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He didn’t make any point cos he ended his expression with “I don’t have any problem with him.” So, what’s he coming online for ? Or am I missing something here.?

FatimaAbubakar:
They didn't make this promise in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Election is around the corner and they decided to throw in this lamba. Shameless people.

He made the promise before now but in different form. He only scaled things down to hospitals. It was part of his manifesto before the 2023 election that he would provide 24/7 power supply for Nigerians and if he fails, Nigerians shouldnt voted for him.

All because someone was told the truth which would never accept. What good would you see in someone that says and believe that “all is fair in politics.” Is this not part of fairness too? This is what they call structure. Misrepresentation, fraud , certificate forgery and anything to win election is fair to them even if Nigerians in their droves are sacrificed…

If the shareholders’ agreement contains a properly structured and enforceable anti-dilution clause, and the beneficiaries still ended up diluted, then Oriental Energy would have a very hard time avoiding liability for that, that dilution would have to be compensated for.

I always advise investors and companies alike that contract terms shouldn’t be drafted to “win it all.” The goal should be terms that are mutual and commercially fair to all parties.

OlujobaSamuel:
Be calming down, it's a private body like NMA, NBA etc, it's like Bankers Association coming together to give out loan

I didn’t even bother to check for further details because I know that whether it’s private or public, it’s all the same. We are used to the pattern. They use private organisations to front their fraudulent activities.

Their cronies are scattered across all our institutions to facilitate their corrupt practices… it’s still the same.

I can bet my life on it that 99% of those who get the loan may not meet 1% of the requirements. We are used to the system. They’ve just changed the format this time.

Another looting strategy to syphon public funds. They keep posting billions of dollars in government operations and administration, but rather than the masses experiencing relief, they suffer pain and death.

I just pray that God helps and fights for the hopeless, the poor, and the oppressed against the few who have lorded themselves over the resources that belong to everyone.

If the solution is that this country breaks, let it happen in the quickest time.

The other day, I saw politicians sharing two sachets of Indomie, and I cried so hard…

This is what you get when you have certificate forgers at the helm of affairs — all with fraudulent backgrounds who, while growing up, never at any time had the motivation to act civilly and responsibly. Leaders with the shameful principle of: “all is fair in politics.”

Leaders who won’t flinch for a second before sacrificing the lives of those they promised to protect for a morsel of food.

[quote author=zoomzoom post=140227240][/quote]The institution that passed him demonstrated they are compromised. And that’s why i said they are the major culprit not Tinubu. Our system of government is built with all the tools capable of administering fair governance. Electoral commission has regulations and standards for presidential candidates. Should such critical criteria as primary school or secondary school education be deliberately omitted ? Even if there’s no provision that addresses this abnormality directly, is the leadership of the institution not indirectly sanctioned by the principle of equality and fairness to ensure decision that resonates with the expectations of Nigerian masses is upheld?

A competent institution will look at what precedence the situation will leave for subsequent elections. If they can pass Tinubu for presidential candidacy despite the ugly but critical electoral compliance gap, it means we are ruled in this country based on unstructured system.

And this further proves President Donald Trump is right when he said “Nigeria is a shithole” and “a disgraceful country”

Anyone attacking Tinubu rather than the institution that failed to execute the law as it should is a completely uninformed. He was passed by the relevant authorities. Atiku and others should attack them instead of Tinubu…

Both of them are evil in our society and need to be tracked and prosecuted. However I find the story a bit funny. The dude is a smart criminal btw. He probably asked the question: what happened to the previous person that used to supply them? And wether there’s any assurance his life wont be taken after keeping to his own side of the bargain ?

This is so shameful to watch…

saintopus:
Many collapsed marriages are caused by irresponsibility. In this part of the world we are taught that the man should be responsible for everything in the house. While the woman goes on taking and taking and taking without ever thinking about putting responsibility into the marriage. As soon as the man's fortune goes down, the marriage collapses.

