AMINDA: But we've seen the Chairman of APC in Edo state literally threaten violence severally against Peter Obi and NDC members but he continues to walk free. Not even an invite by the DSS. Selective justice is how nations fail. The last time someone brought evidence of APC members tearing posters of opposition parties, Seunmsg claimed it happened in March and we are now in October.
Tinubu has always been a dictator who pretends to be a democrat, even before 1999.
What terrible record of Abacha has he not broken? Lagosians have been enduring the master strategist of sadistic a-looter propaganda politics for 27 years now, and he is stealthily replicating the same modus operandi in Abuja.
He only pretended to be NADECO after Abacha refused to give him a job, and then left for Chicago to create content for Reno’s drug lord documentary.
SixSeven: "Everyone claims to be democratic but not everyone is faithful to his or her word. We have governments that are democracies on paper, but not in function. They are democracies in form but not in substance. We have governments that only know democracy primarily through breaching it"
~ words on marble by Jagaban Asiwaju BAT
He built people, he built democracy. Last week he said he will send the SP to the opposition camp. Time will reveal itself 🤡
anonimi: My dad, victim of complex conspiracy – Kola Abiola
What role did Bola Tinubu play in all of these?
At the very beginning, he was part of the Yar’Adua PF group from Jos. He was a senator then, and as far as the group went, we related. The crisis started post-election. When Abacha came, one of the things he wanted to do was to be the administrator for Lagos.
That is Tinubu?
Yes. I am sure you have seen pictures of him and my dad. He was hoping that there would be civilian administrators like we had under IBB but Abacha said no, that he was going to have military administrators. So he (Tinubu) said okay, in that case, can I be a deputy administrator? But Abacha said that there wouldn’t be deputies. Then he wanted the post of a commissioner.
He wanted to be a commissioner?
Yes. Then it was a choice between him and someone very close to Jakande who has passed on now. I can’t remember his name, but because Babagana was already in the government, that guy was picked as commissioner. But really, Senator Tinubu had lost out already.
Was Tinubu very close to MKO?
Yes, he was close enough. He and Adeniyi Adele, a very good guy, were close to my father. In fact, Adeniyi was closer to my father and more dedicated to the process than anyone of them. When my documentary comes out, you will see Tinubu’s take on issues. So once he lost out, automatically, he became a NADECO member and Adeniyi was incarcerated.
PDPdestroyer: Omo! Dis one enter make we no lie Wolewole nbo
Do you have to lie about Tinubu being the worst rogue who steals money that should employ wolewole in Lagos, to sanitise the city that he has reformed into a waterless, glorified ghetto and slimy slum?
anonimi: A 45-year-old resident and father of three, Mr.Fatai Lamide told PUNCH HealthWise that no building in the community has toilet facilities.
The Oyo State-born mechanic said, “We don’t have toilet in this area, including our compound. This canal that you see serves as toilet to all of us living in this area. We defecate inside nylon and throw it inside the canal.
“For people that don’t want to use nylon, they have a special bucket that they use after which they pour it inside the canal too.
anonimi: Lagos, 3 other African cities rank among world’s least liveable in 2026
July 15, 2026
Four African cities have been ranked among the world’s 10 least liveable urban centres in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2026, reflecting the continued impact of insecurity, pressure on public services, infrastructure gaps and governance challenges.
The annual index assessed 173 cities across five indicators: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Each city received a score out of 100 based on how well it performs across these areas.
This year’s rankings placed Harare (Zimbabwe), Lagos (Nigeria), Algiers (Algeria) and Tripoli (Libya) in the global bottom 10, alongside cities affected by conflict, economic challenges and weak infrastructure.
aieromon: According to sources available to us that time, Obasanjo said he will do a single term but after that, he decided to go for second term. I was physically present at Rivers state Governor’s Lodge when the heat became too much and Obasanjo in the presence of all of us knelt down in front of Atiku begging him to allow him do a second term. I think that was how Atiku missed the opportunity by agreeing to Obasanjo’s plea. His thought was that at least, if Obasanjo completes his second term, he will hand over to him but you all know the story of Third Term Agenda and that was how they fell apart. Atiku had the best opportunity to become president in 2003 and lost it. He had the support of PDP governors then.
Around November 2002, 15 of the 21 Governors from the PDP including me, had an ad hoc meeting at my lodge in Abuja to decide who should be nominated by the Governors Committee for election by PDP as the presidential nominee for the 2003 Election.
The Governors Committee decided almost unanimously to get a new candidate instead of President Obasanjo as the Committee was of the view that because of his military background, he was intolerant of dissent and had displayed very dictatorial and vindictive tendencies against those he perceived to be independent-minded and disloyal to him.
