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brain54:
This irety go dey hot tempered...

And Intolerate oh.

She is always too forceful with her ideas.

Not good for a leader, especially considering she is a woman!

Bush boy.
She is speaking as a lawmaker and not a woman.

DesChyko:
When Americans plead the 5th, we think they're reciting the National Anthem.

Before your eyes, free speech is being buried. What is the difference between this democracy and the military regime if you cannot speak freely and be given a fair chance to prove it?

It depends on your idea of "fair chance".
Even if they won't let you prove it in court, you can throw the evidence into the public domain.

And don't talk about being gagged, if you are bold enough to make specific
allegation about a person in public, you shouldn't be too timid to release the
accompanying evidence to the public too.

No need hiding such evidence if indeed the aim of the expose is to sanitize the system.

Useless Iranian agent.
If a Nigerian were to setup a subsersive movement in Iran, such person will be executed
promptly but this idiot is allowed to roam freely threatening societal peace.

The army is wrong in going after the brainwashed members who don't know any better.
This man should be the one being remembered after a death sentence and not his gullible followers.

This people don't get it.
Farotimi wasn't the first to claim that the Nigeria judiciary is corrupt.
In fact, I don't think you can find a single Nigeria that would claim otherwise.
But Dele is not on trial for stating that the Nigerian judiciary is corrupt but for
assuming that the opponent he lost a case to must have bribed judges.

He even went further by stating the names of the alleged bribe givers and receivers
even though he has zero evidence other than the fact that he lost a land legal tussle.

Interesting.
So fighting a defamer now makes someone a narcissist.

Until we begin to mention names and point accusing fingers at specific people, the issues will remain intractable

Don't let this author deceive you. She has been writing articles for years and have
never specifically mentioned a name or point accusing fingers at people.

Before you mention names and point fingers, make sure you are absolutely sure of what
you are saying and there is evidence to back it up. Otherwise, you will find yourself in a very
deep mess that no social media noise can dig you from.

MossadAgent:
The end of Assad reign over Syria, marks the end of the last secularist and Pan Arabic country in the ME.

Although , majorly Shiite , Syria's former secularist government did everything to protect and uphold religious freedom.

With Assad out of the picture, Syria is no longer a secularist Pan Arabic state but has now under the control of radical Sunni Islamists .

The ISIS terrorists now running the show in Syria are there specifically for two major reasons only:

1. Wage war with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Shiite militias in Iraq towards ensuring both countries fall under Sunni control from where a future land invasion on Iran is possible.

2. Allow for the construction of a mega gas pipeline from Qatar to Europe.

Why are you hyperventilating?
Is Assad your family member?

hmm

plaetton:
Funny nonsense.
The police are not the aggrieved party in this case, but an agency of the state.

The accused lives in Lagos, and I assume wrote and published his book in Lagos. Do we not have federal police in Lagos? What was the grand purpose of transporting him to Ekiti for arraignment?
Individuals are charged with committing crimes against the state, not against the police. Police charge accused Individuals for committing crimes against the existing laws of the state.
They only took him to Ekiti state for Kangaroo justice because that is where the aggrieved party has his greatest sphere of police and judicial influence.

I haven't read this kind of bunkum in a long while

You see if you report a theft.
Yes, you are the aggrieved but when the thief is apprehended, it is not
a case between you and the thief. It is the Nigerian police vs the thief.
In fact, you are not needed anymore if there are sufficient independent evidence
of the theft to back the prosecution.


If you later found out that it was your friend who did it. You will have a
hard time saving your friend from prison if the police are especially interested in the case.


I don't blame you though, being exposed to the internet echo chambers make many of you
assume full knowledge of what you know little about.
Also, the fact that Nigerian factor often get criminals illegally discharged may have

Repeat this three time.
This is not a civil case between 2 parties.
It is a criminal defamation case between the Nigerian police and Dele Farotimi.


Next time you are in your brainwashing echo chambers take note of the fact.

As to the Ekiti influence.
Even if Dele is convicted over there, he will have a chance to appeal the judgment outside of Ekiti
where he can present the evidence he allegedly possess.

gabbytabby:
Whatever Farotimi ends up being charged for the one that ends up affecting the reputation of Afe Babalola is the undue influence that such juggernauts put to bear negatively impacting the perceived impartiality of the police and judiciary.

Bribery and corruption is in the fabric of the whole system and Afe Babalola should keep postulating that he is the saint in the midst of sinners. No be Nigeria and Nigerians.

Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are comes to mind.

