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In the theatre of Nigerian politics, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is often hailed by admirers and bootlickers as a master strategist.

Yet beneath this carefully crafted narrative lies a troubling reality: Tinubu is less an independent leader and more a puppet, controlled by entrenched power brokers, oligarchs, and international players.

The fact remains that Tinubu's rise, governance style, and presidency today reflect not autonomy, but dependency.Tinubu’s political ascent was built on patronage networks, not grassroots independence.

He perfected the art of “godfatherism” and "agbero" politics in Lagos, his APC used insecurity as a tool against a sitting president, but today, he finds himself ensnared by the very system his party once manipulated to gain power.

His presidency is tethered to the demands of those who financed and orchestrated his campaign. Every major decision must appease these benefactors and foreign puppeteers, leaving little room for genuine reform or independent vision that can benefit ordinary Nigerians. This one of the reasons life is harder in Nigeria today than before he took power.

Nigeria’s political economy is dominated by wealthy elites who wield disproportionate influence. Tinubu’s administration has consistently advanced policies that protect elite interests—such as subsidy removals and privatization—while ordinary Nigerians bear the brunt of economic hardship. For example, he knows the subsidy thieves who turned the regime into one of Nigeria’s most corrupt ventures, because they are his friends, yet in three years of governance, how many of them has he prosecuted? This silence suggests Tinubu is executing the agenda of oligarchs and foreign overlords, not championing the people.

Far from bold or transformative, Tinubu’s policies mirror those of his predecessor—the total waste of time and abysmal failure called Buhari. Tinubu himself admitted he is a continuation of Buhari, even referring to himself as such. His lack of innovation signals that he is not steering Nigeria’s ship but merely following a script handed down by external actors—the same forces that saw President Jonathan removed and replaced with Buhari, a man unworthy even of local government leadership.

A true leader would have broken from failed traditions and taken a stand against foreign influences. A puppet simply repeats them. If Tinubu is not in France today, he is in Britain tomorrow, dancing to the drums of his overlords and taking instructions from them.

His presidency is also the product of delicate compromises among Nigeria’s political blocs. To maintain power, Tinubu must constantly appease political thugs, regional and ethnic factions, sacrificing independent decision-making for fragile coalition-building. This balancing act reduces him to a figurehead, constrained by competing interests.

For me, Tinubu is a disappointment. One would expect that as someone who taunts himself as a pro-democracy figure—a so-called member of the defunct NADECO, a man close to late MKO Abiola, an admirer of the late reformist Chief Obafemi Awolowo—he would have taken pragmatic steps to break Nigeria free from its endless cycle of bad governance. Instead, for Tinubu it is business as usual.

And yet, many Nigerians, ever as daft, myopic, and naive as they are, continue to support him.

The truth is that Tinubu’s presidency is not the story of a visionary leader charting Nigeria’s future. It is the story of an old, corrupt, exhausted, entitled, self-centered puppet, whose strings are pulled by godfathers, oligarchs, and external powers.

His actions reflect dependency, not autonomy; continuity, not innovation. And until Nigeria breaks free from this vicious cycle of puppet leadership, the promise of a better Nigeria—where all lives matter—will remain elusive and unfulfilled.

This is the sad and bitter truth.

—Albert Afeso Akanbi, Creative Director @ Dopplerfilmz Production LTD


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Mohammed Ali the best midfielder Italy has ever produced. May his soul continue to rest in peace.

I'm here to read comments and lies.

Welcome to Liverpool Mr Aduni

It's just a matter of time before Nigerians will start coming for all of you.

What happened thereafter? Did she express her appreciation in kind or in cash? I don’t an inconclusive story.

Very good. We should not be negotiating with those criminals.

Jonathan is going to be thoroughly disgraced.

Klington:
Popular gospel singer but i am just hearing her name for the first time.

na local champion she be jare.

Anither Arne Slot. From frying pan to fire.

Ordinary Poland we no fit beat. No wonder we no qualify for the world cup.

See how she wasted the eggs unnecessarily. Eggs that are now very expenses to buy in Nigeria today.

Christistruth03:
Keep your shutdown in your own Region and away from SW

dey play

Eriokanmi:
As a Lagosian, we don't want any protest here pls. Everyone should lead their protest to their various polling booths next year with their voter's card. Abuja would be the best place for this kind of protest not Lagos e joo. Protest here could be hijacked by hoodlums and before you know it, looting will start

we are going to protect in everywhere in Nigeria until the country is shutdown. No retreat, no surrender.

One good fok deserves another

Baba stfu. Na now you just recover your voice? You messed up big time and history will not forgive you.

Na wa o. Dominique is it true?

Ayam available o, but your parents must be extremely rich like the King of Saudi

Who cares? He asked for job. So let him do it or get the hell out of office.

UkoAnnang:


Na God go punish Mikel Arteta

For his recklessness, if he had done substitution of players at the right time we couldn't have lost that yesterday game.

I almost lost my life yesterday because of that game. While watching the game within second half into the game I noticed my heart was beating faster and I was so restless and find difficult to breathe properly, I quickly change my TV channel to more interesting movie channel to keep my mind away from the game.

The pressure was just too much, we long for that trophy for a very long time. Just small thing, these useless Manchester United and Chelsea fans will remind us that we have never won European trophy before.

I was traumatised


E no go beta for Mikel Arteta

e sweet me well well as una lose dat match. God used PSG to save Nigeria from noise pollution by people like you, Dominique and other arsenal fans. Ntooooor!

Arsenal still lost. The guy died for nothing.

May God help these people. I have a very strong feeling that the bandits are using them as woman shields

The way some people are defending Yahaya Bello's meeting with Tinubu says a lot about this country. No wonder the country is not moving forward in anyway. We can't all say, what is not good is not good all in the name of politics, ethnicity and religion.

This one that has been investing in his presidential failures since God knows when go loot the treasury dry to recover all his money if he wins the election.

Dis babe no fine like dis in real life o.

ThompsonJoo:
[/b]Country of a particular concern[b]

please remove Mynd44 from that list. I know that she knows why.

Tinubu and all his supporters especially those on nairaland are happier than happy to see this today.

Absolute cinema. Honestly, this needs to be pinned on the Premier League board as a mandatory training video for PGMOL.

The ref in this game was not having any of their nonsense time wasting schemes.

The absolute entitlement of this Arsenal side is staggering. Saka does his usual Sunday league stroll to the corner flag. He thinks he's clever, playing the system because PGMOL refs are usually too terrified of Arteta’s touchline tantrums to actually do anything about it.

But this is Europe. You can't fool continental refs with that.The ref literally told them to hurry up. Saka ignored him. The exact second Saka finally gets into position and sets the ball down? Peep peep peep. Half-time whistle. I was howling. Masterclass refereeing.

Arsenal have been getting away with murder domestically for so long that the moment a ref actually enforces the basic rules of the game, their fans start crying conspiracy. They genuinely think they’re being robbed.

An absolute lesson in authority. Justice served in Europe.


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My own greatest problem is my landlady and her daughter, both of dem wan use opueh kill me.