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bewla:
Release them they will still go back
Because there is no job that paid enough to feed 3 meal day in November

owobokiri:
You will always chest rub-bish..
You have this alarming tendency to ingest poison if you're half sure that by doing so, you will also kill your "enemies"..
Be calming down ahbegi..

8 miscreants snatching phones on pedestrian of Mile 2 were earlier today arrested during morning raid by the operatives of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps.

They are:
Mr Anthony Osinachi- 21yrs.
Mr Victor Onuoha - 45yrs.
Mr Rowland Ede - 25yrs.
Mr Daniel Chisom - 24yrs.
Mr Emmanuel Chukwu - 35yrs.
Mr Ogbonnaya Uchechi - 18yrs.
Mr Godday Eke - 28yrs.
Mr Benjamin G - 30yrs

8 miscreants snatching phones on pedestrian of Mile 2 were earlier today arrested during morning raid by the operatives of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps.

They are:
Mr Anthony Osinachi- 21yrs.
Mr Victor Onuoha - 45yrs.
Mr Rowland Ede - 25yrs.
Mr Daniel Chisom -… pic.twitter.com/gH4JbqJXga

— Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) November 13, 2025

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), was within his legal rights to inspect a disputed land in Abuja.

On Tuesday, viral videos showed Wike being stopped by military personnel from accessing the site, sparking a heated argument with an officer.

In the footage, Wike was seen stepping in to defuse the situation, separating his security detail from the soldiers as tensions escalated.

Speaking with the officers, the minister demanded to see the approval granted to the owners of the land. A soldier, who led the group, told Wike that his men were not intimidating anyone, stating that the landowner had all the necessary documents.

Speaking at an event at the University of Abuja on Thursday, Falana condemned the minister’s public insult of the military officer, saying no public official has the right to ridicule any Nigerian.

“The president must direct the minister to apologise. That is what is done in civilised societies,” Falana said, citing a similar incident in Ghana where a deputy minister was compelled to withdraw offensive remarks.

Falana criticised the military officers who prevented the minister from carrying out his statutory duty, describing their actions as an overreach of authority.

He recalled that under section 11 of the Land Use Act, the FCT minister and state governors have unquestionable powers to enter and inspect any land within their jurisdiction.

The human right activist said the military officer who stopped Wike was acting illegally, reportedly on orders from above.

“The minister was performing his statutory duty. Any occupier of land must allow the minister or governor to enter and inspect the property,” Falana said.

He added that if the minister was prevented from performing his duty, the proper course of action would have been to withdraw and seek redress through legal channels, such as filing a petition or obtaining a court order.

“On no ground can the minister take the law into his own hands by forcing himself and abusing a military officer,” he said.

Falana dismissed claims that insulting a military officer in uniform constitutes a threat to national security, emphasising that a uniform is merely clothing and does not confer superiority.

The senior lawyer also criticised US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria to protect Christians, highlighting America’s own struggles with gun violence.

“In the last five years, about 280,000 Americans have been killed by gunmen, including school children and worshippers. Trump cannot stop that because of the powerful influence of weapons manufacturers,” he said.

He urged Nigerians, especially the youth and lawyers, to unite and insist that every Nigerian’s life matters.

“Are you prepared to go to arms to save the life of every Nigerian? The time is now,” he said.

At the event, law students of the University of Abuja conferred the honorary title of “senior advocate of the masses” on Falana in recognition of his decades-long commitment to justice and public interest litigation.

He reminded citizens that the military operates under strict codes of conduct and that no one, not even a general, has the right to physically assault or publicly humiliate a subordinate.

A TikTok influencer has been shot dead in front of a crowd by suspected jihadists in Mali, underlining how state control has been eroded in the West African nation.

Mariam Cissé often wore combat attire to post videos in support of the country’s military to more than 100,000 followers on TikTok. According to Yehia Tandina, the mayor of Timbuktu region, she was abducted in a market on Friday by unknown gunmen.

At dusk the next day, “the same men brought her back to Independence Square in Tonka and executed her in front of a crowd”, Tandina told the Associated Press. The mayor said Cissé, who is believed to have been in her 20s, received death threats before her death.

No one has claimed responsibility for the killing but Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a group linked to al-Qaida, is known to patrol Tonka, which is about 90 miles from Timbuktu.

“This young woman simply wanted to promote her community through her TikTok posts and encourage the Malian army in its missions to protect people and their property,” said a report on state TV.

The conflict in Mali began in 2012 when an uprising by Tuareg rebels was hijacked by jihadist groups linked to al-Qaida and later Islamic State. Despite French-led interventions and a UN peace mission, violence spread southward as insurgents exploited local grievances, corruption and weak governance.

The military took control of the country in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, after which tensions with western allies deepened. The junta expelled French and UN forces, accusing them of interfering over human rights issues, and turned to Russia for support, including from Wagner mercenaries.

