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We all remember him One of the few human rights lawyers and activists to have ever emerged. A true legend. A patriot He knew that Tinubu was a crim.inal long before Tinubu snatched, grabbed, and ran with it. He said that the right place for Tinubu was in jail not anywhere near the seat of power. And he was right.
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African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu administration of manipulating official infrastructure data in an attempt to deflect growing criticisms over allegations of nepotism and regional bias. In a statement issued on yesterday, the national publicity secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the Tinubu government’s infrastructure report not only reinforced existing suspicions about exclusionary governance but also exposed the administration’s alarming comfort with misleading the public with #FakeNews. The opposition party said it observed with keen interest the Federal Government’s recent flurry of media engagements, particularly the hurried release of a glossy infrastructure document tagged “Infrastructure Equity for Every Region. Progress for Every Nigerian. The Renewed Hope Agenda in Action.” The party noted that while it noted that it would ordinarily have commended such an effort at transparency, the context and content of the report suggested that this was less a gesture of accountability and more a panicked propaganda attempt at damage control in the face of mounting criticism about the government’s nepotistic and exclusionary tendencies. The party said noted that this is the first time that any government in Nigeria would be so hard pressed to prove that it has actually given all parts of the country a sense of belonging. “But the reason is clear: this is the most divisive government we have ever had, where the principle of “it is our turn,” has become a mantra of marginalisation and government business is run like an exclusive membership club. “Unfortunately for the administration, in a desperate attempt to defend its records, it ended up convicting itself with obviously manipulated evidence. “For avoidance of doubt, the so-called infrastructure progress report, rather than exonerate the government, actually showcases the cronyism, the sloppiness and the lack of equitable distribution of projects and spending for which this APC government has become widely renown. “Under the section purportedly dedicated to North-Western Nigeria, the government lists 12 projects, but upon closer scrutiny, at least four of those projects do not belong there. “Let’s take the Damaturu –Maiduguri road, for instance. This was supposedly a 110km road that was listed under the North-West. Yet, Damaturu is the capital of Yobe State, and Maiduguri is the capital of Borno State, and Borno State is in the North-East. Similarly, the Bama and Dikwa roads, also in Borno State, were mysteriously reclassified as North-Western projects. “Then there is the Lokoja–Okene dualisation project. Lokoja is the capital of Kogi State, which, along with Okene, falls squarely within the North-Central zone. Yet, the government’s report would have us believe it is a North-Western initiative. The Benue–9th Mile road is another case in point. This was mislabeled under the North-West, despite Benue being in the North-Central. “To make matters worse, some projects were listed twice, once under their actual regions and again under the North-West. We know that budgets have allegedly been padded by this administration, but this is the first time that we have seen infographics being padded with such brazen creativity. “What is even more interesting is that several of the projects that the Tinubu government is celebrating were initiated under the Buhari administration, only to be repackaged and presented as fresh achievements of the Tinubu government. “At this point, one thing is clear: the Presidential Media Team’s colourful, propaganda-filled infographics cannot mask the darker truths behind these projects. The processes surrounding them are opaque. Contracts are being awarded without adherence to the Procurement Act, and many have been handed over to known cronies, political financiers, and economic oligarchs. “Even the public’s basic questions are met with silence. What, for example, is the cost of the Badagry–Sokoto Highway? Why are we not told how much is, and has been, spent, with whom the contracts are being signed, or what procurement procedures were followed? Why are some projects lavishly funded while others, particularly those in opposition strongholds, are stalled indefinitely? Is this what democracy under the APC has become? RELATED APC Ticket: Olawepo-Hashim Congratulates Tinubu, Urges Him To Reach Out More Olawepo-Hashim Supporters Reject PDP Zoning Of Presidential Slot 18 hours ago NASS Reserved Seats For Women Bill Gets New South-South Coordinator 18 hours ago “The place to start is for the government to answer these questions and release full reports on award and implementation of these projects if it must be taken seriously.” The party said the latest gaffe by the presidency and the APC-led federal government however fits within a disturbing