WHAT IS NIGERIA TURNING INTO

Hi friend's, been a long while.I had to lay low for a bit and do more research so i can give you what you all will love to read......So many things have happened while i was in d wilderness sourcing for information to offer you all....Hope you all are good and have been fairing well for the past few months i was away but now am back to give you the best of all you have missed from my blog.

A quick intro by Stella Damasus and also a cry for help

Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima, under fire over marrying a 13-year-old Egyptian girl, justified his actions yesterday by saying he was following in the footsteps of Islam's Prophet Mohammed. "I am only following Prophet Mohammed's footsteps who married a nine-year-old girl, Aishatu," Yerima told journalists shortly after his opposition ANPP party paid a visit to President Goodluck Jonathan. Yerima, 49, who was governor of northwestern state of Zamfara when it became the first of 12 Muslim-dominated northern states to introduce Sharia law in 2000, spurned Nigeria's Child Rights Act of 2003 which forbids marriage with anyone under 18. "I do not work with such law that runs counter to my religion. For clarity, I do not have to obey the Child Rights Act so long as it contravenes my religious belief and I’m sick and tired of repeating myself all the time. I hope I can be left alone now.’’ The Nigerian Senate has ordered a probe after the national rights watchdog and 10 other groups accused him of shaming the country. Media reports have alleged Yerima paid a 100,000-dollar dowry and married the girl at the National Mosque in the capital Abuja.

There are reports indicating that the petition may die a quiet death at the hands of the committee. The ethics panel, headed by Umar Hambagda (ANPP Borno State), has received four public petitions in the last 12 months, but has not submitted a report on any of them. Last week Yerima emphasised that he had done nothing wrong. In an interview with the BBC, he said his fourth wife was not 13, but would not say how old she was. He denied breaking the law but said he would not respect any law that contradicted his religious beliefs. A spokesman for the Egyptian embassy in Nigeria had said the girl is still at school in Egypt. ‘’As a Muslim, as I always say, I consider God's law and that of his prophet above any other law. I consider all those complaining about this issue as detractors, because since 1999, many people have been waging different kind of wars against me. I don't care about the issue of age since I have not violated any rule as far as Islam is concerned. History tells us that Prophet Muhammad did marry a young girl as well. Therefore I have not contravened any law. Even if she is 13, as it is being falsely peddled around. If I state the age, they will still use it to smear Islam," he said.
An officials of the Egyptian embassy in Abuja Mohammed Saber yesterday said the mission "will follow the issue" because it is illegal in Egypt to marry an underage girl.

Newspaper reports have also accused the senator of having previously married a 15-year-old girl in 2006. 
This is one of the elected few charged with taking the nation to greater heights but i dont understand how these set of leaders can take us anywhere if they believe it is right to marry under-age citizens that cant make decisions on their own......whatever happened to HUMAN RIGHTS.......

BRIBERY SCANDAL.....GAMBIA FIRES NIGERIAN-BORN CHIEF JUSTICE

The Republic of Gambia has fired its Nigeria-born acting Chief Justice,
Justice Joseph Wowo, over alleged bribery scandal, while appointing Ghana-born Justice Mabel Agyemang as his replacement.
The first-ever female Chief Justice was sworn-in last Thursday by President Yahya Jammeh, according to agency report.
Nigerian government said it was probing the allegations that led to Wowo's sack.
Wowo, who spent a historic one month in office as Gambia's top-jurist, has protested his indictment, dubbing the video-footage that caught him allegedly negotiating justice, a set-up.
He was called to Bar in Nigeria before his professional sojourn in Gambia's Bar and Bench.
Agency report stated that Jammeh swore-in Agyemang at a ceremony held at State House, Banjul.
Agyemang, who was reportedly confirmed last Tuesday as CJ following her brief spell as acting CJ, took oaths of office, administered by the deputy secretary to Cabinet, Mariama Njie. Agyemang is the second Ghanaian Chief Justice of The Gambia.
Her swearing-in ceremony was said to have been graced by top government officials, including the vice president and Minister of Women's Affairs, Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy and scores of cabinet ministers.
The Gambian leader was quoted as urging the new chief justice to look into numerous pending cases in court, while expressing his dissatisfaction with the slow pace of cases in the courts.


MAN SETS FRIEND ON FIRE FOR DATING HIS MUM

A father of four, Mr. Sylvester Ezema, of Akpa Edem, Nsukka, Enugu State was on Saturday set ablaze by one Sunday Ugwuoke of the same community.
The incident, which happened in the early hours of morning, has created much confusion and tension in the community.
A source who pleaded anonymity told DailyPost that the victim was ambushed around 5:30 a.m when he came out to urinate.
According to him, “Ugwuoke on sighting Ezema, poured petrol on him before setting him ablaze. After the heinous act, he ran away and is still at large till now”.
He further revealed that the shouting of the victim attracted sympathizers, who rushed him to Chukwudi Hospital Nsukka, where he later died.
Meanwhile, Ugwuoke was alleged to have told some of his friends that he had warned the victim several times to stop having amorous relationship with his mother.
Efforts by our correspondent to get reactions from the deceased’s family proved abortive as they declined comment.
When contacted, the Enugu State Police Public Relation Officer, Ebere Amarizu, DSP, confirmed the incident and said that police had started investigations to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“The matter has been reported to the police. After investigations, those indicted will be arrested and prosecuted.
“The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Bishop Shanahan Hospital Nsukka for post mortem examination”, Amaraizu stated.



FINALLY I LEAVE YOU ALL WITH THIS VIDEO.......( OUR SO-CALLED LEADERS)

more to come from me.....Have a lovely night rest ya'll