enemyofprogress: RIBADU JUST LEARNED THE HARDEST LESSON IN TINUBU’S APC
Nuhu Ribadu has just learned the kind of bitter political lesson many in the North keep learning the hard way under APC power politics.
Let’s not sugarcoat it. This was not just another routine appointment inside Tinubu’s government. This was a loud political message.
Ribadu has fallen.
He may still carry the title of National Security Adviser, but in Nigerian politics, title means nothing the moment real access to power starts slipping from your hands. In a presidency like Tinubu’s, power is not about what is written on paper. It is about who still has the president’s ear when doors are closed.
And right now, that power equation has changed.
Tinubu’s appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Famadewa into the security structure was not random. It was calculated.
In Nigerian politics, parallel appointments are rarely innocent. They are usually a silent demotion dressed up as restructuring.
That is the bitter lesson Ribadu is learning.
For nearly two years, he looked untouchable. Many saw him as the second most powerful man in the administration after Tinubu himself. He had influence, visibility, direct access, and the kind of authority many politicians spend decades chasing.
But Nigerian politics has no permanent favorites.
The moment that access begins to weaken, the fall begins instantly.
A lot of people are rushing to blame Nasir El-Rufai, especially because their political friendship has turned into open hostility. Yes, El-Rufai may enjoy seeing Ribadu humbled. Yes, their fight has become personal and bitter.
But this fall runs deeper than that.
Ribadu’s real mistake was misunderstanding the kind of politics he was playing.
He got too comfortable.
He forgot one dangerous truth about Tinubu’s APC: loyalty today does not guarantee relevance tomorrow.
Reports, statements, and controversial moments — especially that “they are our brothers” remark about Northwest bandits — only added fuel to an already growing fire. In politics, one wrong statement can become the excuse needed to redraw the power map.
But the biggest mistake was political miscalculation.
Ribadu failed to study the brutal history of the office he occupied. The NSA seat is one of the most powerful positions in Nigeria, but it is also one of the most dangerous. Many who sit there rise fast, shine briefly, and fall suddenly.
He should have moved carefully.
He should have understood that under a southern presidency like Tinubu’s, federal politics follows a pattern many northern politicians keep pretending not to see.
This is the lesson.
Northern politicians often walk into southern-led administrations believing loyalty will protect them. They expect trust to translate into lasting influence.
It rarely does.
From Obasanjo to Jonathan and now Tinubu, the pattern has remained the same. The North supports, hopes, waits… and eventually watches power shift elsewhere.
Ribadu’s fall is bigger than one man losing influence.
It is a warning.
A brutal reminder that in Tinubu’s APC, proximity to power can disappear overnight.
And for Ribadu, that lesson has come at the most painful price possible..
The grave dangers you never knew about the so-called rehabilitated or repentant Boko Haram finally revealed from the horse’s mouth. And it’s bigger than anybody could have imagined. pic.twitter.com/oKjtd5yzqd
This is the scourge elrufai, buhari and co brought upon the country. Yet some people still want to regard these set of people as honourable statement. ☹️
Basemann: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged delegates of the African Democratic Congress to prioritise competence, experience and national acceptability over sentiment and social media popularity as the party prepares to elect its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, warned that Nigeria’s current challenges require a tested leader capable of governing effectively from day one.
According to him, the country is grappling with economic hardship, insecurity, rising debt, institutional decline and widespread public frustration, making it imperative for the ADC to field its strongest candidate against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This is not a season for political experimentation. Nigeria cannot afford a learning-on-the-job presidency,” Atiku stated.
Without mentioning any rival aspirant, the former vice president appeared to dismiss growing enthusiasm around some contenders, arguing that electoral victories are built on political structures, strategy, experience and governance capacity rather than online popularity.
Elections are not won on social media enthusiasm alone. Governance is not performance art. The presidency is not a platform for improvisation. The ADC must present to Nigerians its strongest, most credible, most prepared candidate — not merely its loudest,” he said.
Atiku described the decision before ADC delegates as a defining moment, stressing that the party must focus on selecting a candidate capable of addressing Nigeria’s complex challenges.
At a time when Nigeria is bleeding from every pore — crippled by economic hardship, insecurity, rising debt, institutional failure, and deepening hopelessness — the question before the ADC is simple: who has the capacity not merely to campaign, but to govern effectively from day one?” he asked.
He maintained that the next president must possess experience in governance, economic management, coalition building and international engagement.
The former vice president pointed to the economic reforms implemented during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in which he served as vice president, citing the privatisation programme, fiscal reforms and debt relief efforts as examples of leadership and policy competence.
