid before and approved by the House of Assembly.”

Section 3 of the Regulations Approval Law further mandate that “all regulations made pursuant to the provisions of any enactment in the State shall be published in the Official Gazette after its approval by the House of Assembly.”

The inescapable consequence of the above condition stipulated in Section 1 (1) of the Regulations Approval Law is that the Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 issued by Governor Sanwo-Olu to tackle coronavirus pandemic has not taken effect since it is yet to be laid before and approved by the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Since the charge against the defendants was brought under a regulation that has not been approved by the House of Assembly as required by law, the entire case – from the charge sheet, to arraignment, conviction and sentencing of Funke and her husband, is a nullity.

We cannot put something on nothing. This singular point is enough to nullify the conviction.

PUNISHMENT IMPOSED EXCEEDS THE LAW:

Apart from the above legal flaws, the punishment imposed on the defendants by the trial court is clearly overreaching and illegal. Section 58 of the Public Health Law of Lagos State under which Funke Akindele and her husband were convicted provides for only two forms of punishment. It provides as follows:

“For any contravention of the provisions of this Law or any Regulation made under this Law for which no other penalty is provided, the offender commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) or to any non-custodial sentence and if a corporate body, to a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00).”

The trial court sentenced Funke Akindele and her husband to 14 days community service each, to start from 9.00am to 12 noon each day during which they are to sensitize the public on the COVID-19 pandemic in ten major areas of the state. They are also to pay a fine of N100, 000 each after which they would observe the period for isolation.

The implication of the expression “OR” as used in Section 58 of the Public Health Law is that the court can either impose a fine or a non-custodial sentence; the trial court cannot impose both.

The 14 days community service cum public enlightenment and the self-isolation imposed on Funke Akindele and her husband can be regarded as a non-custodial sentence. It was wrong for the trial court to additionally impose a fine of One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100, 000.00) on each of the defendants.

CONCLUSION:

The sum total of my submissions is that the conviction of Mrs. Funke Akindele and her husband cannot stand in law. They have the right to appeal against the judgment of the Magistrate Court to the High Court. I believe that the appellate courts will set aside the conviction.

Two possible options are available to the Lagos State Government if the restriction of movement is to be enforced through prosecution of offenders:

It is either the State Commissioner for Health issues fresh regulations pursuant to Public Health Law (this may be susceptible to the doctrine of covering the field) or the Attorney General of Lagos State invokes the COVID-19 Regulations made by President Buhari pursuant to the Quarantine Act to punish subsequent violators.

Notwithstanding the above, the judgment of the Magistrate Court remains binding until it is set aside on appeal.

https://www.thecable.ng/why-the-conviction-of-funke-akindele-cannot-stand-in-law/amp

Susu888:
The mods should handle matters like these with more diligence honestly!

I am not with lai mohammed but no where did the man mentioned " No Nigerian is hungry" its just to get more clicks and incite more condemnation from viewers.

Stop the lies nd hate#

So if the "No Nigerian is hungry" is removed, you'll be OK with that lies from that lair?

The person that gave NCDC our numbers should also give them our account numbers.

The minister of information in the federal republic of Nigeria , Lai Mohammed has responded to Nigerians complaining of hunger in Facebook, tweeter , Instagram , television stations and radio stations due to the Lockdown that , the federal government has disbursed over 100 billion Naira to poor Nigerians and vulnerable persons affected by the Lock down all over the country .

He further stressed that , most poor people all over the country have received the money.

However , Nigerians have been calling federal government of Nigeria in social media , radio , television station over failure provide food , electricity , for them in the midst of Lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease.

https://news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/8934a523bef7f4442dcf9db35eb9c21d?client=news

chinavs9ja:
5G or No 5G, Jesus is coming soon get prepared!


Check my signature if you need a website designer

Guy we may not need your website design services if Jesus is coming. Of what need will the site be to me.
Will I go to heaven with the website?

[quote]["Anybody who is faced with such situation should go public about it so people can rally round them to fight the ‘enemy’. It could happen to a man or woman."/[quote]This can be easy when you have bn living a responsible lifestyle before encountering such a situation.
If you have bn a careless individual, such situation will offer a better opportunity for ppl to speak their minds against you.

So what is our benefits for this huge patronage?

Beautyaddy:
Keep Up with the blame game on other Countries.

What are the Nigerian government doing to help this Pandemic situation facing Nigerians

Yes, your blame and frustrations should be directed to your government in power.

Other Countries are worrying about how to save their Citizens.

Thank you very much. Let me tell you. By the time you realize the conspiracy against Africa, it'll be too late.

Yes, or government have failed us, but your can't compare it to the conspiracy of the West against Africa.