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Glimpsetv:
A Ghanaian working in the United States as an Amazon delivery driver has shared a video showing the condition of a rural road in the US — sparking widespread discussion on X.

The post attracted mixed reactions. Some users explained that this is typical of rural areas, noting that such roads are often quiet, with few residents, as they mostly lead to farmlands.

Others pointed out that roads like this can even be found in urban areas of some African countries — especially in Ghana, the driver's home country.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ahGZP9pvs?si=sNUvEYJxy5Iiv3KH

Watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments!

Otuegbe:
With just 20 pounds. Igbos are not doing bad at all.

obembet:
Nigerian Twitter user, Gaius chibueze popular know as Bitcoin chief announced his sudden death of his father this morning.

Bitcoin chief share his view about president Buhari death yesterday on his official handle. He wrote

Buhari was a very terrible president. We must not pretend now. May he soul get what he did to Nigeria

He later announced today via his handle about his fathe demised.

He wrote

A Few Minutes Ago, My Father Passed Away in His Home in Enugu State.

I am comforted by the memories like when I was just 5 years old, and he was already teaching me how to read the Bible and preach from house to house as a Jehovah’s Witness.

At a young age, my dad dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but his family couldn’t afford university education. Despite that, he never gave up on learning. He loved books deeply and read voraciously. During his time at Izzi Boys Secondary School, he was always first in his class.

I grew up watching him read all day and all night. My dad owned one of the biggest personal libraries I’ve ever seen. He taught me to read when I was just five.

At just 19 years old, he left our village and moved to Ikom, Cross River State, to serve under his elder brother in business. It was there he met my late mother and got married.

In 1992, my dad came in contact with the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and from that moment, his life was never the same. He devoted the rest of his life to that faith and remained a staunch member until his final breath.

Nine years ago, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and had been battling it ever since. Last year, I flew him, his wife, and my younger brother to Turkey for a deep brain surgery. After the expensive procedure, he spent four more months there recovering. I even secured permanent residency for him in Turkey.

He felt better than he had in nine years, but despite that, he asked to return to Enugu he missed home and wanted to continue his ministry as a Jehovah’s Witness.

When he returned, he was doing well and could move around fairly normally again until four days ago. My younger brother rushed to my house, which is in the same compound, to tell me the battery implant in our dad’s chest had gone off. The tremors were back.

I immediately contacted the hospital in Turkey, they had given a 10 year warranty on the battery. After some back and forth, they told me he needed to return to Turkey for a replacement. But my dad refused. He looked at me and said, “You have tried. I am grateful. But I’ll prefer to wait for death.”

In my usual way, I insisted he must go back. I told him I’d put him on a flight this week. The last day I saw him before traveling to Abuja for the Igbo Fest, I told him again that he would be flying back soon he smiled and still said no.

Then today, my younger brother, Jehovah-Buikem, called me: “It has happened o. Mpa is gone!”

I felt deep sadness… but in truth, my father had been preparing us for this moment since I was 10 years old. He always talked about death with a smile. He had full conviction, as a Jehovah’s Witness, that Jehovah God would resurrect him when His kingdom comes.

If I were in Enugu today, I would have buried him immediately, just as he instructed. But I will fly back tomorrow and carry out his wishes exactly.

My dad wasn’t perfect I carry many scars from the wrongs he did to me but one thing I will never forget is this: he never told lies, and he never coveted what others had.

We settled our lifelong differences 9 years ago when I gave birth to my first son, IKEMBA.

Adieu, Chibueze Ngene.

In this 1998 picture, my father had taken me from our village, Obeagu Awkunanaw, to Topland in Enugu State, where I was to begin learning carpentry under his younger brother, Emeka, at the Enugu Timber Shade.

Gaius Chibueze
Source: https://x.com/gaiuschibueze/status/1944773685941858788?t=FtJbGhkNMwCJshqxI15Pww&s=19[/quote]First off, the story of this young Bitcoin guy's father resonated STRONGLY with me due to the fact that he was diagnosed 9 years ago in 2016 with Parkinson's tremors and lived with a DBS device. He should have accepted to travel back to Turkey for the DBS, but then again, I guess he had had enough.

