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2face Idibia honoured with royal beads by the Oba of Benin Kingdom

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2face Idibia honoured with royal beads by the Oba of Benin Kingdom
Sep 30th 2012, 19:28


 African Superstar 2face Idibia just added another feather to his cap as he was honored by the OBA of Benin Oba Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa in Edo State yesterday.
 2face was there on the personal invitation of the Oba who was celebrating him as "Oba of Benin as a Preserver"
He tweeted his excitement while showing off his royal beads
"'Oba of Benin just gave me some royal beads! I'm so excited and honoured! One love 2 Benin kingdom
Congrats to Africa's No1

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Oh My God! See wickedness ooo!

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Oh My God! See wickedness ooo!
Sep 30th 2012, 19:20


The picture above has been trending on social media for some days now. According to the story circulating, the woman in the picture was caught cheating by her husband and the end result is what you see in the picture.
I don't care what she did, even if she like make she thief! this is no way to treat a human being.

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May D Flaunts New Car on Twitter

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May D Flaunts New Car on Twitter
Sep 30th 2012, 19:10




Confam Entertainment Boss "Akinmayokun Awodumila" popularly known as May D flaunts his new ride New Nissan Maxima with a customized plate number on twitter and posted : Oluwa ti pese .... Confam


Congrats Mister May D


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Nigerians are UK’s 4th biggest foreign spenders – Report

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Nigerians are UK's 4th biggest foreign spenders – Report
Sep 30th 2012, 19:08

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Every year, Simi Osomo (pictured above) makes six trips to London from Nigeria. The 25-year-old spends about two weeks here and every day she goes shopping. Today she's at the boutique shop Matches Townhouse in Marylebone with a personal shopper. "When it comes to shopping and Nigerians, I can tell you it's just what we have to do," she tells dailypo while admiring the patterned dresses.
For Nigerians, London is a shopping mecca. Visitors from the West African country are the UK's fourth biggest foreign spenders, parting with an average of £500 in each luxury shop they visit — four times what UK shoppers typically spend. When Osomo was as  how much a two-week shopping trip in London costs she makes a bashful face. "Ooh, should I really be saying this? It depends, but most times about £5,000."
Osomo is wearing a green top from Zara that's "the colour of the Nigerian flag", blue skinny jeans and new Christian Louboutin shoes. Later today she's going to buy an iPhone 5 for her sister.
"You can get lots of things in Lagos but they are cheaper here and you get to take a holiday and relax a bit. It's only six hours away." The number of Nigerian visitors to the UK increased by more than 50 per cent to 142,000 a year between 1991 and 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics. Nigeria is projected to become Africa's biggest economy by next year and the world's fifth most populous country by 2050, and London is cashing in.
Debenhams' Oxford Street branch has put up signs in Hausa, one of the official Nigerian languages, and said customers from this part of West Africa are its biggest overseas spenders. Yet Osomo says it's not just rich Nigerians who come over. "Middle-class people can afford to come and spend £600 on shopping in a week here. What I like about the UK is that it doesn't discriminate. As long as you're able to prove you have an income, accommodation in London and a return ticket, the authorities are more than willing to give you a visa. It's closer than America and the customer service here is phenomenal."
Back home in Lagos, the technology market has been flooded with fake products from China, which means more people are coming to London for electronic goods and are even taking items back to sell. "No one wants to spend more than 100,000 naira (£390) and find out it is fake, so they prefer to come over for a holiday and buy something they know is real and has a guarantee in case something goes wrong."
Marks & Spencer is one of Osomo's favourite shops. "I love their fajitas. You can't get them in Nigeria. I also buy soy sauce and Thai green curry paste, which is good because it lasts for a long time. Oh, and Crunchy Nut cereal, Skittles, Maltesers and tea. There's nothing like a British cuppa. I get Lipton, PG and green tea." She likes the variety of London. "I love Zara, H&M, Topshop. But if I want something more high end, there's Sloane Street."
More than £3 billion a year is spent on high-end goods in London, according to the London Luxury Quarter Report, and it predicts this will rise to £4.5 billion by 2020, with new shops including Burberry's flagship fuelling the trend. Luxury concierge services are also popular. Osomo is a client of Quintessentially, which organises shopping trips and parties for her and has an office in Lagos.
Although summer is the height of the shopping season, Osomo likes to come back for the January sales too. Her mother, a lawyer, and father, a businessman, often join her. She has just finished a law degree and is about to start a job in fashion journalism, which she hopes will give her enough holidays for trips to London. But flights can get booked up quickly.
"You don't want to get the Lagos to London flight in July. It's packed with parents and their kids making noise." Return flights at high season start at about £369.
But what about getting her haul of shopping back from London to Lagos? That, says Osomo, is costly. "All I pack when I come over is one pair of jeans and three tops. I bring two big suitcases but I always have to get another one and pay for excess baggage. I never learn." British Airways has increased its excess baggage charge on flights from London to Lagos from £40 to £97 per suitcase in the past year. "They must have realised we always put an extra bag in and thought they'd try to make money out of it," says Osomo.
Fashion-wise, she still picks up the odd item in Nigeria. Six months ago Zara opened an outlet store in Lagos, and Mango has been there for about a year. "Zara is affordable because it's an outlet but what I find is that things are a bit last season. Nigeria's hot all the time so there are always maxi dresses and swimwear but the colours are boring and we lack variety. Customer service is not great and some shops can get really crowded, which is challenging." There is a burgeoning online shopping industry in Nigeria too. Currently, ASOS is the only shop that ships to Lagos free of charge and everyone Osomo's age uses it.
"Nigeria is a fun place, I'd encourage people to go. Shopping is evolving. In five years I think a lot of stores will come to Nigeria because there is a gap in the market. Ten years ago I never thought Zara would come to Nigeria. I believe in the next five years we will catch up. But I still love London and won't stop coming here."







