Controversial relationship therapist, Blessing CEO, has come out to defend Yul Edochie over the constant bullying he has faced online from Nigerians. The actor has been in the news recently owing to his numerous posts he has made concerning his first wife, May Edochie. Despite the fact that Yul has come to the public with to share some details of their relationship, many Netizens have taken side with his wife. 
Controversial relationship counselor, Blessing CEO. Blessing CEO is firmly against the public opinion and holds onto the belief that Yul Edochie might be right. According to her, many Nigerians like to automatically believe the woman is the victim and refuse to believe the man when he speaks. She claims this is how Nigerians bullied the late Mohbad, Emeka Ike, Daddy Freeze, IVD amongst other men who tried to speak up. SEE POST HERE 
However, the NDLEA in the preliminary objection filed by Joseph Sunday, its Director of Prosecution, asked for the lawsuit to be struck out because the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain it and also because the application by the PDP and Melaye is “incompetent”. Some of the reasons for objection listed by the NDLEA include both the PDP and Melaye “not having a locus standi, and not possessing an interest peculiar to them and above the interests of all other Nigerians”. The anti-drug agency claimed that the only underlying specific interest of the 1st Applicant becomes political in nature” as an investigation and prosecution of Tinubu is only targeted at removing him as a bonafide candidate in the February 25, 2023, presidential election. The Agency argued that “Order of mandamus is an equitable remedy and should only be applied for in good faith and should not produce an indirect or underlying result. The Doctrine of Judicial Self-restraint precludes this Honourable Court from delving into matters with political coloration or matters aimed at getting direct or indirect political goals. Also pointing out that the foundation of the PDP application was the proceeding of the US District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division in the US, the NDLEA claimed that “the judgment in the said proceeding was given “with prejudice”, adding that “the said proceedings and judgment have no judicial value”, and as such “the supposed cause of action of this suit as constituted is baseless and legally unsustainable.” The NDLEA also attached a sworn affidavit in which a litigation officer attached to its Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services, Chia Cosmas Depunn stated that as an independent agency of government saddled with the responsibility to investigate, arrest and prosecute persons involved in drug trafficking and other related offences in Nigeria, the NDLEA has a healthy relationship with the government of the United States of America. Depunn said the name of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu “by whatever acronyms or combination of names has never featured in the exchanges we had with the United States of America.” 
“That the 3rd Respondent is an independent Government Agency that has no political colouration or affiliation. “That the Court has a duty to insulate the 3rd Respondent from political controversies. “That the suit is baseless, frivolous and brought in bad faith with the sole aim of achieving a political objective using the instrumentality of the Court process. “That the facts and circumstances of the case require the Court to apply the doctrine of judicial self-restraint. “That the 2nd Applicant is not an officer or executive or management committee of the 1st Applicant. “That the 2nd Applicant has no locus standi to institute this suit as he does not possess any interest peculiar to him and above the interests of all other Nigerians “That an Order of Mandamus is an equitable remedy. “That the Order of Mandamus must be applied in good faith to promote public interest. “That the Order of Mandamus should not produce an indirect or underlying result. “That he has gone through the supporting judicial proceedings and noted as follows: 
“That the matter was a civil forfeiture proceeding in rem brought by the United States of America as plaintiff against certain accounts held in the name of the 6th Respondent. “That the object of the suit was to forfeit the funds or a certain part thereof in the said accounts as proceeds of illicit traffic in drugs. “That the suit was not taken out against the person of the 6th Respondent. “That the suit was not a criminal indictment or charge. “That the standard of proof in civil forfeiture is based on the balance of probabilities. “That the standard of proof in criminal indictment, charges and proceedings is proof beyond reasonable doubt. “That the burden of proof in criminal procedure is much higher than that of civil procedure. “That the Orders of the United States District Court of Illinois delivered by Magistrate Judge John A Nordberg in Suit No. 9C4483 relating to the release of the funds held in Citi Bank N.A. and Citi Bank International which funds were the 2nd and 3rd Defendants in the suit were made “with prejudice”. 
An Igbo woman took to Twitter to write her opinion about her kinsmen from the Eastern part of Nigeria. According to the lady, identified as @Aphrodiety__, Igbo men are very annoying, arrogant, and have a striking dislike for successful women. As expected, her opinion has been met with a lot of criticism and also stirred up a whole controversy. While most ladies agree with this point, the men are unabashedly unrepentant with their egoistic and snarky responses. However, writer and life coach, Solomon Buchi Bartholomew, has come to the lady’s defence, saying that what she said about Igbo men is true, though she should try not to generalise. Solomon Buchi, who is also an Igbo man, took to his twitter page to weigh in on the controversial post and also call out his tribesmen for being control freaks. He accused Igbo men of acting like “demigods” when they have money and forcefully trying to turn their wives to housewives. He said they see women as the “lesser gender” and are obsessed with male children. He wrote, #Thread If I say that Igbos are hardworking, a lot of y’all will nod and agree with me. But if I say that Igbo men are typically misogynistic, you bash and cuss me out. Why would you agree to a conclusive positive statement and not take criticisms that way too? — Solomon Buchi (@Solomon_Buchi) May 15, 2019 If I say that Igbos are hardworking, a lot of y’all will nod and agree with me. But if I say that Igbo men are typically misogynistic, you bash and cuss me out. Why would you agree to a conclusive positive statement and not take criticisms that way too? First off, there’s really a problem with selective stereotypes. Besides, stereotypes are stereotypes because they have truths in them. We will say Yoruba people love parties. Hausas are hospitable and United. Igbos are hardworking and business oriented. Yeah? Now, in that same light, there are sides to the positives too. Igbo men are highly misogynistic; this is not tribalism. This isn’t fueling ethnocentrism; this is just a truth. If you call it a generalization then let’s look at our hypocrisy.. Nigerians will come online and say the police is tough, bad and tyrannical towards the citizens. The police is mostly painted in bad light. Nobody remembers that’s stereotyping. There are freaking good police men but outnumbered by the bad ones. What am I trying to say? When someone calls out a tribe; criticizing them, don’t even come claiming its stereotyping because we all freaking stereotype and it’s not always bad! We all know every stereotype has exceptions! Do Akwa Ibom people love dog meat? Yes! Many but then not ALL! Are Nigerian politicians corrupt? Most not all! What am I saying? There’s always something peculiar to a group of people! Good and bad! Now back to the main talk.. They usually feel like they are demigods especially when they have money; they feel entitled to a woman and everything about her. Their ego is bloated and honestly usually uncouth. This is the truth. They’d tell you how they can feed you in disdain just because you refused to comply to their proposal. They’d remind you how they have someone your mate that they are taking care of. They’d get married to a woman and turn her to a housewife by force. Control you like you don’t have a mind of your own. The Igbo traditional practices don’t help. They have misogyny so entrenched in them. The woman is seen as a lesser gender. It’s prevalent with Igbos, the obsession with male children is just so much. And even when a there’s a girl child, there are Igbo sayings like: “Nwoke bu ugwu nwanyi”. This means that a man is the dignity of a woman. Like saying a woman is incomplete without a man. There are many instances. Ask women around you. Many of them will conform to you. I am not saying all Igbos are this way but trust me it’s more difficult to make a typical Igbo man to consider gender equality than any other tribe. We are very traditional. Always clenched to how our fathers did it. Always. Well, this isn’t a hate post. This is a call out post that we can do better. There are good Igbo men who are progressive. So yeah, Igbo men should strive to be more open and shed the stripes of misogyny. I know it’s how we were conditioned but you should make the difference. Gracias!