Immediately after the Governors meeting, I led the delegation of Governors to meet the then PDP Chairman, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at his residence around 2 am.
As the leader of the delegation, I spoke and communicated the views of the Governors to the Chairman, which was that the Governors had decided not to support President Obasanjo as PDPs nominee for the 2003 General Election.
The party chairman tried to persuade us to review our decision but when he saw our resolve, he told us that he would inform the President. I was later informed by Chief Audu Ogbeh that after we left his house he put an urgent call to the President and informed him of our decision.
What then followed were intense consultations before the PDP annual convention which took place in January 2003. Two days before the party convention, the Governors had a breakfast meeting with President Obasanjo.
I recall that at that meeting, the then Vice President Alhaji Abubakar Atiku told the President in the presence of the Governors that he was known to be very dictatorial, vindictive and unforgiving. The President appealed to the Governors to support him and assured both the Governors and the party leadership that if he was allowed to continue for the second term, he would adopt a more democratic approach.
On the basis of the President's assurance, given at that breakfast meeting, I led the move for the Governors to support his presidential nomination for the second term. However, notwithstanding my support for President Obasanjo's nomination for a second term, the President after the nomination, acted very shabbily towards me.
When I met him soon after the convention, he told me that he had learned that I had put forward the view that he was unsellable, unmarketable and unelectable. He then vowed that he was going to make sure that I was unsellable, unmarketable and unelectable.
Atiku Camp - Visit Wikileaks and type the following in the search bar NIGERIA: DID VP ATIKU OUTFOX BABANGIDA AND OBASANJO DURING THE PDP CONVENTION?
According to Adesanya, Atiku met the governors the first day of the convention; they urged him to leave Obasanjo and seek the nomination himself. Atiku demurred; he also deflected the suggestion that he join Ekwueme. Finally, Atiku arranged a meeting between Obasanjo and the now irate governors. The governors railed that Obasanjo was hypocritically pursuing them for corruption, while turning a blind eye to corrupt politicians within his own Administration. Atiku supported the governor's position, telling Obasanjo that significant corruption was not the exclusive ambit of the governors and that serious transgressions occurred in the executive branch: he said it would be unjust to focus exclusively on gubernatorial excesses. Assuming the role of mediator, Atiku then asked both sides to affirm their mutual support and cease the antagonism being fueled by elements that wanted to destroy the PDP. The governors agreed to bury the hatchet, if Obasanjo would shelve the dossiers. Having demonstrated his influence with the governors, Atiku continued to play coy with Obasanjo.
In the end, Atiku extracted an extraordinary concession from the President. Obasanjo agreed to relinquish the entire domestic agenda to Atiku, including the appointment of key economic policy-makers. Since Obasanjo focused on the world arena during his first term and aspired for recognition as an international statesman, Atiku said that is where he would like Obasanjo's attentions to remain. Obasanjo would serve the role of a "super Foreign Minister" and ceremonial Head of State. As Adesanya understood the agreement, Atiku would be allowed to direct domestic economic policy while Obasanjo busied himself with debt relief, NEPAD, conflict resolution and other measures to shore up Nigeria's image abroad.
OBJ camp - visit Wikileaks and type the following in the search bar NIGERIA: DIFFERENT INSIDER VIEWS ON THE PDP CONVENTION
The President was dazed, Abayomi recalled. Jarred by the unexpected possibility of defeat, the usually know-it-all Obasanjo eagerly solicited counsel on how to escape the closing vise. Early that day, the dominant theme was to seek a court injunction postponing the convention. Proponents suggested the delay to afford Obasanjo time to marshal support and undermine Ekwueme's momentum. However, this idea was ultimately discarded, partially because of apprehension over the public's reaction. More importantly, the push for an injunction became less urgent when the President's advisors began to sense their man was regaining ground by the hour.
The President owed much of his recovery to his own tenacity and, at times, shamelessness. He pulled out virtually all the stops to clinch the nomination, according to Abayomi. For most of that day, the President's diet consisted of liberal portions of humble pie. The President pleaded and cajoled; on at least two occasions his eyes welled with emotion as he pursued fence-sitting delegates and governors. However, Obasanjo saved his best to keep Vice President Atiku from defecting.
With rumor swirling that Atiku would opt to run with Ekwueme, Obasanjo wasted no time visiting the Vice President's residence. Obasanjo begged, declaring he would not leave Atiku's home unless the Vice President accompanied him to win back the delegates and governors. The performance had the desired effect. Atiku joined Obasanjo in publicly lobbying the conventioneers. While it might not have been Obasanjo's finest hour it was the defining moment of the convention. What had been a suspenseful contest would now turn into a rout.