Source: Standard UK

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Jonathan Gives Assent To Convocation Of National Conference

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Sep 30th 2012, 19:06

Jonathan okays national confab *Concludes consultations, SNC to take off next year

Written by Taiwo Adisa, Abuja
Sunday, September 30, 2012


PRELIMINARY consultations scheduled to lead to the convocation of a National Conference were said to have been wrapped up in the outgone week, as President Goodluck Jonathan was said to have given the green light on the planned confab. Investigations by Sunday Tribune revealed that President Jonathan had personally led some of the secret consultations with leaders of ethnic nationalities. Only a few of the consultations were held in the open, as it emerged that the president had also constituted a team that would midwife the conference.

A source said on Saturday that contrary to reports in a section of the media, the presidency was actually spearheading talks with some leaders of ethnic nationalities for the purpose of identifying the need for the much talked about national conference. According to findings, the conference is scheduled to start early next year, while the steering committee is now fine-tuning the modalities for the planned confab. Besides a number of consultations that took place in Abuja, it was gathered that a number of top presidency hands were deployed in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna as well as the South-East and South-South states to directly hold talks with leaders of many of the ethnic nationalities. Through the series of consultations, it was learnt that the consensus of opinion is that the country should provide a platform for the hitherto silent majority to ventilate their views on how to enhance Nigeria's unity and also ensure peaceful co-existence.

A source close to the arrangement said that the president had concluded on the need to ensure that Nigerians ventilate their views within the democratic space while the fears of various ethnic groups were also addressed. It was learnt that while the issues to be discussed at the confab would be moderated towards enhancing national unity, the government was willing to hear Nigerians out. Said a source in the know: "A lot has been said about the need for national conference or even the Sovereign National Conference and the president, being a listening leader, has actually consulted with many leaders from across this country. "There came the feeling that some Nigerians think the National Assembly may not really ventilate their views on devolution of powers, federalism and derivation, and that such issues are better thrashed out at the level of a national confab where people can truly agree on what they see as fundamentals." It was also learnt that the outcome of the planned confab would be handed over to the National Assembly, which would then prepare some bills in line with some agreed issues. A source said that the confab may last for only six months. In case the national confab could not complete its assignment before the completion of the ongoing constitution amendment exercise, a source said that the government would prepare separate bills for legislative action by the National Assembly.


