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Politics / Lawmaker Reminds Buhari Of Free Education Campaign Promise by Shine1177: 8:26am On Oct 15, 2015
on October 15, 2015 By Aliyu Dangida

DUTSE—A member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Gudaji, has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari of his campaign promise of providing free education to all when elected as Nigeria’s leader.

Gudaji, who represents Kazaure federal constituency, made the reminder in Dutse, while fielding questions from journalists.

He said it had become imperative as one the federal legislators and a card-carrying member of the ruling APC to alert the President to urgently fulfill the promise he made to Nigerians during the election campaigns.

His words: “As you might be aware, things will be too much on our President as such he may likely forget with this vital promise he made of providing free education if voted into power.

“There is urgent need to alert him so that parents will stop taking their children to private schools and end up paying exorbitant amount as school fees of their wards.”

He expressed concern about the manner proprietors of private schools charge high school fees of children, lamenting that some of the schools were yet to provide the required education for children.

He said with the introduction of free education to all the children, parents would get relief and better education.

Gudaji, who charged Nigerians to continue exercising patience as the voted change will come to reality soonest, stated that change would not come overnight as suffering and untold hardship must come first before any enjoyment.

He described leadership of the National Assembly under Dogara as good representations worthy of emulation, saying the speaker was a well respected politician as he carried every body along irrespective of political, religious and cultural affiliations.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/lawmaker-reminds-buhari-of-free-education-campaign-promise/
Politics / Caption This Picture by Shine1177: 3:08pm On Oct 09, 2015
Caption this picture.

Politics / Re: Breaking News!!! Bomb Blast In Damaturu, Yobe State. by Shine1177: 8:42am On Oct 07, 2015
TheFreeOne:
It's breaking news on CHANNELS TV

16 people dead. The blast occurred at Bwari BUHARI housing estate, Damaturu .
Fixed.
Politics / Re: Breaking News: Bomb Blast In Damaturu Yobe State-channels News by Shine1177: 8:39am On Oct 07, 2015
Boko Haram: Just now @ BUHARI Housing Estate, Damaturu, Yobe State. May the soul of the departed RIP.
Politics / Re: BREAKING News:bomb Blast In Damaturu by Shine1177: 8:38am On Oct 07, 2015
Boko Haram: Just now @ BUHARI Housing Estate, Damaturu, Yobe State. May the soul of the departed RIP.
Politics / Re: Breaking News!!! Bomb Blast In Damaturu, Yobe State. by Shine1177: 8:36am On Oct 07, 2015
Boko Haram: Just now @ BUHARI Housing Estate, Damaturu, Yobe State. May the soul of the departed RIP.
Politics / Re: BREAKING NEWS: Bomb Blast In Damaturu, 16 dead by Shine1177: 8:34am On Oct 07, 2015
Boko Haram: Just now @ BUHARI Housing Estate, Damaturu, Yobe State. May the soul of the departed RIP.
Religion / Re: Bishop Oyedepo's Winners' Chapel Begins Multi-billion Naira Church Project by Shine1177: 3:31pm On Oct 06, 2015
Glory to the God of my father. Heaven on Earth! Wonders without End!

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Religion / Bishop Oyedepo's Winners' Chapel Begins Multi-billion Naira Church Project by Shine1177: 3:31pm On Oct 06, 2015
BREAKING: Bishop Oyedepo's Winners' Chapel begins multi-billion naira 'fully air-conditioned' 100,000 capacity church project as Faith Tabernacle attendance surpasses 300,000, becomes world's largest single 'weekly' congregation.

*Targets 700,000 worshipers every Sunday in Faith Tabernacle before end of 2015.

The 'Wonder Double' agenda of Bishop Oyedepo, determined to double attendance/membership of all Winners' Chapel churches worldwide seems to have achieved her desired aim, leading to the building of a new 100,000 capacity (possibly 120,000), air conditioned church auditorium. The present 50,000 capacity auditorium, the Faith Tabernacle which has remained the largest in the world for 16 years has served enormously in this mega-growth phase of the church and would finally become a Sunday school facility as the new project is completed.

The church has thus called in architects to begin drawings for the project which would be completed by 2018. The attendance which grew from 50,000 in Sept 1999 to 140,000 in January 2011 and now to over 300,000 (24,000+ home cell groups) as at Sept 27, 2015 makes the church the world's largest single congregation.

The Yoido Full Gospel Church (Yoido Soon-Bok-Eum) founded by David Yongi-Cho and now pastored by Young Hoon Lee peaked at 253,000 in 2002. Additionally, the massive cell system grew to 19,515 home cell groups in the same year.

One major difference with the new structure is that it would be fully air-conditioned as worshipers have had to grapple with heat due to weather or after very intense praise sessions at the Faith Tabernacle. The vision by Bishop Oyedepo is to have a facility large enough to service up to a million people on sundays so as to fulfill a prophecy on April 10, 1982 that "very soon, we shall begin to see millions gathering". The prophecies on that day included that of the printing press, church aircraft, branches, 50,000 auditorium among others. Only the gathering of millions prophecy it seems, is yet to be delivered. While the Shiloh attendance via live connection to all her branches worldwide is already in millions, the Bishop believes that the million gathering vision refers to presence in a single place. Attendance at Canaanland during Shiloh alone is about 300,000.