I recently discussed this with a married friend. My observation: many women today only seem to recognize a man during moments of financial abundance. His response was that this is how it should be ,a man is by nature a provider, and no woman should consider dating, let alone marrying, a man who can’t provide.

This raises questions for me:

1. Is any financial situation guaranteed? A man providing today could lose that capacity to circumstance tomorrow — just as easily as he could keep growing it.
2. If society doesn’t condemn a man for choosing a partner who can’t provide financially, why should a woman need to prove she “deserves” a man who can provide, when she can’t reciprocate?
3. If society accepts this imbalance, why do women still expect equality within it? Should such men then have outsized power in the relationship, even to the point of controlling their partner, without that being called abuse?

I’ve tested this in small ways. One woman I was getting to know asked for money for food; when I sent something, her response was dismissive. Another woman I’d dated for a while reacted badly when I asked her for a small loan, and the relationship ended shortly after. Experiences like these have shaped what I now look for or avoid in a partner.

Nigerians are really suffering. This is no jokes. Ironically a lot work even more but get paid money with zero values…

Who needs a script to say “row” “merrily” and “life is but a dream” ?

He should offload first. And check if the truck is a front or back wheeled. Go for whichever that has the most strength. Then it can come out.

28m… that’s not cheap. How fast does its battery take to charge from 0 to 100%? And can it be charged in a regular Nigeria household power outlets?

dederocs:
VDM let police do their job, you are going beyond your boundary. You are not 100% sure of what you are saying, only talking based off what you were told by the accused. VDM you are not police or a judge, just a citizen you have no power to do what you are doing, accusing that senior officer is not lawful.

Go to school; you will say no, and even when your type manages to , you will find yourself engaging in directionless activities such that you end up wasting the resources of your sponsor, you will then become liability to the entire nation.

Look, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended , the grundnorm itself , recognises the act VDM is currently demonstrating. It is called patriotism.

There’s a difference between a private individual carrying out a standard investigation and another questioning the procedure or process of an investigation. VDM is doing the later. Think analytically and stop disgracing yourself…

In addition, in the English case of R v Sussex Justices, ex parte McCarthy, where the legal maxim that “justice must not only be done but manifestly seen to be done” was discovered where it was stated that legal and disciplinary processes must be entirely transparent and free from the appearance of bias to maintain public trust.

The concept emphasizes that the legitimacy of the legal and institutional systems relies heavily on public perception. Even if a judgment is entirely fair and correct on its merits, the authority of the decision is compromised if the process appears secretive, conflicted, or unfair to the observer.

It’s safe to say that your type in Nigeria are completely condemned by our constitution to be unpatriotic. The one you’re talking down on like VDM and others in alignment with the principle that justice must prevail and it doesn’t matter whether or not we are the victim, are the patriotic ones…

You really need to work on your mentality.

TONYE001:
While I agree that he should be careful, I'm sure being careful doesn't equate turning a blind eye to evil, especially when fighting evil has been picked as a niche.

He’s either clueless or deliberately aware of what he’s saying. His excuse is flat, and it further exposes how twisted the minds of men can be. He saw no value in helping the vulnerable secure justice, forgetting that an injustice to one is an injustice to all. When evil happens and everyone looks away, we embolden it. But when we rise together to ensure perpetrators are brought to book, others who might follow that path -or are already on it- are forced to rethink. That is how a good society is built: all hands should be on deck to consistently fight evil in the society.

Now imagine having several individuals like VeryDarkMan across different niches such as -federal budget allocation and management, governors’ forums, basic amenities in each state, oil and gas oversight nationwide. Tell me how Nigeria would not become a paradise on earth.

People like you and me must do more to enlighten the poor minds in our society. Sadly, we now have more people like the person quoted above in Nigeria, and the worse part is their unregulated access to the internet ( been able to create content to advocate and influence on others their brain dead opinions) and that is why the country keeps moving backwards every day.