I don't get you.
This isn't a case of saints vs sinners.
It is a case of a plaintiff vs a liar.
Yes, when you make serious and specific accusations without evidence, it is simply a lie.

Ikpunekenwa:
So what made this case a federal Nigerian case?

Because Dele violated federal law against criminal defamation.

sreamsense:
If he is not more powerful, the babalawos and Ogun worshippers whom majority of them are now pastors and children of God now and threw away their Ogun idols and other idols would not have been possible if not because they found the power of Jesus superior to that of your Ogun idols.

Nope. It is not power that make those people convert to worshipping the Jesus idol.
It is brainwashing and use of social influence coupled with the fact
that the worshippers were never organized , many times at logger heads and mostly illiterates.

Ogun lakaaye and sango could not harm true followers of Christ as many converts from idol worshippers to Jesus followers burnt their idols to ashes and threw many into rivers and run to Jesus for protection.

Nope, as I said, that is the result of brainwashing not power.

If it is just about power, Northern Nigeria should be mostly christians by now but
it isn't because the British missionaries stood no chance against an organized, united and literate religion.

Another incompetent charge and bail lawyer.
Dele is not being charged for saying Afe has excessive influence over the police and judiciary.
He is being charged for claiming that Afe bribed specific judges in a specific case at a specific time.

Even if his story is true, it is entirely irrelevant to Dele's case.

As to those who would angry for calling the lawyer, charge and bail.
Going by his own narration, he is shamelessly incompetent and a bad lawyer to the woman.
No smart lawyer will give up because somebody uses police influence.
At most, police influence are temporary succor when a good lawyer is involved.

A smart and competent lawyer would have gotten justice for his client
by going on the offensive.

The first thing to do is to get an injunction barring the police from ever
arresting the wife while the custody case is on.

The second one which he missed is seeking a contempt of court proceeding
against the husband for failing to show up for a court summon. In fact,
that would have been a good way to proof how irresponsible the man is as a person.

The third is to get temporary custody of the children for the woman while the case is on.
There is no way husband can convince the courts that he can take care of three children while
working in a university when he couldn't even attend a mandatory court session because of the same work.

But the lawyer caved immediately a name was dropped for him and chose
to blame the "system" instead.
SMH

plaetton:
Criminals everywhere indeed.
First of all , criminal defamation is a federal crime, a misdemeanor at that, and falls under federal jurisdiction.
There is nowhere in Ekiti criminal code that makes defamation a criminal matter.
Ironically , this is a shining example of the very corrupt and criminal judiciary that Mr Forotimi is writing about .

Chai, so many ignorant posts.

The case is between the Federal Nigerian police vs Dele and not Ekiti state government vs Dele Rotimi.
What you call a misdemeanor actually carries up to 2 years imprisonment.
The complainant can in addition can sue for damages if he so wishes after the criminal case
is concluded, conviction or no conviction.

Even if there is a law in Ekiti that states that publishers of libelous article should be rewarded
with money, such a hypothetical law won't save Dele from federal crime prosecution.
Don't let those online deceive you.

Agunesinjaweola:
As much as I agree with your write up, I wonder when shall we do things justly and in a right way in this Nigeria.
Is it the truth or fair to mankind that justice we all know is being procure or bought by the elites !??
Chief Afe Babalola has a right to defend himself but the truth must be told and corrupt judges must be brought to justice !!
Unfortunately, they all belong to the same cults and its the masses that are suffering from a cursed Nation !!!

If you believe in "justice" not jungle or mob justice, then you must also believe in evidence.
Dele has no shred of evidence other than his fictional narrative prowess.

Or should we just pack all the elites into a house and set it on fire to ensure "justice"?

LegendHero:
It has always been 700+ before Tinubu assumed power.

I send money regularly and I know how much I exchange dollar to Naira in May 2023.

Only people getting $$ at the official rate are Emefiele people and few other Nigerians who can wait for months after paying bankers multiple bribes.

The average man got dollar at N700+ in 2023 mostly.

We floated the naira June 15, 2023 or so. Before then, it was 700+.

Nope.
It wasn't #700 that was the parallel rate.
The dollar was around #400 officially.

Yes, one of those Emefiele's friend built a $20 billion dollar refinery using exchange rate
that is practically non-existent according to you.
Whatever exchange rate used in running the government's budget is the official regardless
of what black market says.

I hope you haven't forgotten when the Naira fell from 1800 to 900 after the Binance/crypto noise?
You remembered how you and Onanuga celebrated the geniuses who allegedly solved the problem?
Well, it was short-lived as predicted then as this phase would turn out too.

