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Lanrelagboi:
https://theguildng.com/lagos-govt-blends-culture-commerce-for-economy-boost-ahead-kayokayo/

Giftimoni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj9ZO0uu_7Y

Human right lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju has said his initial excitement about the emergence of a coalition under the ADC to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027, has gone, adding that he won't give himself a false hope.

Also, according to him, Former President Goodluck Jonathan is the only viable southern candidate with the political weight to defeat a President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.

cityboylagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/top-10-most-followed-nigerian-pastors-on-instagram-in-2025-you-wont-believe-whos-number-1/

alphonsoolajide:
https://eyesoflagos.com/bbnaija-season-10-im-44-and-a-single-mum-ivatar-makes-bold-entry/

richiemcgold:
Rice is still between 65k to 70k here in my state. Foreign rice o

I bought rice this month at 70k here in Ondo State. A congo rubber as of yesterday is N2,500. Tin cup is N250.

.. na you know where you dey buy una own for 100k.

treesun:
The price of rice, which went down to about N65,000 per bag about six months ago, is on the upswing again, signifying more hard times for Nigerians.

Sunday Vanguard’s survey in some markets in Lagos shows that some brands of rice now sell for as high as N100,000 while others are a little lower than about N65. 000 Nigerians bought it before.

Dealers blame the development on the presumed end of the 150-day duty-free import window for essential food items as part of the Presidential Accelerated Stabilisation and Advancement Plan.

Meanwhile, millers are alleging that the presidential initiative, announced in July 2024, was conducted in secrecy as only a few firms allegedly benefited from the waivers to import duty-free grains, among which was rice.

“From what we know so far, (only) three big firms, including one in Lagos and another in Kaduna, are said to be beneficiaries of the waivers”, the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, Competitive African Rice Forum, Nigerian Chapter, CARF-FSD Nigeria, CARF-FSD Nigeria, Peter Dama, told Sunday Vanguard.

Dama, who is also the President of the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN), also criticised short-term measures like waivers to crash prices as detrimental to local rice farmers, millers, processors and marketers, saying long-term measures to support them were what the nation needed to ensure food security.

Dire situation
Dealers in some markets in Lagos, who spoke to us about the increase in the price of the staple food, said they were frustrated about the development, describing it as a dire situation.

Mrs Bolatito Yunisa, a rice dealer at Daleko Market Lagos, lamented: “Honestly I can’t understand Nigeria system again. We are frustrated. We are not in business.

“A bag of short grain rice we saw going down to as low as 65k has gone as high as 85k, the long grain sells between 90k and as high as 100k and it’s still going up.

“We learnt that the temporary relief has ended. Really, is this how we will continue to live as a country?

“Where is the Nigeria rice? Millers are complaining of not seeing enough paddy. Many millers are no longer producing because of FX issues. Do we go hungry? I think there is confusion somewhere”.

On her part, Mrs Bukola Osagie, another rice dealer at Mile 12 International Market Lagos, said: “It’s not funny at all. I don’t even know how families are surviving. Price keeps flying up.

“Even as a dealer, we now sell in Derica measurement because many people cannot afford to buy bag of rice anymore. We share for them so that we can also make sales”.

At the Mile 12 International Market, a bag of 50kg short grain rice that was sold for between 60k and 65k, now sells for between 77k and 85k depending on the quality.

Long grain version sells in the market for between 85k and 90k.
The price of locally produced rice that sold in the market for between 70k and 72k has also increased.

Dama, speaking to Sunday Vanguard on those who got the waivers, said, “What we know is that the rice value chain actors, who laboured to build the rice processing industry, were the ones who proposed solutions to the government about the rising costs of rice through memos and advice.

“The solutions included import quotas and waivers to deter hoarding and make up the shortfall in primary production without hurting rice millers, processors, farmers or the agriculture value chain.

“Again, some rice value chain actors amongst us, who had strong networks in India, even got to the Indian government to drop its 20 per cent export duty on rice, so that Nigerians can benefit from lower prices.

“However, as we speak, none of the companies within our members were granted waiver licenses or quotas for brown rice imports.

