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ABUJA, - The Supreme Court on Friday sacked five state governors whose tenure elapsed in May 29 last year.
The governors are Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River). They are all members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ![]() The decision was taken by a seven-member panel chaired by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher. Other members of the panel are Justices Mahmud Mukhtar, Walter Onnonghen, Chukwuma Ene, Ibrahim Coomasie, Olufunlola Adekeye and Mary Peter-Odili. The judgment is in an appeal by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appellants are challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which upheld the decision of an Abuja Federal High Court that extended the tenure of the five governors beyond May 29, 2011. |
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Saturday, 28 January 2012
SOCIAL ISSUES: Breaking News: Supreme Court sacks 5 Governors
SOCIAL ISSUES: Patience Jonathan Arrives Addis Ababa With 32 Aides
Patience Jonathan is on an official trip to
ethiopia on issues of National security, she was accompanied by 32 aides
on this crucial mission.
Well done Nigeria, even Queen of England dont travel with 32 people on foreign missions. |
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SHOCKING: 8 years Old Girl Raped and Murdered By Father's Friend
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Our correspondent learnt that the girl’s
younger brother, Obedient, was present in the house and he overheard
Atagha asking her to go out with him so that he could buy her something.
The boy said he warned his sister not to go out since it was late. When it was 9.30 pm, the girl’s family began to look for her. Francis said they were worried since she had never stayed out late at night and nobody in the house had sent her on errand. Later, he asked Obedient whether he knew the whereabouts of the girl and was informed that Atagha had taken her out. Francis said, “When we did not see her throughout the night, my friends, including my tenants and I went to Atagha’s house to ask him about my daughter’s whereabouts. “He denied ever seeing the girl that day. He told us that we had come to incur his wrath for something he had no knowledge of. But when he noticed that we were very serious, he ran away and we did not see him for many days. “When we took the matter to his family, he appeared and confessed that he did it and that we should not let any other person hear about the matter.” Francis had quickly informed the police about the matter immediately and Atagha was arrested. He said, “I only did my bit by informing the police about the alleged killer of my daughter. Because I am poor, many people seem to take advantage of my situation and treat me badly. “I don’t know if the police will be able to avenge my daughter’s death. My daughter was easy-going, obedient and loving. I could not imagine how somebody – not even my own friend–could do this type of thing to me. The world is wicked. This is an abominable offence.” Francis said that his daughter’s corpse was still lying in the bush where Atagha allegedly hacked her to death. Part of the body, especially the belly, had begun to decompose. But the face was still recognisable. He said the corpse was left there as evidence and that they would only bury the girl once the police gave them the go-ahead to do so. One of the tenants and a close friend to Francis, who gave his name as Innocent, described the slain girl as too precious to lose. He said the victim could cook any type of food and when somebody sent her on errand, she would promptly go without any argument. He said, “This is not the type of girl anybody can lose. Great injustice has been done to the little girl. We hope the government will intervene in this matter.” The spokesman for the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Mr. Onyekaozuru Orji, confirmed the incident and said the Police had arrested the alleged killer. Orji said the the matter was under investigation and if it was established that Atagha actually raped and murdered the girl, he would be charged to court for manslaughter. Source: Punch |
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Friday, 27 January 2012
SOCIAL ISSUES: President calls Boko-Haram for Dialogue!!!
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan challenged violent Islamist sect
Boko Haram on Thursday to identify themselves and state clearly their
demands as a basis for talks, while acknowledging that military
confrontation alone will not end their insurgency.
In an interview with Reuters at the presidential villa in the capital Abuja, Jonathan also said there was no doubt that Boko Haram had links with other jihadist groups outside Nigeria.

"If they clearly identify themselves now and say this is the reason why we are resisting, this is the reason why we are confronting government or this is the reason why we destroy some innocent people and their properties ... then there will be a basis for dialogue," Jonathan said.
"We will dialogue, let us know your problems and we will solve your problem but if they don't identify themselves, who will you dialogue with?"
But he cautioned that the crisis would be much harder to resolve than the one in the oil rich southeastern Niger Delta, which was largely defused in 2009 under an amnesty he helped broker.
(Reporting by Tim Cocks, Joe Brock and Felix Onuah; Writing by Tim Cocks)
In an interview with Reuters at the presidential villa in the capital Abuja, Jonathan also said there was no doubt that Boko Haram had links with other jihadist groups outside Nigeria.
"If they clearly identify themselves now and say this is the reason why we are resisting, this is the reason why we are confronting government or this is the reason why we destroy some innocent people and their properties ... then there will be a basis for dialogue," Jonathan said.
"We will dialogue, let us know your problems and we will solve your problem but if they don't identify themselves, who will you dialogue with?"
But he cautioned that the crisis would be much harder to resolve than the one in the oil rich southeastern Niger Delta, which was largely defused in 2009 under an amnesty he helped broker.
(Reporting by Tim Cocks, Joe Brock and Felix Onuah; Writing by Tim Cocks)
RELATIONSHIP MATTERS: Ladies; can you ,marry a man involved in an "arranged" marriage
If you are a African woman.Your husband to be(you already have the child for the guy)travels abroad.Gets married there with white lady.living with her for 5 or 6 years.during this period what he does for you its only call you and direct how to take a good care of the child.after he divorce the woman and comes back to you and asks to marry him.are you going to accept the man back or not.this topic is only for women pls men no replay.
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