₦airaland Forum

Dogalmighty17:
And there you have it. News of this incident has been supressed. That's the handwork of the APC led government. They can't provide security but will suppress any reports of it.

Say no more. "It it doesn't get reported, then it never happened". That's APC logic.

Credit needs to be given to Otti for having changed the Aba narrative in just 3 years. I daresay that Abia no longer holds the position of the dirtiest place in Nigeria. That spot is fast getting claimed by Lagos under Sanwo-olu and Tokunbo Wahab. This is not a tribalistic comment but watch Tinubu lackeys come for me because that's the only weapon in their arsenal. Truth is bitter.

franchasng:
I remember after Tinubu was announced winner of 2023 Presidential election and Funny Femi Kayode aka FFK took to national media to celebrate and prayed that this political alliance between Yorubas and Hausa-Fulanis led by Tinubu will live forever, that Igbos should forget about Presidency forever. They all celebrated it, you guys from the North also celebrated with them for helping them to cheat Peter Obi but what you guys don't know about life is, as man proposes in his evil heart against the innocent, God dismisses.


May God of justice continue to fight and vindicate the just and the innocent in this wicked Nigeria and may God continue to put a big sword of war between the enemies of peace and progress in Nigeria who intentionally cheat other regions in the name of politics, AMEN!

Quit this desperate attempts to throw Obi into every conversation. How did Obi win the election when you just admitted that the Yorubas aligned with the North in 2023? That was simply the North paying back a debt for the Southwest having aligned with the North in 2015. Northerners ALWAYS pay their debts in multiple folds, whether good or bad. Politics is give and take. The Southeast had the golden opportunity to align with the North in 2027 but you all chose to go solo. How does Obi intend to win the elections without Northern votes? You all should learn how this politics is played. It's not a game of morality or clichés of "we are the only ones that can spot good candidates for Nigerians".

Ofunaofu:
According to APC Obidient

Op didn't state it correctly

The validation-seeking, low self-esteem and desperate scavenging for a co-sign by Tinubu's lackeys would have been funny if it wasn't so pathetic.

Lanretoye:
No one single jihadist or almajiri or Fulani is sleeping outside the prison gate since his arrest,for al those thinking someone is untouchable and all that…

No worries. Elrufai is simply undergoing penance for bringing Tinubu into power. He is happy to go through this purgatory and will come out renewed and refreshed. I hope you will be sleeping outside Tinubu's own prison gate when the tables turn in a very short while. Afterall, where was all this noise barely three years ago? You all were too scared to even campaign for Tinubu and were being intimated and bullied by Obidients.

CharlesCNG:
The Obi wave of 2023 was real. But the evidence after 2023 suggests that it has seriously waned, especially when tested outside presidential emotion.

In 2023, Peter Obi turned Labour Party into a national protest vehicle. But since then, the party has struggled to convert that emotional wave into durable electoral structure.

The first major test came in the 2023 off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi. Labour Party failed to reproduce its presidential momentum. Then came Edo 2024, where LP’s Olumide Akpata finished third with **22,763 votes**, far behind APC’s **291,667** and PDP’s **247,274**.

In Ondo 2024, APC won with **366,781 votes**, PDP came second with **117,845**, while LP was not a serious factor in the contest.

The August 2025 bye-elections were even more revealing. APC swept the majority of seats, while APGA, PDP and NNPP picked some wins. Labour Party did not demonstrate anything close to a national wave.

Then came the biggest embarrassment: Anambra 2025. In Obi’s home state, Soludo won with **422,664 votes**, APC scored **99,445**, while LP’s George Moghalu managed only **10,576**. LP also lost Peter Obi’s own polling unit.

That is the story.

The Obi wave was powerful as protest politics.

But elections after 2023 show it has not matured into structure.

As our elders say: the flood that cannot return to the river becomes ordinary water.

Obidients had noise.

Soludo, APC, PDP and others showed structure.

And in politics, structure outlives sentiment.

By this time in 2023, virtually all Tinubu lackeys of today from the Southwest were afraid to publicly campaign for Tinubu. They were being intimated and dominated by the Obidients. Today, they are the loudest in the room after Northerners like Elrufai and co did the hard work and made Tinubu president. Well, as is typical, even Tinubu has gone ahead to betray all who made him president while rewarding the ones who insulted him all through the campaigns and made his election difficult.

"The vulture is a patient bird" - James Hardly Chase

I just hope Obi is not being naïve. It was clear from the get-go that the NDC is an SPV that was clearly allowed to be registered for the sole reason of luring him away from the coalition so he can be isolated and dealt with. Every move they have made so far appears engineered to sabotage his ambition.

ppogba:
He has stated his own side of the story.

