₦airaland Forum

BuharisBoy:
People like senator George Akume can betray anyone and anything for their personal gain. They can betray their state, region align with a foe( not in real sense) and feel no any guilt.
Is benue not in the North? As a former governor and senator of the North, uttering something is very shameful. He is a traitor

How's Akume a betrayer for expressing his opinion? He never had any agreement with anybody that power should go to the north in 2027.

If you claim Okowa is a betrayer, I will agree with you, but on this Akume issue, I disagree unless you're able to prove how he betrayed the north

TUANKU:
Middle Belt is not North. Will you say David Mark or Daniel Amokachi is a northerner? This false narrative you Hausa people throw around is long dead. Go to makurdi or gboko and repeat your statement and see the outcome 😂.
The good people of the middle belt are not a part of you...from Benue to Taraba to Plateau etc

Middle belt is part of the North, so David Mark and Daniel Amokachi are both northerners.

jmoore:
False!

It was 700+ after Tinubu floated it.

Aboki was selling above 700/$ before the arrival of Tinubu

Local government chairmen are now getting their allocation directly, he should first contest to become a local government chairman

Obidients will be so happy

Beremx:
Nigeria exports crude oil and imports PMS.

[b]Among all OPEC countries, which other country shamelessly does same?[/b]Just asking o!

Almost every OPEC country, UAE imported from the PH refinery few days ago

LegendHero:
🇳🇬TOP 10 EXPORTED PRODUCTS IN 9 MONTHS, 2024 (JAN - SEPT)


🇳🇬TOP 10 IMPORTED PRODUCTS IN 9 MONTHS, 2024 (JAN - SEPT)

I expect the importation of PMS,Gas oil,Butanes and kerosene to fall in 2025

Adaobi rodents hate this kind of news

Bizaustine:
No Nigerians never voted for the failure of all failures Tpain. INEC and the Nigerian system that has been nothing but a curse on the common man living in Nigerian sold out to him as the highest bidder.

Nigerians including Tinubu's family members in Osun came out in their numbers to collect Pvc and vote out Tinubu’s Apc calamity but lost to INEC bvas scam.

INEC will run it for him again in 2027, chai can the Country survive another round of this total clueless failure called Tinubu 😁😁.

Nija don buy better market for Apc hand o😁

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Bizaustine:
Loll and the result of it is ebi mpka wa everywhere in the Country 😁😁
Zombie how is this a good thing na😁😁.

Nigerians voted for Tinubu in 2023, we will decide again in 2027

Pawa100:
See talk !!! Investors go to a place where there is conducive economic atmosphere !!! Profitability , economic stability , security etc is what every investor are looking for ........ Even plus you !!! I guess you no dey carry your money put where e dey jagajaga

You're wailing as if investors didn't buy the stake they sold

BiafranPatriot:
Legendhero..

The builder of LAGOS.. is still sleeping abi?

Will you blame Jonathan for this . or.. IGBOs, as you are instructed to do you your gathering of losers?

Legendhero....even in ilaro, IGBOs with 2x2 shops are buying all your ancestral lands..

Anyway...

Just tell the builder of LAGOS who sponsors your foolishness that the international community has seen he is a total failure.

Total failure

Why should the FG be blamed for a company that sold her stake in Nigeria and Azerbaijan? So nah Tinubu they rule in Azerbaijan too?

Skooltynz:
Drone technology is the latest hotcake at the moment especially in modern warfare and security and a lot of countries are investing heavily on it,if southeastern leaders are truly serious about curbing insecurity in the region then they should employ drone tech systems to map out and destroy criminal hideouts In the forest of the region imagine deploying over 20k drones all over southeastern forests these kidnappers will be running helter skelter with no where to hide making them easy to apprehended I will not prescribed armed drones for direct combat because its expensive and also because civilians might get caught in the crossfire but just for the purpose of capturing their location and camps.

Drone technology should be use all over Nigeria, not just the south east alone.

HardBishop:
Make una continue una game... [b]When Igbo men go say no elections for SE[/b]an that time naija go situp

We go even happy because a lot of Igbos will still vote against Tinubu just because he's a Yoruba man

WowSweetGuy:
What of South east?! When will they ever consider them. North should rest for long abeg

Power will come back to the south in 2039

TUANKU:
In a sane country these two wouldn't hold any political office after their tenures in 2007, that they still hold political power today shows you how bad Nigeria has fallen.
With such people as leaders even the devil go pity you.

This is a chidish and dull comment

This kind of news makes obidients sad and depress

psucc:
Some people lacks shame. Imagine a man that arm twisted Nigerians, Edo and Ondo in broad day light, took over 5days to count less than 30m votes, 2 days for less than 10m is congratulating a man who holds his integrity in high esteem.

The 2023 presidential election reflect the wills of Nigerians, USA, France and every other country around the world agree with INEC on who won the election. You obidients can keep on wailing on social media, it does not matter. Tinubu will rule Nigeria till may 29 2031

Quodseverismete:
Can you compare the Election in Ghana and Sham INEC conducted in 2023?.

