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Congratulations 🎉 to Nigerians, specially to the team

This is the kind of news we have been waiting to come out of our churches.

Perfect Headline.

Today is my birthday, but I am choosing not to celebrate.

​It feels impossible to light candles or put on a smile when the nation we call home is bleeding. Democracy in Nigeria is suffocating under a political philosophy that treats power as a game where anything goes, regardless of the destruction left in its wake.

Our public institutions are collapsing, and poverty has been deliberate weaponized to keep ordinary people trapped in a daily struggle just to survive.

​While the ruling class sits comfortably in an insulated world of privilege, utterly disconnected from the harsh realities we face every single day, the rest of us are left to carry the weight of inflation, systemic failure, and deep uncertainty.

​I cannot pretend that things are fine. Refusing to celebrate today is my way of honoring the real struggle we are all living through, and rejecting the attempt to normalize this suffering.

​Instead of celebration, I am choosing reflection, endurance, and quiet strength. To everyone walking through this hardship alongside me: know that I see you, I feel the weight of these times with you, and I stand with you in demanding a better tomorrow.

Odor Michael

Football Semi Final: Morocco 1 Vs Cameroon 3 on penalties

Up Cameroon!!

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It is necessary we come together to defend our country from those leaders who think they can do whatever they want and get away with it.

I feel the agony Mallam's family is going through. And I wish our justice system operates with transparency and fairness.

We don't criticise personalities because of our perceptions of them rather we should ensure that our institutions of government is strong and works for all citizens.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of 48 out of 57 properties linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the Federal Government.

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in her judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) established the reasonable suspicion required by law to justify the forfeiture of the assets.

The judge ruled that Malami, members of his family and companies linked to the properties failed to sufficiently disprove the anti-graft agency’s allegation that the assets were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities.

According to the court, the central issue was not whether the respondents owned the properties but whether the funds used to acquire them were legitimate.

Following the judgment, the court ordered the permanent forfeiture of 48 properties to the Federal Government but discharged the interim forfeiture order placed on the remaining nine assets.

The EFCC had in January 2026 obtained an interim forfeiture order covering the 57 properties from Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The order was granted in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/20/2026.

At the time, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the properties were valued at approximately ₦213.2 billion.

According to the commission, the assets are located in the Federal Capital Territory, Kebbi, Kano and Kaduna states.

Malami served as Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2023 under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

See properties below:

Luxury duplex at Amazon Street, Plot No. 3011, Cadastral Zone A06, Maitama, Abuja (purchased in December 2022 for N500 million; enhanced value: N5.95 billion).

Two-winged storey building at No. 3, Onitsha Crescent, Area 11, Garki, Abuja (formerly Harmonia Hotels Limited), purchased in December 2018 for N7 billion.

Plot 683, Jabi District, Cadastral Zone B04, Abuja, comprising a five-storey building now operating as Meethaq Hotels Ltd with 53 rooms and suites (purchased in September 2020 at carcass level for N850 million, with an additional N300 million paid to take possession; current value: N8.4 billion).

Property No. 3130, Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, Abuja, comprising terraces, purchased in January 2021 for N360 million.

Meethaq Hotels Limited, No. 3 Rhine Street, Maitama, Abuja, with 15 rooms (purchased in February 2018 for N430 million; current value after rehabilitation: N12.95 billion).

Plot No. 1241B, Asokoro District (No. 11A Yakubu Gowon Crescent), Abuja, purchased in July 2021 for N325 million.

Factory mosque – N2.45 billion.
Staff quarters – N1.4875 billion.
Bustan building – N3.15 billion.

Azbir Arena, Kebbi State

Azbir Hotel – N10.325 billion.
Printing press – N1.05 billion.
Gallery – N581 million.
Gardens – N392 million.
Mosque – N252 million.
Azbir Clothing – N350 million.
Azbir Pharmacy and Supermarket – N175 million.

Other properties in Kebbi State

Al-Afiya Energy tanker garage opposite Rayhaan University Health Centre, Birnin Kebbi – N2.45 billion.