On December 11th 2010, Bishop Oyedepo had since declared that the Faith Tabernacle had become too small and there was a need to move to a bigger place. Again on Sunday, 30th January 2011, he announced to the pastors, future plans to build a new auditorium. He reiterated in May 2011, that as functional as the 50,000 capacity building was, it had become inadequate. He then spoke humorously to the whole church on Sept 18, 2011 when the building clocked 12 years " Don't you think that we have to be in this Sanctuary (50,000 seater) forever, we have to start planning how to build another one. You say 'what are they going to build? Just relax! When the plan comes, you are going to see the plan and the same God who built this without putting pressure on you or me will do it again. We can't end in a small sanctuary like this. God couldn't be bringing all those people and expect that we would be here....for how long? So we have 5 services? Start service at 4am? Or 7 services then you start at 12 midnight?.....we will be stupid not to build another one because the present enlargement is for 7 years.

We will also build a place for helicopters to land and there will be no place where we will have helicopters as much as we will have here for Sunday services".

Today, 4 years later, the church conducts 5 services, necessitating the need for a relocation.

Interestingly, at the time the Faith Tabernacle was completed, it was easily the largest in the world. Today, the revival in Africa has positively ensured that the Faith Tabernacle can not remain so for much longer.

....I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18

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Politics / Re: Bomb Blast: Pieces Of Human Flesh Litter Abuja Suburb - Punch by Shine1177: 2:03pm On Oct 03, 2015
rozayx5:


intelligence is still alive
the army is now kim kardashian led by "mr push up"
they now kill boko haram in tribunals and arrest witnesses who dont testify in favor of APC there was a country my brother. the hypocrites say we shud not blame buhari. but they blamed GEj its a matter of time Buhari will be stoned
Why do I think that you are prophecying? RIP to the Innocent souls.
Politics / Any Refineries That Fail To Work Optimally By December Will Be Sold, Says NNPC by Shine1177: 6:36am On Sep 27, 2015
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has stated that refineries that fail to meet the 90-day ultimatum to get fixed may be sold.

Speaking with journalists, on Thursday, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, stated that "by the end of December when the 90-day ultimatum will expire, any refineries that does not work optimally will be sold.

"I am determined to make a difference during my stay. We are losing $10 billion monthly to refinery inefficiency. As of today, the average refining performance is 30 per cent.

"If by December, the refineries don't work, I will export crude allocation and import refined petroleum products until we fix the refineries. Right now, the Port Harcourt refineries are showing signs they will meet the December deadline.

"However, I am not saying Warri and Kaduna refineries will not meet the deadline, but I hope they all meet it so that we can continue to utilise our crude allocation to boost domestic refining."

Kachikwu said that NNPC cash call arrears stood at $5 billion and hopes to settle the arrears by end of December 2015.

"By December, I hope to settle all the cash call arrears and grow NPDC to where it is supposed to be," he said.
http://tribuneonlineng.com/any-refineries-fail-work-optimally-december-will-be-sold-says-nnpc-boss
Politics / Re: Bukola Saraki: I Will Be At The Tribunal Tomorrow by Shine1177: 5:16pm On Sep 21, 2015
Tinubu’s trial is an embarrassment to Nigeria, says David-West

By Bisi Oladele 7 hours 55 minutes ago Sep 27, 2011


Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Prof. Tam David-West, has described the ongoing trial of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu by the Code of Conduct Bureau as an embarrassment to the nation.

He said it shows that Nigerian politics is still "primitive, very vindictive and satanic."

Condemning the trial in an interview with our correspondent in Ibadan on Monday, the university don called on Nigerians to rise up in support of the former governor of Lagos State the same way they condemned the sack of Justice Ayo Salami.

David-West said it is not Tinubu that is on trial but Nigeria, adding that the trial is a political persecution.

He said: "What is happening to Tinubu embarrasses any Nigerian who loves Nigeria. Tinubu and I are not in the same political camp but what they are doing to him is a political persecution and I completely condemn it. Who is on trial is not Tinubu but Nigeria. It shows that our politics is primitive, very vindictive and so satanic. If Tinubu as governor made mistakes, why didn't they bring it out before now? He was there for eight years. It is so silly and silly to try him 12 years after allegedly commited the offence. Why didn't they use it to disqualify him when he was re-contesting? It is political. They are embarrassing themselves and Nigeria, not Tinubu.

"Nigerians should rise up against the trial. They should give Tinubu the same solidarity they gave Justice Salami. Jonathan knows about it," he added.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/20921-tinubu%E2%80%99s-trial-is-an-embarrassment-to-nigeria-says-david-west.html

https://www.nairaland.com/769244/tinubus-trial-embarrassment-nigeria-prof

What has change?
Politics / Re: Saraki's CCB Trial Live On Channels TV by Shine1177: 3:46pm On Sep 21, 2015
dustmalik:

So, because it wouldn't bring back the money he embezzled, therefore, he shouldn't be prosecuted? You guys are impossible
Tell me your APC National Leader did not embezzled government money. Your Party former poster boy was recently exposed how he used N139 million to sink 2 boreholes. Take it or leave it, all these politicians are corrupt and until we re-structure this country and practice Fiscal Federalism all this shout of anti-corruption will just be a hoax. Yoruba has this proverb "Won ni amukun eru e wo, o ni oke l'ewo, e wo isale" Nigeria is building on a faulty foundation and no effort will get her out of this mire until she re-visit her foundation.
Politics / Re: Saraki's CCB Trial Live On Channels TV by Shine1177: 3:39pm On Sep 21, 2015
dustmalik:

So, because it wouldn't bring back the money he embezzled, therefore, he shouldn't be prosecuted? You guys are impossible
So because he gone has outsmart your lords now, he is now corruption? Your Buhari spent both blood and corrupt money to get to that seat how about probing the source of his financier? Saraki will be your Senate President till 2019.
Politics / Re: Saraki's CCB Trial Live On Channels TV by Shine1177: 1:41pm On Sep 21, 2015
TonyeBarcanista:
I have not said "all are innocent", I'm saying that Saraki is an unrepentant criminal and a morally bankrupt man that is deploying every means to evade justice against the people of Kwara state and victims of Societe General Bank. His sin MUST surely find him out

Please how does removing the Senate President or at worst jailing him bring back the Societe General Bank fund or reduce the influence of Saraki in Kwara politics? I know you don't live in Kwara, I lived in Kwara for over thirty years, so I know how the politics of that State roll. Have you read how the Emir of Ilorin has been going round for Saraki? Some of you will be surprise because nothing will come out of this case. You can take that to the bank.

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Politics / Re: Saraki:CCT Does Not Have Equal Jurisdiction With the High court- Agbakoba by Shine1177: 10:52am On Sep 20, 2015
GoodGovernance:


Hello!

The issue involved is not that of superiority but jurisdiction.Are you now suggesting that if Saraki had gone to the Sharia court or customary court to obtain an order,it would have been binding on CCT to obey?

Our corrupt judges are the root cause.Why interfere in a matter that does not concern you,all in the name of superiority?

If my father(the constitution) gives me a task to carry out and directs my Uncle(court of appeal) to review my work.Can my senior brother stop me from carrying out the task or asking me to tarry a while,because he is my senior brother(my superior),without express permission and concurrence from my father(the constitution)??

If Saraki does the extraordinary by approaching directly the supreme court,would the latter entertain such a judicial rascality?


Our impression that our Judges are corruption will not help this country. Some people believe only Buhari is clean in this nation but alas, how wrong they are. Monday shall meet us well.
Politics / Re: Saraki:CCT Does Not Have Equal Jurisdiction With the High court- Agbakoba by Shine1177: 3:51pm On Sep 19, 2015
superstar1:


Best response to his stupidity.
Why do you guys throw insult without blinking? Hope you are now? Please learn how to discuss without insult.

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Politics / Re: Saraki:CCT Does Not Have Equal Jurisdiction With the High court- Agbakoba by Shine1177: 3:48pm On Sep 19, 2015
989900:



Obviously, you wish 'j' and 'k' were not part of the constituition.

I don't get you? I did not write this article direct your query to the source.
Politics / APC: The Battle Plans Against Saraki by Shine1177: 3:35pm On Sep 19, 2015
If the plans of opponents of Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki sail through, a September deadline for his exit from office may be achieved.

If he pulls through the deadline as the Number Three Citizen, his opponents’ Plan B, is December.

By their permutations, only a return to political negotiating table, would see him as Senate president in the New Year.

Two different power blocs are buffeting him over the National Assembly leadership crisis.

The two forces, each from the South and the North, are aiming for same result for different reasons, Saturday Tribune learnt.

There are also multi-pronged battle plans, outlined in two major broad patterns.

Saturday Tribune’s foray into Saraki’s opponents camp on Friday revealed a no-retreat design until the final objective is achieved.

The realisation that the opponents are without the requisite number to achieve his impeachment reportedly activated other plans which are already unfolding, though at infancy stage.

Shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari named his principal officers, including the Chief of Staff and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), a secret agenda was said to have been set to take firm control of all machinery of government, including the National Assembly.

One of the items on the said agenda according to sources, was the decision to deal with Senate President Bukola Saraki by getting him out of the seat by the end of the third quarter of this year.

According to sources, a secret committee, including some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a governor from the North West as well as some persons seen as knowledgeable in the security services was put in place to work out the plan.

Sources said the plot turned out to have coincided with a similar plan by yet another leader of the party based in the south who had set out to work on the Saraki project since July.

The two plans, according to sources include digging up “dirty things” about the Senate President and ensuring that such things influence the Senate to effect a change.

It was gathered that one of the factors delaying the release of the ministerial list is the continued presence of Saraki as Senate helmsman as some forces in the government are said to have decided that Saraki should not be allowed to screen the ministers.

Sources in the legislature said that plan to remove Saraki has now taken different dimensions, with both constitutional and security measures being lined up.

One of the sources said that the Senate President faces arrest and prolonged detention as a way of forcing the Senate to look elsewhere, while another step involves orchestrating charges bordering on alleged corrupt practices against him.

The source said that the forces against Saraki are actually looking at a two-way action. One is to use the planned detention to get him out of the way or force him to negotiate away his deputy while the other is to use the instrumentality of series of allegations that would be raised against him to weaken the resolve of senators to back his leadership.

“When there are avalanche of allegations against Saraki, the senators would be tailored to think that backing him would amount to obstructing the anti-corruption war of the government, thus his support base would wane,” a source said.

His support base was said to have been outlined into two broad parts; senators elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) mainly from the South and the party leadership on the one hand and some northern senators of APC hue and political bigwigs from the same North on the other hand.