The economic reforms that helped reposition Nigeria, the privatisation drive that opened sectors, the fiscal discipline that contributed to debt relief, and the governance reforms of that era were not accidents. They were products of leadership, competence, and courage,” he said.
Atiku challenged delegates to carefully consider the implications of their choice.
“ADC delegates must ask themselves: do we want to make a statement, or do we want to make a president?” he queried.
He further argued that defeating an incumbent administration would require more than public excitement, insisting that the party must choose a candidate capable of building a broad national coalition across regions, religions and demographic groups.
The ADC must think beyond sentiment. It must think about victory. It must think about governance. It must think about Nigeria. This is a defining election. The party needs a candidate with national acceptability, political resilience, tested structures, and the capacity to unify disparate interests into one winning coalition,” he said.
For this ADC ticket amaechi will beat atiku I am sure. Atiku eye go finally clear😜
enemyofprogress: We Helped Them Into Power… Now Look at Nigeria” — Fayemi Calls Out APC Over Broken Promises
That was the painful truth buried inside Kayode Fayemi’s explosive interview, and honestly, many Nigerians can relate.
A lot of Nigerians listened to Kayode Fayemi’s interview and probably had the same reaction:
“So after all this suffering, you people are only speaking now?”
Because the interview sounded less like a politician grandstanding and more like someone finally admitting what everybody already knew.
This is a man who stood with Tinubu. A man who stepped down for him. A man who helped APC consolidate strength before the election. A man who even helped bring the G5 governors closer to Tinubu when the PDP was tearing itself apart.
So when someone like Fayemi starts sounding disappointed, Nigerians naturally pay attention.
What really caught people’s attention was the way he spoke about Peter Obi.
No insults. No pretense. He admitted Obi shocked them.
He called Obi a phenomenon. Not the usual APC talking points Nigerians have been hearing since 2023.
A phenomenon.
He even revealed that he personally advised Tinubu to reach out to Peter Obi after the election because Obi’s movement was too powerful to ignore.
And that’s where many Nigerians nodded their heads.
Because whether anyone likes it or not, Peter Obi changed the political conversation in Nigeria. Fayemi himself called Obi a “phenomenon.” A wave nobody in APC saw coming.
And if we’re being honest, that part hit a nerve because many Nigerians saw it themselves during the election period. People who never cared about politics suddenly became politically active. Young people used their own money for campaigns. Markets, streets, campuses, churches — everywhere felt different.
Even APC insiders noticed it. Fayemi basically admitted they did.
Think about that for a second. A top APC insider openly admitting that Obi shook the establishment so badly they were caught off guard.
Then came the part that really exposed how messy things have become inside APC.
Fayemi openly said the party has lost its bearing. Imagine hearing that from someone who helped build the party from the beginning.
According to him, there’s no real debate anymore inside APC. Everything is becoming controlled and imposed from the top. Everyone just falls in line. No arguments. No proper direction.
And honestly, does that even sound surprising anymore? Look around the country. People are angry. Yet those in power act like Nigerians are overreacting.
What made Fayemi’s interview more striking was that he didn’t deny the truth about Tinubu’s victory. He admitted APC won with just a minority of votes relative to the total electorate.
He said if it were up to him, the government should have reached out to people like Peter Obi after the election and formed something more inclusive, instead of the winner-takes-all politics Nigeria keeps recycling.
And honestly, that says a lot. Because the country has never felt this politically divided in a long time.
Instead of bringing people together after the election, everything became “us versus them.” Anyone who complains is treated like an enemy. Anyone who asks questions is insulted. Meanwhile, ordinary Nigerians are just trying to survive the economy.
One part that stood out was when Fayemi talked about meeting Tinubu and Peter Obi at the Vatican during the Pope’s inauguration. The way he described it sounded normal and mature. No bitterness — just basic respect between two Nigerians on different political sides.
Even Obi reportedly hesitated at first because he feared how desperate supporters and bloggers would twist the moment online. That alone shows how toxic Nigerian politics has become.
But Fayemi convinced him to greet Tinubu anyway. And honestly, that small story carried a bigger message Nigerians are missing: politics should not feel like war.
Sadly, APC has turned everything into political conquest. The goal now looks less like fixing Nigeria and more like controlling everybody. That was why Fayemi’s warning hit differently when he said democracy is slowly becoming something else entirely. Leaders still use democratic language, but power keeps getting concentrated in fewer hands while citizens suffer silently.
The painful part is that many Nigerians already feel it.
