Law Matters- YOUR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS

 

What are Fundamental Human Rights? 

Fundamental human rights are rights which by their very nature have become fundamental to existence. They are not just mere rights.

The Supreme Court declared of them in Saude V Abudullah (1989) 4 NWLR Pt. 116 page 387@419 as:
"fundamental rights are important and they are not just mere rights. They are fundamental. They belong to the citizen. These rights have always existed even before orderliness prescribed rules for the manner they are to be sought."

Story- Ikemba and the Cripple.....Part 4(continues)

Years rolled by and Ikemba grew from strength to strength, he became a very jovial and funny guy. His friends Ocha, Meche and Offa were also very funny. Together the four of them are tagged the clowns of the village.

One morning, as Nneka was cooking, she saw a messenger coming towards the compound, greetings the tall young man said as he awaits a jovial reply from the compound, which he got from Nneka, who had seen him coming from afar and walked quickly to meet the man. He requested to meet with Ojinta, but the wife insisted that he was still asleep, but she would drop any message he has got for her husband and the father of her four beautiful girls. After much pressure from Nneka, He handed over a tablet of scroll to her, informing her that a hunting competition was billed to kick off soon and the scroll contained information needed by each competitor. The messenger further added that all the competitors must be between 16years and 22years of age, then he left Nneka, as he journeyed further to the houses of other prospective competitors in the neighborhood. (continue)

Coming soon- LAW MATTERS

Have you ever been embarrassed, assaulted or battered by the police, your landlord, your girlfriend or boyfriend, your pastor, an immigration officer, an army, an air-force marshal, a Navy officer, your parents, your friends, your enemies, a fellow civilian,your work place supervisors or even the government?, if your answer to any of these is YES, then this program is for you.

Ebola- Another nurse tests positive

The dreadful disease has started spreading, reports says that a newly married nurse has been confirmed positive.
                                            The nurse who had direct contact with late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian who brought the first case of Ebola virus in Nigeria, has tested positive to the deadly disease. 

The pursuit of happiness....How far can you go?

In the struggle for a better today, and hopefully, a gallant tomorrow, we do a lot of things to survive, today we shall be looking at some extremes in the pursuit of happiness, as as culled from City People:

Big girls.....abi?

Do you know that quite a lot of babes who live in Abuja do not have any decent job that they do. Do you also know that very few of them have shops or any tangible work place they can point to as office, yet they live big and they drive flashy and exotic cars, live in very expensive apartments, dress to kill, buy expensive things and travel abroad for holidays.

EBOLA........Now a National issue says FG

It is no news that the Ebola virus is becoming a poignant epidemic situation, what is news is that the federal government of Nigeria has declared a state of emergency on this viral disease. It is important to note that the Ebola virus which was discovered in 1976 kills its host within a week and its outbreak has crossed several African countries including Liberia, Congo, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Guinea republic, a case was discovered in Saudi Arabia . This is how Channels TV is reporting the news....
                                             
The Federal Government says it has reached out to the United States Centre for Disease Control to request for the unapproved Ebola drug Zmapp, for the treatment of affected persons in Nigeria. (Continue)

Story- Ikemba and the cripple....Chapter/Part 4

                              

The entire atmosphere in the compound of Ojinta was poised with laughter, Joy, both individual and collective celebrations, because to the Head (Ojinta), he now has a Son. To the other wives, they now have a male in the family, a sign of more blessings to come and to the daughters of Ojinta, it meant that they had a brother and their friends would stop the unnecessary insults drowned on them each day.

20 Powerful Short Stories on "Life Is Beautiful!!!"

After reading this, you must agree with the writer that LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL... enjoy this piece below...

                       

• Today, as he squeezed my hand in his final moments of life, my dad stared into my teary eyes and said, “Please think of me. Please remember, death ends my life, not our relationship.”
• Today, on New Years Eve, at 11PM it will have been exactly 58 years since that night I was sitting at a beach watching the fireworks alone. I was crying because the father of my unborn child left me. A man walked up to me, sat down, and said, "I don't know who made you cry, but I would make them cry if I could." It was a corny line, and there was lots of other small talk. But we married a year later and lived a happy life together, until this morning when he passed away at the age of 78. RIP Richard.

A beautiful true love story

I stumbled on this story on line, it was posted on a facebook page, and i decided to share it on the blog, i hope you find it interesting enough....

                                          

One day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love.

But the guy came from a poor family. The girl’s parents weren't too happy.

So the young man decided not only to court the girl but to court her parents as well. In time, the parents saw that he was a good man and was worthy of their daughter’s hand.

But there was another problem: The man was a soldier. Soon, war broke out and he was being sent overseas for a year. The week before he left, the man knelt on his knee and asked his lady love, “Will you marry me?” She wiped a tear, said yes, and they were engaged. They agreed that when he got back in one year, they would get married.