Saturday Tribune learnt that persuasion is already on with northern APC senators to get them to withdraw their support for Saraki by casting him as an enemy of President Buhari for allowing PDP have a say in his administration through the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
Northern political leaders supporting Saraki are also reportedly being told that by striking a deal for a major office with PDP, which is now mainly dominated by southerners, Saraki wanted to derail the repositioning and rebirth of the North which Buhari’s administration was poised to achieve.

While persuasion was being employed in the North and APC, heavy security crackdown, according to findings, would be the weapon to dismantle PDP’s support for the embattled senate president.

PDP leading lights and outspoken senators are reportedly marked for heavy pounding using the security system, till they are battle-weary.
The raid on Akwa-Ibom Government House, according to findings, was reportedly targeted at sending strong signals.

A source told Saturday Tribune: “Let’s see how someone with dollars hidden in his home would return from treatment abroad and still be rallying support for another person when he himself would need support to go through his scandal”.

Senate Minority Leader and former Akwa-Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, is thought to be the subject of the innuendo.

Saturday Tribune was told that the crackdown would not be without basis, with massive intelligence gathering being deployed to catch the PDP leaders at their weakest points, thereby making it easier to deal with them within the confines of the law and security.

It was learnt that this move has expectedly brought A-list PDP members under intense security surveillance, with corruption issues being targeted to break their resolve of sustained support for Saraki.

The Senate president is also reportedly listed for ceaseless anti-corruption battle until he gets to breaking point of succumbing to the party and allow its wish of picking other principal officers, or getting fired from the plum job.

One of those heckling him told Saturday Tribune last night that he had no choice but to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday or find himself in an embarrassing situation.

When reminded that the alleged offence at the Code of Conduct a tribunal was bailable, the source said other battles await him even if he is released on bail.

The rumour was also thick on Friday night that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may take him in next week.

When Saturday Tribune checked with the Commission, there was no evidence of invitation yet.

A source, however, didn’t rule out his outright arrest.

Another plan is also allegedly afoot to effect a change of leadership while he is moved from one cell to the other over the four alleged corruption cases pending against him.

A top PDP notcher told Saturday Tribune that “hell will break loose in the nation if Ekweremadu isn’t allowed to function in Saraki’s absence.”

“They can do whatever they like with their Senate president. But the moment he is out, our person steps in. He is number two there. Those thinking Saraki’s exit would make way for another election are jokers,” the source said.

To him, even if Saraki is impeached, Ekweremadu can still take over since PDP isn’t part of whatever zoning arrangement that produced Saraki.

“Let them continue with their game. It may end up being PDP’s lucky day. If they throw their man out, we could ultimately take over the place” the PDP man said.

Source: http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/battle-plans-against-saraki
Politics / Re: Saraki:CCT Does Not Have Equal Jurisdiction With the High court- Agbakoba by Shine1177: 2:04pm On Sep 19, 2015
Superior courts of record in Nigeria

Monday will be a very interesting day.

Let's go back to the basics.


Superior Courts of record refer to all the courts presided over by judges trained in law where there is a duty to record and publish for public access proceedings leading down to a judicial pronouncement. The superior courts of record in Nigeria are listed in section 6(5) of the 1999 constitution.

Inferior courts, on the other hand, may or may not have legal practitioners as presiding officers and are often not obliged to record all proceedings in any matter.


Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria (1999).

6. (1) The judicial powers of the Federation shall be vested in the courts to which this section relates, being courts established for the Federation.

(2) The judicial powers of a State shall be vested in the courts to which this section relates, being courts established, subject as provided by this Constitution, for a State.

(3) The courts to which this section relates, established by this Constitution for the Federation and for the States, specified in subsection (5) (a) to (I) of this section, shall be the only superior courts of record in Nigeria; and save as otherwise prescribed by the National Assembly or by the House of Assembly of a State, each court shall have all the powers of a superior court of record.

(4) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be construed as precluding:-

(a) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly from establishing courts, other than those to which this section relates, with subordinate jurisdiction to that of a High Court;

(b) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly, which does not require it, from abolishing any court which it has power to establish or which it has brought into being.

(5) This section relates to:-

(a) the Supreme Court of Nigeria;

(b) the Court of Appeal;

(c) the Federal High Court;

(d) the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(e) a High Court of a State

(f) the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(g) a Sharia Court of Appeal of a State;

(h) the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(i) a Customary Court of Appeal of a State;


(j) such other courts as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction on matters with respect to which the National Assembly may make laws; and

(k) such other court as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction at first instance or on appeal on matters with respect to which a House of Assembly may make laws

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm


Now that quote above is from the constitution as it was in 1999. It has since been amended and here we are concerned with the 3rd amendment.


The National Industrial Court was originally intended to be a superior court of record, but the framers of both the 1979 and 1999 constitutions did not list the NIC as a court of record. This led to confusion and the National Assembly (in both the 2nd and 4th republics) as well as the Federal Military Government (via the Trade Disputes Decree of 1992) attempted to solve this problem by enacting legislation that conferred the status of a court of record on the NIC.

However, in Bureau of Public Enterprise V. National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) (2010) ( http://lawaspire.com.ng/2014/06/national-union-of-electricity-employees-anor-v-bureau-of-public-enterprises/ ), the Supreme Court ruled that parts of the Trade Disputes Act (1992) were in conflict with the constitution and therefore those sections were void. The only way in which the NIC could be made a superior court of record would be by an amendment of the constitution.