LagosOrigin: We warned Nigerians in 2023 about this tinubu and his family and how they will destroy our country with there unquenchable thirst for more money and power.... Here it is playing out. We will not give remi tinubu and her husband another 4yrs to destroy our country with wastefulness , greed and bad policies that only benefits them. This family must be sent packing in 2027
They won’t be sent packing if Obi and his supporters naively help him win again like in 2023, with their tribalistic 100% SE votes indirectly.
Kwankwaso is the new Utomi.
As a VP to Peter Obi, he will lose and I will lose because No northerner will ever vote an ibo man as president — Kwankwaso 😳🔥👇 pic.twitter.com/YRBzWRbzvs
aswani: Prof Utomi, yes that President Tinubu's Pat Utomi, is in NDC with him still making sure that he is doing enough to ensure that Peter Obí is not a threat to President Tinubu.
To use a footballing parlance, he has close marked Peter Obí out of making important decisions that might threaten President Tinubu in the elections.
Peter Obi should have stayed in ADC and accepted the VP slot. He is now in a much smaller party and his Obidients are being taken for granted in NDC. Prof Utomi did his job well in 2023 and has now exceeded that already.
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lexylaw40: The “president-elect” saw in Obi's presidential bid, a good chance to reduce the winning chances of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar.
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State, Tawfiq Akinwale, [/b]on Wednesday [b]stated that the “President-elect” Bola Tinubu asked popular economist, Prof Pat Utomi to step down for Peter Obi in the buildup to the 2023 general elections.
Akinwale made this revelation while he appeared as a guest on a radio programme on 101.7 YES FM, Ibadan, Oyo State, while alleging that Obi received campaign funds from Utomi, whom he described as Tinubu's "son."
The LP aspirant, who spoke in Yoruba language, said "In the buildup to the 2023 elections, Obi who had purchased the nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), suddenly announced his exit from the party.
"Initially, Pat Utomi had secured the LP's presidential ticket, but when Peter Obi said he resigned from the PDP and joined the LP. Bola Tinubu, a master political strategist, quickly told Utomi, that everyone knows to be his son to step down for Obi.
"The “president-elect” saw in Obi's presidential bid, a good chance to reduce the winning chances of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar.
"What Peter Obi didn't know is much more that what he knows, he started collecting campaign funds from Utomi, while Tinubu was giving the money to Utomi.
"This went on until Obi's presidential campaign got to a stage it went beyond target. Obi was used without him knowing," Akinwale said after announcing his departure from the party.
Obi defected to the LP after resigning his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and also withdrawing from the presidential race under the party.
The former governor consequently joined the race for the party’s presidential ticket, while Professor Pat Utomi, in June 2022 stepped down for him to emerge as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, unopposed in Asaba, Delta State.
Bolfton: Every Nigerian knows right now that Peter obi is a fool
Is he a fool because he has allowed himself to be quarantined by the Kano landlord, who has been given renewed hope for 2031, in case the master strategist of betrayals does not get a 3rd term as life president, which Obasanjo failed to achieve in 2007, thanks to Atiku’s bravery and loyalty to our constitution.
Kwankwaso is the new Utomi.
As a VP to Peter Obi, he will lose and I will lose because No northerner will ever vote an ibo man as president — Kwankwaso 😳🔥👇 pic.twitter.com/YRBzWRbzvs
lexylaw40: The “president-elect” saw in Obi's presidential bid, a good chance to reduce the winning chances of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar.
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State, Tawfiq Akinwale, [/b]on Wednesday [b]stated that the “President-elect” Bola Tinubu asked popular economist, Prof Pat Utomi to step down for Peter Obi in the buildup to the 2023 general elections.
Akinwale made this revelation while he appeared as a guest on a radio programme on 101.7 YES FM, Ibadan, Oyo State, while alleging that Obi received campaign funds from Utomi, whom he described as Tinubu's "son."
The LP aspirant, who spoke in Yoruba language, said "In the buildup to the 2023 elections, Obi who had purchased the nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), suddenly announced his exit from the party.
"Initially, Pat Utomi had secured the LP's presidential ticket, but when Peter Obi said he resigned from the PDP and joined the LP. Bola Tinubu, a master political strategist, quickly told Utomi, that everyone knows to be his son to step down for Obi.
"The “president-elect” saw in Obi's presidential bid, a good chance to reduce the winning chances of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar.
"What Peter Obi didn't know is much more that what he knows, he started collecting campaign funds from Utomi, while Tinubu was giving the money to Utomi.
"This went on until Obi's presidential campaign got to a stage it went beyond target. Obi was used without him knowing," Akinwale said after announcing his departure from the party.
