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Politics › Re: Refinery Maintenance Fraud: EFCC Recovers ₦38.66 Billion, Other Properties by DJperdurabo: 10:01am On Jun 28

Lawd in heaven!!!! huh

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What a country? What a people?

I don't know what to say right now...just...forget it!

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Travel › The World’s Most And Least Liked Countries by DJperdurabo(op): 12:47am On Jun 28

Key Takeaways
Switzerland and Canada have the world’s highest net perception scores, both at +36.
The United States ranks among the five worst-perceived countries, with a score of -16.
Israel records the lowest score globally at -24, followed by Afghanistan and North Korea at -19.

How a country is viewed abroad can influence everything from tourism and investment to diplomacy and soft power. While countries such as Switzerland, Canada, and Japan enjoy strongly positive global reputations, others face much more negative perceptions.

This graphic ranks 65 countries by their average net perception score, calculated by subtracting negative views from positive views.

The data comes from the Democracy Perception Index 2026, which surveyed more than 46,000 respondents across 85 countries.

Nice Perceptions of the North Atlantic
Switzerland and Canada top the global rankings with net perception scores of +36, followed closely by Japan (+34) and Sweden (+33).

Of the top 15 best-perceived countries, over two-thirds are located in Europe. Member countries of the European Union, meanwhile, average out to around +26. This average is brought down substantially by France’s relatively low +11 score, which it shares with the United Kingdom.

The positive global perception of Canada and European countries like Switzerland and Italy (+32) may reflect a mix of factors, including domestic stability, quality of life, diplomatic positioning, and relatively open societies.

Positive perceptions also extend to other developed countries beyond the North Atlantic, including Australia and New Zealand (both +30), as well as major Asian economies such as Singapore and South Korea (both +21).

The Decline of American Soft Power
The United States stands out as a major outlier in the rankings. Despite being the world’s largest economy and one of its most influential countries, it receives a net perception score of -16, placing it among the five lowest-ranked nations in the survey.

While the global view of the U.S. has always been complex, shaped by immigration, culture, and foreign policy, it has deteriorated notably over the last decade. Under the Donald Trump administrations (2017-2021, 2025-present), surveys have consistently reflected a worsening of global public opinion of, and trust in, the United States.

As of 2026, the U.S. does not find itself in the company of peers like Germany, Japan, or even the United Kingdom. Instead, it ranks near countries such as Iran (-17) and Iraq (-13), both of which have long-standing geopolitical tensions with the U.S.

The Worst-Perceived Countries Worldwide
The U.S. is not alone in netting a negative perception score. India (-2) and Pakistan (-9) both received more negative responses than positive, as did Nigeria (-3), Russia (-11), and Saudi Arabia (-1).

No country fares worse than Israel, which has a -24 net perception score. Controversy around the country has grown in recent years owing to its conflicts in Gaza as well as Lebanon, Syria, and most notably Iran.

As a result, Israel records the lowest net perception score in the survey. It ranks below every other country evaluated, including Afghanistan and North Korea (both -19), underscoring how sharply global opinion has shifted in recent years.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-worlds-most-and-least-liked-countries/

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Education › Stanford Graduates Walk Out On Google CEO by DJperdurabo(op): 11:45am On Jun 27

N.B: It's a lengthy read but quite informative

Stanford Graduates Walking Out On The Google CEO Wasn’t A Protest. It Was A Paradigm Shift In How A Generation Exercises Power

On June 14, 2026, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, and a Stanford alumnus, returned to his graduate alma mater to deliver the university’s 135th commencement address. He spoke about optimism, passion, and the value of not taking life too seriously. He did not speak about artificial intelligence.

That last choice was deliberate. This graduation season has been marked by a wave of boos and hostile audience reactions at ceremonies across the country wherever tech executives have attempted to frame AI as the engine of graduates' futures. Pichai, it seems, read the room before he entered it.

What he could not outmaneuver was the reason approximately 100 to 200 graduates, out of a class of 6,000, rose from their seats and walked out of Stanford Stadium as he spoke. Their protest was not about AI. It was about something more specific, and more damning: what Google has chosen to do with it.

What the Walkout Was Actually About

The students who left were organized by Stanford Students for Justice in Palestine, No Tech for Apartheid, and Tech for Liberation, all of which are that have been building toward this moment for months. Their target was Project Nimbus, the approximately $1.2 billion joint contract between Google, Amazon, and the Israeli government, signed in 2021, which provides Israeli government agencies — including, critics argue, its military and defense establishment — with cloud computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence capabilities.

Google has publicly maintained that Project Nimbus covers civilian workloads including finance, healthcare, and transportation, and that he is not involved sensitive military operations. However, internal company documents reviewed by The Intercept in 2024 told a different story. According to outlet, before the contract was signed, Google’s own lawyers said that the deal was "not negotiable" on terms favorable to the Israeli government and that Israel’s defense establishment was explicitly included as a covered entity. Moreover, that Google's standard cloud terms of service — which would prohibit uses leading to harm — did not apply to Project Nimbus. The contract reportedly states that there will be "no restrictions" on what the Israeli government may migrate to the service, "including vital systems of high sensitivity level."

