THE READERS’ PAVILION
DEAD SHERIFF
The Editor,
No other newspaper published the story of how LASTMA staff killed Mr. Lateef Jogunomi in cold blood but the Squib did. What we heard was that the Governor, Raji Fashola S.A.N had gone round to lobby newspapers to drop the story. Well done.
Editor's Note:- Is that?
DEAD SHERIFF
The Editor,
The LASTMA staff who killed Mr. Lateef Jogunomi should not be allowed to go scot free. Many of these LASTMA staff are thugs in uniform. When we took Jogunomi to the mortuary I was there. They showed us two other corpses, people also killed in separate incidents involving LASTMA staff.
Editor's Note:- Terrible!
DEAD SHERIFF
The Editor,
I feel very upset about the death of Mr. Lateef Jogunomi the Sheriff's auxiliary. In modern day Nigeria how can a citizen just be killed like that? His killers must be brought to book. They must be prosecuted, because if this type of a thing should go on unchecked, anybody can become a victim. I'm interested in getting involved in any effort to get justice for Late Jogunomi. This is my card, call me anytime you people are ready.
Editor's Note:- We too are on the stand-by.
SQUIB
The Editor,
Let's just take it that you are God-sent to the Lagos State Judiciary. But for the Squib we'll never have known about all these terrible misdeeds going on in the system. Really the worth of your contribution cannot be appreciated fully too, until maybe the next thirty, or even fifty years time.
You see way back in the late 19th century Abraham Lincoln, American president, signed the emancipation law to free blacks from the shackles of slavery, and nearly two hundred years later, a person of African descent is about to occupy the very same White House which Lincoln occupied. My prayer is that God will continue to protect you and yours.
Editor's Note: - Thank you and may God continue to bless you too.
SQUIB
The Editor,
I believe you are doing a very good job in the judiciary, though some judges will not like to hear this. Your magazine act as a check and all powers and authorities needs certain checks, otherwise the office holder will become arrogant and all too knowing which is not good for any one at all.
Editor's Note:- Thank you.
CIVIL PROCEDURE REVIEW
The Editor,
Are you aware of the effort of the government (the Ministry of Justice) to do a review of the 2004 Civil Procedure Rules? And if you are aware, what is your magazine doing nothing about it? Even if the bars in Lagos State, including the one you people call Tiger branch (although it's been acting like sheep branch for some time now) are acting unconcerned, your magazine should not be like that.
You ought to galvanize interests about the review in lawyers. You should let people know what's going on and ask their opinions and contributions, so that the review will be more robust.
Editor's Note: - We shall do so.
Monday, June 23, 2008
June 16, 2008
READERS PAVILION
SQUIB
The Editor,
I like your modesty but the truth must be told, you are arguably the most powerful lawyer in Lagos. I saw the way the high and the mighty of the legal profession related with you at the special session held by the NBA Lagos branch for late Professor Jadesola Akande at the foyer of the Lagos High Court by the NBA Lagos branch on Monday 9th June 2008. Judges, senior advocates and senior lawyers were eager to greet and exchange pleasantries with you. Even Rotimi Akeredolu S.A.N who knows you are in political disagreement with him greeted you. The information at my disposal is that the Squib is read at the highest echelon of the profession and that’s influence. I remember that the incumbent president of the NBA, Olisa Agbakoba contacted your magazine early in his quest to become president. And I am sure even this year serious contenders for various posts have no choice than to patronise the Squib to help their chances of winning. They must have even started by now.
Also the Squib is proving useful as a good source of research materials. There are papers you had published in the past that one finds so helpful in some present assignments.
Editor’s Note: - So much praises for a tiny, little gecko? Haba!
LAW/JOURNALISM
The Editor,
The combination of law and journalism in you is too powerful a combination. You use your knowledge of the law to back and sharpen your journalism. Those the Squib opposes know what I am talking about.
Editor’s Note: - Sir what are you talking about?
The Editor,
I am happy that the NBA Ikeja branch is having her own share of political trouble. It shows that such is not limited to NBA Lagos branch only.
Editor’s Note: - The Tigers shall overcome.
MAGISTRATE COURTS 1 AND 2 MUSHIN
The Editor,
I wish to bring to your attention the conditions of Magistrate Courts 1 and 2 Mushin. For some time, the roofs of these courts have been blown off and so there is no sitting there again, yet cases are still assigned to these courts. Lawyers only go there now to obtain dates of adjournment which can be as long as three months. I think this is an anomalous situation which should interest the SQUIB.
