₦airaland Forum

THE SOCIETAL VALUES ARE THE SUMMATION OF THE CONVENTIONAL NORMS PRACTICED OVER DECADES, USUALLY INITIATED AND DRIVEN BY THE TRAITS OF THOSE PEOPLE LEADING THE SOCIETY, PRIMARILY IN THE GOVERNANCE SECTOR AND SECONDARILY IN THE SECULAR AND NON-SECULAR WORLD. NIGERIA HAS BEEN A HAVEN AND CESSPOOL OF ANIOMIE AND ANARCHY, WHERE RIGHTEOUSNESS IS PUNISHED AND WICKEDNESS IS ADORNED AND ADORED! WHAT A SHAME!

QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE CHARTS THE PATHWAY FOR THE MORAL AND SOCIAL COMPASS OF ANY SOCIETY. IT HAS BEEN UNFORTUNATE FOR NIGERIA THAT THE FORCES OF MIGHT, DECEIT, LIES, AND THEFT ARE THE CREEDS PROMOTED THROUGH GOVERNANCE AND IMPOSED ON THE SOCIETY TO COPY FOR SEAMLESS SUCCESSION AND REIGN OF THESE IGNORABLE VALUES.

JUDGING FROM THE PREVAILING NIGERIAN PECULIARITIES, WHERE ANY PRESIDING PRESIDENT IS CONSTITUTIONALLY CONFERRED WITH ENORMOUS OVERRIDING POWERS, AND IS REVERED AS A DEMI-GOD BY THE PEOPLE, I THEREFORE, HOLD THAT NIGERIA WILL BE ON THE HIGHWAY OF MORAL REBIRTH WHEN THE COUNTRY IS FORTUNATE TO ENTHRONE SOMEONE AS PRESIDENT WHO IS EMPATHIC, SELFLESS, UBIASED, TRANSFORMATIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND HUMANE AND READY TO SACRIFICIALLY SERVE THROUGH LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE.

''overnor Umar Bago of Niger State has said it is mandatory for preachers to submit their sermons for approval.

Speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, the governor clarified some aspects of the law seeking to regulate preaching in the state.

“I didn’t ban evangelism… For everyone going to sermon on Friday, he should bring his scriptures for review, and it’s normal. Even in Saudi Arabia, this is done. We cannot say because you have been given the opportunity to be a cleric, you will go out and preach the gospel that is anti-people, anti-government and you think it’s normal.”

Asked if it was out of fear of indoctrination, the governor said, “It’s in that direction. We want to be able to see what they are preaching, hear what they are saying. We are working together with security agencies; the Department of State Services (DSS), the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the military.”

THE INTENTION MAY BE GOOD, BUT THE MODUS OPERANDI IS SURELY FAULTY. PUBLIC PREACHING, LIKE THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA USE, IS AN AVENUE TO PROPAGATE IDEAS AND VALUES, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY, HAS BEEN USED TO SOW BAD SEEDS FOR THE DETRUCTION OF THE CORPORATE PEACE. HOWEVER, I HOLD THAT ANY SOCIETY IS DOOMED WHEN POLITICIANS START TO VET THE WORDS OF FAITH FOR ANY REASON. TO AVOID VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND AT THE SAME TIME DEFEND THE PUBLIC PEACE, THE BEST WAY TO GO IS TO PROSECUTE, WITH HEAVY DETERRENCE, ANYONE WHO PREACHES HATE.

BY THE WAY, CAN THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS CLAIM IGNORANCE OF THE IDENTITY AND LOCATION OF THE AGENTS OF VIOLENCE AND THEIR SPONSORS? WHY ARE THE VIOLENT PEOPLE REWARDED AND THEIR VICTIMS ABANDONED? DOES THE GOVERNMENT REALISE THAT THE NIGERIAN SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION IS AN ACTIVE CONVEYOR OF THE OBVIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC VIOLENCE THAT BIRTHS OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE? ARE THE LEADERS NOT THE PRACTITIONERS AND DEFENDERS OF THE OBNOXIOUS SYSTEM? HYPOCRACY IN GOVERNANCE IS THE NORM IN NIGERIA, AND THE EARLIER IT IS ABANDONED, THE BETTER.

I WONDER THE PROPRIETY OF SPENDING SO MUCH ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COASTAL HIGHWAY WHEN A FRACTION OF THE AMOUNT COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO DEVELOP WATER TRANSPORTATION TO SERVE THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND OTHER COMMUTERS. I SEE SOME FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS IN THE ROAD ALIGNMENT, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN LOCATED FAR INTO THE HINTERLAND OF THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INSTEAD OF A FEW METERS FROM THE OCEAN THAT NECCESSITATED THE COSTLY SHORE PROTECTION!

THE LOCATION OF THE ROAD ALIGNMENT ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND CLOSE TO THE OCEAN IS A GROSS MISJUDGEMENT AND AN AFFRONT TO THE FUTURE HABOUR AND WATER TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE COASTS. THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER COASTAL REVENUE YIELDING PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT LIKE BEACHES, HOTELS, AND RECREATION CENTERS HAVE BEEN FORECLOSED BY THE ROAD ALIGNMENT, BECAUSE OF A LACK OF ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE OCEAN. WHAT IS A COSTLY MISTAKE!

''A bloody weekend across Nigeria left at least 102 people dead, including security personnel and suspected bandits, in a series of violent incidents reported in Borno, Sokoto, Edo and Katsina states.

Katsina: Bandits Kill Seven in Night Raid

In Katsina State, seven people were killed when armed bandits raided Magajin Wando village between 11 p.m. and midnight on Friday. According to the Katsina State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, the attack was initially repelled by the Community Watch Corps (CWC), a volunteer security group dedicated to protecting local communities. However, as the corps members were evacuating the injured to hospital, they were ambushed by the same bandits in what appears to be a revenge attack.

The ministry confirmed a fierce exchange of gunfire during the ambush, during which the CWC vehicle was riddled with bullets and later set ablaze. Fortunately, the corps members escaped unharmed. Preliminary investigations suggest that several bandits were killed during the initial confrontation, which may have prompted the retaliatory ambush.

The Katsina State Government commended the CWC for its bravery and sacrifice, stating that their swift response prevented what could have been a far worse tragedy. Authorities assured that the state government is working closely with the military and police forces to track down and dismantle the criminal networks responsible for the attacks, which continue to plague northwestern Nigeria.''

MY FIVE MASTER'S DEGREES IN VARIOUS FIELDS FROM EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES ARE VIOLENCE-RELATED, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO NIGERIA. I DARE SAY THAT SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION, ENTRENCHED OVER DECADES, BY THE PAST AND PRESENT RULERS, EXCEPT FOR A FEW GOD-FEARING LEADERS, IS THE CENTRIFUGAL POINT OF VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA. CORRUPTION IS THE LANGUAGE OF GOVERNANCE AND A CONVENTION THAT MUST BE CONFORMED WITH IF ONLY TO REMAIN RELEVANT IN THE SCHEME OF AFFAIRS.

SOME OF THE DRIVERS OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA, AMONG OTHERS, ARE THE THEFT OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS WITH IMPUNITY. IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CONNECTION TO NEGOTIATE YOUR WAY OUT; NEPOTISM AND FAVOURITISM LACED WITH THE FEDERAL CHARARCTER SCHEME THAT DEGRADES THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND BY EXTENSION, LOSS OF NATIONAL REVENUE DUE TO INEFFICIENT AND INEFFECTIVE IMPACT OF THE RENDERED SERVICES; LACK OF REWARD SCHEME FOR HONESTY, BUT RATHER, A PAT ON THE BACK OF THE CORRUPT 'BIG MEN' WITH FILTHY LUCRE; THE CONSPIRACY BY A FEW POWERFUL CLIQUE, WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE GOVERNANCE CIRCE, WHO MANUPULATE THE LEADERSHIP CONTEST PROCESSES TO EMERGE LEADERS WITH BANKRUPT KNOWLEDGE AND MORALITY, WHOSE ONLY AGENDA IS TO SATISFY THE INSATIABLE APPETITE OF THE CLIQUE.

