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Usman Sani Omolori Recent judgement by High Court in Lokoja granted ownership of Lokoja, Koton-karfi and Ajaokuta to Igala kingdom and even awarded Igala Kingdom N10.0bn in compensation over use of land without payment of royalties.   What the judge failed to consider, in my humble opinion, are;  1. His judgement was based solely on business between two traders, one of which transited from slave trade to occupation of land.  2. By 1841, what existed were European traders who were not in position to determine who truly owned parcels of land. Colonial lords,  in other word,  colonialism  started in the land mass called Nigeria only in 1900 lasting up to 1960. Whatever happened before then cannot be legally binding 180 years later.  3.  Assuming argument 2 above even worked in favour of the Igala Kingdom,  in history, we know wars were fought. Empires/Kingdoms rose and fell. If today the Igala found they no longer control these areas, ...

PRESS RELEASE BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, MR. FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN, FCIArb (UK)- JUNE 30, 2020 PURPORTED SUSPENSION OF SELECTION PROCESS OF 774,000 JOBS BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES: ALL STATES’ SELECTION COMMITTEES SHOULD PROCEEED WITH THEIR WORK UNHINDERED. Today, in obedience to their invitation, I appeared before the Joint Committees on Labour of both the Senate and the House. The Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members sought to be briefed on the implementation of the Special Public Works Programme so far. However, there was a misunderstanding between us when they questioned why I did not privately submit the program to them for vetting before taking certain steps. They suggested that they ought to have an input on how the programme should be implemented. In other words, they sought to control the programme as to who gets what, where and how. However, I insisted that I could not surrender the programme to their control since their powers unde...

THE BEST MINISTER OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL, THE MINISTER OF STATE LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MR. FESTUS KEYAMO Drama played out on Tuesday as some senators walked the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, out of a meeting. The lawmakers had invited Keyamo to give details of the Special Public Works Programme where 774,000 people would be recruited by the Federal Government under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). During the meeting which was held at the National Assembly in Abuja, members of the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Labour sought to find out the method of selection of a 20-manvcommittee from each state for the programme. However, a heated argument erupted between committee members and Keyamo over who should helm the programme which was to be domiciled under the NDE. As the rowdy session ensued, the committee decided to go into a closed- door session to discuss the matter, but the minister refused, insisting thatvthe...

Wike is speaking  He has received the 78 billion. He is intoxicated with happiness. He is thanking Buhari for being an exceptional president, and lover of Rivers people. He is thanking him for  belonging to no one and belonging to everyone.  He is no longer 95% - 5% The emperor is thanking Osinbajo and the entire FEC for pushing the case of the people of Rivers. Most of these monies were due when Amaechi was governor but Wike and Jonathan blocked it. So you can understand why Wike is delirious. 78 billion naira free chedda in COVID times  It's manna from heaven He is begging Buhari to visit Rivers so he can shower him with love. Four weeks ago,  he had accused Buhari of trying to import coronavirus into his state by flooding the stare with almajiris from the north. Months before then he had accused the federal govt of trying to assassinate him. His supporters believed him. Buhari was a fulani demon.  Today, he is professing his love ...

The Rule of Engagements of The New SARS of The Nigerian Police  IGP of Police released new terms and conditions on SARS operation with contacts to report harassments. SARS has been reformed and the new rules of engagements are: 1. No SARS personnel is allowed to interface in any civil matter. 2.They are not allowed to interfere in cyber crime (yahoo yahoo). 3. No SARS personnel is allowed to conduct a stop and search exercise unless there is a distress call from victims or members of the public. 4. They are not allowed to be involved in commercial matters debt recovery, landlord vs Tennant issues). 5. They are not allowed to interfere in any social /relationship cases ( marital matters, boyfriend / girlfriend relationship). 6. THEY ARE STRICTLY FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING CASES! If The "New SARS Harass YOU" Please Contact: DIG, Department of Operations: 08037025670, IGP X-SQUAD 0902 690 0729, 08078662130, 08174041000 – CALLS. 0903 227 8905 – SMS. 0903 562 137...

