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TemporaryHansel:
The same Sanusi is now a highly respected first class emir now parading himself as a moderate muslim elite.

AbdulMutallab the underwear retardbomber sef for don be Minister by now too

https://www.nairaland.com/8554640/christian-killings-never-replied-trump

Alaye say make e clarify.. E no wan hear stories that touch.

Akpabio no gree put body

Drama in the Senate between Senate President Akpabio and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau over allegations of Christian genocide against Nigeria by President Trump

Akpabio: I never replied to President Trump over allegations of Christian genocide. I've petitioned the police… pic.twitter.com/3tP2lnSCdo

— Nigerian Affairs Journal (@NigAffairs) November 4, 2025

LordAdam16:
trump does not really care about Nigerian Christians yen yen yen...

see our brother's keeper.

-Lord

An educated person like Gumi be uttering such rubbish....

TrebleChamp:
Akpabio no gree put body

Drama in the Senate between Senate President Akpabio and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau over allegations of Christian genocide against Nigeria by President Trump

Akpabio: I never replied to President Trump over allegations of Christian genocide. I've petitioned the police… pic.twitter.com/3tP2lnSCdo

— Nigerian Affairs Journal (@NigAffairs) November 4, 2025

Man's a total buffon.

https://x.com/NigeriaStories/status/1985713114726256742?t=R4LcU4-LdRJnYO0ILEO2pg&s=19

Trump you do this one

TrebleChamp:
Akpabio no gree put body

Drama in the Senate between Senate President Akpabio and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau over allegations of Christian genocide against Nigeria by President Trump

Akpabio: I never replied to President Trump over allegations of Christian genocide. I've petitioned the police… pic.twitter.com/3tP2lnSCdo

— Nigerian Affairs Journal (@NigAffairs) November 4, 2025

High tension!

Seankafor, been a while.

izzou:
Check am nau

Concert and Children's day party na him dey wan use praise Regina for Ned front

Okin Biscuit and Tampico.
It is quite a makanaki something.

TrebleChamp:
Akpabio no gree put body

Drama in the Senate between Senate President Akpabio and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau over allegations of Christian genocide against Nigeria by President Trump

Akpabio: I never replied to President Trump over allegations of Christian genocide. I've petitioned the police… pic.twitter.com/3tP2lnSCdo

— Nigerian Affairs Journal (@NigAffairs) November 4, 2025

Akpabio know where him powers end and his hands are extremely dirty. that was smart of him. the other long term 'senator' has a cubicle in the UK which he will maintain for some years and heaven is not going to fall.
all countries are sovereign but some are more sovereign than others 😁

the other one shouting thinks it's a matter of commanding mopol to slap some other driver on the road.

TrebleChamp:
Akpabio no gree put body

Drama in the Senate between Senate President Akpabio and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau over allegations of Christian genocide against Nigeria by President Trump

Akpabio: I never replied to President Trump over allegations of Christian genocide. I've petitioned the police… pic.twitter.com/3tP2lnSCdo

— Nigerian Affairs Journal (@NigAffairs) November 4, 2025

Hospital pass. If your leg strong make you put am.

China issued a statement warning US,dummies will praise them meanwhile Chinese companies are profiting illegally from mining our resources, I'm not anyone sides including US I no there's a catch , nothing comes for free but if it means stopping bloodshed of my brethrens down there in the north, I'll take it.

BlueRayDick:
Airmarrk is TINUBUsexual. He believes any criticism that targeted at the FG is all an agenda against his god Tinubu.

I don't even have time for his back and forth over an issue that is glaringly clear. Because Tinubu is president now we are supposed to let the FG under get a pass. Smh

You had to mess up my moniker so that i wouldn't see this fallacious post and in essence denied me the right of reply. Not surprised though, you learnt these dagbo moves from your mentor, Obi.

izzou:
The same person that dragged Buhari for insecurity, now has the memory to remember Governors are the CSOs of the state.

