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.
@yinkanubi We can't continue to leave specialised assault weapons in the hands of demented, semi-educated 'trigger-happy' cultists and gangs in the name of Policing.
@yinkanubi Perhaps we should consider withdrawing the Ak47 and other assault rifles from the police. They should use pump action and Pistols.
The use of assault rifles and other automatic and semi automatic guns should be highly restricted.
Only trained specialised units should be permitted
“He graduated 4Yrs earlier so I met him in my first year but,surprisingly, he still stayed around the university after he graduated for no reason. Though, he was much older than me”.
Insightful!!! Watch to the end ❤️ ❤️ 🔥 🔥 🔥
God!! God!!!
Do you understand how much happened to those ladies! It was more than the assault, it was the mob!!!!
They were mobbed like criminals!!!
Pure beastial vigor unleashed on them, in droves!
Can you even picture the horror???
A hand reaches for your breast. You try to swat it away, but two more are already there. You realize you can’t fight them all, so you stop attacking and go into a desperate, frantic defense. You cross your arms tightly over your chest, trying to shield your own body from a drive of invaders. You are a fortress under siege.
But that does nothing.
Five more pairs of hands reach to rip your top. Three more are tugging at your bra, the straps digging into your shoulders. They are prying at your locked arms, trying to force your chest open, while the rest of the mob is pushing and pulling you in a dozen different directions.
You are fighting to keep your bra on, for your dignity.
Your flight response is screaming. Your legs are making a run for it even before your brain can process the path - this is pure survival now. Dignity has taken a back seat. You leap, trying to break free, but they pull. You feel your top give way, the fabric shredding, and suddenly your breasts are feeling the cool evening breeze... exposed to the eyes of these rabid drove.
You are using every ounce of feminine strength, against all these pure masculine energy fueled by the frenzy of a mob and lust… just to keep your arms wrapped around yourself. You’re trying to keep your balance things are happening faster than you can process. You realize you’re losing, so you drop. You collapse into a fetal position on the ground, trying to become as physically small as possible. To disappear.
But before you even hit the ground, hands grab the waistband of your jeans. The fabric is trapped between their grip and your skin. They pull. You feel the denim and the lace of your underwear fold into a brutal, agonizing wedgie between the lips of your vagina - the searing burn of the friction as they tug.
And you’re confused because you didn’t steal, you did kill… you were just a woman, commuting.
I didn’t censor my words because I want it to read as uncomfortable as possible.
Because there is not a single place on earth, in all of human history, where a man has faced this type of coordinated, ritualized horror from a mob of women.
Women get raped for “culture”, they get raped as a “punishment”, they get raped for revenge, they get raped for “duty”, they get raped for “rituals”, they get raped for looking too good, for dressing too scanty, “asking for it”, for being a tease, for getting in a room with a man, for being a toddler, for being an old woman in her 70s, for daring to commute in a BRT, for daring to breathe…
God!!!!
The generation before ours confronted colonial domination, organized resistance, negotiated power, and secured independence under hostile conditions. Nigeria did not merely free itself, it became a force that helped others do the same.
We earned our status as the Giant of Africa through sacrifice, discipline, and vision. Thousands bleed for that title. People left their families behind for that title.
That legacy was not built in comfort. It survived a civil war, political instability, and military rule. Yet even amid turmoil, that generation protected something vital: national dignity. They understood that PERCEPTION matters and that how a nation sees itself shapes how the world treats it. Nigeria stood tall not because it was perfect, but because it believed in its own worth. They went abroad and preserved their tongue. The Queen rolled out a red carpet for Nigeria when countries like South Africa were dealing with white masters. We led an entire race and we were rightfully called the GIANT of AFRICA.
Today, that inheritance is being destroyed by the children they left behind.
A wide-eyed generation that is more interested in burning the house while they are in it than repairing it. They sell Public self-belittlement sold as activism. A politician can literally go ahead to belittle his Nation publicly and he still has followers. National embarrassment is rebranded as honesty. In the name of “speaking truth,” many fail to grasp that nations, like individuals, can talk themselves into irrelevance. They fail to introspect to know how they have degraded their own worth with their mouth so bad that a country like Namibia has the audacity to talk back at Nigeria. Namibia!!!! Our fathers fought for Namibian independence from German slavers. Their children are now objects of insults because of hate!
Criticism is necessary. But there is a clear difference between constructive critique and performative self-contempt. When a people constantly mock themselves, amplify only their failures, and strip their story of context or responsibility, the world listens and believes them. We did it during the Anthony Joshua , we do it when we tell our Japa stories, we still do. The world listens and they act accordingly. They strip you of dignity when you apply for visas and treat you like criminals when you appear at their airports. They HEARD you!
Like it or not, perception rules the world.