Rayhaan Model Academy – N11.2 billion.

Rayhaan Primary and Secondary School – N8.75 billion.

Rayhaan Security House, Birnin Kebbi – N245.7 million.

Rayhaan Radio, Birnin Kebbi – N78.75 million.

Uncompleted two-storey plaza opposite Central Motor Park (Eastern Park), Birnin Kebbi – N665 million.

Amasdul Oil and Gas Ltd filling station structure along Sani Abacha Bypass, Birnin Kebbi – N1.05 billion.

Malami Support Organisation building – N210 million.

ADC Kadi Malami Foundation building – N56 million.

Abubakar Malami (SAN)’s house, GRA, Birnin Kebbi – N350 million.

Abubakar Malami (SAN)’s house behind Mobil, Birnin Kebbi – N490 million.

Abdulaziz Malami’s house at Gesse Phase II, Birnin Kebbi – N1.659 billion.

Abiru-Rahman Abubakar Malami’s house at Gesse Phase II, Birnin Kebbi – N2.989 billion.
Properties in Kano State

Zeennoor Hotel, Kabuga Satellite Town, Kano, with 131 rooms – N11.2 billion.

Zeennoor Mosque, Kabuga Satellite Town, Kano – N84 million.

Zeennoor Old Hotel Building – N280 million.

Rayhaan Hotel, opposite Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, comprising more than 50 rooms – N2.24 billion.

Rayhaan Gym, opposite Rayhaan Hotel, Kano – N1.225 billion.

https://www./2026/07/15/full-list-48-properties-malami-forfeited-fg/

Opposition in Nigeria is it now a CRIME?

It is UNFORTUNATE we are here with those who CRITICISED Goodluck Jonathan PARADED themselves as DEMOCRATS.

We are watching but EXPECT more of the IMPUNITY from them.

A TREE will not fail to BEAR its KIND.

The SUPPORTERS are the Most MISERABLE because THEY are getting nothing but SCRAPS.

This is lovely 🌹. I support this, it is a good one.

Though, I appreciate some recognitions he made for those who did sacrifice.

Wish Nigerian government will cease politicizing security and welfare of the people.

pillager:
What about babies, children that didn't reach age of understanding, special needs individuals that have incapacitated mental function that don't get the chance to do all these, they get casted into the lake of fire too?

God loves everyone of us and wants our good. A baby has nothing to account because he/she is not yet responsible for his/her actions.

Even those incapacitated to the point they can't understand the teachings or even those who are capable but don't have the knowledge of Christ availed to them.
Is not a case of the Nigerian law that says ignorance is not an excuse. God is lovely fair to all of us.

May we have the right knowledge of Him

mysticwarrior:
So what about the billions of people who lived and died before Jesus was born, or those who never had the opportunity to hear of Him? Are we to believe that none of them could have their names written in the Book of Life and would automatically be condemned to hell?

Everyone is judged by his/her actions. We all know what is morally right, what is acceptable and the right values. And moreover God spirit is within everyone of us to help us in our decisions and if we keep following it's voice we are good to go. This is obtainable also before Jesus Christ emergence. During Christ emergence, as it is now, we are called to believe in Him and follow His teachings which are all surrounded by true love.

So those that died earlier before Christ may be judged by their actions and many will be saved

by Michael Odor C.

In any true democracy, the power of the people is not merely symbolic, it is expressed and enforced through the ballot. The potency of our votes lies not just in casting them, but in ensuring they are accurately counted and respected. When votes count, citizens are no longer passive observers; they become active architects of governance.

A system where votes are genuinely counted compels leaders to recognize that their authority flows directly from the people. Such governments understand that their continued stay in power depends on performance, accountability, and responsiveness. As a result, policies are more likely to reflect the needs and aspirations of the populace, improving infrastructure, strengthening institutions, enhancing education, and promoting economic opportunities. Leaders in such systems tend to listen more, act responsibly, and prioritize public welfare because they know they can be voted out if they fail.