Isn't that funny?

As na Trump start the attack, dem no get any talk for mouth. Na to begin blame everyone, except Starboy.

Well, whether na Obi oh, or na State governors, the insecurity has gotten the global attention it wanted.

Let them deal with that!

Like other Obidients, you wouldn't see my post when i posted that Tinubu hasn't performed on security. But came out with Vuvuzella because i called out Governors this time around.

airmark:
Like other Obidients, you wouldn't see my post when i posted that Tinubu hasn't performed on security. But came out with Vuvuzella because i called out Governors this time around.

You are free to call out anybody you want.
Trump, US Senators, Northern Christians are also free to call out Tinubu as they want.


No be competition, guy

izzou:
You are free to call out anybody you want.
Trump, US Senators, Northern Christians are also free to call out Tinubu as they want.


No be competition, guy

I called out Tinubu too but you wouldn't see it, only to come in the defence of the thieving Governors.

airmark:
I called out Tinubu too but you wouldn't see it, only to come in the defence of the thieving Governors.

Tinubu did not call out the thieving governors
Trump did not call out the thieving governors
Tinubu, as an ex governor,did not call out the thieving governors during the time of GEJ.

Keep calling, guy. The world knows who to call when issues like this come up

Genocide: A Legal Framework for Discussion

Genocide is not a mere descriptive term; it is a precisely defined crime under international law, which serves as the definitive starting point for any analysis of the situation in Nigeria. The discussion must move beyond simple reports of mass killings and other acts to examine whether the acts meet the strict legal criteria.

The Legal Definition of Genocide

The definitive legal definition is found in Article II of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the "Genocide Convention" and is mirrored in Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to which Nigeria is a State Party.

Genocide is defined as any of the following acts committed with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, as such:

1. Killing members of the group. Inquiry: Have members of a protected group been killed?

2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group. Inquiry: Has a protected group suffered serious bodily or mental harm?

3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. Inquiry: Has a group been subjected to conditions designed to cause its physical end?

4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group. Inquiry: Has a group been subjected to systematic birth control or reproductive interference?

5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group. Inquiry: Have children been forcibly transferred against the will of their group?

The Crucial Element: Specific Intent (Dolus Specialis)

The mere commission of the acts listed above (e.g., mass killings) is not enough to constitute genocide. The central legal challenge is proving the specific purpose or dolus specialis: the deliberate "intent to destroy" the protected group (national, ethnic, racial, or religious) "as such."

1. Who is Protected? The law is restricted to national, ethnic, racial, or religious groups. Other groups (like political or socioeconomic ones) are not covered by the Genocide Convention.

2. What Constitutes "In Part"? While a single village may be wiped out, judicial interpretation typically requires the "part" to be a substantial portion of the protected group, geographically or numerically.

Legal Challenges in Nigeria

As a State Party to the Rome Statute, Nigerian leaders' actions or inactions are subject to potential scrutiny by the ICC. They are accountable for ensuring that justice is served.

However, Nigeria faces a significant domestic legal hurdle:

Lack of Domestication: The National Assembly has not yet successfully passed a dedicated Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes, Genocide and Related Offences Act to fully incorporate the specific crime of genocide into domestic law. The question is why? Is it a matter of political will? The government must demonstrate accountability to dispel perceptions of impunity so it can use its full prosecutorial powers against any non-state actors implicated.

Consequence: This legal gap means that the prosecution of genocide currently relies on existing general criminal code provisions (like murder or grievous harm), which lack the unique element of "specific intent to destroy a group." This makes a domestic conviction for the distinct crime of genocide exceptionally difficult.


Next Steps for the Nigerian Government

To demonstrate full commitment to international law and effective governance, the Nigerian government should take one of the following steps:

1. Prioritize the enactment of the dedicated Genocide Act to establish clear domestic jurisdiction and criminalize the specific intent to destroy a group.