“For those who got the waivers, we are sure of one big rice mill because the Chairman stated it during his recent visit to the president and he announced it at the Presidential Villa. “We have also heard unconfirmed reports of two other firms also being part of those who received the waivers.

Details
“We are not privy to the details.

“One of the firms, however, mentioned 200,000 tonnes of brown rice with a value of about $84 million. “The waivers are presidential waivers.

“There is supposed to be a process for issuance of these waivers, starting from the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and investment and ending up in the Ministry of Finance.

Our members applied, but have not received any response from government to their applications”.

Dama said what has just happened serves as a reminder to consider the long-term implications of government decisions and to strive for more sustainable solutions whenever possible.

“Findings revealed that brown rice, under temporary waivers on import duties for essential food imports gulped a total of N1.9 trillion ($1.17billion) from Nigeria in the second half of 2024”, he said.

“2.4 million tonnes of brown rice were shipped to the country by Nigerian firms between July and December last year.

“Also, 10,000 tonnes of another rice ferried by African Swift in the first week of July 2025 are being offloaded at Lagos Port, after 32,000-tonnes shipment of brown rice from Thailand was facilitated in January 2025 by a logistics company, DUCAT, as importation of brown rice was permitted to help address rising food cost.

“Despite the imports, consumers in the country were still paying between N70,000 and N78,000 per 50 kg on smuggled parboiled rice from Benin Republic due to local production deficit.

“What is the end result? We are back to where we left and even worse.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/hard-times-lamentations-as-rice-price-rises-to-n100-000-again/

TallNigerian:
If only we understand that the common Nigerian is the major weapon fashioned against this country, maybe we may begin to realize how almost irredeemable this country has become.

A family friend of mine had a terrible experience with Nigeria Custom Service officers along the Idiroko axis sometimes last month (June 2025). He had gone to purchase 4 bags of rice at N45,000 each (this was a mutual funding by four neighbours) and was returning when he was intercepted by NCS officers, they searched and then released him to go. He had not driven up to 3 minutes when he noticed the NCS officers chasing him with motorbikes. He stopped and they said they were instructed to seize the bags of rice. They eventually did and this family friend had to contact another friend who is a Superintendent of Customs. The SC told him to return to the post where the bags were seized so he can speak to the officers, but upon arriving there, he was told the bags have been moved to the custom warehouse.

He proceeded to the warehouse where they denied receiving such item that day. After so much back and forth, my friend became frustrated and abandoned the recovery process. Somehow, he later learnt that the same people he bought the rice from were the ones colluding with the NCS officers to seize the rice, thereby spiking the price gradually.

Nigeria's problem is beyond Tinubu, Obi or Atiku. Nigerians are fantastically corrupt. It will take the Chinese style of executing corrupt officials and citizens for some normalcy to be restored in the way we conduct ourselves.

ProudlyLagos:
don’t you clowns get tired of this stale and weak line? Aside from Lagos, which of your 5plot of tiny potopoto states come close to Ibadan oyo state capital in terms of development and economic viability?

May I remind you that SE is just about the size of oyo state in term of land mass, so it’s fair enough to use that at a comparison with all your 5barren plot of land or is oyo state also developed by the common wealth of all tribe like Lagos like you clowns ignorantly love to justify the failure of your leaders in developing sad yeast?

And may I also remind you if you are a student of history that former capital which was the FCT ended at fadeyi in yaba, while the rest of mainland till badagry was solely under the western region governed by Awolowo and he built the ilupeju and Ikeja industrial estate using cocoa money, so where does this illusion about ibos developing Lagos come from when you can’t even develop your 5plot of tiny land to the standard of Ibadan?

