TheFreeOne:
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16 people dead. The blast occurred at Bwari BUHARI housing estate, Damaturu .

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

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

dustmalik:

So, because it wouldn't bring back the money he embezzled, therefore, he shouldn't be prosecuted? You guys are impossible

dustmalik:

So, because it wouldn't bring back the money he embezzled, therefore, he shouldn't be prosecuted? You guys are impossible

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

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?

superstar1:


Best response to his stupidity.

989900:



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

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.

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.

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/

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..

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.

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.

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.

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.

sultan003:

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.