Obi defected to the LP after resigning his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and also withdrawing from the presidential race under the party.
The former governor consequently joined the race for the party’s presidential ticket, while Professor Pat Utomi, in June 2022 stepped down for him to emerge as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, unopposed in Asaba, Delta State.
aswani: Prof Utomi, yes that President Tinubu's Pat Utomi, is in NDC with him still making sure that he is doing enough to ensure that Peter Obí is not a threat to President Tinubu.
To use a footballing parlance, he has close marked Peter Obí out of making important decisions that might threaten President Tinubu in the elections.
Peter Obi should have stayed in NDC and accepted the VP slot. He is now in a much smaller party and his Obidients are being taken for granted in NDC. Prof Utomi did his job well in 2023 and has now exceeded that already.
aworatak: They have labored in vain to find any dirt on H E Mr Peter Obi. All to know avail. They even stopped as low as recruiting one nwa mgbador from Anambra but they still couldn’t succeed. The fear of Okwute is the beginning of wisdom
We should really fear the possibility of having the same Tinubu wicked oppression of the masses by okwute o.
NLCreator: Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has defended the purchase of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for members of the national assembly.
There have been reports that the leadership of the 10th national assembly has bought SUVs for all lawmakers.
Each SUV is said to be valued at N160 million.
The LP had asked members of the party in the national assembly to kick against “wastage”.
While responding to questions during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the former governor of Anambra said the SUVs are not personal cars of the lawmakers, noting that they are for official use.
“Let me start with the issue of Labour Party members in the house. I have actually discussed this issue with them,” Obi said.
“Surprisingly, I can tell you I heard that these vehicles are official cars. They have to use it. It is meant for office.
“So it is not as if it is their vehicle. They said it is official cars and you are meant to use it while you are in the senate.”
Obi also hinted at contesting for the country’s number one position in 2027, adding that Nigeria deserves dedicated and visionary leaders who will lead the country towards a brighter future.
alobright17: The mighty has fallen . Is a shame Enyimba the only Nigerian club with champions league is going to relegation this season with their abysmal results .
It may have to do with Kanu’s oppressive style and wicked mismanagement of the players, which does not reflect his own experience abroad.
anonimi: How can Kanu be this cruel and evil despite his own exposure to global football in the developed world
I fail to understand.
Damning reports have emerged regarding Enyimba FC, led by Kanu Nwankwo, as a player reportedly injured during training has been asked to cover the cost of his surgery.
Enyimba FC, in the two years under Kanu Nwankwo, has appeared to become an unrecognisable version of the club
This must be while he was yet to recover from the pains of Atiku's loyalty to the constitution and leadership of democracy heroes to kill his 3rd term agenda to be life president like Paul Biya.
Thankfully, he regained his composure later.
anonimi: If there is anything I can do to help you out, I stand ready to assist.
How clueless can balablu bulaba town hall clown Bola be, to score an own goal?
anonimi: Nigeria: Pensioners Urge Tinubu to Pay Arrears
26 March 2003 This Day (Lagos)
Lagos — Pension teachers in Lagos State under the aegis of Teacher Pensioners of Nigeria (TEPAN) have urged Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to review his stance on paying the harmonised three year old outstanding pension allowance or risk losing their votes.
In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of TEPAN, Mr. Ayodabo 'Lade, accused Tinubu of failing to pay the arrears to teachers on their correct pension grade since the year 2000, contrary to what was obtainable in other five States of the South-west controlled by the Alliance for Democracy (AD).
Federal civil servants have called on the Federal Government to urgently clear the outstanding three months of the N35,000 wage award, citing the rising cost of living and the critical role the arrears play in alleviating financial pressures.
The wage award, negotiated with labour unions in 2023, was intended as a temporary cushion to ease workers’ burdens during the government’s ongoing economic reforms.
At the time, labour unions had threatened nationwide strikes if their demands for improved compensation and cost-of-living adjustments were not met.
While five months of the wage award have been partially paid in staggered tranches, workers have voiced growing frustration over the delay in completing the remaining payments.
dominique: Matchday 10 done and dusted. Shooting stars finally pick up their first away point of the season. Rivers United finally record their 1st loss of the season. Enyimba and Inter Lagos woes continue. Oh well!
Match between Ranchers Bees and Doma United got postponed because of campaign rally. Sporting Lagos vs Rangers postponed because of Rangers' continental match. Rivers United are currently place holders at the summit of the table, Rangers will reclaim the position once they play their outstanding matches
Many thanks dear mod, for keeping up the tempo with our national league on FP weekly and sometimes more than once a week.