2. Rigorously apply current criminal code provisions (murder, grievous harm) to all reported acts, ensuring the investigation also considers the element of specific intent for potential referral to the ICC or for future domestic prosecution once the law is enacted. The government badly needs to prove to the international community that it can both bark and bite.

Update on Nigeria's Domestication of International Crimes Law

The central issue remains the lack of full domestication of the Rome Statute, which includes the crime of genocide, into Nigeria's national legal system. Despite being a State Party to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Nigeria has struggled to enact the necessary domestic legislation.

A key draft, the "Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes, Genocide and Related Offences Bill 2012," was introduced and at one point had passed its first reading in the Senate, but it has repeatedly stalled and has not been fully enacted into law by the National Assembly.

More recently, a related bill, HB 958: Genocide Commission of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2023, was introduced in the House of Representatives, but its progress has also been limited, reaching only the First Reading as of late 2023/early 2024.

Impact of Non-Domestication

1. No Specific Domestic Offence: Nigerian courts cannot prosecute individuals for the crime of genocide as internationally defined, since the law requires the specific element of intent to destroy a group (dolus specialis).

2. Reliance on General Law: Domestic prosecutions related to mass killings or abuses must rely on general criminal code provisions for offenses like murder or grievous harm, which do not capture the unique gravity and intent of genocide.

3. ICC Complementarity: The lack of a genuine capacity to investigate and prosecute genocide and other international crimes domestically is a key factor in the ICC's decision to open or close its own investigations in Nigeria. In December 2020, the ICC Prosecutor announced the completion of its preliminary examination, concluding there was a reasonable basis to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by both Boko Haram and the Nigerian Security Forces. The Prosecutor is currently stressing the principle of complementarity, giving Nigerian authorities a chance to bridge the impunity gap.

Is this the loophole that Trump wants patched?

For context and to balance the conversation, this video contains the position of the Nigerian Senate on the issue of genocide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9CpZHScAis

Postscript:

It could also be that if non-state actors overrun Kwara State, American interests and investments (over $6.5 billion as at 2023) of which Lagos is the prime destination, are not safe, and as President Trump wants to preserve and protect those interests.

This is why Nigeria needs to deploy its full war/intelligence/law enforcement machinery/apparatus to make the country and the roads safe, not just for the political class but for the common man, so outside intervention will be unnecessary

BlueRayDick:
People in Okitipupa use IG and they see news of Ned and Regina regularly on instablog. It's not even about Twitter sef; they became popular on IG when news of their marriage broke

My guy nobody knows that girl outside of Asaba. And who you marry no consign the average Delta man. You don't want to know the Nollywood actresses e don cancel. They are old cargo to him now hence he ended up with that chic

How many Okitipupa people dey on IG? Please let's be serious here. We are talking of people wey no dey grid and probably aren't using IG compatible phones

This below was his resume before Regina's parents met. There's nothing attachment to a Grade A Nollywood actress can do for a Nigerian politician never mind a C-list that's not even known outside of a niche group

They will do the same thing with Klay Thompson if he ever cuffs that booty shaking girl. You will now hear she made Klay Thompson popular

GloriousGbola:
this here ehn

just like hilda baci's social capital is doing NOTHING for her BF either - at least as far as i can see.

Social capital na for when you make am. If you fail or struggle OYO

A40:
My guy nobody knows that girl outside of Asaba. And who you marry no consign the average Delta man. You don't want to know the Nollywood actresses e don cancel. They are old cargo to him now hence he ended up with that chic

How many Okitipupa people dey on IG? Please let's be serious here. We are talking of people wey no dey grid and probably aren't using IG compatible phones

This below was his resume before Regina's parents met. There's nothing attachment to a Grade A Nollywood actress can do for a Nigerian politician never mind a C-list that's not even known outside of a niche group

They will do the same thing with Klay Thompson if he ever cuffs that booty shaking girl. You will now hear she made Klay Thompson popular

You may have a strong dislike for the girl and what she represents, but saying she's not known beyond Asaba is a bare faced untrue statement. If nobody knows her why did the social media engagement of her ancestor husband swell (which he seemed to be enjoying the attention too)

People who follow both of them on Social media have confirmed how the man had become active on social media replying comments on her page and even making reels on the same social media.

