johnjunior39:



Abeg make this Uncle try sub Partey half way biko.

Aretata is those kind of guys that if they don't wear shege out of people cloths , they will not rest

But the last game Jorginho played we all complained he was slow; same with Merino vs Bournemouth.

So who should Arteta had played in midfield instead of Partey?

popizaino:


I'm in for any urban redevelopment or renewal project so i support wike on this. Remove his abrasive nature, Wike is someone whose infrastructural development is evident for us to see and he is actually working as FCT minister.

What does urbanization has to do with this?

In what world world is it normal for government to take over Ur land because u don't have money to develop it? Like don't u understand what U are supporting?

There are people who own lands but can't develop for now due to the economic situation of the country. So such persons should lose their land if they can cough out tens of millions to develop the land within the next 3 months right?

The country is currently going through serious financial mess right now and people are struggling to survive. Some people have abandoned their building projects due to paucity of funds. Does the government want them to steal to complete the buildings within the next 3 months?

Jesus starts

KingTom:

The thing no come clear for my eye again Semid don learn him lesson sha, e go dey expect the unexpected as from today

This is football! Anything can happen

Unlimited22:

As per she 'fell' pregnant, as in, she kick bed frame, come dey fall down, then belle enter

What God cannot do does not exist !

KingTom:

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Baba say unexpectedly. He knows fully well he's not sterile o, neither is his woman infertile. Yet baba say unexpectedly

Ballzproblem2:
those who participated in the press tour in the Al-Sahel Hospital, these are the entry instructions to Nasrallah’s bunker we exposed yesterday:

According to intelligence information, one of the entrances to the bunker, containing more than half a billion dollars in gold and dollars, is on the eastern side of the basement of the Al-Ahmedi building, located south of the Al-Sahel hospital.

The basement is on the second floor down (level -2).

It is important to note that it is possible the entrance is hidden by various means in order to make it difficult to find.

We invite you to this site in which Hezbollah is holding money that was taken from the Lebanese people.

As soon as images of the gold and dollars in the bunker are out, please paste the pishures here.

E get why.

People who have lived or traveled abroad, abeg is it done over there that government gives people ultimatum to develop their land or lose it to government's land grabbing?

afrodoc2:


Wike is a talkative. Disgusting trait in a man and in a leader.

He doesn't even know when to hold his tongue.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:


There's nothing stopping them going for international arbitration just like the Chinese company that seized our assets in foreign countries

They may not want to tow that part due to the fact that they've been enjoying government patronage in Nigeria for decades. They will not want the government to send them packing after getting judgement against Nigeria

GloriousGbola:


well, julius berger can also sue if that is the case.

unfortunately, the letter has not been made available to the public

i am simply making an assumption - when you make an announcement in public, it means you have already close out everything in private

Shey Obaseki no make announcement in public about revoking Ize-Iyamu C of O ? . Obaseki even published the revocation in a national daily (Vanguard Newspaper) and still the court ruled his government didn't follow due process.

Like u rightly said, Julius Berger can either sue or just let it go since they know the lawsuit will amount to going heads-on with the judiciary.

Ibime:


What happened to all those sponsored news reports saying foreign refineries are scared of competition?

Looks like Dangote is the one scared

Obviously his obligations to his lenders is making him a very desperate Alhaji

GloriousGbola:


But from the article it is clear that edo state government did not follow the process for revocation as stipulated in the land use act.

But nothing that has been narrated by Wike thus far showed due process was followed na.

Abi does due process translate to inviting the MD of Julius Berger to dinner in the night and serving his company revocation letter the next morning ? Baba, don't carry torch for Wike o.

GloriousGbola:


First off, what wike has done is likely within the law

The man is a thug, but he is a lawyer and his wife is a lawyer.


Keep in mind that it does not matter if it is unkind, cruel, unfair, devious - the question is - is it legal?

Secondly there is an unresolvable conflict of interest in any case. The judges hearing the case will likely be living in the quarters.

So how do you expect them to rule? Yeah this was illegal and we will all exit our quarters right now.

Please read this carefully:

A Benin High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Peter Akhihiero, has nullified the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy of parcels of land at Amagba Village in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State belonging to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, by the state government.

According to the court documents made available to PUNCH Online on Friday, the nullification order was issued on Monday, 23 September, while the judge delivered the judgement in Suit No: B/637/2021, instituted by Ize-Iyamu and I.O. Farms Limited, challenging the revocation of the 1st Claimant’s right of occupancy to the parcels of land at Ward 36/A, Amagba Village, Benin City.

The court also awarded N5 million in general damages to the Claimant, after holding that the Governor of Edo State, the Attorney General of Edo State, and the Edo State Geographic Information Service, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Defendants respectively, committed trespass on Ize-Iyamu’s parcels of land at Amagba Village on 7 July 2021.

The court further issued “an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants, their servants, agents, and/or privies from encroaching on or doing anything on the Claimant’s land inconsistent with the Claimant’s rights thereto.”

Ize-Iyamu’s Certificate of Occupancy for his land at Ward 36/A, Amagba Village, Benin City, was revoked by the Edo State Government on Wednesday, 7 July 2021, and the revocation was published on page 47 of the Vanguard newspaper on the same date.