The 2023 presidential election is free and fair, even the USA, France and every other countries around the world agree with INEC, that's why they are all working with Tinubu.

Tetrahedron:
mumu like Assad
Used and dumped by Russia
Stooge that destroyed his country for no gain

How's he used and dump by Russia? Without Russia and Iran, he won't have survive beyond 2012. Assad had time to prepare his military and defense after the cease fire

The same people who do boast they don't bow to any king

OlujobaSamuel:
You are right on the law Buhari signed, but that law can still be voided by the court as it's against the spirit of the constitution on 2terms.
One of such laws was also voided during GEJ'S tenure, a law was passed that the court can't declare a winner in an election, rather, inec should conduct another election, the court nullified that aspect of the law and the court pronouncement stood.
If GEJ or and other interested party should challenge this too, the court will expunged it

Till then

Bobloco:
But he contested the 2015 election. Are you now implying that if he had won, he wouldn't have been sworn in?

After my explanation, I don't expect you to ask this kind of question. I told you the year it became a law in Nigeria.

Hopez456:
GEJ can contest. Had he won the second term that he lost to Buhari, he would be ineligible to contest again.

Buhari signed the law in 2018.

Bobloco:
What do you imply by the bold statement?

He was sworn in as the president after the death of Yardua and after he won reelection. No Nigerian can be sworn in as the president of Nigeria or the governor of any state more than twice.

Aiyedatiwa can't contest in the next governorship election in Ondo state again because he was sworn in as the governor of Ondo state after the death of Akeredolu and he will be sworn in for the second time in February 2025, so he's automatically disqualified from partaking in any governorship election in Ondo state.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/271662-buhari-signs-bill-limiting-tenures-of-vice-presidents-deputy-governors-who-succeed-principals.html?tztc=1


https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/new-law-stops-vp-who-completes-presidents-tenure-from-contesting-twice/%3famp

Buhari signed the law back in 2018. Jonathan is automatically disqualified base on this new law

abc115:
Opposition fighters in Syria, in an unprecedented move, have totally taken over numerous cities, in a highly coordinated offensive, and are now on the outskirts of Damascus, obviously preparing to make a very big move toward taking out Assad. Russia, because they are so tied up in Ukraine, and with the loss there of over 600,000 soldiers, seems incapable of stopping this literal march through Syria, a country they have protected for years. This is where former President Obama refused to honor his commitment of protecting the RED LINE IN THE SAND, and all hell broke out, with Russia stepping in. But now they are, like possibly Assad himself, being forced out, and it may actually be the best thing that can happen to them. There was never much of a benefit in Syria for Russia, other than to make Obama look really stupid. In any event, Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1865434273953509462

Asaad, his military and intelligence services should be blame for the collapse of his government. They had more than 5 years to prepare a defense, look at the way they are caught off guard. Just like Libya, Syria will never recover from this calamity even in 10 years time

Bobloco:
Who's next, your guess is as good as mine

GEJ, that name will make the Ronus go bull

GEJ can't contest in a presidential election in Nigeria. He's not alone though, Buhari and OBJ can't also contest in a presidential election in Nigeria.

Bobloco:
According to Section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999,”every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.” To underscore the importance of this right, the constitution further expands the empowerment beyond private discussions by recognizing the use of the media to effect communication across the globe by anyone desirous of consummating the freedom of speech provided by the section. Hence, Section 39(2) explicitly empowers citizens to “own, establish and operate any medium for the dissemination of information, ideas and opinions.”It is perhaps to avoid the misuse of this powerful right, that Nigeria also has a law of defamation which protects citizens from being hurt by reckless statements made by anyone under the guise of freedom of speech.

It can therefore be argued that although the law of defamation derogates from the constitutional provision on freedom of expression, it is certainly one of those laws which Section 45 of the constitution regards as reasonably justifiable in a democratic society. For those who may not fully comprehend what defamation entails, the Nigerian judiciary has since made it easy by defining the concept as an attack on the reputation of a person which lowers one in the estimation of people or causes him/her to be shunned or avoided or exposed to hatred, contempt and ridicule. But then, not every criticism can qualify to be defamatory. A defamatory statement must not only be clearly false, it must also have been made known to not just a few people but to several persons or the world at large. The damaging statement must also have targeted a specific, identifiable person and not just some group of people.

When the above is applied to the ongoing popular case of legal giant, Afe Babalola and human rights activists Dele Farotimi, many can easily see a pointer to a case of defamation especially its stronger dimension of Libel. This is because the alleged offending statement is clearly published in a book written by Dele Farotimi which is in circulation worldwide. The statement also refers specifically to Babalola. What may be difficult to quickly conclude upon at this point is whether the allegations credited to Farotimi are true of Babalola. It is therefore in order that the aggrieved has sued the accused to prove his allegation or be penalized for making reckless weighty allegations. The case looks quite straight forward because Farotimi has not denied that he made such allegation. In the circumstance, it is a case that the judiciary can easily establish guilt. However, the simplicity of the case has become complicated with the involvement of the police.



