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Omooba77:
https://punchng.com/benue-killings-tinubu-orders-decisive-action-tasks-alia-on-reconciliation/

ProfDumbledor:
Whahala dey oo!



Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list

By Adam Taylor
The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month, according to a State Department memo reviewed by The Washington Post.

Among the new list of countries that could face visa bans or other restrictions are 25 African nations, including significant U.S. partners such as Egypt and Djibouti, plus countries in the Caribbean, Central Asia and several Pacific Island nations.

A State Department spokesperson said the agency would not comment on internal deliberations or communications. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Such a move would mark another escalation in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on immigration.

Follow live updates on the Trump administration. We’re tracking Trump’s progress on campaign promises and legal challenges to his executive orders and actions.

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The memo, which was signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and sent Saturday to U.S. diplomats who work with the countries, said the governments of listed nations were being given 60 days to meet new benchmarks and requirements established by the State Department. It set a deadline of 8 a.m. Wednesday for them to provide an initial action plan for meeting the requirements.

The memo identified varied benchmarks that, in the administration’s estimation, these countries were failing to meet. Some countries had “no competent or cooperative central government authority to produce reliable identity documents or other civil documents,” or they suffered from “widespread government fraud.” Others had large numbers of citizens who overstayed their visas in the United States, the memo said.

Other reasons included the availability of citizenship by monetary investment without a requirement of residency and claims of “antisemitic and anti-American activity in the United States” by people from those countries. The memo also stated that if a country was willing to accept third-country nationals who were removed from the United States or enter a “safe third country” agreement, it could mitigate other concerns

It was not immediately clear when the proposed travel restrictions would be enforced if the demands were not met.

The countries facing scrutiny in the memo: Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Ethiopia; Egypt; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Kyrgyzstan; Liberia; Malawi; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; South Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uganda; Vanuatu; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.

The list represents a significant expansion of a presidential proclamation issued June 4, when the United States fully restricted the entry of individuals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The United States also had partially restricted the entry of travelers from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela under that order.

Democrats and other critics of the Trump administration have described its efforts to issue blanket travel bans on selected nations as xenophobic and bigoted, pointing to President Donald Trump’s efforts to block travel from Muslim-majority nations in his first term and the high number of African and Caribbean nations targeted during this term.

Early in his first term, Trump attempted to restrict travel from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Libya. The initial version of the ban caused confusion and chaos at airports. It faced numerous legal challenges until the Supreme Court upheld the third version of it in June 2018.

While the travel ban was rescinded under the Biden administration, Trump repeatedly pledged to reinstate it on the campaign trail, stating it would be “bigger than before.”

On Inauguration Day, the White House issued an executive order calling on U.S. agencies, including the State Department, to look for “countries throughout the world for which vetting and screening information is so deficient as to warrant a partial or full suspension on the admission of nationals from those countries.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/14/trump-travel-ban-expansion/

HEAVEN4444:
Alagba how body ? I wasn't paying attention to the name. Trust you are doing well ? Well you know the synthetic drugs are made mostly by the government? They even have synthetic weed. It's to take the power out of the hand of the cartels so they can tax it. You dig na ?

DavidUkah01:
Ebonyi Airport Beings Commercial flight operations


The Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo Airport, Onueke, Ebonyi State has started commercial Air flight operations as its maiden commercial flight landed in the Airport on Friday with passengers.

The aircraft-United Nigeria Airlines with registration 5N-8WV landed at the airport at exactly 10:30am.

The Airline carried passengers from Abuja to the airport.

One of the passengers, Emmanuel Nwafor described the landing of the aircraft on the airport as a dream come through.

“We’ve yearned and at a point we were even agitating because the volume of investment in this airport by the state government is something this airport should have been classified as the best in the country but we are seeing a lot of delay in commencement.


“But today, history is made, we have broken the jinx and I’m privileged to be part of the partaker of what God has done for Ebonyi State.

“The flight was very smooth. there was no turbulence the take off and the landing was very perfect”, he said.

Another passenger who landed at the airport, Professor Chigozie Ogbu said the landing of the commercial flight, shows that Ebonyi State has arrived.