Kindly permit me to also point out the AWAY win of Niger Tornadoes against Abia Warriors, for the benefit of the naysayers who like to diss our national league. Unlike the leagues of neocolonialists, we don't have consistent investment in government owned clubs, whose fortunes depend on the incumbent governor's disposition to the game. Privately owned clubs are also not for profit for the most part. They were more for PR image of the proprietors. Thankfully, we have a handful of private, FOR PROFIT clubs now, but the greediness of the owners has made them not to be consistent also, (eg Remo Stars?)
While I am happy that my HOME club finally picked up a point on the road, I am dissatisfied with our inability to maintain our 2 goal lead for a victory. especially since Lagos is our backyard and not away away per se. Victory against those Ikorodu boys would have been a great one for bragging rights.
DeOTR: I'm not absolving APC. Nigeria has never been doing any better since I know my left from right, and the trend is that, subsequent governments perform worse than the previous ones.
Removing fuel subsidy and floating the currency made matters worse. I'm not sure I'd act differently if I were the president, but definitely might manage the funds judiciously. Again, I've learned never to criticize every actions, unless I'm standing in their shoes and see and know what they know.
Jonathan did far better in governance than Yar'Adua, even though he is the most clueless in politicking and posturing.
yarimo: I know ATIKU must be speaking all this rubbish from Dubai
No. He is saying it from France, which is the second home of Humpty Dumpty, the balablu bulaba clueless town hall clown whose Aso Rock tenancy expires next year, Insha Allah.
madridguy: Oga Aminda, we all saw Fashola SAN activeness during Jagaban election. He mounted the control room and he needs some rest after 16 straight years serving Lagos and Nigeria.
Is he tired from his DISSERVICE to Nigeria and Nigerians
What a useless, wicked and horrible propagandist liar he is, just like others in their All Promises Cancelled, APC party.
pendy79: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday evening boasted that he could provide uninterrupted power supply to Lagos residents between six and eight months.
Fashola spoke at the commissioning of 8.5 megawatts Lekki Independent Power Project (IPP), the fifth of such power projects in the last five years in the state.
The governor said the addition of the Lekki IPP was a testament to the fact that stable power does not require rocket science to achieve in the country.
While challenging power distribution companies in the state, Fashola said, “Let the Eko DISCOs sign a contract with me, giving part of their concessioning to the state government, in about six to eight months, there will be power in all homes in Lagos State,” Fashola said.
He added, “So, let no one say that he has no money to deliver power for the entire country. This is the limit to which the law allows us to do, but we have done this to make a statement that power can be generated. So, when they come with lies that power is impossible, you can tell them that we have power here; we make it possible”.
The project, courtesy of the state government, in partnership with Heritage Bank, is to serve Lagos State Water Corporations in Lekki Phase 1, Oniru, Victoria Island and Ikoyi, as well as over 25km of public lightening in the Lekki axis.
Was the ministry supplying transformers when NEPA was in charge of power? Were private DISCOs not in place when he promised six months to fix electricity, once Nigerians replace PDP cheap petrol and prosperity with APC extreme poverty and insecurity shege in 2015?
How else do we know that he is another clueless chochocho balablu bulaba town hall clown like his empty barrel godfather?
nnamdibig: If you don’t have electricity, it is not the Federal Government’s problem, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has declared.
Fashola, who disclosed this while speaking at the Nextier Power Dialogue on Wednesday night in Abuja, told his listeners that there were problems in the power sector, but reminded them that it was not the Federal Government’s problem if citizens in the country do not have electricity, especially since the sector was privatised.
He said, “There are problems without a doubt and we must deal with them. But let me remind you, all of the assets that the Ministry of Power used to control for power have been sold by the last administration before I came. And so if you don’t have power, it is not the government’s problem. Let us be honest.
“The people who are operating the power sector, generation and distribution are now privately owned companies. I am here because I am concerned. If your telephone is not working, it is not the minister of communication that you go to. Let us be very clear.”
The minister added, “So for those of you who want to weaponise electricity, face the businessmen who have taken it up. Let us be honest. If your bank over-charges you interest, is it the minister of finance you go to? So let’s be clear. This is now a private business by Act of parliament 2005.
“My role is regulatory, oversight and policy, but I have a problem which is the fact that I can’t see a problem and turn my back, so I’m getting involved. So the people you should be talking to about transformers is not me, the ministry doesn’t supply transformers anymore.”