On the other hand, when electoral processes are undermined through rigging or manipulation, the foundation of accountability collapses. Governments that emerge from flawed elections often lack legitimacy and are less concerned with the well-being of the citizens. Instead of focusing on governance, their priority shifts to maintaining control, tightening their grip on power, weakening opposition, and perfecting the mechanisms that brought them to office unlawfully. In such environments, the voice of the people is muted, and public trust in institutions erodes.

The consequences are far-reaching. Citizens become disillusioned, voter apathy increases, and governance deteriorates. Without the pressure of genuine electoral accountability, there is little incentive for leaders to deliver meaningful change. Corruption thrives, public resources are mismanaged, and the gap between the government and the governed widens.

Therefore, the true strength of a democracy lies in the integrity of its electoral process. Every counted vote is a reminder that power belongs to the people. It is a call for transparency, fairness, and civic responsibility. When citizens insist on credible elections and actively participate in them, they reinforce a system where leaders serve, not rule.

In the end, the potency of our votes being counted is not just about elections, it is about shaping a government that reflects the will of the people and works tirelessly to improve their lives.

Michael Odor C.
IMO STATE Coordinator, Our Votes Must Count

by Michael Odor C.

In any true democracy, the power of the people is not merely symbolic, it is expressed and enforced through the ballot. The potency of our votes lies not just in casting them, but in ensuring they are accurately counted and respected. When votes count, citizens are no longer passive observers; they become active architects of governance.

A system where votes are genuinely counted compels leaders to recognize that their authority flows directly from the people. Such governments understand that their continued stay in power depends on performance, accountability, and responsiveness. As a result, policies are more likely to reflect the needs and aspirations of the populace, improving infrastructure, strengthening institutions, enhancing education, and promoting economic opportunities. Leaders in such systems tend to listen more, act responsibly, and prioritize public welfare because they know they can be voted out if they fail.

On the other hand, when electoral processes are undermined through rigging or manipulation, the foundation of accountability collapses. Governments that emerge from flawed elections often lack legitimacy and are less concerned with the well-being of the citizens. Instead of focusing on governance, their priority shifts to maintaining control, tightening their grip on power, weakening opposition, and perfecting the mechanisms that brought them to office unlawfully. In such environments, the voice of the people is muted, and public trust in institutions erodes.

The consequences are far-reaching. Citizens become disillusioned, voter apathy increases, and governance deteriorates. Without the pressure of genuine electoral accountability, there is little incentive for leaders to deliver meaningful change. Corruption thrives, public resources are mismanaged, and the gap between the government and the governed widens.

Therefore, the true strength of a democracy lies in the integrity of its electoral process. Every counted vote is a reminder that power belongs to the people. It is a call for transparency, fairness, and civic responsibility. When citizens insist on credible elections and actively participate in them, they reinforce a system where leaders serve, not rule.

In the end, the potency of our votes being counted is not just about elections, it is about shaping a government that reflects the will of the people and works tirelessly to improve their lives.

Michael Odor C.
IMO STATE Coordinator, Our Votes Must Count.

Published 2 days ago on May 2, 2026
By Gabriel Cohen

Data visualization showing the world's most powerful and least powerful passports.
Ranked: The World’s Most Powerful Passports in 2026

Key Takeaways
Singapore tops the 2026 ranking with visa-free access to 192 destinations.
The gap is massive: the strongest passports offer access to 5x more countries than the weakest.
European and Asian countries dominate the top, while conflict-affected nations rank lowest.
Your passport shapes how much of the world you can access. In 2026, the gap between the strongest and weakest passports spans nearly 170 destinations.

This graphic ranks global passport strength using data from the Henley Passport Index, based on how many destinations citizens can enter without a visa.

Singapore leads with access to 192 destinations. That’s nearly five times the access available to citizens of the lowest-ranked countries. Meanwhile, the weakest passports allow entry to fewer than 50 destinations. The disparity highlights how geography, diplomacy, and stability influence global mobility.

Haulage business is one way. Just do research around your area and check the necessary information on it.

