A LAWMAKER SUES PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

A member of the House of Representatives in Nigeria has sued President Muhammadu Buhari  for granting a bailout to states, insisting that the decision was ‘unconstitutional, null and void’.

Honourable Igariwey Onwe filed the case with the Abuja High Court on Wednesday.
He is seeking to establish, whether the President can, by way of fiat, call for the appropriation and disbursement of public revenue from the distributable pool account to the Federal, State and Local Governments, without prescription from the National Assembly.
President Buhari had recently approved a 400 billion Naira bailout package to enable states pay salaries to their workers.
Joined in the suit alongside President Buhari are the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice and the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Others are the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, the Accountant General of the Federation and Auditor General of the Federation.

source:CHANNELS TV

GEJ AND BUHARI SUPPORTERS CLASH IN LONDON

The high wire politics and bitter rivalry between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday took a dramatic dimension in London as their supporters clashed during the much publicised visit by APC presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, to the Royal Institute of International Affairs, otherwise known as Chatham House.

JONATHAN ESCAPED DEATH IN KATSINA

BY Leon Usigbe - Katsina

SECURITY forces, on Tuesday, averted what was potentially an ugly situation, as hundreds of supporters chanting ‘sai Buhari’ attacked the motorcade of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina.

A combined unit of soldiers and anti-riot policemen dispersed the supporters as they surged forward with the intent to attack the president and his delegation, as they visited the house of Hajia Dada, mother of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua in her residence at Yar’Adua Quarters, Katsina.

There was palpable tension as the president’s convoy drove past the area, with hundreds of Buhari supporters brandishing brooms, the APC symbol and welcoming the president with chants of  “sai Buhari,” while some could be heard calling Jonathan “arna,” an unbeliever.

The president was about to emerge from the residence of Hajia Dada when the crowd suddenly started to surge towards his convoy, but the timely intervention of the security forces who fired canisters of tear gas provided cover for the convoy to speed away.

As the convoy sped towards the Katsina Airport, the crowd hurled stones at it, but nobody was hurt in the motorcade.

With the president were Vice President Namadi Sambo, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State, ministers, other top members of PDP leadership, among others.

As the president’s aircraft took off for Abuja, members of his advance party staying behind were advised to hide their identity, in...

MIMIKO SUFFERS SACK OF HIS PDP EXECUTIVES

Governor Olusegun Mimiko

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday sacked the Ondo State executives of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, put in place by Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

 The court made the order following...

WHY I HAVE TO WITHDAW FROM V.P RACE- TINUBU

Ahmed Bola Tinubu 

Though the Vice presidential ticket has been offered Senator Bola Tinubu before now, he declared his readiness to withdraw from the race when another man was chosen in preference to him.
Speaking in his speech titled- I SERVE THE NATION on Wednesday, he wrote in his address:
“I am a Nigerian who loves his country and I

WE ARE A MISSION AND WE DO NOT MEDDLE IN POLITICS- RCCG

Pst E.A Adeboye

Sequel to appointment of Prof. Osibajo as the APC presidential running mate at the 2015 election, different versions of the news have been hovering the net of how Pastor Adeboye

WHY I CHOSE OSIBAJO AS RUNNING MATE- BUHARI

In a short ceremony held at the APC party'S secretariat, Abuja on Wednesday, Buhari has aired his motivating factors for choosing Osibajo as his running mate. Speaking on the request by the APC Chairman, chief John Odigie Oyegun to formally present his running mate, Buhari said his decision to choose Osibajo as a running mate was based on

BUHARI EMERGES WINNER OF APC PRIMARIES

In the  All Progressives Congress (APC) convention in Lagos today Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) won the presidential primary to carry the party’s flag at the 2015 presidential election to be held on February 15th 2015.

The former Head of State  grabbed about 5,000 votes being the majority of the votes cast to beat former Vice President Atiku, Rabiu Kwankwaso, current Governor of Kano State, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, and Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership newspapers.
The battle line is now drawn between Buhari and Goodluck, let's. See who wins the bid come 2015.

Credit: Lifefofo.com

ONE NAIRA WILL AMOUNT ONE DOLLAR IF I'M ELECTED...

The All Progressive Congress presidential aspirant bearer and the Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha made this statement during the ongoing APC convention. he said naira will equal dollar if he is elected as the president of the country. In his words: “Vote for me and I assure that Nigerian Naira will be equal to the dollar” .

“When I say to Nigerians, I will make education free, Nigerians will believe me because I have done it before,” the governor stated.