Goodman247: All this na outdated format,Who go make Nigeria good na we want, whether you have identity or not, whether you be adopted or naturalized,make Nigeria good,
Abi o, how does the president's identity reflect in the quality of life that we live as Nigerians? Will that
- make petrol cheaper, - secure our lives and properties, and - create jobs for widespread prosperity?
emkz: Atiku should look in the mirror. Instead of campaigning, he is sitting down shouting Bola. He is tweeting accusations. He is in court on Tinubu's NYSC certificate. Atiku wants to bring back subsidy without a concrete financial plan. Same Atiku believes von Basten can influence US stand on Atiku.
Who is delusional between Atiku and the person Atiku wishes to be?
Is campaigning not public engagement of DIFFERENT kinds
The delusional one and his followers are clear for all to see.
DeOTR: I'm not here to pick a side with you guys. The initial person you responded to was talking about poverty rate. Whether you decide to link it to GDP or not, 70 million people are in extreme poverty in 1999, 67 million in 2007, 68 million in 2014, 97 million in 2021 and 98 million in 2026. If you're impressed by any of the governments (except maybe Obj) since the last return to democracy, taking our total population during each regime into account, then I should not be having this conversation with you.
We are saying the same thing from different perspectives.
There is nothing to be IMPRESSED about in any Nigerian government at federal, state and local level.
Nevertheless, your own data shows that PDP presidents did far better on poverty numbers taking into consideration population growth, as well as GDP per capita growth rates than their APC counterparts who nevertheless promised change in 2015.
I still want karma to run its course on those cabals that abducted this old woman simply Ngozi queried subsidy scam.
The cabals are now in charge of the country, making everything worse than when Ngozi helped PDP to give us cheap petrol, prosperity and high productivity to build the biggest economy in Africa.
What else apart from wickedness is the reason why Tinubu is selling petrol so expensive despite paying more subsidy than PDP presidents
anonimi: NNPCL’s subsidy payment jump by 47.9% to N7.1trn in 2024
November 26, 2025
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) paid a total of N7.1 trillion as subsidy for premium motor spirit (PMS) in 2024, this sum represents a 47.9 percent increase from N4.8 trillion recorded in 2023.
This is despite the government’s announcement of subsidy removal in 2023.
The company explained that the amount, which it termed ‘energy security expense’ arises when there is differential between the exchange rate used to freeze the premium motor spirit ex-coastal price and the prevailing rate at the point of import settlement.
According to the report, government had instructed that NNPC Limited cannot sell its PMS above a certain regulated price. It added that the cost of petrol import is usually much higher that the regulated price.
fredoooooo: The real chaos is you Barack .. Africa will never forgive yiu for destroying libya.
Gaddafi destroyed Libya by his actions, which made his fellow Arabs ostracise him, before he turned to Africans who made him king of the continent due to his largesse.
Do you know why he failed, as a maximum ruler and dictator, to make Libya better than Qatar and UAE that got independence from Britain in 1971? That was two years after Gaddafi’s 1969 coup in Libya.
anonimi: May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu
According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”
On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.
Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.
NgeneUkwenu: That is the normal procedure. It is good they are being warned ahead.
God Bless our 2 Million votes in Edo State.
Are those votes for Tinubu fulfilling his promises to secure Nigeria and make it prosperous for all?
Or it does not matter that he has failed to do any of the things he promised to do, as Aṣiwaju ọmọlúwàbí
Has Tinubu strengthened the Naira compared to the value when he fought for and grabbed power from Buhari in May 2023?
Majesty2: The APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has revealed how he will drive the economy of the country, strengthen the Naira and making the country "import less" while "exporting more".
maasoap: "The miserable money" is not the one feeding them and their families before the rally and it is not the one that will keep feeding them after the rally. They have their jobs, it is about their love for the party
Their jobs of frying akara for Remi Tinubu? Or they have jobs among the 50 million promised by the clueless balablu bulaba town hall clown of fake promises?
DONOCSO: The number of Nigerians living in extreme poverty calls for some serious reflection.
For the year 2026, Nigeria is ranked as the number one country with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty globally.
Here is the breakdown of the top 4 from the chart:
Nigeria: 94,725,734 people
DR Congo: 81,896,433 people
India: 75,243,301 people
Pakistan: 58,226,238 people
Think about this critically: India has a population of over 1.4 billion people, yet we have almost 20 million more people living in extreme poverty than they do.
As a nation, we need to ask ourselves what is truly driving these numbers upward and how we can innovate our way out of it.
Is it a fundamental failure in our economic policies and a lack of robust activity in our investment and corporate sectors?
Is it a lack of grassroots financial inclusion and education around decentralized wealth-building systems?
Or do you think these statistics are flawed and do not reflect the reality on the ground?
Let’s discuss. What is the way forward for the average Nigerian?