Let people with more concrete evidence come forth.

He posted it himself on his Facebook page. The man is very garrulous and reckless. He has probably been told that outing himself like he did embarrassed the party. It was not meant to be publicised.

Enddy50ty:
Hell Rufai will never forgive this Tinubu and his government.
He has been betrayed by the man he helped bring into power and has demonstrated how untrustworthy he can be.

With Tinubu, no good deed goes unpunished. The payback will be one that will be spoken about for ages. It will be repaid a thousand folds no matter how long it tarries. May we all be there!

harjay1986:
So this what you could say, many are daft actually... The Nigeria military are stressed and can't proffer solution to the current situation.. You are here saying something about Seyi Makinde... Tell me what your Seyi has don over 30 days ooh... We talking about human being ooh... So until your family is been kidnapped abi... You people will not stop to make me laugh... Even if Makinde is contesting for President... Will he leave his post as the governor and be campaigning around 36 state??

Les you forget He is still the governor of Oyo state... Why can't you finish your wrap of fufu before you will you go dey fight for akamu.... Nigeria get what dey deserve throughly... Among the southwestern State Lagos and Oyo get the highest security vote.... Even Ogun state get the least... You are here defending nonsense

Don't worry. You will soon have another Nnamdi Kanu on your hands. He's already threatening to kpai any Yoruba person that connives with the Fulani. Guess who will be arbitrarily carrying out the "investigation" and pronouncing judgement. Time is a gentleman.

“There Are Some Yorubas Collaborating With Fulani Groups In The K!dnapping Of Our People And Aiding Them. I Will K!Il Any Yoruba Person Supporting And Conniving With Fulani To K!dnap In Our Lands.”

~ Sunday Igboho Warns pic.twitter.com/iPSIe1BdwI

— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) June 22, 2026

Is that why "fire" is being put in his state? He did anti-party in favour of Tinubu in 2023 but he's suddenly the betrayer of Yoruba race for choosing a different path in 2027? Tinubu never supported Obasanjo all through his 8 years as President but today, future leaders of the Yoruba race like Fashola, Ambode, Sanwo-olu, Fayemi, Osinbajo, Aregbesola, etc are being branded as betrayers whenever they dare to go against Tinubu. Hilarious.

madridguy:
If Tinubu didn't do that then he's not a true son of the land. He should empower the militia group to be able to over power the terrorists hiding inside our bush and killing people.
Flush them out with brutality.

Unless he's suffering from imposter syndrome, he's the Commander-in-Chief and if competent, could have used the legal security forces at his disposal to overpower the terrorists. He will rather use the security forces against political opponents and to scuttle political parties.

On what moral ground did he send Nnamdi Kanu to prison if he will turn around to empower an ethnic militia from his own tribe? Apart from radicalising a substantial number of Yoruba youths, this fools errand by Igboho, complete with cameras and gaslighting will achieve nothing but regrets.

A president and C-in-C who capitulates to non-state actors and legalises a militia from his tribe in a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria leaves so much to be desired on what his true intentions are.

madridguy:
Qudus TV should go to Igboho and tell that to Sunday Igboho's face.

Okay o. So Tinubu is now legalising a militia from his own tribe that is actively promoting pogrom against another ethnic group right? Is this any different from what Nnamdi Kanu did that made Tinubu send him to prison? Continue. We know all these are just to destabilise Seyi Makinde's hold on the state and shore up support for Tinubu that is fast dwindling, even in his base.

VIDEO 🎥: Watch the Moment Sunday Igboho Stormed and Raided a Fulani Settlement Deep Inside the Forest in Igboho, Oyo State Over Rising Insecurity https://t.co/gnNJW0kF0l pic.twitter.com/aEBJt9Pq37

— Omo Kogi (Yagba) 🌍 (@harrysone9) June 21, 2026

garykoeman:
Construction and development are ongoing everywhere, you choose not to see


Tinubu also made provisions for the funds been used by mba for enugu development.

Tell Sanwo-olu to use part of his own funds to clean Lagos. Lahosians are complaining. That's practically what the topic is about.

It's called two-factor authentication. Kwankwaso and Seriake Dickson have to be watched closely. Obi might just be left holding the short end of the stick at the dying minutes.

garykoeman:
Enugu is been govern by APC performing governor. So rest.

Unfortunately, we can't say the same of Tinubu. Performance is not politically transmissible. This is why the people of Enugu can still afford to vote their governor under APC but not Tinubu.

Johnnyplus01k:
Back then, that was why he came up with a policy. I believe Lagos is still cleaner than other states. And for GRV he should go and rsst and save his energy

Which other state is Lagos cleaner than? That used to be Aba in Abia state but that has since changed in less than 3 years of Alex Otti. Travel and see.