Those concerns have found expression inside and outside Google repeatedly. In 2024, following sit-in protests at Google offices in New York and Sunnyvale, the company fired approximately 28 workers who participated in demonstrations against Project Nimbus. The number later grew to roughly 50 total employees. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has accused Google of "choosing to look the other way" on Israel's use of its services. Earlier this year, more than 800 Google employees signed a petition demanding the company disclose and terminate contracts with ICE and CBP, citing what they described as the convergence of the same technology enabling both the Israeli military and U.S. immigration enforcement.

The students who walked out at Stanford’s commencement knew all of this. Their signs read "ICE SPIES WITH GOOGLE AI" and "GENOCIDE RUNS ON GOOGLE." They didn’t shout. They didn't disrupt. They stood up, walked out, and held their own ceremony — a People's Commencement in the Arboretum just outside the stadium, featuring poetry, music, and an address by Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist detained by ICE in 2025 after his protest organizing at Columbia University. It was, notably, the third consecutive year that Stanford graduates had organized a walkout at their own commencement.

The Psychology of Non-Participation

What distinguished the Stanford walkout, and what makes it worth examining beyond the immediate political context, is the method. The students did not attempt to silence Pichai. They did not rush the stage or shout over his remarks. They removed themselves.

This is a form of protest that psychologists and organizational behaviorists have studied as a distinct category: withdrawal of participation as a form of power assertion. Rather than engaging with a system or a speaker in order to contest it, the protesters chose to make legible their refusal to participate at all. The statement being made is not "we disagree with you" but rather "your presence at our ceremony is a condition we do not accept, and we will not legitimize it with our attendance."

This posture has a different psychological signature than conventional protest. It does not seek dialogue. It does not ask for a seat at the table. It declines the table entirely.

For a generation that has grown up acutely aware of how institutions and corporations absorb, rebrand, and ultimately neutralize dissent, the refusal to engage may be a more sophisticated form of resistance than it first appears. You cannot co-opt a walkout. You cannot issue a statement in response to silence.

Research from the CIVICUS Monitor and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace have documented at least 120 significant Gen Z-led protest movements globally over the past two years. From Nepal and Bangladesh, where youth-led demonstrations toppled national governments, to Serbia, where students have sustained organized protest for more than a year. Across these movements, researchers have noted several consistent characteristics: they are largely decentralized and leaderless by design; they rely on social media for coordination; and they are organized around a clear ethical line rather than a traditional political demand.

Political scientist Erica Chenoweth's research on nonviolent resistance has found that when roughly 3.5% of a population sustains participation in a nonviolent campaign, major political change becomes possible. What is notable about the Stanford walkout is not its size — 200 out of 6,000 is a small fraction — but its precision. This was not a spontaneous reaction. It was a preannounced, organized, sustained, and repeated act. The same groups organized walkouts in 2024 and 2025. They will likely do so again.

What This Means for the Institutions Being Walked Out On

For corporations and institutions accustomed to managing dissent through dialogue, listening sessions, and stakeholder engagement processes, the walkout model presents a particular challenge. There is no complaint to address. There is no demand to partially meet in order to defuse momentum. There is no table at which to offer a seat.

Google did not issue a statement responding to the Stanford walkout. It did not need to, in the immediate term. But the pattern of escalating institutional response — from ignoring internal protests, to firing workers who spoke out, to receiving a preannounced walkout by graduates at one of its CEO's most high-profile appearances of the year — suggests that the traditional playbook for managing employee and public dissent may be losing traction with the generation that is entering the workforce.

That generation is also the one that will constitute the professional talent pipeline that companies like Google depend on. When the student activist group’s statement said that graduates "showed they could not be allured anymore with the talk of a dollar or rapidly expanding AI," they were articulating something about the terms of the implicit social contract between corporations and young workers, and what happens when those terms are perceived as broken.

The institutions that would be wise to pay attention are not just the ones whose CEOs walk into hostile commencement halls. They are every organization whose workforce includes people under 30 who have been watching, for years, as their generation is told that change comes through patience and proper channels — and who have drawn their own conclusions about what happens when proper channels are used and nothing changes. The walkout is not a tantrum. It is a theory of change. And it is becoming more legible, more organized, and more globally consistent every year.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2026/06/26/stanford-graduates-walking-out-on-the-google-ceo-wasnt-a-protest-it-was-a-paradigm-shift-in-how-a-generation-exercises-power/

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Romance › Re: “Date Multiple Men, Let The Winner Be Announced In Church” — Lady Says by DJperdurabo: 11:47am On Jun 24

CaptainJune:
Before you come for her head, understand that women, while not enjoying the aging advantage of men, are expected to gamble away their time sticking to a relationship that may never yield any fruit. It is unfair to them. In the end, after being through failed relationships and going into their 30s the same men label them 'evening newspaper'. A man could still be sexually active in his 60s and 70s, but not so for women.

