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They don't need to engage with Patience Jonathan.

The issue is that of excessive waiting while on trial.
All that is needed is for the attorney general to fast track or discontinue the case.

Even if they are found guilty, the length of time they have spent behind bars
is more than the punishment(about three years for theft).

Nigeria doesn't need to do anything.
Any move we make will be a negative for us.
Let the big boys deal with Trump.

LordBiden:
Salam the chief trump butt licker.

Your master trump is on the track to sending the US economy into recession.

As of yesterday over 6 trillion dollars wiped out from stock market.

His MAGA slogan will soon change to make Americans cry again by the time cost of living start biting as a result of retaliatory tariffs.

Don't mind the dunce.
He has been lying everywhere about high import tariff and when
you challenge him, he runs away.

Most Trump worshippers don't know that the Trump tariff board
was complete fabrication and has nothing to do with tariff but trade surplus.

Nonexisting1:
When American goods enter Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe put a 50% tariff on them but when Zimbabweans goods enter America, America puts zero tariff on them plus all the aids they give to Zimbabwe. Now Trump says he will increase the tariff on Zimbabwe goods that enter America by 25% to be at least half of what Zimbabwe charges them because America is being ripped off. He said if Zimbabwe wants America to drop the tariff hike, they too should drop their own tariff which is what Zimbabwe just did.

You are lying, Zimbabwe does not put 50% on American goods
and the US tariff on Zibabwe is not Zero.

This won't change anything.
It was never a reciprocal tariff.
Unless Zimbabwe wants to stop all exports to the US, nothing will change.

surgical:
I am just surprised at the guy,he is a very brilliant guy
Before coming to government, you can see his brilliant contribution on TV, people centric approach
But since he join government he has been saying dumb things, that I begin to wonder,what has happened to him

What has happened to him is the outsized salary and influence they get from the appointment.
The issue with these kind of guys is that while they are smart, they lack ideology and hence
could serve as tool to anybody who can afford them.

SendoSendal:
How these guys have been able to maintain absolute loyalty to Wike, despite all possible offers from Fubara, is really worth studying

After all, the same way Wike funded their election, was the same way he funded Fubara's election. So they could also have betrayed Wike and move with Fubara

How they have maintained absolute loyalty should be a Case study in Schools of Public Governance.

They are not different from the average Nigerian politicians.
No loyalty, unless you hold a massive leverage over them.

Their loyalty was sealed immediately Fubara illegally declared their seats vacant.
There was no going back after that.

Rumor has it, Fubara was buying over the lawmakers one after the other but the secret
got out after he attempted to buy the fifth lawmaker.
So, he successfully bought four, if word didn't get out, it is most likely majority
of them would have been bought over.

What are you waiting for?
Hop on the next available flight to enjoy $1 lunch.

This guy was comparing $10 to $1, how does that make sense since
Nigeria spends Naira and not Dollar.
He should have compared $10 to #10.

Bullhari:
If they can fight crimes only, they should be engaged.

Nigerian security forces have failed us

That is a big if.
How do you expect them to face only crimes when there are many "sabos"
to be taken care of?

EmmyMaestro:
They went to UK instead of USA because Trump will personally decline their visas the moment he sees Nigeria

No, Trump is not in charge of visa denial.
They went to the UK most likely because American visa takes
a very long time to process.

richie240:
I blame the op for indulging your (rhetorical) 'question'.
If gugu couldn't help u, it's conceitful of him to think he can!

I don't blame you, some of you have outsourced your thinking to external tools and propagandists.
A: You stole my pen
B: Oh, no, I am being blackmailed.
You: Stop the blackmail.

That is a kind of interaction I would expect from 10 year olds, not full grown adults.
An adult would have asked, so you are being blackmailed, to do what?

SmartEnergyng:
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Blackmail, in this context, is not just about [b]threats—it’s about[b] manipulating public sympathy to escape accountability.
[/b]
When a public official throws around serious accusations like sexual harassment—not through legal channels, not with evidence, but in the heat of political consequences—that’s not justice. That’s blackmail.

It’s the act of saying, “If you discipline me, I’ll paint the institution as corrupt, sexist, or abusive—even if I have no proof.”

Weaponizing trauma—real or fabricated—as a negotiating tool to reverse disciplinary action[b] is the very definition of emotional and political blackmail.[/b]

And if this tactic succeeds, no institution will ever be able to enforce its rules again.

No, that is not how language work.
You don't take an establish word and try to change its meaning to suit your narrative
because the actual act itself carries less emotive value.
There can be no blackmail without a payment or reward demanded from the subject.

