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Agugbadin:
Stubborn pursuer. No man is greater than God. When Pharaoh soldiers pursued the Israelite they refused to allow them go they cried to God,he heard their cry and send his servant to tell Pharaoh to let his people go,he refused and kept pursuing even after God forced him to recognise him as God. When they got to the red sea,God intervened and swallowed up the unrepentant pursuers in the red sea and the Isrealites pass through dry ground to the promise land.

dre11:
https://dailytrust.com/n159-28trn-debt-each-nigerian-owes-n724000/?utm_source=beloud.com&utm_medium=beloud.com

Sheuns:
Buhari decided not to be on anyone’s side and stood neutral. Something Tinubu can never do.

Sheuns:
Stop this narrative of the president didn’t want him. If Buhari had wanted him not to be on the ballot as APC candidate, he would have done it and no one would have stopped him.

Buhari decided not to be on anyone’s side and stood neutral. Something Tinubu can never do.

reddingtonblack:
Lets Face the Truth, Tinubu is not here to solve govern Nigeria, Tinubu is just a Man trying to live his fantasy dreams, enjoy everything a president enjoys thats ALL.

Brendaniel:
Anyone still in PDP should just leave, there is no need fighting over PDP anymore, where PDP failed was when Wike said he was going to support Tinubu for president in 2023 against their own presidential candidate, he was supposed to be expelled immediately.

Even after the election, they were still tolerating all the nonsense from him, any person fighting him in PDP may just be wasting his time, it is sometimes harder to fight someone in a house that you care about and your opponent doesn't care about, why?

While your opponent sees all the properties in the house as a weapon to use against you, you are seeing the same properties as assets and would not want to destroy them, sometimes you just need to leave the house so the person can come outside, then you take on the person proper.

Imagine a goal keeper telling his team that he is supporting the other team to win because he wasn't made the captain and the coach left him to play 90 mins while allowing the other team score goals as they like(One of the biggest mistakes the PDP ever made in recent time)

ufotunang:
There is no other way out..unless wike decides not to support Tinubu in 2027 and he works towards PDP getting a presidential candidate for 2027 election that will challenge APC and Tinubu in 2027 ... that is the way out and that will solve the problems in PDP

21lucky:
Fresh cracks appear to be emerging within Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as conversations around the 2027 presidential election quietly gather momentum. Multiple party insiders confirm that a growing number of influential APC members are urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider seeking a second term, citing concerns around age, stamina, and the intense demands of the office.

According to party sources familiar with the discussions, the pressure is not being framed as a rebellion but as what some describe as “strategic realism” ahead of a highly competitive election cycle. These voices argue that the party must begin early planning to avoid internal shocks and voter fatigue.



Supporters of this position emphasize that the debate is not rooted in personal hostility toward the president, but in broader concerns about governance continuity and party longevity. They point to the economic strain, security challenges, and diplomatic workload associated with the presidency, arguing that the APC must weigh sustainability alongside experience.

While the presidency has made no official statement regarding 2027 ambitions, the internal conversations suggest that the issue is gaining traction beyond informal whispers.



More striking, however, is the alternative being proposed by this bloc within the party. Sources say some APC members are advising President Tinubu to play a kingmaker role by endorsing a younger successor—around 35 years old—from the South-East ahead of the 2027 election.

The argument rests on two pillars: generational renewal and regional balance. Proponents believe such a move would allow the South to complete its informal eight-year rotational expectation while simultaneously addressing long-standing calls for South-East inclusion at the highest level of power.

“This would be a bold legacy-defining decision,” one party source said. “It signals unity, youth inclusion, and national healing.”

Backers of the proposal say a youthful candidate could help rebrand the APC ahead of 2027, particularly among young voters who have grown increasingly skeptical of traditional political leadership. They argue that the combination of youth, regional representation, and party continuity could offer the APC a strategic advantage.

Still, skeptics within the party warn that bypassing an incumbent second term could set a complicated precedent and weaken party cohesion if not carefully managed.



For now, these discussions remain unofficial, but their existence alone underscores the shifting dynamics within the APC. Whether President Tinubu chooses to run again or chart a different course, the party is clearly at a crossroads—one where age, rotation, youth participation, and political legacy are colliding.

As Nigeria moves closer to 2027, what happens behind closed doors in the ruling party may soon spill into the public arena, shaping not just the APC’s future, but the country’s political direction.