Dissatisfied with the manner of the revocation, the Claimant filed Suit No: B/637/2021, listing the Governor of Edo State, the Attorney General of Edo State, and the Edo State Geographic Information Service as Defendants.

The Claimant argued that the revocation did not comply with the provisions of the Land Use Act, stating that it breached section 28 of the Land Use Act, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and therefore violated the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, making it unconstitutional, null, and void.

In his judgement, the court resolved both issues in favour of the Claimants, ruling that the revocation of the Claimant’s right of occupancy was in breach of the Land Use Act.

The judge also held that “since the revocation of the Claimant’s right of occupancy was invalid, the Defendants’ entry onto the Claimant’s parcels of land without permission or consent amounts to trespass.”

Continuing, the court held, “Having resolved both issues in favour of the Claimants, I hold that the claims succeed and are granted as follows:

“A declaration that the 1st Defendant’s purported revocation of the 1st Claimant’s right of occupancy to the parcels of land at Ward 36/A, Amagba Village, Benin City, as published in the Vanguard on 7 July 2021, is in breach of section 28 of the Land Use Act, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is consequently unconstitutional, illegal, null, and void.”

https://punchng.com/court-nullifies-revocation-of-ize-iyamus-land-in-edo/

Wike being a trained lawyer and his wife being a judge doesn't guarantee he will act within the ambit of the law.

The only point I agree with u is the fact that the judges will definitely be biased in their ruling if Julius Berger ever think of pursuing the case in court

Spy360:

Normally the individual is supposed to sue. But we all know it would be fruitless until this government passes. A court will reverse it in the next government. This is the kind of rascality we face in this country.

Gbam!

They will just count their losses under this current government and fight for it much later. Let's just hope it will not be another case where they will seize government assets 10 years after this government leaves

Theflint1:
Okay...can Dangote's oil blocs meet his demand of 650,000 bpd?

The maximum his oil bloc will produce for now is 20,000 bpd

iamoyindamola:

Tomorrow a new government can bring blueprint of Lagos and claim the whole of magodo is supposed to be canal
Can the government still take it or not

Oh it can't happen abi?

No it can't happen.

The defendant in the Case is Lagos state government and not Sanwoolu, Ambode, Tinubu, Jakande or any other past governor of Lagos state. And the judgement is binding on any future governor of Lagos state.

Let me give u an example: Environmental sanitation in Lagos state was abolished in Lagos state under Ambode simply because a citizen who was arrested during the environmental sanitation restriction of movement sued the state government. The court ruled that restricting people's movement was breach of fundamental human right which is enshrined into the constitution. The court also ruled that there's actually no law that established environmental sanitation in Lagos state and if such law exists, such law cannot restrict people's movement cos such law will be at variance with the constitution.

So Ambode government cancelled the whole environmental sanitation every last Saturday of the month. Now even after Ambode had left, Sanwoolu has not dared to bring it back because if he does, he will be going against the rule of law. The judgment is binding on him and all future governors of the state.

It's not as if they can't do it, but it will be an illegality if they do.

iamoyindamola:

Who are the original owners of magodo?
By law all land belongs to the government but logically the government can't take all of them because they can't even develop 5% of the total land mass
Winning doesn't mean the government can't take it back if they want

The Shangisha Landlords Association are the original owners of the landlord and they won the case after 38 years of dispute.

You are wrong that the government can take it back of they want. A Supreme Court judgement is final; if government decides to cat against it then their act is illegal.

GloriousGbola:


It is actually the law in Nigeria. It is why a lot of multinationals lease. The government can take over any land. Your c of o is like a software license. You do not actually own the land and the government can revoke your license anytime for any reason

The catch here is it is state governors that can do this and Abuja is not a state and wike is not a governor.

Then again El rufai already established precedent when he ran Abuja

This is not always true.

I know of several cases that has been won against government as it relates to land allocation.

https://lawbreed.blog/supreme-court-rejects-lagos-state-governments-application-in-magodo-land-dispute/

Theflint1:
The part wey burst head na when e talk say e invite the CEO of Julius Berger to dinner, said nothing about the land and next day served him papers of revocation

The guy thinks it's a flex doing all that shiiit, but doesn't know he's selling bad PR about Nigeria to the Whiteman

Theflint1:
In Nigeria, all land belongs to the government, bought or not, what landowners have is CofO, which can always be revoked.

If this is true,then why did the original magodo land owners defeat Lagos state government in court?

GloriousGbola:


We know the game wike is playing but I think lagos also has some laws to that effect. I think this is why people always fence their sites as a matter of urgency. Not just because of land grabbers but so you can say you have started development.

Legally I am sure wike is covered. Then again good luck to Julius berger in finding an unbiased judge in a matter like this

I don't even know whether what Wike did is legal or not, I just find it funny that government can just grab an individual or corporate entity's land, reallocate it to itself and still boast about it.

It just sounds weird to me Sha.

Addressing the CJN, Wike recalled how the land for the proposed quarters was secured.

