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We need tow companies in Nigeria...the audacity ...blocking roads used by everyone. Just call like 15-20 tow companies to come and move their buses to the station with police escorts. Madness should jam madness.

treesun:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/02/18/lagos-commercial-drivers-protest-against-takeover-transport-routes-seyi-tinubus-new

WATCH: Lagos Commercial Drivers Protest Against Takeover Of Transport Routes By Seyi Tinubu’s New Buses, Block VGC Road pic.twitter.com/gnDLrVeEZd

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) February 18, 2026

Before you travel, call your western banks and let them know so they would not block your activities in foreign countries. Given your local numbers are usually tied to your accounts and needed to verify codes, you would not be able to do that either.

Best to always use emails and have a dedicated google voice number as backup to verify. With a good VPN service, you can avoid stories that touch. If you want more advice on life decisions, email me.

Nnamdipapa:
So I had the most insane experience last December. Something that still makes my heart race when I remember it.
I was in Nigeria, just jejely making transactions from my foreign accounts, when suddenly all my accounts were blocked on suspicion of fraud. Just like that. No warning.
I called the fraud department at Scotiabank, fully expecting to clear things up in five minutes. After all, I passed every single authentication question. Everything. Then the agent calmly told me I had to appear physically in Canada to verify my account.
I laughed at first. I told him I was in Nigeria. How exactly did he expect me to fly across the Atlantic in the middle of winter just to “verify” myself?
Before I could even process what was happening, my online banking access was shut down completely. These people had already concluded that I should be living in Canada.
That was how my Christmas plans scattered.
I started searching for the cheapest ticket I could find. After hours of looking, I found a United Airlines flight transiting through Dulles Airport in Washington. 11:59pm on Christmas night. About $1,200.
I tried booking with my foreign cards. Nothing went through. My location in Nigeria was now suspicious everywhere. I had to call United directly on the 24th to book manually. Return date: December 30th.
I was pained. Deeply pained.
It would have been my first Christmas in over a decade without snow. No shoveling. No icy wind. Just Lagos vibes. Nigeria sweet, I swear.
But instead, by 7pm Christmas night, I was heading to MMA airport.
We landed at Dulles on the morning of the 26th. As I stood in line for border control, fear gripped me. I was thinking about all the negative things I’ve said about Trump online. I was convinced they would scan my social media and drag me into one interrogation room.
When it got to my turn, the officer asked one simple question and waved me through.
Just like that.

Three-hour layover. Then off to Toronto.
Because of extreme weather warnings in Calgary, I decided not to continue there. We landed at Pearson International Airport in Toronto around 8pm.
I had to wait for missing luggage from the next flight. Retrieved it around 9:30pm.

Then I made the mistake of trying to save money.
I searched online and found a room in Etobicoke for $45 per night. In Canada. In December. Red flag, but my mind was on budgeting.

Outside, it was -12°C. Windy. Dark. Brutally cold.
I took a cab to the address.
The moment we pulled up, my spirit dropped.
The house looked abandoned. The street was dead silent. No movement. No life.
I knocked. A groundsman opened and led me inside.
Then I entered the room.

That was when my night turned into a horror movie.
There was another man on the bed beside mine. Unkempt. Dirty. Lying down, staring into his phone and laughing hysterically. Not small laughter. The kind that makes your spine freeze.

Aye mi!

How was I supposed to sleep in the same room with a complete stranger behaving like that?
The room was dark. Only light from the TV and his phone screen. He didn’t greet me. Didn’t acknowledge me. Just kept laughing and scratching himself aggressively.
Outside, snow was falling heavily. Temperature dropping toward -16°C.
And guess what? I didn’t even come with a winter jacket. This trip was never planned.
I told myself I would endure till morning and check into a proper hotel. I dropped my briefcases, brought out my laptop to finish some client work.
Then I saw something.

The guy started scratching himself violently. Almost desperately. Still laughing.
Kilode?!

As I sat there, uneasy, I suddenly felt movement on my sleeve.
I looked down.
A small brown bug was crawling up my jacket… heading toward my neck.
In that split second, my childhood flashed before my eyes.
Growing up in face-me-I-face-you, I battled bed bugs. I know them too well.
I slapped it instantly. Crushed it. Rubbed it between my fingers.
Then I lifted my hand to my nose.
ALAS MY PEOPLE… IT WAS THE UNMISTAKABLE SMELL OF A BED BUG.

I didn’t think twice.

