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festacman:
Love him or hate him, David Hundeyin is a proper coconut head. Strong as it comes.

Every progressive society needs more of David Hundeyin and VDM than it needs of conformists who would easily kowtow before oppressors or clowns who dance for daily meals at oppressor's palace.

helinues:


Where he wan see the money?

I believe I can fly without wings ..

folake4u:
My friend is also an investigative journalist like David and when we talked about this niggar some time back, I no longer rated him because he had ALWAYS been a questionable character. Infact, the two journalists don't see eye to eye till this day.

Well, since you love him that much, kindly assist him to pay the fines.

Kingbharry:
Credit alert journalists don enter am. I stopped listening to this fuul when he said Nigeria makes car and when ahead to copy and paste a whole bunch of sheet trying to defend his stupid claim. How can a country without a steel mill make cars?

femi4:
Elon pays no fit o, that's about $120,000

NinjaMetahuman:
he will need to drop more Twitter bangers for engagement.

folake4u:
Placing VDM and David Hundeyin on a pedestal is indeed laughable.

Nigerians will never learn, these people don't give a sh*t about you, they're after their pockets. At best? Stomach infrastructure.

I'm very happy about this matter because way back, he tried his possible best to assassinate Kiki’s character. As an investigative journalist, who does that? When you don't have evidence and whatnot.

My friend is also an investigative journalist like David and when we talked about this niggar some time back, I no longer rated him because he had ALWAYS been a questionable character. Infact, the two journalists don't see eye to eye till this day.

Well, since you love him that much, kindly assist him to pay the fines.

Nasri100:
The court case has no jurisdiction. He can’t be forced to pay a fine in a country he doesn’t even have permanent residency in. Or any assets so it’s dead on arrival.

Besides I don’t know why this topic is Kiki vs Hundeyin.

It was the white guy charles that sued not Kiki.

@Seun sack some of your mods

NinjaMetahuman:
Lmao

I'm genuinely not interested in whatever the fvck is going with that Twitter ediot vs Kiki or whatever.

I didn't even read this nonsense thread or care about the story they are fighting each other over.

I'm only here to read comments and laugh.

higgs:
If You design a vehicle and produce the non steel components and then send your design to various parts manufacturers to produce to specification and everything is then assembled in your plant, is that not vehicle production? FYI,these days,that is what most car companies do.

GloriousGbola:
in nigerian terms, david hundeyin is going to pay over 200 million naira in damages for defamation of character

if you think he has escaped this because he is not working or living in the uk - think again.

it means he cannot flee to the uk again

it also means he cannot earn any money in the uk as it will be immediately garnished.

if kiki and charles really want to turn the knife in, they can likely follow up with banks he uses where ever he resides and throw the garnishee order on them .

when david hundeyin was writing long 'expose', it was not too long to read

https://davidhundeyin.substack.com/p/journalism-career-graveyard-the-bbc


the original article is still up. the guy has a literal death wish.

Gerrard59:
Two things sha..

- His investigative articles have never been found to be false. The Kiki issue is not a major publication or investigation of his
- He writes well. I read his reply and it was a nice read. Sha, he studied Creative Writing at Hull, so a good testament to the tuition fees his dad paid.

Kingbharry:
Assembling a car is different from making a car and manufacturers are different from assemblers.
Those companies making the components get 2 heads. The raw components of everything you need to make a car is steel. Someone else makes your engine and every other part and you say we make cars as a country.
He basically saying we should keep importing parts to assemble here and be proud that we make cars.

Pegout don assemble car for here as well. Does that mean Nigeria was making cars then?

Gerrard59:
Two things sha..

- His investigative articles have never been found to be false. The Kiki issue is not a major publication or investigation of his
- He writes well. I read his reply and it was a nice read. Sha, he studied Creative Writing at Hull, so a good testament to the tuition fees his dad paid.

D is a journalist. He has an established profile and following within the jurisdiction partly through his articles for international publishers, including Al Jazeera, CNN and the Washington Post. D has various links with this jurisdiction, including having studied at the University of Hull, and holding a fellowship in 2023 at the University of Cambridge, but it is not clear where exactly his principal place of domicile is. As far as C understands it, he is a Nigerian citizen.