Editor’s Note: - Sure, we are already on the case.
LAW/JOURNALISM
The Editor,
You are a lawyer and yet you are a journalist. Does the law allow the legal practitioner to practice another trade?
Editor’s Note: - Consult the constitution please.
“ALL LAGOSIANS”
The Editor,
Your Learned Squib article “ALL LAGOSIANS” refers. What utter drivel! This article lacks focus, just jumping from topic to topic, finally settling on one that lacks any sort of substance.
Editor’s Note: - How did you endure reading the drivel through? Sorry for the torture.
JIDE ALADEJOBI
The Editor,
Do you know what? Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State is behind Jide Aladejobi’s plight (disbarment). You‘ll remember that Aladejobi was used by some people to confront the Governor last years.
Editor’s Note: - Wonderful! Never knew that Governor had a say in the Body of Benchers’ Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee!
SQUIB
The Editor,
When will you join our club - the Senior Advocates Club?
Editor’s Note: - Gecko – silk?
SQUIB
The Editor,
I like your modesty but the truth must be told, you are arguably the most powerful lawyer in Lagos. I saw the way the high and the mighty of the legal profession related with you at the special session held by the NBA Lagos branch for late Professor Jadesola Akande at the foyer of the Lagos High Court by the NBA Lagos branch on Monday 9th June 2008. Judges, senior advocates and senior lawyers were eager to greet and exchange pleasantries with you. Even Rotimi Akeredolu S.A.N who knows you are in political disagreement with him greeted you. The information at my disposal is that the Squib is read at the highest echelon of the profession and that’s influence. I remember that the incumbent president of the NBA, Olisa Agbakoba contacted your magazine early in his quest to become president. And I am sure even this year serious contenders for various posts have no choice than to patronise the Squib to help their chances of winning. They must have even started by now.
Also the Squib is proving useful as a good source of research materials. There are papers you had published in the past that one finds so helpful in some present assignments.
Editor’s Note: - So much praises for a tiny, little gecko? Haba!
LAW/JOURNALISM
The Editor,
The combination of law and journalism in you is too powerful a combination. You use your knowledge of the law to back and sharpen your journalism. Those the Squib opposes know what I am talking about.
Editor’s Note: - Sir what are you talking about?
The Editor,
I am happy that the NBA Ikeja branch is having her own share of political trouble. It shows that such is not limited to NBA Lagos branch only.
Editor’s Note: - The Tigers shall overcome.
MAGISTRATE COURTS 1 AND 2 MUSHIN
The Editor,
I wish to bring to your attention the conditions of Magistrate Courts 1 and 2 Mushin. For some time, the roofs of these courts have been blown off and so there is no sitting there again, yet cases are still assigned to these courts. Lawyers only go there now to obtain dates of adjournment which can be as long as three months. I think this is an anomalous situation which should interest the SQUIB.
Editor’s Note: - Sure, we are already on the case.
LAW/JOURNALISM
The Editor,
You are a lawyer and yet you are a journalist. Does the law allow the legal practitioner to practice another trade?
Editor’s Note: - Consult the constitution please.
“ALL LAGOSIANS”
The Editor,
Your Learned Squib article “ALL LAGOSIANS” refers. What utter drivel! This article lacks focus, just jumping from topic to topic, finally settling on one that lacks any sort of substance.
Editor’s Note: - How did you endure reading the drivel through? Sorry for the torture.
JIDE ALADEJOBI
The Editor,
Do you know what? Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State is behind Jide Aladejobi’s plight (disbarment). You‘ll remember that Aladejobi was used by some people to confront the Governor last years.
Editor’s Note: - Wonderful! Never knew that Governor had a say in the Body of Benchers’ Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee!
SQUIB
The Editor,
When will you join our club - the Senior Advocates Club?
Editor’s Note: - Gecko – silk?
Saturday, June 14, 2008
9th June 2008
THE READERS’ PAVILION
SQUIB
The Editor,
You are certainly the most powerful lawyer around. No other lawyer, be he an elder or a silk matches you. This is because you are the only lawyer who owns a newspaper. You force your own opinions on all of us and we accept them. One can see that all important politicians always own newspapers – Awolowo, Abiola, Orji Kalu etc that’s what they all did.
Editor’s Note: - All powers belong to God.
SQUIB
The Editor,
What a prophet you are! All your predictions about the NBA Ikeja Bar, these past few weeks have more or less come to pass.
You even wrote that the elections would not hold on June 2 2008 and it did not hold. Prophet Sukubu!
