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So this is how Okpebholo want to get his 2.5 million votes he promised Tinubu

He has really put himself for serious high jump

Wow! Tinubu has achieved what no president has ever achieved in history: The fastest rehabilitation of the 1st Niger Bridge

Tinubu should, by all means, extend such fastness to the other infrastructures, dilapidated roads, and bridges that cut across the length and breadth of this country.

And while he’s at it, such record breaking speed should also be extended to pulling the over 140 million poor Nigerians out of poverty...poverty into which his calamitous policies, masquerading as economic reforms, have dragged them into.

If only this government could move as fast in fixing the country as it moves in making Nigerians poorer. Now that would truly be an achievement worthy of history.

NDLEA Arrests Italy-bound Businessman With 4.8kg Cocaine Hidden In Shoes, Bags

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old businessman, Philip Tunde, with 4.80 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Tunde was intercepted on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at the joint screening point of Terminal 2 of the airport while preparing to board a Royal Air Maroc flight to Milan, Italy.

This is coming after the NDLEA arrested India-bound suspect with Illicit drug.

According to the NDLEA, a search of his luggage led to the recovery of 16 parcels of white powder concealed in the soles of eight pairs of trainers and canvas shoes, as well as 195 wraps hidden in the railings of four travelling bags.

The substances tested positive for cocaine and weighed a combined 4.80kg.

During interrogation, the suspect allegedly disclosed that he paid N16 million in cash for the cocaine hidden in the shoes, while the consignment concealed in the bags was intended for delivery to a business partner in Italy.

He reportedly told investigators that he raised the money from compensation he received following an injury sustained while working at a plastic manufacturing company in Italy, where he lost the tips of two fingers.


NDLEA’s spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the arrest was part of a series of intelligence-led operations by the anti-narcotics agency across the country, which also resulted in the seizure of large consignments of illicit drugs at seaports and the destruction of cannabis farms.

At the Apapa Port in Lagos, NDLEA operatives, working with the Nigeria Customs Service and other stakeholders, intercepted 124kg of Thai Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, concealed in two refrigerators and two cartons inside a container from Bangkok, Thailand. The consignment was valued at N372 million.


At the Onne Port in Rivers State, another 22kg of Loud was recovered from a container, while 109,600 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup weighing 16,440kg were also seized. The combined street value of the two consignments was put at N833.2 million.

At the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, NDLEA officers on September 29 recovered 1,297.5kg of Canadian Loud from a watch-listed container shipped from Montreal, Canada. The drugs, valued at more than N3.8 billion, were concealed in two vehicles alongside other items.

Recall that the NDLEA had also intercepted N3.4billion illicit drugs recently.

The agency also destroyed 20,234kg of skunk found on 8.0936 hectares of cannabis farm in Area 4, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State.

In a related operation in Plateau State, a 41-year-old suspect, Agbo Dennis, was arrested in Jos North following the seizure of 33 bags of skunk weighing 385kg.

The NDLEA said its operations extended to the seizure of tramadol, methamphetamine, Colorado and other illicit substances in Lagos, Kogi and Edo states.

The agency also arrested Idris Mohammed Kurra, 47, a fugitive who allegedly jumped bail six years ago while facing trial before the Federal High Court in Jos over the possession and dealing in 198kg of skunk.

Kurra was arrested on September 29, 2026, after evading arrest since December 2020, when he was granted bail by the court.

Meanwhile, the NDLEA said its commands across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaigns in schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities.

The agency said the activities were aimed at preventing drug abuse and raising public awareness about the dangers associated with illicit drugs.

Commending officers involved in the operations, the chairman and chief executive officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd.), urged them to sustain the pressure on drug trafficking networks across the country.

Marwa also called for the continuation of the agency’s balanced approach to drug control, combining enforcement operations with prevention, public education and community sensitisation.

https://leadership.ng/ndlea-arrests-italy-bound-businessman-with-4-8kg-cocaine-hidden-in-shoes-bags/

Richtaiwo:
To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

If you enter a state without notifying its Chief Security Officer, don’t expect him to take responsibility for consequences arising from your deliberate disregard of protocol.