THE END-PRODUCTS OF THE MISRULE OVER DECADES ARE WHAT WE SEE TODAY, AS LED BY POVERTY-INDUCED VIOLENCE. THE RESILIENCE OF THE PEOPLE, IN THE MIDST OF FRUSTRATION, VARIES, WITH SOME HAVING A SHORT FUSE THAT BLOWS UP INTO VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY AFTER REPEATED FAILURE TO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING AND PERCEIVE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY SCHEMED AGAINST THEM. FURTHERMORE, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN THE POLITICIANS WOULD WEAPONISE THUGS FOR ELECTIONS AND LATER ABANDON THEM? FROM THE SHORT ANALYSIS, IT MAY BE DEDUCED THAT THE REAL VIOLENT PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY ARE THE WICKED PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS WHO MADE THE PRESENT SITUATION REAL.

BY THE WAY, WHY DO KIDNAPPERS SEEM WRETCHED DESPITE THE COLLECTION OF LOTS OF MONEY? WITH MODERN-DAY SUPER TECHNOLOGY, WHY CAN'T THEY BE TRACKED, ARRESTED, AND PROSECUTED ACCORDING TO THE LAW? THESE CRITICAL QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED BY THE AUTHORITIES. COULD IT BE THAT PROTECTIVE-CORRUPTION, WHICH HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING IN THE PAST REGIMES, IS STILL AT WORK? MAY THE LORD TAKE OVER THE LEADERSHIP OF NIGERIA THROUGH THE 2027 NATIONAL ELECTIONS, TO ENTHRONE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS WHO WILL CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF NIGERIA TO THE ENVY OF THE WHOLE WORLD. YES, IT IS POSSIBLE AND DO-ABLE IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME!

''Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), announced the death of eight of its personnel and a civilian driver after gunmen laid an ambush on a convoy in Edo State on Friday night, News360 Nigeria reports.

According to a statement released by the Corps on Saturday, the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on September 5, 2025, along the Okpella–Agenebode road.

“The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) regrets to announce the unfortunate incident that occurred on Friday, 5th September 2025, at about 2230hrs, along the Okpella–Agenebode axis, Edo State,” the statement read.

The assailants reportedly targeted the convoy escorting a Chinese worker from BUA Cement Company, Okpella. In the attack, eight NSCDC personnel attached to the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) Department and a driver were killed, while the expatriate was abducted.

“A total of twelve (12) persons were on escort duty at the time of the attack. Sadly, the Chinese national was kidnapped during the incident,” the Corps confirmed.''

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION IN SYSTEMATIC GOVERNANCE THAT SPANS A PERIOD OF DECADES IN NIGERIA? THE GENESIS IS CLEAR: A SMALL, POWERFUL CLIQUE SCATTERED ALL OVER NIGERIA STOLE THE COMMONWEALTH AND USED IT TO ENSLAVE PEOPLE THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF POVERTY TO GUARANTEE A FIRM GRIP ON POWER. SEE HOW CORRUPTION HAS SENT THESE INNOCENT SOULS TO THEIR UNTIMELY GRAVES!

UNFORTUNATELY, THE YOUTH, TO WHOM THE FUTURE BELONGS, AND WHO OUGHT TO HAVE A CLEAN BREAK FROM THIS EVIL, BY USING THEIR NUMERICAL STRENGTH, INTELLIGENCE, AND WEALTH TO WRESTLE POWER, HAVE WILLINGLY SUBMITTED TO THE TYRANNY, AND ARE SEEKING INDUCTION INTO THE SYSTEM. THERE LIES THE REAL TRAGEDY!

ANARCHY IN THE HUES OF KIDNAPPING, FRAUD, AND DISHONESTY IS THE OUTCOME OF ANY SYSTEM DRIVEN BY ANOMIE, LIKE IN NIGERIA. I SAY KUDOS TO THE POLITICIANS, THEIR LACKEYS, AND GOONS IN THE LARGER SOCIETY. THE 2027 ELECTION, NAY, SELECTION IS FAST APPROACHING. YET, THE PEOPLE, INSTEAD OF CRITIQUING PAST RECORDS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTESTANTS, ARE DESIGNING THEIR VOTING PATTERNS USING SENTIMENTS AND SELFISHNESS TO DEEPEN THE MISERY OF THE SOCIETY FURTHER.

WHEN WILL THESE NIGERIAN POLITICIANS GROW FROM BEING SLAVES OF MONEY TO MASTERS OF MONEY? NONETHELESS, IAM EVER POSITIVE THAT GOD, IN HIS OWN WAY, WILL BREAK THE BACKBONE OF THE SLAVE MASTERS, WHEREVER THEY RESIDE, TO FREE THE WEAK AND THE CHEATED PEOPLE IN NIGERIA. I PRAY IT IS SOON IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME!

''FLAME & FURY Shocking moment Texas election candidate Valentina Gomez BURNS Quran with a flamethrower as she vows to ‘end Islam'

Gomez has previously filmed herself torching two LGBTQ books

THIS is the shocking moment a Republican Texas election candidate shared footage of herself torching the Quran with a flamethrower in a vile Islamophobic campaign ad.

In the video, Valentina Gomez claims her goal is to "end Islam" in Texas - despite Muslims making up just one per cent of the state's population.

Gomez, who is running in the GOP primary for Texas' 31st congressional District, caused outrage after posting the video of herself burning a copy of the Muslim holy book on X on Monday.

She is heard saying in the video: "America is a Christian nation, so those terrorist Muslims can *** to any of the 57 Muslim nations.

"There is only one true God, and that is the God of Israel."


I WAS A MUSLIM WITH A MUSLIM BACKGROUND, BUT BECAME A CHRISTIAN IN 1981. I HAVE MY CONVINCTIONS STRENGTHENED BY EXPERIENCES THAT: (a) jESUS cHRIST IS THE LORD OF LORD WHO LEFT HIS DIVINE THRONE TO BECOME A LAMB FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO BE SAVED (b) IT IS ONLY HIS BLOOD THAT CAN CLEANSE US FROM SINS AND THE CONSEQUENCES (c) WITHOUT RECEIVING JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOUR, ONE IS ETERNALLY DOOMED AFTER DEATH.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HIS SAVING GRACE IN ALL SPHARES OF MY LIFE. SO, I DECLARE FROM EXPERIENCE! HOWEVER, IT IS WRONG FOR ME TO FORCE MY CONVICTIONS ON, OR DISRESPECT THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS. ENFORCEMENT OR IMPOSITION OF OPINIONS IS ONE OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF SATAN, WHILE GOD DEPLOYS THE POWER OF CONVICTION, UNDERSTANDING, AND LOVE TO CONVERT PEOPLE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT'S INFLUENCE.

YOU CAN CHANGE PEOPLE THROUGH EMPATHY, LOVE, AND UNUSUAL GOODWORKS TO CONVINCE THEM. I THINK GOMEZ'S APPROACH IS A MISTAKE AND A MISTEP THAT CAN INJURE THE SENSIBILITIES OF OTHERS WITH DIFFERENT BELIEFS. SHE COULD HAVE USED A DIFFERENT ROADMAP OF DIVINE LOVE TO POSITIVELY DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THOSE HER ACTIONS ARE DIRECTED AGAINST. THE WORLD NEEDS PEACE AND NOT WAR!

