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16/01/2026

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02/12/2025

02/12/2025

BREAKING NEWS!🚨🚨🚨

PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS THE NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE

Security Reform is ongoing on Tinubu’s agenda. And just like the Economic Reforms, it has also started speedily. Security chiefs are being reconstituted, Southern Governors have agreed on State Police, yesterday the Northern Governors have also agreed on State Police. The President himself has called on the NASS to amend the constitution to accommodate State Police. There's ongoing military collaboration between Nigeria and the US.

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20/11/2025

No genocide in Benue, says Gov. Alia

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has stated that the insecurity challenges facing the state should not be classified as genocide.
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16/11/2025

Breaking: Lieutenant Yarima escapes assassination attempt in Abuja

A young Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yarima, who recently had a confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday evening.

15/11/2025

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has expelled the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose, and suspended National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu for anti-party activities including canvassing for votes for other parties, holding parallel congresses, and sponsoring litigation against party.
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14/11/2025

RENOWNED CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER, PROF. SEBASTINE HON (SAN), CONDEMNS NAVAL OFFICER LT. A.M. YARIMA'S OBSTRUCTION OF FCT MINISTER NYESOM WIKE AS BREACH OF NIGERIAN LAW
Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN, a prominent constitutional lawyer and author, has strongly condemned the actions of Lieutenant A.M. Yarima, a young Naval officer, for obstructing Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike from accessing a parcel of land. Prof. Hon described the incident as a clear breach of the Nigerian Constitution, military service laws, and established judicial precedents, insisting that the officer's claim of "obeying superior orders" does not absolve him of personal liability.
In a detailed statement backed by citations from the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Supreme Court judgments, Prof. Hon argued that military obedience has limits when orders are "palpably illegal or manifestly unjust." He emphasized that every commissioned officer swears an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, not to follow unlawful directives blindly.

Legal Arguments from Prof. Hon's Statement:
1. Supreme Court Precedents on Obedience to Illegal Orders
- In “Onunze vs. State” (2023) 8 NWLR (Pt. 1885) 61 at 108 SC, the Supreme Court, per Ogunwumiju, JSC, held:
“My Lords, the obligation to obey the orders of a superior does not include orders that are palpably illegal or manifestly unjust. Every military or police officer swears an oath upon commissioning. The Oath is not to obey all orders, it is to ‘preserve’, ‘protect’ and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When an officer obeys palpably illegal orders, they become personally liable for their actions and would be expected to face court martial or official sanction for the wrongdoing.”
- In “Nigeria Air Force vs. James” (2002) 18 NWLR (Pt. 798) 295 at 324 SC, Onu, JSC, stated:
“See the case of *Pius Nwaogu v. The State* (1972) 1 All NLR 149 where it was held, inter alia, that 'a soldier is responsible to Military and Civil Law and it is monstrous to suppose that a soldier could be protected when the order is grossly and manifestly illegal. Of course, there is the other proposition that a soldier is only bound to obey lawful orders and is responsible if he obeys an order not strictly lawful.'”

2. Illegality of the Order:
- No military service law permits a serving officer to guard a private construction site, particularly under suspicious circumstances. The retired Naval officer involved should have involved civil police if arson or trespass was suspected.

3. Constitutional Status of the FCT Minister
- Under Section 297(2) of the 1999 Constitution, all lands in the FCT belong to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
- Section 302, read with relevant National Assembly Acts, delegates land administration powers in the FCT to the Minister, positioning him *in loco* the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
- Obstructing the Minister constitutes an affront to civilian authority and the Presidency.

4. Criminal Liability Under Military Law:
- Section 114 of the Armed Forces Act holds military personnel criminally liable for civil offences, including obstructing a public officer in the discharge of duties. The officer could face court martial.

Prof. Hon acknowledged that Minister Wike's approach may appear "brash" but affirmed it as fully legal. He warned against celebrating the incident due to personal dislike for the Minister, stating:
“If such intolerable conduct by the young officer is not punished or is celebrated, this may unleash a reign of terror by the men in khaki against hapless civilians – with a grin or boast that ‘we did it to Wike and nothing happened.’ This is not Nigeria of our dream!”
Prof. Hon concluded by resting his case, urging accountability to prevent erosion of civilian oversight over the military.
Statement issued by Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN (Constitutional Lawyer and Author).
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11/11/2025

"I Will Not Succumb": Wike Orders Halt to Illegal Development, Accuses Former Naval Chief of Using Soldiers to Intimidate

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has condemned the alleged illegal takeover of a disputed land in Abuja by military personnel reportedly acting on the orders of a former Chief of Naval Staff, describing the act as lawless and unacceptable.

Wike, who personally visited the site on Tuesday after receiving reports that soldiers had driven away FCTA officials enforcing development control directives, said no individual no matter their former position would be allowed to intimidate government authorities or obstruct enforcement of the law.

“You are aware that the land departments and the Development Control have the mandate to monitor illegal development and land grabbing,” the minister said.

“When this was brought to my attention, I instructed them to ensure that nothing takes place there, as there were no legal documents—no regional approval, no valid acquisition.”

According to Wike, while officials of the Department of Development Control were on site to implement his directive, they were chased away by armed soldiers allegedly acting under the instruction of a retired senior officer.

“I was informed that the soldiers of the military had to chase them away, and I thought they were acting illegally,” Wike said. “Today, while I was in the office, I was called again that the military had taken over the place. I had to come myself to see things. It’s really unfortunate.”

He expressed shock that a person who once held a top military position could resort to such intimidation rather than follow due process.

“I don’t understand how somebody who attained that position cannot approach my office to say, ‘Look, this is what is going on.’ But simply because he’s a military man, he thinks he can use that to intimidate Nigerians. I am not one of those that will succumb to blackmail or intimidation,” the minister said firmly.

Wike also disclosed that when the FCTA officials demanded documents to justify the occupation, none were produced.

“The Director of Development Control said, ‘Bring the documents’ they don’t have them. ‘Bring approval for building’ they don’t have it. How can we continue to allow lawlessness to prevail? What about those who don’t have the military behind them? What about ordinary Nigerians?”

The minister maintained that the FCT Administration would not tolerate the misuse of military power to obstruct legitimate urban regulation, stressing that the rule of law must apply to all.

“I have spoken to the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Naval Staff. They assured me that the matter will be resolved. We’re not here to have a shootout with anybody or cause chaos,” Wike said.

“But I will not allow this to happen. The same way we enforce our laws in other areas is the same way it will be done here. Nobody whether a former Chief of Naval Staff or anyone else will be allowed to carry out illegal development on government land.”

Wike reaffirmed his commitment to restoring order and accountability in Abuja’s land administration, warning that the FCTA would continue to reclaim encroached areas, matter how powerful those involved may be.
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