₦airaland Forum

How can Ekweremadu forge the rules when he is neither the clerk nor the senate president. This is aimed at Saraki and the Clerk to the National Assembly.

FlirtyKaren:
This is a photo from the deadly bomb blast that rocked the Yan-Taya mosque in Jos yesterday. The blast had happened as a sermon on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was going on. Another blast occurred at Bauchi Road, a major thoroughfare in Jos that is also in an area where many Muslim families reside. At least 15 people were killed and 20 others were injured in the attacks.

May God comfort the grieving, and give our government the courage, wisdom required to meet up with this danger.

http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/07/graphic-photo-from-jos-blast-had.html

What's the meaning of "where many Muslim families reside"? Pls don't just copy and paste anything.

The restaurant where the blast occur is directly opposite University of Jos senior staff quarters, Federal College of Forestry, Government quarters, University of Jos main campus etc. Infact, the restaurant is renting the shop from the University of Jo's who are owners of the complex called PSALM College before Unijos acquired it some 15yrs ago. Are all these places Muslim areas?

As for the mosque blast, it has more than 3 churches sharing the same vicinity. Infact, the white garment church shares same wall with the mosque.

Your comments and whatever yu copy and paste here should be objective and devoid of sentiments pls.

carzola:
That looks like a merchedez G-wagon frame... i dont mean to be a bad belle..... good work buh zero originality.

It is surely a G-wagon.

MrNigeriaOne:
Calm your nerves asap!!! Not evn 1% of the FG has been appointed yet! Just a coincidence that all the early appointments happen to be northerners haven't you thought... maybe all the appointments made already were originally planned/allocated/zoned to their various geopolitical slots?

Coincidence? Jackass!

Is he supposed to crawl out? Mtcheeeeeeeew...

Larminess:
Jesse Abaga nko atleast U guys started together wayyy back from jos even before una met audu, n don't 4get d monster produced olenu under 30minutes

MI and Jesse are blood brothers so it will not be proper.

And the CCB is supposed to have a tribunal for politicians who refused to declare isnt it?

And they are loitering where the police sign says "no loitering."

kokoA:
When GEJ was appointing south everywhere nkor? Abeg now na dia turn, make dem enjoy ojare.

Liar! GEJ's appointments imbided the federal character. Am from the North precisely Adamawa.

funlord:


Look @ this BLOODY LIAR! You and your co- commentators must be frustrated PDP agents! By the way I am non partisan but I will be waiting 4 you to post statements from el rufai himself assenting to this fact, the asset declaration agencies statements and other relevant agencies concerned with such matters! Your time starts NOW! Nonsense Junk journalist!

Assuming its confirmed as true?
Don't bet ur whole life like dis.

tobtap:
another clueless OP...the food is SERVE UR SELF....which means u queue to serve ur self....

He should go to cocktails and cocktails and see governors, ministers and presidents serving themselves and in a queue too.

And this made front page?

INTROVERT:
Please who is that man next to Mr VP left?

That's Governor Shettima of Boronu (its Borno sha)

Dharniel:
OP, i see you are the competitive type, you created the topic and still took the position of FTC, that's not fair.

Anyway back to the topic, you were not thinking he would actually be convicted, were you?
not gonna happen, this is Nigeria...

FFK's case went thru full trials let's see how Timpre's own will be like

vicadex07:
So you admit that this is goodnews to PDP abi.

Corruption to PDP is like rice and beans, bread and butter.

SMH for the so called leaders of tomorrow like this OP. Your future is being sabotaged in billions of dollars and you're here dancing shoki.

How much are you paid for supporting PDP online...tell me

How much did APC paid yu?

Neyoor:
hmmm gud for her.

If she escapes this one, she can't escape the next trap of allegation coming her way.




We will tame all gej looters

In APC voice

To work at the World Bank and reach the top no be beans.

Haley D. Hallet/Peter Hogg, Doctoral Fellow
Osgoode Hall
York University, Canada

Introduction:
The paradigmatic approach to politicking and governance as usual should have no place in the unfolding political dispensation in Nigeria as we move towards the 2007 general election. Every conscionable Nigerian, home or abroad, male or female, should brace up for the task of good governance and responsible leadership by getting involved one way or the other. While it is undeniable that government and the act governance are increasingly becoming knowledge-based and technical, the question remains what roles should Nigerians in the diaspora play in the emancipation of their country.
One of the ways of making this a reality is seeking elective offices and other political relevance in the coming dispensation. Concerns have been expressed at different forums on the issue of dual citizenship and the provisions of the Constitution of Nigeria vis-à-vis seeking elective offices, bearing in mind that one of the grounds of disqualification under the Constitution is dual citizenship. This legal opinion is intended to clear the air on this issue for purposes of Nigerians with dual citizenship who are nursing political aspirations in the coming general election in 2007.