pattern. ADC said when the government was accused of nepotism in political appointments, it responded with a generic list of names from across the country, without portfolios or details, a move designed to obscure the truth rather than reveal it. “Meanwhile, key appointments remain dominated by individuals from a certain political circle, a certain state, and ultimately, a certain region. “This selective disclosure strategy has failed to convince critics. It has also embarrassed respected leaders in the South-West, who had hoped for a government of national inclusion and competence. “At a time when our nation needs equity and unity more than ever, this government appears committed to deepening the fractures that divide us. The ADC believes that no amount of propaganda or PowerPoint presentations can substitute for genuine inclusion, fairness, and transparency. “In this regard, the ADC demands that the Tinubu administration abandon the dishonest politics of propaganda that it has become accustomed to. No amount of spin can substitute for justice, geographically, politically, or economically. A government like this one, that cannot be equitable and inclusive, will always continue to be a government that is at war with its own legitimacy,” ADC added https://leadership.ng/dont-mislead-nigerians-with-fake-infrastructure-report-adc-tells-tinubu/ |
Okay, if it's for the Turkish money, then she will certainly be contributing to the diaspora remittances that the current calamitous Tinubu regime recently celebrated as a gain of its economic reforms. |
Justice Subilim described the HTACOS provision as oppressive and at variance with the fundamental rights protected by the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has upheld a ruling invalidating a provision of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, which mandates military officers to serve a minimum of 15 years before they can be granted permission to resign. In a ruling delivered in a suit filed by Flight Lieutenant J. A. Akerele, Justice Emmanuel Subilim described the HTACOS provision as oppressive and at variance with the fundamental rights protected by the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The judge said members of the armed forces have the constitutional right to resign anytime, tagging the provision as “a modern-day slavery under the guise of national service.” Mr Akerele had, in a suit marked NICN/ABJ/25/2025 and filed before the court, challenged the provision, which he described as “systematic persecution and victimisation by the Nigerian Air Force following his application for service disengagement.” He told the court that the then Chief of Air Staff rejected his resignation letter and declared him absent without leave, culminating in a signal issued for his arrest. Mr Akerele, through his lawyer Inibehe Effiong, argued that these experiences caused him emotional distress and a lack of sense of direction, adding that the provision violated Section 306 of the 1999 Constitution and contravened existing judicial precedents. In his judgment, Justice Subilim agreed with Mr Akelere’s argument, upholding his resignation as valid and effective from the date his letter was received. The judge also restrained the Chief of Air Staff and the NAF from arresting, detaining, or forcing him to continue in military service. https://gazettengr.com/court-invalidates-military-rule-mandating-15-year-service-before-resignation/ |
WeSayNoToAtiku:It's the turn of Nigerians |
Softmirror:You mean he held the keys to the judiciary when he was an agbero in Obiakpo LGA motor Park |
PDP isn't ready to be remedied from their self imposed calamity |
Goodluck Jonathan should contest so that by 12 noon on election day, it will all be over. This terrórist organization, the Tinubu/APC regime, will be behind us and gone for good. It came only to inflict untold hardship, pain, to steal, kill, and destroy. |
francis00:Which government? Expecting anything positive from the Tinubu regime is like looking for a needle in a haystack. The Tinubu regime and anything that benefits the masses are like two parallel lines and as they say, parallel lines never meet |
The APC, an internationally recognized terrórist organization, is claiming that Atiku’s statement on the unconstitutionally conducted local government elections in Rivers State under an illegally imposed sole administrator is a call to anarchy There's an Anarchy, APC created the anarchy Thunder ⚡ Felix morka and Tinubu |
Wike is a mæd man roaming aimlessly. The PDP should zone the presidential ticket to the South and they have done that. Now, he says he is no longer interested in the presidential ticket, yet he's also saying that others like Goodluck Jonathan, Peter Obi, and Makinde all from the South should not contest under the PDP Is that not a sign that Wike is psychólógically unwell? |
Wike is a mæd man roaming aimlessly. The PDP should zone the presidential ticket to the South and they have done that. Now, he says he is no longer interested in the presidential ticket, yet he's also saying that others like Goodluck Jonathan, Peter Obi, and Makinde all from the South should not contest under the PDP Is that not a sign that Wike is psychólógically unwell? |