“This is the only project in the whole country where you have 750 kilometers of roads and 750 times two of underground drainage all through,” he told journalists, adding, “what was on social media was very misleading. There are bound to be problems where a project is not completed.”

The minister explained that a recent incident of erosion at a section of the road was being addressed, stressing that the ministry and contractors were deploying new technology to safeguard the project.

“In fact, when we had done the concrete pavement, we had just about three metres for the ocean to break into that carriageway. We had to fight the ocean,” Umahi said.''

IF IT IS TRUE THAT UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE EXISTS, I DON'T EXPECT PEOPLE TO CLAIM OTHERWISE IF THEY SAW THE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION. SO, ONE OF THE PARTIES COULD BE PLAYING SOME PRANKS. ASSUMING IT EXISTS, IT IS COMMENDABLE TO PROVIDE THE UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE. STILL, MY CONCERN IS THE NATURE OF THE DESIGN, CONSIDERING THAT THE WATER TABLE MAY BE PERPETUALLY HIGH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO RENDER THE DRAINAGE USELESS, ESPECIALLY IF THE DISCHARGE POINT OF THE DRAINAGE IS BELOW THE WATER LEVEL. THE UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVELY WHEN IT CAN PREVENT THE WATER TABLE FROM RISING TO A LEVEL THAT MAY INFLICT DAMAGES OR CAN DRAIN THE WATER CONTENT IN THE ROAD EMBANKMENT BACKFILL. I HOPE THE DESIGN IS RESPONSIVE TO THE SITE'S PECULIARITIES.

I AM ALARMED TO READ THE MINISTER'S DISCLOSURE THAT SOME SECTIONS OF THE ROAD ARE JUST THREE METERS AWAY FROM THE OCEAN! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ROAD SHOULD BE SO CLOSE TO THE OCEAN WHEN THE ROAD IS NOT MEANT FOR AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS BUT FOR HUMAN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC! SUCH SECTIONS OF THE ROAD AND THE VOYAGING VEHICLES CAN BE AT RISK FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVE WAVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE OCEAN WATER LEVEL IS AT ITS PEAK. I EXPECT THE ROAD ALIGNMENT TO BE FAR FROM THE OCEANS, AND RUN THROUGH COASTAL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SERVED BY THE ROAD. I COME IN PEACE! SHALOM!!

IT SEEMS ABSURDITY IS A NORM AND CONVENTION OF GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA. THE APPOINTMENT IS AN INDICTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR'S ABILITY TO RATIONALISE AND GOVERN! HE HAS LOST THE ESSENCE OF GOVERNING. WHILE TRANFORMATIONAL LEADERS ARE LOOKING INWARD, BALA STILL BELIEVES THAT ANYTHING LIGHT SKIN IS SUPERIOR TO BLACK. HE IS PROBABLY BLINDED BY AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS MIRROR THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY TO THE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THE SECURITY AGENTS ARE AMONG THE FIRST LINE OF CONTACT AT THE AIRPORTS. MY TRAINING IN THE UNIVERSITIES AS AN ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-FRAUD EXPERT SUGGESTS THAT THE MENACE, AS A DESTROYER OF THE GOVERNMENT'S IMAGE, MUST BE FOUGHT AND DEFEATED, TO CREATE A FREE SOCIETY DRIVEN BY PROSPERITY. ONLY THE PRESIDENT HAS THE EFFECTIVE POWER TO LEAD THE CRUSADE BY EXAMPLE.

THE NIGERIAN DISORIENTATIONAL CORRUPTION IS A COMPLEX MATRIX THAT MUST BE LOGICALLY ANALYSED AND SYNTHESISED TO DEDUCE THE MODUS OPERANDI TO DISLODGE IT FROM THE SYSTEM. I HAVE AN UNWAVERING FAITH THAT NIGERIA WILL BE AMONG THE BEST GOVERNED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. IT WILL BE THE PRIDE OF THE BALCK MAN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. MAY THE LORD USE HIS OWN METHOD AND TIMING TO BRING IT TO PASS IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME.

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS MIRROR THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY TO THE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THE SECURITY AGENTS ARE AMONG THE FIRST LINE OF CONTACT AT THE AIRPORTS. MY TRAINING AS AN ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-FRAUD EXPERT SUGGESTS THAT THE MENACE, AS A DESTROYER OF THE GOVERNMENT'S IMAGE, MUST BE FOUGHT AND DEFEATED, TO CREATE A FREE SOCIETY DRIVEN BY PROSPERITY. ONLY THE PRESIDENT HAS THE EFFECTIVE POWER TO LEAD THE CRUSADE BY EXAMPLE.

THE NIGERIAN DISORIENTATIONAL CORRUPTION IS A COMPLEX MATRIX THAT MUST BE LOGICALLY ANALYSED AND SYNTHESISED TO DEDUCE THE MODUS OPERANDI TO DISLODGE IT FROM THE SYSTEM. I HAVE AN UNWAVERING FAITH THAT NIGERIA WILL BE AMONG THE BEST GOVERNED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. IT WILL BE THE PRIDE OF THE BALCK MAN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. MAY THE LORD USE HIS OWN METHOD AND TIMING TO BRING IT TO PASS IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME.

''The Federal Government has announced plans to engage Fuji star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, as an ambassador for proper airport security protocol, after the recent controversy over his conduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
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‎This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in a statement outlining resolutions to recent cases of unruly behaviour at Nigerian airports.
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‎Keyamo said the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had agreed to reduce KWAM 1’s flight ban to one month and would work with the musician to promote awareness on acceptable conduct within the aviation space.
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‎The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will lead the engagement process.
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‎”The NCAA is to reduce his flight ban to a one-month period. FAAN will also work with the music star with a view to engaging him as an ambassador for proper airport security protocol going forward.''

I REFUSED TO BELIEVE MY ENGLISH INTERPRETATION ABILITY WHEN I READ WHAT FESTUS SAID. A LAWYER WHO SHOULD BE AN ADVOCATE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS VOLUNTARILY DESCENDED SO LOW TO APPROVE IMPUNITY AND REWARD PURE CRIMINALITY. WHAT A SHAME! HE WAS ONCE A HUMAN RIGHT ADVOCATE UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF GANI FAWEHINMI OF BLESSED MEMORY, BUT IS NOW PART OF THE SYSTEM AND VALUES THAT HE ONCE CONDEMNED. WHAT AN IRONY DRIVEN BY SELF-INTEREST.

IF KWAM-ZERO COULD BE FORGIVEN AND REWARDED BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO FESTUS, HE SHOWED PENITENCE, THEN, ALL JAILED CRIMINALS IN THE NIGERIAN PRISONS SHOULD BE GIVEN FREEDOM AFTER EXPRESSING REMORSE, AND REWARDED WITH MILLIONS OF NAIRA TO SET UP THEIR BUSINESSES. NIGERIA IS OBVIOUSLY SICK, AND NEEDS A SPIRITUAL SURGERY FROM GOD. WE ARE INCREMENTALLY INSTUTIONALIZING IMPUNITY AND ANOMY, WHICH IS A GROSS DISERVICE TO HUMANITY. DESPITE THESE EVILS, I AM ETERNALLY POSITIVE THAT GOD WILL INTERVENE IN HIS OWN WAY AND METHOD TO RECONSTRUCT NIGERIA T BE AMONG THE BEST GOVERNED IN THE WORLD.
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THE CRIMINAL'S AUDACITY VALIDATES SOME PEOPLE'S OPINION THAT CRIME THRIVES IN NIGERIA BECAUSE THE PRACTITIONERS HAVE IMMUNITY FROM PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT HIGH PLACES, WHO CAN SHIELD THEM FROM THE JAWS OF THE LAW. THIS HAS BEEN THE NORM FOR DECADES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE IMMEDIATE PAST REGIME.