I grabbed my bags and ran out of that house into -16°C snow without a winter jacket.
Yes. I chose freezing over infestation.
Outside, it was 10:40pm. Snowstorm. Wind slapping my face. No idea where I was going.
I ran across the street and entered a shawarma store just to escape the cold.
From there, I called an Uber to the nearest Walmart. It was closing at 11pm. I had less than 20 minutes.
I was already paranoid. I felt like bugs were crawling all over me. I needed new clothes immediately.
By pure luck, they let me in at 10:50pm.
I ran to the winter jacket aisle. Grabbed a heavy coat, toque, gloves, winter socks. I didn’t even check prices.
After paying, I took another cab back to Pearson Airport.

That night, I slept on a bench.
Actually, I didn’t sleep.

I emptied my entire bag on the airport floor. I was shaking. I was inspecting every single item. I even considered dumping all my clothes in the trash.
I called the woman who rented the room to me and threatened to report her to Health Canada.
The audacity of this woman…
She said maybe I was the one who brought the bugs.
Imagine that.

Anyway, that was just Day 1.
Four days of hell followed before I finally escaped back to Lagos.
I couldn’t wait to smell Nigerian air again.

(To be continued.)

The way they rip the Govt using those stupid N500 carts. I always demand receipt just to ensure the money goes to the right account. You will hear it is N1500...when it is N500, or you will hear, if I push the cart then it is N1500... Oga I can push my own cart, give me my N500 receipt. If Govt wants to make money in that country, they need to ban cash transactions in all State and Fed Govt operations. Even NURTW should be using POS, printing receipts and using staples to attach it to NURTW receipts with Memo that includes Plate Numbers.

Lanrelagboi:
https://applesbite.com/faan-moves-to-cashless-operations-bans-physical-currency-transactions/

Great news for those that depend on folks sending them pounds from Nigeria or paying UK fees from Nigeria. Based on PBAT's policies, there are no more scarcity and the market is operating as it should...even $1 is around N1370. Thank God some of us have done few things prior...we told them that Naira will gain with Dangote and all...Soon, you will need more dollars and pounds to do more in Naija and Govt will keep increase salaries...soon, people will wonder if japa actually makes sense...working for less after stressful life.

Melezenawii:
Naira strengthens against British Pound to N1,806/£1 - Nairametrics

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From what amount to what amount...100% increase can be N100k to N200k. The school just wants more NELFUND money from Govt, and they cannot get it without increasing your tuition fees lol. Govt pays Universities based on these students' fees.

Glimpsetv:
Medical students at the University of Nigeria are currently protesting over an increase in their school fees.

According to the students, they received a memo last night informing them that their tuition fees had been increased by 100%.

In response, medical students at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, staged a protest, blocking the school gate and restricting movement in and out of the institution.

The situation has sparked reactions among students and members of the public.
Watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afILGYWy71Q?si=tzmQotR2-3A72sCo

A lot of people do not understand why it was so easy to pick all these girls and very quickly too. I have my own theory based on personal experiences online.

I always see a lot of ladies from Nairobi match with US guys or Western guys that I was forced to ask. [b]Why would you want a guy thousands of miles away when you have Kenyan guys? [/b]One of the ladies told me...Kenyan guys are not serious about settling, some of them just have kids with different women, and some are even gays...lots of them. So I think over time most of these ladies watch single parent lives and struggles and see foreigners as the way to get out or stay out. Lots of them are working in Dubai too. They are also very trusting of foreigners and they often believe even if he does not marry them, he can continue to fund their lifestyles because you would not need much from abroad to do so.

One literally told me she is looking for a white man to take care of her. She is a single mother, daughter not even 2yrs old. She was in love, but on getting pregnant, the guy left her. She said she would skip secondary school or leave school early just to meet this guy and sleep with him. Very unfortunate..She is now in Nairobi looking for work, and daughter is left with Mom and family in their small town away from the city.

So the issue here is desperation, poverty, life choices and mistakes, and looking for saviors and messiahs. These ladies are victims, and they are also creators of their own miseries.

nlfpmod:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPFKhgvFBso?si=EqtogqdV0M3gS7dr




https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Hh6ojSaWD/


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

Peter Fatomilola. those old ones that know the secrets to dismantle any other powers. I will pick him over others lol

obembet:
This hypothetical Yoruba babalawo face-off, although it’s really hard to choose, they’re all legends in their own right. But judging by their iconic roles, who do you think would outlast the rest with the strongest juju and unshakable grit?