At what point do you think the celibacy should stop? When she agree to marry you or after marriage?

So that persons wouldn't take it to far.

The Man Peter Obi As. A Governor

1. He didn't borrow a Kobo.
2. He didn't use bulletproof car.
3. He never lived outside the state till end.
4. He met a debt of N36billion.
5. He met Onitsha as a terror zone.
6. He met his state at 27 in WAEC and NECO.
7. He met a kitchen called Govt House.
8. He met no Primary Healthcare.
9. He met no General Hospital in 14-LGs.
10. He met poor Pri. and Sec. school structures.

Before leaving;

1. Anambra wasn't owing any contractor or worker.
2. He cleared the inherited ₦36billion debt.
3. He brought in SMEs to the traders of the state.
4. He built the today's Govt House.
5. He built 18-Gen Hospitals and a state Specialist.
6. He built 178-Primary Health centres.
7. He fought and won the state against hoodlums.
8. He pushed the state 1st in 3yrs consecutively in WAEC and NECO.
9. He built brewery that employed over 3000 direct and indirect job seekers.
10. He even had to save ₦36billion and $150million for his successors to use and run administrations.
11. He drove 406 and Innoson throughout.
12. He didn't acquire any property anywhere while in office.
13. He never awarded any contract to family members.
14. His wife hadn't office, and allowed to mess with the state. She had her enterprises in UK.
15. Obasanjo had to come to Onitsha and spent 1-week because of peaceful environment.
16. He invited anti-graft to come and audit his administration, before handing over.
17. He refused to accept a piece of land, and gratuity and pension.
18. He never went close to State Govt House after handing over.
19. He never struggle to frustrate his successors policies.
20. Till today, he kept gifting multi-millions to Schools, Healthcare development, and entrepreneurship developments.
21. He even work as Chairman of SEC at the national stage without pay

If your definition of leadership is right you won't be against Peter Obi.

Only a selfish mind would see all these and still question it.

Peter Obi - a man that defiles Nigeria's version of leadership.

Flangelo12:
He worked for Abacha at the ports.

From there, his wealth exploded.

But even if he did, is he the only one amongst today's crop of politicians that worked with Abacha? Perhaps, he is just amongst the few ones who have put their quest for illegal acquisition in check ✔️

I am wondering who amongst others who criticise PO can reject any of those for good. Good 😊

But if they check and he is, then he definitely is not a Nigerian.

His father has questions to answer.

1. Peter Obi rejected #700m monthly pension as Ex Governor.

2. Peter Obi rejected lands given to Ex Governors as part of their entitlements.

3. Peter Obi rejected #500m House & Furniture Allowance as Chairman of Security & Exchange Commission, SEC, Abuja 2015.

4. Peter Obi rejected $1m dollars as prize money for being the First & Best Governor to achieve the 2020 Millennium Development Goals, MDGs.

5. Peter Obi rejected the offer of an Oil Well, one of the reasons Nigerian Politicians k!ll to attain Abuja Status.

6. Peter Obi rejected the allocation of millions of naira for the set up of office of the First Lady. Insisting that his wife was not an elected official

7. Peter Obi rejected the proposal to share the State annual budget on percentage with the State House of Assembly leading to his first unlawful impeachment.

8. Peter Obi handed over about #75bn in cash & assets after 8yrs as Governor, rejecting to convert it to personal use like other Governors did.

This man has conquered man's most natural, intense & vicious appetite...Greed.

I want someone to prove just one of these statements to be false.

Peter Obi is the Man
Culled from Chimamanda X"spage

Every meaningful and patriotic Nigerian should frown and reject what INEC is doing right now especially having seen the speed in which the current administration amended the 'The Electoral Act' to stop anyone who intends to stop the president using falsification of age or academic results.

It is indeed unfortunate that 'PERJURY' is now only treated as a crime aside politics. The implication is that anyone can claim what ever he wants as his academic qualifications in politics and cannot be disqualified or even sued based on that.

