Being the text of a paper presented by Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili On August 28, 2012 @ the 2012 Nigeria Bar Association Conference, Abuja, Nigeria. First I wish to thank the Bar Association for inviting me to their 2012 Annual Conference to speak on a topic very dear to my heart. I pay due respect to the...
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More than 100 inmates married at a Mexican border prison on Friday in a collective ceremony meant to give their families legal rights for visits and for court proceedings. The Civil Registry Office director of Chihuahua state, who officiated, said the mass wedding is part of a government’s strategy to regularise the inmates so they...
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Students at University of Maryland are using pedal power to break a human-powered helicopter record (but hopefully to break nothing else). As surfaced by the blog Popsci, a video shows freshman Henry Enerson taking the vehicle up in the air—with nothing more than foot pedals keeping the thing above the ground—hovering eight feet up, and...
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Prison inmate Carlos Garcia spent months working on an escape route from Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs, New Mexico using a razor blade on the end of a popsicle stick. For nearly five months, Garcia used the blade to break down a metal bar, break a window in his cell and even put up...
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday. He drove through a town that was flooded by Hurricane Isaac in part because it’s still outside the vast flooding protection system built with federal funds after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Romney...
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Nonso was never implicated by any of the alleged killers; he has never met them before and didn’t sell Rohypnol to any of them. The alleged killers have been apprehended, Nonso should not take the medicine for another man’s crime. If you visit the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Higher Ground parish in Oluti, near...
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The Sacramento area man charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting his 50-year-old Shingletown son because he did not like his country music karaoke singing pleaded no contest today in Shasta County Superior Court to assault with a firearm. In exchange, William Henry Oller Sr. was sentenced to time served in jail and placed on...
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Two anti-Obama signs in Hanson, Mass are creating quite a stir, according to The Enterprise. Both signs creatively malign President Obama, with one depicting a young girl shooting a bird and saying, snarkily, “Thanks Obama, you’ve spent my lunch money, my allowance, my inheritance, 35 years of future paychecks. You Jerk.” Of course, the young girl...
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If we were gorgeous supermodel Irina Shayk, we wouldn’t cover up either. The stunning 26-year-old supermodel and 2011 Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl was spotted in Monaco attending the UEFA Champions League draw with her boyfriend, soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. The pair have been dating on and off — but mostly on — since 2010....
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A Good Samaritan has been knocked down and killed after he sprinted across a road to hand back a dropped wallet with £400 inside. Teacher Li Xiaopeng had run up debts of £6,000 financing his own primary school in Lanqiao, Shaanxi province, western China, and was in dire financial difficulties. Despite this, the 41-year-old desperately...
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by Hauwa Gambo So, we were quietly going about our business this morning, when we cam across this priceless full page advert in Thisday. On its face, there’s nothing wrong with this. The no-doubt impressive mother of the Oyo State governor has passed on and surely must be celebrated by her accomplished son. So...
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South African prosecutors have sparked outrage after charging 270 miners with the murders of 34 of their striking colleagues who were shot dead by police. The mass killing of the strikers at the Marikana mine this month was one of the most shocking incidents since the end of white rule in 1994. And now the...
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A woman who suffers from one of the world’s worst cases of gigantism has finally stopped growing thanks to aggressive new treatment. Tanya Angus, 33, from Las Vegas, stands at nearly 7ft tall and weighs 400lbs having suffered from the rare pituitary disorder acromegaly for over a decade. Efforts to treat the condition, that causes...
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A quick thinking schoolboy has been hailed a hero after rescuing a little girl from a runaway car rolling toward a busy main road. Seamus Buckley, 14, leapt into action when he saw the driverless car on a collision course with a four-year-old girl fastened in a safety seat. Seamus managed to free the terrified...
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Seeking to capitalize on a major legal victory over its rival Samsung Electronics Ltd, Apple Inc has asked a federal court in a separate case to find that four additional Samsung products, including the Galaxy S III, infringe Apple’s patents. In February, Apple alleged that at least 17 Samsung products infringe its patents. In a...