Nobody has ever denied the man's CV and his accomplishment in life ; those are most likely the reason the girl's mother ensured her daughter ended up in his bed. But you saying she wasn't more popular than him in the mind of an average Nigeria as at time of their marriage is fllacious and just your personal opinion which most people won't agree with.

It's funny you think majority of people in places like Okitipupa don't can't afford Tecno, Gionee, Infinix and those Chinese android phones that can be used to access social media. Go to TikTok and see people from different rural communities creating content and having huge followings sef. People dey even make videos from villages in Zamfara, Gombe, Jigawa, Taraba, and even some remote villages in the south sef.

ChristineC:
Akpabio know where him powers end and his hands are extremely dirty. that was smart of him. the other long term 'senator' has a cubicle in the UK which he will maintain for some years and heaven is not going to fall.
all countries are sovereign but some are more sovereign than others 😁

the other one shouting thinks it's a matter of commanding mopol to slap some other driver on the road .

Damn

BlueRayDick:
Talking about intellectuals, you should know that a professor of law at Usman Danfodio University led dozens of other Muslim lawyers to defend the killers of Deborah in court.

That should tell you all you need to know about the roles of so called intellectuals in the whole madness. While people like Bashir Ahmad and others will say they support death as punishment for blasphemy but just not death carried out by the mob ; people like that professor no send any yeye political correctness. They made sure they stood for the Jihadists till they were released and disappeared into thin air.

What do you expect in a university named after a fulani jihadist tho?

Opposition kicks as Lagos speaker’s son takes over LG chairmanship

The opposition in Lagos has criticised what it calls a “carefully scripted succession” in Agege Local Government after Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa, son of Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, assumed office as acting chairman.

Obasa, who served as vice chairman, stepped in after the council chairman, Hon. Tunde Azeez, went on medical leave barely a month after his swearing-in on July 26, 2025. His takeover has stirred controversy among opposition parties, who claim it reflects a pre-arranged politica plan.

The immediate past Lagos State Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC), Ayo Oni, said the development confirmed their earlier warnings about political manipulation in the July 12 local government elections.

“Everyone in Agege knew the Speaker wanted his son as chairman,” Oni said. “When there was opposition within the APC, they replaced him with another candidate and made his son the vice chairman. Now, conveniently, the chairman is sick, and the Speaker’s son has taken over.”

Oni alleged that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) failed to conduct proper screening before the election. “We all knew the man presented as chairman was ill and couldn’t campaign. LASIEC should have verified his health status before clearing him,” he added.

He further described the local government system as “a mockery of democracy,” accusing the ruling party of treating councils as family estates. “What we have at the local level is not governance but political control,” he said.

However, within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Obasa’s emergence has been defended as a constitutional and necessary step. The Legal Adviser of the APC in Agege, Remi Bello, said Azeez formally notified the council’s legislators of his illness and delegated powers to his deputy in line with the law.

“The chairman is recuperating, and his deputy is only acting temporarily,” Bello said. “Since taking charge, the acting chairman has been performing well, commissioning projects, employing street cleaners, and engaging with community groups. There’s no cause for alarm.”

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it was monitoring the situation but cautioned against drawing hasty conclusions. Engr. Awwal Tahir-Maude, a two-time chairmanship aspirant under the PDP, said: “Anybody can fall ill, and someone must act in their absence. But if we observe anything questionable, we will raise it.”

As Azeez’s medical leave extends, the opposition insists the transition exposes Lagos’ deep-rooted political dynasties. But the ruling party maintains that governance in Agege remains on course, regardless of who holds the gavel at the local level.

