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MORE THAN EVER NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT ARE NEEDED NOW.

BluntCrazeMan:
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That is not what the judgment says on iRev. What it says is that it is meant to enhance transparency and not a sine qua non in the circumstances especially as Atiku and OBI's Lawyers did not present figures different from what INEC declared which are presumed by Law to be correct until the contrary is shown or proven. It is as simple as that. Not difficult to understand! The Petitioners Lawyers played to the gallery and chose to dance to the drumbeats of the social media buzz of Atiku and Obi supporters! Those Lawyers know better now! Litigation is not conducted on Twitter but in the Courtroom! Lesson learnt.

FreeStuffsNG:
Only US, Isreal and 12 other countries, mostly tiny weak Island countries; Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Fiji, Guatemala, Hungary, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay and Tonga , voted against the adoption of the resolution and they lost woefully!

This is a testament to the seriously diminished power and influence of the United States on global politics on this Palestinian-Israel war.

Even the E.U , Canada and UK didn't vote against the resolution. China, Russia, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, the Arab League, Turkiye, Ireland, South Africa and Nigeria tried too. It was a momentous event that the world stood together significantly for the Palestinian people.

Sincerely, Humanity won. Over 3000 Palestinian children killed yet Hamas keeps fighting and firing rockets into Israel, giving credence to the report that Israel is actually killing mostly civilians and children.

If Isreal,with all its military power and backing of US and UK , has been fighting a small group of Hamas fighters for weeks now yet the death toll of children and civilians in Gaza keep mounting and Hamas Rockets firings into Israel have not stopped, so who is Isreal deceiving? Who is Isreal been killing for the past few weeks of bombing Gaza? Hamas still fired a lot of rockets into Southern Israel few hours ago!

If after this resolution, Isreal continues the bombing, there will be very serious and severe consequences against Israel. I pray it doesn't get to that. Check my signature for free stuffs!

This matter is not about the diminished power of any nation as it is about the correctness of Hamas action on 07/10/2023 when it attacked Israel and innocent Israeli civilians comprising babies were slaughtered like rams and terrorised and kidnapped. Now Israel wakes up to defend itself and ensure Hamas will no longer be able to do acts of terror against its citizens folks talk about ceasefire instead of morefire! It cannot be denied that Hamas keeps itself warm by using civilians as human shields and embedding itself in hospitals and schools storing explosives in tunnels located under civilian habitats!!! How so cowardly and inhuman!!! Israel will do well to remove Hamas from wherever they are found by all means necessary. Even if found under the U.N. Sec-Gen.'s Desk! Imagine if it was your family members Hamas murdered in cold bold?🤔🧐

About time we know who owns Lagos! WHO CAN CLOSE THE MARKET OWNS THE LAND ON WHICH IT IS SITUATED! Folks who say Lagos is no man's land must now think twice about the reckless statement.

CHEAT!

You are complicit having served as Transport Minister in Buhari Government in which you were instrumental in awarding the Maradi train contract knowing fully well that it should not be our next step considering the transport problems in Nigeria! You are a gross disappointment. Shift one side!👎

garfield1:
Emmanuel Agim, justice of the supreme court, says the deposition of the registrar for Chicago State University was not authenticated for use in Nigeria.

The supreme court on Thursday dismissed the application for leave to file fresh evidence against President Bola Tinubu by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the February 25 election.

Abubakar had secured an order from the US district court for the Northern District of Illinois, directing the release of Tinubu’s academic credentials.

Abubakar and PDP alleged that Tinubu submitted forged academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enable him to contest the election.

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However, the court held that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain an issue that was not presented during the election petition tribunal proceedings.

The court also dismissed the entire petition seeking to overturn the verdict of the tribunal which affirmed Tinubu’s election.

Agreeing with the lead judgement delivered by Inyang Okoro, Agim said there was nothing authenticating the documents obtained by the appellants.

