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 Politics › Re: US Court Denies Greenspan’s Discovery Request, Rules Against Karl Von Batten by Bobloco: 4:35pm |
seunmsg:Karl Von Batten instituted the case, but somehow, na Obi supporters you dey call? Did this exonerate Tinubu over the Chicago drug-trafficking allegations? Absolutely not. So, what's your point? |
| Politics › Why Northerners Kept Quiet Under Buhari; Reply To Shehu Sani — Umar Sanda Babug by Bobloco(op): 3:54pm |
WHY NORTHERNERS KEPT QUIET UNDER BUHARI —REPLY TO SHEHU SANI _By Umar Sanda Babuga 1. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari wasn't tribalistic. His two super Ministers (Fashola - Works and Amaechi - Transport) were both Southerners. 2. Northerners kept quiet because while Buhari was rehabilitating Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway, he had completed Ilorin-Bode Saadu-Jebba highway and was undertaking Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. 3. Northerners kept quiet because while Buhari completed ABUJA-Kaduna rail line, he started and completed Lagos-Abeokuta/Ibadan standard gauge railway. 4. While Buhari maintained subsidy making life easier for Nigerians, Tinubu removed it and things have never been the same. That is why northerners kept quiet. 5. Northerners kept quiet because there was school feeding across Nigeria which brought over 5 million out-of-school children (mostly in the North) back to school. 6. Northerners kept quiet because all 36 States had 1 minister each, with only 6 states having 2 (one from each zone), unlike PBAT that gave Ogun state alone 4 Ministers including Finance Minister and CBN Governor. 7. *ON SECURITY & SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS:* Northerners kept quiet because Buhari invested over $1 Billion in weapons to fight insecurity. For the first time since 1999, the Armed Forces were fully re-equipped. - *Air Force:* 38 brand new aircraft — 12 A-29 Super Tucano Jets from USA, 3 JF-17 Thunder Jets, 5 Mi-35M attack Helicopters, 4 Agusta 109, 2 Bell 412, 2 Mi-171E, 10 Super Mushshak. Plus he ordered 12 AH-1Z Viper — world's deadliest attack helicopter — and 24 M-346 attack jets. He also raised aircraft serviceability from 35% to 70%. - *Army:* VT-4 Main Battle Tanks, ST1 Light Tanks, SH-5 Self-propelled Howitzers, and hundreds of Armoured Vehicles. - *Navy:* Over 400 new platforms — 200 Riverine Patrol Boats, 114 Rigid Inflatable Boats, 4 Capital Ships, and Surveillance Drones. Because of this, Boko Haram deaths dropped by 92% (from 2,131 in 2015 to 178 in 2021) and Nigeria recorded lowest piracy in 27 years. 8. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari ensured we eat what we produce. That policy created hundreds of rice mills, farmers were happy, our GDP improved since agriculture contributes nearly 40% of GDP, unlike PBAT who gave 150-day duty-free waiver to import food. 9. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari's appointments were across the 6 geopolitical zones, unlike PBAT who takes almost everything to South West. 10. Northerners kept quiet under Buhari because there was NPower, Conditional Cash Transfer, TraderMoni, MarketMoni, FarmerMoni. But PBAT increased school fees from N50,000 to N150,000, gives you loan and expects repayment. 11. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari gave the judiciary and opposition a free hand to operate, that cannot be said under this government. 12. Northerners kept quiet because the economic team was under South West under Buhari (Osinbajo, Kemi Adeosun, Babatunde Fowler etc). Now everything is concentrated in South West. 13. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari completed Second Niger Bridge after 50 years of failed promises — a project in South East, not North. 14. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari recovered 20 Local Governments from Boko Haram. In 2015 Boko Haram controlled 20 LGs and hoisted flags. By 2017, no inch of Nigeria was under them. 15. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari built 14 new Federal Universities and completed 5 International Airport Terminals — Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu — not one zone. 16. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari signed Petroleum Industry Act after 20 years of failure, and started 614km AKK Gas Pipeline to revive Northern industries. 17. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari exited Nigeria from recession TWICE (2017 & 2021) and gave bailout to all 36 States to pay salaries without minding APC or PDP. 18. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari gave LG Autonomy and signed Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill. 19. Northerners kept quiet because under Buhari, Nigeria became Africa's largest rice producer — from 4.5m tonnes to over 9m tonnes. 20. Northerners kept quiet because under Buhari you could abuse the President and sleep in your house. He never used DSS or Cybercrime law to pick critics for Facebook posts. 21. Northerners kept quiet because Buhari increased Minimum Wage from N18k to N30k and petrol was N87 when he came, left at N195 after 8 years — not N1,000. 22. In summary, Buhari governed as a Nigerian, Tinubu is governing as a Yoruba man. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KCeeB5po1/ 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: INEC To SACK All Edo, Delta Staff For Manipulation Of Register With Ai Images. by Bobloco: 3:59am |
Akpako is chasing 2.5 million votes he promised to deliver for Tinubu by hook or by crook. He knows that if Tinubu loses, his political lifeline goes with him. 5 Likes |
| Politics › Re: 2027: Atiku Will Lose Polling Unit To Tinubu, APC Declares by Bobloco: 10:10pm On Oct 28 |
TheChameleon:Everyone else seems to be working for Tinubu while Tinubu is working against himself You gonna learn 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Tinubu's Adviser Masari Rebukes APC Candidates For Avoiding President's Photo by Bobloco: 10:06pm On Oct 28 |
Akpakomiza2:Carry your Edo is shinning tantrum comot for here 10 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Learn Leadership From Macron Amid Killings, Hardship – ADC To Tinubu by Bobloco(op): 7:09am On Oct 27 |
Tinubu isn't capable of learning |
| Politics › 2027: ‘Tinubu Is Sick, Needs Medical Care Not Campaign’ – Paul Ibe by Bobloco(op): 8:45am On Oct 26 |
Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Paul Ibe, claimed President Bola Tinubu was ill and should not campaign for re-election in 2027. Ibe cited a viral video from the APC presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna State, alleging that Tinubu was shaking and cameras avoided showing him. Speaking to Daily Post, Ibe urged Tinubu’s family to pull him out of the campaign and arrange medical attention. Media aide to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is ill, needs medical attention, and should not campaign for re-election in 2027. Naija News reports that Ibe made the remark while reacting to a viral video from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna State. ADVERTISEMENT In an interview with Daily Post, Ibe said Tinubu is unfit to lead the country and urged the President’s family to prioritise his well-being and care for him properly. Atiku aide pointed out that Tinubu, during the campaign, showed signs of a man who is not healthy. According to him, the APC deliberately manipulated their cameras and failed to properly show President Tinubu while he was addressing the crowd. He said, “Tinubu is sick and needs medical care. His family should take an honourable decision in the interest of their husband and father and pull him out to give him medical attention. “Medical care is what Tinubu needs now, not the campaign. If you watch the viral video, you will see him shaking. That’s not a man who is well. “If you noticed, they were deliberate about how they manipulated their cameras. No camera zoomed in on him. Most of the time he was talking, the camera did not show him.” https://www./2026/10/26/tinubu-is-sick-needs-medical-care-not-campaign-paul-ibe/
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| Politics › Re: Nigeria 2027: Hunger Has No Zoning Formula by Bobloco(op): 12:36am On Oct 26 |
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| Politics › Learn Leadership From Macron Amid Killings, Hardship – ADC To Tinubu by Bobloco(op): 12:28am On Oct 26 |
ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) on Sunday challenged President Bola Tinubu to learn from French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of failing to show sufficient empathy for Nigerians grappling with insecurity, hunger and economic hardship. The council said the reported postponement of Macron’s scheduled state visit to Nigeria underscored the need for leaders to pay attention to pressing domestic challenges, arguing that Nigerians facing killings, mass abductions and rising living costs deserve more visible concern from their president. In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC-PCC cited reports that Macron had rescheduled his October 28–29, 2026 visit to Nigeria, including the planned France-Nigeria Business Forum in Lagos, to early 2027 amid domestic challenges in France. “A president will not travel when his home is contending with internal combustion,” a Nigerian official familiar with the development was quoted as saying. The ADC-PCC said the welfare of citizens should remain central to governance, citing attacks and killings in Plateau, Niger, Benue, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Katsina, Sokoto and other parts of the country. It also raised concerns over a reported incident in Niger State involving the detention of more than 60 young Nigerians under allegedly inhumane conditions, with over 37 reportedly dying in custody. Describing the incident as a grave national concern, the council demanded urgent government intervention, accountability and justice for the affected families. It faulted Tinubu’s response, claiming that Vice President Kashim Shettima visited the state weeks after the incident, following a visit by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to commiserate with affected communities and bereaved families. The council said Atiku’s visit demonstrated the importance of identifying with citizens in moments of grief, arguing that public office holders must show concern through direct engagement with affected people, not merely official statements. “President Macron has offered a reminder that the concerns of citizens must remain central to leadership. When a country faces a serious domestic crisis, its leadership must demonstrate urgency, compassion and a willingness to take responsibility,” the council said. The ADC-PCC urged the Tinubu administration to prioritise the protection of lives, tackle insecurity and ease the economic hardship confronting Nigerians. It also demanded answers over deaths in custody and alleged unlawful detention, insisting that affected families deserved justice and those responsible should be held accountable https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/learn-leadership-from-macron-amid-killings-hardship-adc-to-tinubu/amp/ |
| Politics › Tinubu A Prodigal Son, With No Identity - Dino Melaye by Bobloco(op): 10:56am On Oct 25 |
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dino Melaye, has described President Bola Tinubu as a prodigal child with no identity and lineage.https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/24/tinubu-a-prodigal-son-with-no-identity-dino-melaye/#mvnnhazml13k27e1cjo 18 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics › Nigeria 2027: Hunger Has No Zoning Formula by Bobloco(op): 9:41am On Oct 24 |
For the first time in Nigeria’s electoral history, the familiar political rhtorics of “It is the turn of the North,” “It is the turn of the South,” and “Allow the South to complete its eight years” is losing its magic. Why? Because hunger has no tribe, poverty has no party, insecurity respects no geopolitical zone, and an empty stomach has no patience for zoning arrangements! The Tinubu administration’s calamitous policies mascurading as economic reforms, which many Nigerians believe have become a painful experiment in economic survival, have left citizens battling soaring living costs, shrinking purchasing power, worsening insecurity, and the addition of 17 million Nigerians to the ranks of those experiencing extreme multidimensional poverty. At this point, Nigerians are no longer asking whose turn it is to occupy Aso Rock. They are asking whose turn it is to rescue the country from economic misery 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: APC-PCC Accuses Atiku Of Using AI To Discredit Kaduna Campaign Flag-off by Bobloco: 9:36am On Oct 24 |
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| Politics › Jan. 16: Majority Of Nigerians Who Will Vote Already Know Their Choice by Bobloco(op): 9:24am On Oct 24 |
... Tinubu must answer for the hardships, pains and hunger inflicted on Nigerians As Nigerians look towards January 16, 2027, the question is whether President Bola Tinubu's administration can defend its record amid widespread complaints about hunger, insecurity, inflation and the rising cost of transportation. Since taking office, Tinubu has implemented sweeping economic reforms, including petrol subsidy removal. But while the government talks about economic recovery, millions of Nigerians are still battling soaring food prices, expensive transport fares, shrinking purchasing power and the daily struggle to survive. Where are the benefits of the subsidy savings? Nigerians deserve transparent accounts of the money saved, how it has been spent and what ordinary citizens have gained. Removing subsidies while families struggle to afford food and transport is not, by itself, proof of economic success. Worse, persistent insecurity continues to threaten lives, farming, businesses and livelihoods. What good is economic growth if citizens cannot afford basic necessities or travel safely? Tinubu's supporters may defend his reforms as necessary, but necessity does not excuse poor implementation, inadequate relief or a lack of accountability. Nigerians need results, not endless explanations. January 16 must be a moment of accountability. Voters should examine the government's record, scrutinise the opposition's alternatives and ask who has credible answers to hunger, inflation, insecurity, transportation costs and the use of public funds. The presidency is not a reward for political loyalty; it is a public trust. Nigerians are entitled to ask: after all the sacrifices demanded of them, where is the relief they were promised? At the ballot box, promises must face the reality of empty pockets, expensive food and insecure communities. The people's verdict should be informed by evidence, performance and credible alternatives not propaganda or political intimidation. |
| Politics › Re: APC-PCC Accuses Atiku Of Using AI To Discredit Kaduna Campaign Flag-off by Bobloco: 9:20am On Oct 24 |
Nigerians have rejected Tinubu and his wicked mechanisation |
| Politics › Ganduje’s Ally, Mansur Ahmed Dumps APC by Bobloco(op): 9:44am On Oct 22 |
Mansur Ahmed, a former Kano State commissioner and close ally of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress. Ahmed submitted his resignation letter to the APC chairman of Yakasai Ward in Kano Municipal Local Government Area after reviewing party affairs with political associates. Ahmed said he wants to join another political platform that prioritises protecting lives and property and improving citizens’ welfare. A former Kano State Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Mansur Ahmed, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that Ahmed, a close ally of former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, announced his resignation in a letter submitted to the APC chairman of Yakasai Ward in Kano Municipal Local Government Area. His exit comes barely a week after former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Aminu Dabo, also resigned from the ruling party. In his resignation letter, Ahmed said he took the decision after reviewing the state of affairs in the APC alongside his political associates. He explained that concerns over the party’s situation and the need to contribute more to the development of Kano State and Nigeria influenced his decision to seek another political platform. According to him, he wants to join a platform that places priority on protecting lives and property and improving the welfare of citizens. The former commissioner thanked APC leaders, stakeholders and members, particularly those in Kano Municipal, for giving him the opportunity to serve and contribute to the party’s growth. Naija News understands that Ahmed served as Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport under the administration of former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, between 1999 and 2003. He studied at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Bradford in England. The engineer also contested for the Kano State governorship ticket and served as deputy coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign Council in Kano State. In other news earlier, Ganduje described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “defunct” political party. Naija News