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Speaker 1: Two separate courts in the Nigeria Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

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on Tuesday fixed October twenty seventh and November twentieth, twenty

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twenty five for the commencement of the lawsuits brought before

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them by the founder and publisher of Sahara A Reporters, HOMILEA.

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Saware in the Department of State Service the ssover issue

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of posts published on X and Facebook social media platforms

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that allegedly described President Bola Ahmed Tanubu as a criminal

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after the President allegedly said there is no more corruption

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in Nigeria while the President was speaking at an event

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in Brazil in the month of August twenty twenty five.

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According to Homilee Saware’s lawyer to Temoken, today at the

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Federal High Court in Abuja, proceedings commenced in the historic

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cases filed by rights activist Omila Saware challenging the clamdown

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on free speech and political expression by the Department of

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State Services SSS in collusion with global social media job

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as Meta Facebook, Instagram and X Corporation Twitter. The suitor

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Omila Sarre versus SSS and Meta FHC abj CS eighteen

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eighty seven, twenty twenty five. Omila Swarre versus SSS and

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X Corporation fhc abj CS eighteen eighty eight, twenty twenty five.

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Sware was represented by a formidable team of lawyers led

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by Tope Temokin Abu Baka Marshall, Alexander Iketta, doctor sm

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oyaher Doctor Maxwell o’para her Kinserware and a COJ Saber

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representation for the respondents. Meta appeared through Mefesmo Teo Yetebo

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sam X Corporation and the DSS had no council present

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in court proceedings. The court granted motions X Party filed

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by Swares Council for leave to serve Meta and EX

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Corporation outside jurisdiction through electronic means. The originating motion against

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Meta was also served in court on metas council adjournment.

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The court adjourned both matters to November twentieth, twenty twenty five,

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for hearing. These suits filed following the DSS attempted censorship

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of Sir Ward’s social media post calling the President a criminal,

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mark a significant stand against both local repression and international

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collaboration in silencing dissenting voices s War insists that no

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government agency or foreign corporation has the right to muzzle

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Nigerians in the digital space. Barrister to Temokin stated on

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September thirtieth, twenty twenty five, at a separate court where

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the Federal Government of Nigeria filed a five count charges

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against the news media publisher Emile Saware and the DSS

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had planned to arrain the publisher before the court. Vanguard

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Newspaper reported that when the matter came up, Sware’s council

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Marshall Abubaka, objected to the charges being read, arguing that

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his client had not been properly served. He also noted

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the absence of legal representation i X. However, Meta was

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represented in court by a team led by Senior Advocate

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of Nigeria, Teo Yetebo. Justice Mohammad Umar, presiding, directed that

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Saware be served in court, an order not opposed by

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any of the parties, including Mohammad Babadoko, Director of Public

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Information from the Nigerian Presidency, has indicated that there is

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a plan by President Bola Ahmed Toanubu to begin legal

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action against the country. Former President good Luck of Belelet

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Jonathan over sustained and continuous rumors in certain quarters that

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ex President Jonathan may have indicated interest to recontest as

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Nigeria president in twenty twenty seven. This the Special Advisor

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to President Bola armed to Enubu on Information and Strategy,

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BeO on Anugu, said Jonathan is welcome to join the

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twenty twenty seven presidential electoral race, but Jonathan will have

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his date in the Court of the Land. Indeed, the

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jury will determine whether Jonathan, who was sworn in twice

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as president, satisfies the constitutional requirements and is eligible to

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contest the presidency and be sworn in if successful for

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a third term in office. It would be recalled that

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ex President Jonathan was one of the most criticized presidents

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in Nigeria, with politicians including President Bolahmed Tanubu, who was

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then a chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria ACN,

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forming a coalition of All Progressives Congress APC to defeat

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the incumbent president in twenty fifteen. Currently, there is also

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a coalition formed by politicians in Nigeria the African Democratic

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Congress ADC to defeat and remove President Tanubu from office

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in twenty twenty seven, and lately reports indicated that the

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former President good Luck Jonathan is considered in joining the

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African Democratic Congress ADC, but no official announcement has been made.

