Chaos as lawyer appears in Court in traditional dress
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by yakubu uba2 a mentally sick lawyer ibrahim waley on thursday caused a stir during sitting at a yola high court when he joined his colleagues lawyers at the front row while clad in traditional dress as against the formal gown and wig2 a news agency of nigeria nan correspondent at the court reports that waley who arrived the jam-packed court hall while judgement was being delivered took his seat at the wrong place to the surprise of those in court2 as at the time of his arrival judgement was being delivered on a suit filed by some aggrieved all progressives congress apc members seeking the nullification of the recent congresses conducted by the party in the state2 looking confident that he was in the midst of his colleagues waley rebuffedentreaties by a journalist who offered him alternative seat insisting that as a lawyer he must sit in the front row like other lawyers2 attracted by his noise a court staff approach and pleaded with him to accept the offer of the journalist but he declined2 attempt to convince ibrahim to sit on other alternative seats or move out of court room since all the front seats were occupied by lawyers resulted in a heated argument making justice abdul-azeez waziri to suspend reading his judgement briefly calling for order2 after being forced out of the court ibrahim continued to protest what he described as an infringement on his right to sit in the front row2 a judicial staff who spoke on condition of anonymity told nan that waley was before his mental problem a known lawyer and politician2

Atiku: Education still key to unlocking Nigerias potential
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by yakubu uba2 this aun is my most fulfilling investment not just because it provides jobs like my other endeavours but more importantly because its graduates are change agents needed for transforming our great country to the benefit of all abubakar said1 abubakar made the observation while speaking to news agency of nigeria nan at the end of events marking the 10th commencement and presidential inauguration of the american university of nigeria yola1 the former vice president said in order to achieve this there must be the right mix of adequate funding of the education sector and a curriculum that promotes entrepreneurship among undergraduates as is the practice at aun1 abubakar noted that with the diminishing role of crude oil as the mainstay of the national economy it has become expedient for nigeria to focus on the development of her most important resources human capital which he said was far much more sustainable than oil or any other resource1 former vice president and founder of american university of nigeria aun atiku abubakar says education is the master key that will unlock the huge potential in nigeria and set her on the path to full socio-economic development1 he noted that there is a nexus between education development and security as an enlightened multi-ethnic society would be more tolerant leading to social cohesion and harmony1 an educated citizenry will be less prone to being willing tools in the hands of divisive elements who exploit existing fault lines. consequently we will have fewer crises that are inimical to national unity and stability1 the pdp presidential hopeful who is also the waziri of adamawa emirate council said that he is made more by the education he received than anything else1 according to him his investment in aun has generated dividends in terms of raising men and women who are problem solvers1 it is becoming evident by the day that the future of nigeria lies not in the bowels of the earth but in what is in the head of our people that is the human capital atiku said1