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steeltrust:
Let me share my experience since I moved to America. Over here, every tier of government—local, state, and federal—has its own responsibilities and functions independently. This system makes development reach the grassroots effortlessly. But back home in Nigeria, everything is tied to either the state or federal government, leaving local councils powerless and ineffective. No wonder governors and politicians are more powerful than institutions like EFCC and ICPC.

Take Chicago, for example. The local government here handles its own revenue collection, builds and maintains roads, runs hospitals, and creates a business-friendly environment that generates jobs. You’ll never see the governor of Illinois coming to Chicago to inaugurate a local road or hospital project because each level of government knows its role and delivers without interference. Even law enforcement is decentralized—Chicago has its own police department, and Cook County (similar to our local councils in Nigeria) has its own sheriff’s department. Crime is tackled effectively because responsibilities are clear.

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, soldiers patrol highways harassing civilians, while the police are either underfunded or compromised. Here, soldiers don’t even engage in civil matters—in fact, they respect the police more than the other way around. The system works because accountability is enforced. Break a traffic rule? Your license gets suspended. Do it again? You might never drive again. And if driving is your livelihood, well, you better find another job. The law doesn’t play favorites.

Back in Warri, I remember a church buying two acres of land just to build a massive auditorium while 99% of the community had no functional companies to provide jobs. Graduates end up driving keke or doing POS business because there are no real opportunities. Yet, when a governor builds a single road, people start shouting, "Our governor is working!" My brother, is it road we will eat?

Our politicians are wicked—plain and simple. They travel abroad, see how things work, and yet refuse to implement the same systems back home. Instead, they keep us divided with politics, religion, and tribalism while looting everything in sight. Meanwhile, we spend our time on social media complaining instead of taking action. We’re too sentimental, too forgiving, and too quick to celebrate mediocrity.

In 2025, Nigeria is still struggling with basic electricity, good roads, and functioning hospitals while the rest of the world is advancing in AI and technology. When will we wake up? When will we demand real accountability? These politicians are destroying the future of the next generation, and if we don’t act now, things will only get worse.

It’s time to stop the noise and start holding people accountable. The system over here isn’t perfect, but at least it works because the laws are enforced. When will Nigeria learn?

hisexcellency34:
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike looking fit, muscular and macho. Nice one sir.

French President Emmanuel Macron was shoved in the face by his wife as the pair touched down for a state visit in Vietnam, with a source close to the leader admitting the pair had a “squabble.”

Shocking footage of the incident shows the president’s plane door opening to reveal Macron at the entrance in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on Sunday evening.

Suddenly, his wife Brigitte’s arms emerge from the left of the open doorway as she places both hands on her husband’s face and shoves him firmly.

Macron appears startled — but quickly recovers when realizing he is in view, and turns to smile and wave through the open door.

The French first lady remains concealed inside the aircraft, making it impossible to see her facial expression or body language.

Brigitte then doesn’t take her husband’s proffered arm as they walk down the staircase, where Vietnamese officials greet them.

Macron’s office initially denied the authenticity of the footage before confirming it was genuine.

The incident was later dismissed as a harmless “squabble” by a close associate of the president, cited anonymously by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Emmanuel Macron waving
President Macron then composes himself and waves at the gathered Vietnamese officials. REUTERS

“It was a moment when the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by joking around,” another source told AFP.

“It’s a moment of togetherness. No more was needed to feed the mills of the conspiracy theorists,” the source added, accusing pro-Russian disinformation accounts for spinning the clip.

Brigitte Macron, 72, has been married to her husband, 47, since 2007.

Brigitte Macron and Emmanuel Macron
The couple descended the stairs together but Brigitte did not take her husband’s arm. AFP via Getty Images

The couple met in 1993 when she was a 39-year-old high school teacher and the future French head of state was her 15-year-old student and a classmate of her daughter.

Macron touched down in the former French colony of Vietnam for the start of his week-long tour of Southeast Asia.

He is expected to pitch France as a reliable alternative to the United States and China.

Other stops on the tour include Indonesia and Singapore.

P1PrinceKT:
If she converts she has the opportunity to be sponsored by CAN to advance her studies abroad.

P1PrinceKT:
Now the young lady loses the opportunity to advance her studies in either US or Canada. Caii

GOFRONT:
I miss Aregbesola........If it were to be his tenure, in few days time, he would declare a public holiday for the upcoming Eid el Kabir celebration

LordBiden:
You where stopped because you looked like a criminal.
You can't dress responsible and get stopped.

No sane Nigerian police man will stop someone like me who always goes with a clean low cut hair and my business ID card.

With your dreads looking like my mopping stick.

Ahead of the 2027 polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Division under its ICT Department to continue to harness the positive aspects of AI and mitigate its negative impact on elections.

This initiative, INEC said, has placed it in the forefront of institutionalising AI capabilities within its ICT infrastructure.