Iamoyindamola come and see better tactical plan by Obasa the senior to enthrone Obasa Jnr as Agege LGA chairman.

Na Jogo Bonito football Obasa dey play o.

https://dailytrust.com/opposition-kicks-as-lagos-speakers-son-takes-over-lg-chairmanship/

Mamdani was polling at 2% in January yet managed to build his campaign to the point that he smacked Cuomo who had trump endorsement.

Please listen to this and understand the truth

“We had intelligence….we issued a terror alert 24 hours before it happened. And for over 5 hours, the military was one kilometer away, it did not engage and allowed the terrorists to massacre all these people.” - Truth Nigeria Director

This is why propaganda and gaslight will… pic.twitter.com/o8VTaJWMJO

— J. C. Okechukwu (@jcokechukwu) November 5, 2025

"Plain Rational Truth From A Good Muslim to My Fellow Muslims in Nigeria" was an article purportedly written by Sa'adiyyah Adebisi Hassan.

I do not have problem with this article as there are good Muslims in Nigeria and have many as my friends. I also don't think it was written by the ascribed author.

However I have a challenge as the article missed the issue of framing and opens itself up to serious logical incoherence. I also have a problem as some of my friends bought into the fallacy inherent in the article.

The fact that many perpetrators of violent attacks in northern Nigeria bear Muslim identities does not, and should never, translate to a “Muslim genocide” against Christians.

Such a conclusion is both sociologically and morally unsound. It mirrors the same fallacy as assuming that the criminal gangs, kidnappers, and militants in the South East—who are mostly of Christian background—represent a “Christian genocide” against Muslims or other Nigerians who fall victims. In the South East prominent Priests and doctors and lecturers have fallen victims of violence by criminal gangs. The perpetrators and victims are Christians.

The truth is simpler and more sobering: Nigeria’s killings are driven by multiple fault lines — political, economic, ethnic, and ideological — not purely religious ones.

Yes, extremist groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP, and some violent herder factions have invoked Islam to justify their barbarity. But their victims include not only Christians but also thousands of Muslims — imams, children, traders, and entire communities who refuse to accept extremist teachings. The late Emir of Gwoza, for example, was killed by Boko Haram; countless Muslim clerics and scholars have been executed for opposing jihadist violence.

Similarly, in the South East and parts of the South South, armed groups—composed largely of professing Christians—have abducted and killed fellow Nigerians, including security operatives and clergy.

Yet no reasonable person defines those acts as “Christian terrorism” or “Christian genocide.” These crimes are condemned as what they are: criminality and insurgency, not faith-inspired cleansing.

Religious labeling of violence is dangerous because it fuels collective guilt and moral polarization. It obscures the real culprits — extremists, profiteers of chaos, and political enablers who manipulate identity fault lines to sustain control.

Nigeria’s problem is not Islam or Christianity; it is the exploitation of religion for political and violent ends.

True peace will come when both Christians and Muslims refuse to let their faiths be caricatured by the crimes of a few.

Muslims must continue to confront the extremist distortion of Islam, just as Christians must denounce those who politicize faith for regional violence or hate.

In the end, the killers of Nigerians wear no true religious identity. They are enemies of both faiths — and of our common humanity.

Many Muslims are deeply horrified by the atrocities perpetrated by extremist groups operating in parts of Nigeria. They recognize that the violence has claimed the lives of both Christians and Muslims in nearly equal measure.

Yet, they are often dismayed when some Christian voices frame these killings as an exclusive assault on their faith—overlooking the widespread Muslim casualties and shared suffering.

Such framing risks distorting the broader reality of Nigeria’s insecurity, which is neither a war of religion nor a one-sided persecution, but a complex national tragedy.

By personifying collective pain as faith-specific genocide, we inadvertently deepen mutual suspicion and hinder the solidarity required to confront the true enemies—those who exploit religion, poverty, and governance failures to perpetuate violence.