The army has failed to end the insurgency, despite its promises to improve security, and tensions have developed within its ranks.

“The power grab only deepened its divisions, splitting the army between privileged loyalists of the regime and those sent to the frontlines,” said Rama Yade, senior director of the Africa Centre at the Atlantic Council thinktank. “Coupled with the departure of international forces from Mali, this fragmentation led to abandoned positions, weapons falling into the hands of separatists, and jihadists expanding their hold over the rural north.”

The jihadists have tightened control over key supply routes from neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania and Senegal. Fighters from JNIM have imposed a fuel blockade since September, crippling transport and leaving hospitals struggling, and the government has been forced to shut down schools indefinitely. In Bamako, the capital, and other cities, queues stretch for miles for increasingly costly fuel and food.

France, the US, Germany and Italy have issued warnings to their citizens to leave Mali urgently on commercial flights, saying the roads around the capital were unsafe.

Although the junta is holding on for now, analysts and observers say the fall of the regime is likely within weeks or months.

In a statement on Sunday, the African Union “expressed deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali”, calling for urgent international coordination and intelligence-sharing to help the junta restore stability.

The worsening insecurity has led to a spike in kidnappings: five Indian workers were abducted last Thursday near Kobri in western Mali. On Sunday, JNIM claimed responsibility for the abduction of three Egyptian nationals and demanded $5m to release them.

RaptorX:
In the US who born soldier to disrespect a police officer, na handcuffs straight.

It is only in Nigeria that soldiers think they are superior to police in a democracy like that naval officer in the earlier video saying I am talking police is also talking lol.

I like the way Wike tongue lash him and call him a fool to his face, I thought they don't tolerate disrespect from bloody civilians, why was he saying I am not a fool sir while Wike was berating him, even the DSS and police attached to Wike pushed them around and they couldn't do jack.

Probably a Luitenanant or Captain that guy in the earlier video talking back rudely to Wike, probably the second most powerful man in Nigeria, that guy should kiss his military career goodbye, because they will frustrate him out. Instead of him to salute and tell his soldiers to stand down, his body language was who is this bloody civilian talking to, I pity him he will learn the hard way, that uniform must have gotten into his head

olatunjithomas:
Stop capping rubbish. All these una beer parlour claims

Soldiers are subject to military law, only military authorities (through the Provost Marshal or superior officers) have the direct power to arrest and discipline them for offences, especially those committed in the line of duty.

You even mentioned civilised countries like you have ever left Nigeria. The US Police Department whether state or federal cannot just arrest a soldier in active service without the cooperation of his commanding post.

It can only happen if he is caught committing a a civilian crime off duty and without uniform even at that, his commanding post must be alerted immediately for their cooperation. These are contained in military law enforcement such as: U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI)


Oya make another claim.

bixton:
What is the military order in this instance?

To safeguard land, I presume!!!!!!

Jakarta:
Nigeria made it to this list? Thank God. But I hear say presido finish secondary school even when the said school was yet to exist. Na true?

EFCC Arrests Three Suspected Vote Buyers in Anambra

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three suspected vote buyers in various parts of Anambra.

The suspects are Emeka Ilokasia arrested at Ward 2, Njikoka Local government, Anambra; Nwachuwu Loretta, arrested at Ward 2(008), Awkuzu, Oyi local government and Emuka Chuwudi, arrested at Umunachi village, Dukonukofia local government.

All the suspects were arrested while participating in the governorship election held on Saturday, November 8, 2025

They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

Several young boys and girls were observed among voters waiting to cast their ballots at Polling Unit 002, Ward 1, Akwaihedi Central School, Akwaihedi, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Some of the suspected underage voters had Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in their hands, while many, mostly boys, kept theirs in their pockets.

Most of the suspected underage voters refused to speak with the reporter.

However, one of them, who identified herself as Chioma, said she was 17 years old. As the conversation progressed, she later claimed to be 18 years old. When asked the month she turned 18, she replied, “This year,” and refused to provide further details.

As of the time of filing this report, some of the suspected underage voters had already cast their ballots, while many others were still standing in the queue.

Those who voted were seen approaching some adults nearby who recorded their names in a notebook, an action widely perceived as a form of vote-buying.

The minimum voting age in Nigeria is 18 years. Nevertheless, cases of underage participation have frequently been reported in Nigeria’s electoral process.

MaziObinnaokija:
Iceberg3 com ma kolet yo own g@l@ plus lacasa

yarimo:
Some are collecting gala and malt, while some collecting #500 to vote. I thought everyone in anambra state is either a millionaire or NDI billionaire

opamoses1:
In Anambra, ndi billionaires are selling their votes for gala and malt.

Ebinpawa billionaires

CannibalEast:
This one went to Obi's polling unit with enough gala and pure water

tinsel:
Shame. They will tell Obi is not contesting. He openly declared support for Moghalu and cannot even win his unit for him. Only going around making noise and creating confusion everywhere