As "galling" as it may seem, these are words on marble.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › L’équipe Apologises To Belgian Footballer Jérémy Doku For Presenter’s Comments by DJperdurabo(op): 10:21am On Jun 24

The French media outlet L’Équipe has apologised to the Belgian footballer Jérémy Doku after he was criticised by one of its pundits for saying he would leave the World Cup to be present at the birth of his first child.

The Belgian football federation said Doku had made it back to London in time to be with his wife, Shireen, who gave birth to a boy called Praise ⁠on Monday.

“Jeremy received news before yesterday’s match that the birth was imminent,” the team ⁠doctor, Brahim Hacene, said in a statement. “Everything went perfectly, and the mother, father, and baby are all doing wonderfully. Jérémy will rejoin the squad [on Tuesday] evening in Seattle.”

Last week Doku had told reporters that Shireen was due to give birth in the second week of July and, should Belgium still be in the tournament by then, he was hoping to go home for the birth. “It depends on when it happens, but it’s my first child, so I ‌would ⁠definitely want to be there,” said Doku, Belgium’s 24-year-old winger, who plays club football for Manchester City. “If you ask me what I want, my answer is that nobody wants to miss the birth of their first child … I know the federation supports its players and understands their situations. We’ll see what we can do.”

France Pierron, a presenter with L’Équipe, on Friday cited the “hundreds of footballers who would kill” to be playing in Doku’s place at the World Cup. “You’re living out a childhood dream, yet you’re going to walk away ‌from it all to attend the birth of your child – a disgusting moment, if you’ll pardon the expression, where the dad is completely useless,” she said. “He just holds your hand and takes a photo.”

That followed criticism last week by one of Doku’s former youth coaches, who said the player had already made his choice by turning up at the World Cup. “It may sound harsh, but if you’ve chosen to be there, you’ve chosen to play,” Peter Janssens told the Belgian news site VRT. ”The baby will still be there afterwards.”

The former Belgium international Gert Verheyen seemed to mock Doku’s decision, asking what he would do while his wife was giving birth. “The only thing you can say is: ‘You’re doing great, keep going,’” he said.

But soon it was Pierron being criticised. As her remarks went viral, voices from across the world of football and beyond lined up behind Doku.

“Shame on you,” wrote the content creator Caroline Salame, who played for Canada at the Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand. “As someone who has played in a World Cup and who has also given birth, let me tell you this: the hardest thing I have ever done in this lifetime – and the thing that I am most proud of – is bringing my baby earthside,” she said. “And I do not know how I would have done that without my husband beside me. Birth can be extremely complicated; anything can happen.”

Pierron’s comments were also challenged by a fellow commentator for L’Équipe. The retired boxer Brahim Asloum, who won light-flyweight gold for France at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, described the birth of a child as a singular, once in a lifetime moment. “A baby is your entire life. A World Cup is over when it is over,” he said

Pierron eventually appeared on social media to apologise. “These remarks are solely my own and in no way reflect a collective position. I understand that they may have shocked, offended or hurt some of you, and I am sorry for that. My intention was never to minimise the place or role of fathers with their partners and children,” she wrote.

In a statement published on Sunday, L’Équipe distanced itself from the comments made by Pierron, saying they had “shocked” many of its viewers. “L’Équipe distances itself with these remarks, which are far removed from [its] values and apologises to the footballer concerned and more broadly to its audience,” it said. It was reported that Pierron would remain off-air until the end of the current season of her show on 3 July.

Jeremy Davies of the Fatherhood Institute in the UK said: “It seems ridiculous to me that we still have these big outrages, when men talk about wanting to do the most basic human thing imaginable, which is to be present when their baby is born.”

He described Doku as setting a “refreshing” example. “To me, it’s like we haven’t moved on from the sort of gladiators in the Colosseum. You know, these kinds of masculine heroes who are supposed to have no softness to them, no family commitments or anything like that,” he said. “You can be a soft and loving man and hard as nails on the pitch, if you like.”

Davies applauded Doku for having the “perspective” to see the broader picture. “In the end, fine – football is important, everybody loves football, everybody gets terribly excited. It’s just a job, on some level, too,” he said. “This footballer gets it, and it seems to me that’s a healthy attitude in life. And if more of us had it, maybe the world would be a better place, you know?”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/22/lequipe-apologises-belgium-footballer-jeremy-doku-birth-child-presenter-comments

Nuff said!

Politics › Re: Rakiya Baba Mohammed Accuses Yunusa Tanko Of Rigging NDC Primary For His Son by DJperdurabo: 12:39pm On Jun 21

There are ALL the same.
ALL of them!
Deep down, there's no difference between ALL of them...ruling party, opposition, contenders all cut from the same cloth!