Take a simple example: a road safety officer stops an overloaded vehicle, and passengers in the cab I was in began cursing the officer for doing his job. Have seen this happen on several occasions where public officers are carrying out their legal duties and this would happen. The level of illiteracy in this country is shameful. We need to overhaul the educational system, not just in terms of books, but also in social, economic, and political awareness. Only then can we begin to heal.

Perhaps I, along with others who wish to start this movement, can connect directly. We can pool our resources to begin this selfless journey. That is how we start healing our country, cos Nigeria is seriously sick…

With the person quoted above increasing in their numbers in Nigeria, this country has slight chance of survival…

Adonisty:
This guy sef, must you get involved in every disagreement?

Please answer this question: If the victims were to be you or your wife and children if you have any, would you say this same thing you just spit out ?

I don't usually try to solve a problem by attacking it directly. Instead, I focus on analysing the underlying issues that give rise to it. Solve those root causes, and the major problem often disappears on its own.
Regarding the issue of why many Nigerians make poor civic decisions, I believe one of the fundamental causes is the low level of access to, and adoption of, quality education in the country.

Yesterday afternoon, I witnessed something in my community that reinforced this belief.

I saw an elderly woman, probably in her late fifties, emerge from a corner of the street carrying a notebook. She called over another woman who owns a provision shop and asked for her PVC.

The shop owner handed it over.

The elderly woman then explained that a certain individual (name withheld) was collecting people's voter card details. According to her, the information would be used to process payments connected with the upcoming election in one of the South-West states.

What happened next was even more disturbing.

An elderly man who had been listening immediately tried to get himself included. He asked whether he could also submit his voter card. The woman replied that he should meet another person who was coordinating registrations for the men in the community.

At that moment, I realised almost everyone around believed there was nothing wrong with what was happening.

I wanted to speak up. I wanted to explain that they were unknowingly participating in a system that would ultimately work against their own interests. But I couldn't bring myself to interrupt the moment, and I left feeling deeply disappointed in myself.

As I looked at those women, I couldn't help but think about how much hardship they had already endured. Yet they did not realise that what they were about to do, trading away the integrity of their votes for a small immediate benefit, would only deepen the very suffering they hoped to escape.

This brings me back to my main point.

Education changes the way people think. It equips them to recognise manipulation, question suspicious offers, and understand the long-term consequences of short-term decisions.

I have had the privilege of earning two degrees. That education has trained me to recognise bad intentions long before they become obvious. It is not because I am inherently wiser than anyone else; it is because education has shaped how I analyse situations.

Imagine if the people in that community possessed even half that level of civic awareness. That entire vote-buying operation would likely have collapsed before it even gained momentum.

Instead, people were unknowingly recruited into a process that ultimately works against their own future, and many of them participated enthusiastically because they simply did not understand the consequences.

This is why I believe Nigeria's greatest challenge is not merely corruption. It is the widespread lack of quality education and civic enlightenment. An informed population is far more difficult to manipulate, and without citizens who can critically evaluate political incentives, the cycle of corruption will continue to reproduce itself generation after generation.

Prestar:

Nigerians Deserve Full Transparency

— Seyi Makinde Seeks United Nation Probe into Oyo Abd¥ction pic.twitter.com/YzV2p3GxGR

— Star Potter (@Starpotternews) July 13, 2026

This is laudable…. You earn my vote at the upcoming presidential election for this singular act of responsibility and care you just demonstrated.

We really need to vote this Tinubu government out. His reign is a disaster and a big mistake to the country…

SuperOnyi:




I'm sorry I had to chip in here. Let me start by saying that while I understand your points --- although not well placed --- you are making the wrong move criticizing people for saying that the economic isn't smiling at them. I can easily smile and agree with you because I know ways to earn in dollar here, even bigger than those living 'abroad,' but that would be ingenious.

Even if I believed Nigeria is cheap, the only reason I would believe that is because I only want to earn big in dollar and invest here, and I also live in the countryside where we have our own small farm. But even at that, everyone is complaining here.