Source: obembe Tosin

Idiots...if Obi Cubana needs papers. He can invest in Dubai and get permanent residence. The children wants to school in the UK, the wife wants to work and the bloggers are crying. People need to focus on their own lives as if Peter Obi's children stayed and schooled in Anambra when he was a Governor there...what is wrong with these people? When they carry her now and charge her to court, she will be crying. You think they cant arrest you in the UK for defamation? You will learn.

Rapmoney:
A Nigerian lady residing in the UK has called out Obi Cubana over his endorsement of Tinubu's administration. The lady questioned why Obi Cubana's wife is in the UK with her kids, trying to get residency documents if the government her husband is promoting was doing well in Nigeria.




https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FBwrReiTr/

Not enough.
Put Portable Fire Extinguisher on streets or mandate houses must get them just like cars. Train community leaders and youth leaders...and create panic calls and easy emergency numbers like 121......put Fire stations in all markets and large population corridors. Walking wont solve anything

buzmanjohn:
https://punchng.com/lagos-inaugurates-fire-marshal-club-holds-safety-walk/

It is not your fault. If Trump had refused to bail them out, you would not be saying this nonsense online...Mr. Clever One

Believeintruth:
You cannot even compare Argentina's economy to Nigeria despite its high debt obligation to IMF. Argentina has better comparative advantage than Nigeria. It is one of the largest beef exporters globally in addition to its little offshore oil reserves. Sometimes you guys are not clever when trying to spread propaganda.

This is the guy some of you want to force on us LOL

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You did not blame him when Nigerians were flying to London just to party for a weekend. Blame yourself for not being able to manage resources and grow. We were spending like drunken sailors buying abroad....and this is where we are now.

Magmony:
Sir. Fredrick Lord Lugard is the caused of all this with the Amalgamation scopes. 😂😂😂🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

I do not disagree with this sentiment...but the cattle rearers claim they pay farmers when they are allowed to encroach...probably not always the case. Some of them are clearly not educated enough...they may not even realize some are farmlands...i am not making excuses for them here...we just need to do better overall and cant just be shouting stop open grazing...what would they do? sit at home?

Fujiyama:
^^^
If they were grazing only on 'the weeds we refuse to cut down' there would be fewer problems.

Instead, they are grazing on cultivated farmland. That's why there is trouble.

Go and research how much US Govt pay in subsidy to farmers...even chicken and Govt provides Small Business Loans amongst others. You sit there saying is it Govt that will do this or that...Please how do you expect a cattle owner of 20 cows that is using his nephew to move cows from one place to another probably in exchange for 2 cows from the mix to set up cattle ranch. The one the Govt created, how viable is it and what is the cost and how does that benefit them? You cannot just claim to create something without a benefit plan. I can also sell lands for N100m per plot...does that benefit the average man?

Tenses:
So it's the job of the government to setup ranches for a private cattle business.

As bizarre as the idea may be, several state governments have setup ranches for cattle rearing but the herdsmen won't patronise them.

Personally I do not see a big deal about cows moving about. The Govs are not ready to create ranch systems. A lot will also go into a ranch system...feeds and all. Until that is done, the cows can move around eating all the weeds we refuse to cut down.

My proposal

Create a ranch system. When Farmers send food from the North, we load them with feeds.
You create jobs by having people go into farmlands to cut grasses and weeds....then you have central locations like we do for plastic bottles.
They weigh them, store and pay the locals.
They gather them in bulks and alert trailers so they can load them back to the ranches.
You need to build massive tanks to store water and sewage systems to process wastes.

You create JOBS in the South and stop the movement, but you must be ready to pay more for meats because instead of cows eating for free by moving about, farmers will be paying for daily feeds.

philipobiz:
I stepped outside to catch some fresh air.
Next thing I saw, was an entire Fulani VIP delegation of cows rolling through the area like they own the place.

Big big cows, chest out, tail swinging like they’re doing Azonto, herder behind them doing small security escort formation.

This was in a city center around Arab Junction, Utako market area, Abuja, the federal capital territory.

Yet everybody just dey waka normal normal like say na new BRT lane cows dey use.
No horn, no abuse, no “abeg comot for road”, nothing.

The cows don upgrade to permanent residents with right of way under the leadership of Wike our land grabbing FCT minister.

Power pass power.
See pictures I took live.

We focus on the physical...some of these things are supernatural. Why were they at that location at that time? They could have ignored but they choose to confront. Even the apprentice they tried to save is probably still alive and yet this guy is dead and gone...and his properties if any will become someone else...this does not look or feel normal. May God help and protect us o.