SOURCES: http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/front-page-articles/8677-jonathan-okays-national-confab-concludes-consultations-snc-to-take-off-next-year; http://odili.net/news/source/2012/sep/30/625.html


I have two hopes. First, that GEJ unequivocally delivers on this and not renege on it. Secondly, that Nigerians adequately grab this unique opportunity for the sake of posterity.

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Nigeria: An unusual infant at 52 (1)

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Nigeria: An unusual infant at 52 (1)
Sep 30th 2012, 18:18

When the Nigerian nation was born 52 years ago, there was understandable great joy in the land.  Some old video clips that I have been privileged to watch showed how the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief Michael Okpara exchanged banters at the birth of the new nation. The... [Read More...]

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Judiciary since Independence

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Judiciary since Independence
Sep 30th 2012, 18:31

ADE ADESOMOJU, in this piece, writes  on  the prominent features of the nation's judiciary since it became independent of English Privy Council in 1963. Nigeria attains its 52nd year of independence today, but the independence of its judiciary only coincides with the period the nation became a republic in 1963.  The Nigerian judiciary had no... [Read More...]

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On the offence: Army explains why it attacked Boko Haram stronghold in Kaduna

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On the offence: Army explains why it attacked Boko Haram stronghold in Kaduna
Sep 30th 2012, 18:37

by Isi Esene

A Nigerian Army joint force today released a statement giving reasons for launching a pre-emptive strike on suspected militants at Gaskiya area of Zaria, Kaduna today.

According to the statement, the Army received security reports indicating the group is planning coordinated suicide attacks top coincide with tomorrow’s Independence anniversary.

The Army confirmed that it killed some members of the dreaded Islamic militant group and arrested others. Among those arrested was a female and one of the buildings raided was destroyed.

According to reports, the building was heavily loaded with explosives and used for the storage of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

A statement signed by the Army Public Relations officer, Captain Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the gunfight took place in the early hours of today when the militants engaged troops and the State Security Service (SSS) in a fierce gun battle in Gaskiya Layout, Tukur-Tukur, Zaria.

Abdullahi said the IEDs were planned to be used for various violent operations of the militant sect in other to realise maximum casualties.

"As a result, a controlled detonation was carried out by Army Engineers so as to save other law abiding residents of the area and to stop further planning and execution of the nefarious, destructive, criminal and deadly activities of the sect," the statement said.

 

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TICKER: Bishops outraged by image portraying Neymar as Jesus Christ (See Photo)

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TICKER: Bishops outraged by image portraying Neymar as Jesus Christ (See Photo)
Sep 30th 2012, 17:59

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The Brazilian National Bishops Confederation (CNBB) has criticised Placar magazine for bearing a photograph of Neymar being crucified in the same way as Jesus Christ.

Placar, which has become one of the most successful sports publications in Brazil since its inception in 1970, were using the picture as a metaphor to highlight the criticism the star had been coming under for supposedly diving too often.

In a letter, signed by CNBB president Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis and general secretary Dom Leonardo Ulrich Steiner and posted on the organisation’s website, the publication came under fire for “showing disdain towards people’s feelings”.

“The Brazilian National Bishops Confederation states that it feels severely outraged with the [photo] montage that is is the cover of a sports magazine, where the image of Jesus Christ is seen with the face of a football player,” read the statement.

“We acknowledge freedom of speech as a fundamental principle of our state and [see it as necessary for] democratic co-existence, however, there are known limits for such.

“To ridiculise faith and show disdain towards peoples’ religious feelings by using the disrespectful use of the image of Jesus suggests manipulation and use of editorial resources as a means for commercial ends.

“The magazine has shown itself as being insensitive to the recent context of deplorable violence caused by the inadequate use of religious images and, with that, has made a bad contribution towards a consolidation of respectful co-existence between different beliefs.

“This [photo] montage uses the image of Jesus in an explicit manner, even if the magazine director denied this evident fact.

“This is a clear lack of respect that offends the most sacred image for Christians and updates, in a hazardous manner, the well-known resource of gaining attention by provocation.”

