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Yesternight, during #thepresidentialmediachat, our driver has revealed he doesn't know the problems of our bus, not even one or two. This mean our journey from this moment is not safe. ;(

Now that our driver revealed
He is colour-blind,
It's time
To get a new driver.
It's time, Nigerian people!
It's time,
The choice is ours,
The votes are ours.
It's time to use our votes
To choose
Who'll take the driver's seat
To make our journey safer.

EAS...

Emzybrown: 99% very impressive and in sighting media chart..... indeed the best president so far in Nigeria.

Why Am I not surprised with your comment? You are just like the President.

VERY POOR and SO UNIMPRESSIVE.

For those of you calling OBJ a beast, remember that he's a grandfather and well over 70yrs. Can you kindly post your grandfather's pics for us Ŧo see?

[quote author=life_style]He can sue the company.... [/quote]Yes he can but not in this case. What led to the brawl was that he clearly violated some specific company rules concerning contract award to sub-contractors.

Yes, depends on the situation.
A guy had a brawl with my boss, next day he resigned and it was rejected.
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He was dismissed instead.

aspabay: Now where are all those who have been calling Tinubu all sort of names?

I tire oo

Summary please

As the asset forfeiture case involving Chief James Ibori, continues in London, the British Crown prosecution has denied suggesting that the former governor of Delta State owns 30 per cent of Oando Oil.

Giving evidence yesterday, while under cross examination from QC Krolic, James Ibori’s counsel, detective constable, Peter Clark, stated: “Your honour, Mr. Krolic should use the correct statement used by the prosecution…The crown has carefully chosen their words; it may well not be correct to say that the crown said Mr. Ibori owns 30 per cent of Oando.”

On this, Krolic said: “Your honour, I recall Mr. Bailey, counsel to Oando, asking the prosecution to withdraw what she said about Ibori, owning 30 per cent of Oando. If my learned friend (Wass) Sasha, did not allege that Mr. Ibori has 30 per cent share in Oando, there would have been no need for Oando’s counsel, QC Bailey, to be sitting here in the court.”

The judge, Anthony Pitts, trying to save the situation, said: “The prosecution did not suggest that Mr. Ibori owned 30 per cent of Oando.”

Relying on the sudden turn and retraction from the prosecution and confirmed by the judge, Krolic said: “It appears that there are those that are involved with the media that have concluded that Mr. Ibori had 30 per cent of Oando. If, in fact, my learned friend (referring to the crown prosecutor), Sasha Wass, did not say or mean that, the media should be corrected.”

At the start of the confiscation hearing last week Monday, some media houses in Nigeria, relying on Reuters News Agency’s report, copied and published verbatim the story, which allegedly said Ibori had 30 per cent equity in Oando, which has now been denied by the British Crown prosecution at the ongoing asset confiscation hearing.

In his reaction, Ibori’s solicitor, Jonathan Epelle, said: “It is very unfortunate that the media have been sensationalising this case, which has, in many aspects, since it began on Monday, opened up a lot of hidden facts that have been misrepresented in the public glare.”

After the court returned from the 10 minutes break, following the confusion created as a result of the British Crown Prosecution retraction of statement, linking Ibori to 30 per cent ownership of Oando, the court could not continue with the day’s proceeding and had to adjourn.

Also at the hearing, the British Investigating Officer, DC Clark, was forced to admit that he had been unable to establish any link between funds, originating from Delta State accounts into any account owned by Ibori or any of his associates.

It will be recalled that DC Peter Clark, the British police financial investigator in this case, admitted, under cross-examination, that the prosecution used Mr. Gohil’s forged documents, ledgers and backdated letters to prosecute Ibori.

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and http://thenationonlineng.net/new/we-didnt-say-ibori-owns-30-per-cent-of-oando-says-british-prosecutor/

Nice write up.
Knew about S.M.A.R.T goals before, but I like this exposition.

emmaelectelect: Organize a press conference!!!
Well still sketchy since is from SR

Already on Channels TV http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/08/14/kaduna-house-of-assembly-moves-to-impeach-speaker/

GEJ wanna break the bell ni? Shuu

gunuvi: Forget about all distractions. When Patience was sick the opposition were everywhere condemning her but when Tinubu went for medical operation since July they all went silent. Hypocrisy at its peak!!!
Nigeria will be great.