reports that Ganduje made the remark on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at the annual conference of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria. The former Kano State governor took the jibe at the PDP while acknowledging Delta State’s former governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, the party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 election. “My big brother, the former governor of Delta State and a former vice-presidential candidate of the defunct party, PDP,” Ganduje said. Speaking on nation-building, the former APC chairman urged Nigerians to love and believe in their country, lamenting that the nation’s diversity was gradually becoming a burden. “On the issue of nation-building, we have to believe in our nation. Do we actually believe in our nation, Nigeria? Do we actually believe that our diversity is an asset and not a liability? The way we are moving our diversity is becoming a liability,” he said. Ganduje claimed that the British colonial authorities brought the various peoples of the country together mainly to serve their own economic interests. According to him, the colonialists met existing systems of governance in the territory, but chose to merge the different groups so that they could produce raw materials to feed industries in Britain. https://www./2026/10/21/ganduje-ally-mansur-ahmed-dumps-apc/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews |
| Politics › Re: Reno Omokri Confirmed As Nigerian Ambassador To Mexico At Last by Bobloco: 8:54pm On Oct 20 |
favor914:But on a serious note, why is Mexico making Reno Omokri roam around aimlessly and wander from place to place? He should have been confirmed by now; after all, the World Cup has long since ended. What do you think? 20 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics › The Case Is Not About 60 Hectares— Waru Says Wike’s Son, Jordan Wike’s, Dispute by Bobloco(op): 10:40am On Oct 20 |
“The Case Is Not About 60 Hectares” — Waru Says Wike’s Son, Jordan Wike’s, Dispute Concerns 3.2 Hectares, $2.1m Joint Venture Payment Ibrahim Garba Waru, counsel to Safwan Garba and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, has clarified the basis of the $2.1 million civil suit involving Jordan Nwosu Wike, insisting that contrary to claims circulating on social media, the dispute does not concern 60 hectares of land in Abuja. Waru said the case pending before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory arose from a joint venture agreement under which his clients were to contribute $4.2 million while Jordan would provide a total of 3.2 hectares of land 1.5 hectares in Guzape and 1.7 hectares in Katampe for the development of residential properties. According to the lawyer, the parties agreed that after the houses were developed and sold, the proceeds would be shared in the ratio of 60 per cent to the claimants and 40 per cent to Jordan. “Different from what has been circulated in the social media, because I have heard in the social media that the matter involves 60 hectares of land, 30 in Guzape and 30 in Katampe. That is not true. That is not actually what transpired,” Waru said. “What transpired between the claimant and the defendant is that there was a joint venture contract agreement. That’s what was duly entered between the parties.” He explained that under the agreement, the claimants were expected to contribute $4.2 million towards the project, while Jordan’s contribution was the land. “The claimant is going to contribute the total sum of 4.2 million US dollars as his own contribution to the business. “Jordan Nwosu Wike, that is the defendant, is going to contribute the land, 1.5 hectares in Guzape and 1.7 hectares at Katampe, for the construction of houses that are going to be sold,” he said. Waru alleged that his client subsequently paid $2.1 million, representing half of the agreed financial contribution, and that the money was acknowledged as part-payment towards the joint venture. “And after payment of half of the contribution, because the claimant did give Jordan the sum of 2.1 million, which he acknowledged receipt as a part payment of their own contribution to the business. “And after collecting this money, the story became entirely different. That was how the problem started,” he said. Jordan has denied receiving the money and has disputed the authenticity of documents relied upon by the claimants. Addressing Jordan’s position that he was outside Nigeria at a material time, Waru said two different dates had been confused in discussions surrounding the case. According to him, September 26, 2025, was when discussions concerning the proposed business began, while October 17, 2025, was the date on which the claimants say the $2.1 million cash payment was made. “We were dealing with two dates: 26th of September 2025 and 17th October 2025,” Waru said. “26th September was the day that the business started. It was the day they started discussing about the business. It was not the day the money was paid.” The lawyer said the September discussions took place through telephone communications and WhatsApp exchanges rather than a physical meeting, adding that the claimants tendered chats in evidence before the court. “So the claim of the defendant Jordan that he was not in the country, he was making reference to the 26th. That was the day they started communicating, discussing about the business. And the discussion was not a physical meeting, it was a meeting on phone,” he said. Waru maintained that the actual cash payment was made on October 17, 2025, at a house in Gwarimpa, Abuja. “So the 17th day of October was the day that the actual money was given. And it was given in presence of witnesses in a house at Gwarimpa,” he said. He said two witnesses who allegedly assisted in carrying the money and placing it in the defendant’s vehicle had already testified before the court. “Two witnesses, young men that assisted him to carry the money and put it inside his boot. They all gave evidence before the court,” Waru said. The lawyer also challenged the evidential value of a boarding pass tendered by the defence in relation to Jordan’s travel, contending that the document did not clearly indicate the year to which it related. Waru stressed, however, that his principal argument was that the payment was allegedly made on October 17 and not September 26. “By and large, the money was not given on the 26th of September. It was given on the 17th day of October 2025,” he said. On the present stage of the proceedings, Waru said the claimants had concluded the presentation of their case, while the defence had opened its case with Jordan testifying as its first witness. “The position of the case at the moment is that the matter, after hearing, that is after the presentation of the case of the claimant, the defendant entered defence by presenting just one witness, that is Jordan Nwosu Wike, who was the one that gave evidence as DW1,” he said. The case was subsequently adjourned to December 1, 2 and 14, 2026, for continuation of hearing. Waru, however, disclosed that following the last sitting, he wrote to the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court requesting that the case be transferred from the current presiding judge to another court. According to him, the request was based on information brought to the attention of the claimants concerning what he described as community and family ties between Jordan and the presiding judge. “I did write a letter addressed to the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court that I don’t want my lord, the presiding judge, to continue hearing this matter. I wanted the case to be transferred to another court,” he said. “The reason why we presented this request is because we were made to understand that there is a kind of family ties, community, very, very tight community relation and family relationship between the defendant and the judge.” Waru said the application was intended to have the matter reassigned, but added that no response had been received from the office of the Chief Judge. “No, we are yet to receive any response from the office of the CJ. We are waiting,” he said. The lawyer also addressed the separate petition submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the transaction. He said his clients had submitted documents and other materials requested by the commission and had cooperated with investigators, but were still awaiting information on the outcome or current status of the petition. “Everything that EFCC wanted us to do from the side of the complainant, that is the claimant, we have done that, but up to this moment we did not hear any response from the EFCC,” Waru said. He added that he had previously communicated with the investigating officer but stopped making calls after he was no longer receiving responses. “I was calling the IPO, but in fact I stopped calling because he has not been responding to me. So for now that is the position of that petition,” he said. https://thenigerialawyer.com/the-case-is-not-about-60-hectares-waru-says-wikes-son-jordan-wikes-dispute-concerns-3-2-hectares-2-1m-joint-venture-payment/ |
