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patomaniac:
Sprint...

Bn trying to call you...

What is the use in putting up an Ad when you know you are not ready to transact or maybe even have nothing to sell?

What network is it locked to?

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My fiancee (BSc Economics) applied since Monday, I believe. Hasnt heard anything from them yet

I am very much aware that the Bank outsourced recruitment of graduate trainees to another company and that was concluded sometime around May...

TGM2015:
Please note

Thank you.

My babe got a text on her from from 'INTERVIEW' with the following content "Sequel ur app 2recriting firm, u ar invited 4 job interview on Sat 2nd by 8am @old Trnity Schl building, Alao-Akala Junction, Akobo,IB.REFCO8138494577" (Produced verbatim).

I believe it is one of those GNLD scams... does anyone think same?

The email address provided is incorrect

Against the backdrop of reports alleging that the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, Brigadier General Paul Boroh had bought official vehicles for his office worth N157 million as well as inflating sums of money purported to have been expended on the training of ex-militants between November and December of 2015, General Boroh (rtd) has debunked such rumors in the strongest possible.

In a press statement made available to the media on Monday, General Boroh stated that while the Amnesty Office has adhered strictly to universally accepted standards of transparency and openness in disclosing its financial transactions, it had followed due process in executing all its transactions in the 2015 budget allocation, paid all stipends, fees and in training allowances owed since 2013-2015 and returned over N400m in unspent funds to the national treasury.

While explaining the achievements of the program under this istration, General Boroh in the statement, stated that the program has without doubt achieved its mandate of helping in stabilising what is still a volatile Niger Delta region.

General Boroh also urged the public to disregard misleading information in the public being spread by disgruntled persons whose aim is to derail and distract the process of the sustainable reintegration of ex-agitators into the society.

http://www.ekekeee.com/55220-2/

Hoax.
Ruling not given yet

runzlord:

i think you are the one angry here

Bye

runzlord:

did you know billboard named thrift shop the best rap song ever? look at the awards winners, iggy was winning where we had j Cole and drake in the category, Taylor swift packed the awards

In one sentence, tell me why you are angry

runzlord:
good for him
billboard are racist tho so i'm surprised
checked out their award winners list, fucccck, taylor swift packed the awards
but wait are you know trying to say Reminisce is naija best rapper? me and you knows he is not in top 10

You have spewed out a shitload of rubbish all in the name of commenting

And this is the man these APC people want me to vote for as President?

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Are you so ugly that you cannot woo a lady?

What arrant nonsense is this raving lunatic called Amaechi saying again? I thought the Supreme Court in July 2012 decided that Soku Oil wells belongs to Bayelsa state. Why then is he trying to whip up crass and stupid sentiments against the President?

samuelkaykay: This year,many strange things will happen,false prophets will be disgraces while true prophets will receive more grace.stay away from arguement,God bless you.

RIP ENGLISH

http://www.ynaija.com/tai-solarin-may-your-road-be-rough-this-year/

Tai Solarin

I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every year. I therefore repeat, may you have a hard time this year, may there be plenty of troubles for you this year! If you are not so sure what you should say back, why not just say, ‘Same to you’? I ask for no more.

Our successes are conditioned by the amount of risk we are ready to take. Earlier on today I visited a local farmer about three miles from where I live. He could not have been more than fifty-five, but he said he was already too old to farm vigorously. He still suffered, he said, from the physical energy he displayed as a farmer in his younger days. Around his hut were two pepper bushes. There were cocoyams growing round him. There were snail shells which had given him meat. There must have been more around the banana trees I saw. He hardly ever went to town to buy things. He was self-sufficient. The car or the bus, the television or the telephone, the newspaper, Vietnam or Red China were nothing to him. He had no ambitions whatsoever, he told me. I am not sure if you are already envious of him, but were we all to revert to such a life, we would be practically driven back to cave dwelling. On the other hand, try to put yourself into the position of the Russian or the America astronaut. Any moment now the count, 3, 2, 1, is going to go, and you are going to be shot into the atmosphere and soon you will be whirling round our earth at the speed of six miles per second. If you get so fired into the atmosphere and you forget what to do to ensure return to earth, one of the things that might happen to you is that you could become forever satellite, going round the earth until you die of starvation and even then your body would continue the gyration!

When, therefore, you are being dressed up and padded to be shot into the sky, you know only too well that you are going on the roughest road man had ever trodden. The Americans and Russians who have gone were armed with the great belief that they would come back. But I cannot believe that they did not have some slight foreboding on the contingency of their non-return. It is their courage for going in spite of these apprehensions that makes the world hail them so loudly today.