Comparing the currency here and over there isn't smart. I remember when I used to work physical jobs to survive, someone earning $2000 a month in the US is living larger than me. I used to starve. If I earned 3,000 naira a week, I'd be grateful. How many jobs (that doesn't require certificates) will pay you better than McDonalds here?

I'm using them as example because these are jobs people get to survive. Our currency is not just losing its value but also its buying power. Can someone working in "Chicken Republic" live better than someone working at McDonalds? I can bet my balls that Nigerians are the easiest people to control, look at what happened during covid 19 lockdown. If the government spent the little taxes the citizens pay, whether we like it or not, we must pay for those taxes.

I'm sure you received some benefits from the government over there, but here we were getting our as$ kicked trying to get something to eat. So, stop mocking people's pain. And yes, Nigerians are very annoying and ungrateful, but things aren't easy for anyone right now.

The only reason you are in your "first world" paying your "first world" taxes, driving on that clean road, and living in that property with clean water is because people dared to question the state of their country. Even now, people still insult Donald Trump, let alone a country like ours.

You are saying a gallon of gas is more expensive there than it is here is funny, why is Youtube Music subscription significantly cheaper in Nigeria than it is in America? Purchasing power! It's the same reason you earn more in YouTube as someone with an American audience compared to someone with a Nigerian audience.

Even a foreign company understands this better than you, and that says a lot. 99.999999999% of Nigerians earn in Naira and spend in Naira!

I want to specially thank @SuperOnyi for that brilliant breakdown. The YouTube Music subscription example is the ultimate knockout punch to the dollar-conversion theory.

When even multi-billion-dollar foreign tech companies understand that 99.9% of Nigerians earn in Naira and adjust their pricing to match our eroded purchasing power, it shows how detached from reality anyone arguing otherwise is.

To the diaspora commentators comparing gas prices: A McDonald's worker in the US or a Tesco worker in the UK can pay their taxes, pay their bills, fuel their cars, and still have a safety net. But a Chicken Republic worker in Nigeria cannot even buy a bag of rice with their monthly salary, let alone pay 50k for their child's NECO and WAEC registration.

Demanding accountability is not 'complaining'; it is the fundamental engine of democracy. Nigeria belongs to all of us, not an elite few. We are paying the highest real cost for survival on earth with zero state benefits, and we will not stop questioning how our collective resources are managed.

Everything about them is “we will”. What has he been doing for the last 3 years ? When the presidential election is about few months from now, he’s now beginning to roll out empty promises. Why is Tinubu and his Akara wife making governance look like rocket science ?

Goodvibes007:
Your assessment of Nigeria's economy is factually incorrect regarding absolute pricing, as fuel costs and inflation rates do not technically match "first-world" levels.

If you convert prices directly into US Dollars or British Pounds, goods and services in Nigeria are actually much cheaper than in the West.

Fuel: A gallon of petrol in the US or UK generally costs between $3.50 and $7.00 USD. In Nigeria, even after the subsidy removals and price hikes, petrol costs closer to $0.60 to $0.90 USD per litre (roughly $2.30 to $3.40 USD per gallon).

Rent & Services: The actual dollar amount needed to buy a loaf of bread, get a haircut, or rent an apartment in Nigeria is a fraction of what it costs in London or New York.

Education. Same story

Taxes paid. Same

E.t.c

So you do not pay 1st world prices in Nigeria.

Converting Nigerian prices to dollar to prove we don't pay 'first-world prices' is a flawed economic analysis. Westerners earn in USD/GBP; Nigerians earn in a heavily devalued Naira.

When you look at the Purchasing Power Parity, Nigerians are paying the highest real prices in the world relative to income.What you are ignoring is Tax Incidence. When the administration places heavy taxes on corporations, those businesses invertly shift the burden forward to the consumer.

That is why grinding pepper in public places has jumped from 200 naira to 1,500, and why common haircut is now priced at some places in Nigeria 2500 per haircut.