An online petition has now been launched against Placar’s use of the image of Neymar as Jesus Christ, which has gained over 7,000 signatures since its manifestation.

- Goal.com

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#IndependenceDay: President Jonathan to address the nation tomorrow

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#IndependenceDay: President Jonathan to address the nation tomorrow
Sep 30th 2012, 18:34

by Isi Esene

As part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 52nd Independence from colonial rule, President Goodluck Jonathan will tomorrow address the nation by 7am tomorrow.

This bit was disclosed by the special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, who urged all television stations to hook on to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) for clean feed, while radio stations should hook on to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

He said the president would also watch a ceremonial Change of Guards by the Nigerian Army's Brigade of Guards, at the State House, Abuja.

According to Abati, the Change of Guards will be witnessed by several government officials which include the vice president, Mohammed Namadi Sambo; Senate president, Sen. David Mark; speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal and Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Mukhtar.

Others who are expected to be at the event are former heads of state, members of the diplomatic corps, top political leaders and government officials.

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TICKER: Meet the 100-year-old cyclist who aims to set 100km record

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TICKER: Meet the 100-year-old cyclist who aims to set 100km record
Sep 30th 2012, 18:40

Robert Marchand, a former fireman and boxing enthusiast from Paris, has been training every day for months in hopes of crossing the finish line in less than five hours.

At nearly 101 years old, Marchand claims to have covered hundreds of thousands of kilometres on his bicycle during his lifetime and said he plans to cover the distance at a speed of 22.5 km/h.

“If I make it, I’ll become the best in the world,” said Marchand, who turns 101 in November. “I know that all over the world, in China, in the United States, in Russia, they’re already looking for someone to beat my record.”

Marchand lives alone, drives a car, makes his own meals and cleans his apartment with no help. The wiry centenarian says he never smoked, but otherwise indulged a healthy appetite for wine and women throughout his life.

His uncommon vitality has piqued the interest of scientists at the Inserm public research institute, who examine Marchand every three months to try to understand the secret to his longevity and well-being.

“They told me I had the constitution of a 55-year-old man, they think it’s genetic,” he said, laughing. “I have never deprived myself of anything: not wine, not food, not women, but always with moderation.”

Asked if he planned to get any performance-enhancing help for his race, Marchand said: “The only doping for me is water with a spoonful of honey that I put in my canteen – and that’s it.”

“If I was doping, though, maybe I could hit 35 km/h.”

- Reuters

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TICKER: Trial begins for bus driver who killed 15 after falling asleep at the wheel

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TICKER: Trial begins for bus driver who killed 15 after falling asleep at the wheel
Sep 30th 2012, 18:10

Ophadell Williams is now on trial for his life.   The bus driver is being charged for his role in a crash that killed 15 people when he fell asleep at the wheel.  The driver is accused of having stayed up late and spending time going out when he should have been resting instead.

According to cell phone records being used the prosecution, Williams "was supposed to be sleeping during daytime hours, he was in various parts of the city and Nassau (County)," this according to Assistant District Attorney Gary Weil.

"The evidence will show that he fell asleep or was so fatigued he could no longer pay attention to what was happening," Weil said. "He knew the risks of driving while fatigued and ignored those risks and, as a result, 15 people died."

Williams is arguing that he didn't fall asleep at the wheel and that he had plenty of rest.  Instead, his attorneys argue that the accident was caused when he was cut off by a truck on I-95.

"He had as much sleep as many other people routinely have," defense attorney Patrick Bruno. "I don't see the sleeping as an issue."

The accident took place as the group was driving back to New York City after a night at a casino in Connecticut.

"They died instantly in a horrible crash caused by the reckless and criminally negligent behavior of that man," Weil said in court.  "The evidence you will hear will prove that this was no mere tragic accident, but a criminal act."

Prosecutors say that at the time of the accident, Williams was driving 28 mph over the speed limit.  They also cite Williams as a man having a reckless driving record.   But his attorneys paint a different picture of the man.