You can continue deluding yourselves with that illusion that Lagos is the only developed part of SW when all standard of development and economic growth point to SW Region which is why it’s boast of massive FDI not just in Lagos, but industrial clusters of Ogun and oyo state and may I also remind you that Ogun is the most industrialised state in Nigeria and most of the land and indigenous people of Lagos today are also ancestral to ogun state like the ijebus, Egbas and aworis so you ignorant clowns should quit comparing oranges with apple because even the pattern of migration from east to west already proves that Sw is far ahead of your 5plot of potopoto caveland

cr7lomo:
Na tears and painment make una start to de change name...poor areas, na poor people carry tribalism for head... waiting for una to change ozumba mbadiwe and ahmadu bello... change muritala mohammed Airport, Alfred Riwane , John okafor Street for lekki , balarabe musa for v.i , musa yaradua for v.i... Bourdillon , Queens drive , Victoria Island...if una no change am...e show say na inferiority complex go kee una ....

wirinet:
Imagine, renaming of streets and landmarks named after non Yorubas in Lagos to Yoruba names, even though they have nothing whatsoever to do with those places. This is just primordial tribal sentiments geared towards the next elections.

Watin concern King Sunny Ade, Bukayo Saka, Nice, etc with Bariga? Abi they marry wife from Bariga?

Kobicove:
Personally I don't think renaming that particular bus stop can be justified because it is a landmark of sorts whose history dates back several decades

TimeManager:
I'm even more impressed and much more confident going into the next election. If I previously had 70% confidence, it has jumped up to 95%. This young man ticks all the boxes, even much more being tech savvy, youth appeal, intelligence and experience.

He contested for the highest office in his state and got over 480,000 votes, marginally losing to the incumbent Governor. It has shown how popular and widely accepted he is in his home state. You can't say such of other Chairmen of opposition. Can David Mark deliver Benue?, even as a sitting Senate President, he lost Benue. LP factional Chairman, Nnenadi Usman is a light paper in Kaduna. Iliya Damagun of PDP can't deliver Yobe either.
I am even more confident, lf INEC introduced e-voting, Nantawe would bring his expertise to bear. Opposition attempts at hacking INEC'S server and diverting APC votes will be ultimately disabled.
Anyhow you want it, let's go.

-Kiss the truth!

chopnaira:
So much tears all over the thread. LMAO

Charly boy is from Anambra or so. The chairman of his local government of origin can name several streets and bus stops after him.

Eriokanmi:
These guys are doing themselves more harm than good, all in the name of tribalism. Nothing lasts forever. I don't see this move stopping what happened in 2023 election from repeating himself in 2027 cos its same voters who will still vote same person. Nonsense

TimeManager:
https://nannews.ng/2025/07/23/lagos-unveils-150-cng-trucks-to-boost-food-logistics/

fergie001:
Sunday Dare
Special Adviser/Media & Public Communication to President Tinubu

Previous Thread:
Tinubu Government Developing Southern Nigeria, Abandons The North - Kwankwaso

ogododo:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/fg-fixes-age-12-as-minimum-for-jss1-admission/

SouthSouth1914:
Your rhetoric is not only dysfunctional, it is baseless and a figment of your imagination. It is laughable to even consider cajoling the entire scenario to suit your narratives. You are pushing a false narrative backed by sentiments!

Before commenting on a public forum, try and get your facts right so you don’t sound out of place! Tunde Thompson and Nila Irabor were jailed because of an article on the “Reorganization of Nigeria’s Diplomatic Service” a political sensitive issue at the time (Los Angeles Times March 4th 1985). This does not coincide with the time Tinubu made that statement! Moreso, most of the current government supporters (You inclusive) are funny. Stay away from propaganda and correct your write up there!!

You seem to be lost on political issues back here in Nigeria and need to do a lot of research and reading too! Please concentrate on the former as you may need it!

SyrusdeHansome:
Do you believe in this projection? If yes tell us why, and if you don't, endeavor to tell us your reasons as well. Cheers!

musicwriter:
Oh! I see you're responding with AI. That's why your posts are often in discordant to each other

musicwriter:
I told you the other day that one needs to study history up to the point you understand the politics of history.

There's politics in history!

The first humans lived in Africa and it was from here that we populated the whole world. That's what all the sciences say. But, of course, our ancient ancestors migrated in and out of Africa for millions of years.

The people spewing Middle Eastern origin are Jews because they want to impose themselves as the first people in the world, and therefore "the chosen people." But they're imposters.

But the science of genetics has conclusively proved human origins in Africa. There are several books on that.

1. The history and geography of human gene- by Cavalli

2. The journey of man- the human Odyssey- by Dr. Spencer Wells

The above two books is all anybody need to understand where humans originated and where the first humans lived.

