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donleo92:
For the first time,

Am beginning to feel like Nigeria is becoming a failed state.


Anyway, I choose to still believe that Nigeria will be great

Becoming? Nigeria is already failed state

VOsimhen144:
Somehow I am quite glad that Peter Obi didn't win the last election, because by now Tinubu and his Cohorts would have made life fvcking miserable for him.

Peter Obi will do great in terms of economy but he don’t have the mind to tackle insecurity, we need someone that has strong iron balls like Obasanjo and sani Abacha to tackle insecurity.

You know nothing about Peter Obi. Don't be deceived by his soft voice. He was given the title "Okwute", meaning iron, for a reason. Anambra state was in a deep crisis when he took over but he dealt with it decisively

It is finished!

MaziObinnaokija:
Soldiers now dey vex drag civilians. From Yerima to this . Abi it is orders from above too ?

They should redeploy these angry Market/ house keepers soldiers to Kwara,Kebbi,yobe,KASTINA etc

From which Yerima? Stop lying to yourself. It started with operation python dande in the south east. The rest of Nigerians enjoyed it then. Hand go touch all of us. It is a matter of time.

sweetkevisco:
The fear of trump is real
As soon as the pdp chairman called on Trump, everywhere clear

The man seems to be an experienced politician. With that statement, even Tinubu will threat with caution

writetopoker:
Very soon the hunters will be the hunted

It seems like what is playing out already

mascot87:
I agree with Asari 100%. I would be disappointed if action isn't taken against that nonsense boy

Nothing will happen to him. Let's stop being sentimental over the issue. If you are talking about punishing the person whose order he was carrying out, then you would be making sense

I have only one thing to say. Impunity go reach everyone as long as we keep supporting it when it favors us.

ALTERNATEID:
China has invested billions of dollars in Nigeria. They won’t sit idle and watch Trump bomb their investment into rubbles. Russia is an ally of China. Once is affects China, Russia is also affected.

So, while we don’t want any interference in the sovereignty of Nigeria, we must ensure we are prepared for all possible eventualities. We are dealing with a lunatic and that’s why we need all possible friends to stand without

Stop dreaming. China and Russia will only issue press release condemning the invasion and it ends there.

Una no dey disappoint. I have been waiting for this narrative and here it comes. Master strategist.com

GreenCovering:
That is it!
The changing rhetorics once they gain access and begin.
You think someone who calls your country a disgrace and regard you as shithole will treat you with dignity once you welcome him in.

Thread carefuly my people what you wish for!
Let's solve our problems internally!!

And how are we going to solve our problem internally? Protest? You would be shot at and arrested. Criticise? They will say you are suffering from election loss. Kindly tell us how we are going to solve our problem internally

steadygo:
You say Nigeria is a failed British experiment and your solution is to call back the same western colonizers the British belong to, to fix the problem. Even after you have been informed they will only make things worse, you go ahead and ask such an elementary question that is essentially, "how can something that is bad be made worse"? It is hard for me to not see this as an attempt at mental gymnastics all so the white man can come in your country, your effort is not even towards whether it will make your daily life worse or not, so long as he steps his foot here. You will even welcome your death if it means the white man can step foot in your land.

You are lying to yourself and doing it intentionally. We are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea. So attacking me because I choose either the devil or the deep blue sea is petty. With the type of politics we play here, Nigeria is already gone. So you can go ahead and accuse me of mental gymnastics or mental kungfu but that doesn't change the reality on the ground

steadygo:
If US comes here, you will live it with your own flesh and blood. Maybe then it will not be stale anymore. Someone has presented you with information that points to how the US is hear to further destabilize your own land, but you sir, are so mentally colonized that you refuse to accept any information but that the colonizer is here to save you.

Let me not say you are daft because I think you are intentionally being mischievous. Is Nigeria stabilized? So what exactly is U.S coming to destabilise? Nigeria is a failed British experiment. So stop your mind games, it doesn't work anymore

steadygo:
If US comes here, you will live it with your own flesh and blood. Maybe then it will not be stale anymore. Someone has presented you with information that points to how the US is hear to further destabilize your own land, but you sir, are so mentally colonized that you refuse to accept any information but that the colonizer is here to save you.

Let me not say you are daft because I think you are intentionally being mischievous. Is Nigeria stabilized? So what exactly is U.S coming to destabilise? Nigeria is a failed British experiment.

Horus:
And you really think that Trump love you so much?. You really think that he come to help?

Trump is also threatening military intervention in Venezuela.

Now ask yourself the following question: What does Venezuela and Nigeria have in common? Oil, yes Oil. Coincidence?

Libya had Oil, Coincidence?. Iraq had Oil, Coincidence?

Trump targets Nigeria and Venezuela for Oil only. He doesn't even care about you.