There are very few ways to permanently strengthen the Naira and it does not include threatening
speculators every three months.

smallsmall:
One question that the Public are asking, is: Is Nigeria's Political and Judicial System not deeply Corrupt, as Dele Farotimi wrote?
If the Answer is "Yes", as Farotimi has written, then what is all the Pretense and Harassment of the Man all about?

Don't be clever by half.

If I say Nigerian politicians embezzle public funds. That's too broad a statement to apply to anyone.
In fact, only a fool would sue for such statement.

But If I claim that politician ABC of Lagos stole 1 billion Naira that is meant to feed the poor for
the month of January and invest the money in properties, that is a specific allegation.
If it is true, then that is alarming and deserves investigation.

However, if I have no evidence or it is a lie, then that is pure defamation and deserve any legal
repercussion the target choose to follow.

Dele didn't just say Nigerian judiciary system is corrupt.
He claimed Afe bribed specifically named judges to secure favorable judgment.
It would have been great if he had evidence, but he doesn't, he merely concoct
the story because he lost a case while defending some land grabbers against Afe law firm.

Atiku will hand over the 2027 mandate to Tinubu on a platter of gold
by splitting opposition votes once again.
Because age is not on his side, he wants to contest in 2027 by all means.
SMH

huptin:
I admire his courage

Liars have no courage just self-delusion.

psucc:
High sense!
So in summary, you're saying that the Complainant must have had a dirty past but not the specific one DF is accusing him of.
Personally, I hold no brief for anyone.

Just that the law be upheld and followed in the quest for redress. The use of Police is what pissed off many on this matter. You know what it means when our police is involved, every known decorum is thrown to the wind.

What many don't understand is that it is not a civil suit.
It is "criminal defamation", so police involvement was the only logical move.

Dele was merely playing to the gallery with the arrest video.
There was a bench warrant against him because he refused to honor
the police and court's invitation claiming that he lives in Lagos and cannot be
tried in Ekiti.

And he is a lawyer that should know better.
In fact, he can be charged in US or China since his medium of defamation, Amazon, is a global platform.

veraponpo:
The Northern Oligarchy is doing everything to make the country under-developed.

What they do not know is Tinubu came prepared.

Have you noticed how he is treating all the dificult things one after the other.

Local government autonomy - done
Unification of exchange rate - done
Autonomy for the judiciary - done
Fuel issues- done
Fiscal federalism - will be done

None of what you listed have been done.
None.
I don't blame you though, like many, you were deceived by spurious headlines.

BigkokoRep:
By the time the dust raised settles down, the corrupt 95 year old man might not have any reputation left to keep!

What a karmic showdown of unexpected proportions!

No be today the old crook sabi buy judgement... Tufiakwaaaa.....

Useless elites.

Like the crooks, like the led!

Another one.
What happened to you 25 percent in Abuja guaranteed plan?
What happened to your illegal rendition of Kanu cries?

There are only 2 ways for a mob to win, either being on the right side of the law
or starting and winning a war. Unless you are prepared to do the latter, since he is
on the wrong side of the law, for Dele, he is legally a goner.
Noise and cries won't change anything.

As for reputation.
There are three reputations people who can afford a lawyer considers, the law firm's competence, track record
and relationship with judges. Even in your imaginary saner clime, that's how lawyers are hired, not the number
of insults you have hurled at judges.

So, you see the case will actually boost Afe's legal practice' reputation and rank to people that can afford him.

psucc:
There's this post I read on Friday on X that a particular renown Legal practitioner advised that the best response to defamation is to move on and let it be bygone. That an attempt to seek redress gives the defendant an opportunity to dig deep and tell more including the ones you thought no human ever know.

The "renown" legal practitioner is speaking for himself.
When you accuse a person of stealing $10,000 from house "A" for example.
It doesn't matter if they have stolen 1 million dollars from house B some years back.
If you cannot prove the allegation of $10000 stolen from house "A", you are goner either through
civil liability or criminal prosecution.

Many of you think the complainant must be a100% saint in all areas of their life, otherwise, there is no defamation.
You are so wrong that I can't even describe it.
When it comes to the issue of law, common sense and selective morality won't save you.

Firstcitizen:
The likes of you jubilated when the US turned Libya into a failed state in a similar manner. Very disgusting to watch you salivate over the take over of a state by Al qaeda terrorists and other jihadi groups and condemn the massacre of Isreali civilians by another group with the same jihadi ideologies just because this time, they are sponsored by your God the US.

The failed Libya states is where many of your contemporaries are rushing to either settle down or move onward to Europe.
An average Libyan is four times richer than a Nigerian per capita basis.
Yes, it is controlled by factions but there are no bandits kidnapping hundreds of Libyans per operation.