"He doesn't drink. He doesn't smoke. He doesn't do drugs," Bruno said. "He just tries to bring home a check for his family."

- Black Like Moi

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TICKER: “I believe my daughter was sold” – Mother of missing 2-year-old

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TICKER: "I believe my daughter was sold" – Mother of missing 2-year-old
Sep 30th 2012, 18:25

When a two-year old girl disappears without anyone knowing what happened, your heart sinks to the bottom of your chest.  Bianca Jones disappeared recently, with her 32-year old father being charged.  But the mother of the child is now claiming that the little girl is probably alive and has been sold.

Police say that 32-year old D'Andre Lane committed the murder and staged a carjacking to throw off police.   The girl's mother, Banika Jones, says that she believes that her daughter is alive.

"They will not be able to bring in one person who will be able to testify to seeing my daughter hurt or seeing my daughter deceased," Banika Jones said. "I believe my daughters was kidnapped and somebody is holding her at this time.

"I believe they are keeping her, or they sold her."

Prosecutors believe that Lane beat his daughter, and wrapped her up in duct tape before killing her in response to an incident that involved potty training.  Police say that the man then wrapped the child's body up and drove his nephew to school.  That is when police say that he disposed of his daughter's body.  The car was found a few blocks away.

"I've never done anything to cause them any physical pain," Lane said.  "People would say I'm one of the nicest kindest people you would meet.  I don't know what the reason is for this; I just want to see her home."

Lane took his child from the mother back in November so that she could look for a job.  One of Lane's roommates said that he was a good father.

"He's one of my best friends," Banika Jones said. "We watch Star Trek, we play Monopoly, he plays go fish with my daughter."

"I think this is a case where the prosecution is feeding a media frenzy," said Lane's attorney Terry Johnson. "Any time a little girl is missing, we always want … to blame someone and sometimes its easier to blame a father.

"When you look into his background and you see he has seven kids and other things you make certain fast, quick assumptions."

Right now, the public and police are trying to determine if the father killed his daughter or if he really was carjacked.  The case is currently in court.

- Your Black World

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TICKER: IGP guarantees adequate security at independence celebration

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TICKER: IGP guarantees adequate security at independence celebration
Sep 30th 2012, 18:45

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar has assured Nigerians of adequate security during the nation's 52nd independence anniversary celebration.

The IGP said that Policemen, in collaboration with other security agencies are on ground to ensure security of lives and property. He gave the assurance at the Al-Hikman University Convocation in Ilorin, Kwara State where he received a honorary doctorate degree in public administration.

Abubakar said Nigeria's security situation had improved, compared with the situation at the time he resumed office.

The police chief said arms and ammunition recovered in parts of the country were testimony of the progress made and reiterated the force's commitment to ensure security of lives and property.

- Citizens Platform

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How successive govts ruined Nigeria – Junaid

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How successive govts ruined Nigeria – Junaid
Sep 30th 2012, 17:51

By GBENGA OKE
DR. Junaid Muhammed, a medical doctor, Convener, Coalition of Concerned Northern Politicians is a Second Republic member of the House of Representatives. He says at 52, Nigeria has nothing to celebrate because successive governments have failed the nation. Excerpts

HOW Nigeria has fared 52 years after

It is self evident that we have not fared well at all. There are factors or indices you can look at and say whether or not the country has done well over a certain period of time. First and foremost, look at the way we were on October 1st, 1960, the poverty rate in Nigeria then was 53 per cent according to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

Now, 52 years after independence, the rate of poverty in Nigeria is between 70 and 90 percent. If we use one dollar per head on daily basis, that is 73 to 75 percent, if you use the 2 dollars minimum, you will have beyond 90 percent.

If personal well-being and sense of accomplishment and human development is a factor in any development effort, you will have to agree that Nigeria has not done well at all. Secondly, a nation is judged not only by how wealthy it is but also how secured and stable it is.

Sense of belonging

I need not to tell you that the Nigerian security is in shambles, why, because our government and government institutions are illegitimate, they are not the choice of the people.