The big fish is never caught in shallow waters. You have to go into the open sea for it. The biggest businessmen make decisions with lighting speed and carry them out with equal celerity. They do not dare delay or dally. Time would them by if they did. The biggest successes are preceded by the greatest of heart-burnings. You should read the stories of the bomber pilots of World War II. The Russian pilot, the German pilot, the American or the British pilot suffered exactly the same physical and mental tension the night before a raid on enemy territory. There were no alternative routes for those who most genuinely believed in victory for their side.

You cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs, throughout the world, there is no paean without pain. Jawaharlal Nehru has put it so well. I am paraphrasing him. He wants to meet his troubles in a frontal attack. He wants to see himself tossed into the aperture between the two horns of the bull. Being there, he determines he is going to win and, therefore, such a fight requires all his faculties.

When my sisters and I were young and we slept on our small mats round our mother, she always woke up at 6a.m. for morning prayers. She always said prayers on our behalf but always ended with something like this: ‘May we not enter into any dangers or get into any difficulties this day.’ It took me almost thirty years to dislodge the canker-worm in our mother’s sentiments. I found, by hard experience, that all that is noble and laudable was to be achieved only through difficulties and trials and tears and dangers. There are no other roads.

If I was born into a royal family and should one day become a constitutional king, I am inclined to think I should go crazy. How could I, from day to day, go on smiling and nodding approval at somebody else’s successes for an entire lifetime? When Edward the Eighth (now Duke of Windsor) was a young, sprightly Prince of Wales, he went to Canada and shook so many hands that his right arm nearly got pulled out of its socket. It went into a sling and he shook hands thenceforth with his left hand. It would appear he was trying his utmost to make a serious job out of downright sinecurism.

Life, if it is going to be abundant, must have plenty of hills and vales. It must have plenty of sunshine and rough weather. It must be rich in obfuscation and perspicacity. It must be packed with days of danger and of apprehension.

When I walk into the dry but certainly cool morning air of every January 1st, I wish myself plenty of tears and of laughter, plenty of happiness and unhappiness, plenty of failures and successes. Plenty of abuse and praise. It is impossible to win ultimately without a rich measure of intermixture in such a menu. Life would be worthless without the lot. We do not achieve much in this country because we are all so scared of taking risks. We all want the smooth and well-paved roads. While the reason the Americans and others succeeded so well is that they took such great risks.

If, therefore, you are out in this New Year 1964, to win any target you have set for yourself, please accept my prayers and your elixir. May your road be rough!

- Tai Solarin (1922-1994) was one of Nigeria’s foremost social activists his legacy includes the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne and Mollusi College Ijebu-Ode. This article was published in Daily Times Newspaper of January 1st, 1964.

The poster should be stripped and gabboned

THE JUDGMENT



SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C: (Delivering the Leading Judgment):

“Now to the merit of the Plaintiff’s claim in this Suit. The plaintiff, by the institution of this suit, challenges the allocation of revenue to the 1st Defendant by the 2nd Defendant from oil proceeds to the Federation from Soku Oil Wells/Fields. In other words his contention is that Soku Oil Wells/Fields are located in Rivers State. This contention is based on the premise that the boundary between the Plaintiff and the 1st Defendant States is the Santa Barbara River. On the other hand, the 1st Defendant asserts that the same Soku Oil Wells/Fields which he (1st Defendant) refers to as Oluasiri Oil Wells/Fields are located in Bayelsa State because the boundary between the 1st Defendant and the Plaintiff is the San Bartholomew River.

We do not require copious formulation of issues by the parties to resolve this case. The Sole issue is the actual location of Soku Oil Wells/Fields (as called by the Plaintiff) or Oluasiri Oil Wells/Fields (as called by the 1st Defendant).The determination of the issue is dependent on what the correct boundary of the plaintiff and 1st Defendant States is. Is it Santa Barbara River as claimed by the Plaintiff or San Bartholomew River as claimed by the 1st Defendant? That is the question.



From the averments in paragraphs 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, and 21, the official performances of the agencies were not satisfactory and acceptable to the Plaintiff and are vehemently criticized and reproached thus:



”14. Prior to 2006, derivative funds/proceeds from Soku Oil fields/wells had always been paid to Rivers State and on the basis that Soku Oil fields/wells are located in Rivers State.



15. From 2006, the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission single handedly and unilaterally changed the existing order and have since been giving derivative funds/money accruing from Soku oil fields/wells to Bayelsa State to the detriment of Rivers State where Soku oil fields/wells are situated.