A statement issued by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said the approval was given at its weekly meeting in Abuja where the increasing relevance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to elections and electoral activities in Nigeria and across the world was considered.

According to him, the creation of AI Department is also an important step in the ongoing reform of the electoral process of the commission in areas that only require its administrative action.

The statement, titled “Creation of a Division on Artificial Intelligence by the Commission”, reads: “The Commission held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday May 22 2025. Among other issues, the meeting considered the increasing relevance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to elections and electoral activities in Nigeria and across the world.

“Recently, the commission attended several conferences with colleagues around the continent on the impact of AI on elections. These interactions were not only motivated by the concern over the use of AI to spread fake news or manipulate content online but also to utilise its benefits for data-driven decision-making, risk detection and mitigation, deepening voter services automation and geo-spatial intelligence in support of logistic optimisation for better material distribution and polling unit allocation.

“Consequently, the commission approved the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Division under the ICT Department to continue to harness the positive aspects of AI and mitigate its negative impact on elections.

“The Division will enable the commission to better coordinate and maximise existing technology investments through centralised AI governance. It will also enhance decision-making through data-driven insights, risk management and voter engagement.

“Furthermore, it will strengthen electoral credibility through predictive analytics, automation and intelligent safeguards. This initiative puts the commission in the forefront of institutionalising AI capabilities within our ICT infrastructure. It is also an important step in our ongoing reform of the electoral process in areas that only require administrative action by the commission.”

Abdulrahman Bello, an Islamic cleric and the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student, shocked the courtroom on Wednesday as he openly confessed to killing the young woman to harvest her for a money ritual.

Bello, who is standing trial alongside others accomplices, made the confession in a video recording tendered as evidence at the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin.

However, in the video, he admitted to committing the act alone and stated that he would not have killed Hafsoh if he had access to human body parts through other means.

The chilling testimony formed part of the ongoing trial presided over by Justice Hannah Olushola Ajayi.

The court also heard from Inspector Ayodele Azeez of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), who detailed the police investigation and recovery of disturbing exhibits from Bello’s residence.

“On February 14, 2025, a case of murder and rape was transferred from Oja-Oba Police Division to the State CID,” Azeez testified.

"The first defendant, Abdulrahman Bello of Olunlade, was found in possession of an axe, cutlass, charms, a table, consultation book, blood-filled container, a pair of slippers, and the severed hands of the victim.”

According to the officer, Bello voluntarily gave his statement in the presence of a lawyer, Barrister A.O. Ahmed, who was provided by the police after Bello said he couldn’t afford one.

The statement was both handwritten and recorded on video, later transferred to a compact disk and submitted as evidence.

The defence counsel, Barrister Agbede, objected to the admissibility of the disk, claiming Bello was coerced, but Justice Ajayi ruled the evidence admissible and ordered the video to be played in court.

Inspector Azeez also testified that the police tracked and arrested Bello’s known associates using his call records, which revealed regular contact with the other defendants before and on the day of the murder.

“All five suspects are connected,” Azeez stated.
“The second defendant is Bello’s teacher, the third is the teacher’s student, while the third and fifth defendants are close friends of the first defendant.”

The court was adjourned for recess at exactly 11:32am, with proceedings expected to continue later in the day.

jomarq:
Next please

PRESIDENCY HAS REMAINED SILENT

pillager:
Not surprised at all, no be you talk say media outlets are still reporting it? Buffon

Tanzanians were blocked from social media platform X on Wednesday after a police account was hacked and used to falsely announce the president’s death, internet watchdog NetBlocks said.

The social media shutdown comes amid the disappearance of activists Boniface Mwangi of Kenya and Agather Atuhaire of Uganda following their arrest by Tanzanian police earlier this week.

They were in the country to attend the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu who is accused of treason ahead of elections in October.

On Wednesday, Tanzanians were unable to access X unless using a Virtual Private Network (VPN), an AFP correspondent said.

“Live metrics show X (formerly Twitter) has become unreachable on major internet providers in #Tanzania; the incident comes as a compromised police account posts claims the President has died, angering the country’s leadership,” NetBlocks said in a statement late Tuesday.

Tanzania’s Minister of Information, Communications and Technology Jerry William Silaa confirmed the hack in parliament, adding that the YouTube account of the country’s tax authority was also infiltrated.

“The reason these accounts were compromised is that their security protocols were not sufficiently robust. These accounts have since been restored,” Silaa said.

Police said they were hunting “the criminals who created and distributed the information” and warned the public against sharing the false messages.

pillager:
Nigga, This news is fake.

https://x.com/AM_Saleeeem/status/1924838090847215934?t=upoZ9oGQLzVCHdx3DHEESQ&s=19

Sahara reporters already deleted it from their posts on Twitter.