WHY OUR PARTY MUST NOT DISINTEGRATE, PRESIDENT BUHARI ADMONISHES APC MEMBERS BUHARI IN ACTION    President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja advised members of the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC), to withdraw all pending litigations against one another, and settle for internal conciliation, warning that the mutating disagreements could lead to self-destruction, with dire consequences. President Buhari, in his remarks at the emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee of the APC held on a virtual platform, said the gains of the party could be reversed as conflicts overshadow the primary objective of service to the people, urging members to refocus on the larger picture and place more emphasis on uniting the party. “Fellow party members, this is a very crucial moment in the life of our party and it is with a deep sense of concern that I stand before you today to speak as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who has been elected...

Everyday, people, in their conversations, mention lots of acronyms which they do not probably know their full meaning. So, in this article, I'll be putting you through the full meaning of common acronyms that people mention everyday. Before we proceed, everyone is advised to take notes or save this page for reference purpose. Below are 31 acronyms being mentioned everyday by people, and their full meanings. 1. ATM: The full meaning of ATM is Automated Teller Machine. 2. POS: The full meaning of POS is Point Of Sale. 3. GOOGLE: This stands for Global Orgaigation of Orientel Group Language of Earth 4. DSTV: This stands for Digital Satellite Television. 5. CCTV: This stands for Closed-Circuit Television. 6. LASTMA: This stands for Lagos State traffic Management Authority. 7. MTN: This stands for Mobile Telephone Network. 8. KPMG: This stands for Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler. KPMG is one of the Big 4. 9. PwC: This stands for Price Waterhouse and Coopers. Also one of the Big 4. 10. B...

Living to Guts; The story of Yahaya Bello! Exactly five years today, Alhaji Yahaya Bello picked the APC Gubernatorial interest form for the Kogi State Governorship race, it was an uneventful day as little or nothing was his reference. He was relatively a political lightweight, with no structural clout - he was a lonely man propelled by the unseen wand of destiny. With few co-believers like his Siamese twin now Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja, the man dared the odds and today he sits in fulfilment of an audacious dream.  On this day, he made a historic visit that would later turn on to be a defining watershed in the wall map of providence, with a sparsely sourced supporters, he visited the Kogi APC State Secretariat in Lokoja where he formally declared his intention to contest the Kogi State Governorship election on the platform of the APC. Typical of those who leave trail in reference he stunned the party Executive Committee when seized the event to pay all th...

Once recognised as the fastest growing city in the world, Abuja is Nigeria’s modern capital city with an estimated population of over 6 million, making it into the ten 10 most populated cities in Nigeria. Abuja the seat of Federal Republic of Nigeria government  Abuja is located in the heart of the Nigeria within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is a expansively planned city and saw rapid development in the 1980s, replacing the country’s most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Living in Abuja With its good weather, beautiful landscape, thriving businesses and vast job opportunities, Abuja is inarguably one of the best cities to live not just in Africa but across the globe. Living in Abuja can be cheap or expensive (depending on your income level and lifestyle). As a cosmopolitan city, Abuja has a vast arrays of Hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, malls, leisure centers and virtually any luxuries you can imagine it. Abuja is a city of many different part...

FRONT VIEW OF NIGERIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX  With the return of democratic governance in 1999, the legislative arm has grown into leaps and bounds, breaking new records and expanding existing ones. The 4th Assembly (1999-2003 - as it was known then) was well known in Nigeria's legislative history as the set of Legislators that had the highest changes in its Senate leadership within that period. As at June 10th 2020, the 9th Assembly (which was inaugurated on June 11th 2019) has completed it's first legislative year, making the business of legislation in the new dispensation an uninterrupted affair for a period of 21 years! During this period, a lot of Legislators have come and gone; while others have remained steadfast and committed to the mandate given to them by their constituents. Here, we bring to you a list of 9 legislators who have continued to enjoy the support of their constituency by consistently being elected to represent them at the National Assembly,...