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Sports › Doku Criticised Over Plan To Return Home For Birth by DJperdurabo(op): 11:58am On Jun 21

Winger Jeremy Doku has been criticised for saying he wants to leave Belgium's World Cup camp to be with his wife when she gives birth to their first child.

Doku's wife Shireen is due to give birth during the second week of July and he intends to return home even if the Red Devils are still in the tournament, which would then be at the quarter-final stage.

"It's my first child, so I ‌would ⁠definitely want to be there," the Manchester City forward, 24, told Reuters, external.

"If you ask me what I want, my answer is that nobody wants to miss the birth of their first child. But I also know that football involves many ⁠other considerations.

"I know the federation supports its players and understands their situations. We'll see what we can do."

However, Doku's plan to leave the USA and return home has brought fierce criticism from L'Equipe channel presenter France Pierron, who labelled a father "completely useless" at the time of their child's birth.

"The World Cup is an incredible joy," she said in a message posted to the Facebook page of French sports publication L'Equipe.

"There are hundreds of footballers who would kill to be in your shoes. It might never happen again in your life.

"You're living out a childhood dream, yet you're going to walk away from it all to attend the birth of your child - a disgusting moment, if you'll pardon the expression, where the dad is completely useless."

'A baby is your entire life'
Doku has received plenty of support online following Pierron's remarks - including from retired boxer Brahim Asloum, who won light-flyweight gold for France at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

"A baby is your entire life. A World Cup is over when it is over," he wrote.

Later on Saturday, Pierron released a statement on her X page in a bid to explain her comments and apologise for any offence caused.

"I was expressing a personal opinion, within the context of a contentious exchange," she said.

"I understand that they may have shocked, hurt, or wounded some of you, and I am sorry for that.

"My intention has never been to minimise the place or role of fathers with their partner and their child."

Belgium confirmed on Saturday that Doku will miss their second World Cup group match against Iran (20:00 BST) because of illness. Rudi Garcia's side drew their opening game with Egypt 1-1.

OP's Comment:
I think someone has some real Daddy issues here.
Her dad may have been "useless" to her biologically (at her conception) and parenting-wise (sic), but I do KNOW the overwhelming majority of fathers out there are putting in work to be the best dads/partners they can be to their kids and significant others respectively.

Seeing she claimed it was her "personal" opinion in her apology, maybe she would have done better to have kept her opinion truly"personal" and not broadcast it to the world.

Cc. NLFPmod

Foreign Affairs › Re: UK PM, Keir Starmer Bans Social Media For Under-16s by DJperdurabo: 9:33am On Jun 15

Way to go!

Finally, the push for "humanity" gets a clarion call.

No more losing our brothers, sisters, kids, cousins, nephews and nieces mind to a soul-less universe where ALL is possible; evil and good, but, where unfortunately, Evil triumphs disproportionately in the battle for the minds and souls of our young.

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Politics › US Recommends Kwankwaso, Miyetti Allah For Visa Ban, Asset Freeze (Februay 2026) by DJperdurabo(op): 9:20am On Jun 15

The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

This was contained in a 3,000-page document dated February 10, released by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and sighted by the correspondent on Monday.

The document also identified individuals sanctioned for cybercrime-related offences and other security threats. The pronouncement comes on the heels of recent recommendations by the US Congress for visa bans and asset freezes on persons and groups accused of violations of religious freedom and persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

The former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso; the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria; and Miyetti Allah Kautal were recommended by United States lawmakers for visa bans and asset freezes.

The OFAC document, titled “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List,” detailed individuals of other nationalities and entities whose assets had been frozen, serving as a reference tool.

It also provided notice of actions taken against Specially Designated Nationals, whose property and interests were blocked as part of counter-terrorism efforts.

According to OFAC, the move forms part of its broader efforts to block the property and interests of Specially Designated Nationals and prevent financial dealings with them.

“This publication of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is designed as a reference tool providing actual notice of actions by OFAC with respect to Specially Designated Nationals and other persons (which term includes both individuals and entities) whose property is blocked, to assist the public in complying with the various sanctions programmes administered by OFAC,” the agency said.

Among those listed is Salih Yusuf Adamu, also known as Salihu Yusuf, born on August 23, 1990, in Nigeria. Yusuf was identified as having ties to Boko Haram and was reported to hold a Nigerian passport.
Yusuf was among six Nigerians convicted in 2022 for setting up a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab Emirates to raise funds for insurgents in Nigeria. The six men were convicted in the UAE for attempting to send $782,000 from Dubai to Nigeria.