What makes this generation worse is the entitlement that often accompanies their self-hate. There is little appetite for sacrifice, yet endless expectation of reward. They refuse to pay taxes, they would rather a beach stands than to construct a regional road. They want to go to FREE schools, hospitals and cheapest food without giving anything in return. Then they compare their standards with others who part with their personal earnings for collective good. Little patience for institution-building, yet constant demands for outcomes. It is a vicious cycle of entitlement.
This is not rebellion. It is foolishness!
Self-respect is not propaganda. it is the foundation of collective confidence. A people that constantly denigrates itself eventually internalizes the message.
Freedom fighting was never about tearing down identity. It was about confronting injustice while preserving dignity. The generations before understood this balance and carried themselves as such. They knew that to demand respect globally, a nation must first respect itself.
Nigeria has deep problems. But nations are not fixed stories; they are ongoing projects.
This generation of Nigerians have two options. Build without tearing down or tear down and become the scum of the earth. They have chosen the latter!
I know Tinubu will remove the electricity subsidy too at some point and I’m already solidly behind him. Some of these things, there are no nicer ways to do it, just remove it and allow the economy readjust
In 1982 a Mercedes‑Benz 380 car cost just under $80,000. The house in this video also cost about $80,000 that same year.
Today, the man went back and bought the same Mercedes car for $4,000 however that house is now worth $4,000,000.
A huge lesson here:
https://t.co/pHt7YhqNoE
A 13yrs old girl born and brought in the northern part of kaduna came to Lagos a virgin , a 46yrs old pedophile saw the innocent girl and started grooming her and seeing she had no parental guidance, not only R A P E her but also aborted for the girl in the space of two years. All was broke loose when during the 3rd pregnancy he bought a pill for her to take and after taking it the now 15yrs old girl was bleeding for days and sensing her life was in danger she went to the general hospital and it was there she revealed what the pedophile has been doing to her for years and I was called in, this man groomed her in so many ways unimaginable,he was arrested and charged to court and later sent to prison pending when the final verdict is due. Funniest thing is that the people living in the building who claims to be educated and well traveled are begging me to forgive this pedophile, not wanting him to do full jail time for his evil, this people are not even concerned about what he has done to the poor girl and how to rehabilitate her.
Some of this residents of the building tried to victim blame the girl but I stood by her and called it off, I will be going for the 3rd appearance of the pedophile next month and would be there to see him get his full sentencing.
Forgiveness my foot
❌ Chelsea hadn’t won the Premier League for 50 years
🏆 José Mourinho won it with Chelsea
❌ Inter Milan hadn’t won the Champions League for 45 years
🏆 José Mourinho won it with Inter
❌ Real Madrid hadn’t won the Copa del Rey for 22 years
🏆 José Mourinho won it with Real Madrid
❌ Manchester United hadn’t won a European trophy for 9 years
🏆 José Mourinho won the Europa League with United
❌ Roma had never won a European trophy in their history
🏆 José Mourinho won the Conference League in his first year
⏳ He led Roma to the Europa League final in his second year
➡ 6 European finals
🏆 5 wins
✅ First coach in history to win all European competitions
✅ First coach in history to win a European trophy with four different clubs
Happy birthday, José Mourinho. ❤️
This was when Gov. Fashola responded to the accusation of Mr. Randle about not being able to see Gov. Fashola as a lagosian in 2011
Gov . Fashola threw a bomb and couldn't recover from it .😂🔥
Gov. Alex Otti isn’t doing badly, but when compared to his Enugu counterpart, he’s vastly OVERHYPED. I know you’ll argue, but facts don’t lie.
Receipts plenty
HOW TO KNOW A DECENT HUMAN BEING
When mourning with people, there are lines that intelligently decent human beings do not cross. Empathy has borders. Wisdom enforces them.
When a person has just lost a fortune to a business misadventure, it is never the appropriate moment to remind them that they once declined to lend you money before investing in that same venture.
When a person has just lost a child, it is never the right time to announce that your own child has just secured admission.
When someone has narrowly survived a fatal accident, it is never the sensible moment to lecture them about why they should not have travelled ot that location, or why the timing was wrong.
When a woman has just suffered a miscarriage of a pregnancy she long prayed for, that is never the moment to inform her that you and your husband are now planning twins as your fifth and final delivery.
Decency is knowing when silence is the highest form of speech.
A countryman of ours - still grieving, still raw, still broken - is burying his friends today. And your bitter, unfortunate soul thought it was the perfect moment to remind him that “Nigeria happened to him.”
That is honestly cruelty embedded in evil.
Women, by nature, are drawn to joy, peace, and emotional safety - none of which it appears you are capable of providing. And that explains everything. Nothing more needs to be said.
It is 2026.
Be better, bro.
You can be better.
TRAGIC: Former President General of the National Association of Ohafia Students and respected community leader, Igwe Akuma Akwu, sh0:t ðēäð in his hometown, Okon-Aku Ohafia, in Ohafia Local Government Area.
He published a post on 30th December, 2025, telling the world about the crisis in his community.
Unfortunately, last night, he was k!!!ed.