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Kushites:
You have come again with your WHITEWASHED history.

That he ''coined the term'' doesn't mean he INVENTED it.

When will you colonised Nigerians learn that there are TWO types of History in this world?

A) The Whitewashed History of black insignificance.

B) The TRUE History inclusive of Black Excellence and impact?

WHEN?

The entire black world KNOWS THIS FACT, except you.

Embarrassing yourself by trying to counter with a MAINSTREAM WHITEWASHED STORY.

WAKE UP.

Do you know that there are hundreds of major historical figures, from kings to scientists, that, if you read about them from those who saw them, were described as blacks with thick curly hair. But if you go on Google or Wikipedia and type the person's name, you'll see a blonde white man?

I mean, you people are just bamboozled. You have no clue.

Go on ChatGPT AI now and type: ''tell me about the whitewashing of black history''.

You will be PROPERLY educated. And shocked at how widespread, deliberate, and systematic it is.

We are in the days of AI. You have no excuse to remain bamboozled.

beerfraud:


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/nigerian-held-with-drugs-worth-40k/articleshow/124559528.cms


https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/%EF%BB%BFnigerian-national-arrested-in-pernem-drug-bust/137568.html

https://x.com/goanewshub/status/1978128835586499058?s=46

[b]He was once arrested in 2016 for the same offense

https://www.nairaland.com/3294542/7-nigerians-arrested-india-drug#48567215

shortgun:
Demolishing people’s houses and grabbing land by the Lagos State Government is nothing new. It’s an old pattern of theft and abuse that goes back to the 1980s. Successive Lagos governments have shamelessly taken over people’s lawful properties, acting above the laws of Nigeria. These are not isolated cases, they’re part of a long, dirty tradition of government-backed robbery.

Lagos State government ends up losing the cases that are taken to court, because the evidence of illegality and impunity are undeniable. Many Judges in the past have declared many of these demolitions and seizures as illegal and have ordered compensation for the victims.

Below are some of the well-documented cases where the courts declared Lagos State’s governments demolitions illegal. It’s a disgrace that a state government constantly finds itself on the wrong side of the law it is meant to uphold.


1.Makoko / Oko-Agbon / Sogunro / Iwaya waterfront communities case
(Suit No. FHC/L/CS/70/2025)
Presided by Justice F. N. Ogazi.


Respondents:Lagos State Government, its relevant agencies and the Nigeria Police Force. Also implicated is FBT Coral Limited (private developer) for being allocated parts of the land

Background:
Lagos State government and its agents used brute force and threats to demolish houses and business premises without compensation or resettlement.
Re-alocated the land to a private developer, FBT Coral, for luxury development.
Residents claim loss of livelihoods, businesses, homes, Police harassment and the killing of a community leader.

Judgment and Court Ruling
The court restrained Lagos State Government & the authorities including the Police command from any further unlawful evictions or demolitions in the Makoko / Oko-Agbon / Sogunro / Iwaya waterfront communities. Also, from continuing threats of such actions.
₦3.5 billion was awarded as damages to the residents. These damages cover past demolitions, past threats of demolition and the unlawful killing of a community leader.


2.Shangisha / Magodo Scheme II case.
Supreme court SC/112/2002

Background:
Between June 1984 and May 1985, Lagos State Government moved into Shangisha Village now known as Magodo Scheme II demolishing homes and seizing land from citizens who had done nothing wrong. Many of them who had legally bought their plots and built houses long before the state’s invasion.

Judgment and Court Ruling
In 1993, the Lagos State High Court declared the Lagos state government’s actions illegal, ordering Lagos to allocate 549 plots to the landlords as restitution. The lagos state government refused and appealed — but the Court of Appeal in 2001 upheld the decision of the high court. Yet, again the state dragged the matter to the Supreme Court, the apex court.
Led by Justice Adekeye, The Supreme court delivered a final judgment on 10 February 2012, unanimously ordering Lagos to comply and give the landlords first choice of 549 plots in Shangisha or equivalent plots elsewhere.
Lagos lost again
After nearly three decades, In 2024, Lagos State government filed an application again at the Supreme Court seeking a review of its 2012 decision in SC/1/2/2002.
The Supreme Court rejected that application. It held that the 2012 judgment was unambiguous, that the Court lacks the power to review its own judgment and that what Lagos was asking was essentially a re-opening of final judgment which is not permissible under the law!