16. The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission based its decision on the 11th Edition of the istrative Map of Nigeria which put the boundary between Rivers State and Bayelsa State as or at St. Bartholomew River.



19. The National Boundary Commission (NBC) itted its mistake of changing the natural, istrative and political boundary between the Plaintiff State and 1st Defendant State from River Santa Barbara to River St. Bartholomew in the letter dated 3rd July, 2002 and undertook to amend it in the publication of its 12th Edition of istrative map. The letter is hereby pleaded.



20. The National Boundary Commission’s (NBC) ission of error/fault was in reaction to the Plaintiff State’s protest letters dated 28th March 2002 and 20th June 2002.



21. In the letter of 15th September, 2008 addressed to the Surveyor General of the Federation and copied the National Boundary Commission, National Boundary Commission was reminded of the need to revise the 11th Edition of the istrative map as promised its letter of 3rd July, 2002.”



The Plaintiff claims that the 11th Edition of the istrative Map of Nigeria is fraught with irregularities and errors and even that the map changed the natural boundary from River Santa Barbara to St. Bartholomew.



The Plaintiff has contended that upon the discovery of the error in the 11th Edition of the istrative Map that “surreptitiously” changed the natural boundary, it promptly protested in writing to the National Boundary Commission on 25/03/2002 and on 20/06/2002, and by its letter of 31/7/2002 the NBC itted that the change in the boundary from River Santa Barbara, to River St. Bartholomew was an error and it was to be corrected in the next Edition of the Map.



It is on of the foregoing and because of the technical nature of the dispute and the claims of the parties this Court finds that the NBC as an authority vested with authorities and expertise know-how in dealing with this matter should have once and for all conducted an exhaustive exercise of delineating the disputed boundary. Hence the long-awaited 12th Edition of the istrative Map when completed soonest would have been of tremendous assistance in settling this lingering dispute. In the light of the observations I have clearly expressed above I do not feel comfortable to grant the declarations sought until the NBC concludes its exercise of delineation of disputed boundary to finality. It will be futile and premature to determine the boundary of the two parties States in the present circumstances. However, the appropriate order to be made in the prevailing circumstance is that of striking out the Plaintiff’s suit, and I so order accordingly. Each party to bear its costs.



DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, C.J.N: I have read before now the judgment of my Lord Galadima, JSC just delivered with which I entirely agree. In the aforesaid judgment, his lordship has adequately set out not only the facts but also the issues submitted for the determination of this matter, an Originating Summons invoking the original jurisdiction of this action. I entirely agree with the reasoning’s of my lord, which I respectfully adopt as mine and consequently I too, find the suit of the plaintiff premature, this Court cannot arrive at any decision in this matter unless and until the Boundary Commission has determined the boundary between the Rivers State and Bayelsa State.



By section 3 of the Boundary Commission Act, it is the duty of the Commission to “determine and intervene” in the boundary dispute between the parties. The proper placement of the Soku Oil wells can only be determined by a Map by the Commission. In the absence of such a Map, the claims of the plaintiff in this matter are also in my view immature, I accordingly strike out the claims of the plaintiff, I also make no order as to costs.



MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C: I have been privileged before today of reading in draft the judgment just delivered by my learned brother Galadima, JSC in this action brought by the Plaintiff pursuant to the original jurisdiction of this court under Section 232 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. I entirely agree with my learned brother in the manner he tackled and resolved the preliminary objection raised by the 1st Defendant to the hearing of the action. I also dismiss the preliminary objection for lacking in merit.

J. A. FABIYI, J.S.C: I only wish to chip in a few words of my own. The reliefs claimed by the plaintiff are mainly declaratory in form and contents. The orders claimed by the plaintiff are dependent on the success or otherwise of the declaratory reliefs sought.



It is basic that in claims relating to declaratory reliefs, as herein, it is for the plaintiff to establish his claim on the strength of its claim and should not rely on the weakness of the defence; if any.See: Nwokidu v. Okanu (2010) 3 NWLR (Pt. 1181) 362, Dantata v. Mohammed (2000) 7 NWLR (Pt. 664) 176; Ekundayo v. Baruwa (1965) 2 NLR 211; Ali Ucha v. Martins Elechi (2012) MRSCJ Vol. 179 at 104; and Dumez Nig Ltd. v. Nwokhoba (2005) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1119) 361 at 373-374 where it is pronounced pungently that the burden of proof on the plaintiff in establishing declaratory reliefs to the satisfaction of the court is quite heavy. Such declaratory reliefs are not granted even on ission by the defendant where the plaintiff fails to establish his entitlements to the declarations by his own evidence.

