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Fraudulent initiative by fraud masters. You want nnpcl to bank roll you thrashy exploration at the cost of foreign currency..

The hunt for the soul of Lagos heats up.

Though the race for Lagos State governorship is still two years away, the gladiators are already girding their loins in readiness for a battle royale. Political stakeholders and groups across the state of aquatic splendour are already rooting for their preferred candidates.

Among the names already generating buzz are Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu; Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the president and former Speaker of the House of Representatives; Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly and other heavyweights.
But ahead of the election, the importance of the IBILE factor in Lagos has come to the fore like never before. Lagos is organised into five administrative districts, collectively called IBILE, namely Ikorodu, Badagry, Ikeja, Lagos Island, and Epe.

Society Watch reliably gathered that the political kingmakers in the state, particularly in the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), are already having sleepless nights on the best way out of the seemingly difficult task of picking the best candidate.

While Gbajabiamila’s sterling record as a seasoned legislator, rising to become the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chief of Staff to the president put him head and shoulder above the others, his age has become a factor. Gbajabiamila will be 64 in 2027, and reportedly seen to be ‘too old’ to govern a state so “complex and fast-moving like Lagos.”

However, his supporters are upbeat about his chances and are said to be banking on his close ties to the president and long-standing political experience, which they believe make him a strong contender for the plum job.




https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/05/25/lagos-2027-tinubu-gbajabiamila-obasa-others-top-list-for-plum-job/?amp

Anything Tinubu reeks of corruption..

I hope he is not going there to pick another wife

Drop this act old man. Are you blind not to see the elephant in the room

Any talk of development without addressing. The long detention of nnamdi Kanu amounts to futility.

For progress or development one needs peace and peace is a mutual. Consent.

Rest in power and grace. '' Thou knowest''

Good move from the true Democrats. Mind your fences and forge a robust coalition that will kick that despot out.

Federal judge halts Trump administration ban on Harvard’s ability to enroll international students

CNN

A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s ban on Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.

US District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled hours after the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college filed suit Friday. Harvard argued revocation of its certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program was “clear retaliation” for its refusal of the government’s ideologically rooted policy demands.

Burroughs is the same judge considering a separate lawsuit from Harvard challenging the administration’s freeze of $2.65 billion in federal funding.
Harvard University is opening a new front in its legal battle against the Trump administration, filing suit in federal court Friday in response to the government’s move to revoke the school’s ability to enroll international students.


Federal judge halts Trump administration ban on Harvard’s ability to enroll international students


A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s ban on Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.


US District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled hours after the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college filed suit Friday. Harvard argued revocation of its certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program was “clear retaliation” for its refusal of the government’s ideologically rooted policy demands.

Burroughs is the same judge considering a separate lawsuit from Harvard challenging the administration’s freeze of $2.65 billion in federal funding.

Harvard University is opening a new front in its legal battle against the Trump administration, filing suit in federal court Friday in response to the government’s move to revoke the school’s ability to enroll international students.


The complaint by the nation’s oldest and wealthiest institution of higher education argues the decision Thursday to drop the school from the Department of Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program violates the law.

“It is the latest act by the government in clear retaliation for Harvard exercising its First Amendment rights to reject the government’s demands to control Harvard’s governance, curriculum, and the ‘ideology’ of its faculty and students,” the complaint states.

Harvard is asking for a temporary restraining order against the order from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

“Effective immediately, countless academic programs, research laboratories, clinics, and courses supported by Harvard’s F-1 and J-1 visa students have been thrown into disarray,” the motion says. “Immediate relief is necessary.”

The Trump administration’s revocation of Harvard’s ability to enroll international students came as sharp punishment to the elite institution for refusing to bow to White House policy demands. Rooted in political ideology, the requirements – such as handing over student disciplinary records and killing equity initiatives – also have been placed on other US colleges.

“Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.


https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/22/us/harvard-university-trump-international-students?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

Madness comes in different shade.

Trump is trying very hard to be like[b] '' George Wallace '' [/b]

Please poster edit comstruction to construction.


Gbajue development coming from a con man.

Umahi the clown. I don't know what he is smoking. Umahi =1 vote.

2027 will surprise many Fools on nairaland.

Audio disbursements. I have never seen disbursement in Nigeria that are transparent. It is always that the monies were shared to the poor and vulnerable.

Yet we cry for due process, can't NIN be used to disburse. What a country.

That is tinibunomics. You haven't mentioned how much state collects and agberos collect.

General Sani Abacha 5 leprose fingers comes to mind.

For the Gen Z, General Sani Abacha was a ruthless courrpt military ruler that cohesed opposition party to stand down for him.

Like a script from China Achebe things fall apart, all the political parties nominated Abacha as presidential candidate which created a one party state.

Are you from oyo state. And where from oyo state.

jamafa:
The Makinde himself, watin e do for Oyo state??

Agriculture is zero
Education is zero
Health is zero

Stomach infrature politicians.

Gov Makinde has made it known 2027 will be between APC and their beneficiaries vs the hungry Masses.

All the yeye endorsement for personal gain and pleasure will come to an end.

What a sad story. Cultist (black ax) can not stand up to herdsmen nor Bandits but they can kill innocent defenceless people


God will continue to punish all cultist. All those cult boys and girls in ekpoma they will meet their end.

Ramaphosa the African lion! Despite the rift in Nigeria and South Africa relationship, I adore this man for his tact

It's not easy to stand up to Nazi imperialist. I still believe trump have no option but to strike a deal.

Trump tried his high handedness with China and was humbled. I still see South Africa pulling that stunt on Nazi trump.