Second, since his father became a Jehovah's Witness in 1992, this Bitcoin dude (Gaius) should have learned to be very circumspect about taunting Buhari or anyone after he or she has passed on. I read a book given to me back in the 1990s by a friend who is a Jehovah's Witness and I respect them for emphasizing on specific life topics in that high quality book which I still have in one of my personal home libraries, and I know JWs to be largely responsible people. This is exactly how the Bitcoin guy ALSO openly and arrogantly taunted @Seun Osewa in an online post (2 or 3 years ago and that post was posted on a thread here on NL) that he offered Seun some amount of money (less than 60,000 USD if I remember correctly) to buy Nairaland but Seun declined the offer. Whether that truly happened, I have no idea. But he definitely did that loose talk to gain attention to a new site he launched.

Despite haven made money through his Bitcoins as a youth in his 30s, I would advice Gaius to be less garrulous and be more circumspect. It's good he deleted the X post condemning Buhari (who we know was seriously ill during his first-term in office and he looked so thin in appearance when he returned from his London treatment, and bluntly told Nigerians how I'll he was), his later years in office witnessed more foreign Fula herdsmen and militia killings of indigenous Hausas and other indigenous communities in Nigeria contrary to expectations that as a Fulani man with a Fula father who migrated from Niger Republic, he would use his influence to STOP these foreign Fulanis under the Miyetti Allah to stop those invasions. I have NEVER spoken ill about him because he was already an old man and so relied on advisers. It's the now President 'Bola Ahmed Tinubu's turn with his entire team to URGENTLY correct any errors Buhari made intentionally and unintentionally in his 8 years through the impending constitutional amendments in 2025, since it's the same APC political party and governance is a continuum.

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9SE82kWOWU?si=95G8tk7VtGIWH1A3

aieromon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADvasn0YnRY?si=14g4b3Nw4uLotJrk

https://www.nairaland.com/2315307/photos-amaechis-book-launch-yesterday

exposition:
How?

Something that was generating revenue in foreign currencies for the state
You know how many people visited that place from the diaspora?

That place was supposed to be a retreat for AU member states at a time under Donald duke

If you're one of those appointees under ayade this is the time to shut up or apologize for the damage you and your boss did to cross river
To think the ranch was even located in his village but greed didn't allow him to develop the place

Even tinapa that he claimed he wanted to turn to a university is about to receive a face lift

lagostrendboy:
Big Win for Nigeria on the Global Stage

Two Nigerian-born entrepreneurs, Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi and Tope Awotona, have landed on the prestigious Forbes 2025 list of America’s Richest Immigrants — and their success stories are nothing short of inspiring.
Eyes Of Lagos reports,

Out of 125 billionaires from 41 countries, these two Nigerians are flying the green-white-green flag high in the world of finance and technology.

Meet the Billionaire Duo:

1. Adebayo Ogunlesi – $2.4 Billion
Ranked 77th, Ogunlesi made his fortune in private equity, particularly through his leadership at Global Infrastructure Partners, where he’s made high-stakes deals in aviation, energy, and infrastructure.

Fun fact: He once served as an advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump. But trust Nigerians — we’re not surprised. Bayo has always played in the big leagues.

2. Tope Awotona – $1.4 Billion
Coming in at 106th, Awotona is the founder of Calendly, the popular scheduling app used by millions across the globe. He built it from scratch — and did we mention it started as a side hustle?

Tope’s journey from Lagos to the heart of Silicon Valley shows that tech money no dey discriminate — just bring sense, code, and ambition.

The Bigger Picture: Immigrant Hustle is Real.
According to Forbes, 93% of the immigrants on the list are self-made, building their wealth from scratch in industries like:

Tech

Finance

Pharmaceuticals

Energy drinks (yes, really)

From Elon Musk to Jay Chaudhry, immigrant billionaires now make up 14% of all U.S. billionaires, controlling 18% of total billionaire wealth.

