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This Musk is not acting as if he understands anything about geopolitics. That's what happens when you buy an election with a quarter of a billion dollars and you get in bed with conspiracy theorists.

Does he thinks it's free money? That's one part. The other part is that it's the Americans that enjoys the money more than the countries they are supposedly funding: from their scientists to farmers to intelligence gathering and diplomatic support etc.

We'll see how well this whole drama lasts.

Thie comment by the Minister looks more like propaganda.

But no doubt, Nigerian medical practioners are doing the best they can despite a terrible working condition.

Trump’s first administration cut funding to the agency in 2018 before the Biden administration restarted it again in 2021.

The first Trump administration also withdrew the US from the UN’s Human rRghts Council in 2018 and the Biden administration rejoined the body three years later.

Continuous drama. How is this stable leadership? Imagine running an ordinary house like this?

Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune confirmed that the leaders across the North and South, who have been meeting in the last three months, have come to a conclusion that the PDP was becoming a dead horse and that the governors, who hold the ace in the party, could no longer be relied upon to play the major opposition roles in 2027.

Opposition does not and should not start in 2027. If PDP have anything to oppose, they should start now. Carefully and strategically. You can't wait for every election cycle before you begin your opposition. Does not work.

There are policies and norms to oppose in this current administration and you can focus on that. Then PDP should use that to promote their own agenda. Wait, do they even have an agenda? Or at the least, some good rhetorics?

"....just as are reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan could be considered as a possible option, especially, looking at the contention in some quarters that you may have to confront a southern candidate with another candidate from the South,”

All these speculators with their speculations every eke market day about GEJ's presidential ambition.

Abeg, oga Jona. Please continue your globe-trotting for the good of Africa and the world, and representing Nigeria in the best way possible. Leave domestic policies. You have come, you have seen and you have conquered.

“Expectedly, it was a gathering convened to further spread ill-will. Nothing new came out of the gathering different from the opposition script we are used to. A few of the participants went overboard in their vitriol, fanning the embers for adopting undemocratic actions. These political gladiators have antecedents that are well known.

Plenty repeated grammar. How is opposing government and party policies "fanning the embers for adopting undemocratic actions"?

That we're of the same party does not mean we can't disagree constructively. Even family members disagree.

Okay, some discounts for the "minorities" but 50m for nomination form is outrageous in a country where minimum wage is less than 1 million naira per annum.

Good one. Meet local demands before exporting.

"Everywhere you look, you see the glaring need for quality representation and APC is bridging the gap in these areas."

Just defect and leave story oga.

Until politicians are made to pay heavy consequences for de-camping, there would be no opposition party in this country again.

JNI, being led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, noted that Section 275 of the 1999 Constitution grants states the authorityp to establish Sharia courts, and by extension, Shariah panels.

States should be the ones setting this up, not Muslim communities. JNI, what are you on about?

I wonder how the Supreme Court will rule if this case gets traction.

It's a deliberate action. Government has encouraged this bad habit from law enforcement to stay on the road and cause more problems for commuters as if the daily problems are not enough.

Even if people gang up and deal with these officers in an area, it would only embolden them because there is no correction from the top and they believe they are above the law. What a shame! This is not law and order. It's chaos upon chaos.

What exactly are citizens now benefitting from this government? It can't all be sob stories daily.

These tariffs policies keep getting worse and before you say pim, FG will say Nigerians pay the least in electricity bills. They will conveniently ignore reports that over 130 million Nigerians live in poverty or near poverty levels.

May God bless the good work of everyone.

Man City going through a lot this period... But it's still February.

What a world! Others This is the challenge of helping others but life must go on.

Hope he recovers well.

Good representation. Great work. Greater achievements.

NCDC doing well. Everyone should stay safe out there

Trump has never taken responsibility for any failure. Everyone forgotten his COVID handling so quick? And now, he's got the right punching bag: DEI policies.

America got what they wanted. FAFO!

Just a note as well that DEI is not just about gender, race is also a prominent part. And he made a reference to that in his speech.