With the main issues in the case clearly laid, out not many have been able to understand what exactly the police have been or are still investigating to justify the continued detention of Farotimi in police custody. Is it so that the activist does not escape from trial or is he facing punishment for his alleged refusal to present himself early enough? If the truth must be told, the involvement of the police in the case merely reminds many people of the posture of the colonial police used by authorities and the elites to compel strong-headed citizens to fall in line. Police involvement in the case has actually created a bigger court on the subject – the court of public opinion. Indeed, the two people involved in the case are very well known to the public. In the case of Babalola, there is hardly any lawyer that is known to have made a bigger success of his career. On the other hand, no one is likely to believe that Farotimi would timidly dodge police invitation.


From the comments made by the Nigerian Bar Association and some senior lawyers including the fiery Femi Falana, the case has since moved away from that of defamation to the misuse of police power to suppress an underdog. Many people could not have been comfortable with the report that Farotimi’s arrest was done by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command without prior notification to the Lagos State Police Command or even the higher Zone 2 Command. It is reported that the arrest took the gestapo’ style just as it was done without the convention of logging or booking the case in Lagos thereby leaving Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2 Command, Adegoke Fayoade and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Olanrewaju Ishola in the dark until the incident went public. This gives an impression that some actors in the game are more interested in toying with Farotimi’s right to liberty than ensuring justice.

Many questions have since been asked and irrespective of what side anyone chooses to support, Nigerians would no doubt gain from answers to such questions. First, having allegedly invaded Dele Farotimi’s chambers, why was it necessary for the Ekiti operatives to also harass the staff by seizing their phones? Was the choice to use the Ekiti police instead of their colleagues in Lagos where the accused works and lives strategic? Put differently, is it true that Lagos was being avoided because ‘the state of excellence’ has since 2011 decriminalized defamation? Again, how true is the allegation that the arrest of the activist was premature? This question has been asked because DSP Abutu Sunday, the Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti State Command issued a press statement that Farotimi “was in custody and will be arraigned as soon as investigation is concluded.”


It is worthy of note that some persons are also asking questions in favour of Afe Babalola. For example, should Babalola keep quiet and watch his hard-earned reputation destroyed through what looks to him as reckless statements? There is also the issue of the state of the law. Is defamation only a civil wrong? Here, attention is being drawn to the subsisting provisions of the Criminal Code on defamation which establishes clearly that in Nigeria, defamation is also a criminal offence. In addition, it is argued that no amount of compensations can repair the damage which the allegations have done to Babalola’s hitherto impeccable reputation. As we all await the verdict of the court, not much has been said about two aspects of the case. The first is the issue of veracity; who says Farotimi’s allegations cannot be true? Do we know what Farotimi knows about Afe Babalola that could make him think the legal giant does not deserve the high esteem of Nigerians?

The second is the dicey nature of defamation. Indeed, because defamation matters are usually premised on reputation, some defendants could bring up a dirty past that the plaintiff may have forgotten and which could be to the embarrassment of the parties and their children. Here, let’s recall the 1985 libel case instituted against NewsWatch Magazine by the late Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams SAN. NewsWatch hired Chief Gani Fawehinmi who came to court to argue that his clients were justified in their publication insisting that Chief Williams who at the time was arguably the most respected lawyer in Nigeria had no reputation to protect. To illuminate his position, Gani exhumed a 1949 case in which Chief Williams was lampooned in court for a dishonourable conduct of misapplication of his client’s funds. Not much could be said thereafter.

This piece cannot end without reference to the fact that it is one thing for the court to uphold a person’s reputation but quite another thing for the public that a person wishes to please to fixatedly hold-on to a different opinion. Today, some segments of the Nigerian public and other international activists have already taken sides against Babalola. Many people are said to have rushed to purchase every available copy of the ‘forbidden’ book making Amazon to declare the book which initially recorded low sales to have attained a best seller status. Next Tuesday, activists are billed to gather at Kings College London to put pressure on the institution to cancel its Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education named after the legal giant for what the group perceives as Babalola’s abuse of power. We can only hope that the court case itself will not end in Pyrrhic victory – one obvious reason why cases of defamation by great men should be left to the courts without involving other exuberant actors.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/12/what-if-farotimis-allegations-are-not-false-by-tonnie-iredia/

He should go and defend Farotimi at the court

Toh

The coach comot Fernandez and put Mount, shey e really want to win this game sha?😁

Tradepunter2:
1400 is the best price based on monthly averages.

What exactly do you mean by this? Naira has been exchanging for over 1600 for more than a month now

Yibodients when is the military going to turn Burkina Faso to Dubai?