Another individual, Babestan Oluwole Ademulero, born on March 4, 1953, in Nigeria, was designated under SDNTK sanctions. He appeared under several aliases, including Wole A. Babestan and Olatunde Irewole Shofeso.
Also designated was Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi, also known as Ba Idrisa. He was reportedly born between 1989 and 1994 in Maiduguri, Borno State, and was flagged under terrorism-related sanctions.

Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, also referred to as Habib Yusuf, was listed with varying birth years between 1990 and 1995. He was identified as a Boko Haram leader and sanctioned under terrorism provisions.

Khaled (or Khalid) Al-Barnawi, whose name appeared twice in the publication, was born in 1976 in Maiduguri, Nigeria. He was linked to Boko Haram and listed under several aliases, including Abu Hafsat and Mohammed Usman.

Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, born January 31, 1981, in Nigeria, was listed with a Nigerian passport. He was reported to reside in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and was linked to Boko Haram.

Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Mainuki, also known as Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, was born in 1982 in Mainok, Borno State. He was identified as having ties to ISIL.

Nnamdi Orson Benson, born March 21, 1987, in Nigeria, was listed under CYBER2 sanctions and was reported to hold a Nigerian passport.

The inclusion of these names in the OFAC list highlights Washington’s continued focus on countering terrorism financing and cyber threats.

The sanctions mean that all property and interests of these individuals within US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Nigerians listed under the US Treasury sanctions face asset freezes under Executive Order 13224.
The United States officially designated Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organisation in 2013. According to the US State Department, the group is responsible for numerous attacks in the northern and northeastern regions of the country, as well as in the Lake Chad Basin in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, that have killed thousands of people since 2009.

The US Secretary of State determines countries that have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

Such countries are designated under three laws: Section 1754(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

In October 2025, for the second time, US President Donald Trump announced that Nigeria would be added to the US Department of State’s list of “Countries of Particular Concern.”

Trump, in a post on X, explained that Nigeria would be placed on a religious freedom watchlist, alleging that Christians were facing persecution and being killed by Muslims.

Nigeria was first designated as a Country of Particular Concern in 2020 under President Trump, but former President Joe Biden removed Nigeria from the list shortly after assuming office.

https://punchng.com/us-sanctions-eight-nigerians-over-links-to-boko-haram-cybercrime/

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by DJperdurabo: 8:39am On Jun 14

nairalanda1:
Yep that is what xenophobia causes.

No immigrants to do the dirty and dangerous jobs.

Same issue in Europe and America.

Still does not make illegal immigration right. If you want to migrate do it legally

Sometimes just leave out the "buts" from your otherwise valid and informative comments.

You don't always have to court controversy, be the "lone" voice of reason, superior thinking or whatever. After a while it gets boring, predictable and gives off an arrogant standoffish vibe (even if that's not the intent or whom you are-you can't help how people think about you right? But you sure can influence HOW they come to conclusions about your personality).

And I have an idea how you may react to this comment (which may just prove the point I was trying to make).

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Sports › Morocco Will No Longer Submit Bids To Host African Competitions - Fouzi Lekjaa by DJperdurabo(op): 8:29am On Jun 14

Lekjaa: Morocco Will No Longer Submit Bids to Host African Competitions
Fouzi Lekjaa

Rabat – The President of Morocco’s Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, said in an interview that Morocco will no longer submit bids to host African competitions.

“Starting today, Morocco will no longer submit any bids to host African competitions, regardless of their nature. If other countries wish to organize them, we wish them the best,” Lekjaa said in his new interview with Al Jazeera 360.

Lekjaa denied privileges or advantages, stating that what they describe as advantages consists of hosting competitions that no other country wants to organize.
The FRMF President also addressed various topics, including the controversial AFCON final against Senegal.

Morocco endured shocking events and a hate campaign during and following the AFCON final against Senegal on January 18. The event unfolded following Senegal’s walk-off, which changed the course of the tournament. The walk-off, triggered by Pape Thiaw, sparked vandalism, with Senegalese fans attempting to storm the pitch and hooliganism.

Now, six months since the most successful tournament in CAF history, Morocco has decided it is no longer interested in hosting a tournament for the continent.

Addressing the AFCON controversies, Lekjaa also answered questions regarding Senegal’s criticism over security during the tournament.

Lekjaa said Senegal never complained about anything before the AFCON final.
“On the contrary, their federation president even said the stadium was world-class, and everything was perfect,” Lekjaa said.

Lekjaa said the Senegalese federation issued a communiqué in which they announced their team would arrive in Rabat at a certain time, which triggered fans to come to cheer for them.
This led to fans surrounding the team, with the Senegalese federation claiming there was a lack of security to protect their team.

Morocco, however, has launched a strong campaign strengthening security protection around all stadiums and host cities to ensure protection for both teams and fans.
Lekjaa said Morocco’s security does not need praise, as the country already has a strong reputation among international partners who recognize the country’s strengths.

He also paid tribute to Moroccan fans who showed wisdom, especially during the final against Senegal.

