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Peter Obi is a great man. He will be a very good President.

I also like President Tinubu. However he should change his governance approach and be more people oriented in all his policies. He should also detach his family from governance. Seyi should allow his father some breathing space

Following the signing of the new terms and conditions of Service of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has approved mouth-watering allowances for officers of General rank who will retire after serving 35 years in service

Some of the Allowances include the provision of a bulletproof SUV as take-home gift, fully paid foreign medical treatment, the sun of $20,000 as estacode while embarking on the medical trip, and payments for cooks and house helps

The Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces which had been in the works since the tenure of the former administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was signed by President Bola on December 14, 2024

Starting with the top brass of the military, it provides that the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of Air Staff and other Senior officers are entitled to a bulletproof SUV or its equivalent as a retirement package.

The vehicle and a backup vehicle are replaced every four years and maintained by the armed forces

The retired generals will also enjoy a range of other luxurious benefits, including domestic aides and residential guards upon retirement.

It was gathered that While Lieutenant Generals and their equivalents will be entitled to foreign medical treatment and $20,000 annually with that of the CDS expected to be higher

The generals will also be entitled to a Special Assistant or Personal Assistant, 3 military drivers, and a military orderly, with escorts provided by individual military units.

Each retiring service chief is also entitled to 5 domestic staff, comprising 2 cooks, 2 stewards, and a civilian gardener, along with an ADC/Security Officer.. Years Po

It reads, “The following benefits shall be applicable: One bullet-proof SUV or equivalent vehicle to be maintained by the Service and to be replaced every four years. One Peugeot 508 or equivalent backup vehicle.

‘’Retention of all military uniforms and accoutrement to be worn for appropriate ceremonies; five domestic aides (two service cooks, two stewards and one civilian gardener); one Aide-de-Camp/security officer; one Special Assistant (Lt/Capt or equivalents) or one Personal Assistant (Warrant Officer or equivalents); standard guard (nine soldiers).

“Three service drivers; one service orderly; escorts (to be provided by appropriate military units/ formation as the need arises); retention of personal firearms (on his demise, the personal firearm(s) shall be retrieved by the relevant service) and free medical cover in Nigeria and abroad".

“These are Retirement benefits for CDS and Service Chiefs”.

“For other senior officers such as lieutenant generals and equivalents, they are entitled to two Toyota Hilux vehicles or one Toyota Land Cruiser, along with $20,000 annual medical treatment, two cooks, two stewards, four residential guards and two drivers.

“Lieutenant generals and equivalents will receive two Toyota Hilux vehicles or one Toyota Land Cruiser, along with $20,000 annual medical treatment, two cooks, two stewards, four residential guards, and two drivers.

“Retirement benefits for lieutenant general/equivalents. The following benefits shall be applicable: Officers of three-star rank.

“Two Toyota Hilux Vehicles or one Toyota Land cruiser or equivalent jeep of the same value; two Cooks; two Stewards; four residential guards; one service orderly; two service drivers and free medicals in Nigeria and abroad to the tune of $20,000 per year.”

The Federal Government also approved

For Major generals and Brigadier generals the HTCOS approves a Toyota Land Cruiser or equivalent, $15,000 annual medical treatment, domestic staff, and residential guards.

One-star generals are expected to receive $10,000 annually for medical care, a Toyota Camry or equivalent and similar domestic and security arrangements.

“For major-generals/brigadier-generals and equivalents, the following benefits shall be applicable: One Toyota Land Cruiser or equivalent car of the same value.

“One cook; One steward, two residential guards; One service orderly; One driver; Free medicals in Nigeria, and abroad to the tune of $15,000 per annum.

“Officers of One-Star rank (Brig. Gen.): One Toyota Camry or equivalent car of the same value; One service driver; two residential guards; One orderly and free medicals in Nigeria and abroad to the tune of $10,000 per annum.’’

Colonels and their equivalents are to get a Toyota Corolla or its equivalent and free medical care within Nigeria.

Vanguard however recalls that the practice of rewarding retired service Chiefs and retired generals and equivalents with mouth-watering benefits is not a new thing as it has been the status quo.

Only difference is that the new HTACOS has reviewed the benefits upward in line with the present/prevailing socio-economic realities of the country

Source:https://fprnews.com/tinubu-approves-bulletproof-suvs-medical-trip-for-retired-army-generals

Topline Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg surpassed Oracle founder Larry Ellison to become the third-wealthiest person in the world Monday, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaire List, after the title had gone back-and-forth between the two tech billionaires on Friday.