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“The deposition for this additional evidence is inadmissible,” the justice said.

“If a document is inadmissible, you cannot ask that you should be allowed to bring it in as fresh evidence.

“A reading of the deposition exposes that it is not authenticated by the seal of the authority before whom it was issued.

“A deposition from another country to be used in Nigeria should prima facie, give features of authentication such as the official seal of the court where it is sworn or if it is before a notary public, a seal or signature.”

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He said if it is sworn in the Nigerian embassy, high commission or consulate in that country, the signature of the officer authorised to do so and the seal of the embassy, high commission or consulate must be seen.

“Such authentication is an assurance of the origin and authenticity of the foreign deposition,” Agim added.

“In our present case, the certified shorthand reporter before whom the deposition was made did not authenticate the deposition with her seal.

“She merely signed a certificate of report bearing her name and number. Being a deposition from another country, it cannot be used in Nigeria without authentication. The authentication of the oath administration is mandatory.”

Agim also expressed concerns as to why the deposition was made in the law office of Abubakar’s lawyer instead of the court which gave the order.

“I’ve wondered why the deposition made… was not made before the court,” he said.

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“And if made elsewhere in the law office of the first appellant’s attorney why was it not filed in the above-mentioned court because of the peculiar circumstances of this case and adopted as the deposition ordered to be made by the court so that it can form part of the record of the court.”

Agim also faulted the appellants for failing to secure a letter from CSU disclaiming the records Tinubu forwarded to INEC.

“I have continued to wonder why the appellant did not use the advantage of the order of the district court that the college produce documents and deposition concerning those certificates,” he said.

“Why they didn’t use that advantage to secure a letter from the college under its letterhead, seal and signature disclaiming the certificate presented by the second respondent to INEC as not one issued by the college?

“Instead, they resorted to this deposition which has no features of authentication, thereby rendering it spurious and inadmissible.”
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.thecable.ng/chicago-state-university-deposition-was-not-authenticated-for-use-in-nigeria-supreme-court-rules/amp&ved=2ahUKEwjW6IrDkJaCAxXKQEEAHYQlB0EQFnoECAoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0JYrHUPmp6ZdZ0DkZB1Oty


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SOUND LEGAL REASONING FROM HIS LORDSHIP WHO IS A LEARNED AUTHOR. FOLKS WHO CONTINUE TO DERIDE THE SUPREME COURT HAVE GONE DELUSIONAL AND THEIR MENTAL FACULTIES FRIED!

Yemmysworld91:
How Wike has been able to outdo Amaechi twice is surprising to me. Wike played a pivotal role in getting Amaechi out of Pdp in 2014/15. He has done the same again in 2022/23.
Can we say Amaechi is not politically smart. Wike seems to have won him in all their political battles.

Amaechi couldn't even win Rivers for Apc in 2015 and 2019.

Can we conclude that Wike is politically smarter than Amaechi?

Sure! In Politics finesse is not so needed as grits and smartness. Amaechi is low on grits.

joyandfaith:
You don't know more than SAN who filles those petitions. Court dismisses cases of murder based on loopholes. Law is not 2+2=4. That is reason there are judges to interpret constitution. Judges have their bias too. I know Professor's from different ethnic group who are biased on their view of others. Our biases influence our judgement.

May I disagree. On the Law no other possibility exists asides a loss for the Petitioners. The judgment is freely available online : please read it. Judges decide matters based on evidence before them. Atiku presented no evidence on forgery and rigging before the court of first instance. His Lawyers later tried to do so before the Supreme Court but failed because the necessary conditions for doing so were lacking in their case to wit that the evidence was not available previously. It was all the while available! Justice is a two way traffic thing. Justice to Atiku and Obi as Petitioners and justice to Tinubu as Respondent. It would be unfair to Tinubu to now allow Atiku who slept on his right to present evidence to now do so after Tinubu has closed his case and judgment delivered. That, essentially is the reason Atiku and Obi case failed. Read the Judgment calmly, dispassionately and objectively. I’m no politician by the way. I’m a Lawyer.