The journey of man even has a documentary, which I've attached below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6nEGfcwMNA

Babangidapikin:
Gamsole founder, and Techpoint Africa’s first angel investor, Abiola Olaniran dies at 36

Abiola Olaniran, the soft-spoken software engineer who turned a campus coding hobby into one of Africa’s best-known mobile-gaming brands, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, aged 36. Sources close to the family confirm that the Gamsole founder was buried the same day in a private ceremony. Although he shunned the limelight, Olaniran’s résumé reads like a highlight reel of Africa’s emerging tech scene.

After leading his Obafemi Awolowo University team to national victory in the 2010 Microsoft Imagine Cup, he doubled down on game development and, two years later, incorporated Gamsole in Lagos. At a time when Africa’s gaming scene was almost non-existent, he chose the then-new Windows Phone store as his launchpad, cranking out colourful casual titles that resonated far beyond Nigeria’s borders.

By early 2015 Gamsole had crossed the 10-million-download mark across Windows Phone, Android and feature-phone stores, a milestone that placed the company, and African game development, on the global map. That same year, the studio announced its flagship endless runner title, Gidi Run, which it would later launch in partnership with MTN, ushering in a new approach to games monetisation within Africa.

https://techpoint.africa/news/gamsole-founder-abiola-olaniran-dies-at-36/

He was a brilliant mind, may his soul rest in perfect peace.

Jeje247:
This is his 5th marriage

musicwriter:
His face looks strikingly similar to ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramases II. There's probably a connection but we blacks aren't interested in knowing. We are interested in believing.

kayfra:
As a yoruba man, I have always laughed at the historical claims that Oduduwa's father, Lamurudu, migrated from the middle east. It just sounded laughable at that time. But I came across some DNA studies funded by the National Institute of Health NIH in the USA titled "The African Genome Variation Project shapes medical genetics in Africa." which supports the claims that ou r ancestors came from the midle east. A scientific theory called back to Africa.
The evidence presented is from a serious study on human origins and disease susceptibility, detailed characterization of African genetic diversity. It reveales the little nugget of our ancient exposure to europeans/asians. The Yorubas have Eurasia gene admixture that dates thousands of years ago. The quote is below:

HG = Hunter Gatherer
Eurasia = Europe/Asia
SSA = Sub Sahara Africa

"We found evidence for historically complex and regionally distinct admixture with multiple HG and Eurasian populations across SSA (Fig. 2 and Supplementary Note 5). Specifically, ancient Eurasian admixture was observed in central West African populations (Yoruba; ~7,500–10,500 years ago), old admixture among Ethiopian populations (~2,400–3,200 years ago) consistent with previous reports10, 12, and more recent complex admixture in some East African populations (~150–1,500 years ago) (Fig. 2, Extended Data Fig. 7 and Supplementary Note 5). Our finding of ancient Eurasian admixture corroborates findings of non-zero Neanderthal ancestry in Yoruba, which is likely to have been introduced through Eurasian admixture and back migration, possibly facilitated by greening of the Sahara desert during this period13, 14."

Not only the Eurasia admixture they also have Neanderthal genes just like they have in native Eurasian population. SO it seems we went out of Africa, mixed and came back to Africa which is similar to the whole Oduduwa-Lamurudu claims. It's really an intriguing find and just corroborates whats griots have been saying.

Here is the official study sponsored by NIH (You need PubMed access to read it)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25470054

Here is a free version
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v517/n7534/full/nature13997.html





This is not an ethnic bashing or promotion thread. Just more of an awareness thread that most humans are interrelated one way or the other and boundaries, language and culture shouldn't define us. Our connections are more than skin deep.

Kog45:
Bolaji Abdullahi that cannot win ordinary street election in his abode Abdulrazaq street,GRA Ilorin,fact he is my neighbor but lack the credibility

adenigga:
Source: https://dailytrust.com:/Appointing-IBBs-son,-other-Northerners-cannot-save-you,-ADC-taunts-Tinubu

Maxymilliano:
Apology To Aisha Buhari - Farooq Kperogi


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