But tragedy struck. A few days after he left, the girl had a major vehicular accident. It was a head-on collision.

Ebola virus....things you need to know

we all know that information is power, hence the need to share this very useful piece of information I found on Fox news about Ebola virus, so as to enable us all to live prudently.

Ebola, officially known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease caused by the Ebola virus that was first recognized in Africa in 1976.

Early symptoms can include fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In some cases, the disease causes rashes, red eyes, hiccups and internal and external bleeding, the CDC says.

Day 31- Akuchukwu testifies of God's mercies and protections

‎Is there anyone in the house that is still doubting the prowess of God almighty or his presence here on earth?, If so, it means you are yet to comprehend the essence of life. This epistle is the last we shall be sharing on this forum #31days31epistles which kicked off on the 1^st of July and will end today, the 31^st of July 2014. 31 great minds have shared their epistle which revolved around all that transpired, in brief, within the first half of the year. I am sure that you have learnt a lot via this project and I am sure that you will join us by December this year for the season 2 of #31days31reflections. 

To all our writers, I say thank you for sharing your epistles, to our ever supportive fans out there, I say, thank you for reading through this blog, you are the reason why this blog is still very much alive, thank you, thank you and thank you for all your supports. Finally, on the first season of #31days31epistles, we shall be reading Akuchukwu’s epistle, she is a dear friend, who is very supportive, sociable, a dedicated Christian and I am so glad she was able to turn in her epistle, do enjoy her epistle below..

Day 31- Grace says "I always do my best to be happy everyday"

As I write this second to the last master piece via #31days31epistles, yes, I said second to the last because I still have one more mind blowing experience that will be uploaded later today. Taking a quick reflection on how this project kicked-off, I started getting very emotional, because I initially thought this was not going to be a successful project because of the negative responses received from some friends, but I still pressed on, and as God will have it, we have more write ups-pending, and I promise to share them, maybe not in this program but as the days in 2014 roll by.

Today, out first writer is a dear friend, happily engaged to a man that always places her in cloud 9, lol, you know what I mean, right?. She is always happy around him, and he completes her. She is a medical student, all the way from Russian (note that our blog is going international, it is one step at a time). Grace is a friend that I planned seeing when she came to Nigeria, but one thing led to another and I couldn’t, though, I am sure we shall meet soon, maybe during her wedding next year (prophetically), lol. Ladies and gentlemen, for the second to the last piece via this project I give you. Adedigba Grace.. Enjoy her epistle below.

Day 30- Melvin says 2014 taught him the difference between Time and Ignorance.

The pursuit of happiness, is a die-hard endevour. A lot of people miss the mark, some focus on the wrong things, others like Melvin (GTB's writer for today) never loose focus. Holding on to what is most important and sieving the useless or less important stuffs aside.

Just yesterday, I and a couple of friends went to catch some fun at the beach (the write up tagged "the beach experience" will elucidate more to this story), we needed to play hard, since we had also worked hard. There is nothing bad in having some "me" time, it helps to add more meaning to living. Today's writer is my good friend, all the way from Iganmode Grammar School,Ota, and I am glad he is writing today. I told Melvin about the project #31days31epistles, and after a bit of discussion, he promised to send this in, and i am grateful for that, do enjoy his epistle..

Day 29- Adetola exclaims "2014, my year of Smiles"

I have always learnt that "a smile opens doors", so in all I do, I always breeze out a cozy smile, and sincerely, doors had been opened with this single ingredient. As the month of June comes to an end and the project #31days31epistles goes to its tail end, you must always recall one thing, even if you may forget others, Never ever stop smiling.

Today's epistle is a special person to me, her name is Adetola Adenusi, a graduate of Babcock university, a special personality, smiles a lot and I call her "my ruby", enjoy her "smile-filled" epistle below......

Day 28- Chukwumeka says "I will be the biggest ingrate in this world if....."

                                                    
Have you ever woken up one morning, thinking about all that have happened to you within a short period of time?, have you heard a lot of people testify about something that barely took you like a seconds to achieve? Is your answer to any of this questions, Yes?, then you shouldn't fret, because you are not the only one in the same situation, Emeka too passed through this same mysterious phenomena, He is Single, engaged or maybe complicated, i do not even know self, but one thing i am sure of is that, he is a superb personality, All the way from Canada, we have Chukwuemeka, see his epistle below for more.......

I will be the biggest ingrate in this world if I don’t give God the glory for an epic year so far. He has been a friend, a pilot, a provider, a comforter, a teacher and many more to me. I had a fun filled end of 2013 with a bit of mixed feelings about the death and burial of my grand-mother.