Nigerians should all wear the neutral mindset that build strong institutions and countries than pander to emotions of tribe and religion or for self-aggrandisement.

In every nation, there are ideas that rise not from air-conditioned offices or polished podiums, but from dusty roads, broken bridges, silent clinics, overcrowded classrooms, and homes lit by lanterns instead of electricity.

The Village Boy Movement is one such idea. It is not a slogan crafted for applause; it is a cry born from reality. It speaks for the majority of ordinary Nigerians whose daily lives expose the painful truth: development has bypassed too many villages, communities, and towns, while unemployment has chained the hopes of millions of youths.

The Village Boy Movement begins with honesty. It acknowledges what many prefer to deny, that a large part of Nigeria still lives in neglect. Roads that lead nowhere, schools without teachers, hospitals without medicine, farms without support, and young people without jobs or direction. This movement does not ask the people to pretend that things are well. It does not sugarcoat suffering. Instead, it names it, confronts it, and insists that it must end.

At its core, the Village Boy Movement is about dignity. It believes that a child born in a village deserves the same opportunity as one born in a city. It insists that rural communities are not charity cases but contributors to national survival, feeding the cities, supplying labor, culture, and resilience.

It demands investment in agriculture, skills, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and local industries so that young people can thrive where they are born, not flee in desperation.

In sharp contrast stands the infamous City Boy Movement. This is not a movement of solutions but of spectacle. It is designed for the high-class and politically connected, wrapped in elite language that rarely translates to food on the table of the ordinary citizen. The City Boy Movement thrives on bait, grand promises of a better tomorrow, delivered with deceitful confidence, while urging the people to look away from their present suffering.

“Endure today,” they say.
“Sacrifice a little more,” they insist.
“Vote now, progress later.”
But later never comes.

The City Boy Movement is comfortable with inequality. It sees poverty as a political tool, not a problem to be solved. It appears during election seasons, smiles for cameras, shakes hands, and disappears once power is secured.

Its loyalty is not to the struggling youth, the unemployed graduate, the farmer without support, or the trader crushed by hardship, but to preserving privilege at the top.

Where the City Boy Movement asks people to ignore their empty pockets in exchange for promises, the Village Boy Movement asks leaders to look directly at those empty pockets and fix the system that caused them. Where the former depends on propaganda, the latter depends on truth. Where the former protects the few, the latter stands with the many.

The Village Boy Movement understands that real development does not begin in the city centers alone. It begins in the villages, the communities, the forgotten towns. It begins when youths are productively engaged, when local economies are strengthened, when governance is felt at the grassroots, not just announced on television.

This movement is not against progress; it is against deception. It is not anti-city; it is pro-people. It does not reject the future; it refuses to mortgage the present suffering of Nigerians for empty promises.
Nigeria cannot move forward by asking its majority to keep enduring while a minority prospers. A nation rises only when its villages rise, when its youths work with hope, and when leadership chooses responsibility over rhetoric.

The Village Boy Movement is a reminder, and a warning: the ordinary people are no longer willing to be used, ignored, or silenced.

They want development they can see, jobs they can do, and leadership that remembers them long after the campaigns end.

Odor Michael
michaelodorc@gmail.com
Village Boy Movement

Nobody should be surprised, when your secret is known by someone else's, he will control you like mumu. If you get stubborn, he will expose it to the world and still hunt you with it.

This is the why other forward-looking countries of the world put structures to screen out persons with uncertain histories from their leadership.

There is something profoundly tragic about watching a nation with so much promise drift steadily into institutional helplessness. Nigeria was not meant to arrive here. With its population, resources, intellect, and history of struggle against authoritarianism, one would expect a country anchored on strong institutions and balanced governance. Yet today, one is compelled to ask with deep pity rather than anger: what exactly has become of the Nigerian state?

A democracy is not defined merely by elections or the existence of offices. It lives and breathes through the separation of powers, through institutions strong enough to restrain excess, correct errors, and protect citizens. But can Nigeria honestly still claim this? Or has power been so thoroughly concentrated on the executive that other arms of government now exist only in name?

