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TimeManager:
Heads are supposed to be rolling for this operational gaps.




This excuses is unacceptable coming from the Chief of Defense, you shouldn't take any other information from any source above the ones given to you by the DSS, they had been at the nooks and crannies gathering information for weeks. Some of the local sources might be sympathetic to these attackers, and truly , at the end of the day, you were fooled by the so called " fake attack".


-Kiss the truth!

Love800:
So they never execute 2024 budget finish!

What happened!

BENEAMATA:
When hate and tribalism causes you to fail an important examination.
Now speaking hypotheticaly -
I stay in Lagos
I graduated from LASU 10 years ago
Now I have a young guy as a neighbour in bariga area who currently studies at LASU, my alma mater.
Now apply my scenario to what the president said about the Belarusian . But we believe many of these people are irredeemable slow . You will all be alright .

Ikaeniyan0:
You failed to tell us the name of your area/street so we can confirm you're truly saying the truth.

Peterobiisathie:
short form of Nnenna joseline
I suspect identity theft also

Peterobiisathie:
tochi3
bobloco
owobokiri
sorry i intentionally skipped one yesterday

Kipit100:
typical Reno always looking for opportunity to be in the news. Instead to listen to Reno,I go just go dey throw stones for bush.

lexy2014:
when Putindbutt answers your question, please let me know

Putindbutt:
You think if Abiola wanted anything to do with Abacha, he wouldn't get it ?. If Obi who's a nobody could get an appointment with Abacha, will Tinubu not get what he wanted?

Putindbutt:
You think if Abiola wanted anything to do with Abacha, he wouldn't get it ?. If Obi who's a nobody could get an appointment with Abacha, will Tinubu not get what he wanted?

Putindbutt:
Which historical fact support your claims aside from newspaper headlines from disgruntled elements?. when, how & where did he betray Abiola?Unless you know more than Abiola's children working with him. You are looking for join body with Obi that served under Abacha

zero8zero:
So, why are Abiola's children working with Tinubu?

TimeManager:
If it was true, MKO's children would not have accepted working in Tinubu's Government. When they obviously distanced themselves from OBJ. Tells you they know the primary roles Asiwaju played in fighting for the mandate of their late father.

-Kiss the truth!

SoftSport:
You people complain a lot.

Let’s be real, sending birthday wishes doesn’t mean endorsing wrongdoing; it’s just basic civility, and due process still has to run its course.

Peterobiisathie:
my thread confirmed by the Punch newspapers
https://punchng.com/seven-nigerians-one-nepali-busted-in-india-drug-raid/?amp

Putindbutt:
Atiku's camp is going this way, Ameachi's camp is going that way... Kolision of konfusion

Peterobiisathie:
for drugs😏😏😏

iwaeda:
Tinubu's hands were not clean. Remember he was trying to show loyalty to Abiola. I knew he tried becoming Minister under Abacha.

Peterobiisathie:
and punch too
https://punchng.com/seven-nigerians-one-nepali-busted-in-india-drug-raid/?amp

Peterobiisathie:
I didn’t see Bobloco and Owobokiri here
Your complaint on my thread always motivate me to search and post another one

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the immediate deployment of ministry officials and engineers from China Harbour Operations and Maintenance Company to restore and find a lasting solution to persistent flooding on the Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi road, after torrential rains disrupted traffic and forced President Bola Tinubu to cancel his visit to Yelwata, Benue State.

The President was expected in the town on Wednesday to sympathise with grieving residents following the killing of over 100 persons, but his convoy was halted by a flood that rendered the road impassable.

Umahi, who described the incident as “embarrassing,” blamed the private concessionaire in charge of the tolled road under the Highway Development and Management Initiative for failing to maintain the carriageway, despite collecting revenue.

“We have got information on the unfortunate flooding of a section of Keffi-Makurdi road, which is under HDMI, that is, a PPP with China Harbour. We know that the project has been completed and it is tolled, but unfortunately, yesterday there was a lot of debris that covered an existing culvert, and that led to flooding.


“We apologise very profusely to Mr President and Nigerians for the embarrassment this unfortunate incident caused. The Keffi-Makurdi road is a Public-Private Partnership with China Harbour under the HDMI initiative. Though completed and tolled, flooding occurred due to debris blocking the culvert.”

“In the midst of the rain, we deployed our officials and the concessionaire’s personnel who evacuated the debris, allowing floodwaters to drain. That section of the road has now been reinstated”, he said in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Orji Uchenna on Friday.

The minister further directed the company to investigate the cause of the flooding and implement a permanent fix to prevent future disruptions, stressing that such lapses would no longer be tolerated on federal roads maintained by private operators.

