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Mr. Morris Monye’s question is, with respect, a perfect illustration of why lawyers should not be engaging in legal arguments with non-lawyers. It is also why non-lawyers should avoid arguing points of law with lawyers. Law, especially procedural law, is not always intuitive; it is layered, technical, and structured. You cannot learn it by watching American movies or SUIT. Now, to the substance. Know that the Supreme Court is an appellate court. Its primary role is not to conduct trials or take evidence, but to review decisions of lower courts to determine whether they are legally sound. Trial courts ( like High Court or Federal High Court) are the courts of first instance. They are the ones constitutionally empowered to hear evidence, evaluate facts, and deliver judgment based on their findings. This is how it works: 1. A matter begins at the trial court (e.g., Federal High Court). Upon final conclusion, we move to the next stage; 2. A dissatisfied party may appeal to the Court of Appeal. 3. A further dissatisfied party may approach the Supreme Court for a final review. So what the Supreme Court does is to review. SC does not ordinarily originate or settle disputes, except in limited cases where it exercises original jurisdiction under Section 232 of the 1999 Constitution as amended. In the instant case, the substantive dispute as to the legitimate leadership of the ADC was still pending before the Federal High Court. That is the court properly seized of the matter. When Nafiu Bala approached the Federal High Court claiming he should become Acting National Chairman and alleged that his purported resignation letter was forged. He sought ex parte reliefs, but the court, in its wisdom, refused to grant them immediately and instead ordered that the affected parties (including David Mark) be put on notice. Rather than respond to the substantive suit, counsel for the respondents appealed that interlocutory decision to the court of Appeal. Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and, more importantly, granted a preservatory “status quo” order. At that point, the matter had still not been heard on its merits at the trial court. When the case got to the Supreme Court, SC rightly observed that the appeal itself was incompetent because the appellants failed to obtain the required leave. Once an appeal is incompetent, everything built on it collapses. So the SC has no other choice than to order parties to go back to the Federal High Court where the main suit was pending. So, the Supreme Court did not “refer” the case back in the sense of delegation. It simply did the needful by striking out an incompetent appeal and directing parties back to the only court that could validly determine the dispute. Supreme Court cannot settle all disputes because it is the highest court in the land. The law requires that the right court handles the right issue at the right stage. It’s Federal High Court that will let us know ADC legitimate leadership. Till then, we anticipate! Thank you.

Calling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu incompetent doesn’t hold up when you look at what leadership requires and not useless emotional blackmail. Tinubu stepped into one of the most fragile economic situations Nigeria has faced in decades, crippling subsidy costs, a distorted forex system, rising debt pressure, and low investor confidence. An incompetent leader would dodge tough decisions just to stay popular. Tinubu did the exact opposite. Firstly, fuel subsidy removal? That was political suicide for any leader thinking short term. He did it on day one(I mean on first damn day). That’s not incompetence, that’s decisiveness. Exchange rate unification, For years, Nigeria was running a system that basically rewarded insiders and punished real investors. Fixing that was always going to hurt initially. He took that step anyway. Again, that’s not incompetence, that’s confronting reality. Now look at leadership history Tinubu isn’t a newcomer learning on the job. As governor of Lagos, he transformed the state’s revenue base from struggling levels to a model that other states now try to copy. Lagos didn’t become Nigeria’s economic hub by accident. Also, competence isn’t about making people comfortable in the short term, it is about making decisions that prevent collapse in the long term. Right now, the pain people feel is largely the result of accumulated issues over many years, not something created overnight. Tinubu is not incompetent. He’s making hard, unpopular, structural decisions that weaker leaders avoided. History usually judges those kinds of leaders very differently from how they are judged in the moment. So for you to know, Tinubu will be president till 2031.

@FSYusuff Only that PO “King” material, you see.

Atiku should do the honorable thing and give chance to Obi and Kwankwaso. Give them his blessings and be a revered kingmaker.

There's no struggle to save Nigeria. There is ambition to become President. That's all this is about. Atiku didn't save PDP and Obi didn't save Anambra as Governor. He didn't even save Labour Party when there was crisis. It is a battle of ambition and nothing else.