Following laid-down procedures costs nothing. But if you prefer social-media rats cheering your recklessness, by all means, ignore the authorities and proceed.

When Okpebholo went to Osun State, with his town crier screaming, “Akpako is here! Akpako is here! did he get approval from Adeleke, the Chief Security Officer of Osun State?

NtoAkwaIbom:
Ndahh nsutoh owowann

N'a everyday she d repent?

the soul is willing but the flesh is weak

Parachoko:
Where Osun State Government messed up on this issue is that, they took no action after the Panel gave a judgement in favour of Gamji Nigeria

You TATA boys have taken gaslighting to another level.

what happened to the Osun LGA funds withheld by the Tinubu government? Have those funds been released?

And what about the Osun State allocation account that the EFCC froze just before the election, has it been fully unfrozen?

Before the gaslighting, let’s answer the simple questions first.

Thundafireseun:
It is only a senseless man that bites the hands that feed him

Are you implying now that Wike is senseless?

The man has bitten so many hands that fed him...Odili, Jonathan, Amaechi, etc.

You’ve justified my confidence in you, Tinubu hails EFCC for anti-graft efforts


President Bola Tinubu has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its anti-graft efforts across the country.


Mr Tinubu gave the commendation during the inauguration of the anti-graft agency’s new zonal directorate in Awka, Anambra State, on Friday.

Mr Tinubu, represented at the event by the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, said, “Supporting the EFCC is not particularly difficult. The agency has consistently demonstrated that the confidence reposed in it is well founded.”

The president added, “Without mincing words, the evidential proof of the EFCC’s success speaks loudly in convictions secured, assets and properties recovered.”

According to Mr Tinubu, the strides of the commission were in tandem with the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.

“When we came in three years ago, I highlighted nine major focal areas of my administration. Two of which are reforming the economy for sustained and inclusive growth and promotion of good governance. The anti-graft agency compliments this agenda as they are focused on accountability and transparency and appropriate deployment of resources” the president added.

In his remarks, the EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to preventive frameworks in tackling corruption in the country.

“This new Directorate will not only enforce the law professionally and courageously, it will be high on corruption prevention. It will engage government institutions, businesses, financial institutions, professional bodies, schools, markets, civil society organisations, traditional institutions, religious bodies and communities. It will educate stakeholders, build relationships and mobilise the people to own the fight against all forms of corrupt practices in the zone”, Mr Olukoyede noted

https://gazettengr.com/youve-justified-my-confidence-in-you-tinubu-hails-efcc-for-anti-graft-efforts/

Seyi Tinubu knows that his father is the worst president in history

Dada Olusegun is a mad man

plessis:
This host na mumu man.

They asked you to mention one project you are reading presidential speech.

AI generated presidential speech for that matter

‘We’re suffering from this government’ – ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Yobe protesters

Hundreds of youths yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State, tagged “Tinubu Must Go”, saying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day broadcast did not address their grievances.


The protest, which coincided with Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary on October 1, saw the demonstrators march through the Tsohowar Kasuwa area of Potiskum, carrying placards and flags of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

According to the protesters, the demonstration was aimed at drawing attention to economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment and what they described as poor leadership since 2023.


“We came out today to express our fundamental rights, freedom of speech. We are suffering from this government, people are dying due to insecurity, poverty and unemployment in the land”, a protester said while speaking with newsmen on condition of anonymity.


Another protester who claimed allegiance to the opposition said the youths were saddened by the state of the nation’s economy and education system.


Eyewitnesses said the protest was conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner, with most of the participants being young men and women, some carrying ADC flags. One of the protesters, Malam Gambo, told journalists that the youths took to the streets to protest against bad governance, hunger and insecurity.


https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/02/were-suffering-from-this-government-tinubu-must-go-yobe-protesters/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews

Obiedun:
Yes daddy can't be president. A bigot like him can't be our president. A pathological liar like him cannot lead us. Very incompetent man

I see what you did there.