He recalled Senegal’s complaints against their hotel, which was assigned to them by CAF.
“We changed it for them. The third issue was that they refused to train with the Moroccan national team,” he added.

What influence?

Lekjaa firmly denied claims that suggest Morocco exerts “disproportionate influence” within the Confederation of African Football (CAF). He emphasized that Morocco has no single employee within the federation and no effective representation in its committees.

“What influence are you talking about?” he continued, saying that his role as head of CAF’s finance committee was given to him due to his professional background in the sector.

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/06/319361/lekjaa-morocco-will-no-longer-submit-bids-to-host-african-competitions/

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Politics › Re: I Will Negotiate With Agitators If I Become President - Obi by DJperdurabo: 4:44pm On Jun 13

Hmmm...maybe PO should desist from "speaking" too much...just maybe.

Politics › Re: Aisha Yesufu Shouting At NDC Party Leaders (Video) by DJperdurabo: 10:26am On Jun 04

Richtaiwo:
I can't fit laugh. 2027 will be interesting

Extremely interesting, Walai Talia!

Truly, there seem to be no redeemer for this country! Politics, politicians! What a breed!!!

Celebrities › Re: Peabo Bryson: R&B Singer Behind Beauty And The Beast Dies At 75 by DJperdurabo: 9:21pm On Jun 03

Denko2721987:
All our great artist who truely made music meaningful are all going. What a sad end to a era and generation of of great music. RiP

Lionel Richie, Jeffrey Osborne still holding the fort. The last of a dying breed. Alas, age and death comes to us all.

Celebrities › Re: Peabo Bryson: R&B Singer Behind Beauty And The Beast Dies At 75 by DJperdurabo: 9:19pm On Jun 03

Listen to:
Lost in the Night (fom Can You Stop the Rain Album)
If Ever You're in My Arms Again (from Straight From The Heart Album)

Absolute classics!

RIP.

Business › Re: Discos Earn ₦600 Billion In Three Months Despite Blackouts by DJperdurabo: 8:48am On Jun 03

@nairalanda1, while your arguments holds water, your insistence on not seeing the point of view of others with contrary view (which are quite legitimate) is a problem.

You speak from an "academic" standpoint. In affairs of state & economy and even business for that matter, this view is NOT always the best given nuances ocassioned by extant conditions, developments etc. This "grey line" (you are refusing to acknowledge) is the rampart most of the opposing views take leap from.

To TRULY solve a national problem (of whatever nature), it takes more than academic truth hence you see committees being set up, conferences being convened etc. I can guarantee you that even if you throw a gazillion dollars into the electricity fray, it will NOT solve the issue like you academically think it would.

Business › Re: Discos Earn ₦600 Billion In Three Months Despite Blackouts by DJperdurabo: 8:33am On Jun 03

njokuuche77:
Your GSM example actually proves my point. In the early days, if MTN charged you N50, you actually made a call, the service worked, even if it was expensive. You did not buy a recharge card only for MTN to give you "zero network" for three months and then tell you to buy more cards so they can build a mast. GSM investors brought their own billions to build the network; they didn't rely on customers to fund their initial setup. DisCos want the profit of GSM without putting in the work or the capital.

Preach!!!

Business › Re: Discos Earn ₦600 Billion In Three Months Despite Blackouts by DJperdurabo: 8:32am On Jun 03

njokuuche77:
You say 20% of customers don't pay, so why should the metered Band A minority be punished for that? If a shop owner lets people steal 20% of his bread, he doesn't double the price for the honest customers who actually pay. That is bad business. The DisCos’ inability to stop energy theft or provide prepaid meters to everyone is their operational failure. The common man who pays his bill should not be used as a financial scapegoat for a DisCo's incompetence.

Preach!!

Business › Re: Discos Earn ₦600 Billion In Three Months Despite Blackouts by DJperdurabo: 8:31am On Jun 03

njokuuche77:
You cannot ask a customer to pay for a product you did not deliver just so you can "improve" your business. If a restaurant serves you empty plates, do you pay them so they can buy better ingredients tomorrow? No. The report shows the power plants only got 43% of the gas they needed. Why should the common man pay 100% of the bill, and high tariffsfor 43% performance? Profit follows value, not darkness.

Preach!

Business › Re: Dangote Refinery Cuts Diesel Price By N200/litre As Importers Receive New Cargos by DJperdurabo: 9:00am On May 28

Gboss247:
Was it competition to open to the Strait Of Hormuz or US Navy ships escorting oil tankers?

Wow..so you're crediting this development to the opening of the Hormus Strait?

Oh well! (rolls eyes).

Politics › Re: Don’t You Dare!” – Oby Ezekwesili Blasts Bola Ahmed Tinubu On Children’s Day by DJperdurabo: 8:57am On May 28

yarimo:
Oby ezekwesili you have never react or condemn IPOB terrorists activities in your state, just a reminder

Oh please! shut it!