Emmalez:
Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2026/02/tragic-end-man-killed-by-villagers-just.html?m=1

Stories like this takes my mind to what we call asasi.. Why we look at some of these news as simple ...news. It begs the question. What prompt him to stab her? What was he thinking? Did he not know that his life would be entirely over? At the age of 40, not married, no kids, still single and now this...something tells me the family needs to check a curse or trace it. He could have gone to different countries and pick finer girls, successful ones, models too...and now it is all over. Something is definitely not right. This is why we have to be careful. Some have curses over their heads; some are walking corpses; some are destined to take others with them. May God help us all.

Emmalez:
Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2026/02/nigerian-man-jailed-for-life-for-murder.html?m=1

He did but he did not understand it lol

coolcharm:
Did you even read the post?

Please since you get mouth

- List all Nigerians you know that have been deported
- List the number that have stopped going to work when bills dey there.
- List all those who have self deported? Plenty dey in jail for Covid fraud

Did I say ICE isn't operating? But all these scaremongering is another attempt to scam people into donation. Lives abroad isn't fun..people are always looking for ways to make fast money.

irumole1975:
If you’re truly in Maryland, then you’re blind to the various things happening in Columbia MD, Catonsville area, Bethesda, Howard county, Bmore areas?

I am in Maryland...never heard of this group parading themselves here lol. These are all hearsay. Nigerians are known to take risks..
people are still going to work. Those that stopped were looking for reasons to quit ...underpaid jobs lol. No data...and please dont let anyone scam you claiming to raise money for ICE Nigerians

OLAADEGBU:
This has forced some Nigerians off the streets, out of their jobs, and, in some cases, back to Nigeria through quiet, self-arranged departures, while some go into hiding.

and Tinubu has not finished 1st term yet o...the largest reserve ever.

Amtasiu:
Nigeria's external reserves since 1999 by different administrations

🟢OBASANJO — grew by 845%
May 1999 — $4.99 billion
May 2007 — $43.17 billion

🔴YAR'ADUA — dropped by 6.6%
May 2007 — $43.17 billion
Apr 2010 — $40.32 billion

🔴JONATHAN — dropped by 29%
Apr 2010 — $40.32 billion
May 2015 — $28.57 billion

🟢BUHARI — grew by 20%
May 2015 — $28.56 billion
May 2023 — $34.39 billion

🟢TINUBU [Ongoing] — grew by 19%
May 2023 — $34.38 billion
As of 20 Jan 2026 — $46.012 billion ( the highest in history )

CBN/Statisense
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content creators

Lovelink1991:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX6rEhpwnHg

It was like a joke when a lady who appear to be the girlfriend of the guy that was hugged by his ex-girlfriend in the present of his girlfriend in a mall

Is the girlfriend afraid that the ex may take the guy back or why did she has to act that way?

Small brain insults. You made a good point. Who will check the excesses of the GAC? At least you have a GAC to checkmate the Governors who have the habit of stealing state resources. Even the FG cannot hold the States accountable...Govs have immunity, so this is not the best option, but it is a better alternative. State your own ideas and how it will apply to a corrupt Naija system we all live in.

thomas2024:
You can imagine the beautiful nonsense you just put up here. So after the GAC, I think another committee should be constituted to check the activities of the GAC too. Or what do you think? Rather than doing the right thing, you guys will be looking for panadol to cure fibroid. APC guys will never cease to amaze me. No wonder they say one has to be dumb to be an average APC supporter.

Every State needs a Governing Council. Yes, they will determine who governs and hold the Governors accountable...yes, they will serve as Kingmakers...and yes, they may share from the state resources...but you will get peace, continuity, agreed direction as to where the state is headed, and a system that actually creates checks and balances.

Right now, most Governors are not accountable to anyone. They wake up and decide who's business to demolish and who they need to deal with ..using state powers. They control the LGA Elections winning it all and putting their folks in power, that cannot say jack. Then control the Judiciary, so there are no checks and balances...the Govs pick their legislators and our only hope is after they are done with holding power...if we are lucky to get opposition to take control and investigate.

The current system is not working. EFCC cannot be in all places and ICPC cannot function without documents...the Civil Servants are crafted to do the bidding of the Govs as it currently stands, and the Govs divert resources for Elections regardless of the party. We need a different foolproof system. We need Governing Councils in all our States...for continuity, for progress just like the Olubadan. No drama...we all know who takes over when one dies. Look at Lagos GAC...hate or love it, you do not see major crisis and if it rears its head, it is quickly managed. No wonder Lagos remains the Gold Standard.