Since you won’t mention this , I will help you to add it- I know you’re aware that in the West you’re citing every now and then, taxes pay for free schools, healthcare, and security. In Nigeria, we pay heavy taxes and still pay 50k for WAEC and NECO, dig our own water boreholes, and buy fuel for generators and pay heavily to install solar power for our homes and businesses, and sadly some communities contribute money to repair/build their roads and pay for security services to protect their properties and lives. And these are Nigerians carrying the direct weight of heavy taxations in the nation.

Look at the news from the airports this morning, where a video showing airport cab drivers protesting a new policy from FAAN mandating drivers to use 2020 car models, vehicles costing upwards of 18 million. This is the exact indirect taxation and elite disconnect we are talking about. See https://www.nairaland.com/8708290/cant-afford-18-million-cars

The government issues a decree to look 'first-world' without providing the first-world credit facilities, low-interest loans, or stable economy to back it up. If those drivers struggle to buy those 18m cars, guess who pays for it? The average Nigerian traveler through hyper-inflated transport fares. We are simply paying first-world costs for survival with no state benefits…

what’s your next line of defense now ?

Goodvibes007:
I pay 1st world prices. Do you pay 1st world prices in Nigeria?

Go back again, and read all my responses to your incomplete comments… i already put a structured response to them all.

Goodvibes007:
insurance is approximately $750 per month for an individual marketplace plan and exceeds $2,000 per month for a family.

So, I want to ask is your government not providing anything to justify all these expenses you claim to incur?

If you’re able to answer that question, then you have made a complete and sensible statement. Otherwise the statements in your comment are incomplete and meaningless.

Goodvibes007:
My property tax is over 6,000 dollars a month. Do you pay such taxes in Nigeria?

First, when you mention an asset without qualifying its worth , then failing to address whether or not the government in question didn’t reciprocate by providing you with basic amenities like good road, stable electricity, quality healthcare, security and more, then I wonder what point you’re trying to prove with that comment ?

In the last three years, the Nigerian socio-economic landscape has witnessed a fascinating yet terrifying structural overhaul. What began as a series of bold, headline-grabbing policy declarations, the immediate removal of the fuel subsidy and the floatation of the Naira, has now transformed into a tidal wave of hyperinflation, sweeping across every household in the federation. From the corporate boardrooms of Lagos to the street-side vendors hawking akara, roasted corn, and kuli kuli, Nigerians are trapped in a grim economic paradox: they are paying first-world prices for third-world governance.

This is not a story of hardship but a structural breakdown. And as the 2027 presidential election approaches, it raises a pressing question for the Nigerian electorate. Can a nation state survive on an economic model that continuously extracts wealth from its citizens without delivering basic human security or functional public goods?

Despite the administration's explosive media campaigns and promises of a "Renewed Hope," the reality on the ground is not so simple. Behind the political rhetoric lies a fundamental weakness, a historically aggressive taxation framework paired with an absolute failure to protect lives, properties, and the purchasing power of the common man. And that weakness threatens to lock millions of Nigerians out of basic survival, turning daily existence into an extreme sport where the citizens are systematically losing.

The Extraction Economy: Why the Government is Taxing the Air

To understand the stakes, we must first understand the administration's motivation. Why is the federal government introducing tax after tax like a cash-strapped corporate entity?
The answer lies in the administration's macroeconomic philosophy.

The state, having starved itself of easy crude oil revenues due to systemic theft and low production, has turned inward. The citizen has become the new oil well. Through the aggressive widening of the tax net, the reintroduction of cybersecurity levies, and hiked tariffs on basic utilities, public finances are being aggressively financialised.

What makes an economic policy viable to the masses? Three things:

1. Clear equity in burden-sharing,
2. Visible value for taxes paid, and
3. A safety net for the most vulnerable.

In functional democracies, years of civic engagement and public accountability mean these three requirements are often met. In Nigeria? Not quite.