CharlesCNG:
For months, Nigeria's social media warriors, assisted by professional prophets of doom and election astrologers, have confidently informed us that APC is dead in the North.

Dele Momodu and the usual online commentators assured us that the North had moved on and that 2027 was already settled.

Then the voters of Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency in Kano showed up.

And they voted.

The result?

APC's Shuaibu Rabiu secured over 35,000 votes. The nearest challenger barely crossed a few hundred votes.

Apparently, the obituary writers forgot to inform the electorate that APC had already died.

This is the difference between politics and social media.

Social media rewards noise.

Democracy rewards organisation.

For all the endless declarations that "Nigerians have rejected APC," one simple question remains:

Rejected by whom?

By YouTube channels?

By Twitter spaces?

By professional outrage merchants?

Because elections have a cruel habit of exposing fantasies.

The same people who spent months predicting APC's funeral are now preparing the usual excuses.

"Incumbency."

"Bread."

"Vote buying."

"State power."

Anything but the possibility that voters may have made a choice they dislike.

Perhaps the opposition should spend less time manufacturing narratives and more time manufacturing votes.

Because anti-Tinubu sentiment is not a manifesto.

Hashtags are not structures.

And outrage is not organisation.

As for the social media warriors, one can only sympathise.

Once again, reality has rudely interrupted prophecy.

And once again, the ballot box has proved itself a far harsher examiner than Twitter.

Votes speak.

Echo chambers merely echo.

We didn't notice that Tinubu was on the ballot yesterday. You lot erroneously believe that Tinubu owns the APC, he doesn't. Atiku won more APC states than PDP states in 2023 and that's instructive considering the fact that 4 Southern PDP governors worked against him and invariably against their party. When Tinubi is voted out in 2027, the real owners of the APC will reclaim their party. Afterall, where was Tinubu and his current lackeys barely 3 years ago? The PDP continued to win elective positions long after Jonathan was voted out of power.

Goodvibes007:
Which money are you sending. Even NE nigeria that is currently in a war is doing better than the sh!-thole you sprung out from. Lmao.

Just to indulge you, I decided to have grok A.I help out. This is the latest figures showing that Enugu has overtaken Oyo in IGR. Continue to play the tribalism card and latch on to Lagos while other States overtake you.

P.S: If you have a contrary source that is more up-to-date, post it here.

Igbophobia:
Igbo this, Igbo that. What options did Igbos have in 2019 when two Fulani were the main contestants - one corrupt and the other an Igbo hater? Why won't they support the corrupt Atiku when Obi was on the ticket? Why won't they support Atiku when PDP was their preferred party and Atiku was the flag bearer, albeit a corrupt one?
https://www.politico.com/story/2010/02/report-revisits-jefferson-scandal-032593

Lol. In other words, the notion that Igbos have always backed the most competent and incorruptible candidate on the ballot is hereby disproved. It has always been about tribal or party affiliation and interest, and there's nothing wrong with that. Case closed.

Image123:
Good, it's a plus that shows Lagos was cleaner after Tinubu. Today is 12 years after Fashola. Rest. Every good thing, you attribute to anyone except Tinubu, every negative goes to him. That's hypocrisy.
There's no government that has spread development since 1999 more than the current government. Open your eyes or ask AI, it's basic. Lagos cannot be neglected like you seem to suggest. As development is happening in other places, the epicenter of Nigeria's economy must also be upgraded. If they send people out of the Lagos or stop people from coming, na still you go cry pass. Even Obi of Onitsha is following the money, eyah. The logical thing is to take care of the needs of the overpopulated state and ALSO develop others. What are your state governors and o doing to help their own development?

You cannot be sending money into Lagos and sending people out of Lagos. It doesn't work that way. The 15 trillion naira Lagos coastal road awarded to Chargoury, the 2 trillion naira tin can ports contract awarded to Chargoury and several other projects secured via loans will be repaid by all Nigerians and not Lagosians alone. People will always follow the money. You cannot cleverly attempt to attribute Fashola's achievements to Tinubu. Tinubu wanted him gone after his first term in office.

Image123:
Improved. Lagos makes crazy tons of waste though. Imagine a whole Saudi hajj site generating less than 500 tons after 5 days while Lagos generates over tens of thousands daily. Another issue is payment complaince and bagging compliance. The stress of underdeveloped Nigeria on Lagos is exceeding. It's akin to black tax. Go and read that Prnceton university document of that year.

https://successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/document/3006

Excuses. Lagos was clean under Fashola. Clean. Under Sanwo-olu, it's now an epidemic waiting to happen. If Lagos is congested, a smarter approach will be trying to decongest it by spreading development elsewhere, beginning with the ports. Rather, over 80% of the capital funds under this government is going into Lagos. People will always follow the money. More people will troop into Lagos because other regions have been deprived of those infrastructure in favour of Lagos.