LegendHero:
"Kano first, Kano first, Kano first. My loyalty belongs to Kano, not individual...."

Governor Kabir Yusuf says as he adopts Lagos Political Stability Strategy by forming the KANO ELDERS COUNCIL

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This is Tinubu's fault. Why would he go to Turkey with loss of power in the USA and people dying? I am waiting for Peter Obi and Atiku to release a newsletter

FreeStuffsNG:
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5ydv600e70t

One of the biggest ways Govt can raise money is via Land Revenue. It is annual and should be affordable. It can generate great IGR and can guarantee revenues. If this is what Abia is studying from Lagos, this is a good thing. Just map each state into zones..some areas will be high tax rates based on estimated worth of properties...rural areas will be considered poor or low-income unless the houses are of great worth.

You collect taxes and use it to support the poor, build houses for ever increasing population, provide free mass-transits that support the poor and low income, and equip our hospitals, install CCTVs and create security stations to safeguard the cities. Nigerians do not need much, but we have leaders completely devoid of ideas. May Nigeria win

Slytiger:
Source: Jubril A. Gawat @Mr_JAGs, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor @jidesanwoolu on X

and you believe NYPost? Maybe you should look into the newspaper and its owner lol. Propaganda never seizes...US should continue killing everyone...Trump is the Chairman of the Board of Peace

CyynthiaKiss:
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/world-news/irans-supreme-leader-retreats-underground-warned-of-likelihood-of-us-airstrikes-report/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_sf_cserv_ref=134486075205&utm_sf_post_ref=658713889&sr_share=facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAPiAtVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeP6iHekjA2zr4Vg592DR0YPtVNeNDvY0u3HG_lvbK4QHExnOvgT2PFVbjTnA_aem_3kqzgcwhTr7Y4zdmCTD31w

You don't need people to always report...deplore endless drones around the country and have several coordinating centers. Ask other countries how they are managing insecurities. Train Amotekun to be able to operate drones and coordinate with security forces. Nigerians will always be compromised...even against ourselves...greed can't be eliminated ever.

Islie:
https://dailytrust.com/military-air-strikes-ground-troops-hit-terrorist-hideouts-in-kwara/?noamp=available

You need to look at long term maintenance...concrete is better given our lack of maintenance culture. Yes you dont get as much traction which means drivers should apply sense and refrain from driving to early grave.

LifeOfTrigga:
Base on research.


Tarred roads are generally better and safer than concrete roads for driving 🚗. Here's why:
- *Safety*: Tarred roads provide better traction, reducing skid risks, especially when wet.
- *Durability*: Tarred roads are more flexible, handling weather changes and traffic loads better.
- *Maintenance*: Tarred roads are easier and cheaper to repair.

Concrete roads are durable but can be slippery when wet and are often pricier to build/maintain 😊

All these concrete roads government dey build lately, hope e no go dey cause accident if rain dey fall sha

From my own point of view, I would have said the Supreme Leader should not inflame Trump. But not all men are cowards like some of us, not all men are afraid to die...like Fela said, we would rather be suffering and smiling. A leader leads no matter what. Trump is not a god...the world needs to point out the hypocrisy of it all.

The World kept quiet when Venezuelans were killed and President and wife kidnapped..but the world woke up when Greenland was on the table to be taken by Trump. Right now, USA controls Venezuela oil and US is selling them and Trump will determine how the money will be spent...The WORLD has officially GONE MAD.

PHYTECH:
The supreme leader of the islamic Republic of Iran has on his social media handle posted a message, asking Americans to protest and take over American institutions. This message seems like what Trump. Posted during similar protest in Iran.

The protest in Minneapolis wad as a result of the shooting of an ICU nurse by ICE, who held a licenced gun to protect himself from masked officials.

The Minister is busy with election trying to be Governor of Oyo State. Please deal with your own darkness

iwaeda:
The national Grid has collapsed again oo



https://punchng.com/national-grid-collapses-again-power-generation-drops-to-24mw/

This is one of the things I fear the most. I am very cautious about who sleeps over when I travel, be it friends or relatives. One day, the AirBnB was robbed. Thankfully they did not get to my room, but I was alone. I was pleased that I did not have a visitor. What if they came and the person collapsed?

SeeHim:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/23/lady-collapses-dies-at-boyfriends-house-in-abuja/