Every election in Nigeria from 1959 till date has been rigged, every Nigerian leader has come and gone through a cloud, the bulk of the last 52 years were spent under military rule and of which we had to fight  meaningless civil war which costs over onemillion lives of Nigerians from 1967 to 1970.

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In addition to that, the Nigerian elite have failed woefully to give this nation a sense of belonging and a sense of direction. An average Nigerian today is far worse than in 1960 in terms of being each others keeper. In those days, when you meet a Nigerian and wherever you meet him, if you ask where he is from, he will tell you that he is a Nigerian.

But today, when you meet a Nigerian, he will tell you I am an Hausa, Yoruba, Itsekiri, Igbo or whatever. That to me is a fundamental failure that we have failed to infuse into Nigerian values, attitude and a habit of behaviour which will make the average Nigerian feel comfortable and extremely proud to be a Nigerian and be prepared for sacrifices for his fellow Nigerians.

All these have been lost because our elites have been responsible, the desire for power either legitimate or otherwise has become the over-riding driver of politics and political attitude behaviour in Nigeria and no nation in this kind of situation can develop and without development, the nation cannot move forward.

Now speaking about governmental institutions, the political party system and the judiciary; the Nigerian politicians have been irresponsible to the core that they are worst than armed robbers and shameless.

That idea of being shameless is so profound that they can do anything, they can steal and asked people to be killed in the interest for politics and the people they attract into government agencies like INEC are also like that. With all these things happening, you can see that we are not set for nation building, we are not set for nationhood, and we are not ready to meet the re-development aspirations which every country in the world is doing in this 21st century.

Corruption in the judiciary

The corruption in the judiciary today is abnormal. You hear of judges being given hundreds of million and billions and we know judges who have been involved. Some of them have been sacked while some have been forced to resign because of corruption.

If the judiciary is lousy, incompetent or badly afflicted, nothing in the country will move forward and that is the situation Nigeria has found itself today. There can never be any progress as long as the Nigerian judiciary is what it is today.

I hope and have absolute confidence in the current new justice of Nigeria; I hope she will be able to do something. For her to do something there must be co-operation especially from the executive and the legislative arms because some of the laws must be re-defined.

I do not know how we will go about this honestly but this country is in serious trouble. My belief is that normal people that are in trouble will admit they are in trouble and ask what they have done wrong. In the case of Nigeria, nobody asks about that, once you get away with murder, you continue to behave as if murder is a normal state of affairs in your country. Honestly to me, there is nothing to celebrate in this Independence.

China has its own independence in October, the same thing with Nigeria. But if you look at the declaration of the Chinese independence in 1949 compared to our own situation in Nigeria, you will see clearly that China before independence was a much more poorer country, was more challenged in a number of areas than Nigeria. But today China is a world power, it is the second most powerful nation in the world and they cannot be compared to Nigeria in terms of anything.

If you look at other countries that also got independence in the 60's, countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brazil,  they are less advantaged than Nigeria in terms endowment, today look at the way they are being regarded as medium powers.

Nigeria‘s absence

Even in Africa today, nobody regards us and our own President was absent at the last meeting of the African Union, nobody noticed his absence, it was the Sudanese President who sorted out the issue of who will be the President of the Council of African Union because Nigeria was absent. So you can see that in every sector, there is nothing to be proud of  in this country.

Where and when Nigeria started derailing

Honestly, the situation started getting terrible with the tribal coup of 1966 and to be frank with it, it was an Igbo coup, led by Igbo officers for reason which I am bound to conclude that because they had no way of coming into power on their own and they are not happy with the subordinate status of the NCNC then and they did not have the principle and a sense of virtue, so they conclude dthat if we can't be in government on our own, let us withdraw from the government and be in opposition because the Action Group chose to be in opposition and they remained in opposition but the NCNC wanted to be involved in opposition and also be in government at the same time and it didn't work.

So they went and incited their fellow tribesmen in the Army and they carried out the coup and in carrying out the coup, they borrowed some useless terms about morality, about social justice or socialism or whatever it is and then killed their tribesmen officers and men of other tribes and of course sowing or aggravating the crises that led to the beginning of the civil war in May 1967.