| Politics › Tinubu Camp Unveils ‘we Are MAD’ Slogan For 2027 Elections by Bobloco(op): 8:24pm On Oct 18 |
President Bola Tinubu’s camp has introduced the slogan “WE ARE MAD” as part of efforts to rally support for his expected re-election bid in 2027, turning a comment associated with former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi into a political message.Track Exec Orders Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, shared a campaign-style poster on X on Sunday, presenting the word “MAD” as an acronym for “Motivated, Assured, Determined.” The message appears to be a response to Amaechi’s use of the phrase “mad people” in reference to supporters of the president. Rather than reject the description, Tinubu’s supporters have adopted the word and given it a different meaning to communicate their commitment to his political cause. The poster explains the three words behind the slogan. “Motivated” is described as being driven by purpose and passion, while “Assured” represents confidence in the group’s vision and victory. “Determined” is presented as a commitment to remain focused, resolute and unstoppable.Follow Politics Onanuga accompanied the graphic with a direct reference to Amaechi, writing: “Rotimi Amaechi: Yes, we, the followers and supporters of President Tinubu, are truly MAD. Read why we are.” The post has drawn reactions from supporters who have embraced the acronym and used it to express their loyalty to Tinubu.Track Exec Orders Some responded with the phrase “Yes o! We are M.A.D,” echoing the slogan and reinforcing its intended political message. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State and a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, has remained a notable voice in discussions about the country’s political direction. His past roles include serving as Minister of Transportation under former President Muhammadu Buhari and as a leading member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before his political differences with the party’s leadership and his participation in the 2022 presidential primary.Follow Politics His remarks about Tinubu’s supporters have therefore become part of the wider political exchanges surrounding the president and the opposition ahead of the 2027 elections. The adoption of the word “MAD” gives Tinubu’s camp an opportunity to respond without engaging in a lengthy argument over the original description. The slogan is also designed to be easily repeated online. By reducing its message to three words, the president’s supporters have a phrase that can be used in social media posts, graphics and other forms of political communication.Nigeria travel guide The expression “We Are MAD” is intended to be understood through the explanation attached to it, rather than through the word’s conventional meaning. However, the introduction of the slogan does not, on its own, establish the scale of support for Tinubu’s re-election bid https://politicsnigeria.com/2026/10/18/tinubu-camp-unveils-we-are-mad-slogan-for-2027-elections/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews 2 Likes |
| Politics › Soludo Laments South East’s Exclusion From Region’s Gas By FG by Bobloco(op): 8:46pm On Oct 16 |
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has lamented the exclusion of the Southeast region from Nigeria’s gas master plan even when the gas sits under its own soil.https://thesun.ng/soludo-laments-south-easts-exclusion-from-regions-gas-by-fg/ 1 Like 1 Share
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| Politics › Re: Atiku To Shettima, Explain How Boko Haram Terrorist Was Found In Borno Gov’s Lod by Bobloco(op): 8:24pm On Oct 16 |
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| Politics › 'I Fear For My Life’: Bayero Lawal Who Sued Party Over Tinubu’s 2027 Ticket by Bobloco(op): 8:23pm On Oct 16 |
I Fear For My Life’: APC Presidential Aspirant Who Sued Party Over Tinubu’s 2027 Ticket Says He Is In Hiding After Police Invitationhttps://saharareporters.com/2026/10/14/i-fear-my-life-apc-presidential-aspirant-who-sued-party-over-tinubus-2027-ticket-says-he?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews
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| Politics › Atiku To Shettima, Explain How Boko Haram Terrorist Was Found In Borno Gov’s Lod by Bobloco(op): 11:12pm On Oct 15 |
Explain How Boko Haram Terrorist Was Found In Borno Gov’s Lodge In 2012 – Atiku’s Camp Asks Shettima Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has challenged Vice-President Kashim Shettima to explain how convicted Boko Haram terrorist Kabiru Sokoto gained access to the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja in 2012. Ibe raised the questions in a statement issued on Thursday while responding to Shettima’s criticism of Atiku over his alleged disrespect towards President Bola Tinubu. He called for transparency over the circumstances surrounding Sokoto’s arrest at the official residence of the then Borno State governor. Sokoto was arrested by security operatives in January 2012 at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. He was subsequently convicted over his involvement in the December 25, 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State. The bombing was one of the deadly attacks attributed to Boko Haram during its insurgency in Nigeria. Ibe questioned how a suspect linked to the attack gained access to the official residence of Shettima, who governed Borno State from 2011 to 2019. He asked who authorised Sokoto’s entry into the lodge, who accommodated the visitors and what subsequent investigations established about the incident. The media adviser also questioned whether any officials were sanctioned over the security breach and why Nigerians had not received a full account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest. According to Ibe, the administration’s denial of knowledge of the suspect does not remove the need for answers about how the incident occurred. He described the questions as matters of public accountability rather than religious or ethnic prejudice. Ibe further referenced the April 2014 abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, which occurred while Shettima was governor of Borno State, as he questioned the handling of security challenges during the period. He argued that Shettima’s current position as vice-president makes it necessary for Nigerians to understand the security failures recorded during his tenure as governor. Ibe called for the release of the full records of the Kabiru Sokoto investigation and a transparent explanation of the security lapse at the governor’s lodge. He also questioned why terrorism continued to threaten communities in the North-East despite years of military operations and substantial public expenditure on security. “Mr Vice President, public office does not confer immunity from difficult questions,” Ibe said. He added that victims of Boko Haram deserved justice and that those who governed during the height of the insurgency should be prepared to account for their stewardship. The statement came a day after Shettima criticised Atiku at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election in Abuja. Shettima accused the former vice-president of showing disrespect towards Tinubu and insisted that the office of the president deserved respect regardless of political differences. “You can call him Bola. If you like, you can call him Adekunle. But the truth is that he is the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Shettima said. The vice-president also questioned Atiku’s repeated attempts to become president, comparing him to Kenyan opposition figure Oginga Odinga rather than former United States President Abraham Lincoln. Shettima argued that the number of times Atiku had contested for the presidency did not exempt him from the standards of conduct expected of anyone seeking to lead Nigeria https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/375179/explain-how-boko-haram-terrorist-was-found-in-borno-govs-lo.html#google_vignette 3 Likes |
| Politics › Lawyer Dele Farotimi Dumps Afenifere, Severs Ties With Leadership After 28 Years by Bobloco(op): 5:47am On Oct 14 |