We were told Tinubu went for knee operation. But your Abati told us that PEJ went Ŧo rest after hosting African First Ladies, only for PEJ Ŧo tell us how she resurrected from 'resting'

Bad for him.

deols: OMG!

At this age and time, you have this much hatred over something GOOGlE could have helped you on?


Pilgrims PAY for their hajj and the government makes money from it.

It is only right that whatever would make the pilgrims comfortable is provided by the government. This is like a good customer service.

Some just like to rant when it is a matter of religion even when they have no idea of what is going on.

I beg to differ, maybe in Ogun state.
It is common knowledge that states in the North sponsor pilgrimages for some of its citizen.
http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/ejournals/index.php/ijourel/article/view/405
http://allafrica.com/stories/201208110728.html

ochejoseph: Amaechi !!!!! I see pure Arrogance ,lack of Respect, Selfishness and Studpidity of the highest Order.
Just becos my Brothers in the North have offered You ZoBo plus or minus Fura da nono you have decided to sell your region .
Its a shame people like Amaech'i are allowed to speak at a University!

Amaechi May your wishes never come true

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Abimloaded: I remove Amaechi's name and insert yours and nairaland into where u've written university in this your post. Hope u understand?

Let me help you.

ochejoseph: ochejoseph!!!!! I see pure Arrogance ,lack of Respect, Selfishness and Studpidity of the highest Order.
Just becos my Brothers in the North have offered You ZoBo plus or minus Fura da nono you have decided to sell your region .
Its a shame people like ochejoseph are allowed to speak on Nairaland!

ochejoseph May your wishes never come true

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

I thought they have a governor....ooooo that was Ibori

Hmmm, naija to produce vehicles.... Lets see if government will patronize locals

Good one pastor. Church wedding is not compulsory. They can go to court.

great

As prison populations surge in the UK, with overcrowded cells and repeat offenders, the opposite in happening in the Netherlands.

The country is actually to close eight prisons because of a lack of criminals, the Dutch justice ministry has announced.

Declining crime rates in the Netherlands mean that although the country has the capacity for 14,000 prisoners, there are only 12,000 detainees, reported the nrc.nl.

The decrease is expected to continue, the ministry said, with Deputy justice minister Nebahat Albayrak saying that natural redundancy and other measures should counter any forced lay-offs.

A report last year on prison overcrowding said that surging populations undermined the rehabilitation of prisoners and risked increasing reoffending in the future.

The Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA), which represents more than 60 organisations, called for the government to urgently limit “the unnecessary use of prison, ensuring it is reserved for serious, persistent and violent offenders for whom no alternative sanction is appropriate”.

It came after Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick said the rising pressure on prisons from budget cuts and increasing numbers cannot go on indefinitely.

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Agberosim has been imported...

Wonder, if na me na to teat race.

GLeesMODEL: Daddy, today you are a year old,

Hero worship

In other news...

Netherlands Close Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals
https://www.nairaland.com/1443915/netherlands-close-eight-prisons-due

As prison populations surge in the UK, with overcrowded cells and repeat offenders, the opposite in happening in the Netherlands.

The country is actually to close eight prisons because of a lack of criminals, the Dutch justice ministry has announced.

Declining crime rates in the Netherlands mean that although the country has the capacity for 14,000 prisoners, there are only 12,000 detainees, reported the nrc.nl.

The decrease is expected to continue, the ministry said, with Deputy justice minister Nebahat Albayrak saying that natural redundancy and other measures should counter any forced lay-offs.

A report last year on prison overcrowding said that surging populations undermined the rehabilitation of prisoners and risked increasing reoffending in the future.

The Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA), which represents more than 60 organisations, called for the government to urgently limit “the unnecessary use of prison, ensuring it is reserved for serious, persistent and violent offenders for whom no alternative sanction is appropriate”.

It came after Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick said the rising pressure on prisons from budget cuts and increasing numbers cannot go on indefinitely.

Different strokes for different people.
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I knew it. The date must be extended, na naija be this.