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MAN UNITED beat CHELSEA, the CLUB WORLD CUP champions

MAN UNITED beat LIVERPOOL, the EPL champions

MAN UNITED beat CRYSTAL PALACE, the FA CUP champions

MAN UNITED are winning all the champions of last season

The only reason they did not beat ARSENAL because they were champions of NOTHING

If you’re a reigning champion just know that I will definitely beat you for sure , I beat champions for a living

GGMU🔴🔴🔴🔴

One Hausa guy carry me yesterday for bike nah every minute i dey shout yauwa just for peace to rain.

One million for sure. From the one million, I will buy land, build a four bedroom flat with swimming pool, get married to best friend, go for honey moon in Paris and save some money too.

Kukutente23:
Are you saying if Obi was in power insecurity would have been nipped in the bud?
Don't be like zombies who were first deceived with N50 milo by late Bubu only to again be deceived with agbadeau by Pa Amoda
Learn to think beyond tribal supremacy

yes, obi would have done much more better than the figure head that you called the president, who is afraid to step on toes all because of second term.

Na APC boys dat

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.

osuofia2:
Till you fall ill, you will know the importance

I can't remember the last time I went to hospital. Babalawo dey there now.

tenderlaw:
Assuming, but not conceding, that medicine is overrated, what about English Language? Just imagine what you're writing. What sort of fvckery is this?

na you know o. Get yourself some panadol tablets for my headache

Medicine is overrated. Babalawos have tooked over. Go and study Islamic or Christian religious knowledge and thank me later.

If I express my mind on this issue now, nairaland will end up banning me. These days one can't freely express his mind on this forum without being banned. What then is the purpose of this claim on nairaland?

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I'm responsible for whatever I write, please stop banning me.

E be like sey federal government has not paid dem the balance of their money.

It's unfortunate that Christain/Islamic religious knowledge were not included. Also fishery and animal husband were not also included.

Useless people. I was expecting them to go to Sokoto Prison and release their leader. They are busy flexing muscles on innocent people.

It's now 1-3. I love seeing Liverpool fans suffer.

It long overdue dew

SIRTee15:
Make people dey do small research b4 giving us their confabulated lie story.

U can't live in a one room apartment with kids in the UK. It's not allowed.
Social service will come in.
The Landlord who rented the apartment to the family will be in serious trouble.

no mind dem. Dem no know sey we get people wey dey live for UK.

Everybody just dey japa to look for greener fracture outside Nigeria.

Another reason is that caring faithful husbands can easily be found in New York.

Na wa o. Three chelsea goes counciled by the referee.

Which one is gradual transition? Abeg give dem the marching order and let it start tomorrow. The Fulanis don't do gradually killing and kidnapping

boxypane:
El-Rufai has kept quiet since President Donald Trump spoke.

him no wan collect wotowoto.

HgAkpobomeEr:
Peter Obi has also been a member of the gay community, until recently.

you mean baba too na agege?

Na wa o. A whole son of a Mallam is an artist. This is unbeleafable.

Who cares? That's your fok business.

This is a very good georgement by the george. It will serve as a detergent to others.

This is now going to make cows very expenses in the country. I pity people whose parents are still alive.

SEVEN FLAWS IN THE DEFENCE OF NNAMDI KANU’S CASE

Having followed the proceedings and read the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice J. K. Omotosho, I found seven (7) flaws in the case of the defence that aided the decision of the learned judge. My opinion herein is not on the political side of the case. I am not interested in all that. My views are completely dispassionate and purely legal.

1. Overreliance on the Argument on Repealed Law.
The defence made too many arguments on the claim that the 2013 Terrorism Act had been repealed, treating it as a silver bullet. Whereas under our Constitution, a person can only be charged with an offence based on the law existing at the time of the offence. He was charged in 2015 under the existing 2013 law, but he continued to cite the 2022 law. Also, it is a long-established principle of law that the repeal of the 2013 law and the replacement of it with the 2022 law does not extinguish liability for acts committed while the 2013 law was in force. Moreso that the 2022 law says cases under the previous law should continue as charged.

2. Kanu’s Conduct Undermined His Innocence.
Across ten years of proceedings, Kanu repeatedly displayed conduct inconsistent with a defendant seeking justice: jumping bail, inflammatory broadcasts, open defiance of court decorum, and even insulting the trial judge. A judge is entitled to consider demeanour. Such behaviour damaged his innocence, credibility, and supported the prosecution’s narrative about his disposition and capacity to commit the alleged offences.

3. Kanu’s Numerous Suits and Appeals Aided the Trial Judge in His Judgment.
Kanu’s aggressive litigation strategy - suits in Nigeria and Kenya, multiple appeals, and constitutional challenges eventually boomeranged. The Supreme Court resolved virtually all key issues (extraordinary rendition, fair hearing, charge competence, jurisdiction), leaving Justice Omotosho with a legally fortified framework. In fact, those cases aided the judge to effortlessly reach an easy conclusion on strong positions of law over those key issues.

4. Repeated Attempts to Delay Defence Despite Court Indulgence.
Justice Omotosho was magnanimous enough to grant five (5) adjournments at the instance of the defence, and he exhibited uncommon patience. However, Kanu repeatedly refused to open his defence. This pattern signaled deliberate obstruction. Under ACJA, a court cannot be held hostage by endless delays. Indeed, the judge’s unmatched forbearing spirit is a special grace.

5. Debriefing Three SANs at the Most Critical Stage.
At the point where expert criminal defence was most needed, Kanu debriefed his team of highly experienced Senior Advocates. This was a catastrophic strategic mistake. No matter how intelligent, no accused person can competently handle a terrorism trial alone. Even lawyers do not conduct their own cases. This decision left him legally vulnerable and without a coherent defence structure.

6. Filing Repetitive Applications on Issues Already Settled by the Supreme Courts
Instead of mounting a substantive defence, Kanu spent his defence stage filing motions on issues already decided by the Supreme Court. This was legally futile - a lower court cannot revisit settled appellate issues. The result was wasted time, a hollow defence strategy, and a perception that he had no real case to present.

7. Resting His Case on the Prosecution’s Overwhelming Evidence.
All the above led Kanu to a sole choice of resting his case on that of the prosecution. Choosing not to call a single witness, not to tender evidence, and not to rebut the prosecution’s extensive videos, broadcasts, physical exhibits, reports of deaths, and records of violence was effectively conceding the field. Resting on the prosecution’s case is only viable where the prosecution is weak. Here, the evidence was massive and detailed. The decision was strategically suicidal.

Conclusion
In all these, the judge remained fair, patient, and firmly acted and decided based on the law. No matter how intelligent a person is, one cannot perform surgery on oneself, much less when one is not a surgeon. Even lawyers entrust their own personal matters to other lawyers for objectivity and professional strength. Kanu was either poorly advised, driven by a flawed strategy, or simply chose to ignore wise counsel and embark on a path that proved legally suicidal. As things stand, this judgment is unlikely to be easily disturbed on appeal. Time will tell. Let us wait and see.

- Olajide Adewale, Esq.

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nairalanda1:
If it is American English, shareholder can be used or the alternative term stockholder or stockholders in plural

abegi. You're not current with the English sintax.

Dis one just dey waste him time and money. Person wey Obasanjo don cause.