The US want also to attack Burkina Fasso, Niger and Mali, so they want to use Nigeria as a base to destabilise the Alliance of Sahel States

Oga this your epistle is stale. Tell us something else we have not heard before

Very interesting. Kanu is much more intelligent than people think

Sheuns:
Obj will not get involved. After all the insults Emilokan dished at him over the years

He will; anyone can accuse OBJ of anything but not lack of patriotism. The problem is that pride will not allow Tinubu to officially delegate him

chiagozien:
The Yoruba judge think he can threaten Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,just to run read scripts already given to him by Federal government.



Modified

Below 👇 is how it went down in court.



PUBLIC BRIEFING NOTE
FRN v. MAZI NNAMDI KANU
Federal High Court, Abuja – Hon. Justice James Omotosho
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

KANU HAS NO VALID LIVING OR EXTANT CHARGE AGAINST HIM. NONE. ZERO. NULLITY.

THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET IS A LEGAL CORPSE — REPEALED, NON-EXISTENT, AND UNAMENDED IN OPEN DEFIANCE OF A SUPREME COURT ORDER.
That is not opinion.
That is black-letter law.
That is Section 36(12) CFRN 1999.
That is the Supreme Court judgment of 15 December 2023.
That is the truth the judge refused to acknowledge today.

PLAIN ENGLISH: WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN COURT – WITH REAL EXCHANGES
Kanu appeared in court, stood up, and represented himself. The courtroom was full, tense, and expectant.

1. Kanu: “My Lord, there is no charge before this court.”
Kanu immediately adopted his Motion on Notice filed on 30 October 2025, and said:

“My Lord, this court lacks jurisdiction. There is no charge against me that exists in any current Nigerian statute. I ask that the court strikes it out today.”

He requested a ruling immediately.

2. Judge refuses to rule, calls the application “not final.”
Justice Omotosho responded:

“This is not a final address. The court will take your motion at the appropriate stage.”

Kanu replied firmly:

“Jurisdiction is taken first, My Lord. Without a charge, there can be no stage.”

3. Kanu reads the Supreme Court judgment aloud in court.
Kanu opened the certified judgment of the Supreme Court (15 Dec 2023) and read the famous paragraph of Garba JSC:

“Count 15 does not exist in the body of Nigerian laws. It is unknown to our law. The prosecution must amend it.”

He looked directly at the prosecution bench:

“You were ordered to amend it. You disobeyed. Yet you forced me to plead to a count that does NOT exist. That alone nullifies this entire proceeding.”

4. Prosecution caught flat-footed – no law cited

Kanu turned to Awomolo, SAN:

“Learned Silk, please tell this court the extant written law I allegedly broke.”

Awomolo SAN paused, shuffled his papers, and remained silent.

The court gallery murmured.

Kanu repeated slowly:

“Just one law. The name, section, and statute in force today.”

Still no answer.

5. Kanu invokes Section 36(12) – the constitutional kill-switch

Kanu: “Section 36(12) is clear. No person shall be tried or convicted for any offence not defined in a written law. No written law = no offence = no charge = no trial = no detention. I should not be here, My Lord.”

Judge Omotosho replied:

“That provision applies at the point of conviction, not trial.”

Kanu shot back instantly:

“My Lord, respectfully, that is wrong. The moment the law dies, jurisdiction dies. The trial cannot begin. It is a nullity ab initio.”

6. Kanu cites global case law
Kanu raised his voice slightly and cited Lord Camden’s historic ruling in Entick v. Carrington (1765):

“If the offence is not found in our law books, it is not law.”

He added:

“My Lord must take judicial notice of the repeal. That is the Evidence Act, Section 122.”

Judge did not respond to the legal point.

7. Court tries to force defence to begin

Justice Omotosho: “Mr. Kanu, are you ready to open your defence or not?”

Kanu: “I will open my defence now — this minute — if you show me the extant law under which I am charged.”

Court fell silent.

8. Awomolo SAN attempts an attack — and fails
Awomolo SAN rose: “He is wasting the time of the court. He should proceed to his defence.”

Kanu faced him squarely: “Senior Advocate, you accuse me of wasting time? Produce the law. If you show it to me, I will enter the dock this second. Let the world hear it.”

Awomolo SAN sat down. Silent.

Observers whisper: “Checkmate.”

9. Kanu accuses the court of denying fair hearing

Kanu:“This is constructive denial of fair hearing. You refuse to acknowledge the repeal of the law, refuse to obey the Supreme Court, refuse judicial notice. That is persecution, not a trial.”

Court did not challenge the statement.

Adjournment

The court adjourned to: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 For Kanu to “enter defence or waive it.”

Kanu maintained his position: “No law, no trial.”