And somewhere inside all this frustration, Peter Obi’s name keeps coming up because a lot of Nigerians still see him as the symbol of the anger, hope, and hunger for change that exploded in 2023.
Whether APC likes it or not, Fayemi practically admitted that reality himself.
Because you don’t describe a man as a “phenomenon” if he was never a threat.
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Most of those who comment are from Fayemi bitter corner but Nigeria will overcome them and outlast them.
Obiedun: The fool has forgotten all what Tinubu did for him to become the governor just because he was not given an appointment. Ore pe asiwere a gbagbe'
Chucks13: Oh really see as you defended Trump and attacked these guys after him but when coup was attempted on Tinubu what did you say, did you defended him as you did now to a man who do not care about blacks or Africa and who is far away in US?
Nobody is desperate to remove Trump at all you know how America behaves so attempting Trump with guns I'm sure it's just individual stuff as they see gun as toys to play around with to settle scores.
Says a guy from africa who is still far from modern civilization. ☹️
Chucks13: Oh really see as you defended Trump and attacked these guys after him but when coup was attempted on Tinubu what did you say, did you defended him as you did now to a man who do not care about blacks or Africa and who is far away in US?
Nobody is desperate to remove Trump at all you know how America behaves so attempting Trump with guns I'm sure it's just individual stuff as they see gun as toys to play around with to settle scores.
SaLongs1: I know that all these so called attempted assassinations are the handwork of Trump and his goons trying so desperately to distract Americans from his abysmal leadership failures.
Says some one in Africa very far from modern civilization. ☹️
Lithiumite: They have a right to their opinions and ambitions thats the beauty of democracy......tinubu supporters arent obidients and must be seen as intellectually different and far more tolerant.
Far more tolerant in sabotage right? And are you saying obedients are not tolerant nor respect others opinion apart from theirs?☹️
oarowosola: I met her sometime around April or May last year, and from the beginning, things seemed fine between us. Like every relationship, we both made sacrifices, and even though I don’t like keeping score in relationships, I know I gave a lot of myself into it. Over time, though, I started noticing certain habits and behaviors that became harder and harder for me to ignore. At first, I kept convincing myself that maybe I was overthinking things or expecting too much, but eventually I realized that I was simply becoming exhausted.
One of the biggest issues for me was cleanliness and basic responsibility. I’m not a perfect person, and I can be nonchalant too. I’m someone who enjoys my own space and doesn’t constantly need attention or communication. If someone is busy and doesn’t check up on me for a while, I honestly don’t take it personally. But what bothered me was the imbalance. She could disappear for days or weeks whenever she was occupied and expect me to understand, but if I withdrew into my own space just to protect my peace, she would become upset about it. That double standard was one of the first things that started weighing on me emotionally.
The first time I visited her house, I was shocked by how untidy it was. I’m not obsessive about cleanliness, but I believe there should be a basic level of order, especially when you know someone is visiting you for the first time. When she came to my place for the first time, I made an effort. I cleaned my house , mopped the floor, arranged the bed, and even bought small things just to make the environment more comfortable. It wasn’t about trying to impress her with money; it was simply intentionality. I wanted her to feel welcomed.
But each time I visited her place, the environment remained the same. One particular day, after she stepped out, I decided to clean the entire house myself just to prove a point. While sweeping, I found sugar inside the couch, rotting cashew scattered around, and several things that clearly caused unpleasant odors. I cleaned the parlour, arranged the bedroom, organized her bags, and put everything in order. When she came back, she thanked me, but I remember telling her that it shouldn’t get to the point where her boyfriend had to clean her entire house before it became livable. I told her clearly that if I visited again and the place was still in that condition, it would probably be the last time I came there.
Unfortunately, nothing changed. On another visit, the smell in the house was so terrible that I kept trying to trace where it was coming from. Eventually, I discovered a sack beside the couch she had been sitting on. Something inside it had gone bad, and the odor was unbearable. I carried it outside myself because I couldn’t understand how someone could stay in that environment comfortably. Later, when she went to make yam and eggs, I followed her into the kitchen and found another terrible smell coming from plates that had clearly been sitting there for days. Instead of cleaning the sink first, she simply pushed the dirty dishes aside and placed the yam directly on the dirty sink to peel it. In that moment, I felt completely traumatized and emotionally checked out.