Nigeria’s ‘Biggest Economic Threat’ Is Unemployment, But Data to Guide Policy Missing for 14 Months
Nigeria’s top economic risk for the 2026 economic year is unemployment but the country has not published any official labour statistics to measure its rate since November 2024, FIJ has found.
On Wednesday, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report identified lack of economic opportunity and unemployment as Nigeria’s leading threat for the 2026 economic year.
The report also identified inadequate public services, economic downturn, inequality, and crime as the next four threats to economic stability in 2026.
Unemployment is serious enough for international observers but the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has not released Nigeria’s Labour Force statistics, however controversial, since the second quarter of 2024.
SILENCE SINCE METHODOLOGY REDESIGN The NBS has been in the crossfire before for publishing Labour Force Data late in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, the bureau attributed the delay to an overhaul of its survey methodology.
At the time, NBS said it wanted to align Nigeria’s labour statistics with international best practices and ensure data quality and sustainability.
But the resulting data caused chaos. According to the NFLS published at that time (q1, 2024), only about 4.3% of Nigerians were unemployed. The data introduced new types of labour categorisation in the report.
Per the new method, anyone who works even minimal hours in a week is considered “employed”. The reliability of official figures was questioned by labour unions, business groups and even economists.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), for instance, described the reported employment statistics as unrealistic. Chris Onyeka, the NLC’s National Assistant General Secretary, called the report a “voodoo document” and a “fabrication designed to mislead the public”.
Similarly, Gabriel Idahosa, President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), said, “The technical improvement in the employment rate is more of a way that employment is now calculated; but the reality is that the economy is not looking like an economy where unemployment is significantly reducing.”
Since then, the NBS has not made any attempt to publish labour data.
ProfDumbledor: Each April and October, the World Poverty Clock data are updated to take into account new household surveys (an additional 97 surveys were made available this April) and new projections on country economic growth from the International Monetary Funds’s World Economic Outlook. These form the basic building blocks for poverty trajectories computed for 188 countries and territories, developed and developing, across the world.
The data highlight two new storylines about what is happening to global extreme poverty.
First: Extreme poverty in today’s world is largely about Africa
According to our projections, Nigeria has already overtaken India as the country with the largest number of extreme poor in early 2018, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo could soon take over the number 2 spot (Figure 1 below). At the end of May 2018, our trajectories suggest that Nigeria had about 87 million people in extreme poverty, compared with India’s 73 million. What is more, extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every minute, while poverty in India continues to fall. In fact, by the end of 2018 in Africa as a whole, there will probably be about 3.2 million more people living in extreme poverty than there are today.
favor914: Not surprised, as usual the Opposition is in disarray .
Unlike A-looter Propaganda Conmen, APC that is united around Tinubu hardship and the wife’s akara empowerment for APC extreme poverty paupers, whose conditions have become worse since the clueless balablu bulaba town hall clown failed to deliver on his promise of 50 million jobs.
Omooba77: The association, in a statement on Sunday by the NAS Capn, Dr. Joseph Oteri, said these needless deaths, a grim reflection of the desperation gripping many Nigerians, underscore the rising hunger and economic hardship that has engulfed the nation.
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) says it is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of over 60 lives in Oyo, Anambra, and Abuja during recent palliative distribution stampedes.
The association, in a statement on Sunday by the NAS Capn, Dr. Joseph Oteri, said these needless deaths, a grim reflection of the desperation gripping many Nigerians, underscore the rising hunger and economic hardship that has engulfed the nation.
“While we commend the government's effort to alleviate the plight of vulnerable citizens through palliatives, it is evident that these measures have been marred by inadequate planning, poor coordination, and lack of accountability,” it said.
According to the group, the chaotic scenes that led to the fatal incidents are an “indictment of the systemic failure to address the root causes of hunger and poverty”.
The group noted that rising hunger in Nigeria is a national emergency that demands urgent action.
“Failure to act decisively will deepen the crisis, with devastating social, economic, and political consequences,” it said.
“We mourn with the families of the deceased and demand that the government ensures accountability for this avoidable tragedy. Hunger should never be a death sentence in a country blessed with abundant resources.”
“It is time to rise to the challenge of ensuring that every Nigerian can live with dignity, free from the scourge of poverty and hunger,” it added.
Therefore, the association called on all levels of government to urgently prioritize sustainable solutions to the hunger crisis.
It said, “Palliatives must reach the intended beneficiaries without endangering lives. Transparent and well-organised systems, with the involvement of community leaders and credible NGOs, should be put in place to avoid chaotic distributions.
“Beyond temporary relief measures, the government must develop long-term strategies to enhance food production, support local farmers, and stabilize food prices.