When the executive speaks, does the legislature still deliberate independently, or does it merely echo? When laws are debated, are they scrutinized in the interest of the people, or hurriedly passed to satisfy executive comfort? One must ask: when last did Nigerians witness a legislature that truly stood its ground against the executive without fear or inducement?

The situation becomes even more troubling when the judiciary is considered. Courts are meant to be the last hope of the common man, the neutral arbiter between power and justice. But what happens when judgments begin to feel predictable, when justice appears selective, and when legal outcomes seem aligned more with political convenience than constitutional principle? Can a society survive when its judges are perceived, rightly or wrongly, as vulnerable to executive pressure?

Across the tiers of government, the pattern repeats itself. At the local government level, which should be closest to the people, autonomy has been hollowed out. Local councils wait endlessly for funds controlled elsewhere, their officials reduced to spectators in matters that directly affect their communities. At the state level, houses of assembly often function as extensions of governors’ offices. At the federal level, oversight is weak, accountability diluted, and institutional courage scarce. One is forced to ask: where, exactly, does power truly reside in Nigeria today?

Institutions are meant to outlive individuals. They are designed to be resilient, principled, and difficult to capture. Yet Nigeria’s institutions increasingly appear personalized, bending, shifting, and weakening depending on who occupies the executive seat. Regulatory bodies, security agencies, electoral institution, and anti-corruption agencies often seem responsive not to law, but to signals from above. What does it say about a country when institutions tremble before individuals?

This is not merely a political failure; it is a moral and structural one. It signals a slow erosion of the social contract. Citizens begin to lose faith, not just in leaders, but in the idea that fairness, due process, and accountability are achievable. When institutions fail, people retreat into apathy, cynicism, or desperation. And when that happens, democracy itself becomes fragile.

Nigeria’s tragedy is not the absence of laws, constitutions, or structures. It is the steady weakening of the very institutions meant to guard them. It is the normalization of executive dominance and the quiet surrender of other arms of government. It is the painful realization that checks and balances have become ceremonial, while power operates largely unchecked.

And so one must ask, with sorrow rather than sarcasm: how can a nation progress when its institutions no longer stand? How can democracy survive when power is no longer balanced? How can hope flourish where accountability is optional?
Until Nigeria confronts this uncomfortable reality, until institutions are rebuilt, empowered, and defended against capture, the country will continue to drift, not for lack of potential, but for lack of institutional courage. And that, perhaps, is the most pitiful failure of all.

Odor Michael C.
michaelodorc@gmail.com
Imo State Youth for Good Governance
(IMSYMOGG)

H.E. Peter Gregory Obi has inscribed his name in Nigeria’s political history in a manner that is both profound and unprecedented. Without the advantage of state machinery, entrenched structures, or decades-long party dominance, he demonstrated that ideas, integrity, and purposeful messaging can still move a nation.

In less than nine months after joining the Labour Party, he ignited a political awakening that reshaped Nigeria’s democratic landscape. His campaign was not driven by coercion or inducement, but by conviction, clear, consistent messages centered on competence, accountability, and national rebirth. The result was historic:
1 Governor, 8 Senators, 34 Members of the House of Representatives, and 68 Members of State Houses of Assembly, a feat no individual in Nigerian political history has achieved through influence rooted primarily in credibility and civic trust.

No one campaigned harder. He traversed the country relentlessly, engaging citizens directly, appealing to conscience rather than patronage, and inspiring especially the youth to believe again in the power of their voices and votes. What emerged was not just an election campaign, but a movement, one that redefined participation, challenged political apathy, and raised the standards of public discourse.

Beyond the polls, his insistence on due process and lawful redress made him a jewel others frown at but his persistence continues to strengthen Nigeria’s judiciary and deepen democratic norms. By choosing institutions over disorder, and principle over convenience, he reaffirmed that democracy is sustained not merely by winning power, but by defending its foundations.