WASIU'S AIRPORT DISRUPTION IS NOT A MISDEMEANOR, RATHER A TERRORIST ACT THAT SHOULD EARN HIM A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND A 5-YEAR BAN FROM FLYING WITHIN NIGERIA. THE OTHER DAY, IT WAS OSHIMOHOLE AND A FEW DAYS THE SO-CALLED KWAM-1 TOOK OVER THE INFAMOUS ROAD OF INFAMY TO DISRUPT THE PUBLIC PEACE. IMPUNITY IS DESTROYING NIGERIA.

PRESIDENT TINUBU WILL BE PRAISED IF HE BEGINS TO RESHAPE THE MORAL FIBRE OF THE NATION. MAY GOD GRANT HIM THE WISDOM AND FORTITUDE TO DO SO. HE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE LAWLESS CRONIES TO DEMARKET HIM BY ROBBING HIM WITH A REPULSIVE GARMENT OF PUBLIC HATRED.

MR PETER OBI, EVEN THOUGH I PERCEIVE YOU, RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY, TO BE NOT THE MESSIAH OF NIGERIA, BUT THE MOST MANAGEABLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE DECLARED SO FAR. BUT MY PROBLEM WITH YOU IS THAT YOU SEEM TO LACK A THINK-TANK THAT BRAINSTORM TO DESIGN STRATEGIES. THE LACUNA CONSTITUTES A LOOPHOLE THAT CAN LEAD TO A POTENTIAL FAILURE OF YOUR BID.

IF YOU HAVE ONE, THEN THE GROUP SEEMS TO BE DRIVEN BY EUPHORIA AND NOT CRITICAL RATIONALIZATION OF IDEAS AND ISSUES TO PRODUCE THE DESIRED OUTCOMES. THE THINK-TANK MEMBERS MUST BE SELFLESS, DETACHED FROM SYCOPHANCY, AND ISSUE-ORIENTED FOR THE GROUP TO BE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE. YOUR JOINING THE ADC IS A FATAL MISCALCULATION THAT CAN ONLY DEPLETE YOUR CREDENTIALS, WHICH SOME FOLKS THINK MAKE YOU OUTSTANDING AMONG THE LOTS.

I PRAY THAT GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO KNOWS THE INTENTION OF HUMAN BEINGS, WILL GET INVOLVED IN THE NIGERIAN AFFAIRS TO ENTHRONE THE MAN OF HIS CHOICE AS NIGERIA'S PRESIDENT COME 2027. I PRAY THAT ALL CHARLATANS BE WEEDED OUT BY GOD HIMSELF IN JESUS' PRECIOUS NAME. ENOUGH OF ENOUGH OF THE SUFFERINGS OF NIGERIANS OVER A DECADE!

''Former presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan offered ex-Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, a slot of Coordinating Minister of the Economy, if he withdraws from the 2027 race to support him.

Kachikwu made the claim at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.

He alleged that the Northern political interests have drafted the former president into the presidential race to weaken the South.

Kachikwu added that Obi was also told that he cannot get Northern votes because he is an Ibo man.''

IT IS ABSURD, INSENSITIVE, AND TREASONOUS TO DESIGN A SCHEME TO EXCLUDE A WHOLE IBO NATION FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL SEAT OF NIGERIA, AND AT THE SAME TIME FORCE THEM TO REMAIN PART OF NIGERIA. THE SCHEMERS ARE NOT NATIONAL LEADERS BUT SECTIONAL DIVISIVE LEADERS WITH ALLEGIANCE TO ANYTHING BUT NIGERIA.

THESE SELFISH PEOPLE, WHO NICKNAME THEMSELVES AS LEADERS, ARE A TINY CLIQUE THAT SPREADS ACROSS THE NATION. IT'S LAUGHABLE THAT THERE ARE STILL ANALOGUE LEADERS LIVING IN THE PAST IN THIS ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. INSTEAD OF DEBATING QUALITY FOR LEADERSHIP, THEY THRIVE ON TRIVIALITIES AND MEDIOCRITY. WHAT A SHAME OF A NATION!

THE ONLY CREDENTIALS THAT SHOULD QUALIFY ANYONE TO OCCUPY THE HIGHEST SEAT ARE COMPETENCE, INTEGRITY, AND THE DESIRE FOR SELFLESS SERVICE WITHOUT ANY FORM OF BIAS IN FAVOUR OR AGAINST ANY TRIBE, REGION, OR RELIGION. MAY GOD IN HIS MERCY DESIGN HIS OWN SCHEME TO OUTWIT THE DEVIOUS ONE. THE POOR PEOPLE MUST EMANCIPATE AND LIVE AS HUMAN BEINGS!

THE MAN OF GOD SHOULD NOT BE CRUCIFIED WHEN THE DETAILS OF THE CONTEXT AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE REQUEST ARE NOT GIVEN. ARE THE REQUESTED PROCEEDS MEANT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR GOD'S PROJECTS? I KNOW SOME CHRISTIANS CAN DONATE EVEN MORE MONEY TO FACILITATE THE KINGDOM ADVANCEMENT. BUT THE LACUNA IS WHETHER OR NOT THE MONEY IS CLEAN.

THAT EMPHASIS THE CRUTIALITY TO PREACH THE UNDILUTED MESSAGE OF GOD HINGED ON REAL SALVATION, SANCTIFICATION, AND BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT POWERS ONE TO LIVE A CONSECRATED AND HOLY LIFE TO GOD, METICULOUSLY SERVING THE LORD THROUGH SERVICE TO FELLOW MEN. SUCH A PERSON CAN NOT STEAL THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THEREFORE CAN DONATE EVEN A TRILLION DOLLARS PROVIDED THE KONEY IS CLEAN. CONCLUSIVELY, BE VERY CAREFUL IN YOUR COMMENTS!

THIS COMMENT DO NOT REFER TO THE DEPARTED IN PARTICULAR, BUT TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE STILL ALIVE. TO THE THIEVING POLITICIANS AND THEIR LACKEYS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, I SAY UNTO YOU:

DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR DEATH, LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON, CAN BE ANYTIME? DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR STEALING HAS DISTRESSED MANY HOMES, CREATED JOBLESSNESS, LEADING TO SOCIETAL SOCIAL VICES, SENT MANY TO THEIR UNTIMELY GRAVES WITH MULTIPLIER EFFECTS OF WIDOWHOOD AND ORPHANHOOD?

YOU GATHER OTHER PEOPLE'S WEALTH AND FLAUNT YOUR ILLEGALLY OBTAINED FLASHY CARS AND HOUSES TO CREATE A DISRUPTIVE STATUS QUO THAT ENCOURAGES THE VULNERABLE BUT IGNORANT YOUTH TO LOOK UP TO YOU AS A MENTOR WORTHY OF EMULATION. YOU ARE SURELY A DEVIL IN HUMAN SKIN, AND A VISIBLE AND WALKING DEMON IN ACTION.

WHEN SHALL YOU REPENT AND USE THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE COMMON GOOD? THE STOLLEN WEALTH COULD HAVE TRANSLATED TO GOOD ROADS, AND ABUNDANCE OF ELECTRICITY AND CLEAN WATER THAT COULD HAVE ENCOURAGED PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS THAT GENERATE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE ROAMING YOUTH. THE TIME FOR YOUR REPENTANCE IS NOW! MAY THE GOOD LORD GIVE YOU THE WISDOM IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

THERE ARE ALWAYS HIDDEN ROAD MAPS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE EMBEDDED IN CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISMS. ONLY THE WISE LEADERS EXPLORE THEM TO THEIR ADVANTAGE FOR OUTSTANDING AND INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS BECOME A CONVENTION THAT THE NIGERIAN CORRUPT GOVERNANCE SYSTEM WILL RATHER SEEK FOR AND EMBRACE HOSSANAH CHORISTERS, AS THE LEADERS ARE DRIVEN BY OBSTINATE GREEDINESS ON THEIR PERFIDIOUS JOURNEY OF IGNOMINY. THEY EVENTUALLY END WITH THE PREDICTABLE OUTCOME OF IGNOBILITY IN DEATH.

