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Prof Gundu Appeals High Court Judgment
By Felix Umande, Makurdi
Following what may be considered as pyrrhic victory, Prof Zacharys Anger Gundu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mkar, has filed an appeal against the Federal Capital Territory High Court’s decision to strike out a ₦100.5 billion defamation case brought against him by the Nasarawa State Government and Governor Abdullahi Sule.
The court ruled that the government’s suit was an abuse of court process. But instead of dismissing it, the court struck it out, leaving room for potential re-litigation.
Objecting this, Prof. Gundu’s legal team led by Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN, in the appeal motion argues that the court should have dismissed the case outright.
Speaking with the Press Icon Newspaper, Barr. Alex Ter Adum who is a member of Gundu’s legal team said, “The decision of the FCT High Court striking out the suit filed by the Governor of Nasarawa State, H.E. Abdullahi Sule, and the Government of Nasarawa State against Prof. Zack Anger Gundu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mkar, stands as a sound exposition of the law of defamation.
The Court upheld the preliminary objection filed alongside the Statement of Defence by the defendant’s legal team, led by Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN. The objection, according to him, is anchored on a settled principle of law: the Nasarawa State Government, not being a natural or juristic person in the context of defamation, cannot deploy public resources to sue a private citizen for alleged defamatory statements.”
According to Adum, the underlying rationale is compelling. To permit a government, as a public institution, to sue individuals for defamation would chill free speech and undermine citizens’ constitutional right to criticise those in power. Such a position would be inconsistent with the constitutional obligation of government to remain accountable to the people and with the civic duty of citizens to scrutinise and call out governmental failings.
“While an individual public office holder may maintain a defamation action in his personal capacity, a government department cannot sue a citizen for defamation. If the Governor felt personally defamed, the proper course would have been to institute the action in his individual name, not under the cover of his official office. However, the allegedly defamatory statement referred to “Governor Abdullahi Sule,” not “Mr. Abdullahi Sule.” In Nigeria’s political reality, the line between the individual and the office is often blurred, as office holders frequently operate in a manner that fuses their personal identity with their official capacity. This makes it legally and practically difficult to extricate the private individual from the public office for the purpose of sustaining a personal claim,” Barr. Adum added.
The Benue State former Attorney general and commissioner for justice noted that, although the Court stopped short of dismissing the suit outright given that pleadings had been exchanged and issues joined, the decision to strike out the matter represents a balanced and judicious middle course. A striking out leaves open the theoretical possibility of relitigation in a proper capacity, but it affirms the crucial principle that governments cannot weaponise defamation law against citizens.
The original suit stemmed from comments Gundu allegedly made on a TV program, accusing Governor Sule of harboring bandits and mismanaging security. Consequently, the Nasarawa State Government went to court seeking ₦100.5 billion damages, claiming Gundu’s remarks were defamatory against the governor’.
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Xenophobic in South Africa is Funded From Washington And The West — And The Evidence is Starting You in The Face!
Wake Up South Africa — Xenophobia is Not Accidental, It Is a Weapon!
What if the hatred Black South Africans have for other Black Africans was never natural? What if it was planted, watered, and funded from outside the continent?
Listen carefully. Because this story is bigger than you think.
Xenophobia in South Africa is not a random street problem. According to analysts and Pan-African voices who have been watching this game for years, it is an engineered crisis. Properly planned. Properly funded. And some of the white elite class inside South Africa already know the script — because they helped write it.
HERE IS THE PLAN IN SIMPLE TERMS:
Step 1 — Isolate Black South Africans from the rest of Black Africa. Make them hate their brothers and sisters from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique, Botswana and beyond. Destroy continental unity from the inside.
Step 2 — Let the chaos grow. Let the economy suffer. Let crime rise. Let Black-led government look weak and incompetent.
Step 3 — Strike. Come back with a narrative. “We gave you a functional country and you destroyed it. Black people cannot govern themselves. South Africa is the proof.”
Step 4 — Reclaim governance. Open immigration doors wide — but not for Africans. For white Europeans, Americans, and Israelis. Rebuild the country in their image. Systematically push the Black population to the margins through civil crisis, race wars, and legal manipulation.
And if South Africa falls? Botswana falls. Zimbabwe falls. Namibia falls. The whole southern region collapses like dominoes.
The hatred those communities have for each other did not grow naturally. It was carefully calculated, generously funded, and quietly inserted into the culture through media, politics, and economic pressure.
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ARAB WORLD.