Human rights lawyer and political activist, Dele Farotimi, has announced his formal departure from Afenifere, ending an association with the Yoruba socio-political organisation that dates back to 1998.https://saharareporters.com/2026/10/13/lawyer-dele-farotimi-dumps-afenifere-severs-ties-leadership-after-28-years?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews
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| Politics › Israel DMW Hails Buhari by Bobloco(op): 9:02pm On Oct 13 |
“What We Later Saw Was After You Had Left”: Israel DMW Hails Buhari, Takes Swipe at His Successorhttps://www.legit.ng/entertainment/celebrities/1735938-what-left-israel-dmw-hails-buhari-takes-swipe-successor/ 22 Likes
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| Politics › Re: 2027: There Will Be Chaos In Nigeria If Tinubu Loses – Primate Ayodele by Bobloco: 6:48pm On Oct 13 |
Actually, the real chaos will begin if he is declared the winner. The majority of Nigerians want him gone. He has inflicted untold hardship, pain, anguish, and death on Nigerians, pushing over 17 million people into extreme multidimensional poverty. The wild celebrations that will erupt when the news breaks that Tinubu has lost will be unprecedented in this country's history. Imagine a nation celebrating the end of an era instead of mourning a lost election! 2 Likes |
| Politics › He’s First-class Accounting Graduate’ – Presidency Hits Atiku by Bobloco(op): 7:46pm On Oct 12 |
‘He’s first-class accounting graduate’ – Presidency hits Atiku for calling Tinubu ‘dull’ Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has tackled the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for describing the president as a dull student. Dare described Atiku’s remark as sheer absurdity, stressing that Tinubu was a first-class accounting graduate. On Friday, Atiku likened Tinubu to a dull student who copied his classmate’s answer while reacting to the Federal Government’s announcement of a 30-day fuel price discount. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, had announced a 30-day fuel price discount at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, filling stations across the country. However, the ADC presidential candidate accused Tinubu of copying his proposal for a production subsidy. Reacting in a statement he signed, Dare said Atiku’s attempt to portray himself as a smart student of economic policy fell apart under even light scrutiny. The statement reads partly: “Atiku’s attempt to position himself as the ‘smart student’ teaching economic policy falls apart under even light scrutiny. First, it is sheer absurdity that a man who graduated from a school of hygiene dares to call a first-class accounting graduate a dull student. “Second, @atiku’s proposal for a blanket ‘production subsidy’ is not an alternative economic model, it is a dangerous mathematical fantasy wrapped in political deceit. “Unhinged, Atiku Abubakar arrogantly claims that President Tinubu copied his economic homework while stripping away the core element that makes it work: the ‘production subsidy.’ “But let us examine the actual numbers that Atiku deliberately conceals from the Nigerian public.” https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/12/hes-first-class-accounting-graduate-presidency-hits-atiku-for-calling-tinubu-dull/ |
| Politics › 2027 List: Ex-igp Adamu, Buba, Chinda, Others Who Escaped Inec’s Hammer by Bobloco(op): 5:12pm On Oct 11 |
Former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, and Senator Saliu Mustapha are among prominent politicians who have made the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) final lists of candidates for the 2027 elections. But what do these names have in common? They were among those with uncertainty over the implications of a Supreme Court judgment on party membership registers. On September 24, 2026, the apex court affirmed key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 on party membership registers and participation in primaries. Section 77 of the Electoral Act requires parties to submit their membership registers to INEC not later than 21 days before their primaries, congresses or conventions. Only members whose names appear on the submitted registers are eligible to vote or be voted for in those exercises. Daily Trust reports that the controversy was rooted in a legal battle over whether the National Assembly could impose strict conditions on political parties’ membership registers and nomination procedures. The Zenith Labour Party challenged the provisions, arguing that they interfered with the constitutional autonomy of political parties. The Federal High Court dismissed the suit in May, but the Court of Appeal struck down the disputed provisions in July, prompting INEC to approach the Supreme Court. On September 24, the Supreme Court reversed the appellate court’s decision, restoring Sections 77(5)–(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026. The ruling re-established the requirement that parties use the membership registers submitted to INEC at least 21 days before their primaries, while also affirming the statutory framework for candidate nominations. The timing proved politically consequential as several aspirants had already abandoned their former parties following disputed primaries, failed bids for tickets or disagreements with party leaderships. While Nigerians awaited a definite pronouncement from Prof Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman, at the Commission’s World Press Conference last week, the Chairman said the CTC of the judgment was being reviewed. However, INEC’s National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Haruna, gave a hint on the hammer against some politicians when he featured on Trust TV’s Daily Politics last week. Haruna had said parties whose candidates were not members of the party at the time that they contested for tickets would not be allowed to participate in the elections. When the final list was released by INEC on Saturday, some names were on the list, while some were conspicuously missing. Below are names of some of the politicians considered to have escaped INEC’s hammer. MOHAMMED ADAMU For former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, the uncertainty surrounding the 2027 Nasarawa governorship election began before the Supreme Court delivered its judgment. He was an aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who defected shortly before the primaries. Adamu later emerged as the Social Democratic Party’s candidate through a substitution primary in September after the withdrawal of the party’s previously listed nominee, Musa Angbazo. The development followed an earlier INEC list that recognised Angbazo rather than Adamu, prompting the former police chief’s campaign organisation to insist that he was the authentic candidate. The dispute placed the SDP’s substitution process under scrutiny and raised questions about the circumstances in which Adamu’s name replaced that of the original nominee. His campaign maintained that the substitution was valid and that the Supreme Court judgment neither disqualified him nor nullified the party’s membership register or direct primary. The subsequent listing of Adamu by INEC represents a significant change from the uncertainty that followed the commission’s initial publication. The Nasarawa SDP welcomed the development, saying it had eased speculation about the party’s participation in the election. Adamu’s case illustrates how the controversy extended beyond politicians who defected after losing primaries. It has also affected candidates whose emergence involved changes to previously submitted nominations. His inclusion gives the SDP a recognised candidate on the published list, although any separate legal challenge would have to be determined on its own merits. KINGSLEY CHINDA Kingsley Chinda’s emergence as the APC governorship candidate in Rivers State became one of the most closely watched cases after the Supreme Court judgment because of the sequence of events surrounding his move from the Peoples Democratic Party. Chinda, a member of the House of Representatives and an ally of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, emerged from the APC governorship primary held on May 21, 2026. Reports on his political movement indicated that he registered with the APC on April 27, while his defection from the PDP was formally announced on June 2, after the primary had taken place. That chronology fuelled the central question whether Chinda satisfied the membership requirements applicable to participation in the APC primary and whether his name appeared on the register submitted to INEC within the statutory period. The issue is politically significant in Rivers, where Wike’s relationship with the