WHEN THE INEVITABLE ARRIVES, THE DECEIPTIVE AFRICAN CULTURE SCOLDS ANYONE WHO DARES TO RECALL THE VICTIM'S HISTORY OF IDIOCY WITH A WARNING AND CAUTION: ''IT IS UNAFRICAN TO SPEAK ILL OF THE DEAD.''

INSTEAD OF DEMANDING THE CRUCIFIXION OF KEMI, WHY WILL THE LEADERS NOT HUMBLE THEMSELVES TO CRITICALLY EXAMINE HER POINTS AND MAKE AMENDS! YOU MAY REJECT KEMI, BUT TO REJECT HER MESSAGE IS LIKE A SINKING MAN IN AN OCEAN OF SHARKS WHO REJECTS HELP FROM A SAILOR OF ANOTHER SHIP BECAUSE HE DOESN'T LIKE THE FACE OF THE HELPER!

“Let me use his words: ‘I pity Bola (President Tinubu) for what he is doing. He is a brave man for removing the fuel subsidy. When I was president, whenever I made an attempt to remove the subsidy, a lot of people would give me too many reasons not to do so. But Bola did it immediately. If he had consulted people, he could not have removed the fuel subsidy now,” Mr Radda recalled a conversation with the late former president.''

INDEED, IT IS COMMENDABLE AND PATRIOTIC FOR THE REGIME TO REMOVE THE ''FUEL SUBSIDY'' IF IT EVER EXISTED. BUT THE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS BEGGING FOR ANSWERS ARE:

(a) WAS THERE ANYTHING NEAR FUEL SUBSIDY?
(b) IF YES: (i)TO WHAT EXTENT DID IT EXIST? (ii) WERE THE PARAMETERS THAT LED TO THE SO-CALLED ''FUEL SUBSIDY'' EXAGGERATED? (iii) DID THE REGIME SET UP AN INDEPENDENT AND CREDIBLE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE VERACITY OF THE EXISTENCE/EXTENT OF FUEL SUBSIDY?
(c) WAS CORRUPTION THE SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE (SPV) FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE FUEL SUBSIDY?
(d) IF YES, WHO ARE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED? WHY WERE THEY NOT PUBLICLY TRIED/SHAMED AS A DETERRENT TO THE NIGERIANS?

THE REMOVAL OF THE FUEL SUBSIDY COULD HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIED AND APPLAUDED IF THE ABOVE PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. THE POPULAR PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THE POOR NIGERIANS ARE BEARING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SINFUL ACTS OF A MINORITY POWERFUL CLIQUE WHO MANIPULATED THE SYSTEM IN COLLUSION WITH THE CORRUPT OVERSIGHT OFFICIALS TO CREATE A FALSE NARRATIVE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE FUEL SUBSIDY.

THE RECENT PATRITOTIC OPINIONS OF ALIKO DANGOTE AND THE FORMER EFCC CHAIRMAN, AMONG OTHERS, PUBLISHED IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, ALIGN WITH THE PUBLIC SENTIMENTS. TO ME, NIGERIA IS STILL GROPING IN THE DARK REALM OF SELF-DECEPTION! BUT MY BELIEF THAT NIGERIA WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST GOVERNED COUNTRIES ON EARTH IS RESOLUTE AND IMMUTABLE. THE PRESENT HURDLES ARE TEMPORARY. YES, NIGERIA IS GOD'S SPECIAL COUNTRY.

''Former presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has said that his former principal, Muhammadu Buhari, could have been long dead if he had used Nigerian hospitals.

Adesina, who was a guest during Channels Television‘s special coverage for Buhari’s funeral on Tuesday, said those who criticised the death of Buhari in a London hospital should understand that the former president had always used London hospitals before he was elected president in May 2015.

The former editor said the UK doctors were already familiar with Buhari’s medical history and there was no need to change them.

Adesina said some Nigerian hospitals lacked the facilities and expertise needed for the ex-president’s treatment.''

WHEN CHARACTERS LIKE FEMI, WHO CLAIMS TO BE A PASTOR, SURROUND A LEADER AS CLOSE CONFIDANTS, KNOW THAT THE LEADER IS RACING ON THE HIGHWAY OF FAILURE TO THE PIT OF HISTORICAL DUSTBIN. THEY CONSTITUTE CLOGS ON THE WHEEL OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CREATE A FALSE ATMOSPHERE OF PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE CORRIDORS OF POWER.

THEY INVENT REASONS IN ABSURDITY TO JUSTIFY OBSCENITIES. DEPLOYING LYING TOOLS, THEY FENCE-OFF PATRIOTIC PEOPLE WHO COULD HAVE FEARLESSLY AND SELFLESSLY OFFERED ADVICE TO THE LEADER FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. THESE BEDBUGS ARE THE ALBATROSS OF MOST NIGERIAN LEADERS, INCLUDING JONATHAN, BUHARI AND TINUBU.

I HOPE TINUBU WILL LEARN QUICKLY, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO INDICATION THAT HE IS READY TO CHANGE ANYTIME SOON. WHAT A PITY TOING THE WAY OF ULTIMATE SHAME AS OTHER LEADERS?

NIGERIA NEEDS A SELFLESS PRESIDENT WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE, DETRIBALISED, INCLUSIVE BY COMPETENCE, AND PRINCIPLED. DO WE HAVE SUCH A PERSON EVEN IN THE OPPOSITION GROUPS? IF YES, MAYBE HE IS YET TO BE UNVEILED TO THE PUBLIC. GOD BLESS NIGERIA IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME.

GARBA, WHY PROVOKING NIGERIANS TO SAY UNPLEASANT THINGS ABOUT BUHARI? BE KIND TO THE DEAD MAN, AND STOP YOUR IRRITATING CONCOCTED NARRATIVES. IT IS ALARMING THAT EVEN DEATH HAS NOT DISSUADED YOU FROM LYING!

AS A NATIONALIST, I USED MY MONEY TO CAMPAIGN FOR BUHARI IN THE 2015 GENERAL ELECTION, AGAINST THE DICTATE OF MY PARTY, BECAUSE I PERCEIVED HIM AS AN ANTI-CORRUPTION MAN WHO WOULD CRUSH SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION REIGNING IN NIGERIA. I WAS CONTESTING FOR THE SENATE AND DISOBEYED MY PARTY'S DIRECTIVE TO WORK FOR PRESIDENT JONATHAN, A FELLOW CHRISTIAN.

AS A MATTER OF PERSONAL PRINCIPLE THAT GUIDES MY POLITICAL DECISIONS, PATRIOTISM OVERIDES ANY OTHER INTEREST. I WAS UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED BY BUHARI'S PERFORMANCE BECAUSE CORRUPTION, TERRORISM, AND NEPOTISM WERE THE SIGNATURES OF THAT IGNOMINIOUS ADMINISTRATION. I VOWED NEVER TO CAMPAIGN FOR OR VOTE FOR ANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE UNLESS THE CANDIDATE'S SINCERITY, CAPABILITIES, AND CAPACITY ARE ASCERTAINED. I HAVE KEPT THAT PROMISE TO DATE.