Key Facts
Zuckerberg’s net worth was up more than 4% to $217.7 billion after market close on Monday, while Ellison’s was down 0.3% to $209 billion.

The tech executives’ net worths mirrored their companies stock movements Monday, with Zuckerberg’s Meta closing at $630.20—about a 4% increase in share price—and Ellison’s Oracle closing down 0.3% at $165.78.

Zuckerberg and Ellison traded places between the third and fourth spots on Friday, Jan. 3, but Ellison ended the day on top.

Elon Musk remains the wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $425.2 billion, followed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose net worth is $241 billion.

Key Background
As recently as November, Ellison’s net worth was more than $228 billion and he was competing with Bezos for the title of the world’s second richest person, but his net worth took a tumble in early December. It was cut by $15 billion when Oracle’s stock paced its worst loss in nearly a year after releasing an earnings report showing it fell short of its estimates. Ellison owns roughly 40% of Oracle and serves as chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder. For his part, Zuckerberg owns about 13% of Meta’s stock and serves as the company’s chief executive and chairman. A number of technology executives saw their net worths increase after Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in November's election, with Ellison becoming $12 billion richer in the weeks after Election Day and Bezos’ net worth spiking $7 billion. Musk, who has become a key adviser to Trump, saw the largest swell of his net worth, which grew almost $21 billion in the day after the election.

Surprising Fact
Ellison and Zuckerberg’s net worths are both rounded out by impressive real estate portfolios. Business Insider reported last April that Zuckerberg has purchased more than 10 properties—including hundreds of acres in Hawaii and homes in Silicon Valley and Lake Tahoe—while Ellison has more than two dozen property investments, including nearly all of a Hawaiian island, a resort and multiple homes in California.

Tangent

Meta announced a new addition to its board of directors on Monday: UFC president and CEO Dana White. Zuckerberg announced White’s addition, along with the addition of Exor CEO John Elkann and former Microsoft team lead Charlie Songhurst, on Facebook Monday, saying he believes there are “massive opportunities ahead in AI, wearables, and the future of social media, and our board will help us achieve our vision.”

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2025/01/06/mark-zuckerberg-overtakes-larry-ellison-as-worlds-third-wealthiest-person/

You are forgiven. Just ensure you rededicate the remaining part of your life to the good of the country and the well-being of all Nigerians.

Nigerians have been traumatized, dehumanized and endangered under the leadership of those who have massively benefited from the system.

You can now vigorously go after the oil thieves, exposing, shaming and prosecuting them

Peakdesign23:
They send their children abroad, to the very best school, and make the school education unconducive for us here in Nigeria. Giving us false hope and empty promises.

When they're sick they fly abroad, child bearing, they fly abroad, vacation they fly abroad. They steal from our resources and make it seem like we have no choice but to accept whatever we see because we have no voice or strength to fight them.

Corrupt leaders!

The truth, nothing but the truth. We have rulers, not leaders. Only time will tell

Personally I give it to OBAT. First time in decades when oil marketers were deprived from profiteering and wicked extortion and exploitation of Nigerian during exmas period.
More grace and kudos to Mr. President

Sleekfingers:
😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

But there is nothing meaningful in that head..... Than halfbaked brain . .....if such a person can become the Governor of Edo state........
Make I no talk wetin dey my mind .....

Lol

Wike has lost it. He should have quitted when the ovation was louder. But hey! greed, selfishness and undesirable quest for dominance didn't allow him. Now, he is going with the wind.

May God bless SimFubara! May God bless Rivers State and Nigeria!!!

If she hadn't come out to open the can of worms, would you have come to defend the indefensible? Pls Nigeria needs a complete retooling and Kemi's stance can help fasttrack that. We can only encourage her by standing with her on this rough road she has chosen.

You should focus on the issues you have in UK instead of coming to seek relevance and validation

Y-Pastor

Happy birthday Sir.

May your sins be forgiven and replaced with good health and sound mind.

However, warn Jagaban not to toy with our nation. I mean every word of it.

It is high time his so-called reforms took a human face. He cannot be living in affluence while the mass of Nigerians are in misery, pains and squalor

gaskiyamagana:
That is your and that is her choice.