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The speculation intensified after Jonathan met with a d C

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national chairman David Mark in late September twenty twenty five,

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amidst ongoing discussions about the twenty twenty seven presidential election,

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and Jonathan’s closed door meeting with ad C leaders on

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September twenty fifth, twenty twenty five, fueled widespread speculation about

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his potential run for the presidency on their platform. In

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a statement issued on Monday, bo on Anuga, the spokesperson

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to President Boler Ahmed Tanubu, said, as we begin the

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march towards the twenty twenty seven elections, prematurely foisted on

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the nation by the desperation of the opposition ganging up

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against President Bola Tanubu despite his glaring giant economic strides,

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we are once again regaled with a cacophony of voices,

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most of them full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

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To paraphrase inimitable WILLIAMS. Shakespeare in one of his classic works, Macbeth.

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One recent statement that stands out in its absurdity is

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Professor Jerry Garner’s, the former Minister of Information and National Orientation,

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moving to draft former President good Luck Jonathan into the

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two thousand and seven presidential race, affirmed that the former

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president would contest the coming election on the platform of

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the discredited People’s Democratic Party PDP, which bequeathed the legacy

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of economic ruins after sixteen years of bad governance. Garner

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even deluded himself, asserting that the former president would defeat

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President Tanubu to reclaim power after twelve years. Professor Garner,

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of the defunct m am se R fame is free

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to delude himself and engage in his usual comedy. After all,

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Jonathan’s entering the race would provide another job for the

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Niger State born former university don However, we should caution

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for pre Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu on Friday stated

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that many world leaders who do come out publicly to

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condemn the Israel war in Gaza do privately thank Israel

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for staging the war against Tamas, and according to Benjamin Netanyahu,

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the world leaders tell me how much they value Israel’s

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superb intelligence services that have prevented time and again terrorist

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attacks in their capitals, time and again, saving countless lives.

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General George Kegan, former head of US Air Force Intelligence,

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once said, if the United States had to gather on

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its own the intelligence that Israel gives us, we would

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have to establish five sea hires, five sea ISAs. This

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past June, when Israel struck Around’s nuclear facilities, German Chancellor

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Mertz admitted the truth This Benjamin Natanyah, who stated when

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the speech was being broadcast live via huge loudspeakers that

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were placed on the Gaza border while the Israel Prime

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Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking at the United Nations General Assembly,

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which his appearance drew a mix of applause and protest,

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with some delegates walking out of the hall as he

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took the stage. You know, deep down that Israel is

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fighting your fight. I want to tell you a secret.

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Behind closed doors, many of the leaders who publicly condemn

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us privately thank us, Benjamin Netanyaho stated. In response, Prime

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Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated and blamed the Israel war in

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Gaza on Iran, saying Iran terror axis threatened the peace

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of the entire world. Some parts of the long speech

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by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General

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Assembly are presented verbatim below. Mister President, the families of

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our dear hostages languishing in the dungeons of Gaza, ladies

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and gentlemen. Last year, I stood at this podium, and

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I showed this map. It shows the curse of Iran’s

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terror axis. This axis threatened the peace of the entire world.

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It threatened the stability of our region and the very

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existence of my country, Israel. Iran was rapidly developing a

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massive nuclear weapons program and a massive ballistic missile program.

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These were meant not only to destroy Israel, they were

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meant also to threaten the United States and blackmail nations everywhere.

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From Gaza Yehya Sin were dispatched waves of Hamas terrorists.

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They stormed into Israel on October seventh and committed acts

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of unspeakable savagery. From Lebanon, Hassan Nasralla had launched thousands

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of missiles and rockets at our cities, terrorizing our citizens.

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In Syria, the murderous dictator Hassad hosted Iran’s forces, titling

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a noose of death around our throats in Yemen. The

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Huthis launched ballistic missiles at Israel while choking global trade

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at the mouth of the Red Sea. So what’s happened

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over the past year. We’ve hammered the Huthis, including yesterday,

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we crushed the bulk of Hamas’s terror machine. We crippled Hesbalah,

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taking out most of its leaders and much of its weapons. Arsenal.

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Remember those beepers, the pages we paged Hesbalah, and believe me,

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they got the message and thousands of terrorists dropped to

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the ground. We destroyed Assad’s armaments in Syria, we deterred

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Iran’s Chiayed militias in Iraq. And most importantly, and above

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everything else, that I could say to you all that

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we BRINGI bringe in a mortgagical way,