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Nigeria is a fraud |
chiefinalowo:Oga shout from lagos to Abuja,carry placard from America to Asia as far as am concern lagos is no man's land built with our oil money and finished by the Igbos and other ethnic group in Nigeria so stop holding claim on what is not yours, Educated illiterate. Beware am not Igbo |
When the leaders are corrupt.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_,,,___,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
softmind24:I hope you Did'nt just book space ![]() |
In a story that sounds stranger than fiction, officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Administration (NDLEA) keeping watch at the Kano International Airport, Kano, arrested a drug trafficker who had earlier been tried and given a jail term for drug trafficking. The man, who should rightly have been in prison serving out his sentence, was strangely arrested with hard drugs at the Kano airport. Naturally, this raised a red flag and subsequent enquiries by NDLEA revealed that many drug traffickers who had been given jail terms by the courts had been surreptitiously let out of prison illegally. The agency confirmed that at least 197 other indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced drug barons and traffickers are now walking free in Nigeria without serving their terms of imprisonment. The source of this narrative is no less a personage than the Chairman and Chief Executive of NDLEA itself, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, who attributed this sordid state of affairs in the Nigerian criminal justice system to a cartel comprising court clerks, prison warders, drug barons and traffickers. This embarrassing situation is yet another confirmation of the sorry state of the criminal justice system in Nigeria. Mr. Giade narrated this predicament to the press at Ibereko, Badagry, Lagos, where he had gone to physically supervise the destruction of confiscated illegal drugs val ued at N3.5 billion. A few facts are apparent from this revelation. First, is that our prison system is porous. If 197 convicted prisoners could be let loose at the whims of prison warders, without a jailbreak or prison riots, where then is the authority and credibility of the Nigerian judicial system? It is laughable to think that the conspiracy to make nonsense of the prison system can be placed at the doorsteps of prison warders and court clerks. The question is: what has been done since drug convicts were discovered to have disappeared into thin air somewhere between the courts and the prisons? If court clerks were involved as Mr. Giade has said, were the chief judges of the states, the Appeal Court president and the Chief Justice made aware of the development? In countries where the rule of law is taken to be the holy grail of democracy, the Federal Attorney General, the Interior minister and the police chief, would have been made to provide answers to these posers. Everyone knows how and why there is so much money involved in the drug trade. Yet, even in Mexico and other South American countries where drug cartels are so powerful, there is no record of such massive leakages of their prisons. The corruption in every aspect of the Nigerian system has been one reason why for several years, Western countries were suspicious of the security of Nigerian airports, and of any flights originating from Nigeria. And, their fears are well-founded because a system that can let loose drug barons and traffickers can also let loose terrorists. If our prison is so porous to let loose drug convicts, how are we sure that kidnappers, child molesters, rapists and armed robbers are not being helped to evade justice? That this revelation has undermined the confidence of Nigerians in the criminal justice system cannot be in doubt. At the best of times, such faith was tentative and shaky. We have heard incredible tales about our prisons being made into a paradise for affluent felons; prisoners being taken to night clubs so they can enjoy themselves; criminals being allowed all kinds of indulgences and occasional debauchery, but none is as dangerous as the fact that convicted felons can just be allowed to walk away from justice. The only measure which can restore our confidence in the justice delivery system is a judicial commission of inquiry to determine the cause of this embarrassing development. It is important to unmask the fat cats responsible for this scandalous breach of our judicial system and bring them to justice. www.sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=122672