“This is the first flight and I am lucky to be part of the passengers that landed here.

“It was a very smooth landing. The runway is one of the best in the country and it was a good landing, as good as any place in the world and I flew from Abuja”, he said.

Former Chairman, Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Chief Elias Mbam who was among passengers that were boarding for Abuja from the airport, said he was happy for the boarding and congratulated the state for the commencement of commercial flight operations in the airport.


“They have started very well and I am impressed with the facilities that I saw at the airport. They need to beef it up and make the flight more regularly”, Mbam stated.

The State Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu commended Governor Francis Nwifuru for ensuring that flight operations commence in the airport.

She disclosed that another flight will take off on Monday next week from Lagos and land on the airport and also from the airport and land in Lagos.

“More are yet to come because on Monday we’re taking off from Lagos to here and we’re taking off from here to Lagos

“We just pray that people should not miss their flight because some of them really missed their flight today. They should please adhere strictly to it, we are not joking since we have started and there’s no going back. We are moving on” the Commissioner said.

HEAVEN4444:
oh yezzur there are different kinds of drugs but just as the world has gone from analog to digital ? So have the drugs. The drugs are now synthetic

HEAVEN4444:
no drugs are no longer a pandemic. Right now it's prescription pills that people are getting high on. Fentanyl etc. cocaine and heroine is not trending again. The things people get high on now they can buy from pharmacy

Kingzjayzee:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/pablo-escobar-cocaine-pilot

Maxymilliano:
https://punchng.com/why-we-dont-regret-moving-abroad-nigerians/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK6PN5jbGNrAro80mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEecQ7Poe7MkhQXJxAstSaThA66zI5Uw1W36K_nDVMm4YbDzqXJLFpdx5-Dn6M_aem_G7erHxB9UGCslaw2XaFM4A#google_vignette

FreeStuffsNG:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-describe-fear-and-chaos-as-iranian-missiles-slam-into-central-israel-homes/

Be.lieve.intr.uth:
Go and read Joe Garba's book and also read the interview Danjuma had some years back where he said clearly that Fajuyi was a marked man.

https://www.nairaland.com/1076677/real-story-how-lt.col-fajuyi

https://www.thecable.ng/danjumas-eye-eye/

This link above is the statement of William Walbe who was part of the counter coup.clearly Fajuyi was marked for death. For them it was even Fajuyi not Ironsi that they really wanted to deal with.

Peterobiisathie:
Five persons including two Nigerians were caught by TG Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) cops on Friday in Golconda. Police seized 20 grams of cocaine, 45 grams of MDMA and 20 grams of ecstasy from the accused.

The two Nigerians – Okoro Cosmos Ramsey and Chimezie Boniface Adikea – and other three, Veerapalli Lakshmipathi, Romi Bharat Kalyani and Abdul Jafar Khan, were arrested during simultaneous searches at two different houses.

All the five knew each other as they were lodged in the same barracks during their earlier prison stint in Chanchalguda jail.

"After coming out of jail, Ramsey shifted to Vinayak Nagar, Golconda, and later Adikea joined him. They were procuring cocaine and MDMA from one James, a Mumbai resident, and selling it to Lakshmipathi and other peddlers," a TGANB official said

Officials said Lakshmipathi was in Bangalore when he received a call from Cosmos that he had 20 grams of cocaine and 30 grams of MDMA. Lakshmipathi informed the other two in Hyderabad to buy the drugs for him by the time he returned to the city, the official said.

Cops said they nabbed the men after coming to know of their presence in Golconda

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/2-nigerians-3-others-held-with-cocaine-mdma-in-golconda/articleshow/121835857.cms

Slytiger:
Excerpts from the interview of Kenneth Okonkwo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeYZG1O7uVw?si=T63ERZ5vh7bMTrZm

naptu2:
Dr Ope Banwo led the Naija Lives Matter structure within the Obidients Movement. He developed an app for the movement. However he has had a few clashes with Obidients.

His first clash occured when he was asked to pay some money to join a Peter Obi Support Group and to collapse his Naija Lives Matter structure into the support group. He refused. That was in 2022.