Nation at war

When a nation is at war, you don't ask about policies, you are looking at what will make the nation win the war.

Thereafter, instead of the military organising an election and handing over power, they now created what is called reconstruction, reconciliation to borrow time and remain in power.

When they remained in power, they enjoyed it and they didn't want to leave, Gowon said the date they put for themselves in 1975 was no more realistic, they wanted to remain in power forever but he was overthrown by more ambitious officers and Murtala Mohammed came into power and gave himself 3years, he was about to do that but other officers also now on basis of religion staged a coup an killed Murtala Mohammed.

After that, Obasanjo came but he had to leave because Army was now divided and scared especially the officer corps. When he left, politicians came but initially, election was not properly held and they handed over power to NPN.

Shagari came but unfortunately his coming to power coincided with global crises, so by 1982, Nigeria was already in crises, we were in recession and the inflation was very high.

With that, the Army found another excuse to take over power but now delayed a little bit until after 1983 election which of course was rigged, then immediately after the 1983 election, they pounced on power and the rest was now history.

They decided now to come back again after Babangida tried his own tenure elongation and it did not work, so they had to handover power to the civilians.

Jail term for treason

When that happened, Abiola chapter came in and went out; finally they had to go and bring Obasanjo from prison while serving jail term for treason and now rigged an election that made him President.

In doing that, he did not care about the fate of the nation; he was more concerned in making himself President for life and the rest is now history. When he now eventually handed over power, he went to pick a man who was dying and very sick and he made Yar'Ádua president.

And of course, Yar'Adua died and in replacing him, they made Jonathan President. Jonathan is a man with no experience of governance or whatsoever, he was deputy chairman of Local government, he was deputy governor and his governor was removed in a very controversial manner to make way for him, then he became governor.

Thereafter, he was vice-President and he is now President and also wants to go beyond the limit of the constitution and stay in office beyond two terms and rule the country forever.

And when Jonathan came into power, he brought some bad aides and examples of such is the crisis we are having in the oil sector now.

We have many ministers who are doing very badly in other areas and that is why we are in the present situation we are and I believe it is not a one term and one man affair, it has been entrenched beginning from the Igbo coup of 1966.

With the present situation facing the country now, what do you think needs to be done to bring Nigeria out of these problems?

If you want democracy to be institutionalised in the country, it is not just by proclamation, you have to invite democrats to come and practice democracy.

Democracy entails not only individuals and group behaviours; it entails also dealing with the people in a manner dictated by democracy which includes the wish and wishes of the people. In Nigeria since 1999, we have had the bad habit of electing, people who are not democrats, who have no democratic spirits. We also have the bad habit of bringing to power personalities that are corrupt, irresponsible and unpatriotic.

If we have to practice democracy, we must have people that respect the rule of law, sincere and patriotic about Nigeria.

We must also have leaders who will work above and beyond tribal or religious sentiments or identity, people who will realise that Nigeria is Nigeria and that the only way we can survive and prosper and live in peace is to agree that Nigeria is the only place we have.

Real and true democracy

For all I care, we have to work towards real and true democracy. People continue giving excuses that because we are a multi-lingual country, we cannot live as one nation, it is nonsense.

Every country in the world has different languages and when you have problems of this nature, you handle it in a very statesman like manner. When you have people like Obasanjo presiding over a party from the very beginning is not a democratic party, then you have a very serious problems.

When you also have people with less experience as President or when you have ministers who have less knowledge about what governance is all about, you can see there can be no meaningful democracy.

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NDLEA arrests 2 over N68.5m drugs

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NDLEA arrests 2 over N68.5m drugs
Sep 30th 2012, 17:23

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Saturday that it had  arrested two suspected drug traffickers allegedly attempting to export 4.285 kg of methamphetamine worth N68.5 million to India.

NDLEA said the suspects were arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos during a routine search on passengers boarding Ethiopian airline flight to India.

In a statement issued by its spokesman, Mitchell Ofoyeju, the agency said the substance tested positive to methamphetamine, adding that the drug was hidden in a luggage.