Peterobiisathie:
na dem

Firebox123:
property developer not construction worker

Stop spreading fake news

hafeeanubasy:
Nobody use NBAIS to study secular course except Arabic and Islamic Course.

I don't know why Christians always have headache over things that have nothing to do with them.!

So many Christians theological schools are affiliated to Nigerian Universities,have you ever seen Muslims crying foul.Some don't even require SCCE or whatever to enter

Several theological schools in Nigeria are affiliated with Nigerian universities.

These include institutions like the ECWA Theological Seminary Igbaja, Baptist College of Theology, and the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary.

Many of these schools offer programs leading to undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in theology.

Additionally, schools like the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Theological Seminary and the SS Peter and Paul Seminary have affiliations with Nigerian universities.
Here's a more detailed list:


Affiliated Theological Schools:
ECWA Theological Seminary Igbaja: Affiliated with several universities, including the University of Ibadan.


Baptist College of Theology: Affiliated with Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.


Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan and the University of Ilorin.


Theological College of Northern Nigeria: Affiliated with the University of Jos.


WATS: Affiliated with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Bigard Memorial Seminary: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan.


Archbishop Vining College of Theology: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan.


Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Theological Seminary: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan.


UMCATC: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan and the University of Ilorin.


SS Peter and Paul Seminary: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan.


Immanuel College of Theology and Christian

Education: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan.


Dominican Institute: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan.


Life Theological Seminary: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan.


Redeemed Christian Bible College: Affiliated with the University of Ibadan

Jashub:
Of what relevance is this to Nigerians and the black communities which have never produced a black pope in the history of Catholicism?

OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY RAÚL ASENCIO

Following the clarification issued today by the head of the Investigating Court nº 3 of San Bartolomé de Tirajana – in which the indictment is rectified initially dictated, expressly excluding me from both the recording of videos of sexual content as of the facts that were the subject of such recording – and before the public dissemination of information related to said procedure, I wish to state the following:

1. I have not participated in any behavior that threatens sexual freedom of any woman, and much less of minors. This is confirmed by the decision issued by the aforementioned Court, which does not attribute to me having maintained sexual relations with the two women involved, nor having recorded them, with or without your consent. Likewise, the court order clarifies that I was not the one who sent third parties no image or video of intimate content, which, I reiterate, were recorded in a different place from the one I was in.

2. The judicial order, as far as I am concerned, limits its content to the eventual momentary viewing of some images by a third party, without attributing to me any participation in its recording or in its dissemination.

3. The accusation made against me, as expressly stated by the court’s decision is strictly provisional. Therefore, it should follow the presumption of innocence prevails. In the event that they are finally formulated charges and an oral trial is opened, I will continue to exercise my defense before the Courts and Courts, in which I maintain full confidence, reaffirming my alienation from any criminal conduct. All this, without prejudice to the utmost respect that I deserves the development of the judicial procedure as a whole, also in what refer to the other people investigated.

4. I want to reiterate, once again, my absolute respect for the rights to freedom and the privacy of all women.

Real Madrid’s Raúl Asencio could face trial over alleged sharing of explicit video.

The Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio and three former youth players at the club could face trial in connection with the alleged filming and distribution of a sexual video that has left two women, one of them a minor, with symptoms of post-traumatic stress.

In a statement released on Wednesday, a judge on Gran Canaria said he had concluded his preliminary investigation into the recording and distribution of the incident, which is alleged to have taken place in a private area of a beach club on the island on 15 June 2023.

The judge added that a summary criminal case had been prepared and the file given to prosecutors “regarding the four footballers allegedly implicated in the filming and distribution of videos of a sexual nature involving a female minor and another young woman”.

He noted that the alleged victims – who were 16 and 18 at the time – “are currently suffering post-traumatic symptoms as a result of the experience they have been through”.

The judge said the alleged offences included “sharing secrets without consent and violating privacy, distributing and sending videos to third parties without the consent of the women involved, the use of minors for pornographic purposes, and possession of child pornography”.

The court statement did not identify the men allegedly involved – nor explain which player is accused of which offence – but they have been identified in Spanish media as Asencio and his former colleagues Andrés García, Ferrán Ruiz and Juan Rodríguez.

In September 2023, three unnamed Real Madrid reserve players were arrested in connection with the incident and were released after the data on their mobile phones was seized.

According to Spanish media reports the main suspect, whose identity is unknown, recorded a consensual sexual encounter with the young girl, which he then sent to the other players without her consent.

Police said the case had followed a complaint filed by the mother of a 16-year-old girl in the Canary Islands regarding an alleged recording of sexual relations.

They added that while the girl maintained the relations were consensual, the recording had been made without her consent and that she had recently become aware of it.

Real Madrid issued a statement at the time saying that a total of four youth team players had been questioned by police “in connection with a complaint about an alleged release of a private video via WhatsApp” messaging system.