Africa Representing Strong
Aside from Nigeria, Africa is holding its own:
Elon Musk (South Africa) – $393.1B

Patrick Soon-Shiong (South Africa) – $5.6B

Rodney Sacks (South Africa) – $3.6B

Haim Saban (Egypt) – $3.1B

Marc Lasry (Morocco) – $1.9B

Bharat Desai (Kenya) – $1.6B

Together, these names prove that the immigrant mindset — built on resilience, hustle, and smart risk — continues to shape the U.S. economic story.

Top 10 America’s Richest Immigrants (2025)
Elon Musk – $393.1B

Sergey Brin – $139.7B

Jensen Huang – $137.9B

Thomas Peterffy – $67.9B

Miriam Adelson & Family – $33.4B

Rupert Murdoch & Family – $24B

Peter Thiel – $21.8B

Jay Chaudhry – $17.9B

Jan Koum – $16.9B

John Tu – $14.1B

Final Thoughts

As Lagosians, we love to see it: Naija no dey carry last, especially when it comes to global money moves. Ogunlesi and Awotona prove that with grit and grace, the world is our market.
https://eyesoflagos.com/2-nigerians-make-forbes-2025-list-of-americas-richest-immigrants/

benardtotti:
@seun I hope you know the cyber crime act is now active, you need to caution your moderators, please check the headline of the article from the nation and check the nonsense your mods put as headline, this is not proper.

naptu2:
Buhari Sallau was a media aide to Former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buhari Sallau @BuhariSallau1


https://x.com/Buharisallau1/status/1944752336167223350?t=rfthbzJcO1uxAD21ZXqnJw&s=19[/quote]This is indeed authentic info right out of London. It shows the ephemeral nature of the physical world. "Allah ya gafarta masa."

Is that not the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi's half-Lebanese, half-Urhobo wife in the first photograph? Certainly looks like her.

Danjuma04:
The tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari brought a lot of hardship to Nigeria but this does not mean there are no positives from his administration.

However, following the announcement of his death in London, several Nigerians have celebrated his passing majority because of the hardship he brought. What seems surprising is the fact that's Nigerians from the ethic region of the former President have celebrated his passing.

This comes as a shock to me as I have not seen such celebration since the time of Abacha.

Please watch the video of them celebrating and share your views.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNV4-STIuW8?si=IHkhldVt9WyEEFql

Nemere2020:
by Sam Omatseye



https://thenationonlineng.net/anticlimax/

casualobserver:
That was a fake news report. His body will arrive Tuesday for burial on same day!

Yes it is becoming loud to even the deaf that restructuring ASAP is a must! In fact it should be the National priority!

casualobserver:
His body has arrived in Nigeria

https://x.com/zagazolamakama/status/1944702151332172061?s=46&t=zIh8l0Y5x1WkbEiRY9Q56Q[/quote]Whoa! That was a quick flight though. A 6 hour flight from London to Nigeria done and dusted.

I will always remember his time as the taciturn military head-of-state of Nigeria from January 1 1984 to August 1985 alongside the equally taciturn 'Tunde Idiagbon and the WAI program which rebooted the brain cells of some lawless folks and emphasized public discipline.

His first-term as President from 2015 was filled with obvious illness which led him looking rail- thin and subsequent re-election from 2019 witnessed more killings by his fellow foreign Fulani herdsmen and bandits kinsmen in indigenous Hausa communities and other indigenous parts of Nigeria from the Middle Belt to the Southern States which he couldn't stop contrary to the expectations of many who assumed that as a respected Fula, he would be able to do so.

It's left for the current Nigerian President 'Bola Tinubu to do that within the NEXT 6 months with the URGENT constitutional amendments of 2025 by removing all the inneficiences mitigating against the development of Nigeria for decades in the area of insecurity, high cost of living through artificial inflation, etc, and that would be the best gift to folks over there in Nigeria and the over 10 million strong Diasporan Nigerians.
Period.

aminauiade:
https://www.channelstv.com/2025/07/14/just-in-shettima-gbajabiamila-arrive-in-london-to-receive-buharis-body/

mayorall:
Yes. That's the nickname. It also has a song. It became popular during Obasanjo's first term when fish was expensive.