His second clash occurred after the elections when he tweeted that the elections were over and he was going to reconcile with his friends that he argued with during the campaigns (he reconciled with Segalink). He said that everybody should move on since elections were over. Obidients attacked him for this message.

This present clash occurred because he has been away for Twitter for a while and he came back to see that Obidients were attacking Akin Olaoye (Akin Tollgate) and accusing him of being a mole. He condemned the attacks, but he was also attacked by Obidients.


Dr. Ope Banwo @opebanwo

https://x.com/opebanwo/status/1932138611228438973?t=OQ9N0p5v3S5vg9BXGGj4Kw&s=19[/quote]Instead of addressing the strong concerns of the Yorubas and others who constitute that group of Obi supporters, the tribal irredendists and paid online troll farms among them relentlessly chose to deflect and ignore the genuine concerns of tribal bigotry and cyberbullying raise by these men against them, which shows that many Obi supporters NEVER had one drop of democratic ideals in them. It was these same groups of rabid Obi supporters (largely from the tribe east of river Niger) who shamefully went on (from 2023 right into 2024) openly calling on NL and other major Internet platforms for a military coup to be staged against President Tinubu by well-known NL monikers still operating here with some of them still getting rewarded with their thread posts being pushed to the NL frontpage when they should have been penalized with lengthy NL bans by the Mods for violating NL rules due to anti-democratic activities here.

It's good that Ope Banwo (a trained U.S. Attorney) and others have woken up to reality. These are some of the many Yoruba folks who [based off of the FACT that even when Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN was active politically from the early 1950s, Yorubas didn't largely vote in one direction for him because of personal principles and individual needs] made Peter to win Lagos State by just 3,000 votes while Tinubu came second on his home turf [despite laying the foundations for the emergence of iconic Lagos infrastructural projects such as the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Ibeju-Lekki, Lekki Free Trade Zone, LFTZ, the relocation of Dangote Petrochemical Refinery to Lagos State, the establishment of several key Lagos State Agencies, etc], Obi wouldn't have won Lagos if the LARGELY Yoruba Xtian subset of voters hadn't voted for him because of the so-called Muslim-Muslim talk and more.

The highly IRRESPONSIBLE cyberbullying by these Peter Obi supporters of Mercy Johnson and her Edo-born husband because of their links to the APC, Joke Silva-Jacob, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, Prof Wole Soyinka, Femi Kuti, and many more using massive disinformation and tribalistic posts that many discerning folks like me noticed on NL in the 2023 Presidential election cycle coming from the Ibo elements on multiple NL threads aided by paid ipob online troll farms (spread around Europe, North America, Nigeria, South Africa, etc, using well-known monikers) that the "BBC Global Disinformation Team" investigative video of 2022 had EXPOSED for deliberately spreading massive disinformation and toxic hate speech with tools given to them such as free laptops, free mobile phones, and free Internet data, including free salaries to destabilize Nigeria and trigger interethnic wars with FAKE news on Facebook, X, YouTube, and other social platforms.

People must learn to respect one another due to the vast regional cultural differences and sensitivities in a multiethnic society such as Nigeria. The consequences will be dire for ignoring these cultural sensitivities because the different subgroups of Yorubas historically have a culture of NOT turning the other cheek, or forgive and don't forget wrongs done to them. This is why Ogun the Yoruba deity of "War and Iron" was and still is venerated. Prof. Wole Soyinka emphasized on this fact in a Netflix documentary "Bigger Than Africa" showing the documented exploits of many Yorubas who revolted and led the liberation struggles in Latin America during the enslavement of Africans in Brazil, Cuba, etc. Ask the Ibadan folks (who are famous for their republican ideals and warrior mentality being historically warrior descendants) for instance who will be laughing with you but take revenge at the right time of their choosing if you are obstinate in not making amends to your overbearing and disrespectful ways.

Amotolongbo:
Actually, nothing concern God, he didn’t manufacture the aeroplane, neither maintained nor managed it.

