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ANSMEDIA:
Update from the Solution Innovation District Awka, the tech hub and Silicon Valley of the region.

Bro can someone actually get an office space there. Asking for a friend.

MNK faced a gang up of Yorubas all by himself...

A Yoruba man doing his thing.

This man just dey waste the actual depression

Vision101:
Every land belongs to government. The most that you can get if you have valid documentation is compensation. If you don't know the law ask Nnamdi Kanu

I will answer you when Wike makes the compensation.

U

Vision101:
The minister doesn't need to sue he can revoke it.

. Why would he revoke a valid document paid for...

Are you that irresponsible

FreeStuffsNG:
OFFICER YERIMA BREACHED THE LAW IN THAT FACEOFF WITH NYESOM WIKE:

Brushing sentiments aside, I hereby condemn in totality the actions of the Naval Officer, A.M. Yerima, who obstructed the FCT Minister from gaining access into that parcel of land, under the guise of ‘obeying superior orders.’ The duty of a junior officer to obey the orders of his superiors, even though strongly upheld in military and paramilitary circles, has its own limitations recognised by no other authority but the Supreme Court of Nigeria. I shall establish this anon.

In the recent case of Onunze vs. State (2023) 8 NWLR (Pt. 1885) 61 at 108 SC, the Supreme Court held emphatically, per Ogunwunmiju, JSC, thus:

“My Lords, the obligation to obey the orders of a superior does not include orders that are palpably illegal or manifestly unjust. Every military or police officer swears an oath upon commissioning. The Oath is not to obey all orders, it is to “preserve”, “protect” and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When an officer obeys palpably illegal orders, they become personally liable for their actions and would be expected to face court martial or official sanction for the wrongdoing.”

In the earlier decision of Nigeria Air Force vs. James (2002) 18 NWLR (Pt. 798) 295 at 324 SC, Onu, JSC, delivering the lead judgment of the Supreme Court, held firmly, subjugating military personnel to civilian authority and disparaging obedience to illegal orders, as follows:

“See the case of Pius Nwaogu v. The State (1972) 1 All NLR 149 where it was held, inter alia, that "a soldier is responsible to Military and Civil Law and it is monstrous to suppose that a soldier could be protected when the order is grossly and manifestly illegal. Of course, there is the other proposition that a soldier is only bound to obey lawful orders and is responsible if he obeys an order not strictly lawful.’"

The illegality in that order stems primarily from the fact that no service law of the military permits a serving military officer to mount guard at the private construction site of his boss, especially under suspicious circumstances like this. The retired Naval Officer ought, under the circumstances, to have engaged the civil police, if he suspected likelihood of arson or criminal trespass.

Additionally, Barr. Nyesom Wike is the equivalent of Governor of a State – he being the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. More importantly, all lands in the FCT Abuja, by section 297(2) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, belong to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. By section 302 of the same Constitution, read together with other extant Acts of the National Assembly, the President of Nigeria has delegated all powers with respect to land administration in the FCT Abuja to the Hon. Minister. Going by constitutional and administrative law, therefore, Mr. Wike stood in loco the President of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces on that fateful day. Consequently, even if the superior officer were still in service, he would not disobey Mr. Wike or obstruct him from entering the land. This was an affront to the civil authority of Mr. President.

The Minister’s method may be brash; but it is legal and lawful in all respects. Rather, it is the officer who obstructed him that has breached not just the Nigerian Constitution, but also service and extant regulatory laws. For the avoidance of any doubt, section 114 of the Armed Forces Act makes military personnel criminally liable for civil offences. This means the officer in question could be arraigned before a Court Martial for obstructing a public officer from performing his public duties, et cetera.

In conclusion, celebrating the humiliation of Nyesom Wike, simply because he is a ‘big man’ or simply because he is not liked by certain persons begs the real issue here. If such intolerable conduct by the young officer is not punished or is celebrated, this may unleash a reign of terror by the men in khaki against hapless civilians – with a grin or boast that ‘we did it to Wike and nothing happened.’ This is not Nigeria of our dream!
I rest my case here.

By Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN
(Constitutional Lawyer and Author)

Mynd44 nlfpmod

The land in questions is legally gotten why can't the dishonorable minister sue if he feels like the documents are illegal is it the job of the minister to enforce any illegal documentation.