Liars everywhere. So Kanu planned his own arrest.

Nigeria is a scam, under the amalgamation a time frame of 100 years was set after which a review of the document.

1oo years have passed and no one is talking about it.

Age gracefully sir, you made millions of Nigeria happy with you brand of music Zigima. By the way you have a lovely family.

How is the head line misleading. That was how the news was captioned.

moneylatalks:
Misleading headlines

Taking a leaf straight from the BRICS playbook, Tanzania announced an official ban on the US dollar in local transactions. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has put a blanket ban on all foreign currencies in local transactions, and only the Tanzanian Shillings (TZS) is made legal tender. The ban comes after an influx of foreign currencies circulated the market for local transactions, leaving the TZS behind.

Tanzania is inspired by the BRICS agenda of de-dollarization and is striving to keep the US dollar in the back seat. Individuals, traders, business owners, and large corporations in the country are not allowed to use the US dollar for transactions. The ban includes both receiving and sending foreign currencies, making it a legal offense to initiate the payments. Every individual, bank, and business entity must use the Tanzanian Shillings and not foreign currencies.

“Under these Regulations, pricing and payment for all goods and services within the country must be in Tanzanian Shillings. Therefore, it is an offense to quote, advertise, or indicate prices in foreign currency, to compel, facilitate, or accept payment in foreign currency (US dollar), or to refuse payment made in Tanzanian Shillings,” read the statement mimicking the BRICS ideology.

The ban on the US dollar also includes foreigners who visit the country as tourists making Tanzanian Shillings mandatory. Only a few authorities are permitted to use foreign currencies and the regulation makes it clear that they need to specify the transactions. Those include government contributions to regional organizations, embassies, and transactions by international firms. What BRICS failed to do to the US dollar, Tanzania got its accomplished.

Developing countries are inspired by the BRICS agenda of using local currencies and forging ahead in banning the US dollar. The move will prove costly to the American economy if many countries join in on the de-dollarization bandwagon. The popularity of using local currencies for trade is growing and signals a major warning to the American economy.


https://watcher.guru/news/brics-tanzania-officially-bans-the-us-dollar

Why is all this India Post keep making front page to the detriment of real news.

Denmark's largest construction company, Tscherning, has returned its entire corporate fleet of Tesla vehicles, citing Elon Musk as the reason, a report claims. The company's decision reportedly reflects a trend of declining Tesla sales and brand damage in Europe linked to the Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political involvement. Consumer concerns have allegedly increased following the world's richest man’s political inclination. This has led to both reduced sales and even current Tesla owners returning or selling their vehicles to distance themselves from the brand. Corporate sales, which are a major source of sales for the EV maker in Europe, are also reportedly affected by this trend.


Tscherning, similar to the European pharmacy chain Rossmann, which sold its Tesla fleet last year, electrified its corporate fleet with Tesla vehicles. Recently, the company announced that it has now returned all of them and even shared a video showing the same.

[b]What Tscherning said about returning all its Tesla vehicles

In a statement to Electrek, Tscherning said: “At Tscherning, we not only decide how we drive, but also who we drive with. That’s why we’ve chosen to hand over the keys to our Tesla company cars – not because Tesla has become a bad car, but in light of Elon Musk’s political commitment and the opinions he has publicly expressed (and which are increasingly hard to overlook), we as a company have chosen to say “thank you for the ride.”

Tscherning stated that it doesn’t want to be “associated with the values and political direction that currently accompany the Tesla brand.” Instead, it will purchase “European alternatives” to Tesla vehicles


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/denmarks-largest-construction-company-returns-keys-of-its-tesla-cars-says-we-as-a-company-have-chosen-to-/articleshow/121247518.cms

In a show of compassion, Chinese government has ordered air drops. of humanitarian aids to Gaza as can be seen in this video. Good one China.





https://www.tiktok.com/video/7505466564628581675/

You are a rare gem. My the lord have mercy on you and shower His Grace on you. Amen

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African Countries Are Choosing China over the States

China has steadily expanded its global trade footprint and now surpasses the U.S. as the leading trading partner in many regions around the world.

In Africa, for instance, China overtook the U.S. as the continent’s top trading partner back in 2009—a position it continues to hold today.

This graphic visualizes whether each African country trades with the U.S. or China more in 2003 versus 2023.

Data comes from the Observatory of Economic Complexity and UN Comtrade via the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 2023 or the latest data available was used.

In 2003, China was the preferred trading partner over the U.S. for 18 African countries or 35% of the continent.

Fast forward 20 years, 52 out of the 54 African countries (97%) trade more with China than with the U.S. as of 2023.

China-Africa trade climbed to $295 billion in 2024, marking a 6% year-on-year increase.

Beyond trade, China has also increased its foreign direct investment (FDI) into the continent, with annual FDI flows rising from about $75 million in 2003 to nearly $4 billion in 2023, focusing on sectors like agriculture, light manufacturing, and services.
China has proactively sought to improve China-Africa relations through major initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which are designed to boost trade by investing in infrastructure, streamlining trade processes, and strengthening African value chains.

However, China has also faced criticism for alleged “debt-trap diplomacy,” a practice in which it is accused of providing loans to countries that may struggle to repay them, including many of Africa’s poorest countries.




https://www.visualcapitalist.com/u-s-vs-china-mapping-trade-dominance-in-africa-2003-2023/

Audible Noise!!!

Go and stay in mubi, borno state and find out how you security is working.

Con man.

Read your bible in details and you'll know.

Deepspirituals:
Which church is a Christian church

We have to wait and see!!!

iwaeda:
Like Abacha, he will lule.