Of course, but morality demands that you tow my line unless you are another bigot, lol

What 'trips' this world are nonsensicals. Imagine the kind of music this crowd gathered to listen to and even dance along.

Thank God I don't have this stupid time to waste. I would rather go and sleep in the church and pray for my family and our nation.

#gosh
#spits :-

If this guy head you with his oblong head, na die 😁

Anyway, no one wants to work with those who may not be fully loyal. Nice move if only it will not be another opportunity to appoint stooges, sycophants and nepotistic characters.

I can never VOTE for APC !!
No matter how they use their deceptive voodooism, it will never. Pack your loads, leave Aso rock and head to Iragbiji

Congratulations and more of God's wonderful blessings in Jesus name

Lol 😂😆

Good news but releasing him is not ruled out. They keep handling these criminals with kid gloves.

This time, pls hang the idiot!

A display to curry more financial favour from the govt. Apart from the cost of maintaining these warships, the generals also have huge avenue of continuous grabbing, and strangulating our financial throats further.
Only time will tell

Those who are benefiting from this rotten system are the ones attacking the highly successful UK politician.

The establishment called police in Nigeria stinks! Bought over by polithievecians and money bags. Their loyalty is totally not for the state but for the rich individuals at the expense of our collective taxes.

So Kemi is damned right. Doubt her, doubt yourself

I have been your admirer but this ethnic route you have taken has distanced me from you and all your activities. I have no place in my heart for ethnic bigots

She is such a courageous woman who is determined to effect a change. Damn Shettima; nigga has no choice but to accept the obvious truth.

Nigeria has killed both souls and dreams. To some of us who are still hoping for a change, donkeys years keep rolling by with no iota of any positive changes.

In what has become a state capture, both the executive, legislature and judiciary are now in wicked synergy to punish any Nigerian who dares to challenge the status quo. The imposition of hereditary monarchy looms and there seems to be no yielding to cries of the mass of the people.

We are doomed but not doomed by God's grace. Energies will be reinvoked to start what will be a sweeping revolution across the country

See as these mumu Osun politicians dey use politics take thwart development in their state.

Una never see anything. By the time you guys realize that the state is one and all infrastructure belongs to Osun State indigenes, the tenure of this administration would have elapsed. Another govt may not consider the project as a priority. Who then suffers?
Yeyanatus on the prowl. #spits

No magic will retain APC in the next coming elections. Tinubu's lifestyle, globetrotting and clear hereditary leadership style is going to rob him the office in 2027 by God's grace and the team spirit of the Nigerian people.

The days of divide and rule are coming to a disgraceful end

Why can't he simply go to a good police station and lodge a formal complaint?

Police do not act based on unsubstantiated social media claims.

Lil Smart should do the right thing first

Any good leadership and policies that will consider the well-being of the people than mere reforms which are beneficial to very few and those in power will take the uppermost consideration of Nigerians.

While reforms are good but reforms that lack human face, subjecting Nigerians to misery and penury tantamount evil.

Atiku and Obi will really be a good team

Beautiful. Like him or not, Sanwo-Olu is a performer. More grace to him

Nigeria needs the likes of Dele Farotimi now more than ever. We cannot all be cowards.

May God grant him the strength and resources to carry on, and with the prayers of the mass of the people, he will continue to fly in the midst of all his corrupt adversaries

Once these guys are in power, they spew rubbish. What is wrong in criticizing a country's President; a country with more than 220 million people? So we should be taking every decision hook and sinker, right?

What is the role of opposition in a democracy and why is it important? Nonsense!!

From governor to Minister, from Minister to the Senate, a haven for continuous stealing. God punish unnnnaa!!

The statement that "the gym is not a good place for married women may be subjective and can vary based on individual perspectives.

Some might argue this due to concerns about
distractions or even temptations. Some men may believe that gyms can expose their wives to flirtations or distractions that could challenge marital boundaries.

There could also be social pressures or judgments relating to certain appearances and fitness which may be considered un-african

No doubt, as good as such arguments may sound, it's important, however, to note that many married women benefit from the gym for health, stress relief, and social interaction.

The gym can be a positive environment for personal well-being. But can we be rest assured that our married women will not be carried away by what they feel and see and eventually not be found wanting?

Drop your comments..

His incoherence is enough to capture the insincerity of his defence.
Trust no polithievecians