It's not everything you have to take a "pro APC/BAT" stand for!

Let me tell.you how true dyed-in-the-wool apologist behave. When they see an opportunity to defend or extoll their position (APC/Bola Timubu in your case) due to a positive development instigated by their espoused principle, view, principal, religion etc., they come out roaring, stomping and causing massive upheaval in the established state of things. Why? Because they have a good legitimate reason to.

But,

When they see a plain-as-day compromising or fumbling development from their espoused position (APC/BAT in your case), they remain MUTE. They don't say a single WORD. You know why? Defending the indefensible draws more attention to the unfortunate situation thus perpetuating the loses such a situation engenders. They only come.out fighting on positive development AND other developments that can be ARGUED. Not situations that are hopeless (as this is). Just do your research on this. In fact, don't go too far in your research as some notable APC/BAT apologists here do this a lot-remain mute on developments from the APC/BAT camp that everyone sees as being downright unpopular.

Now, bringing it to this topic, you should have ignored the discussion and kept mute rather than attacking the lady as all she said is the truth never mind your position and you KNOW in your hearts of heart that she speaks the truth.

Bro, you for just lock up and let the anti APC/BAT divide have a field day on her remarks.

Not all battles are worth fighting.

Choose your battles well.

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Business › Re: Dangote Refinery Cuts Diesel Price By N200/litre As Importers Receive New Cargos by DJperdurabo: 8:34am On May 28

clearcrystal:
This speaks volume about the intention of Dangote himself.
Monopoly shouldn't be allowed in the oil sector

Hear ye! Hear yee!

Questions his professed greater "altruistic" motives for establishing the refinery. His rtheorics in helping poor Nigerians to access "cheap" fuel, availability etc. pales into insignificance in the light of this revelation. Why didn't you sell at N200 less before? If you can now (without taking heavy losses), you could then! So, essentially, it still boils down to the bottom-line; humongous profits!

Makes one recall the whole MTN & Glo thing back in the day...MTN was cashing out MASSIVELY on per minute billing (lying to all who cared to listen (and that was everybody) that per second billing was impossible) until Glo came to upset the apple cart! All of a sudden, per second billing became "possible".

Dangote can do better or he stands a great chance of losing the goodwill of the people on whose back he rode to "refinery" business stardom. One thing EVERY artiste knows is Never Take The Fans For Granted.

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Business › Re: Dangote Refinery Cuts Diesel Price By N200/litre As Importers Receive New Cargos by DJperdurabo: 8:24am On May 28

dre11:
Dangote refinery cuts diesel gantry price by N200/litre as importers receive new shipments

https://www.thecable.ng/dangote-refinery-cuts-diesel-gantry-price-by-n200-litre-as-importers-receive-new-shipments/

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Now, that's the power and effect of "competition" in a market!

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Politics › Re: Mohammed Hayatu-Deen Boycotts Result Announcement, Alleges Rigging by DJperdurabo: 8:54pm On May 26

ogododo:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-adc-presidential-aspirant-aborts-exercise-alleges-rigging/

Wow...talk about equity and clean hands...
Wow...
It's a hopeless situation...liars and thieves everywhere...the redeemer himself needs redemption! The redeemer needs to be redeemed!
What a country!!! huh

Politics › Re: Amaechi: I Reject The Concocted Results Of The ADC Presidential Primaries by DJperdurabo: 8:44pm On May 26

seunmsg:
The entire coalition has collapsed

Saw this coming a long time ago...
Call him a coward or anything, Peter Obi knew this would happen and the man jumped ship fast...what a coalition!

Game over!

Politics › Re: Tinubu Didn’t Make Buhari President, I Did All The Battle - Amaechi by DJperdurabo: 5:02pm On May 23

SlavaUkraini:
https://www.thecable.ng/amaechi-tinubu-didnt-make-buhari-president-i-did-all-the-battle/

This chap seems to be the only aspirant "bold" enough to be visiting media houses, granting interviews and making assertions.

Where are the other contestants? Yes, I know it's not campaign season, but, can't they speak for themselves like Amaechi does rather than relying on so called "movements"?

Travel › Re: Chongqing East Railway Station: Biggest Railway Station In The World by DJperdurabo: 9:33am On May 23

Osgilliat:
If you like get upset and downset. Nothing will stop that coastal road. Tinubu will keep working on it, he’s prepared for naysayers like you who always finds faults in every situation.
Xi Jiping rules like a dictator but one with a vision and love for his country, he’s more interested in achieving success for his country rather than going through rigorous process to get things done. Do you think bureaucracy will get a project like that completed within 38 months? Wake up dude!
If Tinubu follows procedure as you suggested, he will still be in the bidding phase by now. Other projects in the past that follows procedure how are they going?
Always criticizing and complaining. Who cares

Are you really serious right now?!