The Middle East is being consumed right now. The Greater Israel project is not a conspiracy theory — it is a documented geopolitical agenda playing out in real time through bombs, borders, and broken governments. Arab nations are falling one by one because they chose division over unity. Only those who held their ground are surviving.
When the Middle East is finally subdued and the empire needs a new battlefield — the guns are already being pointed at Southern Africa. The groundwork is being laid TODAY.
THIS IS THE PATTERN. THIS IS THE PLAYBOOK.
Divide. Destabilise. Discredit. Conquer.
They used it in Libya. They used it in Iraq. They used it in Sudan. And right now, Black South Africans are being used as weapons against each other — so that when the time comes, the takeover will look justified.
Black Africa, the warning has been issued.
The question is: are you awake, vigilant enough to see it?
Unity is not optional. It is SURVIVAL.
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Romance Scam: Court Orders Final Forfeiture of N17.1m to FG
Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 1, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N17,100,595.40 to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The forfeited fund, domiciled in Access Bank, is linked to one Ifeanyi Alele David, who is under investigation for alleged romance fraud and related criminal activities by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The judge issued the order, following a motion on notice filed by the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, through its counsel, C.C.Okezie.
The court had, on February 26, 2026, granted an interim forfeiture order of the fund and directed the Commission to publish the order in a national newspaper to enable any interested person or entity to show cause why it should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
While moving the application for the final forfeiture, Okezie informed the court that the Commission complied with the publication order by publishing the interim forfeiture notice in The Punch newspaper on April 10, 2026.
Okezie also stated that no individual or entity came forward within the stipulated period to contest the forfeiture.
She further stated that the application was supported by an affidavit deposed to by an EFCC operative, Samson Aguma, who detailed the findings of the Commission’s investigation.
According to the affidavit, the EFCC received a petition from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, alleging that David was involved in a romance scam scheme connected to the tragic death of a United States of American citizen.
According to him, on September 15, 2021, a romance fraud victim committed suicide in a hotel room in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Following the discovery of her body, law enforcement officers recovered her mobile device and observed multiple messages from an individual identified as “Garry Micheal” through the Google Hangouts application.
Investigations further revealed that the suspect repeatedly solicited funds from the victim under various false pretences, including requests for money to secure his release from prison and facilitate his return to the United States.
The affidavit disclosed that on the day the victim took her own life, the suspect allegedly demanded an additional sum of $60,000 from her, despite her expressing severe financial distress and indicating that she had exhausted her resources.
Further investigations by the FBI allegedly established that the victim sent approximately $154,500
between August 30 and September 13, 2021, through various channels connected to the fraudulent scheme.
Aguma stated that forensic analysis traced email accounts, internet protocol (IP) addresses, telephone records, and an Apple iCloud account linked to the romance fraud activities to David in Nigeria.
He further disclosed that the sum of N17,100,595.40 found in David’s Access Bank account was reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities and formed part of the funds derived from the fraudulent scheme.
After listening to the submissions of the EFCC and reviewing the affidavit evidence before the court, Justice Owoeye held that the application had merit and consequently ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N17,100,595.40 to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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Benue Teachers March in Makurdi, Demand Rescue of Abducted Pupils, Staff in Oyo, Borno
By Felix Umande, Makurdi
Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Benue State staged a solidarity protest in Makurdi on Monday, joining colleagues across Nigeria to demand the immediate rescue of schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped in Oyo and Borno States.
Led by Benue NUT chairman Levi Akuma, the teachers marched through major streets of the state capital carrying placards with inscriptions condemning attacks on schools and chanting solidarity songs.
They called on federal and state governments to intensify security around schools and act swiftly to free the abducted victims.
Akuma said the protest became necessary to express frustration over the continued targeting of schools and education workers.
“What we are demanding is the immediate rescue of schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped in Oyo and Borno States over two weeks ago,” he told journalists during the rally.
The demonstration in Makurdi was part of a nationwide action by NUT and other labour unions, united in a collective call for the protection of schools and the safe return of all abducted teachers and students.
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia addressed the protesters through the Secretary to the State Government, Dcns. Serumun Deborah Aber, Esq.
He assured teachers that his administration is collaborating with the Federal Government to secure schools in the state and nationwide.
“Governor Alia’s administration is doing everything possible to ensure that abandoned schools are rehabilitated and made safe for the Benue child to access quality education,” Aber said.
The protest highlights growing concern among education stakeholders over rising insecurity in schools, with teachers urging coordinated action to prevent future attacks and safeguard learning environments.