Beyond cleanliness, I also started feeling unappreciated in the relationship. On her birthday, I called her early in the morning, posted her on my WhatsApp status, and celebrated her the best way I could at the time, even though I was broke. Yet she still complained that I didn’t make her birthday special enough. Meanwhile, on my own birthday, there was no call in the morning, no thoughtful gesture, nothing until later at night when she casually said she forgot because she had been going through a lot. What hurt me more was that I had actually bought her gifts for her birthday, including a designer bag and matching slippers I personally made for her. It wasn’t really about material things; it was the imbalance in effort and thoughtfulness.
I also noticed the same imbalance in everyday life. Whenever she visited my place, I was usually the one cooking, cleaning, and taking care of things even while working from home as a shoemaker. Most times she would just sit pressing her phone while I handled everything. She barely cooked for me throughout the relationship, and eventually I stopped going out of my way because I started feeling taken for granted.
Money became another issue. She would borrow money and either delay repayment or never complete it. As a shoemaker, the money I receive for jobs is not pure profit because most of it goes back into materials and production. Yet I still found myself lending her large amounts from jobs I was supposed to complete quickly. Even when she paid back partially, it felt emotionless, almost like she didn’t recognize the inconvenience it caused me.
The final straw happened recently when she visited me during a very busy work period. She suggested we spend the night in a hotel even though my house was already comfortable, and I agreed. I paid for the room, and when food was ordered later that night, I still ended up paying almost everything despite already spending heavily on the hotel. The next day, after returning from the market exhausted from buying materials for work, I expected to at least meet food at home since all the ingredients were available. Instead, I walked into a kitchen with bread wrappers and milk sachets scattered around while she had already eaten without cleaning up after herself. I still ended up cooking for myself.
The following morning, after she made food during the night, she left the kitchen in complete disorder again. Pots, plates, and leftovers were everywhere while I woke up early to continue working. Rather than cleaning up, she sat watching TikTok videos. Eventually I had to pause my own work to clean the kitchen myself because I couldn’t stand the environment anymore. At that point, I realized I was mentally exhausted.
What made everything clearer for me was understanding that this wasn’t just about dirt or money. It was about incompatibility. I realized I was constantly carrying responsibilities that should have been shared. I’m not against people hiring cleaners or getting help. I also take some of my clothes to dry cleaners. But there’s a difference between getting assistance and being unable to handle basic responsibilities yourself. If someone who is meant to clean your house doesn’t show up, there should still be a basic ability to sweep, organize, remove trash, and maintain a healthy environment. I couldn’t understand depending entirely on other people for something so fundamental.
At some point, I stopped seeing peace in the relationship. I started feeling drained instead of supported. Even during intimate moments, she would make comments like, “If you leave me, I will haunt you,” and although she may not have meant it literally, those kinds of statements only made me more uncomfortable emotionally.
Eventually, I accepted the truth that we are simply not compatible. I don’t hate her, and I’m not trying to paint myself as perfect. I just know that I can no longer continue in a relationship where I constantly feel emotionally exhausted, unappreciated, and burdened. I’ve reached a point where I no longer want to argue, explain, or force things to work. I’ve already made up my mind that the relationship is over, and at this point, I just want to walk away peacefully and move on with my life.
What do you think? Be nice please
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Too much talk for no reason. Why are you trying so hard to explain yourself? If you are a man, you owe yourself the duty to look out for your own best interest. All these shalaye is needless.
Bsssss: If Peter Obi takes the oath of office in 2027, let’s be honest: the era of "business as usual" will end the very next morning. It won't be a magic wand performance, and it won't be an overnight fix—but it will be a level of disruption that the establishment is not prepared for. If you are expecting a "soft landing" for the corrupt, think again. Here is exactly what we should expect during those first 100 days:
1. The End of Waste: Say goodbye to endless convoys and frivolous foreign junkets. The era of government-funded luxury is ending.
2. Audit Season: Ministries and agencies will face serious heat. Expect hidden contracts and inflated budgets to become front-page national scandals.
3. The Subsidy Reality: The conversation will return immediately. It will be painful, but this time, there will be a structure behind it.
4. Market Sentiment: The Naira might swing wildly at first...but watch as serious investors start taking notice once they see fiscal discipline.
5. Silence of the Parasites: The political middle-men and "connection" contractors will go quiet once the supply chain of free money dries up.
6. Renewed Hope: The energy among Nigerian youths will shift the national mood. Hope is a powerful tool for rebuilding.
7. The "Old Guard" Resistance: Expect the status quo to fight back. The old elite will not give up their grip on power without a massive, noisy battle.
8. Institutional Friction: Expect tension between the Presidency and established institutions that have grown comfortable with corruption.
9. Competence over Godfatherism: Appointments will be driven by merit. The era of "Who is your godfather?" is heading to the exit.