The lesson we are to learn, not what God wants us to learn.

etokhana:
A Bell 407 helicopter has crashed in Gaurikund, Uttarakhand in #India killing all 7 people on board including the pilot:


https://x.com/globaltimesnews/status/1934143571428557249?s=19[/quote]At least 7 people were killed after a helicopter crashed in a remote part of Uttarakhand in India at around 5:30 am on Sunday. The helicopter had seven people on board -- 5 adult passengers, 1 infant and the pilot, according to Indian media reports.

coputa:
Itsekiri people in Warri, Delta State have called on President Bola Tinubu, Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and relevant security agencies to come to their aid, following alleged threat by the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Oweizide Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo and his people.

Communities allegedly affected by the threat include Ijaghala, Kantu, Obodo, Omadino, Ugborodo and other Itsekiri towns.

A stakeholder, who spoke on behalf of the Itsekiri people, Alex Oritsegbeyiwa Eyengho, in a Save Our Soul message to the government, alleged that there was an existential threat to his people in the hands of the Ijaws, particularly those of Gbaramatu, under the watch of Tompolo.

He said, “The urgent Save Our Souls cry is a cry borne out of Ijaghala and Kantu existential threat in the hands of the Ijaws, particularly those of Gbaramatu, under the watch of Tompolo.

”The death and arson threats reportedly issued to Ijaghala, Kantu, Obodo, Omadino, Ugborodo and other Itsekiri communities became intense recently when videos made by the Spokesman of Gbaramatu-Ijaw, Godspower Gbenekama and one other Ijaw youths began to trend on various social media platforms.

"The unacceptable gun-on-the-head reprieve conditions given by Tompolo and his gang to Kantu and Ijaghala communities is that the leadership of both communities should compulsorily address a press conference, where they must announce to the world that the Gbaramatu-Ijaw own both communities, failing which both communities shall be pulverized, sacked and the occupants killed!

“They have successfully got some Kantu people under duress to address the said press conference, and have fixed Friday, June 13, 2025, for the Ijaghala community to follow suit. Since the very unwilling Ijaghala community is next, there is palpable tension everywhere. I am not in doubt whatsoever of the capacity of Tompolo and his gang to carry out their threat against Ijaghala community.”

Eyengho also said, “During the wake of the endless fratricidal Warri crisis in the late 90s, Ijaghala community was the first community along the Escravos River to be completely pulverized and sacked by Tompolo and his Gbaramatu-Ijaw gang, and as such made indigenes and residents of the community to become internally displaced persons in Nigeria for over a decade. They did it before. They can do it again.

“A few years ago, the Ijaws did everything to enforce their burial culture on Ijaghala to the extent that they forcefully exhumed the corpse of my brother who was buried in the usual Itsekiri culture and reburied him in tandem with Ijaw burial culture! What could be more bizarre? The Ijaws have continued to use force of arms and intimidation from time to time on Ijaghala community as if the people are conquered!

“At some point, the leadership of Ijaghala community was pressurized to publish that the community wished to leave Mandagho Ward in Ugborodo federated communities and join Gbaramatu Ward allegedly as directed by their king Tompolo.

”Apparently, the Ijaws are vexed that Ijaghala was captured by INEC and other Government official documents as an Itsekiri Community. The community, of course, warded off the pressure.

“Our position has always been that the three(3) units currently in Ijaghala community are an integral part of Mandagho Ward in Ugborodo federated communities. We cannot exit this Ward for any reason and join Gbaramatu. If anything, we are pushing for a distinct Ward from our 3 units to be known as Ijaghala Ward.

Eyengho urged President Tinubu and Governor Oborevwori to call Tompolo to order and ensure he stops tormenting the people of Ijaghala and Kantu Communities with an alleged threat to forcefully evacuate and pulverize the communities if the leaderships refuse to abide by their “weird” and “insane” orders.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/12/delta-call-tompolo-to-order-itsekiris-cry-to-tinubu-oborevwori/

Glimpsetv:
The only person who survived the tragic Air India crash, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, described the terrifying moment the plane failed to take off properly—and his complete disbelief at surviving it.

Ramesh, a British citizen with Indian roots, was on board the flight bound for London. The plane crashed just moments after departing from Ahmedabad, a city in northwestern India, on Thursday afternoon. Tragically, 241 people on the aircraft lost their lives, along with at least 29 people on the ground. By late Friday, rescue workers had found 25 more bodies in the wreckage.