APC-led Federal Government and his rivalry with Governor Siminalayi Fubara have shaped the state’s political alignments. Chinda’s candidacy is not merely a question of party substitution but part of a contest over political influence in a state that has remained a major battleground since the 2023 elections. The Rivers APC has defended his candidacy, while his appearance on INEC’s final list means the commission has published him as the party’s candidate. Whether any challenge to the process succeeds would depend on the applicable records and legal proceedings, not simply on the timing of his public defection. OVIE OMO-AGEGE: Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege’s case presents another version of the membership-register controversy, this time involving a move to a new political platform after losing a party primary. Omo-Agege contested the APC senatorial primary for Delta Central in May but lost to incumbent Senator Ede Dafinone. He resigned from the APC on May 22, 2026, and subsequently joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), which granted him a waiver to contest its Delta Central senatorial primary. He secured the ticket through a consensus arrangement. The sequence raised questions about whether the NDC’s waiver and nomination arrangements complied with the statutory requirements governing party membership and participation in primaries. In particular, the timing of his entry into the party became relevant because the restored provisions require parties to use membership registers submitted to INEC within the prescribed period. Politically, Omo-Agege’s move reflects the struggle for relevance and representation that follows the disputed primaries. A former deputy Senate president who once occupied a prominent position within the APC, he is now seeking a return to the Senate through a different party. His inclusion on the final list places him in the contest for Delta Central under the NDC. SHEHU BUBA Arewa Youths Defend Senator Shehu Umar Buba, Hail His Peace-Building Approach Senator Shehu Buba Umar’s emergence as the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) governorship candidate in Bauchi State followed a political rupture with the APC, the platform on which he initially sought to become the state’s next governor. Buba, who represents Bauchi South in the Senate, declared his governorship ambition on the APC platform in April 2026, calling on the party to ensure a transparent primary and allow members to choose their candidate. His appeal reflected the competition among party stakeholders over who should succeed Governor Bala Mohammed in 2027. After the APC nomination process, Buba moved to the PRP, where he was affirmed as the party’s governorship candidate at a special delegates’ congress on May 25. He subsequently announced that he had transferred his political structure to the PRP and obtained membership in his ward in Toro Local Government Area. The move transformed him from an aspirant seeking the ruling party’s ticket into a candidate challenging for the governorship under an opposition platform. His candidacy became relevant to the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court’s restoration of the Electoral Act’s provisions on party membership registers. The ruling heightened scrutiny of candidates who changed parties during the nomination period, particularly whether they were valid members of their new parties and whether their names appeared on the registers submitted to INEC within the statutory timeframe. For Buba, the central issue was whether his transition from the APC to the PRP and his subsequent nomination satisfied the law’s requirements. His supporters maintained that his candidacy complied with the relevant rules, while the wider debate over party registers created uncertainty for politicians who had changed platforms after disputes over tickets. INEC’s publication of Buba as the PRP governorship candidate in Bauchi, alongside Aliyu Tijjani Mohammed as his running mate, provided an important measure of certainty for the party. The commission’s publication under Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2026 had earlier been reported as confirming the authenticity of the PRP ticket. Buba welcomed the development, saying it had resolved the uncertainty surrounding his candidacy and those of the party’s other candidates. Politically, Buba’s defection adds a serving senator with an established constituency to the contest for Bauchi Government House. It also tests whether the PRP can turn the support of former APC stakeholders and Buba’s existing political network into a viable statewide platform. The party has presented his candidacy as an alternative to the established political forces in the state, while Buba has pledged to focus on security, agriculture, employment, education and healthcare. His inclusion on INEC’s list places him among the candidates cleared for publication by the commission. SALIU MUSTAPHA In Kwara State, Senator Saliu Mustapha’s candidacy has become part of the wider political realignment ahead of the 2027 elections. Mustapha left the APC in August after losing the party’s governorship primary to Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, and failing to secure the APC senatorial ticket. He subsequently joined the PDP and obtained its Kwara Central senatorial ticket through a substitution process. INEC’s final list names him as the PDP candidate against Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who is seeking the same Senate seat on the APC platform. The development carries implications beyond the individual contest. Mustapha’s move is connected to divisions within the Kwara APC and the realignment of groups associated with the G-15, the OTOGE bloc and other political stakeholders. He has described his departure from the APC as a response to what he considers a departure from the party’s founding principles of internal democracy and collective participation. His decision to adopt the PDP platform has also been presented by him as part of a coalition involving political groups, rather than a purely personal decision. That framing places the Kwara Central race within the wider contest over the future of the state’s political structure after the APC governorship primary. The substitution through which Mustapha obtained the PDP ticket makes his case relevant to the debate over membership registers and nomination procedures. His appearance on INEC’s final list means he has been published as the PDP candidate. VICTOR OCHEI Former Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Victor Ochei, also attracted attention after leaving the APC and joining the NDC following the conclusion of the APC nomination process. Ochei obtained the NDC ticket for Delta North senatorial district after the party approved a waiver for him to participate in its primary on May 28, 2026. His route to the ticket raised questions similar to those surrounding Omo-Agege whether a politician who joined a party after its membership-register deadline could lawfully participate in its nomination process. The two cases illustrate the difficulty facing parties seeking to accommodate experienced politicians who switch platforms after internal contests. A party’s decision to grant a waiver may settle an internal political question, but it does not necessarily resolve whether the nomination meets statutory requirements. Ochei’s inclusion on the list means he is published as the NDC candidate for Delta North. As with Omo-Agege, however, his appearance on the list should be distinguished from a court ruling on the legality of the process that produced him.heir emergence https://dailytrust.com/2027-list-ex-igp-adamu-buba-chinda-others-who-escaped-inecs-hammer/ |
| Politics › Re: Keyamo Accuses Atiku Of Bitterness Over Tinubu’s Presidency, Calls For Suppprt by Bobloco: 4:00pm On Oct 11 |
Validated:I hope he won’t start crying witch-hunt when he is made to account for all the money he has cornered |
| Politics › MRS, Other Nigerian Filling Stations Increase Petrol Pump Price To ₦1,409 by Bobloco(op): 3:55pm On Oct 11 |
BREAKING: MRS, other Nigerian filling stations increase petrol pump pricehttps://dailypost.ng/2026/10/11/mrs-other-nigerian-filling-stations-increase-petrol-pump-price/ 2 Likes
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| Politics › Why Tinubu Must Go, Says Kashim Imam by Bobloco(op): 10:56am On Oct 11 |