D publishes a newsletter via Substack. This is an online platform based in the United States which allows journalists and writers and other content creators to post their work which can be accessed by followers and subscribers (from which they can make money). At the material time, he had more than 42,000 Substack subscribers. He was also active on Twitter (now X) where he had more than 560,000 followers.

D's Twitter followers include a material number of individuals within the jurisdiction, including many who work for the BBC, work for media organisations with operations in the jurisdiction, or have an interest in Africa, including Paul Arkwright, a diplomat. Mr Arkwright was previously the British High Commissioner to Nigeria and the UK's COP26 Regional Ambassador to Sub-Saharan Africa. I will come back to this point later.

At some time unknown in 2021, the D started a relationship with Ms Obidiebube and they subsequently married in August 2021. According to D, they have since separated.

The paragraphs of the Article which were defamatory of C were [45]-[81], that section ending with a prominent photograph of C holding a camera. As well as publishing on Substack, D promoted it via Twitter to his followers, thereby bringing the Article to the attention of many more readers.

In its natural and ordinary meaning the Article meant and was understood to mean that:

a. C had had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a potential contributor (Ms Mordi, aka, Kiki) to 'Sex for Grades' concerning sexual harassment in universities;

b. Solely because of that relationship, he brought her onto the team making the documentary and gave her the role of on-screen reporter;

c. he did so despite her having made no meaningful contribution to the programme;

d. without any justification, he took the credit for the programme and ensured Ms Mordi was given credit when, without the undercover footage obtained by Ms Obidiebube, there would have been no meaningful documentary and the programme was, in fact, the product of her (Ms Obidiebube) work;

e. he deliberately deceived Ms Obidiebube, and promoted Ms Mordi because he was having sex with her; and

f. he thereby abused his position as director and producer of the programme.

On 29 September 2022, D posted on Twitter:

"As for the people who are constantly threatening 'legal steps' because my stories have exposed their true nature to their international donors, NGOs and state actors, here is @WestAfricaWeek's address. If you don't sue me, you are all bastards. I double dare you…"
On 1 October 2022, D tweeted twice, directed at Ms Mordi, that she should sue if he was lying and she wanted to contend that D's allegation that she had 'traded sexual favours in exchange for workplace advantage' was a lie. Also, in a tweet directed at C and Ms Mordi (using their Twitter handles) D wrote:

"Then why don't you sue me for categorically stating that you had sex multiple times with @CNorthcott1 in the course of producing that documentary, and that this formed the sole basis of your fraudulent "career"?..."
On 2 October 2022, D tweeted a link to the Article and said:

"You all know Oge Obi is not really who you're after so I find this exaggerated rubbernecking amusing. I wrote this story and I stand by it. Whoever has a problem with it knows the right course of action to pursue. Good afternoon":
On 31 January 2023 a letter of claim was sent on behalf of C. It complained of defamation in relation to the Article including republications on social media (and complained of other matters and advanced other causes of action).

D emailed his response on 1 February 2023. It was combative in tone, to say the least. Among other things, D wrote:

"I completely stand by my story and I expect your 'faithful husband' client to sit down opposite me in court. If you have nothing further beyond more non-fact-checked claims, fatuous arguments and unreasonable demands, I encourage you to take the next legal steps forthwith. I have spent close to a decade practising high risk investigative journalism in one of the world's most dangerous places to be a journalist. If you imagine that I can be bullied or intimidated by poorly done and obvious attempts at SLAPP litigation like this, then I enjoin you to see me in court where we can test that theory out."
SLAPP stands for 'strategic lawsuit against public participation' and refers to a lawsuit that is brought primarily to chill the speech of individuals by subjecting them to costly litigation, without regard to prevailing on the merits.

AntiChristian:
Too much!

The case between Charles Northcott (Claimant) and David Hundeyin (Defendant) revolves around a libel claim. Here’s a summary of the key points:

Background: Charles Northcott, a documentary maker, filed a libel suit against journalist David Hundeyin. The allegations stemmed from defamatory statements made by Hundeyin on platforms like Substack and X (formerly Twitter) in 2022.