Peter Gregory Obi has set a new trajectory in Nigerian politics, one that proves that character can still compete, that vision can still mobilize, and that the future can still be negotiated with truth. Such a man deserves not only recognition but celebration, for reminding a nation of what is possible when leadership is anchored on purpose and integrity.

Odor Michael C.
Coordinator
michaelodorc@gmail.com
Imo State Youth Movement for Good Governance (IMSYMOGG)

it is a great disappointment that Nigerians who wish to apply for the above mentioned scholarship face. While your internet 🛜 works perfectly for other sites except on the PTDF portal for application. 😆

ogododo:
https://punchng.com/fg-writes-off-1-42bn-n5-57tn-nnpc-debt/

When will they wipe off the NIRSAL/COVID LOANS given to Nigerians.

It would have made sense if affected most Nigerians than few individuals that were involved in the oil company.

Recent demolitions of properties in Lagos, many of them belonging to the Igbo and other Nigerians, have exposed a troubling dimension of governance and inter-ethnic relations in Nigeria. These acts, carried out by the Lagos State Government, amount to economic terrorism against citizens who have invested heavily in the state’s development.

For decades, Igbos have played a vital role in transforming Lagos into Nigeria’s commercial nerve center. They built homes, industries, and markets; they created jobs and generated taxes that sustain public infrastructure. They bought lands with their hard-earned money, secured necessary approvals, and constructed buildings under the supervision of government agencies.

How then can the same government return years later to demolish those structures, citing “irregularities” or “encroachment”? Such actions are not only unjust but also destructive to public trust and economic confidence. They amount to a betrayal of legitimate investors and a blatant disregard for the rule of law.

These demolitions send a dangerous message, that citizens, particularly the Igbos, are not safe to invest outside their ethnic homeland. They also discourage both local and international investors who now view Lagos, and by extension Nigeria, as a politically unstable and economically petty environment.

If truly Nigeria is one nation, then no government has the moral or legal right to destroy the wealth of citizens who invested in good faith. The act is not just a physical destruction of property, it is a symbolic assault on unity, trust, and progress.

By targeting a group whose only offense is enterprise and success, the Lagos State Government, possibly aided by elements of the central authority, shows a lack of gratitude and foresight. It proves that political pettiness and ethnic bias still outweigh justice and development in Nigeria’s governance system.

Odor Michael C.

The Lagos Demolitions: Economic Terrorism and Injustice

Recent demolitions of properties in Lagos, many of them belonging to the Igbo and other Nigerians, have exposed a troubling dimension of governance and inter-ethnic relations in Nigeria. These acts, carried out by the Lagos State Government, amount to economic terrorism against citizens who have invested heavily in the state’s development.

For decades, Igbos have played a vital role in transforming Lagos into Nigeria’s commercial nerve center. They built homes, industries, and markets; they created jobs and generated taxes that sustain public infrastructure. They bought lands with their hard-earned money, secured necessary approvals, and constructed buildings under the supervision of government agencies.

How then can the same government return years later to demolish those structures, citing “irregularities” or “encroachment”? Such actions are not only unjust but also destructive to public trust and economic confidence. They amount to a betrayal of legitimate investors and a blatant disregard for the rule of law.

These demolitions send a dangerous message, that citizens, particularly the Igbos, are not safe to invest outside their ethnic homeland. They also discourage both local and international investors who now view Lagos, and by extension Nigeria, as a politically unstable and economically petty environment.

If truly Nigeria is one nation, then no government has the moral or legal right to destroy the wealth of citizens who invested in good faith. The act is not just a physical destruction of property, it is a symbolic assault on unity, trust, and progress.

By targeting a group whose only offense is enterprise and success, the Lagos State Government, possibly aided by elements of the central authority, shows a lack of gratitude and foresight. It proves that political pettiness and ethnic bias still outweigh justice and development in Nigeria’s governance system.

Odor Michael C.

Omihanifa:
Name and shame the shop

Snap and post the shop here together with the address

Perhaps, the seller didn't know he bought a fake product. It will be better to bring his attention to that calmly.