Warasoya besike, ote mi lorun ju eja lo. Onigun merindinlogun, onigun metadinlogun.

Meaning wara soya beske is more satisfactory to me than fish . Wara with numerous angles.

mayorall:
That was my primary school days. 2000-2005 . My mum had a store at the higher institution in our area. I detest idleness. I'd suggested we make and sell wara soya beske when the students were on strike or holiday. She doesn't like been idle too.

Mariangeles:
Some food bloggers I follow keep posting it, and hyping the taste.
They call it beske.

Have you ever eaten it?
If you have, how would you describe the taste?
I'd really love to try it, as it looks like something I might like.

Picture credit: Instagram

Peterobiisathie:
A 36-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested with drugs in Gauteng, South Africa.

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Drug Unit arrested the suspect during a drug bust on Friday, July 11, 2025.

In a statement on Saturday, July 12, TMPD stated that the drugs have an estimated street value of R10,000.

"On Friday, 11 July 2025, The TMPD Drug Unit members arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian national in Centurion for possession and dealing in drugs," the statement read.

“The suspect was found in possession of crystal meth and CAT with an estimated street value of R10,000.
https://m.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/7/nigerian-national-arrested-with-drugs-worth-over-n800m-in-south-africa-2.html

benuejosh:
In an X (Twitter) post by his spoke person Garba Shehu. He announced the passing of the former President.



https://x.com/GarShehu/status/1944429424239153482?t=jizBn6F53gh8csDoY7uT7w&s=19[/quote]I got to hear this breaking news roughly 1 hour 20 minutes ago. The General Muhammadu Buhari has finally bowed out. I remember the no-smiling, taciturn years of both he and 'Tunde Idiagbon as his deputy from January 1984 to August 1985 and more. That was the WAI era of discipline.

He had a biological Fulani father from Niger Republic who settled in what is now Katsina State and a mixed biological Hausa and Kanuri mother from Nigeria.

I wonder if he'll be flown from London to Northern Nigeria or buried right in London being a Muslim.

The major blot on his 8 years as President was his inability to curtail the banditry caused by his Fula kinsmen from the West African Sahelian countries (foreign Fula herders herdsmen and bandits) who have relentlessly invaded the indigenous lands of the Hausa people for years, (and that of other indigenous Nigerians) while they illegally renamed some Hausa communities with Fulani names as revealed by angry Hausas in videos I have seen.There were high hopes that he would use his influence as a Fula on the Miyetti Allah network who have over 90% of their members being migrant Fulas who are NOT Nigerian citizens [as revealed by a Fulani dude in an interview I read almost 10 years ago] to ensure that the killings stopped but that failed.


Now, the Nigerian President 'Bola Tinubu MUST ensure that this does NOT continue henceforth by the total ban on open grazing of cattle and migration from one location to another of these foreign Fulani herders through the impending constitutional amendment from 2025. If he and his team successfully do this within 6 months, his name would be written in the sands of time or get his image tarnished forever. Period.

Racoon:
What a trophy spree! The Abacha era seem really to be the golden era of Nigerian football especially the Japan 93, Tunisia 94 and Atlanta 1996 football wins.

Everything that is happening today buttresses konquest's point. He often says that people should challenge these false stories and not just ignore them.

You see, all the funny stories that are being spread today are not new to me. I've heard them many times.

There was the military government propaganda that Chief MKO Abiola ran away. That's now being used against President Bola Tinubu.

The story that some of the pro-democracy activists betrayed Chief Abiola was used by the military as an attempt to divide the pro-democracy movement.

The main thing was that these stories were ignored 30 years ago because everybody knew the truth. They have been revived today because some people are trying to exploit the fact that many of the main actors are dead and the young people of today were either not born then or were too young to know what happened. So some people are trying to exploit the stories for political gain.