Thonyb:
https://.ng/2023/10/26/weve-moved-on-from-supreme-court-judgment-lp/

You have laboured enough in vain. About time you recover from the deluded state you were in. Obi could not have won the Presidential elections without the buy-in of the North. Atiku and Tinubu had that.

omenka:
They asked your candidate who claims he won to show the prove the figures by which he won. Did he? Can you?

Is the court supposed to work with silly conjectures and emotionally induced suppositions? How exactly did Atiku or Pandora win the election? By what margins? Which states? Or you guys have no clue?

Atiku, Obi and their followers went so delusional that reason took flight from them.

omenka:
The truth is, both parties, especially the one who doubles as IPOB grand, relied more on blackmailing the judges into giving him a favourable judgement. He went to both the Court of Appeal and Supreme courts with nothing as evidence but his phone with which he uses to issue orders to his criminal supporters

I'm glad the judges stuck to their guns and delivered judgement based on the evidence before them, which is at best watery.

All eyes 👀 are now on the unpatriotic duo of Atiku and the Obi fascist. Folks versed in Nigerian politics know that no one wins a Presidential Election who has not found acceptance in the Northern States. Obi deludes himself to think he could win in the North!

joyandfaith:
I agree with Clarke to some extent. Even if they did , judges would find some loopholes to dismiss them. The truth is that owner of Nigeria doesn't want Atiku and couldn't trust an Ibo man to be president. May be they drafted Obi into race to stop Atiku.

See, if the lower court had given Atiku and Obi judgment the Supreme Court would have overturned it. The petitions were bad from the very beginning.Too many cooks spoilt the broth.

MorataFC:
Despite clearly stating that they had no valid case, they persistently tried to intimidate us with their bullying tactics, hoping that their aggression would deter us from telling the truth.

Atiku and Obi became Delusional.

FreeStuffsNG:
https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/26/atiku-obis-lawyers-didnt-display-good-legal-practice-clarke/

The cold truth. Gross lack of professionalism! Played to the gallery. Conducted their cases on the social media platforms and outside the courtroom.

ChristianNorth:
Ikpeazu working with Wole will be disastrous for Atiku. The duo also worked together in Lagos 2015 to win the Supreme court for Ambode.

That Wole dude has never won a major electoral case without Ikpeazu SAN.

WOLE OLANIPEKUN SAN JUST WON TODAY AND IKPEAZU WAS NOT IN THE SAME CORNER WITH HIM.

SHORTLY, FOLKS WHO PUT THIS UP WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO DISCERN BETWEEN TRUTH AND FALSITY!

Segzy19:
Haaaa! Obi and Atiku's lawyers are wicked sha...
Owo ti wo'gbo... Those guys really scammed Obi and Atiku...
Gbajue no dey give shishi during election but he can waste billions on lawyers after election... Yet they claim he is wise ..

THE CHIEF MOURNER HIMSELF! ALWAYS ADORNED IN BLACK!! CAN YOU IMAGINE THEM RELYING ON INEC NUMBERS! IT IS PRESUMED CORRECT UNTIL THE CONTRARY IS PROVED. THE SO CALLED STAR LAWYERS WOEFULLY FAILED TO PUT FORWARD AN ALTERNATIVE FIGURE! SHAM APPELLANT CASE! NO REFUND OF FEES!

Occurstaem:
I'm ashamed of the appellants.
I know their lawyers won't speak the truth to them because of money. Both Atiku and Obi should have used their discretion.

THEIR LAWYERS WOULD BE SANCTIONED WERE THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED IN THE U.K.

donphilopus:
Within a minute, everything was concluded.

Very funny.

KNOWN IT WAS TO ALL MEN WHO REASON CLEARLY THAT THE SUPREME COURT WILL HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN DISMISSING OBI'S APPEAL.

adioolayi:
This is the fastest I have seen..