Umahi also commended Tinubu’s fatherly concern and leadership over the Benue killings, describing his attempted visit as “a powerful gesture that resonated with the people.”

“We also commend Mr President very highly for his fatherly role in Benue State. His visit there has made a lot of impact in the lives of the people and everyone living in that place,” he said. “With God on his side, Benue people shall see sustainable peace and progress.”

Tinubu, in his remarks during his visit to the state, acknowledged the disruption. “I aborted my visit to Yelwata town because of the rain, flood and bad roads,” he said. “But we will do something for the recreation of that environment.”

Meanwhile, the minister used the opportunity to push for infrastructure financing partnerships, appealing to Citibank Nigeria Ltd to support key federal road projects under the Renewed Hope Legacy Initiative.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the bank’s Managing Director/CEO, Nneka Enwereji, Umahi said, “We are happy that Citibank is considering partnering with us on the Renewed Hope Legacy Projects. These critical road infrastructures are central to President Tinubu’s vision for national development, and your support will go a long way.”

The Citibank chief pledged support, praising the administration’s bold reforms and commitment to infrastructure.

“We are very impressed with the big strides your administration is making. We are here to understand the specifics and explore how we can invest in projects that would make a positive impact on the country”, Enwereji said

An Abuja based advocacy group, Center for Reform and Public Advocacy has dragged President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the National Assembly before the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging their powers to appoint officers for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).


The civil rights group, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR /1196/2025, is praying the court to set aside the purported nominations done by the President and the approval by the Senate on the grounds that they lacked constitutional powers to appoint officials for the state electoral body.

According to the group in the suit filed on its behalf by an Abuja based lawyer, Mr Kalu Kalu Agu, only the Governor of Rivers State is constitutionally empowered to appoint chairman and members for the RSIEC.

In their originating Summons, the plaintiff prayed the court to determine whether by virtue of the combined effects of Sections 11(4), 197, 198, 199 and 201, of the 1999 Constitution, President Tinubu has powers to seek approval of the Senate to constitute an electoral committee for Rivers State.

Upon the determination of the constitutional provisions in the affirmative, the rights group wants the court to expressly declare that it is the exclusive preserve of the Governor of Rivers State and not any President, to appoint and remove a chairman and six members of the state electoral committee.

The body also asked the court to declare that Tinubu lacked the power to seek approval of the National Assembly for the appointment of a chairman and members for RSIEC and that the Senate also lacked powers to accept any nomination from the President for the purpose of constituting electoral committee for Rivers State.

Besides, the group applied for an order of the court setting aside the list of nominees for the chairmanship and membership of RSIEC sent to the Senate by Tinubu for being unconstitutional, null and void.

They also sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the AGF, the President and the National Assembly from taking part in any proceeding for the appointment and approval of nominees for RSIEC.

Besides, the group wants the resolution of the Senate approving Tinubu’s nominees for RSIEC to be set aside on the ground of illegality.

In a 30-paragraph affidavit in support of the originating summons, the advocacy group claimed to be a non-profit, pro-democracy, human rights, anti-corruption and public interest advocacy organization registered in Nigeria.

It claimed that on March 18, 2025, Tinubu on the advice of the AGF declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and that the emergency led to the removal of the lawfully elected governor.

The affidavit deposed to by one Emmanuella Alisi said that as a follow up to the alleged unlawful emergency rule, President Tinubu, acting on the advice of the AGF, sent a list of nominees to the Senate to be confirmed we members of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission

He said that the plaintiff quickly wrote to the AGF and Senate President to halt the process of approving the said nominees on the ground of illegality.

The affidavit said that the Rivers governor had dully constituted the Electoral Commission that has been discharging its statutory functions among which was the conduct of local government election for the state on October 5, 2024.

Besides, the affidavit said that the tenure of the Electoral Commission legally constituted by the governor has not expired and as such cannot be unlawfully removed or dissolved especially when members have not resigned.

The affidavit said that since the defendants took oath to protect the country’s Constitution as the Supreme Law, the court should compel them to uphold the provisions of the Constitution in the interest of justice.

Apart from the AGF, Tinubu and the National Assembly, the other defendants are Governor of Rivers, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission and Justice Adolphus Enebeli, Chairman of RSIEC.

Meanwhile, no date has been fixed for hearing of the suit.

SoftSport:
Showing up in the face of tough conditions isn’t just symbolic, it’s leadership in action, and while it’s easy to criticize from the sidelines, Tinubu made the effort when many wouldn’t even try.

SoftSport:
let's not forget that Tinubu still made the effort to visit despite the challenges. The fact that he went even with the tough conditions shows his dedication to addressing the issue, it's easy to criticize, but not everyone would have made the same effort.