Court Findings: The court ruled in favor of Northcott, stating that Hundeyin's claims were unfounded and damaging to Northcott's reputation.

Damages Awarded: Northcott was awarded £95,000 in damages for the libel, reflecting the court's recognition of the harm caused by Hundeyin's statements.

Evidence Considered: The court noted that there was no corroborating evidence to support Hundeyin's allegations, which contributed to the decision.

This case highlights issues of defamation and the responsibilities of journalists in reporting.

If na Nigeria now they'll say Tinubu or APC is witch hunting him! Now na saner climes!

higgs:
You are actually quite wrong.These days,cars are not mostly steel except perhaps, the engines.Most of the body is now special reinforced plastics which have better strength to weight ratios than steel. Also,the biggest car makers don't make all the parts.Toyota for example, has a lot of parts suppliers under contract.Economic considerations are the major reason for this

higgs:
You are actually quite wrong.These days,cars are not mostly steel except perhaps, the engines.Most of the body is now special reinforced plastics which have better strength to weight ratios than steel. Also,the biggest car makers don't make all the parts.Toyota for example, has a lot of parts suppliers under contract.Economic considerations are the major reason for this

joseph1832:
basically the everyday life of many Nigerian, who see you as their next meal ticket, especially when they know they can exploit you, and get away with it.

Kingbharry:
Are being serious now? What's a car without a engine? Almost everything you need to make I car function is made of steel. suspension, the frame.
What part are we making here? we can't make the engine nor any part of steel. I'm pretty sure the engines are not designed by any company claiming to make cars here. So what part do we make here? Side mirrors, door handles, windshield? We don't even produce tires here.
Maybe we have to define what it means to manufacture a car

NinjaMetahuman:
he will need to drop more Twitter bangers for engagement.

higgs:
Yes,I think You should understand what You mean by car manufacturing first.Talking of tyres,Nigeria had tyre producers, but the factories have now shut down. Since You are so passionate about this,what's stopping You from starting your own vehicle manufacturing plant?

femi4:
He started very well but lost focus chasing irrelevant news

Kingbharry:
I never said I wanted to start one. At least say the truth, use your sense and stop being fooled to believe that we make cars because we can import all the parts and assemble them here. That was not how the first car was made.
We need improvement and we need to push our limits as a nation to build things. How can we inspire the generation to come when fuuls like you and the stvpid journalist up will make dem believe that Importing the most important part and Assembling them here is how to make a car.

higgs:
I knew you will eventually resort to insults.You are the one who is obviously not using his sense at all.It is a norm in the auto industry to contract out parts production for businessreasons. Innoson for example, makes some parts and contracts out others.Toyota does more or less the same I don't have much respect for arm chair critics like You.The people doing the auto business are private individuals like You but I guess your time is better spent insulting people online. Quite unproductive

Kingbharry:
Smh. Na mumus like you dey follow this journalist and argue without sense.
You want to call Innoson a car manufacturer .

higgs:
I am a mumu and your mother is a LovePeddler.Idiot.

higgs:
I am a mumu and your mother is a LovePeddler.Idiot.

Kingbharry:
I'm pretty sure it's in the family. Bunch if idiots who don't have sense.
Your dad is an old fool, I'm not surprised you are as well. You kid have a lot of work to do if he doesn't want to end up like you and his grand dad.
I don't know how you want it to make sense that another company manufacture your engine makes you a car manufacturer.
So medicore in thinking.

higgs:
Your useless family cannot achieve what Innoson has achieved, that is why You spend all your time online writing nonsense. Unproductive goat.People like You are a disgrace to humanity.Spoilt brat

folake4u:
You kuku know them very well.

epainos:
I used to think David is trying to get UK indefinite stay. Hmmm! It means he isn't in the UK. This guy has managed to keep his location from everyone. Quite interesting. Yeah. It's smart that he didn't even bother to defend himself. Doing so would have exposed him big time. All those shouting on the front page aren't smart. They didn't even read the whole judgment. Na wao..