This crash is now considered one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters. It was also the first crash involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner since the aircraft was introduced in 2009, according to the Aviation Safety Network.

Speaking from a government hospital, Ramesh told India’s national broadcaster what he remembered. According to him, the aircraft seemed to freeze in the air just seconds after takeoff. He recalled green and white lights flashing and the engines roaring, but the plane failed to climb. It then crashed into a residential building that housed a medical college hostel.

He witnessed the horrifying sight of passengers and crew members dying around him. His own brother, who was traveling with him, was among those who didn’t survive.

Ramesh had been seated in seat 11A. That part of the plane slammed into the ground floor of the building. After the impact, he quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and managed to push himself out through a nearby open door.

“When I opened my eyes, I couldn’t believe I was still alive,” he said. He remembered seeing pieces of the destroyed plane scattered all around.

Though injured, especially with burns on his left hand, Ramesh somehow walked away from the crash site—still in shock. A few local residents saw him and helped him reach an ambulance, which rushed him to the hospital.

Back home, his family was in turmoil. His other brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, told Sky News that Ramesh had video-called their father shortly after the crash. “He said, ‘The plane crashed. I can’t find my brother. I don’t see any passengers. I don’t even know how I’m alive or how I got out,’” Nayan recalled.

Ramesh also contacted relatives in Leicester, UK. His cousin, Ajay Valgi, said Ramesh only told the family that he was okay. "He just said he's fine—nothing more," Valgi said. Ramesh is married and has a young son. The family, while thankful for his survival, remains heartbroken over the loss of his brother.

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, visited the crash site on Friday. He also met Ramesh in the hospital. “I told him what I saw,” said Ramesh. “He asked me about my health.”

According to Dr. Dhaval Gameti, Ramesh had multiple injuries and was initially confused but was now stable and out of danger. He even kept his boarding pass with him while in the hospital.

“He’s recovering well and could be discharged very soon,” Dr. Gameti confirmed.

Eyewitnesses were stunned to see the lone survivor—bruised, burned, but alive—limping his way to the ambulance that carried him away from the scene of so much tragedy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYC7yMMrg8U?si=BA5EblAaIbJE5gd-

WizardOfNG:
What is wrong with some of you to the extent you are so miserable and joyless? Did you arrive the world depressed and bitter?

PBAT was not the leader under who Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine were convicted and recieved "punishment".

He has done what is fitting as the leader of Nigeria today and the Saro-Wiwa family have thanked him. Move on, give credit where due and stop crying more than the bereaved.

Great100000:
Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/800792-saro-wiwas-family-reacts-to-national-honour-pardon-from-tinubu.html?tztc=1

BlackViper:
Princess Iman Pahlavi, the granddaughter of the last royal ruler Shah of Iran, Emperor Mohammad Pahlavi, has tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend in the City of Love after the couple's court marriage in New York.

Iman, 31, and American Jewish businessman Bradley Sherman said 'I do' in a private ceremony in Paris as members of the Iranian royal family gathered in the French capital to bless the newlyweds on June 8.

The daughter of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Princess Yasmine Pahlavi, Iman wore an ethereal, off-shoulder Elie Saab gown with detacheable sleeves as her American beau picked a black tuxedo for the day.

According to Iranian media outlet Kayhan Life, the ceremony was attended by Queen Farah - who was 21 when she married Shah Mohammad Reza in Tehran in 1959 - as well as 'prominent Iranian figures'.

The first images from the couple's lavish Parisian wedding were posted on Instagram by Iman's sister Noor Pahlavi and other attendees, with Iman reposting the snaps on her own social media accounts.

US-born Iman, who works as a senior manager at American Express in New York, walked down the aisle with her father - Iran's former crown prince Reza.