After announcing appearances...the Justice just simply throw out his appeal

AND TO THINK THAT JUSTICE INYANG OKORO JSC IS THE JUDGE OBI PREFERRED TO DELIVER THE JUDGMENT. THE CJN AND THE JUDICIARY WERE PILLORIED TO NO END ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PANEL TO HEAR THE APPEAL. OBI AND HIS ILK ARE CLEARLY FASCISTS. OBI WILL NEVER BE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT FROM THE SE. DAVID UMAHI IS NOW BETTER PLACED TO HAVE IT.

VEHINTOLAR:
Lol,I can see you're desperate for my attention ,boy ! For how long do you think I'll continue to dignify your stupidity with my response ? For the umpteenth time, you're not making any sense to me still and I'm not interested in whatever crappy message you're so desperate to pass across !

Consider this post as my last response to you. Now,crawl back into whatever hole you came out from and remain dumber than you're already there,ode !

YOU WILL HAVE WHAT IS DUE TO YOU.

Irony1:
Again I agree sound education is the key to mental advancement because it should apply to you. If GTB has a leasehold on that building does it change the fact that NestOil has ownership in it? His loans are performing loans and definitely it will revert 100% to him. Stop being dense abeg just shut up and run along.

YOUR IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS PATHETIC. ONE MAJOR INCIDENT OF OWNERSHIP IS THE ABILITY TO FREELY TRANSFER SAME. IT IS A LONG SHOT TO FIND ONE WHO BUYS AN ENCUMBERED PROPERTY. I WILL NOT DESCEND INTO THE MURK FROM WHERE YOU SPEAK BY TRADING GUTTER LANGUAGE WITH YOUR INDECENT AND UNCOUTH PERSON.

donphilopus:
In a unanimous decision, the seven panel of Justices of the Supreme Court affirmed Tinubu's election.

MAJORITY DECISION WAS DELIVERED BY JUSTICE INYANG OKORO JSC AS DESIRED BY OBI AND ATIKU. HE STATED CLEARLY THAT HE WROTE THE JUDGMENT. UCHE SAN AND HIS TEAM WOULD BE SANCTIONED FOR WRONGLY ADVISING THEIR CLIENT WERE ALL THESE PLAYING OUT IN UK WHERE WE GOT OUR SYSTEM OF LAWS AND HOW WE PRACTICE THEM.

datola:
I don't know what Buhari saw in this Bawa that he made chairman of a whole EFCC!

It's a lot easier to manipulate the inexperienced.

The young man suddenly found his feet in a pair of shoes too large for him!

naijapips04:
God send her go do side chic ashawo work?

That's how your mind works.

VEHINTOLAR:
Come off my mention,kiddo;you ain't making any sense to me,please !

Methuselah, it is a gross misconception to assume that the space afforded you is exclusively yours. Clogged reasoning keeps you from the understanding that you appreciate only as you seek to understand others and their viewpoints.

Irony1:
Nestoil has ownership of the building that is what matters. You guys reason like 3 year old kids walahi

Sound education is key to mental advancement. Go to the books of the LASG Min and do a search. The result will show that GTB has a hold on the said building simply because Nestoil has not finished paying back what it borrowed from GTB to build the structure.

VEHINTOLAR:
Incomprehensible gibberish !

Your post typifies the rant associated with the uninformed! If you had taken the pain to review the thread that preceded my post I doubt you'd have responded in the manner you just did.

VEHINTOLAR:
You must be living in one of the primitive caves of Alaigbo !

Far away from civilisation and books that inform when read by the educated. Meaningful living is more than buying and selling and counting wads of currency! Knowledge, they say, is power! If Abiola knew he was set on a misadventure when he confronted Abacha he would not have died in the manner he did!!

naijapips04:
Fortune she got from a man.

Out of God's benevolence. God uses the things He created to bring to pass in our lives the good He has for us.