If I accuse someone of burgling my house, that's not a blackmail, that's an accusation.
Accusations are not the same as blackmail.
You guys need better communication handlers.

@ SmartEnergyng(
Can you define blackmail?

obiekunie01:
You called the president of the most powerful nation in the entire planet an idiot -

Trump is actually a minus for the US.
If he didn't exist, fewer Americans would have died from Covid
and the economy won't be tanking now.

a President that got and overwhelming vote as has never been seen in the history of American democratic elections and you got the audacity to call him an idiot!

See.
All you Trump worshippers have no brain.
Trump didn't even win the majority of the votes, mere 49% is what you are hyping.
What should FDR and Reagan say?
Oh, never mind, you are too dumb to understand the reference.
It comes with the territory of extremely unintelligent guy who thinks
the measure of smartness is how much fraud you can get away with.

Pls tell me sir, how many people in your entire lineage has ever won an election as a local government chairman in a shithole country talk more of a civilized nation! and yet a nonentity like you! a nincompoop like you that i am very sure no one knows you outside your nuclear family, and yet you have the temerity to call a global King a fool!

Why are you crying?
Oh, he won an election, so he must be a very smart man. How dull can you guys be?

A crooked businessman who never earn an honest dime in his entire life.
He moves from one con to the other.

May God have mercy on you and your Type-A kind of stvpidity.

I pity your kids. Imagine inheriting your kind of brain?

SalamRushdie:
He already predicted this reactions to the tariifs a long time ago , they are temporary, once the tarriff benefits take hold everything will be fine

Oh my!
Do you guys even think?
What is the benefit of tariff aside putting more money in the government's pocket.
Perhaps, you are thinking of manufacturing jobs, majority aren't coming back even
with a 100% tariff and those that will do will take years to have any meaningful impact.

Meanwhile, American average earners will pay higher for goods regardless of where
they are manufactured and hundreds of thousands jobs will be lost at best.

How the idiotic Trump manage to gain a god-like status is something to be studied.

ivandragon:
And if eventually they are pronounced not guilty, mama peace must be made to pay restitution for the time they were illegally locked up.

Restitution for what?
It is a case of Nigerian police vs some suspects.
I never knew Patience was the IPO, commissioner or IG.

Also, the security agencies in nigeria need serious overhaul starting with the dismissal of all officers who actively aided and abetted the illegal detention of these people.

The problem with this emotional response is that it only works for a particular case and then the issue continues
without considering the underlying problem.
Without any evidence you declared their detention illegal like most Nigerians do.
So, any opportunity to reform is lost because you guys assume their detention is already illegal
so nothing to change.
But their detention is completely legal even though unfortunate.

When those in positions of authority know they will be held accountable for thier actions, they are more likely to do the right thing.

There is no account here.
Were they detained according to a court order?
Absolutely, so unless you plan on getting the judge removed, nobody can be held for anything.

Majority of those awaiting trial for long time in jail have nothing to do with politicians
or powerful people.
Just a case of two fighting can cost a person up to 2 years in jail awaiting trial if not properly managed by the suspect
or the suspect is too poor to afford a lawyer.

ozo13:
I hope this isn't true.
And oga Jonathan been dey advise others about constitutional inadequacies just few days ago and his own wife dey behind am dey do rascality up and down and oga ex president can't call his wife to order.

Patience is not a judge and neither is she a president or governor.
Nobody can hold another in jail, only the police and the court can.

musicwriter:
Any day Sanusi is overthrown or even arrested and it becomes something like Rivers State, I'll withdraw my support for Tinubu's administration.

I hope you have tens of thousands of supporters who will follow you to withdraw their support.

It is funny that you think Tinubu cares about "support".
He only cares about votes or more importantly, declared results.

Allogic:
So is PBAT god? Tinubu and his slaves will be shown their limits if they drag this matter.

Allogic:
So is PBAT god?, infact the IGP and all Tinubu slaves will be shown their limits.

See this dullards with comprehension problems.
Yes, Sanusi don't know who he is dealing with.
How does this statement of fact rile you up so much that you start frothing
from the mouth?
Only an idiot will interpret such statement as a praise or insult.

lawrenzooo:
Whoever they are dealing with is not worst than Abacha so chill.

The thing is, Abacha has always been a ruthless megalomaniac, so whatever
he did wasn't a shock to anybody.

Sanusi abused his office for political gains when he was the CBN
governor and got away with it. Tinubu acts like mafia, losing any territory
to non-loyal goons is a sign of weakness and would not be tolerated.

Heart3030:
thesame large uneducated white that won the election for Obama and biden...now they are uneducated...