F.G.A: What the above is saying is that even if Bayelsa State (1st Defendant) and the Federal Government (2nd Defendant) are to agree today that there was a mistake in the 11th Edition of the istrative map and Soku actually belong to Rivers State, it is still inconsequential. This is because Rivers State still has to prove its case by providing evidence to corroborate that. Bayelsa state have argued that “The River Santa Barbara does not run the full length of both states and it branches into numerous tributaries thereby making resolving the issue of boundary between both states difficult and impossible.” And that fact has not be countered by the Plaintiff.

“Let me go further and mention the obvious. A party who asserts must prove same. This is extant from the provision of section 135 of the Evidence Act.See also the cases of Okubule v. Oyagbola (1990) 4 NWLR (pt. 144) 72; Osawaru v. Ezeiruka (1978) 6-7 SC 135 at 145; and Odukwe v. Ogunbiyi (1998) 8 NWLR (pt. 561) 339 at 352. From the facts on ground as depicted by the parties herein, can it be said with certainty that the boundary between the two States in respect of the area in dispute has been established by the plaintiff? As at today, the answer is in the negative. It is capital No!.The maps produced by the plaintiff and 1st defendant sing discordant tunes. The 2nd defendant whose official is charged with the responsibility of making istrative Maps of Nigeria maintained that same is in the making and the 12th Edition would come out in the near future.”



“In short, it occurs to me that the plaintiff s claims appear hasty. Hitherto, the plaintiff failed to establish the real boundary between it and the 1st defendant. So, their claims have no firm stand to them.”

F.G.A: The learned JSC is in the above paragraph referring to the failure of Rivers State Government to prove its case in the lower court.



I have read the judgment of my learned brother. Galadima, JSC. I am at one with the treatment of the preliminary objection raised by the 1st defendant. I agree with the conclusion arrived at in respect of same and accordingly adopt it.



For the above reasons and those clearly adumbrated in the lead judgment, I too feel that the plaintiff has not substantiated its claim and the declarations sought cannot be granted. Parties should tarry awhile. I agree that the appropriate order in the prevailing circumstance is one striking out the plaintiff’s suit. I order accordingly. Each party should bear its own costs.

OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, J.S.C:

The error committed by the 2nd defendant in placing the new boundary between Bayelsa State and Rivers State at River St. Bartholomew also erroneously took Soku oil fields from the plaintiff and put it in the 1st defendant State. The sum of N23,424,970.30 have in the interval become due and payable to the plaintiff being 13% derivative funds from Soku oil field from June 1999 April 2010. The 1st defendant; Bayelsa State responded that the plaintiffs case ought to fail because it is well settled that a plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his case and not on the weakness of the defence. In this circumstance, the plaintiff has failed to adduce any evidence to show that River Santa Barbara is the territorial boundary between Rivers and Bayelsa States and that the oil wells in dispute are physically located in the territory of Rivers State.There is nothing on record to compel this court to go against the statutory presumption of correctness and regularity which the 11th edition of the istrative map of Nigeria enjoys. Finally the plaintiff has also failed to adduce material evidence in of the monetary sum it claims from the defendants.



I also agree with the reasoning and conclusion of my learned brother, S. Galadima JSC in the lead judgment that this suit be struck out. I abide with the consequential orders including the order as to costs.

BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C: I am in complete agreement with the reasoning and conclusions of my learned brother, Galadima, JSC.

While we await the 12th edition of the istrative Map of Nigeria the plaintiff’s suit is hereby struck out with no order on costs.



F. G. A Conclusion:

The foregoing is the unanimous decision of all 5 setting Justices and they all agreed to strike out the case instituted by Rivers state for lack of evidence. My question now, is it that all those protesting now are not aware of this? Okay, if they are aware of this decision of the highest court in the land, then why are they blaming the Bayelsa State Government and the Presidency for the failure of the Government of Rivers state to provide material evidence to back its own claims?

More so, if those placard caring Traditional ‘rulers’ were aware that they will not obey the decisions of our courts, why did they not advice their government to look for other peaceful means of solving whatever problems they perceived?

The reality on ground is that, no amount of such kinds of protests will help them attain their objectives. Once you submit yourself to the legal process, you must abide by the outcomes (decisions of the courts) Pacta Sunt Servanda.

