Uni lag Students Protest Over Name Change

UniLag students are protesting the change of name avoid akoka area. Its turning into a violent protest as area boys and hoodlums have hijacked the protest destroying cars. (Via Mr Class)

 

The change of name was announced by President Goodluck Jonathan, during his Democracy Day speech. He affirmed that the step was taken to honour the late patriarch, who died in the fight for democracy.
but it seems the students do not agree with him. The protests are ongoing at Moremi Hostel and Jibowu, amongst other locations. Other students have taken to Twitter to express their anger.

President Goodluck Jonathan Renames University Of Lagos......Moshood Abiola University

President Goodluck Jonathan ,Tuesday morning, paid tribute to heroes and martyrs of democrcay for serving as catalysts for the emergence of civilian government in 1999.
In a nationwide broadcast to mark his one year in office, Jonathan said these heroes of democracy made huge sacrifice and ensured that military dictatorship became a thing of the past.
Jonathan renamed the University of Lagos as Moshood Abiola University in honour the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola
Source Vanguard

Democracy Day: Jonathan, Tambuwal Disagree Over Nations Progress

Yesterday whilst speaking at a national symposium entitled “Our Democracy: Progress and Challenges” to mark the 2012 Democracy Day, President Goodluck Jonathan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Aminu Tambuwal made conflicting remarks on the level of progress in the country’s democratic process.

Tambuwal, who was the first to speak at the event, said democratic rule as practised in the country so far was a failure on the grounds that the elected leaders have failed to play by the rules.
He said: “There is a tendency sometimes to denigrate the gains of our democracy, a tendency to reel out the disappointments, the areas in which democracy has failed to change people’s lives. It is a tendency to conclude that democracy has failed.

“It is true that after a dozen years of multi-party rule our people are still poor, the crime rate is still up, and millions are still jobless. It is even true that democracy has brought its own special type of problems, yet democracy has never been an end in itself but a process. And, like all processes, it is expected to produce certain results only if the rules are followed.

“Unfortunately, we have not always played by the rules. Some of the basic rules include free and fair elections, popular participation in governance, a cocktail of freedoms, separation of powers, and good governance. Once the process is sabotaged by circumventing any of these, democracy is undermined and all sorts of problems begin to manifest.”

But Jonathan disagreed completely with the speaker, reminding him that while the country was celebrating 13 years of stable democracy, present at the symposium were past leaders like Alhaji Shehu Shagari who won election with his vice, Alex Ekwueme, but were not allowed to complete their second tenure.

Noting that the worst democratic government is better than a dictatorial government, Jonathan said: “We have tenure and democratic government which gives a little more elasticity for people to criticise government. That is why people believe that the worst democratic government is better than a dictatorial dispensation. I want to talk about three areas because we are talking about sustaining democracy. How do we practise democracy and people will get the dividends of democracy? That is the kernel of this democracy.

“One thing is clear: I have not seen somebody who contested presidential election and have 100 per cent of the votes. In some cases, even to win in the first round is difficult. We got that experience in Liberia, Senegal and, recently, in France, which means that if you win the election, you may not have total per cent of the vote. You hardly get 60 per cent of the vote in a democratic setting. Whoever wins the election should be allowed to do his work because he has a tenure.”

Tambuwal decried the arbitrary manner in which the executive arm of government has been frustrating the investigations and probes carried out by the National Assembly into critical areas of the country’s economy.

He said: “The revelations have no doubt been startling. We wish to emphasise that the object of these investigations is not to witch-hunt anybody but to ensure that the principle and practice of public accountability is moved from the realm of sheer rhetoric to that of reality. These investigations are fundamental constitutional duties of the legislature.
“It is however important to state, for the benefit of the public, that under the doctrine of separation of powers, once the legislature has passed resolutions on the recommendations of such investigative reports turned in by its committees, implementation is the statutory duty of the executive.”

Source

Charlie Boy Tweets About Dismay over Gay And Illuminati "Interview"

Well I think its safe to say that the Saturday Mirror Interview may not have been totally accurate TUT TUT  LOL!!!
Seriously, that kind of admission is not the kind to be taken lightly, that's why it reeked of lies.....Like I said in the previous post the Illuminati is a secret order, so its totally contradictory coming out as not just a member, but the leader.
Any way lets see how this pans out......

MultiChoice Sued For N200m Over Big Brother

Mr Akinwunmi Ajayi Sidney

A Lagos-based businessman, Mr Akinwunmi Ajayi Sidney, has asked an Ikeja High Court to order MultiChoice to pay N200 million as damages over the intellectual property right of the reality show, Big Brother Nigeria, currently being televised on M-Net. 

In the suit filed at the High Court through Femi Falana chambers, Sidney is asking for a declaration that he has the copyright notification from Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), registration number NCC/LAO/ADM.13/C/IV/991. 
The applicant, who is the chairman and chief executive officer of Hydra Entertainment, is also asking for a declaration that the literary work, Big Brother Nigeria, is not only qualified to be registered in Nigeria but that he has the exclusive right to control the reproduction or production of the television reality show. He further asked the court to make an order restraining the respondents, Endemol International B.V, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and NCC, from using or continue to use the work, Big Brother Nigeria. 
Sidney alleged in the suit that on September 10, 2004, the NCC conferred on him the intellectual property right of Big Brother Nigeria wherein a frontline television in Nigeria, M-Net, was incorporated as partner in making the reality show a success. But as the project was nearing completion, the partnership went soar, he added. He said during the incubating period, he brought in some positive ideas, made valuable suggestions and funded the project from his personal finance. But he started noticing signs of infringement when Big Brother Nigeria first announced commencement, and launched on December 1 through MultiChoice and M-Net that the show was to debut in March 2006 without his consent and knowledge. 
A date has not yet been fixed for the hearing. 

Source www.proshareng.com

Kemi and family face deportation : Canada

 Click on the link below to watch her video

Kemi and family face deportation : Canada : Video 

After watching this video I couldn't understand why this woman was so unfortunate as to be deported and what she could have done to annoy people back home in Nigeria.
Then a good friend directed me to a few of her statements (an example below)

Over 150, 000 Pending Criminal Cases In Nigeria – Chief Justice

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher on Monday said the days of delay in hearing criminal cases filed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) will soon be over as 12 new Federal High Court judges have been sworn into office.

The 12 new judges were sworn in at the Supreme Court complex, Abuja.
Justice Musdapher said that the hearing of these criminal cases would be on daily basis.
According to him, “The Federal High Court is now properly staffed to deal without any delay these cases filed by the EFCC and ICPC. Arrangements are being made to hear these cases from day to day without any adjournment. Some of these judges will be exclusively assigned to try all those high profile cases on day to day basis”
While congratulating the new judges, Justice Musdapher commended the National Assembly for approving the increase in the number of Federal High Court judges from 70 to 100 and noted that the move will go a long way in reducing the number of pending cases at the Federal High Court.
He said that there are 150, 000 pending cases at both the Federal High Courts and the State High Courts throughout the federation and commended the hard work and dedication to duty of the judges who preside over these courts.
Justice Musdapher also pointed at efforts being made to reform the judiciary noting that in the very near future, the process for employment of judges will be more rigorous and may include tests and interviews in order to choose the most suitable Nigerians to preside over the courts.
He charged the new judges to be up and doing in the discharge of their duties noting that their appointment was in response to the cry against the delay in the speedy disposal of cases.
Source Channels TV