Editor’s Note: - Too many geckos make one prophet!
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
For more than one month now all what we get to read in the SQUIB is just about NBA Ikeja branch elections. And you people call yourselves Tigers, don’t you know Tigers are animals. You are lawyers not animals.
Editor’s Note: - When NBA Ikeja branch members call themselves Tigers, they speak metaphorically.
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
As the editor of the Squib, you are not supposed to be partisan. But you are too much in support of Dave Ajetomobi’s candidacy in the race for the chairmanship of the NBA Ikeja. You even personally approached me to solicit my support for Ajetomobi.
That’s bad. Niyi Akinmola is my own candidate and he is the one who will win. By the grace of God, you and the Squib will be disgraced because Dave Ajetomobi will lose the election and Niyi Akinmola will win.
Editor’s Note: - You can be partisan, but I should not? The fact is that the Squib is not partisan, we are still in the business of reporting facts as we see them. Our only censor is the truth not blackmail, maledictions and evil suspicions such as the one you displayed. Meanwhile I wish your candidate the best of luck in the elections. Hope that when he wins the elections, you’ll allow me to participate in the victory party!
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
I am putting this call to you to express my appreciation for your cover story (IF THE ELECTIONS HOLD TODAY). The reportage was faithful to the facts. It was how things really happened (within the Electoral Committee) that you put it down.
I must tell you that despite our disagreement, I have learnt quite a lot from you.
Rex Onobrakpeya
Editor’s Note: - You are welcome, Sir.
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
If you ask for my sincere opinion about the NBA Ikeja branch elections, I will tell you that none of those contesting for the post of chairman merits the post.
They simply don’t have the eminence or influence that goes with such a post. Or how many of them can place a call to the Chief Judge of the State to discuss issues with him? The chairman of an NBA branch should be an influential person that the judiciary authorities have no choice than to respect, a person they will not want to offend.
Editor’s Note: - Point! Over to the candidates to prove otherwise!
SQUIB
The Editor,
You are certainly the most powerful lawyer around. No other lawyer, be he an elder or a silk matches you. This is because you are the only lawyer who owns a newspaper. You force your own opinions on all of us and we accept them. One can see that all important politicians always own newspapers – Awolowo, Abiola, Orji Kalu etc that’s what they all did.
Editor’s Note: - All powers belong to God.
SQUIB
The Editor,
What a prophet you are! All your predictions about the NBA Ikeja Bar, these past few weeks have more or less come to pass.
You even wrote that the elections would not hold on June 2 2008 and it did not hold. Prophet Sukubu!
Editor’s Note: - Too many geckos make one prophet!
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
For more than one month now all what we get to read in the SQUIB is just about NBA Ikeja branch elections. And you people call yourselves Tigers, don’t you know Tigers are animals. You are lawyers not animals.
Editor’s Note: - When NBA Ikeja branch members call themselves Tigers, they speak metaphorically.
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
As the editor of the Squib, you are not supposed to be partisan. But you are too much in support of Dave Ajetomobi’s candidacy in the race for the chairmanship of the NBA Ikeja. You even personally approached me to solicit my support for Ajetomobi.
That’s bad. Niyi Akinmola is my own candidate and he is the one who will win. By the grace of God, you and the Squib will be disgraced because Dave Ajetomobi will lose the election and Niyi Akinmola will win.
Editor’s Note: - You can be partisan, but I should not? The fact is that the Squib is not partisan, we are still in the business of reporting facts as we see them. Our only censor is the truth not blackmail, maledictions and evil suspicions such as the one you displayed. Meanwhile I wish your candidate the best of luck in the elections. Hope that when he wins the elections, you’ll allow me to participate in the victory party!
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
I am putting this call to you to express my appreciation for your cover story (IF THE ELECTIONS HOLD TODAY). The reportage was faithful to the facts. It was how things really happened (within the Electoral Committee) that you put it down.
I must tell you that despite our disagreement, I have learnt quite a lot from you.
Rex Onobrakpeya
Editor’s Note: - You are welcome, Sir.
NBA IKEJA
The Editor,
If you ask for my sincere opinion about the NBA Ikeja branch elections, I will tell you that none of those contesting for the post of chairman merits the post.
They simply don’t have the eminence or influence that goes with such a post. Or how many of them can place a call to the Chief Judge of the State to discuss issues with him? The chairman of an NBA branch should be an influential person that the judiciary authorities have no choice than to respect, a person they will not want to offend.
Editor’s Note: - Point! Over to the candidates to prove otherwise!
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