Legal Opinion:
Upon careful examination of the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 [hereinafter CFRN], it is my considered opinion that:
a) Citizenship in General
1) There is nothing in the CFRN that precludes Nigerian citizens by birth (as against those by registration and naturalization) from holding dual citizenship ("dual citizenship" meaning Nigerian citizenship and that of any other country) while seeking elective office(s).
2) The position of the CFRN is stated in Chapter III on Citizenship.
3) Sections 25-28 of the chapter deals with three classes of citizenship (birth, registration and naturalization).
4) Section 25 (1) (a-c) deals with citizenship by birth. It confers Nigerian citizenship on any person born by Nigerian parent(s) (that is of which either father or mother is a Nigerian); including those borne by any of such parent(s) of Nigerian citizenship outside the country.
5) Section 26 deals generally with citizenship by registration, while section 27 deals with citizenship by naturalization in general.
6) Section 28 deals with the issue dual citizenship and forfeiture of citizenship. It provides:
"Section 28 (1):
subject to other provisions of this section, a person shall forfeit forthwith his citizenship if, not being a citizen of Nigeria by birth, he acquires or retains the citizenship of or nationality of a country, other that Nigeria, of which he is not a citizen by birth.
b) Political Offices and Disqualifications:
7) A number of provisions are contained in the CFRN 1999 on disqualifications from seeking elective offices on ground of citizenship.
Section 66 provides for disqualification from seeking election into the National Assembly (House of Reps and Senate); section 107 deals with similar situation as to House of Assembly; section 137 for President and section 182 for Governors.
9) The wordings of the sections are the same with variations as to offices (e.g. President, National Assembly, House of Assembly, or Governor). For this purpose, the relevant provisions as to the National Assembly are adopted as a guide, for purposes of legally analyzing the content of this legal opinion.
10) It provides:
"Section 66 (1) No person shall be qualified for election to the Senate or the House of Representatives if-
a) subject to section 28 of this Constitution he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, has made a declaration of allegiance to such a country;
The above sections are highlighted and underlined for legal reasons. When a legal provision starts with "subject" or related clauses, it means that the section is read subject (in tandem) with the section indicated.
For purposes of this opinion, it is clear from the above provisions that sections 66(1); 107 (1); 137 (1); and 182 (1) as they relate to offices of National Assembly, State House of Assembly, President, and Governor respectively are subject to the provisions of section 28 of the CFRN 1999.
As earlier indicated, section 28 states clearly that dual citizenship is allowable where one qualifies as a Nigerian by Birth as contained (above) in section 25 (1) (a-c). The only instance in which forfeiture of citizenship is allowed under the CFRN 1999 is by holders of: i) citizenship by registration under section 26; and ii) citizenship by naturalization, under section 27.

Conclusion:
Based on the above analyses, it is my considered opinion that a Nigerian by BIRTH can retain, and maintain dual citizenship for purposes of seeking any elective office(s) in Nigeria till date, subject to any amendment to the Constitution or any new law passed by the National Assembly to the contrary as contained in the above provisions.

oduastates:
Nothing is wrong with Sahara reporters . You might want to check yourself.
This is a matter of public interest.
The rules are the rules . You cannot carry a foreign passport and govern a sovereign state. This has been a recurring Nigerian constitutional provision.

The Nigerian law actually allows for dual citizenship.

Dame Pauline Tallen was never a Senator. She was Jang's deputy governor before they fallout and she was also a former minister. She is from Plateau state.

JohnFrankling:
If the president don't want you to protect him is it by force, please DSS go protect the poor masses we too need protection

Did yu just deliberately refused to read what the CSO said that the functions of the SSS is backed Legal instruments?

I thought the Dumbo said he has nothing to do with the SSS?

M4gunners:
I smell another scam. You people should just stop this praise song Buhari leading by example nonsense. You arrested someone who extorted person of such amount, just because he has refunded the money as you claim, you just set him free just like that? I refuse to be fooled again. For me this is his strategy so that when jailing others, people we say yes after all he did it to his inlaw.

Next is the owner of Ric Roc Construction Company who was duped also about 2 months ago. He was showed around Aso Rock and some oil wells too. That Yola of a thing had scammed many people. He is aided by some insiders at Aso Rock.

Wike should recover all including bic pen Biro and God punish Amaechi.

I hope no restrictions of movement sha.

Dumbodino at work

ZeezaRapture:
Those cry babies on twitter and the TANoids that bashed Pres. Buhari earlier on this Helipad stuff dont know about this I guess..



Z.R

David Mark build his own with his money (whether stolen or not) while Buhari is using tax payers money.

David Mark never agree to reduced cost of governance but thats Buhari's major campaign thrust.

The two doesnt add up. Reset ur brain again.

chiefololade:
Most of the people ranting don't know the meaning of helipad

A helicopter landing pad (helipad) is a landing area or platform for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can land safely.

Cost less than 5 million naira, compare it to cost of fuelling SUVs from Katsina to Daura in four years.

To everybody quoting me wrongly, I didn't say they won't fuel helicopter, what I am saying is the cost to build a helipad is reduced compared to the cost of fueling SUVs (jeeps) that will carry him from Katsina, the state capital that has airport to his hometown in Daura. In both cases, fueling of helicopter is compulsory.

Receive sense in Jesus name!

Grade 1 mumu.

ZeezaRapture:
For goodness' sake, what concerns PDP with the way APC produced their candidate Did Jonathan pass through primaries election before he emerged the flagbearer of the PDP??

Group of pained and confused fellows



Z.R

The Electoral Act which is the extant law on elections in Nigeria provides that even if a candidate is unopposed, he must be subjected to a primaries for affirmation. If yu will allow ur mind to recall, yu will remember that GEJ went thru that process.

emekamigo:
This criminal PDP sef, if the board had already been dissolved by Jona. Which meeting were there planning to hold on Tuesday.We already know who the glory belongs.

Can yu read? Where did yu see that GEJ dissolved them. The Petroleum Act says if the minister who appoints the board leaves office, that board stands desolved. Legally, there is nothing to desolve in the first place. Yu cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stand.

Buhari CANNOT do that. The constitution stipulates appointment of ministers the moment he assumes office. If he doesn't do that, there is no difference between him and a military head of state.

lawanson44:
So Kwankwashiooo has students sitting on the bare floor in school and yet he spent billions in building flyover bridge that still collapsed and killed people plus a private university?

Anyway, it's Kano...boko haram state. Please I want to see pictures of classrooms in Daura.

Its a Nigeria Army school. Don't abuse Kwankwaso.

Mojo means pornograpic materials.

MosakuAW:
Leave Aregbe alone jare.

He is not the only governor yet to pay workers salary

Abeg.

Imagine!!!