YESTERDAY WAS BUHARI'S DAY. EVERYONE'S DAY WILL COME SOONER OR LATER. BUT WILL THE LIVING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN PRIVILEGED POSITIONS WITH IMPACTFUL INFLUENCE, EVER LEARN FROM THE INDIVIDUALISED, UNIQUE DAY?

THE AFRICAN TRADITIONAL BELIEF SYSTEM IS SO WARPED THAT PEOPLE ARE GROUPED INTO ''COMMON PEOPLE'' AND 'IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES'', BASED ON THE HEAVINESS OF THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS AND THE POSITIONS THEY OCCUPY OR FORMALLY OCCUPIED. THAT'S DELUSIONAL SELF-DECEPTION!

GOD'S CRITERIA, WHICH ARE AT VARIANCE, ARE DEFINED BY RELATIONAL SELFLESSNESS, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR THE NEIGHBOUR WITHOUT ANY HIDDEN AGENDA, AND SACRIFICIAL SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE. BEFORE GOD, A BEGGAR ON THE STREET POSSESSING THESE QUALITIES IS A MORE IMPORTANT PERSONALITY THAN THE RICHEST MAN OR THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON ON EARTH WITH A DIFFERENT HEART.

OUR RICHES ARE NOT DEFINED BY THE FATNESS OF THE BANK ACCOUNTS OR THE POWER WE WIELD, BUT BY THE QUALITY OF HUMANITY UNCONDITIONALLY EXPRESSED IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS. JESUS CHRIST IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE THAT WE ALL SHOULD STRIVE TO EMULATE.

THE AFRICAN CULTURE IS FULL OF IGNORANCE, TO BELIEVE THAT PRAYER WORKS FOR THE DEAD AFTER THE TRANSITION! PRAY FOR THE LIVING AND NOT FOR THE DEAD, BECAUSE IT IS APPOINTED FOR MAN TO DIE ONCE AND AFTER THAT, JUDGMENT [HEB 9:27]. A MAN SEALS HIS ETERNITY THAT IS UNCHANGEABLE AT THE POINT OF DEATH! WHAT SHAPES OUR ETERNITY IS THE CONTENT OF OUR LIFE BEFORE DEATH AND NOT PRAYERS AFTER DEATH. I PRAY THAT GOD GRANTS THOSE BUHARI LEFT BEHIND THE GRACE TO BEAR THE LOSS. I COME IN PEACE!!

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the Nigerian military full authorization to take decisive action against terrorists, insurgents, bandits, and separatist elements threatening the unity and territorial integrity of Nigeria.

''Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) held at Murtala Square, Kaduna, the President reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering support for the Armed Forces and all security agencies in their mission to secure the country. To the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army, I say this with absolute clarity: the time to rise is now. You have my full authorization and the trust of the Nigerian people to confront and defeat those who seek to undermine our nation,” Tinubu declared. He described terrorism, banditry, insurgency, and separatism as existential threats that must be defeated, assuring the military of robust government backing in terms of modern weaponry, actionable intelligence, and improved welfare. These evils do not discriminate. They destroy churches and mosques alike, and orphan children without asking their tribe or faith,” the President noted. “But under this administration, the welfare and strength of our armed forces remain paramount.”

WHILE I COMMEND THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS STATEMENTS, HE PROBABLY FORGOT TO MENTION THE MOTHER OF ALL EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE NIGERIAN NATIONHOOD, WHICH IS CORRUPTION. CORRUPTION IS THE WOMB THAT INCUBATES THE EVILS THAT THE PRESIDENT LISTED.

WHO WILL TAKE TO CRIME IF THE SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS CREATE THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE AFFORDABLE AND EMPLOYABLE EDUCATION, FOR INVESTORS TO SET UP INDUSTRIES TO WIPE OUT UNEMPLOYMENT, AND ALL NIGERIANS, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, ARE EQUALLY SUBJECTED TO THE RULE OF LAW WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION?

IT CAN BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND CRIMINOLOGICALLY EXPLAINED THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE TO VIOLENCE WHEN THEY PERCEIVE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SCREWED AGAINST THEM, THEIR VOICES IGNORED, AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED TO ACHIEVE THEIR CRITICAL SURVIVAL NEEDS, ESPECILLY WHEN THE LESS QUALIFIED ONES EASILY ACQUIRE THE SAME NEEDS WITHOUT GOING THROUGH FAIR COMPETITION.

THEREFORE, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF VIOLENCE NEED TO BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD TO IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO RESOLVE THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE. IT WILL TAKE A SACRIFICIAL LEADERSHIP DRIVEN BY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, UNCOMPROMISED PATRIOTISM, AND INCORRUPTIBILITY TO ACHIEVE THE FEAT IN NIGERIA.

THE WAR CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFULLY LED BY THE PRESIDENT IN A VERY TRANSPARENT MANNER THROUGH LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE. ANYTHING SHORT OF THIS APPROACH WILL BE DECEPTIVE MERE NOISE MAKING! IT IS DOABLE IF THE POLITICAL WILL IS THERE. CORRUPTION IS FAST KILLING NIGERIA THROUGH VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF ILLITERACY, POVERTY, HUNGER, FRUSTRATION, AND BITTERNESS THAT CULMINATE INTO VIOLENCE..

''Abubakar Malami, immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation; John Oyegun, former Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); Ireti Kingibe, lawmaker representing Federal Capital Territory (FCT); Victor Umeh, senator representing Anambra Central, are among the politicians currently at the Shehu Musa YArÁdua Centre, Abuja, venue of the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform for Nigeria’s opposition to oust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Also spotted were former Governors Jibrilla Bindow (Adamawa), Emeka Ihedioha (Imo), Rotimi Amaechi and Aminu Tambuwal. Daily Trust had earlier reported how the coalition members chose ADC and elected ex-Senate President David Mark and ex-Gov Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State as Chairman and Secretary respectively. Wednesday’s event is meant to send a message that the coalition means business. Among the heavyweights at the event are former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; Peter Obi; Nasir EL-Rufai.''

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE, IN CONTENTS AND CONTEXTS, BETWEEN THESE MOSTLY DISCREDITED CONGREGANTS AND THE EVIL RULERS THEY WANT TO DISPLACE? NIGERIA SHOULD BE TIRED OF RECYCLING EVIL POLITICIANS TO ENABLE THE POOR TO BREATHE WELL AND GUARANTEE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE DREAMS OF THE YOUTH COMING THROUGH AND BECOME TRUE.

MOST OF THESE FLAUNTING POLITICIANS ARE IREDEEMABLY CORRUPT WITHOUT SHAME AND ETERNALLY DISHONEST IN GRAND DECEPTION. THEY ARE THE PAINS OF YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND DESIRE TO CARRY FORWARD THE PAINS INTO THE FUTURE! GOD FORBID ANY EVIL POLITICIAN, EITHER OF THE PAST OR OF THE PRESENT DISPENSATION, TO BE AMONG THOSE WHO WILL GOVERN THE COUNTRY AFTER THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.

THE GOD OF THE POOR, IN HIS OWN WAY AND TIMING, WILL CONFRONT AND HUMILATE ALL OF THEM, BEFORE THEY FORCEFULLY EXPEL, THROUGH MISGOVERNANCE, MORE INNOCENT POOR SOULS FROM THE TERRESTRIAL JURISDICTION CALLED NIGERIA. THE POOR NIGERIANS HAVE CARRIED ENOUGH BURDEN IMPOSED BY THESE SERIAL CRIMINALS IN MESSIAH GARMENTS!