The National Assembly quickly began the process of amending the constitution in 2010 and the NIC was thus made a superior court of record by the 3rd amendment to the 1999 constitution (signed by the President on March 4th, 2011). The constitution now reads:


Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).


(5) This section relates to:-

(a) the Supreme Court of Nigeria;

(B-) the Court of Appeal;

(c) the Federal High Court;

(cc) The National Industrial Court

(d) the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(e) a High Court of a State;

(f) the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(g) a Sharia Court of Appeal of a State;

(h) the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(i) a Customary Court of Appeal of a State;



http://www.lawnigeria.com/CONSTITUTIONHUB/Constitution.html

(Also remember sections 1(1) and 1(3) of the constitution.

1. (1) This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

(3) If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
)

Note: The Code of Conduct Tribunal is not listed as a superior court of record. The Federal High Court is a superior court of record.

Also note that appeals from court martials and the National Industrial Court (before the constitutional amendment) go to the Appeal Court (see section 240 of the constitution), but that did not make court martials and the National Industrial court superior courts of record.

https://www.nairaland.com/822196/it-begins-me/31#38154933

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Politics / Re: Saraki’s Prayers Before Court Against CCT by Shine1177: 11:56am On Sep 18, 2015
Will this guy allow PMB appoint a Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation? Since it is only the AGF that can charge him to court under the law.
Politics / Saraki’s Prayers Before Court Against CCT by Shine1177: 11:52am On Sep 18, 2015
Already, Saraki has lined up a consortium of 12 senior lawyers, including three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, to represent him before the court. His legal team is led by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. J.B. Daudu, SAN.

Saraki had through his lawyer, argued that going by a 1985 decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Attorney-General of Kaduna vs Hassan, recorded in Part 8 of the Nigeria Weekly Law Report, NWLR, the Solicitor-General of the Federation cannot exercise the powers of the Attorney-General of the Federation.

He maintained that in the absence of a substantive AGF, the charge entered against him before the CCT amounted to a nullity.

“By section 24(2) of the CCB and Tribunal Act, the power to charge and arraign can only be exercised where there is an incumbent AGF. This position of the law was further fortified by Paragraph 18 of the Third Schedule of the CCB and Tribunal Act”, Saraki contended.

Specifically, Saraki is praying the court for: “An order of interim injunction restraining the 1st-4th Respondents, their officers, servants, agents and privies from taking any further step culminating in arraignment and or preferring a charge against the applicant, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.

“A declaration that in light of Section 24(1) of the CCB and Tribunal Act, Cap C15, LFN, 2010, the 1st defendant has not complied with the provisions of the Third Schedule to the Act before preferring a charge against the plaintiff.

“A declaration that in view of the provisions of Section 24(1) and 24(2) of the CCB and Tribunal Act, Cap C15, LFN 2010, the defendants cannot proceed to arraign the plaintiff at the CCT in the Charge No: CCT/ABJ/ 01/2015 between the Federal Republic of Nigeria vs Dr. Olubukola Abubakar Saraki.

“A declaration that charge No: CCT/ABJ/ 01/2015 between the Federal Republic of Nigeria vs Dr. Olubukola Abubakar Saraki, filed at the CCT against the plaintiff is not valid and in the absence of a substantive Attorney-General of the Federation.

As well as, “ An interim injunction of this honourable court directing the parties in this suit to maintain status quo ante without any further over-reaching actions on each other, and to return to their former positions prior to this suit pending the determination of the motion on notice and substantive originating summons, filed before this honourable court”.

In a 13-paragraph affidavit deposed to by one Efut Okoi, Saraki told the court that he was served with a copy of the charge against him dated September 11, with a directive that he should appear before the Tribunal today.

He said that the summons served on him indicated that the complaint was lodged against him by the AGF.

He told the court that since May 29 when the life span of the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan expired, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to appoint an AGF.

“That upon assumption of office, President Muhammadu Buhari has made several appointments ranging from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to Senior Special Advisers and Special Assistants.

“That I also know of a fact that President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to appoint Ministers and other key Executive Officials.

“That it is also a fact that the Federal Ministry of Justice does not have an Attorney-General/ Minister of Justice yet.”

He argued that on September 14 when the 4th Defendant/Respondent (M.S. Hassan) took steps to initiate the charge before the CCT, he was never directed by any AGF to do so, since there exists no substantive AGF.

“That the charge pending before the CCT is predicated upon the falsehood that the plaintiff/applicant did not declare his assets in 2003, 2006 and 2011.

“That the applicant has consistently declared his assets as required by law at every point before resuming any political office and that of 2015 was not exception.

“That the 2nd defendant/Respondent had investigated the assets and ascertained the claims made by the plaintiff”.

He said that he filled his asset declaration form in 2007, 2011 and 2015, saying “the present charge was initiated by external influence and undue interference on the CCT”.

He told the court that the CCB never wrote to him to complain of any inconsistency in his asset declaration form.

Saraki maintained that the charge was “purely a malicious and politically-motivated prosecution aimed at undermining the person and office of the Senate President.

“That it is a fact that this charge pending before the CCT is a case of desperation to intimidate the applicant due to his recent stance on national issues.

“That the applicant had suffered series of harassment and intimidation in the hands of the officials of the 1st defendant.”

Alleged offences

Meantime, Saraki was in the charge before the CCT, marked ABT/01/15 and dated September 11, 2015, alleged to have falsely declared his assets, contrary to constitutionally requirement.