Why Tinubu Must Go, Says Kashim Imam As ADC Inaugurates Campaign Council The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC), Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, on Friday charged Nigerians to vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of President Bola Tinubu in the January 2027 general election. Speaking at the inauguration of the ADC-PCC in Abuja, Ibrahim-Imam said the party is ready to rescue Nigeria. He urged Nigerians to collect their voter cards and guard their votes peacefully. “Go out early. Stay until the result is counted and posted. Guard your vote with your eyes, not with your fists, because a peaceful people in their millions cannot be rigged out of their own country,” he said. He lamented the state of the economy, citing Nigeria’s total public debt which stood at N166.79 trillion as of June 30, 2026, and World Bank figures indicating that about 139 million Nigerians now live below the national poverty line. “On 29 May 2023 he declared subsidy gone, and by the next day petrol at NNPC stations had jumped from N195 to N537. It later crossed N1,000. Transport followed. Food followed. Rent followed. School fees followed. Everything followed except salaries,” he said. Ibrahim-Imam told members of the council that they had been handed the burden of the hope of Nigerians. “There is no room in this Council for faction. There is no room for envy. There is no room for the man who sits in Abuja waiting for the campaign to come and meet him. This campaign will be won in the polling units,” he said https://dailytimesng.com/why-tinubu-must-go-says-kashim-imam-as-adc-inaugurates-campaign-council/ |
| Politics › Don’t Wait For FG, Develop Your Seaports, Akwa Ibom, C/river, Others Told by Bobloco(op): 9:46am On Oct 11 |
…Urged to emulate Lagos, other states Considering the huge volume of cargo it has received and shipments out of the Nigeria’s two busiest ports generate N1trn in Q1 amid operational hurdles …Urged to emulate Lagos, other states Considering the huge volume of cargo it has received and shipments out of the country in the three years it has operated, the Lekki Deep Sea Port has been a success story. Commissioned in January 2023, the port, which is Nigeria’s deepest and largest seaport, has opened the eyes of investors to the hugely untapped potential and possibilities in the maritime sector. According to maritime and economy experts, the success of the port, which cost $1.5 billion is attributed to workable business models: a public-private partnership (PPP) and a 45-year Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) concession model, while also reaping from the advantage of being located in a trade free zone. Going by the feat, experts also noted that many states, especially those along the Atlantic Ocean corridor, are now mulling deep seaport projects. So far, the planned and approved deep seaport projects in the country include: Badagry Deep Seaport (Lagos State), Gateway/Ogun Deep Seaport (Ogun State), Olokola Deep Seaport (Ondo State), Ibom Deep Seaport (Akwa Ibom State), Bonny Deep Seaport (Rivers State), Bakassi Deep Seaport (Cross River State), Agge Deep Seaport (Bayelsa State) and Burutu Deep Seaport (Delta State). Looking at the development, the experts noted that expression of interest and the will to execute a project are two different things, hence they urged the states and their private sector promoters to look before they leap. Frank Ngwu, a professor of Strategy, decried that Nigeria lags among peers in Africa in maritime infrastructure, hence the need for more investments in the sector, which he noted can rival the oil sector. According to him, Egypt has over 40 seaports, Morocco has 10, but Nigeria has only two major seaports, with Lekki just coming on stream, despite the extensive coastline, a development, he said, is creating a significant infrastructure gap. For Julius Iyatseh, a freight forwarder, who receives and sends cargos majorly along the Nigeria-Angola-South Africa and European maritime routes, while the Lekki port is the way forward, it also points to the fact that the country truly lags in maritime infrastructure. “South Africa has nine very functional ports and I do a lot from the Port of Durban, the busiest port in Africa and the largest container facility in Southern Africa,” Iyatseh said. While South Africa has fewer ports than Egypt and Morocco, Iyatseh observed that the few are optimally used. “We have over six ports, out of which only two or three, Apapa, Tin Can and Onne are fully operational. The Lekki port is just new, but the biggest. We need more to decongest our ports, to facilitate more international trade and earn more revenue,” he said. But, as much as the country needs more ports along its extensive coastline, he warned that the investment should be worth it, else it will become white elephant projects like the Ajaokuta Mills. As he pointed out, some observers are already decrying that many state governors are in a haste to get approvals for the development of seaports, but have not fully studied why the Lekki port has been successful. “Our governors have very fat federal allocations now and they are thinking of big projects like airports and seaports. But it is not all about having the funds to build or land to donate, but the sustainability of the projects years after commissioning them matters most,” Onyewuchi Akagbule, an economist and university don, said. The Lekki seaport PPP model, according to him, is the best in the country so far considering the tight agreement between the major stakeholders; China Harbour Engineering Company, Tolaram Group, Lagos State Government, and Nigerian Ports Authority. “States like Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ondo, Ogun and others that are planning to build seaports should learn from Lagos because failure to get everything right from the onset will result in abandoned projects later,” Akagbule said, noting further that the federal allocation the governors are banking on to source their counterpart funding will not continue to be fat in the future. He recommended the public-private partnership (PPP) and a Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) concession model to the states and their partners, while insisting that the state equity could be just the land in order to give the private partners the leverage to run the ports efficiently with less interference. But Marcel Nkwagu, an entrepreneur, importer and member of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), extended a clarion call to the states urging them to sort out issues that could impede the progress of their deep seaport projects. Citing the Akwa Ibom State deep seaport project as an instance, he regretted that the planned relocation had stalled the development of the project long after the groundbreaking ceremony performed at the approved site under the administration of Governor Godswill Akpabio. “By now, the deep seaport project would have been operational if the issue of relocation from Ibaka Bay, which was approved by the federal government did not arise,” Nkwagu said. “Now the Oron Nation, who owns the Ibaka Bay are insisting on the project remaining in their land, while other interests want it taken elsewhere. “Of course, the private investors are pulling out and the state cannot execute the project alone. This should serve as a lesson to other states. Get everything right to ensure smooth execution like the Lekki port.” Observers think that the Ibaka Deep Seaport issue may be the reason President Bola Tinubu has delayed visiting Cross River State for the flag-off of the Bakassi Deep Seaport project. Akagbule has raised a red flag on the Bakassi project, warning that work should start as the $3.5 billion, which the Cross River State Government secured from Afreximbank for the project in May 2024, has to be serviced. “It was in the news in February last year that the Cross River State Government has formalized an agreement with ARISE Integrated Industrial Platform, a UAE-based company, which it granted about 80 percent stake in the Bakassi Deep Seaport project. So, what is delaying construction at the site, the loan is running and needs to be serviced and repaid,” he stated. It would be recalled that in the last quarter of 2025, Bassey Otu, governor of Cross River State, celebrated the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance by the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy for the deep seaport, a development the governor said that signified that “the Bakassi Deep Seaport has moved decisively from vision to verifiable reality”. But the stakeholders and the people of the state are still waiting for the flag-off of the project. But Tajudeen Salako, another economist, suggested that the states should also consider other levels of port development and not necessarily deep seaport. Citing Egypt as an example, Salako noted that the North African economy giant segmented its over 40 ports across commercial and