They prepare st u pid stories for people and people swallow them.

That's why we need to challenge fake news, no matter how obviously fake and ridiculous they sound.

GloriousGbola:
In 2013 I had an encounter with robbers in my house. I was wearing a djabella at the time. Let's just say I fought /faced them and prevailed. But they hit me in the head with a machete and I bled very well.

I later found my wife burnt the djabella. I personally felt we could have just washed it, but in hindsight it gave her traumatic memories as everything happened right in front of her. And that was just a piece of cloth.

Now imagine having to see the face of an animal who destroyed your life every single day.

RandDigital:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7iGQvIbfjg?feature=shared

The Department of Transport and two provinces plan to launch South Africa’s first rail network for long-distance high-speed rail (HSR) in 2030, TopAuto reports.

The transport department and the Gauteng and Limpopo provincial governments recently provided an update on the project’s progress.

The Limpopo-Gauteng Speed Train project is currently undergoing feasibility and environmental impact studies.

Construction on the 500km north-south railway is expected to start in late 2026, with the first trains on the network operational by 2030.

The planned line will run from Pretoria at its southernmost point to Musina in the far north of Limpopo (on the border with Zimbabwe), passing through Hammanskraal, Bela-Bela, Mokopane, Polokwane, and Louis Trichardt along the way.

The first phase of the project will focus on a section between Pretoria and Polokwane, the capital city of Limpopo.

It currently takes about two and a half to three hours to cover this route in a car via the N1, assuming there are no delays due to traffic or congestion at toll gates along the freeway.

The “speed train,” often referred to as a “bullet train” by President Cyril Ramaphosa, will supposedly be able to cover the first section in one hour and 30 minutes — cutting an hour from the car journey time.

The distance between Pretoria and Polokwane is roughly 265km, so the train should travel at an average speed of 177km/h along this stretch.

While this is somewhat below the speeds of HSR services, the train would only need to exceed 200km/h on the fastest sections of the line to technically qualify as a “bullet train”.

The Limpopo-Gauteng Speed Train will be rolled out alongside the second phase expansion of the Gautrain, which will see the high-speed commuter service’s network expand from 80km to 230km.

However, the HSR master plan is only expected to be finalised by the end of 2025. This means the timeline could change.

Former transport minister Sibusiso Ndebele first championed plans to launch a long-distance HSR line in South Africa in 2010.

President Ramaphosa reaffirmed the country’s plans for the service in his 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA).

“We should imagine a country where bullet trains pass through Johannesburg as they travel from here to Musina, and they stop in Buffalo City on their way from eThekwini back here,” he said.

Former transport director-general Alec Moemi said South Africa’s HSR framework had already been deployed and implemented and was anticipated to launch in 2025.

The Johannesburg to Durban corridor was prioritised for a detailed feasibility study, as the government believes it presents a lucrative opportunity for competition with airlines.

Ramaphosa said Johannesburg-Polokwane to Musina (to Zimbabwe border) and Johannesburg to Mbombela (to Mozambique border) will be put to the market,” the president said.

While the government has said it will fully fund the project, big questions remain regarding its budget. Estimates put the cost of the Johannesburg-Durban HSR line alone at around $30 billion (R533.8 billion).

However, the cost of the other most recent major railway project in South Africa — the Gautrain network — was grossly underestimated.

The transport department, provincial governments, and private investors are working to secure the funding and finalise the technical plans.

China has indicated interest in investing in the line between Johannesburg and Durban. The country has substantial experience and expertise in HSR.

The South African government expects its HSR project to have a substantial positive economic impact, especially for job creation and tourism.

In addition to passengers, the Gauteng Provincial Government previously said the train will be used to transport high-value goods and perishable foods.

gmo10:
https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-president-tinubu-returns-to-abuja-following-visit-to-saint-lucia-brazil/

gmo10:
https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-president-tinubu-returns-to-abuja-following-visit-to-saint-lucia-brazil/

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brpHkoVnTK4?si=vHaegXZ46rp-7hlr