Abuja-based lawyer, Stan Alieke, has sparked a debate online following his position on the legitimacy of a DNA test to determine the paternity of a child.

In a video shared online, Stan argued that a DNA test is not recognised by the laws of Nigeria as a way of proving the paternity of a child.

According to him, any child born during the course of a marriage is automatically presumed to be the child of the husband.

He stated that even if a marriage is dissolved, if a child is born within 280 days after dissolution, the child is still presumed to be fathered by the man.

He mentioned that the court has also noted the customary practices in Nigeria. He said the Supreme Court has noted that in the Yoruba culture, if a man has accepted the pregnancy of a woman or publicly acknowledged the child to be his own, that child will automatically be presumed to be the child of the man. He said if the man alloed the child to take his last name of conducted a naming ceremony for the child, it doesn’t matter if the child is the legitimate child of the man, he will be presumed in law as the son or daughter of the man in question.

Alieke said the court has also noted the same thing for the Hausa/Fulani culture.

He said the Igbo custom is quite different. He said what determines the paternity of a child is if a man pays the bride price of the woman, he will be presumed to be the father of any and every child born by the woman,

He said in Nigerian law, DNA is foreign to Nigerian laws and is always treated as a secondary source of evidence.

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While speaking on Arise TV last night, Morka said

‘’It is not for any of us to be second-guessing what was said or not said; that is the job of the police. He has been invited to explain his comments, and we must wait for the police to do their jobs and properly put his statements in context.’’

On Tuesday, August 11, Davido shared a video of Senator Fadahunsi speaking to some APC supporters ahead of Saturday, August 15, Osun guber election, Davido who is an indigine of the state, quoted the Senator who spoke in Yoruba, as saying

‘’“From now on, whenever you see Accord members, **** them. I authorise you to k!ll them. They have wives and children too. This is a Federal Government election. On election day, even if they come with voters card, we wont allow them to vote”

The Osun State Police Command has summoned Senator Francis Fadahunsi over his alleged comment directing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to “****” members of the rival Accord Party during the state governorship election scheduled to be held this Saturday, August 15.

The summons followed the circulation of a video on social media in which the Osun East senator, while speaking in Yoruba during an APC campaign in Ilesa on Tuesday, allegedly made the controversial remarks.

In a letter dated August 11, 2026, and signed by the Commissioner of Police, Elections, Osun State, Samuel Etaifo Erale, the command invited Fadahunsi to clarify the circumstances surrounding the statements.

According to TheCable, the Senator was directed to report to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Osogbo, at 11am on Wednesday, August 12.

The letter said the invitation was based on information available to the police alleging that Fadahunsi made statements considered “threatening, inciting and intimidating” during the campaign.

It added that the alleged statement had been circulated on various electronic and social media platforms.

Fadahunsi has since denied this claim. He says his comment was taken out of context and that the video being circulated is AI-generated.

Nigerian writer and social commentator Solomon Buchi has criticised tribalism in Nigeria, arguing that voters should not support political candidates solely because they belong to the same ethnic group.

Buchi made the remarks while reacting to a video of a man who said he would vote for a presidential candidate because they were both Yoruba, despite acknowledging concerns about the candidate’s performance.

According to Buchi, voting based purely on ethnicity does not shield anyone from the consequences of poor leadership.

He argued that if a politician makes decisions that negatively affect the country, members of the politician’s ethnic group would also feel the impact.

Buchi further described tribalism as one of the major issues affecting Nigeria, accusing politicians of exploiting ethnic sentiments to divide citizens while they themselves maintain relationships across ethnic lines.

He urged Nigerians to look beyond tribe when choosing political leaders and consider factors such as competence, values, national unity, integration and infrastructural development.

“Your tribe will not exempt you,” Buchi said, stressing that ethnicity represents only one part of a person's identity and should not be the sole basis for making political decisions.

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