10. Education First: ASUU and universities will finally get the attention they deserve, not just in words, but in policy and funding.
11. The Brain Gain: Nigerians in the diaspora will start looking back home. Stability is the only thing they need to return.
12. Corruption Headlines: Expect a flurry of cases in the news. The cleanup will be visible and loud.
13. Forced Transparency: Governors will suddenly realize that "transparency" is the new trend.
14. Digital Revolution: The civil service will be forced to move from paper files to digital, efficient operations.
15. NASS Drama: Attempts to cut National Assembly waste will create enough drama to last a lifetime, but it’s a necessary fight.
16. Market Confidence: Watch the stock market. Confidence returns when investors see that the leader is actually in charge.
17. Initial Hardship: Fuel prices won't drop overnight. It will be tough, and the critics will try to use this to fan the flames of unrest.
18. The Media War: Once reforms touch the pockets of the powerful, the media attacks against Obi will intensify to an unprecedented level.
19. The Digital Battleground: Online division will hit an all-time high. The clash between those who want progress and those who want the status quo will be daily.
20. The Psychology of Leadership: Most importantly, Nigerians will finally feel a sense of responsibility from the top. That alone is a massive shift.
We are talking about a total reset. It won't be easy, and it won't be pretty for those feeding off our national wealth, but it is necessary for a New Nigeria.
What do you think? Will the establishment be able to stop this, or is the change inevitable? Let's discuss.
HacheNoire: HOW LAGOS GOVERNMENT USES POVERTY TO SHAPE POLITICAL THINKING AMONG LAGOSIANS
Lagos is often praised as Nigeria’s centre of commerce, ambition, and modern politics. But beneath the glitter of its skyline lies a harsher reality: poverty has become one of the most powerful tools for controlling public consciousness. When people are too busy surviving, they have little room to question power, challenge injustice, or build a political ideology rooted in dignity and accountability.
In many parts of Lagos, poverty is not just an economic condition; it is a political condition. It weakens the citizen’s ability to demand better governance because daily survival takes priority over civic engagement. Rent, transport, food, school fees, and unstable jobs consume the energy that should have gone into holding leaders accountable. A hungry population does not always vote with ideology; it often votes with desperation.
This is where the system becomes dangerous. When a government fails to create broad-based prosperity, it creates dependence. People begin to see palliatives as blessings, tokens as gratitude, and temporary relief as governance. In such an environment, political loyalty is no longer built on ideas, but on need. Poverty then becomes a silent campaign manager, shaping opinions, softening resistance, and reducing the standard by which leaders are judged.
The Lagos political structure has also benefited from a society where many citizens are fragmented by class, ethnicity, and survival pressures. In a city where the poor are constantly chasing the next meal, the next job, or the next transport fare, political education becomes weak. Many citizens do not have the luxury of asking hard questions about policy, taxation, housing, transportation, or social welfare. Instead, they are invited to admire performance, settle for symbolism, and applaud the visible while ignoring the systemic.
This is how political ideology is constrained. A people trapped in poverty are often denied the time, confidence, and stability needed to develop independent political thought. They become easy targets for patronage politics, propaganda, and selective generosity. The result is a cycle in which hardship reproduces silence, silence reproduces bad leadership, and bad leadership deepens hardship. Yet Lagosians are not helpless. A city that drives Nigeria’s economy should not continue to produce citizens who are too poor to think politically. The real test of leadership is not how many roads are built or events are staged, but whether the average resident can live with enough security, education, and opportunity to think freely. Until poverty is treated as a democratic crisis, Lagos will continue to raise voters who survive the system instead of citizens who challenge it.
A prosperous city should produce confident minds, not obedient victims. If Lagos truly wants progress, it must stop normalizing poverty as the background music of politics.
They shamelessly see the speckles in others eyes but don't see the one from their region. Yet they want to gaslight Yoruba land. Sorry for their generations ☹️
Nastrademus: When you don't have anything to campaign with, it's number of days or months ASU was on strike compared to other president, tell your tinubu to end the f**king insecurity in the country You can as well compare the cost of living in tinubu's time with the aforementioned presidents, tinubu is the worst president any country will ever have in the world
brain54: If after everything I took my time to explain in my other post...
You still simplify it and still focused on the hunger part then perhaps you are the one clasping at straws.
Normally even the first post was enough for a discerning mind to understand.
Fortunately I am not obligated to make sense to everyone. Especially one that might be deliberately refusing pick up the nuance of the argument. Or too slow to understand.
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