This oshodi @tokunbo_wahab Lagos is fu*king smelling pic.twitter.com/8pVCaM4sXI

— Toluwani Oyelakin (@toluyoung) June 21, 2026

Igbophobia:
Aminda, answer this question please. Why do your two regions like supporting corrupt people who don't care about the country? Why do you want people who can steal for your regions ONLY? Why do you want Igbos to also grab power to "steal for region?"
Why do you think you can gaslight Ndigbo to support someone we are CONVINCED is not competent just because we want an Igbo to be president?

Don't you people even have shame? Don't you see countries all over the world making progress while Nigeria and Africans are moving in circles because you can't get the basic things such as electing credible leaders right?

I mean this nonsense has been going on for half a century and you guys still believe that nation-building is having the "most corrupt man from my tribe steal for us"

You only expose your hypocrisy when you go down this route. The Igbos supported Atiku in 2019. How did he suddenly become corrupt now even though he has never held any office between then and now? Perhaps, you did so because your tribesman, Obi was his Vice. Isn't it? Or did you do so because he was competent then?

Image123:
Lolz, you shamelessly brought a report from less than 2 weeks in office. Na wa oh.

Post a picture of how clean Lagos was on his final day in office.

If this Igboho saga has proved anything, it is that a huge number of Southwesterners can easily be radicalised and brainwashed just like Nnamdi Kanu did to the Southeast. It also exposes the hypocrisy in Tinubu sending Nnamdi Kanu to jail while Igboho walks free.

Igbophobia:
You see, the problem with you guys is that you are shortsighted and yet see yourselves as long-sighted. The same tribalism you're using in destroying the country is what you want Igbos to become. Sabotage your Region politics abi? Igbos want a working country and KNOW Atiku or Tinubu doesn't represent that. You guys either fall in line or destroy the country the way you've been doing. It's just one step at a time.

Igbos don't have the sort of midset you guys have - small-minded bigotry. Your region your region, why? Just because you want a chance to steal for your region, NOT that you want the country to work at all. That's why the country is in a mess.

We've gone back around in circles and arrived at the same cliché. "The Igbos are the only ones who know how to spot a good candidate and Obi is the best candidate among ALL aspirants". It's getting tiring and pathetic. Donald Duke is on the ballot and just like Obi, he has also been a governor for 8 years. Is Obi more competent than he is? Why are the Igbos not championing his presidency? Tinubu boldly declared that "it's my turn" and Northerners voted massively for him in 2023. What makes you think Nigerians won't vote Obi if the Southeast boldly cone out clean and declare that it's their turn? You only need to have invested first for you to be that bold.

P.S: Tinubu supported both Atiku and Ribadu for president but he didn't declare "Emi Lokan" until he supported Buhari and won. Politics is not taught in class.

Igbophobia:
Atiku got that, not because he is popular but because PDP was still standing and had elected officials like governors and senators whose supporters voted along party lines. Obi had none of those and still secured more than 6 million votes. This time, Atiku won't make 4 million without active rigging.

But Obi will replicate his 2023 numbers right? Atiku won more states with APC governors than he did with PDP governors. Go figure! Like I said, continue to major on Atiku while players are looking at the bigger picture and asking only the question that matters, which is, "what's in it for my region?"

Igbophobia:
Words on marble.

Aminda, please do not become another soulless Reno because of Atiku. Atiku's arrogance and treachery to Obasanjo and Jonathan is why he hasn't completed his second term since after Obasanjo and Jonathan. At this twilight of his age, he seems never to have learned any lessons - that pride goeth before a fall.

Continue to sabotage your region while playing the shortsighted game. The new goal for the Southeast is ensuring that Atiku never becomes president but even Atiku can live with that. He can at least die peacefully, knowing he has been a one-time Vice president. That's not something any of you can say for an entire region. The Southeast has no pathway to the presidency that does not involve going through the V.P route. This is not a tribal or condescending statement. Politics is science, not emotions and when you play it at the national level, the stakes are higher than just one individual man's ambition.

When Tinubu lackeys use this compromised by-elections to brag that 2027 is in the bag for Tinubu, we can only but chuckle. 2027 will be too big to rig!

Goodvibes007:
Tinubu gave us Fashola. So?

As per? So who gave you Tinubu? God himself? This is how you lot have built a god-like status around one man. If he manages to win and annoints a successor, any achievement recorded by that successor and the one after that will be attributed to Tinubu even though he is currently failing woefully. Emancipate yourself.