He was accused of deliberately manipulating the assets declaration form that he filed prior to his assumption of office as the Senate President, by making anticipatory declaration of assets.

The offence was said to have been committed while Saraki held sway as a governor.

Saraki who has been in the Senate since 2011 after serving as governor of Kwara State, was in the charge signed by a deputy director in the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. M.S. Hassan, equally accused of failing to declare some assets he acquired while in office as governor.

Besides, he is expected to explain before the CCT how he acquired some assets which the Federal Government believes was beyond his legitimate earnings.

Other charges against him include an allegation that he owned and operated foreign bank accounts while being a public officer.

His actions were classified as a gross violation of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended.

Moreso, Saraki, in the charge which was transferred to the tribunal by the Code of Conduct Bureau on Tuesday, was accused of breaching Section 2 of the CCB and Tribunal Act, an offence punishable under section 23(2) of the Act and paragraph 9 of the said Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

The Federal Government alleged that Saraki claimed that he owned and acquired No 15A and 15B McDonald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, through his company, Carlisle Properties Limited in 2000, when the said property was actually sold by the Implementation Committee of the Federal Government landed properties in 2006 to his companies, Tiny Tee Limited and Vitti Oil Limited for the aggregate sum of N396,150,000, 00.

He was alleged to have made false declarations on or about June 3, 2011, by refusing to declare Plot 2A, Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, which he acquired between 2007 and 2008 through his company from the Central Bank of Nigeria for a total sum of N325,000,000, 00.

Similarly, Saraki was said to have refused to declare No1 Tagnus Street, Maitama, Abuja, which he claimed to have acquired in November 1996 from one David Baba Akawu.

Some of his alleged offence while in office as governor, which are said to be punishable under Section 15(1) and (2) of the CCB and Tribunal Act, Cap C15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, were allegedly committed between October 2006 and May 2007.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/alleged-false-assets-declaration-court-summons-saraki-ccb-others/
Politics / Re: Buhari’s Undisclosed Share At Panalpina W.T Revealed - Daily Post by Shine1177: 2:46pm On Sep 09, 2015
wirelessmaster:


Bros, I disagree with you. In 2007 as Vice President, when Yar'adua declared his asset, people asked GEJ to declare his asset publicly, he declined. He directed people to go through his document with code of conduct bureau. This created tension, He threatened to resign as vice president as he does not see anything like do or die in vice president position. It was after this threat that the public outcry against his refusal to declare his asset publicly died down. Those with access to the asset declaration document has a lot against it. Even now, after office, despite the massive looting under his administration, 65 hectares of farm land in Abuja is a great investment. That cannot be said to worth =N=30,000,000.

Opposition party and the uncivilized and crude governor who once threatened the live of one of the most respected legal luminary in Nigeria who is old enough to be his father can go about making noise. In telecoms engineering, signal to noise ratio is very important in determining the quality of the audio system. Conscience is an open wound, only truth can heal it. For =N=30 million naira to be found in the account of a Retired General with political appointments without any physical property in Lagos, Dubai, London or New York is a great threat to the cabal and opposition party who had just participated in the massive looting of the economy prompting the world power to make policy that led to the fall in the price of oil. Despite all the scrutiny and intelligence investigation the thieves carried out, they can only see shares in Panalpina Nigeria Ltd which the General is even yet to accept. Panalpina that have folded up for so many years with no relevance even at Nigerian stock exchange and NIMASA or NPA. That is the highest level of confusion. They should come up with shares in a living company, a verifiable shares and company that can be sued or invited by Senate or House of Reps.

I wish Nigeria and her leaders well but let him that sinneth not cast the first stone. If OBJ can be walking freely into Aso Rock Villa to advice PMB who is bent on fighting corruption then I rest my case. We know those are corrupt even without any "empirical evidence".
Politics / Re: Buhari’s Undisclosed Share At Panalpina W.T Revealed - Daily Post by Shine1177: 1:18pm On Sep 09, 2015
GenOrumov:

Pardon me. I know not all companies in Nigeria are listed on the Stock Exchange.

if you say he should declare his asset and you unearthed an asset that was shut down in 2008, then how can he declare in 2015 what was shut down 7 years ago and doesn't exist any longer ?


This was not your point when you quoted me the first time.

I decided to reply you because you later understand that we don't have to insult or kill ourselves for these politicians. I have bias for GEJ, right, mind you I am a Yoruba man but I can't die for GEJ likewise PMB will never take the death of any of his supporters. That said and done. See how GEJ publicly declared his asset and liability in 2007 as Vice-President, you will see that it is very detail. If I ask you how many unit of share do PMB have with Union Bank do you know?

Asset Declaration: Here’s How Goodluck Jonathan Publicly Declared His Assets

Now, although Dr. Jonathan never at anytime promised to make his assets declaration public, he nevertheless, as a result of pressure from Nigerians after Yar’Adua’s own honest and genuine declaration in 2007, did indeed make public his own honest and genuine assets declaration.

As Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan bowed to public pressure and declared his assets PUBLICLY.

The assets which were made public by the senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Public Affairs, Ima Niboro, indicated that the value of the Vice President’s total assets and cash in banks stood at N295,304,420.

This is about N561,148,472 less than the assets declared by President Umaru Yar’Adua, who declared his total assets to be at the value of N856,452,892.