In truth, Muslims and Christians alike are victims of the same dysfunction. Recognizing this shared vulnerability is not denial of suffering; it is the first step toward collective moral clarity and a united front against extremism in all its forms.

What Nigeria needs now is not competing narratives of victimhood but a renewed interfaith compact rooted in justice, truth, and shared security. Religious leaders, civic actors, and state institutions must collaborate to dismantle the structures that breed extremism—ignorance, inequality, and impunity. Only then can faith reclaim its rightful role as a force for peace, healing, and national renewal.
Charles Chidi Achodo

Kimbeast:
Mamdani was polling at 2% in January yet managed to build his campaign to the point that he smacked Cuomo who had trump endorsement.

Nah Trump didn't endorse Cuomo.

izzou:
Tinubu did not call out the thieving governors
Trump did not call out the thieving governors
Tinubu, as an ex governor,did not call out the thieving governors during the time of GEJ.

Keep calling, guy. The world knows who to call when issues like this come up

Because your Gbajue candidate didn't become the President, Tinubu alone must be blamed even when the Governors accepted they were at fault too. No, it must only be Tinubu because he defeated 'our son'

Kimbeast:
Mamdani was polling at 2% in January yet managed to build his campaign to the point that he smacked Cuomo who had trump endorsement.

Propelled by young people. A lot of young people these days just want free things. Just tell them you'll tax the rich and they'll start following.
Just days ago Billie Elish was saying billionaires shouldn't exist. She's millionaire btw, why is she a millionaire?
People who preach tax the rich tax the rich and say billionaires are the problem are just envious tbh.

There must always be reward for a value. What's the essence of creating value if you won't be rewarded for it?

Amoto94:
Such a conclusion is both sociologically and morally unsound. It mirrors the same fallacy as assuming that the criminal gangs, kidnappers, and militants in the South East—who are mostly of Christian background—represent a “Christian genocide” against Muslims or other Nigerians who fall victims. In the South East prominent Priests and doctors and lecturers have fallen victims of violence by criminal gangs. The perpetrators and victims are Christians.

The truth is simpler and more sobering: Nigeria’s killings are driven by multiple fault lines — political, economic, ethnic, and ideological — not purely religious ones.

Yes, extremist groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP, and some violent herder factions have invoked Islam to justify their barbarity. But their victims include not only Christians but also thousands of Muslims — imams, children, traders, and entire communities who refuse to accept extremist teachings. The late Emir of Gwoza, for example, was killed by Boko Haram; countless Muslim clerics and scholars have been executed for opposing jihadist violence.

Similarly, in the South East and parts of the South South, armed groups—composed largely of professing Christians—have abducted and killed fellow Nigerians, including security operatives and clergy.

Yet no reasonable person defines those acts as “Christian terrorism” or “Christian genocide.” These crimes are condemned as what they are: criminality and insurgency, not faith-inspired cleansing.

Religious labeling of violence is dangerous because it fuels collective guilt and moral polarization. It obscures the real culprits — extremists, profiteers of chaos, and political enablers who manipulate identity fault lines to sustain control.

How many mosques were burnt in the South East, to indicate it's Christian genocide?

airmark:
Because your Gbajue candidate didn't become the President, Tinubu alone must be blamed even when the Governors accepted they were at fault too. No, it must only be Tinubu because he defeated 'our son'

Tinubu as an ex governor blamed a President.
Tinubu as a president, took responsibility in his reply to Trump
Tinubu has summoned all his service chiefs on this matter
Tinubu has decided to appoint Ambassadors after two years to strengthen foreign diplomacy

All these, without even mentioning any governor to be responsible for a National problem

But I should take the words of (remind me who you are again? )??

Ohh....See another group of "Our Son" blaming Tinubu for the death of thousand Christians. You should be really ashamed of yourself that you don't even know when to draw the line between life and political matters.

But then, we live in a shameless generation, don't we?