During screening, the drug was discovered in a luggage at the baggage checking desk, it said.

NDLEA chief executive Ahmadu Giade warned in the statement that there was no escape route for drug traffickers.

“We shall continue to monitor and prevent cases of drug trafficking in the country. Already, two suspects have been arrested concerning this case and we are working hard to arrest others."

He said that the suspects would  be charged to court soon.(NAN)

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Nigeria @ 52: Jonathan to address Nigerians at 7.00 am

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Nigeria @ 52: Jonathan to address Nigerians at 7.00 am
Sep 30th 2012, 18:06

Abuja – As part of the activities marking Nigeria's 52nd Independence Anniversary, President Goodluck Jonathan is to address the nation on Monday.

 

A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati stated that the broadcast would be aired at 7.00 am.

President Goodluck Jonathan

Abati urged all television stations to hook on to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) for clean feed, while radio stations should hook on to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

He said the president would also watch a ceremonial Change of Guards by the Nigerian Army's Brigade of Guards, at the State House, Abuja.

Abati said the ceremony would be witnessed by Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Senate President, Sen. David Mark, Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar.

He said former heads of state, members of the diplomatic corps, top political leaders and government officials would also witness the ceremony.

Abati said the event would be transmitted live, from 9.30 am on the NTA and FRCN networks.(NAN)

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Two killed as bomb blast, gunfire rock Islamic school

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Two killed as bomb blast, gunfire rock Islamic school
Sep 30th 2012, 18:14

Zaria (AFP) – A bomb blast and gunfire shook an area around an Islamic boarding school in northern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving two of the alleged attackers dead and at least three others wounded, officials said.

It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast in the city of Zaria, but Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has been blamed for hundreds of deaths as part of its insurgency in northern and central Nigeria.

The boarding school is run by prominent Salafist cleric Awwal Adam Albani, known for outspoken criticism of Boko Haram. He was also arrested last year over a bombing and arms possession, but later released for lack of evidence.

A number of buildings in the area were damaged in the blast and, according to a rescue worker at the scene, other unexploded homemade bombs were located. The school building sustained damage, including broken windows.

The violence occurred in the hometown of Vice President Namadi Sambo and came a day ahead of commemorations marking 52 years of Nigerian independence, but there was no sign of a link.

The rescue worker at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said security officers initially moved into the area on Thursday after receiving information that a Boko Haram hideout was located in the neighbourhood.

There was an exchange of fire on Saturday night between gunmen and security forces in the same neighbourhood, another relief official said on condition of anonymity.

According to the worker at the scene, security forces were searching the area on Sunday when the explosion occurred, adding that funfire had broken out before and after the blast.

There was a report that the attackers had warned students at the boarding school to evacuate ahead of the blast, said National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Yushau Shuaib.

The complex includes the school as well as a mosque. A relief official said the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device.

Witnesses said it appeared the blast had gone off inside a house close to the school, destroying the building.

“Two suspects were killed,” Shuaib said. “The innocent victims that were injured were taken to hospital.”

The two suspects were shot by security forces, according to Shuaib. The rescue worker said at least three people were wounded.

Nigeria’s north has been hit by scores of bombings and shootings attributed to Boko Haram, whose insurgency is blamed for more than 1,400 deaths since 2010. A string of attacks have also hit the country’s centre.

In June, two churches were attacked in Zaria and one in the city of Kaduna, both cities located in Kaduna state.

The church attacks left at least 16 people dead and sparked reprisals by Christian mobs who burned mosques and targeted Muslims, killing dozens. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Muslims have often been Boko Haram’s targets, though recent attacks on churches have prompted President Goodluck Jonathan to accuse the group of seeking to incite a religious crisis.

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer, roughly divided between a mainly Muslim north and predominately Christian south.

Boko Haram has claimed to be fighting for the creation of an Islamic state in Nigeria’s north, though its demands have repeatedly shifted.

It is believed to have a number of factions with varying aims, in addition to imitators and criminal gangs who carry out violence under the guise of the group.

Albani and Boko Haram have been at odds in the past over a number of issues, including over the group’s teachings against Western education.

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