Health › Re: 31-Year-Old S.A Woman Suffers Medical Condition Causing Her To Age Rapidly (Vid) by DJperdurabo: 8:50am On May 23

Kingzjayzee:
A 31-year-old woman from Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal, Snenhlahla Khoza, has touched the hearts of many South Africans after opening up about her devastating health condition, which she says caused her to age rapidly over a short period of time.

Snenhlahla’s story has sparked widespread discussion online after images showing her physical transformation circulated on social media, with many expressing shock over claims that she now appears significantly older than her biological age.

According to Snenhlahla, the major physical changes reportedly began when she was around 27 years old.

Speaking about her condition, she said she sought medical assistance, but doctors allegedly told her they believed it could be genetic, explaining that her body was undergoing severe deterioration.

According to Snenhlahla, doctors informed her that her skin and internal organs — including her heart — had been damaged, and allegedly told her they were unfamiliar with the exact condition affecting her. She claims she was advised that specialists outside South Africa may potentially be able to assist.

The mother also shared the emotional toll the condition has had on her life, revealing that she now struggles to care for her young child, while her elderly mother has had to step in and care for her instead.

Snenhlahla has appealed to the public for prayers, support, medical assistance and information that may help her regain her health.

Her story, first highlighted by Thuleleni TV, has also fuelled public speculation around the possible cause of her condition.

According to the platform, Snenhlahla believes her condition may have begun after a past relationship with a foreign national ended. She reportedly suspects that she may have been bewitched, claiming her physical condition changed shortly after the relationship.

Family members have also reportedly linked the timing of her deterioration to events following the separation.

However, there is no publicly available medical evidence supporting claims of spiritual or supernatural causes, and such allegations remain unverified.

Online discussions have also mentioned Werner syndrome, a rare genetic condition sometimes referred to as adult progeria, which is associated with accelerated ageing and may include symptoms such as skin changes, thinning hair, cataracts and age-related health complications appearing earlier than expected.

At this stage, no official diagnosis has been publicly confirmed regarding Snenhlahla’s condition.

[SENSITIVE CONTENT]

I have just watched an episode of a young lady aged 31, who has rare medical-aging condition.

The family has gone to see Drs including Traditional Healers and she hasn’t been helped.

It appears there’s no cure for her condition.

I wonder if there are… pic.twitter.com/FK1Nt8xY6g
— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) May 21, 2026

https://www.kurrently.co.za/kzn-womans-sudden-ageing-sparks-concern-as-she-shares-heartbreaking-health-struggle/

Curious Case of Benjamin Button in reverse

Family › Re: Why Do Some Men Discriminate Against Femal Children? by DJperdurabo: 8:46am On May 23

pocohantas:
None of your business associate gave birth to any female child, let alone having this kind of discussion with you. Your obsession with women and whatever vices they indulge in, made you create this fake thread.

I won't start telling you of female kids who went on to be great because you guys see them, but refuse to use those ones as example or templates for your potential girl child.

The reason Nigeria is boiling is not because female kids are having sex. Yet some of you stay obsessed with our vaginas, while people are getting kidnapped and beheaded by your wonderful sons. If you and your most men like, born 1000 boys, but please raise them well. We have enough issues to deal with already .

Thank you

Oops! @OP, busted!!!

Business › Re: South Africa Denied Me Entry Over Expired Visa – BUA Chairman, Abdul Rabiu by DJperdurabo: 1:35pm On May 16

WorkTheTalk:
He has already accepted responsibility on the expired visa. That is the same South Africa that is attacking other Africans to live South Africa.

His concern is about African countries making entry into their countries difficult for Africans to do business.

Many Europeans can enter several African countries visa-free because of bilateral agreements, tourism policies, investment interests, or stronger passports. Meanwhile, Africans often face strict visa barriers when traveling to other African countries for business, conferences, or tourism.

This creates frustration because the African Union has long promoted ideas like regional integration, free movement, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), yet movement between African states is still difficult in practice.

Africans frustrating Africans.

Thanks for this!

Phew! What a forum!!! huh

?

Honestly, if Nairaland is a reflection of the so called youths that are being routed as the leaders of tomorrow or who should be given the reins of power, then the country is finished!

People would read, but can't comprehend. Some will comprehend but can't relate to the issue being discussed. Some won't even read and just veer off-topic. Others stock in trade is steady vitriol...never a happy day in their lives.

Honestly, it's a very tiring place to visit...near zero seminal discussions even if for just fun...quite a revealing peek at the [sorry] state of mind of the so called "future" leaders.

Business › Re: Three Female Bank Chairmen Who Built Their Careers From The Banking Hall by DJperdurabo: 8:26am On May 16

OP, can you please edit the title of this post?
It is misleading.

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Health › Re: Fitness And Gym In Nigeria And The Rest Of Africa by DJperdurabo: 2:17pm On May 08

Memphis357:
Gym culture for Lagos na farming ground for prostitution, oloshoism and hook up culture

Q.E.D.

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