In the assets declaration made public, it indicated that Jonathan submitted his assets declaration before Justice Muktar Dodo of the Abuja High Court on the 30th of May 2007, a day after the oath of office and oath of allegiance was administered on him.

A breakdown of Jonathan’s assets indicated that he had four buildings located in Yenegoa, Abuja, and his home town in Bayelsa.

Dr. Jonathan said he owns a five bedroom duplex in Gwarimpa II, Abuja which was acquired in 2003 through loan and is valued at N24,990,000 while another seven bedroom duplex, which he described as village personal home is located at Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa state. It was valued at the cost of N18,000,000 and was acquired through savings and gifts in kind.

The last of the Jonathan’s residential buildings are the four bedroom duplex acquired in 2003 through savings and gift in kind in the Kpansia area of Yenegoa. The value of the building, he said was N15,000,000. The last building is the extended family house in Yenegoa which he said is a four flat storey building acquired between 2003 and 2007 through savings. The value of the property is put at N10,000,000.

Under vacant and undeveloped plots, Jonathan stated as follows: 1032.50 square meter of land located at Onopa Yenegoa and valued at N3,098,000.00. Plot 2C, 374 low density area, Yenegoa, allocated by the Bayelsa State Government and valued at N150,000. 2760.00 square meter plot at Cadastral Zone BO2, Durumi, Abuja allocated by the Federal Capital Development Authority and valued at N5,578,540.

One parcel of farm land at Otuoke, Ogbia acquired through inheritance and estimated at the value of N50,000,000.

A plot at the Medium Density Area in Yenegoa allocated by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, the value of which he said is N1,550,000.00. Plot 29, low density Area Plot in Yenegoa allocated by the Bayelsa State Government the value of which is put at N4,908,000. While the last undeveloped plot owned by the vice president is plot 2246 Cadastral Zone A06, Abuja the value of which he put at N4,800,000. It was allocated by the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA.

Jonathan’s investment in stocks which was being managed by City Code Investment Company are as follows:

S/No Name of Stock --------- Number Of Shares ------ Value As At 5/25/07
1. CADBURY PLC --------- 8,666 --------- N264,313
2. FLOUR MILLS PLC--------- 8,466 --------- N635,119.32
3. GUINESS NIG. PLC --------- 6,395 --------- N796,177.50
4. UNILEVER --------- 18,750 --------- N337,500
5. UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC - 23,466 --------- N727,446
6. FIDELITY BANK PLC --------- 33,333 --------- N296,663.70
7. UBA PLC --------- 180,000 --------- N6,838,200
8. ACCESS BANK PLC --------- 84,656 --------- N1,635,553.92
9. CADBURY PLC --------- 2,500 --------- N76,250
10. UNION BANK PLC --------- 716,109 --------- N22,199,379
11. FIRST BANK PLC --------- 20,000 --------- N808,000
12. FLOUR MILLS PLC --------- 13,333 --------- N1,000,241.66
13. NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC -- 10,000 --------- N363,000
14. BANK PHB PLC --------- 866,666 --------- N24,959,980.80
15. OANDO --------- 15,125 --------- N1,134,375
TOTAL = --------- 2,007,465 --------- N62,072,200

Other investments include 4 nos passenger boats for hiring which was valued at N5,260,000. While the total cash in Nigerian banks being personal saving of salaries/allowances and income from his investments stood at N58,984,123.

Jonathan’s household utensils including generators, a BMW car valued at N15,800,000, which he said was a gift; air conditioners, furniture, electronics and kitchen utensils are valued at N41,800,000.

Now, everyone, except the godlessly and tribalistic supporters of Buhari, can see that this assets declaration is as detailed, as honest and as genuine as they come.

http://www.thetrentonline.com/asset-declaration-heres-how-goodluck-jonathan-publicly-declared-his-assets-read-3/
Politics / Re: Buhari’s Undisclosed Share At Panalpina W.T Revealed - Daily Post by Shine1177: 10:00am On Sep 07, 2015
GenOrumov:


Don't be an olodo. I expected you to give me the total value of the listed stock that is even if the company still exists and still listed on the stock exchange.

Take for instance, Just because IBB has a share in let's say Mobil and due to the drop in oil prices, the share price of Mobil will not drop just because almighty "IBB" has shares in it abi?
Is that what dictates the share price of companies?

Don't let me say you are dull o..
I will not throw tantrum with you on a faceless forum. Who told you that all the companies in Nigeria are listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange. Is Ota farm listed on NSE? Do you know the company and similar ones has shareholders? Any company registered with Corporate Affairs Commission must have share alloted to it directors.

Yes the company was shut down in 2008 but while it still existed it did business in hundreds of million dollars. Were the directors not paid off? Whether existing or not, whether it worth is less than a tissue paper or not the issue, did PMB declared it? The law says he should declare his asset and liability. My point is how many more of such is not known to the public?

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Politics / Re: Buhari’s Undisclosed Share At Panalpina W.T Revealed - Daily Post by Shine1177: 8:10pm On Sep 06, 2015
GenOrumov:
What's the total value of the share sef? I guess it will be worthless in monetary terms.

If this is the only asset that Buhari did not disclose then I will say baba at the moment doesn't have any case to answer.

You said the value will be worthless? Check the list of shareholders of that company again and you will find IBB name on it. IBB holds 15,000 unit of that company while PMB holds 90,000 unit. Go figure it out what IBB will be doing with a worthless share?