The large uneducated whites do not usually vote for anybody
and when they do, their votes goes mostly to conservatives.
But Trump was a different beast, he got them to turn out in large numbers
than previous candidates.

Voting demographics is public, no need to assume what you don't know.

Sanusi don jam trouble.
These people don't know who they are dealing with.
They probably think it is another Jonathan.

Classic Republicans know that Trump is a lunatic.
He is neither a conservative nor liberal, he believes in nothing apart from his self delusions.

They support and encourage him because he help them with voters turnout
with the large uneducated white demographic.

They were riding the beast. Little do they know that they may end up in its belly.

GRACEGLORY:
That's not the case.

Trump is trying to accelerate the impact of the interest rates by using tariffs as a form of pressure. This tactic is to finish what the hike in rates is expected to do, that's why he's pushing the Federal Reserve to lower rates now to prevent a recession from the combined effects. While the tariff strategy aims to address global imbalances and encourage other countries to offer the best deals to the U.S,

You obviously don't know what you are talking about.
Don't regurgitate what you read on SM.

it also sets the stage for the president to implement the largest tax cuts that he promised the Americans.

The "tax cut" is for multi-millionaires and billionaires.
Any average earner will lose more as their expenses rise via tariff and indirect taxes.
The tariff is actually the largest tax increase on Americans ever unless you are rich.
The cherry on the cake is the ultimate destruction of US dollar global power.
Unfortunately, Trump will likely be out of office by the time the chickens come home to roost.

I believe Mr. President got a plan.

This is not a matter of faith but reality.
Trump is a one trick pony who can't plan one hour ahead.
His handlers knows this and they are milking him to the maximum.

DMerciful:
The leadership of political parties are internal affairs of the parties.

These lower courts nor dey hear word?

I blame the NJC for this problem.
Any judge that interferes with supreme court pronouncemens
such as the internal affairs of a party should be suspended or expelled.

Even if they can't suspend judges, the plaintiff should be heavily fined minimum 100 million Naira if such
frivolous suits ever get to the supreme court. By the time one or two politicians gets burned, such cases
will no longer end up in court.

If not, politicians will continue will continue to bastardize the justice system
while important cases will be delayed due to political workloads of judges.

ClearFlair:
Why are they "violencing" na. Will they also be "violencing" if there was a new law that any elected official who does not perform his duties to the best of his ability will be banished to a forest?

Would such a law make sense to you?
How do you even measure it?

NothingDoMe:
Yes! Trump is planning to crash it down further via ramping up shale production.

No, he can't have it both ways.
Either shale production is sustained or the price of oil remains high.
Shale oil is unprofitable at lower oil price.
If it goes much lower(below $60), most US shale producers will run out of business.

Aonkuuse:
This one too is herdsmen?

What kind of pointless question is this?
Are you claiming ignorance of the atrocities committed by herdsmen?

Chienex24:
Macron seems to seek a futuristic role as the leader of Europe.

I will be against trump if the balance of trade is near equal but if there is a huge deficit l, I don't think any sane country will fold her arms while her country is being taken advantage of.

The US has positive balance of trade with the UK and some other countries, yet, it slapped UK
and those positive ones with 10% tarrif.

This isn't about fair or unfair.
It is just a childish guy trying to implement his fantasy.
Unfortunately, the public and not him will bear the consequence.

Hemanwel:
I believe Trump's mission in this second term as American president is to show to the world that the United States still holds her pride of place as the most powerful nation in the world.

Trump believes the US, under Joe Biden, had lost her place as the world power. He believes Russia was getting too powerful under Biden and they needed to be tamed.

US respect comes from being tactical and not behaving like 10 year old bully.
Trump and his supporters are too dumb to know this.

As of today, no country respects the US except few dictators who pretend publicly
for their selfish interest.

joeyswift:
Countries are beginning to negotiate. He said. Most countries know that US has been fair to them with the new tariff rate

There is nothing to negotiate.
No sane country thinks the tariff is fair.
Those are weak and inconsequential countries pretending to be nice out of fear.

Iweakbro:
Little Muslim kid. In 2024, the United States experienced a goods trade deficit of approximately $295.4 billion with China, marking a 5.8% increase from the $279.4 billion deficit recorded in 2023..

This is china alone... Let's start checking other countries.

US has a trade surplus with UK, UK still got slammed with 10% tarrif.
Just, admit that Trump your god is a complete slowpoke.

Bringbackmandat:
remember Buhari and Tinubu wanted Dino to be recalled but it failed.

No, the naive Yahya Bello was the arrow head.