specialized ports. While Alexandria Port & El-Dekheila Port are the largest primary gateways handling the majority of Egypt’s foreign maritime trade, there are petroleum seaports, mining seaports, fishing seaports and tourist seaports. “I love Egypt’s organised and segmented seaport investment models. Imagine having petroleum, fishing and even tourist seaports. “Our state government should consider these models too. They should develop seaports according to their needs and funding capacity. “Niger Delta state should consider petroleum and fishing ports, Ondo mining because it is closer to Kogi, our hub for mining, and tourist ports in Cross River and Lagos too,” he suggested. Toeing the same line, Akagbule said that developing seaports according to need and funding capacity will ensure timely completion and also enable states to incur less debts However, the experts warned that developing seaports should not be used as a bragging right like many governors do today with the many airports they built that hardly receive flights. They noted that seaports gulp huge investments, hence should be well-though-after because the investors expect good returns on their investments, the banks and lenders also expect repayment of the loans, while the people expect economic empowerment from such projects. https://businessday.ng/life/article/dont-wait-for-fg-develop-your-seaports-akwa-ibom-c-river-others-told/?amp |
| Politics › Nigerian Govt Not In Control Of Entire 1.8million Daily Barrel Of Crude -Oyedele by Bobloco(op): 7:15pm On Oct 10 |
Oyedele made the claim while speaking on Channels TV programme, amid renewed debate over the cost of locally refined petrol and the pricing of crude supplied to domestic refineries. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has claimed that the country’s estimated 1.8 million barrels of crude oil production per day cannot be treated as crude entirely available to the Nigerian government for domestic refining or other uses. Oyedele made the claim while speaking on Channels TV programme, amid renewed debate over the cost of locally refined petrol and the pricing of crude supplied to domestic refineries. The minister said that Nigeria’s crude oil production involves several contractual and financial obligations, including production costs, the interests of international oil companies operating in the country, royalties and profit-sharing arrangements. He said the fact that crude oil is produced from Nigerian soil does not mean that the entire volume belongs to the government or can be supplied to domestic refiners at a discounted price. “Just because the crude is under our soil, under our feet, does not mean that all of it is available for you to give to anyone,” Oyedele said. According to him, every barrel of crude produced has several components that must be accounted for before determining what is actually available to the government. “That was why I made the analysis of, when you bring out a barrel of crude oil, it has so many components. There’s a cost of producing it. It is not free,” he said. The minister added that international oil companies involved in crude production are operating under contractual arrangements and are entitled to their agreed portions. “There is the one about the portion of the international oil company that is doing it. They are not here to just come and do charity for Nigeria. These are contractual arrangements. There’s a portion of royalty. There is a portion of the profit from oil,” Oyedele said. The minister was responding to questions about the Nigerian government’s calculations surrounding the cost of crude used for local refining, particularly the argument that Nigerian crude should be cheaper for domestic refineries because it is produced locally. Oyedele also warned that selling crude to domestic refiners below the prevailing market price would have consequences for government revenue. “At the end of the day, the fact that you have 1.8 million barrels plus condensate a day does not mean that all of it is available for you to give to anyone,” he said. “Whatever you have left, if you give that crude at lower than market price, you lose the revenue that’s supposed to go to the treasury.” He argued that such a policy could eventually affect the government’s ability to meet its financial obligations, including payment of salaries. “That’s when you start defaulting and paying salaries,” he said. Oyedele further argued that selling crude or petroleum products at artificially low prices could create market distortions and revive the problems associated with Nigeria’s former fuel subsidy regime. He recalled that Nigeria’s petrol consumption had previously been estimated at nearly 90 million litres per day, questioning whether all the products were actually consumed domestically. “There was a time when our consumption was close to 90 million litres a day. You think it was all consumed in Nigeria?” he asked. The minister linked the country’s former subsidy regime to cross-border diversion, noting that protests over the removal of Nigeria’s petrol subsidy had even occurred in neighbouring Cameroon. “When Mr. President removed the subsidy, they were protesting in, I think it was Cameroon,” Oyedele said. He argued that Nigeria’s inability to completely secure its borders makes it difficult to prevent subsidised petroleum products from being diverted to neighbouring countries. “America is the most powerful country in the world. They haven’t been able to secure their border 100%,” he said. Oyedele also criticised proposals to restore fuel subsidies while promising to eliminate the corruption that historically accompanied the programme. “If anybody says to you, some of them say we will fight the corruption and then we will bring back the subsidy, I say, with what Mr. President has done, he has removed the corruption,” he said. “So would you bring the corruption back so that you can fight it, remove it, and then bring up subsidy? It is not adding up.” The minister was also asked about the Nigerian government’s calculations behind the N1350 per litre benchmark announced in relation to petrol pricing. He was asked to provide the figures and explain how the government arrived at the benchmark, including the estimated cost of refining crude. Oyedele said that crude oil remains the major input in petrol production and must therefore be assigned a cost even when the crude is produced domestically. “To refine, when you see petrol, the major component that goes into it is crude, crude oil. That crude oil, you have to buy it,” he said. He cited the impact of international crude oil prices on refined petroleum products, noting that developments in the Middle East and disruptions affecting crude markets could increase the cost of feedstock and ultimately affect petrol prices. According to him, refiners such as the Dangote Refinery have to procure crude at whatever price is available to them. “Dangote will take whatever he’s able to get at whatever price,” Oyedele said. He further identified freight, insurance and financing as additional costs that have to be factored into the price of refined petroleum products. “Freight has gone up because the number of vessels available around the world is constrained,” he said. “Insurance has gone up. The financing cost is there. Before you bring the crude here, before you refine it, you pay a 30% interest rate. You have to factor it in.” However, the minister’s emphasis on global costs was challenged, particularly that the discussion was specifically about Nigerian crude produced domestically and how its cost should be determined for local refining. The minister was challenged that Nigeria should determine the appropriate price for its own crude rather than simply applying international market considerations. Oyedele’s claims come amid growing controversy over the pricing of locally produced crude for domestic refineries, particularly as Nigeria seeks to expand local refining capacity and reduce its dependence on imported petroleum products. The debate has also intensified over whether domestic refiners should receive preferential access to Nigerian crude and whether crude supplied locally should be priced at international market rates or at a discounted domestic benchmark. Oyedele’s comments suggest that the Nigerian Government views Nigerian crude as a commercial asset with multiple contractual claims attached to it, rather than a resource whose entire production volume can simply be allocated to domestic refiners at government-determined prices. https://saharareporters.com/2026/10/10/finance-minister-says-nigerian-govt-not-control-entire-18million-daily-barrels-crude?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews |
