₦airaland Forum

FatimaAbubakar:
The criteria or requirement to support Tinubu is very simple. Just be dull and be plainly stupid, and you'll be accepted into the union of his online slaves. If this isn't the case, how can someone who claim to have a functional brain question the rationale behind political aspirants presenting their certificates for an office that's PUBLIC? How can someone who has a white material inside his skull think that a certificate is a PRIVATE property and shouldn't be presented for a PUBLIC office? So why not go and rule your family instead if you want to rule privately with a private certificate? These guys must be the dullest set of creatures found on the Earth's surface.

The pain is real! Even after 3 years, they're still suffering from the pain of failure!
Even if it is electricity bill Tinubu submits. He'll still become president. That bitter pills you guys took will last 8 years not 4.

Kemetian:
I was just doing some work today, and this thought hit me like a thunderbolt.

I began sweating, with multiple nightmarish permutations dancing in my medulla oblangata.

The year was 2028.

And Nigeria was under the rule of President Peter Obi.

Instantly, questions from unseen presences hit me from all angles.

What if this man, given his recent utterances, is planning a dramatic RELEASE of the dreaded warlord and terrorist, Kanu?

Will it set off a chain-reaction of national calamity, and an aggravated spate of south-east centred insecurity, and possibly open warfare?

I then saw something that made me freeze.

In the deepest recesses of Aso Rock, in secret basement chambers, sat Peter Obi, with Emma Powerful, and a strangely-released-from-Finnish- prison Simon Ekpa, smoking a fat Cuban cigar, all sat around a table, plotting the unfolding chaos across the country!

I quickly said a short prayer, before returning to my office, shaken.

Obi can never be president! So your dream can never happen

Islie:
https://dailytrust.com/2027-obi-asks-inec-to-publish-candidates-certificates/

No matter what Peter Agbotikuyo Obi says or do, he'll never be the president of the federal republic of Nigeria. You can take that to the bank.

ZUBY77:
The type Peter Obi built in Onitsha.
So massive that it sends every kind of flood to the river Niger

Big fat lie! That is a federal project along the Enugu Onitsha road

Have you seen that picture where Obi was waist deep in flood water? That flood area still exist till this day

Klington:
The same lagos they claimed one lazy incompetent fraud "discovered and built ".

DeepSight:
There is more nuance to the matter than simply saying Ijaws are settlers everywhere else except Bayelsa.

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GEMINI:
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.​In Nigerian ethno-historical and legal discourse, a clear distinction is maintained between the "indigenous" homeland territories of an ethnic group and the diaspora or migrant settlements they establish elsewhere.
​As an ancient maritime and riverine people believed to be among the earliest inhabitants of southern Nigeria, the Ijaw (Izon) nation is recognized as indigenous to six specific states.

​1. Core Indigenous States (The Triad)
​These three states house the overwhelming majority of the Ijaw population, where they hold deep-rooted ancestral territories, traditional stools, and paramount kingdoms dating back centuries.

Bayelsa State: The undisputed heartland of the Ijaw nation. It is the only entirely homogenous Ijaw state in Nigeria, where the group is indigenous across all 8 Local Government Areas (LGAs), including the capital, Yenagoa.

​Rivers State: Home to the Eastern Ijaw subgroups. They are indigenous to at least 11 LGAs along the coastal and riverine belts. Major historical indigenous kingdoms here include the Kalabari (Abonnema, Buguma, Bakana), Ibani (Bonny and Opobo), Okrika, Andoni (Obolo), and Nkoro.

​Delta State: The Central/Western Ijaw clans are completely indigenous to the riverine and coastal landscapes of Delta, spanning at least 6 LGAs (Bomadi, Burutu, Patani, Warri North, Warri South, and Warri South-West). Indigenous Delta Ijaw clans include the Gbaramatu, Ogbe-Ijoh, Egbema, Mein, and Ogulagha.

​2. Peripheral Indigenous States
​While often sharing these states with larger ethnic majorities, Ijaw communities here are not recent settlers or economic migrants; their ancestral occupation of these specific coastal enclaves predates colonial amalgamation and, in some cases, neighboring monarchies.

​Ondo State: The Ijaw are indigenous to the riverine Ese-Odo Local Government Area. They are represented by two major ancestral clans: the Arogbo Ijaw and the Western Apoi Ijaw (who migrated to the region around the 9th Century CE).

​Edo State: Indigenous Ijaw populations reside in the riverine belts of Ovia South-West and Ovia North-East LGAs. Clans such as the Olodiama-West, Egbema, Furupagha, and Okomu have ancestral histories in these waterways that run parallel to or, by some historical accounts, predate early structural phases of the Benin empire.

​Akwa Ibom State: The Ijaw presence here is primarily represented by the Andoni-Obolo fishermen and clans who indigenously inhabit the coastal borders adjacent to Rivers State, specifically in areas like Eastern Obolo and Ibeno.

Indigenous Territories vs. Settler Outposts
​To contrast this with where they are regarded as "settlers" or migrant populations:

​The Atlantic Migrant Coastlines: Because the traditional Ijaw economy is anchored heavily on artisan fishing, maritime trade, and boat building, massive migrant communities have existed for generations along the coastlines of Lagos State, Ogun State, and further out into West African nations like Cameroon, Gabon, and Sierra Leone.

​The Settler Status: In Lagos (e.g., Makoko or riverine enclaves in Badagry/Epe), despite having lived there for decades or even over a century, the Ijaw are legally and culturally classified as settlers or residents, as the land belongs indigenously to the Awori, Egun, and other Yoruba subgroups. Conversely, in the riverine enclaves of Ondo, Edo, or Delta, they hold inherent indigenous land rights, traditional rulers (Peres and Agadagbas), and constitutional recognition as natives of the soil.
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like I said almost all ijaws can trace their roots to Bayelsa State. This one no be Gemini matter. Anybody can write anything on the net. Go to these areas, they'll only tell you these things if you're very close to them! You'll here things like: this person's grandfather came from Bayelsa, that one family home is in bayelsa, that family name is this and that, it is related to one family in bayelsa etc. I've been to these areas severally and I have friends among them

DitariofIjaw:
The Lovers of Ijaw Nation Organization (LINO), an Ijaw civil rights organization, says it conducted an opinion poll across the six major states where the Ijaw people are indigenous (of which from Ondo Ijaw to Akwa-Ibom Ijaws you can move all through without passing none Ijaw areas just unjust State balkanizations when Ijaws aren't even scattered in nature) ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

According to LINO, the poll covered the 86 Ijaw clans and 2,848 Ijaw villages and communities, where the organization says it has a presence alongside the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC). The survey asked one main question:
Which presidential candidate does the Ijaw Nation support?
LINO stated that over 1,000 people were contacted in each clan.

Bayelsa State
According to the poll, many respondents in Bayelsa said they support Peter Obi, believing he is associated with a political movement that includes Ijaw interests. The state recorded an aggregate support of 78% for Peter Obi.


Edo State
In Edo Ijaw communities, respondents said their major concern is the construction of roads to connect their more than 250 communities. Many said they are not focused on either the present government or Peter Obi but on any leader who will improve their lives. Even so, the poll recorded an aggregate of 64% support for Peter Obi.


Ondo State
Among the Ijaws in Ondo State, respondents were less focused on Peter Obi and more interested in unity among themselves. They said they would support any candidate who would benefit their people. Some also said President Tinubu has not treated them badly but has not done enough. The poll recorded 53% support for Peter Obi.

Delta State
In Delta State, LINO said Tompolo enjoys strong support among the people. However, many respondents said they would rather support a presidential candidate who values the Ijaw people instead of taking the ports out of their land. Delta was described as the most politically neutral Ijaw state in the survey. Peter Obi received 45%, while all other candidates combined received 55%.

Rivers State
According to the poll, many Rivers Ijaw respondents said they voted for Peter Obi in the last election and intend to do so again. They also expressed a desire to end a political system they believe does not allow their votes to fully count. The survey recorded 85% support for Peter Obi.

Akwa Ibom State
The poll also reported that Ijaws in Akwa Ibom showed strong support for Peter Obi, with an aggregate of 65%.


Ijaw: Our Past, Our Present and Our Future.


@Ditari of Ijaw.

Ijaws are coastal nomads just like the fulanis that are pasture nomads. 99% of ijaws are from Bayelsa State. They are settlers in every other state. They move to an area along the coast then start a fishing colony. From there , they expand. Just like the fulanis that are in every state of the Federation. They fulanis have colony's in every state of the Federation. We cannot say they own these lands. Ijaws are the same. If you go to Gbaramatu in Warri South West LGA, almost 99% of those claiming indigene there can trace their roots to Bayelsa State.

CharlesCNG:
**"They Don't Want Me on the Ballot" – The Politics of Perpetual Victimhood**

One would expect a man aspiring to lead over 200 million Nigerians to reassure his supporters that he is prepared for the contest. Instead, Peter Obi increasingly sounds like a man preparing excuses before the race has even begun.

"They don't want me on the ballot."

Who are "they"? On what evidence? Through what legal process?

Nigeria is a constitutional democracy. Candidates emerge through party primaries, satisfy statutory requirements, and if disputes arise, they are determined by the courts. That is the process every politician—including President Tinubu—has had to navigate.

Repeatedly suggesting shadowy forces are plotting to stop him does two things.

First, it conditions his supporters to reject any outcome they dislike as proof of conspiracy rather than asking whether legal or political factors were responsible.

Second, it diminishes confidence in democratic institutions without presenting verifiable evidence. A statesman strengthens institutions; he does not casually undermine them whenever they appear inconvenient.

If Peter Obi truly believes someone is unlawfully attempting to stop him, the proper place is the courtroom with evidence—not the campaign podium with insinuations.

Leadership requires resilience, not a permanent persecution complex. Nigerians deserve a candidate who is eager to compete, not one who appears to be rehearsing reasons why he may not.

When someone is incompetent, that person always look like a victim

Authority1o1:
The debate as to whether the ₦50,000 empowerment made by Remi Tinubu, Nigeria's First Lady, is simply based on a realistic economic calculation and the acknowledgement of the existence of lower class will not end if a breakdown is not given.

So, what can such an amount afford for someone who wants to really go into akara business?

Here is a breakdown:

1. Gas cylinder (3kg): ₦25,000
2. Cooking gas (3kg): ₦1900 × 3 = ₦5700
3. 1 painter of white beans (depending on the location): approximately ₦5000
4. Groundnut oil (2 litres): approximately ₦4500
5. Medium-size frying pan: ₦11,000
6. Utensils and containers: ₦10,000
7. Ingredients (pepper, salt, Maggi etc): ₦2000
8. Beans grinding cost: say ₦500 per round.

TOTAL: ₦63,700

VERDICT: Even for low income earners, ₦50,000 is insufficient to start akara business.

Your akara business is already failing! What's wrong with charcoal or firewood?

Odewaleadesoye:
The debate about Senator Oluremi Tinubu's comments on akara, agbado and kuli-kuli has divided many Nigerians. Some have defended her statement, saying there is dignity in labour and that many successful people started from humble beginnings. On that point, they are right.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with selling akara, roasting corn, making kuli-kuli, or engaging in any honest business. Millions of Nigerians have raised families, trained children through school, and built successful lives through small businesses. Honest work deserves respect.

But that is not why many Nigerians are angry.

The real issue is that Nigerians are tired of being told to manage hardship while those in power continue to live comfortably.

When a government is performing well, citizens are discussing opportunities, innovation, jobs, infrastructure, healthcare and education. When people are struggling to survive, every statement about poverty naturally becomes controversial.

Yes, ₦50,000 may help some petty traders. It may help a woman already selling food or a market trader who only needs a little support to restock goods. That is true.

But we must also ask an honest question: what about the millions of Nigerians already drowning in debt, unable to feed their families, struggling with rent, transport costs, school fees and rising food prices?

If someone owes ₦150,000, has not eaten properly for days, and is struggling to survive, how far can ₦50,000 really go?

The problem is not the grant itself. The problem is presenting survival as economic progress.

Nigerians do not want handouts forever. Nigerians want an economy that works.

They want stable electricity so businesses can grow.

They want affordable food.

They want security so farmers can return to their farms.

They want jobs that pay decent wages.

They want access to credit with reasonable terms.

They want a country where young people can dream beyond daily survival.

Recent reports also show that political activities continue across the country while many citizens are battling economic hardship and insecurity. At the same time, schoolchildren abducted in Oyo State remain a source of concern for many Nigerians, with families still hoping for their safe return.

This is why many people reacted strongly to the akara conversation. It was never really about akara.

It was about frustration.

It was about a growing feeling that ordinary Nigerians are being asked to endure more sacrifices while receiving less hope in return.

Nobody is saying small businesses are bad.

Nobody is saying people should be ashamed of humble beginnings.


What Nigerians are saying is simple:

Stop weaponising poverty.

Stop making hardship look normal.

Stop treating survival as success.

Build an economy where people sell akara because they choose to, not because they have no other option.

A nation cannot continue to measure progress by how creatively its citizens cope with suffering.

The true measure of progress is how many people no longer have to struggle just to survive.

That is the conversation Nigeria should be having.

Nigerians deserve more than survival. They deserve a government that creates opportunities, protects lives, grows businesses, and restores hope. Until then, conversations about akara, agbado and kuli-kuli will continue to remind us of a much bigger problem.

Odewale Adesoye (A.K.A. Green Man)
Concerned Nigerian and Advocate for Economic Opportunity

Your epistle is rubbish. The first lady was talking to those that got the grant not you or Nigerians in general.

Sonnobax15:

10k then had a great purchasing power na . Unlike now,that 50k can't treat a man with a bundle of infection.

stop talking nonsense! How much is a basket of onions today?

And do hook-up and kidnapping

TemplarLandry:
Don't mind the indolent ones who despise humble beginnings, who would rather sell illicit substances or open baby factories.

Yes, INEC can register a political party today. The only thing is that, that party will not benefit from the next elections due to timeline. Just the way NDC was not part of the last by-elections.
On the other thing you mentioned, your not a lawyer. Wiat for the judgement, you'll learn from it.

AMI3:
So u mean that inec can register a new political party today?

Another thing is that;
a supreme court passed a judgement that INEC should register a political party and the same judge that passed that judgement came back after six months when all the political parties have conducted their primaries to passed another judgment that INEC should deregister the political party?

Do u know what is call Pontius officiao in law?

Let me let u be because u don't want to learn.

Because u don't have fact to back up ur argument.

AMI3:
To register a new political party in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has a maximum time frame of 90 days to process an application.The process and timeline follow these steps:Initial Application: An association submits a formal written application, the required documents, and a non-refundable administrative fee.Review Period: The association must provide 50 copies of its draft constitution and manifesto within 30 working days after receiving the application forms.The 90-Day Rule: By law, if INEC receives the documents and fails to either register the party or formally notify the association of a refusal within 90 days, the proposed party is automatically considered registered.Judicial Review: If INEC refuses to register the party, the aggrieved association has a strict 14-day window to challenge the decision in the Federal High Court.Note: For already existing political parties fielding candidates in elections, INEC mandates that a digital membership register must be submitted to the commission at least 21 days before any party primary election.Full details and guidelines can be reviewed on the INEC Guidelines for the Registration of New Political Parties.

I posting that to show u that there was a time frame for party registration.

Secondly: if NDC is registered legally, who is to be blamed? Is it NDC? Inec? Or the court?

On what ground that PMP is challenging NDC?

Oga, there's no time frame! You can reapply.

First of all, there's no time frame for registration of political parties. The second is why did NDC not register their party like others? Why use court order? Do you know that a court order can be challenged up to the supreme court? If you know all these, why are you complaining? Be it party logo or whatever, the registration of NDC would be challenged by others so long as the requisite agency did not bring it to life.

AMI3:
Now the question I want to ask is that ? Is there any time frame for party registration?
In u think other wise. Yes there is time frame for registration of party name and when once that time frame clasped u can't register ur party again.

The second question I want to ask is that why PMP not registered their party like every other parties.

Is PMP a party?
If no is the answer they have no right to challenge a registered party it is only a registered party can challenge a registered party.

Chatgpt gave a name to my products and it warn me that I should try and register that name with CAC and trade mark it to secure the name and the Logo, it warned me that if some other register first before me that I have no right to it again.

NDC do not know PMP as a political party.
And they are not political party

CodeTemplar:
Even tinubu understands what i am talking about.

Obi scorecard is something like :
Politics 5/10 (50%).
Governance 15/10 (150%).

Oga, the internet never forgets! There are tons and tons of evidence on the net showing Obi was a failure in governance when he was a governor. You cannot whitewash the devil he is! We all are witness of when mothers went naked for him at government house in Awka for trying to rob them of their earnings daily in markets across Anambra state. Pray tell, what governor involves himself in market revenue!? Mind you, markets are under local government administration! This was why he refused to conduct LGA elections for 8 years! Imagine! Obi is a criminal!

Okosisi4:
south East is the safest in Nigeria bandit and your terrorist brothers will not allow you to sleep

Right now, in the SE, people are being kidnapped in the bus for as low as 10k. That's how bad it is in the SE. You can't even go outside at night due to motorcycle and keke armed robbers. They'll be on the bike, accost you, take you property and viam!

AMI3:
Who got approval is the owner.
If u submitted and it wasn't approved and some other person submitted and got approval.

So u mean the approved business name is invalid.
On whose fault?

Oga, you cannot claim someone's sweat just because INEC did not approve. The rights of that person to that property have not been exhausted. They also has the right to go to court just like NDC. NDC did not even apply for registration from INEC. They just went to court to claim freedom of association.

Obi should've known that even if he wins the election, that court order would be challenged. If he can challenge Tinubu's qualifications, why can't others challenge a party that was registered by court order?

CodeTemplar:
Politics 15/10
Governance -5/10

What this has shown is that Obi is not a competent leader! He's so daft and unintelligent!
A competent leader will do due diligence before jumping on a ship! Someone like Obi will sign Nigeria away if he's the president. The case of PID is still fresh in our memory. Someone like Obi will do worst.

AMI3:
Sowore in prison
Atiku not certain
Obi not certain.

Can we see what is happening?
PMP is not a registered party. How can the claim to own a Logo that other party registered with?

If u don't secured ur business with CAC and I registered with your business name .
Who own the name?

if that business name has been submitted by someone else but rejected, it means that person owns the business name. Unless that person writes to CAC that he/she has waved rights to it's ownership.
Something like this almost happened during the creation of APC. APC was lucky because they were the first to submit their logo

Benjanni:
"Nigerians will beg President Tinubu. If we mistakenly push him away from power the way we pushed Goodluck Jonathan away, we will beg Tinubu to come back — but by that time, it will be too late.

The person you people are begging to rule us is a devil in the form of a human being.

Nigerians, we should allow President Tinubu to finish his 8 years in office. I am begging you."
~ Prophet Elijah Bamidele

This is true! Someone like Obi is a Devil. If not, how can he be flip flopping like a devil? Subsidy would go immediately turn to yes and no.

It's there in INEC website that NDC was registered due to a court order. Those that are blaming the FG, why didn't the FG use that court to stop the registration in the first place? If the courts can grant something, the courts can still take it unless the supreme court affirms it.

DomPerignon:
This semi illiterate has come again.


The bill that is pending in the Senate seeks to amend the constitution to allow for state policing and it gives state legislative branches the onus to draft out how best they want a police force to operate .


This igboramus will just rush in and chook his mouth without thinking for once.

The constitutional amendment process is just one step in a process to enable states enact necessary enabling laws and modalities that will see to the creation of state police.

Thank you my brother for this write-up. Obi is too dull! Imagine a presidential candidate coming out to say rubbish! It's at the state assembly level that the communities, stakeholders, etc would come out to agree on what they want. Every state wouldn't have the same thing. The North most likely would have Sharia police.

Emzedz:
State police won't solve zilch.. waste of resources n personnel

So what will solve the zilch? You and your mentor Obi refuse to proffer alternatives but you like condemning. Is it that una no like good thing?

Vision101:
This is one of the benefits of working harmoniously with the center . Another win and innovation for PBAT and Governor Mba. When people come to office knowing what to do it shows.

We don't want those that told us that they will first go round the country before knowing what to do. We don't want them to save our money in their banks earning interest and leave total infrastructure decay.

They told us that infrastructure doesn't grow economy. Will this not grow Enugu state and South East economy?

Thanks for this comment. Obi wants to win presidency alone. He thinks he can do anything in 4 years without the support of the Governors and the legislature? Look at the state police bill! See as e go fiam! If it were Obi, that bill will be dead at the house of representatives

Alphafarms:
After next year's elections, they will say they found drugs in the airport, and close the airport back to square one. Go tell children this story, not we that know how Nigeria treats the Igbos. My peace I give to you

So much negativity! How can the SE get better if pessimism is the order of the day?

ogolemati:

Na jealousy dey worry you. 2k no even dey your pocket that's why you think say bullion van na something.

TopBanter:
No doubt Sowore is brave and resolute but he is not pragmatically wise nor a critical thinker in my opinion.

Thinking critically and operating with wisdom will show a man how to win in leadership, politics, business and even activism.

Understand the terrain you are in and adapt to it's peculiarities rather than rigidly believe you can successfully defy it and only do things your way.

Why can't Sowore understand this simple concept essentially linked to the saying "when in Rome think like a Roman"?

Sowore is not really after political office. If that was the case, he would join the mainstream. People like Sowore are called radicals! They're not interested in how to make things right, they just want things right.

DomPerignon:
Please I need to know why people mainly from the SE are against state policing that is about to be passed by the Senate.

That would be the death of Biafra