MY SINCERE ADVICE TO PRESIDENT TINUBU: PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING, HUNGRY, AND DYING OF PREVENTABLE DISEASES BECAUSE THEIR HITHERTO LITTLE PURCHASING POWER HAS BEEN WIPED OUT BY THE POLICY-INDUCED NAIRA DEVALUATION, THE PROPRIETY OF WHICH IS STILL DEBATABLE. YOU ARE OCCUPYING A UNIQUE POSITION THAT CAN BE RIGHTLY USED TO BRING SUCCOUR TO THE POOR NIGERIANS.

I PLEAD WITH YOU TO RE-ENGINEER YOUR POLICIES TO MAKE THEM PEOPLE-ORIENTED, AND ENGAGE CAPABLE HANDS TO IMPLEMENT THEM. MOST OF YOUR CLOSE CONFIDANTS ARE INSINCERE CHORISTERS WHOSE SONGS ARE AT VARIANCE WITH THEIR SEARED CONSCIENCE. YOU NEED TO SURROUND YOURSELVES WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE BOLD ENOUGH TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

REMEMBER, THE REMAINING YEARS AHEAD OF YOU ARE FAR FEWER THAN THE YEARS BEHIND YOU. HOW WILL YOU ACCOUNT TO GOD FOR THE 230 MILLIONS OF LIVES ENTRUSTED TO YOUR CARE WHEN GOD DECIDES TO CALL YOU OVER THE SHORE? THINK OF THAT UNIQUE DAY! I SINCERELY PRAY THAT GOD IMPART TO YOU HIS WISDOM AND STRENGTH TO IMPLEMENT THE RIGHT POLICIES TO UPLIFT THE LIVING STANDARD OF NIGERIANS, ESPECIALLY THE POOR PEOPLE.

''Shehu said the book aims to serve as a valuable resource for students, media professionals, and public relations practitioners, adding that it comprehensively documents the key achievements of Buhari’s eight-year tenure. He stated, “Given his unique personal style, President Buhari wasn’t a leader who merely cut ribbons and took pictures. He wanted his work to speak for him, as he tried to reach the doorstep of the poor through a first-of-its-kind Social Investment Program, SIP. His government made sincere efforts to improve the quality of life of the poor, farmers, youths, and women, as well as small businesses and traders. Under him, Nigeria witnessed an unprecedented transformation of infrastructure, poverty alleviation, and public welfare, which deserves to be etched in golden letters. Along with strengthening the country’s security, President Buhari also enhanced the nation’s stature abroad.''

I CAN'T IMAGINE SHEHU, LIKE SPOKESPERSONS OF OTHER PREVIOUS OBNOXIOUS REGIMES, HAVING THE TEMERITY TO INSULT THE SENSIBILITIES OF NIGERIANS, IF NIGERIA WERE TO BE A SANE SOCIETY GOVERNED BY A PROGRESSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP. THESE AUDACIOUS SPEWED UNDERSERVED INSULTS ON NIGERIANS CAN ONLY COME FROM IRRESPONSIBLE SPOILT ADULTS, WHO INTERPRETE CORRUPTION AS INTEGRITY AND INSECURITY AS PEACE. NO MATTER HOW HARD SHEHU TRUMPETS HIS SATANIC SERMON, NIGERIANS ARE NOT SENILE OR STUPID TO ACCEPT THEIR TORMENTORS AS SAVIOURS. I PRAY THAT NIGERIA COMES TO THE LEVEL WHERE PAST LEADERS, INCLUDING PAST PRESIDENTS, ARE FULLY HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS WHILE IN OFFICE. UNTIL THEN, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RESPITE TO THE MISERY AND FRUSTRATION OF NIGERIANS.

Most Nigerian politicians often lack clear principles, ideologies, or established political paradigms. They prey on the people's vulnerabilities for survival. They crave the incumbency winds to blow them in the direction of self-preservation, where their bottomless pockets will be lined with the commonwealth. These aliens in human forms are the real problem of Nigeria. What a pity!

''I can't abandon you people — that's one thing I need to say here. This is the time for me to prove to you that I care for you, and I make my commitment here that whichever way it goes, I will not abandon anybody. [b]But the sacrifice that we are going to make for us to achieve this total peace is going to be heavy, and I want everybody to prepare for it.''

NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE MOSTLY OF THE SAME DNA IN CHARACTER, APPROACH, DESIRE, MISSION, AND VISION. THEY ARE INSEPARABLE SIAMESE TWINS AS LONG AS ONE DOES NOT ENCROACH ON THE LANE OF THE OTHER ON THEIR COMMON JOURNEY OF LOOTING AND SHARING OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PEOPLE.

THEREFORE, I HAVE LONG UPHELD THE PRINCIPLED BELIEF THAT WHEN NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE AT DAGGERS DRAWN, THE WISE COUNSEL DICTATES THAT THE CHEATED PEOPLE SHOULD WATCH THEM FROM A DISTANCE, INSTEAD OF TAKING SIDES. BUT ALAS, THE NIGERIAN VICTIMS OF THEIR MISRULE USUALLY CUE BEHIND THE TOXIC COMBATANTS THRIVING ON EGOCENTRISM.

SIMINALAYI'S EPISTLE IS HOLLOW, AS IT FAILS TO STATE CLEARLY THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHOSE INTERESTS HE CLAIMS TO CHAMPION. IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND SIMINALAYI'S LOGIC OF HOW PEACE, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BRING SUCCOUR FROM THE DISTRESS OF BICKERING WITH WIKE, CAN IRONICALLY BRING ALONG WITH IT A HEAVY SACRIFICE THAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO BEAR!

WHAT IS THIS CODED SACRIFICE? MOST NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE A SPECIAL SPECIES OF HUMAN BEINGS WHOSE LANGUAGE IS ALIEN TO THE SANE WORLD, AND WHOSE MODUS OPERANDI IS DISTORTEDLY OPAQUE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT SINCE INDEPENDENCE, NIGERIA HAS BEEN LACKING TRANSFORMATIONAL GOVERNANCE CENTERED ON THE PEOPLE'S INTERESTS. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MISRULE, WHICH HAS BECOME THE SIGNATURE OF NIGERIA, WILL EXPIRE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER EVIL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. NIGERIA SHALL BE GREAT FOR THE RIGHT REASON, AND THE JOURNEY FOR THE GREATNESS WILL SOON BEGIN BY THE GRACEFUL INTERVENTION OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS, AMEN!

CORRUPTION HAS BEEN RULING NIGERIA WITH RECKLESS MERCILESSNESS! IT IS A REVERED SHRINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AS THE CHIEF PRIESTS. THESE GOVERNMENTAL SADDUCEES AND PHARISEES ARE ARDENTLY LOYAL TO THE PROPAGATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR EPISTLES OF CORRUPTION.

CORRUPTION CAN ANNIHILATE COMMON SENSE AND ABILITY TO RATIONALIZE. THE NIGERIAN IGNOBLE GOVERNANCE SCRIPTURE, AS PRACTISED BY THE ENFORCERS, IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND FOR NORMAL HUMANS AND REPUGNANT TO SANE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THE CONTENTS CONTRADICT THE CONVENTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF WORDS. HOW CAN BLACK SUDDENLY MEAN WHITE AND VICE VERSA? HOW CAN TRUTH BE MARKETED TO THE PEOPLE AS A LIE, AND VICE VERSA?

JUDGING FROM THEIR ACQUISITIVE APPETITE, MOST OF THE PRESENT AND PAST NIGERIAN RULERS BELIEVE THEY WILL LIVE FOREVER, AND HAVE DOMINION OVER GOD WITH THEIR DECEPTIVE, FILTHY LUCRE. WHAT A DELUSIVE ILLUSION? MAY THEY COME TO THE REALITY THAT POWER IS TRANSIENT, LIFE IS AN EVAPORATIVE COMPANION, AND DEATH IS A CERTAIN UNINVITED GUEST!

WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GOVERN WITH FEAR OF GOD, AND SELFLESSLY USE THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE COMMON GOOD? IT IS SAD INDEED THAT PEOPLE FAIL TO REALISE THAT THE WEALTH HEAPED WITH PEOPLE'S TEARS AND SORROWS CONSTITUTE A GENERATIONAL CURSE, THAT MAY LINGER UNTO THE FOURTH GENERATION. I PRAY FOR GOD'S MERCY UPON US ALL IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME, AMEN!

TINUBU, BE AWARE OF THIS BOY. HIS POLITICAL PRINCIPLE AND ROAD MAP SEEMS TO BE: ''NO ENEMY, NO FRIEND, ONLY SELF''!! IT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF EXTREME EGOCENTRICITY.

IT WILL MAKE SENSE NEVER TO ALLOW HIM INTO THE INNER ROOM OF THE ADMINISTRATION, AS HE SCHEMES TO DO. HIS PROPER PLACE OF ABODE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE AT THE GATE, BUT IN THE CAGE AT THE PALACE'S BACKYARD. HE INSULTED YOU IN THE PAST AND WILL DO IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, NOT BASED ON PRINCIPLES WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTABLY EXPLAINED, BUT ON SELF-INTEREST. CONSIDER HIS PRESENT PRAISES AS RESTITUTION THAT DOES NOT DESERVE A CREDIT AWARD.

ANY POLITICIAN IN CLOSENESS WITH THIS BOY AND HIS TYPES DEMEANS AND DEVALUES HIS WORTH. UNFORTUNATELY, ATIKU SURROUNDS HIMSELF MOSTLY WITH THESE CHARACTERS, WHICH PARTLY EXPLAINS HIS SERIAL POLITICAL FAILURES FROM CLOSE SERPENTINE BETRAYALS. HUMAN SERPENTS ARE CUNNINGLY DANGEROUS, AND ONE NEEDS DIVINE WISDOM TO DISCERN WHICH MOST POLITICIANS TRAGICALLY LACK.

Successive regimes in Nigeria have massaged the terrorists' passion for the annihilation of the innocent citizens. It is not a problem of tribe or religion, but of bad governance, driven by greed and avarice. It seems evident that some annihilistic politicians were/are using the poor, ignorant nihilistic urchins as cannon fodder to remain in power or access power at all costs.

These miscreants, but victims of bad governance, use communication and banking technologies to further their nefarious activities, and the successive governments can not track them down, despite their ability to do so. Therefore, I am tempted to theorise that the successive governments' failure to track and prosecute the vampires may be traceable to connivance in weaponising violence to achieve political objectives.

I say this to President Tinubu:
You are old and can be called home anytime, just like anybody else. You have the money, fame, and power to make life comfortable for Nigerians. If I were you, I would break the jinx of violence in Nigeria to create an enviable record by deploying modern technologies to track and hunt the terrorists. Their sponsors, irrespective of their socio-economic or traditional status, must be unveiled, publicly tried, and jailed with a heavy deterrence to shame violence in Nigeria. The fight against violence will be a mirage if a sterner force is not applied against corruption that breeds violence in Nigeria. The tone must start from the top down the ladder; if not, the fight becomes rhetorical instead of being pragmatic. May the Good Lord give you the understanding and wisdom to paddle the state's ship to berth safely at shore through the contrary winds of corruption-induced penury and violence.

''Fani-Kayode said: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has finally hit back and struck the Jewish state with missiles and drones. This was inevitable and it is just the beginning. The Isrealis have not only targeted and bombed key Iranian infrastructures but they have also killed Iranian civilians, including women and children, and key Iranian military and civilian leaders and nuclear scientists. Those who bend the knee to the Isreali thugs and bullies and who believe that might is always right are nothing but cowards who fail to appreciate the fact that the beast that they are applauding will eventually turn on them.”

MY COMMENTS:
By his calculations, Fani thinks insulting the Israelis would earn him a soft landing spot with the powerful northern clique that leverages on Tinubu's government. The groups he seeks to massage were maligned by him in the past years. That goes to say that Fani is an undeserving opportunist and festers on crises to survive. The brat should be ignored with his moral deficits! Our reasonable task is to pray for peace in the Middle East and not to celebrate the mutual inflicted carnage that goes on there. Life is sacred, and it should be preserved!

''Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), narrowly escaped death on Friday after his convoy came under a heavy gunfire attack in Borno State. According to Ndume, the retired army general and his accompanying soldiers were ambushed near a frontline military base. We are in a dire security situation. Just two days ago, Buratai was attacked at the front operations base in Borno. His team responded gallantly, but the insurgents managed to destroy several military assets, he said. The attackers reportedly targeted high-value equipment including Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPVs), tanks, and machine guns. In some cases, Ndume added, the insurgents not only destroy these assets but also cart away weaponry and equipment. The situation in Borno is deteriorating rapidly. Insurgents now move freely, torching and stealing military equipment. It is becoming a full-blown crisis,” he added.''

WHEN THOSE GOVERNING THE PEOPLE, ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF RESOLVING THE SOCIETY'S CHALLENGES SATISFACTORILY, CRY HELPLESSLY, THEN IT IS SUGGESTIVE OF THEIR OVERDUE DISPENSABILITY. THE CRY OF HELPLESSNESS BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAS BECOME A SIGNATURE OF GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA. DO THESE PEOPLE EXPECT THE NIGERIANS THEY HAVE IMPROVERISHED TO DO THE WORK THEY WERE SELECTED (NOT ELECTED) TO DO? THEY ARE SMART IN BUDGET PADDING, MONEY LAUNDERING, and ELECTION RIGGING, BUT DUMP IN GOOD GOVERNANCE. WHAT A CONTRAST!

TERRORISM IS A BY-PRODUCT OF THE SYSTEMATIC CORRUPTION THAT HAS BEEN RULING NIGERIA FOR DECADES. THE OFFSPRINGS OF CORRUPTION, INCLUDING TERRORISM, WILL FADE OUT WHEN THEIR SINGULAR INCUBATING WOMB, CALLED CORRUPTION, IS MERCILESSLY ABORTED. CORRUPTION IS UNDOUBTEDLY A REVERED SHRINE IN THE TEMPLE OF GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA. ARE THE NIGERIAN POLITICIANS NEPHILIMS IN HUMAN BODY OR WHAT? THIS IS A QUESTION THAT I SEEK AN ANSWER TO.

THE THESES FOR THREE OF MY MASTER'S DEGREES FROM EUROPEAN-BASED UNIVERSITIES ARE TERRORISM RELATED. THEREFORE, I CAN CONFIDENTLY ASSERT THAT TERRORISM IN NIGERIA IS THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF SERIAL ACTS OF CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS OVER THE PAST DECADES. TERRORIAM IS JUST A BRANCH OF THE EVIL TREE THAT WALKS ON TWO LEGS AND SITS AT THE HIGH TABLE ACROSS THE HIERARCHY
OF GOVERNANCE. UNTIL THE SHRINE OF CORRUPTION IS DISMANTLED AND THE HIGH PRIESTS OVERPOWERED WITH DETERRENCE, PEACE WILL CONTINUE BE AN IMAGINED ILLUSION, AN EVASIVE HOPEFUL REALITY, AND INDEED A FUTILE ACT TO CATCH WIND WITH A BARE HAND! IT IS PERFIDIOUS TO DEPLOY CORRUPTION TO FIGHT CORRUPTION, INSTEAD OF USING THE WEAPON OF INTEGRITY WITH A CLEAN SLATE. DECEPTION-DRIVEN GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA IS SINKING THE COUNTRY INTO THE MIRY CLAY OF POVERTY AND ANARCHY, AND NOBODY CARES!