“Programmes aimed at addressing the needs of the most vulnerable must be scaled up. Access to affordable healthcare, education, and social safety nets is critical to lifting millions out of poverty.
“Policies that create jobs and enhance income-generating opportunities should be fast-tracked to reduce dependency on palliatives.”
The association noted that two of its chapters in Edo State (Area 3) recently had successful palliative programmes, during which over 2,000 underprivileged persons were fed.
It added that one of the key components of the programme was orderliness.
Majesty2: The APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has revealed how he will drive the economy of the country, strengthen the Naira and making the country "import less" while "exporting more".
DeOTR: Was 70 million people in extreme poverty in 1999, 67+ million plus in 2007, and 68+ million as at 2014 or not? If so, why are there over 50% of Nigerians in abject poverty when GDP was supposedly higher? Seems you guys have problems with numbers, because I don't.
There is a difference between extreme poverty, multidimensional poverty and poverty.
It’s necessary to understand that first.
Were there more Nigerians in extreme poverty when Obasanjo handed over to Yar’Adua, a better economy and GDP growth than in 1999?
Were there more Nigerian extreme poverty paupers in 2015 when Jonathan handed over to Buhari than in 2023 when Tinubu grabbed power from the expired kachalla soldier he used to make Jonathan a one term president?
Who was president in 2018? What was the population of India compared to Nigeria 8 years ago?
ProfDumbledor: Each April and October, the World Poverty Clock data are updated to take into account new household surveys (an additional 97 surveys were made available this April) and new projections on country economic growth from the International Monetary Funds’s World Economic Outlook. These form the basic building blocks for poverty trajectories computed for 188 countries and territories, developed and developing, across the world.
The data highlight two new storylines about what is happening to global extreme poverty.
First: Extreme poverty in today’s world is largely about Africa
According to our projections, Nigeria has already overtaken India as the country with the largest number of extreme poor in early 2018, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo could soon take over the number 2 spot (Figure 1 below). At the end of May 2018, our trajectories suggest that Nigeria had about 87 million people in extreme poverty, compared with India’s 73 million. What is more, extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every minute, while poverty in India continues to fall. In fact, by the end of 2018 in Africa as a whole, there will probably be about 3.2 million more people living in extreme poverty than there are today.
Putinofrussia: Face topic,sir. We were talking about poverty rate. Obasanjo left poverty rate at 56% not 33% that you lied to look good. Poverty has always been the problem of Nigeria and Nigerians because of our wicked govts who have refused to build infrastructures that would have driven growth and real development instead they embezzled the funds.
When prosperity is growing, along with well paid employment, why won’t poverty reduce drastically?
Is this the infrastructure that the master strategist of a-looter propaganda politics has built with billions of dollars subsidy savings, higher revenue from greater tax burden, which have not stopped Tinubu from borrowing more than PDP presidents who gave us cheap petrol, cheap dollars and widespread prosperity to be the biggest African economy?
Putinofrussia: You lie a lot,sir. During Olusegun Obasanjo's presidential tenure (1999–2007), Nigeria's poverty rate started high and saw a moderate decline according to official statistics: • At the start (1999): The poverty rate stood at approximately 65% to 70% (with roughly 67 to 70 million people living in poverty out of a population of about 110–120 million). • During the regime (2004): The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that the poverty rate dropped to 54%, aided by macro-economic reforms and growth in non-oil sector GDP. • At the end of the tenure (2007): The poverty rate remained around 54% to 56%, with roughly 69 million Nigerians living in poverty despite substantial debt relief and economic policy shifts under programs like the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS).
Obasanjo poverty level at the start was even around 70% according to NBA and other institutions but at the end of his tenure in 2007,he had brought it down to around 54% - 56%.
He even started higher than baba Tinubu. Go and write it somewhere,Tinubu will drastically reduce the poverty rate to around 20% before 2031 when he leaves office.
Propagandist liars will die a horrible death.
thisweekng: The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Chief Olawale Edun has said the last time Nigeria’s economy looked stable was about a decade ago.
He made this statement during his maiden press conference as Minister of Finance where he outlined President Bola Tinubu’s vision, agenda and strategy for the economy.
He said, “I think as we all know, we are not where we should be. The economy is barely growing above the rate of population growth.
“But it was not always so, and I think in trying to look at the way forward, if we now have a situation of slow growth, double-digit inflation, weak/depreciating exchange rate, as well as security concerns that are resulting in an economy that is not growing and not taking Nigerians out of poverty.
“If we think back to the last time when the economy was stable- when it was growing, when inflation was low, and the interest rate was affordable, that period was about a decade ago. Growth was about 6% in 2013 and 2014.” Private sector to drive the economy
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