@Miss_Lanrewaju @oshoemm Do you need some tissue for your tears ? It’s streaming like crude oyel…

Nigeria’s economy is showing early signs of recovery, with a report by Quartus Economics indicating that GDP growth is now outpacing population expansion, a key shift that could support long-term poverty reduction. The report shows Nigeria’s GDP rising to $307.5 billion in 2025, up nearly 22%, while per capita income also increased despite population growth....

PBAT documentaries were actualized before the advent of social media. He saw ahead, and how could we explain to the coming generation that he pioneered what most of us are enjoying now? One of the best things a purposeful leader can do is document their impact. Make it plain for clarity and credibility. If it’s not documented, it never existed. If people can’t follow your story, they can’t believe your impact.

@_Leader99 @DefenseNigeria The military is not police - don’t get it twisted.

@DefenseNigeria Average Nigeria citizens don't feel the impact of our military might. We're being killed like chicken and deserted from villages by mere herdsmen.

This is what life is like aboard NNS Kada, recognized as one of the best designed LSTs in the world.

NNPC just completed a pipeline crossing under the River Niger and most Nigerians don’t understand how big this is. OB3 pipeline now unlocks 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day. Two billion. Every single day. That gas powers electricity, factories, industries. Nigeria has always had the gas. The problem was never supply it was moving it from where it’s produced to where it’s needed. This pipeline connects East to West. That bottleneck just got removed. They already did the AKK crossing last year. Now OB3. Two river Niger crossings back to back. The gas grid is actually coming together. The target is 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030. Right now we’re nowhere close. But infrastructure like this is how you get there. No infrastructure no industrialization. Simple. This is the kind of news that should trend. Not because it’s exciting but because your light bill depends on it​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

“Let’s copy Argentina” — bankrupt “Why can’t we be like Egypt?”—bankrupt I hope we all learn that Nigerian problems will require Nigerian solutions, no two scenarios are exactly the same. Avoid people like Peter Obi, he doesn’t have a clue.

@onyeka_chii @Onyeka_500 @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia No. But you’re the first person who truly loves to think upside down and in circles. Fix up

@frigate_x @Onyeka_500 @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia Is Tinubu the first president to ever release allocation??

Anambra has improved so much recently. Villages be looking like cities. We currently have the best road network in Nigeria. 💯

@onyeka_chii @Onyeka_500 @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia I’ll leave the maths to you … Where else do you think the money funding “Anambra looking beautiful” comes from ?

@frigate_x @Onyeka_500 @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia When Tinubu became president, how much was a bag of cement and how much is it now?? Do the math by how much it increased and how many times your FAAC increased.

@Onyeka_500 @onyeka_chii @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia Ndi stupid aloi

@onyeka_chii @frigate_x @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia E be like ndị si n'ike eri nri. Obi met dollar at 120

Anyone who will vote Peter Obi in 2027 election cannot be regarded as a well meaning Nigerian.

@onyeka_chii @Onyeka_500 @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia If the FAAC did not increase - will Anambra state be looking more beautiful ? Naira has lost value steadily since its creation - mostly courtesy of printing money with no productivity to back it up - so that one na story.

@frigate_x @Onyeka_500 @PayeeIzuchukwu @AnambraNewMedia A devalued naira is the increased FAAC??

You can only deceive your followers with oversimplification. Nigeria’s borrowing mix includes major infrastructure (roads, rail, power) alongside deficit financing. If the concern is debt burden, the honest debate should focus on revenue growth, project execution & debt service

BREAKING: NELFUND Rolls Out Red Carpet for Nigeria’s Brightest Mind LAUTECH’s Best Graduate Gets Star Treatment❤️🇳🇬 The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has publicly honoured Mr. Oladepo Caleb Olugbenga, the Best Graduating Student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, in a special recognition ceremony held today at the Fund’s headquarters. The event celebrated academic excellence and spotlighted the rising impact of NELFUND in empowering outstanding Nigerian students.

Minimum wage earners are expected to part overnight in the airport. We should also start benchmarking private jet charter fares against minimum wage.

@BashirElRufai Is it Kwankwaso - Obi; or Obi-Kwankwaso ? And under which party ? LP or ANPP ?

Some people are currently vibrating at this allegiance. Wait, there are more twists & turns coming. Master Strategist my anus. 🤣