Okorocha also noted: “I am a child of poor parentage. I hate poverty and what it brings. Today, destiny has brought to your shoulder to change the fate of this nation, you must do it well, not on the basis of sentiment”.

Do you think that is real or a mere political mouth watering...

HON. PATRICK OBAHIAGBON SPOKE ON THE ERUPTION IN THE HOUSE OF REP.

After the incidence in Nigeria house of Reps. which i believe has made Nigeria a laughing stock in the international arena, the Political and social commentator, Patrick Obahiagbon has dropped another bomb to that effect on his facebook wall. hear him

BENUE GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY IN GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT A DAY BEFORE BIRTHDAY

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State and his deputy, Chief Steven Lawani, were involved in a ghastly road accident on Friday in which eight people were injured.The accident came a day before the governor’s 50th birthday which holds today.The governor’s official vehicle in which he was travelling and his spare vehicle were directly affected by the impact of the crash.

THE PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA IS DEAD

The President of Zambia , Micheal C Sata, was reportedly dead on Tuesday in London.

BREAKING: FEDERAL HIGH COURT SACKS FINTRI AS GOVERNOR

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate remove of the Adamawa State Governor- Alhmadu Fintri. It has also ordered that the deputy should be sworn in in place of the Governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission -INEC to suspend the coming election in the state for now, also by the court order.

LOCUS STANDI: A HINDERANCE TO THE VIGILANT

PRITCHARDS O. OSARIEMEN (LLB UNIBEN)

 

 

 
Introduction 
The right of the complainant to institute court proceedings, locus standi, is one of several consideration of the appropriateness or inappropriateness of the subject matter of litigation for judicial consideration. Any question of justiciability is addressed by the court before it proceeds to a consideration of the merits of any claim. Thus, locus standi is a condition precedent to any hearing of an alleged cause of action. The term locus standi denotes legal capacity to institute proceedings in a court of law and is used interchangeably with terms like “standing” or “title to sue”.1 It had also been defined as the right of a party to appear and be heard on the question before any court or tribunal.1 It is the “the right or competence to institute proceedings in a court for redress or assertion of a right enforceable at law”.1 It has also been stated that a party prosecuting an action would have locus standi, where the reliefs claimed would confers some benefits on such party.1 
In this work, the writer undertakes to analyze the practice of locus standi in Nigeria, and the need for judicial and legislative intervention with a view to reducing its harshness.
The doctrine of locus standi over the years had been a major concern in the consideration of the merits of plethora of cases in Nigeria. At this, one would wonder whether Nigerian courts that preach against the sacrifice of justice on the altar of technicality are only paying lip services.

OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA URGES PASTOR KUMUYI TO PRAY FOR HIM

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (2nd right); General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams Kumuyi (3rd left)i; his wife, Esther (2nd left); State Acting Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Prince Famodun (left); Secretary of the Party, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi and Alhaja Ayo Omidiran, during a visit by members of Deeper Life Church to the Governor at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Friday 19-09-2014

The statement was made by Governor Aregbesola of Osun State as pastor Kumuyi of the Deeper Life Bible Church paid a courtesy visits to the Government house in Osun State on thursday, which heralded His 3- day crusade tagged "EXPLOSIONS OF SUPERNATURAL MIRACLES" slated for 19-21 of this month.

1000 PDP MEMBERS JOIN APGA IN ABIA

Information coming out of Abia State, eastern Nigeria suggests that at least 1,000 membersof the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defectedto the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) in Ukwa West Local Government Area.
A chieftain of APGA in Abia state, Chief Mark Anaba, made this revelation while he was receiving the defectors at Obehie, saying with the stream of defections of members of other political parties in Abia State to APGA, the party was poised to win next year's governorship election.
Anaba also stated that their aim is to win next year's governorship election in the state and to give Abia people a purposeful administration.
He noted thatAPGA would not be discouraged in its ambition to institute the desired change in the politics of the state in 2015.
Chief Anaba urged both old and new members of the party to work collectively to ensure that APGA, which he described as the only hope for Ndigbo, won the next governorship election in the state.
Mr. Evans Adiele, who was the Spokesman of the defectors,stated that they left PDP to APGA with the belief that their new party would provide what PDP could not provide for the people.
"It is regrettable that since the former governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu left office,my area has not witnessed the impact of governance in this area. Our standardof living has dropped in the last eight years and yet, we are an oil-producing area.
"We plant crops and produce foods, but we cannottransportthese crops to the urban areas because our roads are bad. We have many oil wells, yet our people are suffering in penury," he said.
A former local government chairman, Sylvanus Nwaji, also stated that the people of the area had been treated as slaves and strangers in their land in the last eight years.