Moreover, with the fall of Assad, there is a chance for Libya to attain unity since Putin's puppet, Haftar will be weakened
in the long run.

Focusmind:
Syria will be another Libya. There will not be any centrally - recognised government. Each faction of the rebels/terrorist will be controlling its own fiefdom. The West should know that the fall of Assad will spell doom for them in later years. Refugees and migrants from Syria will continue to flood Europe.

Nope.
Refugees from Libya aren't flooding Europe.
So, don't expect any mass exodus of Syrians.
In fact, many will return home.

Princedapace:
Oga, I want u to know this, if Russia is as weak as u said, do u know what NATO did to Gadaffi? That is what they would have done to Putin. They hate him so much.
The US doesnt fight alone. She fights with UK, France and many other allies. They should fight alone first.
Then, Russia is fighting agaisnt NATO. Dont make the mistake. I dont want to argue with you. In warfare, intelligence that is accurate is key to the war. NATO provide acurate intelligence reporting to Ukraine, NATO trains UKrain forces, NATO send machinaries to fight there. Many US special forces have been gunned down in Ukrain. NATO provide funds, NATO also sanctioned Russia. All of these and you still think NATO is not fighting Russia? U must be sick then. This is a war between US and Russia via proxy. Go and check how much the US and NATO have spent in a war that u said they arent fighting?
Russia under heavy sanction, has fought this war and gained almost 30 percent of Ukrain lands including key sea ports. What else do u want?
Go and read how many American soldiers have died in wars. No country will fight war without losing.
If them born Your AMerica well, she should invade Russia and fight na. Putin has done worse things than Gadaffi did. Or have u forgotten what America has been doing to other smaller countries? Yet America wont be in sanction and AMerica will fight with all allies and yet still lost in Afganistan.

Did you miss the part where Russia has the largest nukes in the world and missiles to deliver them?

Putin and Gadaffi issue are wide apart(external vs internal issue) if you understand geopolitics.
Let us even assume they are similar why would NATO invade a nuclear armed state
when their is nothing to be gained by such invasion and risk the lives of millions?

If Gadaffi had nukes and missiles, he will still be alive and kicking.

IgOga:
I am sorry for Syria. The barbarians have taken over.

I remember the jubilation when these barbarians overan Tripoli in Libya. Now Libya is a shadow of it's former self.

The question is whether the barbarians can match Assad killing figures(more than 500K).

I would wait till the dust settles and see who won the internal power struggle before condemning
the rebels.

BiafranPatriot:
When I say that Propaganda doesn't cover the real action on ground it seems as if I am lying

Legendhero
Floki


The Python has DIED in the SE.

As for the North I don't bloody care because they orchestrated this issue themselves with JIHADIST tendencies..

As for those minority groups that hide under Yoruba (APC) south west, bigoted supporters. When Fulani Herdsmen show .. who will you call? ESN.. BLA... Sunday IGBOHO(joker), or as Fulani are killing you, shouting MANDATE and IGBO IGBO will be your response?

Anyway we dey watch...

You sound dull.
Is it ESN that can't protect itself from Fulani attacks that anybody will call to help

Don't take my word for it, ask your brothers on ground the havoc the herdsmen are wrecking that doesn't make the news.

If only Hamas did not carry out Oct. 7 attack, Hezbollah did not join in the fray and Russia did not
invade Ukraine.
Assad will still be standing.
See how three uncoordinated event led to a few days victory for a 14 years long civil war.

This must be fake news. Putin never backs down.

BluntCrazeMan:
The number of “AND” in the Nigerian Constitution is 1589.

All the ANDs are to be treated equally.

No “AND” is more equal than the others.

https://twitter.com/JOBIdient/status/1658189214733721617

Why do you guys always skip section 299 of the constitution?
I don't think there is anything more explicit and need no interpretation.

Let me help you with an excerpt:
"The provisions of this Constitution shall apply to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as if it were one of the States of the Federation."

It doesn't matter if there are a billion ands in the constitution, each "AND" is subject to interpretation based on context and the overall spirit of the law.

Even going by your logic of "equality", every and you listed actually treated all states equally.
There is no plae where Abuja was entitled to three appointments as a special state while other state are given one.

I understand how laymen can be confused on the issue of law, what is even more painful is SANs with no integrity making spurious podcast and granting interviews to further mislead their listeners.

UK police don't normally carry guns.
Those that do are only called on special occassions.
So the so-called investigation will turn up nothing.