I implore our brothers and sisters, including our elders and traditional rulers to seek alternative conflict resolution mechanisms. Let’s solve our differences in-house instead of calling each other names and engaging in needless futile infightings.

THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON SOKU MADE EASY



Introduction

Before anything, let me remind us that Rivers State was the (Plaintiff) one that went to the Supreme Court. Let me also remind us that Rivers State Government earlier took Bayelsa State Government to the Federal High Court on this same issue and lost. And instead of following the normal appellate process via the Appeal Court, the Rivers State Government instead invoked constitutional provisions and filed a suit in the Supreme Court in 2011 and this year, precisely on Tuesday, the 10th day of July, 2012, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment and struck out her case for lack of evidence.

I know this might not appear fair to some, but I am sure we all know that law is not about emotions and plenty talks, but providing evidence to prove your case beyond all reasonable doubts. This is because the Government of Rivers State who claims that Soku is hers must have to prove that. As the court puts it, “a party who asserts must prove same. This is extant from the provision of section 135 of the Evidence Act.”

RELIEVES SOUGHT BY THE PLAINTIFF (RIVERS STATE)

In Plaintiff’s amended Statement of Claim in paragraph 77 thereof the reliefs sought against the defendants are as follows:



“1. DECLARATION that the purported boundary between the Plaintiff State and the 1st Defendant State as shown in the 11th Edition of the istrative Map of Nigeria does not represent the correct boundary between the Plaintiff State and the 1st Defendant State.



2. DECLARATION that the correct boundary between the Plaintiff state and the 1st Defendant is River Santa Barbara.



3. DECLARATION that the 1st Defendant’s claim to Soku Oil fields in the Plaintiff’s territorial jurisdiction is false, wrongful, illegal, unconstitutional, vexatious, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.



4. DECLARATION that the Soku Oil Fields/Oil Wells are situated within the territorial boundaries of Rivers State of Nigeria.



5. DECLARATION that the Plaintiff State is entitled to all the revenue that has accrued and is accruing to the Federation from the said Soku Oil Fields/Oil Wells from July, 2005, by reason of the derivation principle stipulated in Section 162(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.



6. DECLARATION that all accrued revenues from the Soku Oil Fields/Oil Wells however arisen and either being kept in the known as “Rivers State/Bayelsa States Excrow ” or in any other be released forthwith to the Plaintiff, with all accrued interest thereon.



7. AN ORDER against the 2nd Defendant for of revenue that has accrued to the federation from “Soku” Oil field/wells on the basis of the derivative principle, from July, 2005 which Rivers State should have received but for the wrongful payment of same by the 2nd Defendant to the 1st Defendant.



8. AN ORDER for payment by the 2nd Defendant to the Plaintiff of any sums due from the Federation to Rivers State upon the taking of such .



9. OR IN THE EVENT THAT all sums found due upon the taking of such have been paid to the 1st Defendant, then AN ORDER directing the 1st Defendant to pay and/or refund to the Plaintiff all the revenue wrongly paid to the 1st Defendant from the Federation in respect of the Soku Oil Fields/Wells from July, 2005.



10. FURTHER to relief (i) AN ORDER directing the 2nd defendant to cause to be deducted from the statutory allocation of the 1st defendant and paid over to the plaintiff any sums due from the Federation to the plaintiff state upon the taking of such .



11. AN ORDER OF PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining the Federal Government of Nigeria by itself, its servants agents or privies and all its agencies or departments and functionaries howsoever called or described from allotting or continuing to allot the Soku Oil Fields/Oil Wells or all revenues derived from the Oil Fields/Oil Wells to the 1st Defendant.



12. AN ORDER directing the Federal Government of Nigeria by itself its servants, agent’s or privies and all its agencies or departments and functionaries howsoever called or described to continue to pay to Plaintiff State all revenues and/or proceeds accrued and/or derived from Soku Oil Fields/Oil Wells.”

Many times, i have heard Governor Amaechi and APC people saying President Jonathan GAVE Soku Oil well to Bayelsa over Rivers State. Amaechi has been using this to cause disaffection between the people of Rivers State and the President.

Some questions however arise
1. Has the Supreme Court not already adjudicated on the matter of the Oil well dispute between the 2 states?
2. If the Supreme Court has, then why is Amaechi blaming the President?
3. Does the President have the powers to do what Amaechi said he did?

Ladies and gentlemen, to lay this matter to rest once and for all, here is a link to the Supreme Court Judgement which awarded Soku Oil well to Bayelsa State.

http://godssonism./2012/11/01/the-supreme-court-judgment-on-soku-made-easy/