“My Lord, let me bring to your notice. You have seen this land here. When we were looking for where to get land to build. I was driving around looking for empty land and I got here and saw this empty land.

“I saw the big post ‘Julius Berger’. I didn’t talk. I called the director of lands, ‘who owns that land?’ And he said Julius Berger. When was it allocated? He said about 15, 20 years ago. 15, 20 years ago? Nothing has been done? I didn’t bother.

“So, I invited the MD Julius Berger. He came and we had dinner. I didn’t talk about the land. The next day, he was in the office and he saw the revocation letter as a matter of public interest.

“He called me and said ‘but I had dinner with you’. I said ‘yes; we had dinner but we didn’t discuss the land’.

“How will the government allocate land for more than 20 years for organisation to develop and they did not develop it? Thank God they did not develop it and now we can have it,” Wike told the gathering.

What did I just read?

GloriousGbola:


Not gonna lie I know the feeling. Jobs on hold, payment on hold, proposal hanging...

Yeah, I know. Business owners are really facing tough times under this administration.

That's why I'm kinda confused when I keep seeing people saying prosperity is close when the opposite is the reality

Be careful of what you wish for! No dey cuss urself because of politics o

GloriousGbola:



I suspect dangotes support for Atiku was based on a projected and opaque padi padi arrangement Obj style.

At this point I'm forced to agree with you; I've been in denial before but now it's looking very likely

GloriousGbola:


A poorly done PR offensive that will ultimately tarnish the reputation of the publication and further push distrust of MSM. Though as a Nigerian, this is a standard game I have seen repeatedly

I have a feeling this man that owns AriseTV and BusinessDay is trying to do serious image washing for Allen Onyeama. I don't know what their connection is , but it is his newspaper alone that is carrying these news few days after FBI added more charges to Onyeama's case and issued arrest warrant for his CFO

Theflint1:
This is probably why

So what gives him the impetus to think the government will obey the court order? That is even if the CJN will rule against the government that appointed her when the case gets to supreme court.

See we are all just using sentiments for things that are supposed to be business.

First and foremost, when Dangote was conceptualizing the idea of building a 650,000-bpd refinery what was his plan for sourcing crude? Did he have a plan he was going to source half of those crude locally and the other half on the international market? If yes, did he enter into any agreement with the government on that or all was based on "Trust me alhaji, I no fit lie for you "?

That is why I keep saying if anybody has promised Dangote monopoly prior to this moment and he has documentary evidence to back it up, let him bring it to the fore and stop all these media blackmail every eke market day. Nobody goes into such business venture without having trade agreements in place to secure raw materials for his business.

Now regarding ban on import licenses, why can't Dangote sell his product on the international market if local market are not buying his product? He has come out to claim his product is one of the top qualities out there. Dem forbid international market to buy from that quality product.

This matter no clear abeg!

OkpaNsukkaisBae:

Go through these links and tell me what u observed. Take note of the dates October 2022, October 2024, the $4,000 fine and the use of the words acquit/sentenced

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/562251-us-court-sentences-allen-onyemas-alleged-fraud-conspirator-to-three-years-probation.html

https://guardian.ng/news/us-court-acquits-air-peace-boss-fines-mayfield-4000/

https://businessday.ng/news/article/us-court-acquits-air-peace-boss-slams-mayfield-4000-fine/

https://nairametrics.com/2024/10/17/air-peace-u-s-govt-seeks-forfeiture-of-allen-onyemas-14-million-assets-in-amended-fraud-case/

From where I stand, it appears something is wrong somewhere. Somebody somewhere is trying to rehash old news for current news.

Amoto94:

You made it look as if he instituted the lawsuit recently despite the brokered deal between NNPCL and DR
So US banning Chinese EV imports to support domestic companies producing same is monopoly? We can keep shouting monopoly when our local manufacturer is asking for protection for his huge investment

What are u saying? 😒

Anybody that can read clearly saw it in the nairametrics article itsrm shared that the date of the lawsuit is September 6, 2024. If you didn't see it, that's Ur bad.

I have zero pity for any businessman who got all necessary government support to start his business ranging from FX at subsidized rate, waiver of import duty on heavy duty equipment for his refinery and still turn back to ask government to ban all forms of competition. And to think his product has not in any way better the lot of the common man in the street. For the 1 millionth time, Dangote Refinery is a private business set up for profit motive

Why will I ever support such person asking for monopoly? Will he share the profit he makes from his refinery business with me or you?

I'm not sorry I don't have a single shred of pity for him.

Amoto94:
https://gatekeepersnews.com/2024/10/22/dangote-refinery-denies-new-lawsuit-against-nnpc-over-import-licenses/
Cc: Blueraydick, et al

Nothing new. He sued the government because he wanted monopoly. The fact that the lawsuit is a month old changes nothing.

Caseless:
He's fighting with the system to allow him to sell directly and monitor his products, but they won't "accede" to that request. The same people importing bad fuel are the ones off-taking from him. To prove to Nigerians that his own is not so different, don't you think, they'd mix it with their own dirty one in their reserve or add color to it to prove a point?

They know what they are doing.

This is a conspiracy theory without any proof