On the other side, DEI push by liberal administrations like Biden needed a good balance, not this one that Trump is doing. because if anything, they must have been doing some things right since there has been no plane crash in 16 years.

DeepSeek seems to have forced the hands of OpenAI. Looking forward to this AI battle and most importantly, how it benefits the users.

If you want to know more about how DeepSeek R1 has changed the dynamics of artificial intelligence, especially generative AI (and don't mind a fast American speaker), watch this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3TpcHebtxM?si=PfWjrq8MxEbo3o8S

“The appointment of Egbetokun, which took effect from 31st October 2023, would have ordinarily ended upon his attainment of 60 years of age on 4th September 2024.

“However, before his retirement age, the Police Act was amended to allow the occupant of the office to remain and complete the original four-year term granted under Section 7(6) of the Act, notwithstanding the fact that he has attained the age of 60,” Fagbemi stated.

Very convenient. The amendment was done in 2024 and even though the provisions favored some officers of the force, the main idea seems to be to ensure that the IGP finishes his tenure.

Additionally, human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, who also described Egbetokun’s continued stay in office as illegal, was arrested and charged with cybercrimes.

Critics getting arrested is the proof of a banana republic. But to be fair, the IGP's continued stay in office is not illegal. It's approved by the amended Police Act of 2024. Those that deserve the anger are those who approved it in the first place.

These drone pictures did some justice to this development. Hope it's maintained and the students given some reasonable education.

Amotolongbo:
They align when it is the time to share money and foods. We fall apart when it is time to elect them.
The fact is that they don’t really care about us.

Well said.

This is the first picture coming out of the wedding between the son of former Nigeria's Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the daughter of former EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu.

In attendance were APC Chieftain Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other dignitaries

Fast forward some 3 years and BAT is the President (triumphing over Atiku) while Nuhu Ribadu is the NSA. The game is the game.

“He didn’t tell me so,” he said. “I asked him many questions, including whether he instigated Osinbajo to contest against Tinubu. He said no and explained that, in his culture, when your mentor is interested in a position, you don’t contest with him.”

It's thinking like this that hinders development for any country or organization. No questions, elders should be respected but the young should be encouraged and given a chance by those same elders.

He called on the Federal Government to focus on policies that do not bring further pain to Nigerians.
“The country belongs to us. It does not belong to the World Bank, IMF, or the international community,” he said.

We all know that but talk is cheap. In your corner in Adamawa, how are you making things different YE?

Illegal aliens today, legal aliens tomorrow.

Slippery slope with this dude.

Chai, sorry o civil and public servants in Oyo. Let's see how this is implemented.

Serious matters dey ground but hey, dress code also matters to improve business opportunities for the informal sector, right? Okay.

Show receipt YE AA

Hopefully the naira-to-dollar exchange rate will be better in the next few weeks but who am I deceiving?

“Those that are alleging non-transparency are just being economical with the truth. The auction process was electronic and open bidding. There is no way of any extraneous influence or intervention. The allgation is unfounded, it can neither be supported by fact nor logic. Everybody that participated gave a remark that they were able to get; some even said they were outbid.”

EFCC said this? Maybe whoever said this has not seen the reports. Instead of going to investigate and actually investigate, they say the public that bidded and now commented don't know what they are saying. Funny lots!

These guys just pull figures out of thin air. Electricity for 5 million people? Where? Generation or Transmission? Loans to discos or what exactly.

It's not impossible but, maybe Ministry of Power have a plan to achieve this. If there is a plan, is it public information? It just makes sense to make these goals clear and measurable, so we can all work towards it. If there is no plan, how did you convince AFDB for that loan size?

The fact that POS operators charge a premium for withdrawal and banks also charge on multiple withdrawals and you don't get to withdraw sufficient all shows that CBN and FG do not seem to have the best interest of Nigerians at heart. It's simply heartless. Imagine areas where POS are far and ATMs are farther from communities. Again, the leaders do not seem affected by this terrible inconvenience, so there won't be serious outcry.

If the cashless policy is behind this, it's very limited thinking. Nigeria has not raised enough infrastructure to achieve this. Cash is still very important on the streets.