Abu

Smile, because it confuses people.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@OgbeniDipo Phd in Olodo uprising.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@Larry_0816 @Adekbolaji No, they are actually genuinely really daft.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@OneJoblessBoy @Rotankwot The person commenting is very funny. Watched the video like 10 times cause of the commentary. 😂😂😂

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@FinPlanKaluAja1 That’s why I maintain that we are not a developing country; rather, we are a retrogressing one. Our ever growing and largely unproductive population isn’t helping matters either.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@LeadershipNGA “Nigerians don’t pay tax, Nigerians don’t pay tax, Nigerians don’t pay tax”. From the moment you step out of your house in Nigeria, you are directly or indirectly pay one tax or the other. Some even pay with their lives.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@NigeriaStories Let's us know when it actually drops.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@Femi_OfMainland Don't think Nigerians believe that service men in the US earn "crazy money." However, they are generally better appreciated. They are equipped with more military gear, receive better support in operations. Overall, their compensation and welfare packages are significantly better.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@OJOBODO1 @IM_CITIZENX @BudgITng Not necessarily but remember, the 2025 budget was split into two parts, 30% was allocated for 2025, while the remaining 70% was deferred and used to make up part of the 2026 budget. As for that 30%, I can tell you authoritatively that, not even 50% of it has been realized.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@abujastreets Abuja is not safe, Abuja is not safe. No where is safe in Nigeria.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@mymixtapez We all knew he just wanted to smash. Megan should have known too. It was very obvious.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@DHQNigeria Such a shame. Smh

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@Abu_Jawaadd This should not be in public. Are you congratulatimg him or trying to put him in trouble?

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@Hhonor_ Nigeria is not a developing country, it is a third world country. Even in the capital, poverty is widespread, infrastructure is poor, and cost of living keeps rising while quality of life declines. We are moving backwards.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@Waspapping_ Worry about yourself.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@instablog9ja The Senate also has no reputation and known for fraud. Never be deceived that these people have Nigerians at heart. It's all about themselves.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@MudiTheInvestor We continue to buy Google.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@instablog9ja What's this one talking about? Such a dense anology.

[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@ogundamisi @BwalaDaniel such a shameless buffoon.

[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

BAIL CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE THE ESSENCE OF BAIL

In recent times, we have observed with growing concern a disturbing trend in the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria, where courts and law enforcement agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force, EFCC, ICPC, and other security agencies, increasingly impose bail conditions that are excessive, impractical, and difficult to satisfy. The frequent insistence on sureties who are senior civil servants of specified grade levels, coupled with demands for landed properties of extraordinary value, has in many cases transformed bail from a mechanism for securing attendance at trial into a tool of pretrial detention. The consequence is that many persons who are constitutionally presumed innocent and have ostensibly been granted bail remain incarcerated because the conditions attached to their release are beyond their reach. This troubling development undermines the constitutional right to personal liberty, weakens the presumption of innocence, and defeats the very essence and purpose of bail within our criminal justice system.

We consider it necessary to reiterate that bail is a constitutional safeguard designed to secure the attendance of an accused person at trial while preserving his or her liberty pending the determination of guilt or innocence. It is neither a punishment nor a mechanism for imposing pre-trial incarceration by indirect means. The law is settled that bail conditions must be reasonable, practical, and capable of being fulfilled by the accused person.

The Supreme Court, in Suleman & Anor v. Commissioner of Police, Plateau State (2008), emphasized that the object of bail pending trial is to grant pre-trial freedom to an accused person whose appearance in court can be secured through appropriate conditions. Bail is not intended to create insurmountable obstacles that make release impossible.

We are particularly concerned by the increasing tendency to impose conditions that are disconnected from prevailing economic realities and often impossible to satisfy. Conditions requiring sureties who are serving civil servants on specific salary grades, ownership of landed properties of extraordinary value, or other burdensome requirements effectively convert the grant of bail into a denial of bail.

Of particular concern is the continued insistence in some cases on sureties who must be senior civil servants, often on Grade Levels 16 or 17, and who must own properties worth hundreds of millions of naira. Such conditions have been strongly criticised by the appellate courts.

In Dasuki v. Director-General, State Security Service & Ors (2019) LPELR-49182 (CA), the Court of Appeal unequivocally condemned the practice of involving serving public officers as a mandatory category of sureties. The Court observed that such requirements are unknown to civilised legal systems and run contrary to public service regulations. The Court further noted that expecting a public servant on Grade Level 16 to own property worth N100 million would not only be unrealistic but could also conflict with public service rules and anti-corruption objectives.

The Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, is equally clear on this issue. Section 165(1) provides that while the grant and conditions of bail are within the discretion of the court, such conditions must not be excessive. Judicial discretion, though wide, must always be exercised judiciously, reasonably, and in a manner consistent with constitutional guarantees.

We therefore restate that bail conditions must be tailored solely to ensure attendance at trial. They must never serve as instruments of punishment prior to conviction. Conditions that cannot be met amount in substance to a refusal of bail and contribute directly to pre-trial detention and congestion in correctional facilities.

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[Abu @abusaniJoker]

@NigeriaStories The question I keep asking is: why isn't voter registration a year-round activity? Why can't I walk into any INEC office at any time of the year and register to vote? Why does it always have to happen close to an election period? Or am I missing something?