Wike is a mæd man roaming aimlessly. The PDP should zone the presidential ticket to the South and they have done that. Now, he says he is no longer interested in the presidential ticket, yet he's also saying that others like Goodluck Jonathan, Peter Obi, and Makinde all from the South should not contest under the PDP Is that not a sign that Wike is psychólógically unwell? |
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan against running for president in 2027.https://dailypost.ng/2025/09/02/2027-goodluck-jonathan-shouldnt-run-for-president-wike/
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It's quite sad Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! |
It's ironic that a power-grabbing désperado dlórd is complaining about other politicians being interested in the same office he wants |
EXCLUSIVE: How Wike secretly transferred three multimillion-dollar undeclared U.S. lakeside properties bought in cash to his three children Documents show that Mr Wike’s wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike of the Court of Appeal, executed quitclaim deeds transferring the lakeside assets to their children. Peoples Gazette has uncovered how Nyesom Wike secretly acquired three multimillion-dollar homes in the United States for his children, using illicit cash movement to secure the lush assets for his only three children in an exclusive lakeside community. Documents obtained by The Gazette show that Mr Wike’s wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike of the Court of Appeal, personally executed quitclaim deeds transferring ownership of three separate homes in the Reserve at Tuscawilla, an affluent lakeside neighbourhood in Winter Springs, Florida, to the couple’s three children. Documents stated that Mr Wike paid millions in cash to acquire the assets when he was Chief of Staff to Governor Rotimi Amaechi, his intractable arch-rival in Rivers. Sources close to the FCT minister said he converted billions of naira he had previously stolen from fictitious public works contracts into U.S. dollars and moved the funds to Florida to execute the purchases. The Gazette also learnt that Mr Wike did not declare the properties either as his own or belonging to his children, Jordan, 25; Joaquin, 23; and Jazymine, 20, apparently in contravention of a longstanding statute on asset disclosure by federal appointees. Mr Wike did not return several requests seeking comments. His wife, Eberechi, who assisted him with recategorising the assets in 2021 and 2023, despite being a senior federal judge, also declined to comment. The Gazette started working on the story several months ago, and first contacted Mr Wike’s spokesman about it in June 2025, as part of its extensive look into Mr Wike’s illicit accumulation of public wealth. West Africa Weekly reported on one of the three Florida properties last week while The Gazette was finalising its reporting. The Gazette can confirm with documents that there were not just one, but three luxury homes acquired and transferred in succession to the minister’s heirs. The deals, completed between July 2021 and September 2023, were deliberately structured to keep the assets beyond the reach of Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), where the minister conspicuously failed to declare them. Nigerian law requires all public officials to disclose assets, both domestic and foreign. When The Gazette first reached out to Mr Wike’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, in June, he acknowledged the request for comment but failed to provide any explanation weeks later. Since then, neither the minister nor his aide has addressed why he concealed the Florida estates or why they were acquired through opaque cash transactions. The pattern was calculated and precise. On July 22, 2021, while still governor of Rivers State, Mr Wike used his wife to quietly transfer a sprawling estate at 113 Springcreek Lane to their eldest son, Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, now 25 years old. The property, a 5,000-square-foot mansion with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, was purchased outright for $535,000 cash — a mode of purchase often used by questionable characters and outlaws to tuck illicit assets around the world. The same day, another deed was executed for their second son, Joaquin Wike, aged 23, who received ownership of a 3,401-square-foot residence at 209 Hertherwood Court, also with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, bought in cash for $459,157. Two years later, in September 2023, just as Mr Wike was being sworn in as FCT minister under President Bola Tinubu, Eberechi Wike filed to transfer ownership of yet another home — a 3,901-square-foot estate at 208 Hertherwood Court, acquired for $465,000 in cash, to their only daughter, Jazmyne Nyesom-Wike, 20. Each of the three properties is now worth over $2 million, all registered under “joint tenancy with rights of survivorship,” a legal mechanism designed to cement ownership within the family while bypassing inheritance courts and, more crucially, public scrutiny. Each was completed as a cash transaction, a method that avoids banking oversight, sidesteps mortgage filings, and effectively erases any financial trail that might reveal the origin of the funds. By transferring the properties directly to his children, Mr Wike ensured they would be shielded from the declaration regime of the Code of Conduct Bureau. The dubious acquisitions further cement Mr Wike’s severely damaged reputation as a corrupt politician who has used his proximity to power since the 1990s to blindly loot public funds, even as everyday residents of his state languish in multi-generational poverty. In Port Harcourt, pensioners still lament unpaid entitlements from his administration, which lasted from 2015 to 2023. Major infrastructure projects touted as “legacy works” often remain abandoned or already in a state of decay. Hospitals lack essential equipment, and public schools remain underfunded. Yet, in the quiet cul-de-sacs of Tuscawilla, the Wike children now enjoy legal titles to sprawling mansions with lakefront views, private access roads, and manicured lawns — opulence financed in the shadows of public office. For years, Mr Wike has sought to muddle corruption allegations against him with bluster, projecting himself as a fearless enforcer and patriot in Nigeria’s turbulent politics. However, the deeds filed in American courts and The Gazette’s ongoing reporting on his mindless looting of Abuja’s lucrative lands have revealed the garulous politician in his true light. Since late June, The Gazette has been running its series exposing Mr Wike’s corruption. First, his allocation of lands worth over $3.6 billion to his second son, Joaquin, was published on June 26. On July 4, another story was published that exposed how the minister used a similar pattern to secure lucrative lands for his first son, Jordan, across the Nigerian capital. On July 16, 2025, two weeks after The Gazette’s first story was published, and as a presidential probe into the matter was purportedly underway, Mr Wike signed 33 approvals for his 90-year-old father, Joshua Nlemanya Wike, and other family and friends, according to documents obtained by our reporters and published on July 22. Even though he was able to visit the U.S. in his early years in politics, and his wife gave birth to their three children there, Mr Wike has conspicuously avoided going to the U.S. again, with sources informing The Gazette he was among those barred for sponsoring political violence in Nigeria. A spokesman for Mr Wike did not address the question about why his principal couldn’t travel to the U.S. Still, Mr Wike has maintained his influence in Mr Tinubu’s circle. The president himself has long been associated with public graft, and he has not pretended to fight graft in public service since assuming office in May 2023. A presidential spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for Mr Wike did not return a message on Sunday offering him a last opportunity to comment before this publication. Mrs Wike, the judge, also sidestepped efforts to obtain his comment, but the National Judicial Council, which oversees judges’ conduct nationwide, said asset declarations are not in its purview. “According to Section 153 of the Constitution, which establishes the NJC and other such institutions of government, asset declaration matters are not part of the functions of the NJC,” Kemi Ogedengbe, spokesperson for the Supreme Court body, told The Gazette on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Code of Conduct Bureau stated that she could not comment on Mr Wike’s alleged contravention of disclosure regulations, citing her illness. “I’ve been bedridden for the past six months, hence I can’t help with your inquiry,” Veronica Kato told The Gazette Sunday night. In May 2023, the CCB urged newly elected, re-elected, appointed, and outgoing public officers to declare their assets before and after their terms. Part I of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution mandates that all public officers — the president, vice-president, governors and their deputies, judges, and ministers — declare assets both in and out of office. Section 15(1) of the CCB and Code of Conduct Tribunal Act also requires asset declaration by public officials. Violations are subject to severe penalties, including removal from office, asset forfeiture, and a 10-year ban on holding public office. Public officers are legally obligated to declare their assets upon assuming office, at the end of their term, and every four years thereafter. While the CCB’s primary role is asset declaration and enforcing the code of conduct, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is primarily responsible for asset forfeiture through civil and criminal proceedings, as asset forfeiture is a part of the sentencing process and recovery of illicitly obtained property. A spokesman for the anti-graft office could not be reached for comment https://gazettengr.com/exclusive-how-wike-secretly-transferred-three-multimillion-dollar-undeclared-u-s-lakeside-properties-bought-in-cash-to-his-three-children/
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seunmsg:Tell us what Tinubu has done to warrant his seeking reelection. Leave Peter Obi alone. |
Peter Obi is their nightmare |
Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said his successor, Uba Sani, is not his friend but his mentee.https://dailypost.ng/2025/08/31/kaduna-gov-sani-is-my-mentee-nasir-el-rufai/#google_vignette
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UNYD should rather be calling for the impeachment of the president for gross incompetence and flagrant disregard for the rule of law and democratic principles. When the head is rotten, it’s only a matter of time before the entire system collapses |
Tinubu's regime is obviously the worst Nigeria has ever had. If Tinubu were in the opposition, he would be leading, sponsoring, and financing protests at Ojota against this most wicked and draconian regime ever to emerge. |
You have only succeeded in inflicting untold hardship from hunger and poverty to insecurity and mass frustration. You say No Nigerian is second class. Yet millions feel like they are... not because of what you say, but because of what they live through. You speak of bridges and highways, but Nigerians are still falling through the cracks crushed by inflation, joblessness, power outages, decaying hospitals, and rising food prices. You talk about national assets, but the average Nigerian can’t afford a bag of rice, fuel their car, or send their child to school without begging or bribing. You mention equity and Renewed Hope. But for many, hope was never renewed, it was removed. Hopelessness is now our national currency. Infrastructure without impact is just concrete. Projects without transparency are just headlines. And no number of press statements, social media posts like the one above can pave over the pain Nigerians endure every single day. it’s time your government stopped gambling with Nigerians. Stop the lies, falsehood and propaganda. |
The situation in Rivers State alone provides sufficient grounds for the president to be impeached. The Nigerian Constitution is being blatantly violated |
DMerciful:Not just running for president, but defeating the dlórd, beating him blue and black like the commonwealth crîmînál he is |
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has described President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Brazil as a waste of scarce resources, saying the difference between both countries is leadership. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja at the weekend, the SDP chieftain blamed President Tinubu for travelling to Brazil in search of what is “contained in the manifesto of the SDP.” He, however, expressed hope that the visit would assist the President to understand how his economic policies are, adding that the President’s visit was “the equivalent of Saul becoming Paul, because what Brazil has which Nigeria doesn’t have is good leadership.” Speaking on the Brazil Economy, Adebayo said, “What they have is a poverty reduction manifesto and set of programmes and policies. If you look at the Bolsa Familia, which reduced poverty by 27 percent in Brazil in four years under President Lula da Silva’s government, it is the opposite of ‘subsidy is gone’ that increased poverty exponentially in Nigeria. “If you look at the way Petrobras is run compared to the way President Tinubu has been running the NNPC, they are polar opposites. So, the economic policy of President Tinubu is opposite the one that has succeeded in Brazil. “So, I’m happy that he’s there because by going there; he will see how wrongheaded his own policies are. “On the other hand, I am not happy that he went there to spend all that money. He could have spoken to me. He could have looked at the Social Democratic Party’s manifesto. He used to be a member of the SDP in good old days. “So, why are you leaving the Brazilian type of manifesto which is available in Nigeria and then you are going to Brazil as a tourist to be in awe of the majesty of Brazil and the Brazilian economy as if it is by magic? It is by policy,” he stated. https://dailytrust.com/adebayo-tinubu-traveled-to-brazil-in-search-of-whats-in-sdps-manifesto/ |
And the shaméléss Minister of Interior, Tunji-Ojo who committed the same offense Betta Edu was sacked for, and who should be serving jail time had the audacity to go on national TV and justify the second passport fee hike in a year by claiming it was to improve service delivery, reduce corruption, and speed up processing. The same excuses he gave when the fees were first increased in 2024 one year later, he’s repeating the exact same thing |
garykoeman:When the truth hits too hard, the easiest escape is to label it 'regional'. Meanwhile, your 'national messiah' has turned the economy into a group project with failure as the only grade. A calamity , A sign post of incompetence Keep deflecting Nigerians are feeling the difference |
We have never seen this kind of administration that invests so much more in dishing out lies, falsehoods, and propaganda |
FAMILIAL relationships in Nigeria are being scrutinised intensely following the 2025 Annual Testing Report by Smart DNA Nigeria, a genetic testing company.https://punchng.com/paternity-fraud-and-societal-decay/
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While a judge was once arrested for accepting a ₦20 bribe in 1976, today judges reside in houses constructed by Wike |
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