3.Lagos State goverment vs Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (1986) – Supreme Court (SC.241/1985)

Background:
Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu had secured an ex parte interim injunction restraining the Lagos State Government from ejecting him from his legal residence. Despite this clear court order, the Lagos State Government defied the order and sent about 150 armed men to forcibly eject Chief Ojukwu, his family and other occupants while the suit was still pending in court.

The Court of Appeal condemned the government’s actions as illegal, ordering that Ojukwu be reinstated into possession and describing Lagos State’s conduct as an act of rascality and self-help — a violation of due process and the rule of law.

The Lagos State Government not satisfied appealed to the Supreme Court, which unanimously dismissed the appeal. The apex court ruled that the forced eviction of Ojukwu while litigation was ongoing was unlawful, amounted to executive lawlessness and was rascality and self-help, acts forbidden under the law.

The case remains a landmark precedent in Nigerian jurisprudence affirming that no individual or authority not even the government, may use force to evict or reclaim property when a case is pending before the court.


National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) vs Lagos Lagos State Government....( this case is similar to trade fair demolitions)
Court: Supreme Court of Nigeria
Case No./Appeal No.: SC/CV/17/2018

Background:
Lagos State government with it's LASWA (2008 law) state law, had been regulating, licensing, levying boat operators, dredgers, tour‐boats etc illegally on inland waterways..lagoons, rivers, etc) within Lagos State.

NIWA (a Federal agency) challenged that Lagos State’s regulation / levy imposition was illegal and unconstitutional; claiming that all inland waterways fall under the Exclusive Legislative List in the Constitution, which is a federal jurisdiction,so states cannot usurp that authority.

There was some back-and-forth. The Federal High Court then ruled in favor of NIWA.
Not satisfied, Lagos state government appealed the judgement and the Court of Appeal later reversed the ruling of the high court, giving Lagos some regulatory space over waterways within the state. The case then went to the Supreme Court.

Judgment and Court Ruling
The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s judgment. It affirmed the earlier Federal High Court decision of March 28, 2014, by Justice Tsoho that NIWA/NMSSA / that the Federal Government have exclusive authority over the inland waterways in Nigeria—this includes licensing, levies, regulation and all related commercial activity.

Held that Lagos State’s legislation (LASWA Law 2008) is illegal and unconstitutional, to the extent it attempts to regulate, charge, license or control inland waterways, in conflict with the NIWA Act and the Constitution’s Exclusive Legislative List. The Supreme Court declared the actions of lagos state illegal.
Lagos State lost the legal authority to impose levies, licenses or regulatory fees on inland waterways operators boats, tours, dredgers etc. under the LASWA law or similar state laws. Such regulatory power rests solely with federal agencies NIWA / NMSSA.

Conclusion:
A clear pattern runs through all these cases: the Lagos State Government has repeatedly shown utter disregard for the laws of Nigeria. It has made illegality a habit, operating above the law and using state power to dispossess citizens of their properties.
No other state in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world has this long and shameful record of being legally proven wrong so many times in courts

So, before you assume that Lagos State’s demolitions are justified, remember its history of lawlessness, a government that has been found guilty over and over again of illegally seizing people’s land.
The real tragedy in all this is that many victims will never get justice simply because they cannot afford the long legal battle with a state government,while the Lagos government bloated with public funds has demonstrated that it will chase people’s private legal properties all the way to the Supreme Court — just to keep what it stole.

Exousiang01:
Don't be ignorant.
Democracy is never a western thing.
Africans practice democracy long before the white man came.

In kingdoms a Kiing will have his chiefs who are representatives of the clans, a king never takes decisions without hearing from these chiefs who represents the people, live amongst the people and have personal relationship with the people. So one way or the other the people have a voice in decision making.

In Igbo land where they had no kings the men will gather in the village square and everyman has a right to air his view, every man had a say.
So many tribes had their own method of practicing a government of the people and for the people...

We always had a king who sits as the president
A chief priest who was the mediator and law, you call them judiciary today
The chiefs in council who were the representatives or what you call Legislature today.
We had appointments like head of hunters, head of warriors (the Generals) etc. these were ministers.
We were running full fledged governments before the white man came.

DesChyko:
From the comments I am seeing here, is it that some people do not expect Israel to improve their defence systems?

This is hilarious🤣🤣