THE CHARGE SHEET — OFFICIAL AUTOPSY
Count Law Cited Status of Law Legal Verdict
1–6 Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act 2013 Repealed by TPPA 2022, Section 97 VOID
7 “Criminal Code Cap C45” + CEMA Cap C45 does not exist; Supreme Court ordered amendment — ignored; CEMA repealed 2023 NULLITY
No amendment.
No living law.
No jurisdiction.
No trial.

THE LAW — NO LEGALESE
Section 36(12) CFRN:
If the offence is not written in a valid law, no court can try you.

Aoko v. Fagbemi (1961):
Trying or convicting under a non-existent law = injustice.

Garba v. University of Maiduguri (1986):
Jurisdiction comes first. Without it, the entire trial collapses.

TODAY’S TAKEAWAY — IN ONE TRUTHFUL LINE
Kanu proved the charge is dead.
The court proved it does not want to admit it.

OUR DEMAND — NON-NEGOTIABLE
Obey the Supreme Court: Amend the charge or strike it out.
Respect Section 36(12): No law = immediate release.
End the charade. Free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu now.
Issued by:
Onyedikachi Ifedi, Esq.
Counsel & Public Briefing Lead
Abuja, Nigeria

Compiled from direct courtroom observations, verified press reports, and real-time updates.

#FreeNnamdiKanuNow
#Section36_12
#RepealedLawsDeadCase

Interesting! Kindly make a post on this bro

helinues:
Man keep shut. You are not supposed to respond to this

Whatever your opinion about this will be attacked. Wondering why Peter Obi can't learn how to ignore some things

Take heart. E pain you say him no mention Christian genocide instead he said, "killing of Nigerians"

Kelklein:
The picture below made me believe the insecurity in Nigeria was a creation of the political class..

For those that were too young when it happened close to 11years ago.. the white man seated was John Kerry, the US Secretary of State under Obama.. when he visited Nigeria in Jan 2015.. the others seated were the newly formed APC members scheming to oust the then President Jonathan. They hosted and treated a US Sec óf State to a separate State welcome with flags of both countries as you can see behind. Those people were virtually running a shadow government while there was a sitting government in power, at that period in time.

All the things they got away with then have become treasonable offences today. Same United State they were begging John Kerry and Obama to intervene in Nigerian affairs then is suddenly not welcomed today.

Karma is indeed a b*tch.. what goes around, comes around full cycle.

Kindly make a separate post on this

Nbotee:
Seriously ehn, I for say e no suppose better for these people but from all indications the fact that they've found themselves in positions to play with the sensibilities and economic well being of Nigerians means e don already better for them

Very funny and truthful

lordm:
They will suffer until they return to democracy

Olodo, you that is in democracy, are you better than them?

Naira20:
As per the self acclaimed "Apostle" I have never heard that name before or is he one of those APC hired clergymen?

By the way, I saw "Mascot" in the article. Is he not the albino who was threatening the Uber driver

Looking at the facial expression of the candidate while the so called Apostle creates his content, you will know that he doesn't even believe in what he is saying

ObiORBiafra:
This guy is running an agenda. He didn't show what Reno said or what Reno responded with. Its sick.

Let Reno release what he said if you think the man is lying against him. The man may have an agenda but Reno has lost in his own game

wellmax:
Okay. Hope everything is okay at home. Is this level of bitterness is a new level.

I swear. The bad belle is nuclear-powered

iamfactor:
Leave those laptop boiz.
They have littered NL with hundreds of threads regarding MNK. PO is on hold for now they will soon start with him.

Their striker Reno mockery is out of the season, so they may not start with P.O anytime soon

Mrfeel:
When a tableshaker meets an earthshaker ,lol that earthquake will eventually break that table 🤣

Did you say that earthquake will eventually break that table? No, it will swallow the table

Cherrybae:
This is a smart move by kanu. The compileable witnesses if they appear will exonerate kanu via their testimony and cross examination.

Kanu lawyers are indeed wise.

I wish kanu all the best

You understand the legal game

nairalanda1:
That's what people don't notice about the article

My mother won't even step out in her car once her papers have expired unless she is going to the vio office for renewal

Police don't like cars without number plates. May indicate the car is stolen or being used for crime

Does not justify the extortion though. But also if one does not want to fall into the hands of the police , don't do things that would make you fall into their hands. Especially this corrupt Nigeria police

And if your mother run into policemen while going to VIO office?

helinues:
Perhaps this one did not watch the particular interview.

Telling Umahi to shut up is what? Compliment?

Make una stop supporting things blindly

"If you could keep quiet and listen to me", is not the same as, "shut up". The former is an appeal, the latter is a command.

kayswag100:
I'm with Oseni on this one.

However, he should have the same 'confrontational' energy when interviewing folks from the other side (non APC/Obi).

Sha be fair++++

It seems you have not watched him interview Peter Obi. He goes hard on him too; the difference is, Obi has never given him the reason to go confrontational with him.