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FROM ISAAC ANUMIHE, ABUJA Following 50 per cent drop in revenue, inflation and the high cost of living, the Federal Government has commenced the review of the Remuneration Act which will affect what the president, vice president, governors, and others will earn. The review will also affect the remunerations of other political officeholders including the ministers, the National Assembly members and the judiciary. Speaking exclusively to Daily Sun at the weekend, Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Elias Mbam, said the review is undergoing a process to determine whether it will be reviewed upward or downward. He, however, noted that given the harsh realities on ground, the 2008 Remuneration Act must be reviewed. “The commission is not insensitive to the realities on ground. There is a drop in the oil price, there is a general economic downward trend. Many states are even finding it difficult to pay salaries. In view of this situation, the commission has commenced the review of the remuneration of the present Act of 2008 and by the time we conclude, we will make public our position with regard to the new Remuneration Act,” he said. Mbam said the commission will consider other things in tandem with what is happening in other parts of the world. “The thing is that we are not working in isolation of other parts of the world. We are also looking at what is obtainable elsewhere. What is being paid in the private sector. What type of work do you do? What are the risks? Does the work require the allowance that you are earning? What are the shortcomings of the present Remuneration Act? What is the rate of inflation? So, it is not something you just say, increase or decrease. But certainly, there will be some changes,” he emphasized. On the time-frame of the new remuneration law, the chairman said it should come up with a new proposal before the end of the third quarter. “It is before the end of September because when we come out with our new proposal, it will still go through the National Assembly for the executive arm of the government. But for the legislators, our determined emolument is final. When we conclude, whatever we decide for the legislators is final. But that of the executive will still go through legislative process. But whatever they will decide finally will not be more than what the commission decided,” Mbam noted.. At the moment, the President earns N3.51 million per year, Vice President (N3.03 million), Minister (N2.02 million), Minister of State (N1.95 million) and Special Adviser (N1.94 million), Governor (N2.22 million), Deputy Governor (N2.11 million), and Commissioners (N1.33 million). www.sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=122687
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Cape Town - The Abia Union in South Africa on Sunday urged the new administration in the state to rebuild Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, in order to regain its old status. The President General of the union, Vincent Nzekwe, revealed in Cape Town, South Africa, that the condition of Aba was deplorable and needed serious attention. "Aba is a major commercial nerve centre in South East like Onitsha and Nnewi. "The condition of the city is indeed very deplorable and needs urgent attention. "We appeal to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to keep to his campaign promise of rebuilding Aba. "The measure will attract investors, especially manufacturers, to partner with the people," he said. Also read: Mines official bags 29 years for diverting cement Nzekwe, who said Aba was blessed with manufacturers who produce shoes, shirts and building materials, lamented the decay in infrastructure. "The roads are not passable and some investors are no more attracted to the city to do business. "We appeal to the new administration in the state to adopt a Marshal plan to rebuild the city and make it the Taiwan of Africa," he said. According to Nzekwe, more jobs will be created and the economy of the South East Zone will record a boom again. "The Abia state government will also benefit from the business opportunities in Aba because investors and local manufacturers will pay tax, create jobs and build new industries in the city," he said. Nzekwe said the union would partner with the state government in education through donation of books to secondary and primary schools while providing expertise in specialised areas such as Information Technology. www.m.news24.com/Nigeria/National/News/Abia-indigenes-in-South-Africa-seek-rebuilding-of-Aba-20150608
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Ondo and ritual |
Do I need to tell you its Aba the son of cha |
Islam my foot |
A shoot of oka made you are gone |
Mynd44:Once again don't forget that switzerland is landlock and if se are to have Biafra today we are joining them. |
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Otenestbestyaho:May your prayer be answered,Amen |
Otenestbestyaho:May your prayer be answered,Amen |
Buhari call your warriors to order ooh no talk say we no tell you. |
egift:Said who |
Heheheee ![]() |
Heheheee |
Baba which way naa, Nigerians are looking up to you, do something, show your prowess thereby making 1naira equivalent to 1dollar as you promised, |
That is a welcome development for APGA |
franchizy:Hahahaaa,one of the sophisticated from olodowa tribe |
Ooh Biafra my father land, |
Omat4real:How do I believe south west have the lowest poverty rate in Nigeria,can you just backup your claim please ![]() |
CreekReporter:Answer the simple question and stop beating around the bush, What is your family name in Ijaw ![]() |
IbokUtoroh:Old eastern region Brova |
bogolobango:Biafrans making wave here and there |
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