The Luxury Car Entourage and the Rhetoric of Sacrifice

Still, there are signs of a profound psychological disconnect within the highest echelons of power. Notably, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has actively explored the business of advising the masses on economic endurance. From advocating for subsistence farming to lecturing the public on contentement, her public commentaries have consistently trended online. Most recently, the internet was set aglow following her comments urging popular entertainers to deploy their wealth to help the masses, while admonishing Nigerians to view luxury cars strictly as non-essential luxuries.

It was a bold sermon, but it was also a deeply ironic one.
While the First Lady’s approach signals an expectation of national sacrifice, it lays bare an underlying hypocrisy: the ruling class expects the masses to bear the brunt of austerity while they themselves operate in absolute opulence. Not long after her speech, broadcast journalist Rufai Oseni shared a striking video of the First Lady’s official entourage, consisting of nearly 60 high-end, luxury vehicles snaking through Nigerian roads. The message to the street was deafeningly clear: sacrifice is an obligation for the poor, but luxury remains a permanent entitlement for the powerful.

The Human Capital Crisis: A Legacy of Extravagant Exclusion

Nigeria’s economy has always been volatile, but it has rarely been this hostile to human capital development. For much of its recent history, education and food security served as the ultimate escape routes from poverty. Today, the administration's policies have effectively barricaded those exits.
Key structural crises currently ravaging the nation include:

The Educational Barrier: The recent astronomical hike in WAEC and NECO registration fees to ₦50,000 has turned secondary school graduation into a luxury. In a country where parents are actively struggling to exist, this policy effectively prices the children of the poor out of academic validation.

The Food Security Collapse: Due to untamed inflation and the unmitigated failure of agricultural logistics, staple foods have become out of reach. The informal food sector, the akara and kuli kulivendors, can no longer find price stability, leading to widespread malnutrition.

The Insecurity Epidemic: Far from being contained, insecurity has expanded. Bandits, secessionist agitators, and terrorist networks continue to sack agrarian communities, levy taxes on local farmers, and execute mass kidnappings with near-total impunity.

The Blind Extraction Framework: The administration’s fiscal policies have continuously extracted and extracted from the disposable income of citizens through stamp duties, bank charges, and value-added taxes, without providing any positive, visible impact on public infrastructure.

The result is a massive, highly resilient population that is rich in patience but completely depleted of economic oxygen.

The 2027 Bottleneck: Why the Incumbent Faces a Judgment of Numbers

Herein lies the political tragedy. Just as the nation approaches another electoral cycle, the APC-led administration may find itself structurally unprepared to defend its record before an exhausted electorate.

You cannot demand patriotism from a citizen you do not protect, and you cannot demand tax compliance from an enterprise you do not support.

Many Nigerian voters, even those who historically supported the ruling party, no longer possess the financial buffer to ignore poor governance. They cannot reconcile a ₦50,000 exam fee with a 60-car convoy. They cannot balance the mathematical permutations of a rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the reality of empty stomachs and unsafe highways.

Moreover, even where government defenders point to macro-level reforms, such as being removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list or increasing the EFCC's anti-graft funding, the data integrity of these achievements means very little to a mother whose child has been withdrawn from school due to fee hikes. Without a stomach-facing infrastructure, macroeconomic statistics remain a pipe dream.

Conclusion: The Accountable Ballot

The upcoming 2027 presidential election represents more than just a political transition; it is a national referendum on the value of a Nigerian life. Nigeria, as one of the most resourceful and resilient nations on earth, should not be a place where citizens merely exist to be taxed and terrorised.

But unless the electorate confronts the current legacy of fiscal informality, unchecked state luxury, and poor human empathy, we risk being remembered only for our capacity to suffer, not our power to choose.

In the end, governance is not a favor done for the governed. It is a contractual obligation. And as 2027 draws near, the masses must remember that they hold the ultimate ledger to audit the wealth, the policies, and the heavy price they have paid for the survival of the state.