The subscribers of the share were “(1) Buhari (Major General) Mohammadu – 90,000; address 7 Aliu Garaki Rd Kaduna. (2) Babangida (Gen. rtd) Ibrahim – 15,000; (3) Williams (Prof) Olufemi – 15,000; (4) Gana (The Estate) Baba – 15,000” among others.

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Politics / Re: EFCC In Another N1.7b Scandal As Petitioner Vows To Expose Frmr, Current leaders by Shine1177: 3:59pm On Sep 06, 2015
criminalmindz:
friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country.

However, recent events are making me to have a deeper reflection and I wish we- Southerners in this instance- can have some kind of introspection. Out of 25 appointments made so far, 18 are from the North, 3 are from the South West, 4 are from the South South while the South East has ZERO appointments. A tweet which I saw today stated that “southerners are only competent when it’s time for elections but northerners are competent in terms of governance” and this made the following thoughts run through my mind:

1. Only Southerners have been accusing fellow Southerners of corruption. Oshiomole has been attacking Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as if Ngozi turned down his marriage proposal. The same Oshiomole tried to make nonsense of Akinwumi Adeshina’s successes in the agriculture sector. Ambode tried to pull Fashola down and successfully smeared him with stains. Maybe that’s why Fashola did not get the Chief of Staff role. I’m yet to see a Northerner accuse another Northerner of corruption, even when they belong to different parties. The closest a Northerner got was when the new Kano State Governor attacked Rabiu Kwankaso but he quickly sheathed his sword and even disowned previous reports of attacks. Why are we like this?

2. Are Southerners the only ones who are corrupt? Were there no northerner heading the ministries and parastatals? Did the outgone Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of certificate forgery but he still served out his tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not in support of corruption under any guise but the fight against corruption must not be seen to be sectional.

3. How come it’s easier for the President to believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt in spite of recovered loot while it is so easy for him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is irredeemably corrupt?

4. I still remember that aside from God, Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today. The same Tambuwal would later call Femi Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated Dogara as more competent. The same Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a Southerner against a fellow Southerner, Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term. A good number can still recall how OBJ tore his PDP membership card in public glare. The Northerners find it easy to support themselves but we are always pulling ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido and all the other Northern Governors including the former PDP Chairman Adamu Muazu often times refused to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan openly and many times even espoused the virtues of the opposing candidate on the rostrum!

5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull down Southern business men but prop up Northern ones. How many people still remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga out of town but both Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote what he is today. No northern leader goes against their own. I dare to put it on record that President Buhari will never go against Aliko Dangote for any reason.

6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari, the ex-Speaker who forged his credentials and he later was given an appointment as a Governing Council member of a University and heavens did not fall- but when Goodluck Jonathan pardoned Alamieyeseigha it became one of the major issues counted against him? Is there one rule for some and another rule for others?

7. We find it easy to raise our voices in support of the deportation of Buruji Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku Abubakar strutting around the corridors of power.

8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse their elders when they voice opinions not in tandem with the popular opinion. We find it easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them ‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and curses at them. We even abuse our kings and priests. Northerners will never abuse an Emir no matter how unpopular what he said is. Can you imagine any Northerner raising his voice against the Sultan? In spite of Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and Dangiwa Umar’s perceived support for Jonathan, northern youths did not abuse them. But our own youths run down our elders on social media while our educated elite also support the act.

These are some of the thoughts that have been running through my mind. I don’t pretend to have all the answers and I do this at the risk of being labelled an ethnic bigot. The point however is that Southerners have to get their acts right. We have to put our house in order. The bickering must stop. Let’s engage our emotional intelligence. Let’s not allow others to exploit our tendency to self-destruct.

Family / Re: Is It Possible To Love All Your Children Equally? by Shine1177: 3:02pm On Sep 03, 2015
oreos:


I think you shouldn't make a difference between your kids. That is the job of the society. They are both your heirs. If she becomes successful tomorrow, your name will come first before her husband's. Although she is not your 'arole', they cannot sing her praise in traditional functions withut mentioning you and your family compound.
Correct. I just love them all.
Family / Re: Is It Possible To Love All Your Children Equally? by Shine1177: 1:49pm On Sep 03, 2015
I have a girl and a boy. It seems I love my daughter (first born) more but I know my son is my heir (Arole) so I try to shower them love equally. Their mother must have observe it.
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Shine1177: 3:16pm On Aug 31, 2015
sultan003:

I have the form with me now. I understand from their website that they only have office in Jo'burg, it will be difficult to submit personally. I may post it trusting God for speed, then apply for CSV in Lagos since I will be coming home in December. Many thanks.
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Shine1177: 9:02am On Aug 31, 2015
sultan003:



have you done the foreign qualifications evaluation with ecsa? it is after that, that they will tell you the category to register for. that is assuming that your bachelors degree is from nigeria.

student membership from SAIIE didn't help me with ECSA, but you should try and see what happens.
I don't know how to go about the foreign qualification evaluation with ECSA after I have done SAQA evaluation. Is this necessary? Though I sent them a mail yesterday, I'm still expecting their reply.

A faculty (Nigerian) here told me that I can use SAIEE but I opted for Student membership hoping to upgrade after my graduation next year. My question is; can i use the SAIEE student member certificate to apply for CSV? I have two conference paper to attach to my application. I need to get it before December because I missed two job opportunities because I don't have a work permit and my HOD just promised to give me a full-time contract to lecture two undergraduate class come January.

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