One picture showed Bradley, who is the CEO of tech firm Luchy, looking lovingly at his new bride, while another was captured during the couple's first dance as husband and wife.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14793963/persian-princess-iman-pahlavi-american-bradley-sherman-parisian-wedding.html

TimeManager:

Our father's legacy lives on 🙏🏾💫 We are honoured to accept this Grammy Hall of Fame award on behalf of Fela Anikulapo Kuti. His music continues to inspire & unite people across the world 🌎#Grammy pic.twitter.com/5mq9rNhq0V

— Femi Anikulapo-Kuti (@Femiakuti) June 11, 2025

Late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has been honoured with induction into the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame for his iconic 1976 album Zombie.

Established in 1973 by the Recording Academy, the Grammy Hall of Fame recognises recordings that are at least 25 years old and hold enduring artistic or historical significance.

Inductees are chosen each year by a dedicated committee made up of distinguished and experienced professionals from various fields within the recording industry.

Femi Kuti, Fela’s eldest son, accepted the award on behalf of the family, describing the recognition as an “honour.”

“Our father’s legacy lives on. We are honoured to accept this Grammy Hall of Fame award on behalf of Fela Anikulapo Kuti,” Femi wrote on X on Wednesday.

“His music continues to inspire and unite people across the world.”

The legendary Afrobeat musician died on August 2, 1997.

Almost thirty years after his passing, Fela Kuti remains a powerful symbol of influence, celebrated for using his music to speak out on issues impacting Nigeria.

Following his early time overseas, Kuti rose to fame in Nigeria during the 1970s alongside his band, Africa 70.

In 1970, he established the Kalakuta Republic, a self-declared commune that symbolically rejected Nigeria’s military regime.


The Kalakuta Republic was demolished during a raid in 1978, and in 1984, Fela was imprisoned by the federal government under Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership.

Following his release, Fela remained active in music, recording and performing throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

npppact:
RE: Why Tinubu CAN Deliver Economic Reform , With Facts, Not Feelings

I respect Dr. Agbakoba a lot, but let’s not ignore the facts. Saying Tinubu cannot deliver meaningful economic reform because of the current political structure is half the story, and honestly, it downplays some major steps already taken that many countries are still struggling to get right.

Let’s break it down with intelligent analysis, global data, and real results. 

 Tinubu Is Laying the Foundation , Real Change Takes Root Before It Shows

Yes, GDP is growing at 3.3%, and no, we may not all feel it yet. But go check how it started in places like India or Indonesia , reforms always start with pain, then progress.If you remove fuel subsidy, unify the Forex market, and clean up corruption,you’ll feel the heat first before the benefits come.

But guess what?

Those changes are exactly what Tinubu is doing: 

Key Reforms Already in Motion

1. Fuel Subsidy Gone·      
  
* Saved ₦7 trillion+ yearly, now going into infrastructure, health, and transport.

2. Forex Unification·    

* No more multiple exchange rates. Investors now see a fairer system.·      
* FDI is already rising, and the black market is shrinking.

3. Roads, Rails, Ports·       

*  1,000+ km of roads and major logistics
corridors under construction.·      
*  Inland dry ports = more trade and jobs.

4. Power Reforms·      
  
* Siemens partnership is rolling out.·      
* States now allowed to generate and distribute power.·       
* Lagos and Edo already jumping on it. 


5. Agricultural Push·     
  
* Over 3 million farmers already getting inputs, credit, and buyers.·       
*  Food inflation is slowing down, still high, but better than before. 


Global Experts Agree: Reform First, Then Restructure

* World Bank, IMF, and OECD all say: focus on stabilizing the economy before major power devolution.
* You don’t hand over more power to states when many can’t even pay salaries. First, build capacity. Then restructure. 

 Tinubu Is Already Working on Restructuring
* A constitutional committee is already reviewing how to give states more power over mining, power, and infrastructure.

* Local government reform is also on the table just not the loud, dramatic type people expect.


 My  final words on this:

The truth is, reform stake time. If Nigeria had kept jumping from plan to plan, we’d still be importing toothpicks and wasting oil money on fake subsidies.

So instead of saying “he can’t,” let’s track what’s already working and demand consistency and speed , not throw away the only real reform train we’ve had in decades.

The hardship is real ,but so is the direction. Let’s not throw away progress because it hasn’t yet matured. 

@naijapeoplesprosperitypact