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Shares of Facebook Inc fell 4.5 percent to a new low on Friday after brokerages cut their price targets on the company’s shares, saying several lock-up expirations over the next year will weigh on the stock. Early investors got the green light to sell Facebook shares for the first time on Aug. 16, sending its...
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Stevie Wonder is the latest celebrity to sound off on Frank Ocean’s recent coming out, but just how supportive the Motown legend’s remarks are remains questionable. After telling The Guardian‘s Paul Lester that he “liked” Ocean, the 62-year-old Wonder said, “I think honestly, some people who think they’re gay, they’re confused.” He went on to...
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by Stanley Azuakola Carried away by the wealth of the big English football clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United, football fans aren’t too aware of the struggles faced by many other clubs, especially in the lower leagues. Clubs like Sheffield United. Sheffield United, which is now in the third tier of English football...
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by Stanley Azuakola It was a morning of panic at the Police Force Headquarters on Friday, for those unaware of the exercise. Passersby scampered in fear, and even uninformed policemen abandoned their duty post, but they did not have to, for it was just a drill. The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, took everyone...
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by Isi Esene There are indications that Nigeria’s development partners particularly in the power sector are uncomfortable with the sudden change of guards in the power ministry while reforms were still in progress. Reports say the country representatives from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), World Bank, European Union, United States government, and other...
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by Isi Esene 29 people were confirmed dead yesterday afternoon in an accident involving two Toyota Hiace buses travelling in opposite directions along Potiskum-Kano Road in Yobe State. The buses were reported to have collided head-on and immediately burst into flames killing all 29 people with 11 of the victims burnt beyond recognition. The spokesman...
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by Onyinye Chukwu Rumour has it that men go to church to marry, the same rumour also reveals that ‘Greeters’, ‘Ushers’ and ‘Lead Soloists’ have the best exposure…praise the Lord! I was going through one of my favourite blogs ‘memoirs of a woman wit chutzpah’ and I came across this very interesting article that I...
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by Stanley Azuakola Fans of American music legend, George Benson, have something big to look forward to, as the star is expected to visit the country soon. The multiple-award winner, who’s won a total of ten Grammys, will be performing in Lagos, Nigeria on October 13 at the third annual Love Music, Love Life luxury...
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by Isi Esene The Federal Government has expressed its displeasure over the shabby treatment meted out to Nigerians at the Canadian embassy. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday to the Canadian high commissioner to Nigeria, Chris Cooter, the minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashirucomplained about the excessive delays in the processing of visas...
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Observing these people I remember the age long argument whether man as an entity is fundamentally evil. I wonder how much of that is as a result of the kind of environment a man finds himself in. I am at this place, the shopping mall popularly called Shoprite in Ikeja, Lagos. I am at the...
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We are responsible for the government we have and it is on us to start collecting information that will get us better men to lead us. While the executive branch is preoccupied with palace intrigues and ministerial power plays, the lives of the people they were hired to ameliorate remains unpredictably horrid. The legislatures busy...
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by Isi Esene There was drama on Thursday at Adeniji Adele, Dolphin Estate, Phase 2, Lagos when a man who allegedly raped a 3-year-old girl was caught, stripped, and given the mob treatment. The incident happened when the little girl somehow escaped from the man (names unknown) and ran into a nearby shop to seek...
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by Stanley Azuakola Plenty has been written about this year’s The Future Awards, and various angles covered, but an event like that is incomplete until the winners and losers on the night have been called out. And here are our picks: 1. Timi Dakolo: Undoubtedly one of the night’s big winners. The guy combines lyrical...
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by Isi Esene There have been several speculations about D’banj’s love interests; the last one linking him with the star actress, Genevieve Nnaji, who later denied any amorous relationship between herself and the self-acclaimed ‘Kokomaster’. There are however recent indications suggesting a more-than-meets-the-eye relationship between D’banj and Adama Indimi, one of the daughters of Alhaji...
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by Isi Esene Now that the US Republican convention is over. This is the image that most stood out for us… and it’s not from the convention. In response to a skit by the legendary Clint Eastwood at the convention in which the director placed an empty chair to symbolize President Obama – a skit...
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