NgeneUkwenu:
The Progressives together gathered more than 500K votes in the election.

That means Tinubu will not have less than 95% of the total votes in Anambra in 2027.

God bless Soludo and Tinubu for working together.

What's have the fg done for them that will make the people vote for Tinubu. He should show workings cos Anambra people are not zombies

TheNobleProphet:
Please, stop distorting facts!

If Awolowo was NOT in prison, I bet you 💯 that these blood-suckers would have "summarily executed" him as well,👌👌👌

Why do you think so, because it's crystal clear Awolowo was the prime beneficiary and principal of that coup and not in any way an Igbo person.

Saying the truth ain't distorting fact. Even IBB collaborated the story that it ain't an igbo coup but you decided not to point out that for the op.

You mean awolowo coup of 1966?

Another terror attack again?

Not yet upto 24hrs.





Not enough original content
Please take a moment to write a quality post with at least 40 characters.
This will make the forum more interesting for everyone

jojothaiv:
😂😂😂😂😂😂

Maigida, na geji fa

Na sani lol

Ai gaslighting readers

SeeWahala:
As in ehn. . .

E bam yaga-yaga scatter 🤗

The image bam

Noted

Lagos is a no man's land (Bwala D, 2025)

Lol na your 4 years lol 😂

ravensckar:
This bald-headed fraud of a coach doesn't seem to learn from history.

The moment DELAP was taken off, shouldn't he use that as an opportunity to shore up the midfield by bringing either ESSUGO or SANTOS.

Why introduce an inexperienced GEORGE upfront who doesn't have any holdup play. Fulham are just strolling paws our midfield and pressuring our defenders.

Common Maresca! You can't win the Premier League with such inconsistency!

I dey tell you. The coach needs coaching

donjhyde:
Chelsea and Ojoro na 5&6
Imagine the ridiculous 8min extra

Go do your own lol
Your cry never start se

And Chelsea scores

Fulham derby dey always be like war...

Is Peter Obi on the ballot??

Thunderfayamods:
Yes we are lagging what next? Na the guy get time to dey follow drag explanation on top of nonsense statistics.

Good. No need constituting nuisance

Godmind2022:
It could be that South West prefer University education while some regions prefer college of education where basic education teaching qualification is obtained.

Who would (in his or her right mind) dare say South West is backward when it comes to education?

The stats say so. Southwest is lagging behind in education forget the bs

Slytiger:
They said basic education though i.e. NCE holders (college of education graduate) which is equivalent to OND.

We aspire for top qualifications in the South West and competition is high. You having a NCE in SW is as good as not being educated.

Why would we hire NCE holders when we can hire people with BEd and MEd which are superior qualifications?

NCE = National certificate of Education (College)
BEd = Bachelor of Education (University)
MEd = Masters of Education (University)

Will you be able to hire them?? Or will they be wasting their certificates if they get those not withstanding the cost?
Either ways you can't beat this argument.
South West should stop dragging the south backwards in basic education

JovialJune:
Watch how some nomenclature with no documented ancestral history of any founding father(s) will come here to cry their heart out on something that does not concern them

But a fact supposed to be acceptable by all. What's the evidence to back his statement?

bigdawg7:
No matter how y'all try to whitewash obi adminstration as governor, i know for a fact he was a disaster as governor of anambra because i lived in awka when he ruled

Are you APC?

Exclusive101:
The same Tinubu can not win APC or he coulsn't win the general election but today he is the preaident. May you not perish from aelf delusion.

Until you aknowledge you arw up agaisnt a formidable opponent na cry you go cry come 2027.

He didn't win
He's nothing without his rigging and buying inec and our justice system 🤡.

Everybody knows and can see tinubu has nothing good to offer nigerians only poverty, pain and corruption
We will checkmate him from the field this time

AyeMoJuba:
You are just daydreaming

Peter will NEVER rule or lead this country called Nigeria.
There's simply no way it can happen

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Yari**ba tears 😭

They believe their own lies and imaginations just like 4 people tweeting in a room agenda

They are doing this to distract us from the rotten state the government has sinked the nation into

Well the real hope and not the fake hope still awaits us. The real change that we need as citizens of this country. We reject to be distracted this time.

Peter Obi wave in 2027 will be a political tsunami that will bring the positive shift that Nigeria needs to progress