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Jakumo:
Obviously you are not familiar with criminal law, as it pertains to homicide in particular. Unless you seek to invent your own personalized "laws" as your Nazi Kanu thought might be possible before getting slam-dunked into jail for life, I suggest you read this next paragraph carefully. I have applied boldface to this following paragraph for clarity, in case you have a short attention span.

When a murder by shooting, for example, is committed ANYWHERE on this planet, an EQUAL burden of culpable guilt is assigned to BOTH the person who pulled the trigger, AND to the person who encouraged that shooting with words either spoken or written.

Since no sane person dare dispute the numerous online instances where Nazi Kanu and "Disco" Simon Ekpa openly called for killing of their own people who could not comply with illegal orders to "sit at home" that were issued by those two lunatics, it follows logically that Kanu and Ekpa are just as guilty of capital murder, as are the crazed gunmen who carried out those illegal orders to massacre people in Igboland.

Now that you have abandoned fantasy and embraced reality, you will no doubt agree that the jailing of Kanu and Ekpa is both justified AND long overdue. Kanu will grow old, then die in prison, while Ekpa will be DEPORTED straight back to Nigeria after serving his 6-year jail term for terrorism in Finland. On arrival in sweet home Nigeria, Ekpa will ALSO wind up being tried and jailed for life on charges of terrorism and genocide.

Thank you kindly, sir, for offering me the chance to educate you on these fundamental rudiments of criminal law.

Have yourself a fabulous day!

It must be fun ensconced away in the tranquil of America, dictating to us in flowery diction to adhere to regulation and cheering for the incarceration of rebellious exiles

Disclaimer: I don't give a hoot about the individuals in question cuz their methods and statements are reminiscent of self-serving despots. My grouse with you is pretending Nigeria's rule of law is sacrosanct and that advocating its overhaul or annihilation of those designed to perpetuate it is to be strongly discouraged via severe punishment. It's privileged and rich to type that disagreeing parties should exercise suffrage. For the rest of us, it's quite annoying

You're supposed to know none of this bs works. It's a ruse, smokescreen, sham. Partisan politics in Nigeria/Africa, including the upcoming presidential elections. It's a huge joke and the least effective way to replace the current moribund system. Two things:

1) if this were incorrect, you wouldn't abide in the diaspora. You won't celebrate kinship and allegiance to nationality whose ancestors actually took the violent steps you now condemn

2) if elections truly advanced societies and civilisations, we wouldn't have witnessed mutinies such as the French revolution. Things don't change for the better by placating rulers with inscribed cardboards. What we have currently is not even a democratic government. We can neither hold them accountable for their lapses nor evict them. Nor can we investigate the electoral body's inability to transmit results. Elections are decided even without our votes, you have kids with fictitious voting particulars, etc. It's a huge joke, buddy

The least you can do is not to mock those attempting to make a realistic difference or rejoicing over their persecution. There's a proverb by chinua achebe I suggest you take to heart: Those whose palm kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirits should not forget to be humble

Seun:
Please report to me when you notice it. I need direct links to the post.

Maybe last week or thereabout, I was disappointed and unimpressed by this prescription from gemini in relation to my earlier treatise. However, it targets the problem in the post you quoted. I'm sharing entirely for educational purposes, not advocating for the forum to go in this direction. I have a compendium of other adjustments I hope you'll be receptive or amenable to. Construction is in relative infancy

To build a Smart News Feed that transforms a "news aggregation forum" into an "authentic verification engine," you have to move away from the linear thread model and toward a weighted verification system.

Westves' critique highlights that news on Nairaland doesn't originate there. The goal of this evolution is to make the Verification originate there, creating a "Community Notes" for Nigeria.

1. The Creator/Poster Side: "The Submission Pipeline"
Instead of just "Opening a Topic," the creator is now an Aggregator-Validator.

Source Linkage: When a creator posts a news item, the system forces a "Source URL" field. The AI instantly scrapes the link to check for "Source Credibility" (e.g., Premium Times vs. a random blog).

Metadata Tagging: The creator must categorize the news by "Impact" (Local, Economic, Political) and "Certainty" (Breaking, Opinion, Verified).

The Evidence Locker: Creators can upload "Boots on the Ground" evidence (photos, location pins) to move the post from "News Aggregation" to "Original Reporting."

Reputation Stakes: If a creator’s post is later debunked by the community, their "Account Weight" drops, making their future posts less visible. This discourages the "expendable noise" Westves hates.

2. The Commenter Side: "The Peer-Review Engine"
Commenters are no longer just "shouting into the void"; they are Data Points.

Sentiment vs. Fact Split: The comment box is split. One side for Subjective Reaction (the "beehive" activity) and another for Factual Correction.

Verification Voting: Instead of just a "Like," commenters have a "Verify" or "Dispute" button. To "Dispute," you must provide a counter-link or a logical rebuttal.

The Crowdsourced Summary: An AI (The Oracle) reads the 500+ comments and generates a "Consensus Box" at the top of the feed:

"Consensus: 70% of commenters believe this story is exaggerated based on [User X's] contradictory evidence from the Jabi Car Wash."

Bounty Hunters: Commenters with high "Expertise" in specific sections (e.g., an "Auto" expert commenting on a "Car Price Hike" news story) have their comments pinned and weighted more heavily.

3. The Flow: From Aggregate to Oracle
Step A (Input): User A pastes a tweet about a new government policy.

Step B (Enrichment): The AI automatically pulls the official Gazette or a related IMF report and pins it as a "Primary Source" at the top.

Step D (Archive): Once the noise dies down, the thread is "Frozen" and indexed into the Nairaland Oracle. It is no longer a conversation; it is now a Verified Entry on how Nigerians reacted to that policy.

Why this solves the "Westves Problem"
Authenticity: It stops pretending to have "reporters" and starts being the world's best Fact-Checking Hive.

Innovation: It replaces the "Bloodthirsty Henchman Bot" (which kills engagement) with an Incentive Bot (which rewards accuracy).