As a Tinubu supporter, you’re so pained that your Tinubu bears all these derogatory terms and more, like an international drug bárón currently fighting a U.S. court not to release his drug-trafficking details, an identity thief, and a certificate forger...that you just had to drag Peter Obi into it so you can put him in the same forger, drug baron, thief , liar, bracket as your Tinubu.

Nice try.

She said the truth.

And to add to that, here’s a quote from Daniel Bwala:

“The human brain is unique and miraculous. It works and functions optimally 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, until you join APC, then it stops working.”

Emzedz:
Is this a joke or wat.. this tinibu govt is unserious

Biggest joke in history.

The subsidy was removed in 2023. Transportation costs started rising almost immediately, food prices went up, inflation worsened, and insecurity reached alarming levels.

Then, suddenly, in 2026, just a few months to the general election, they are “sprinkling” 10 CNG buses here, 5 CNG buses there, across the states, claiming they want to reduce transportation fares.

And you ask yourself: Is the Tinubu administration actually serious?

At this point, the Tinubu government has become a reference point as the most disappointing, clueless administrations in the country’s history.

If this is the grand plan to solve the transportation crisis, then apparently the solution was hiding in 10 CNG buses all along.

’ streamline taxes in Lagos


All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos governorship candidate and incumbent Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has pledged to eliminate unauthorised roadside collections and multiple taxation schemes burdening Lagos road operators and businesses if elected

Hamzat stated this during a governorship candidates’ town hall meeting in Lagos on Thursday.



​Responding to the issue of arbitrary fee collections across the state, Hamzat stated that commercial operators, popularly called Danfo, deserve clear, predictable financial obligations rather than facing continuous collection points along transit routes by some road transport agents, otherwise called “agbero.”

​To tackle the systemic overlap between state and local government charges, Hamzat proposed establishing a state economic council.

The body, Hamzat said, will coordinate revenue policies directly with local council leadership to harmonise levies which will ultimately eliminate ad-hoc junction collections.

​”One of the things we will create is a State Economic Council where, as a government, we meet with all local governments to streamline the process.

“We know they are independent, but we are attending to the same citizens. No one should stand at junctions collecting anything from anybody,” Hamzat stated.

​He stressed that once commercial operators pay their designated official fees, they should be free from further roadside interference: “Businesses must know what they are required to pay.

“The moment they pay it, they must be left alone so we stop pulling the rug from under them.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/hamzat-vows-to-end-road-extortion-by-agbero-streamline-taxes-in-lagos/

More money in his pocket..and, of course, more for his Lebanese ally, Chagoury

madridguy:
Al or AZ, the Koko is that Asiwaju has spoken.

Spoken to TATA boys, you mean to say type

The mischievous narratives that will always come up just before every general election


Ogbonnaya Onu and Dave Umahi both contested the APC presidential primary in 2023, and both are from Ebonyi State. So why didn’t Dave Umahi step down for his kinsman, Ogbonnaya Onu, and support him?

If Umahi’s argument now is that “it’s not the turn of the Igbos, and he is working against Peter Obi, one might reasonably ask: when?

Politics has a funny way of exposing contradictions. Time will tell who was truly standing with the people and who was simply standing for himself and his pocket

But what is all this about these gatherings being forced to turn into Tinubu and APC rallies?

Are Nigerians now being forced to rally for Tinubu, or what?

I don't support violence, but you see these APC supporters who engage in this clandestine attitude of turning simple gatherings into Tinubu and APC rallies, they deserve to be called out. How do you turn every simple gathering into a Tinubu and APC rally?

Tinubu himself knows that Nigerians don't like him and won't vote for him because he has failed woefully and miserably, especially on the promise of providing constant electricity. He promised that Nigerians shouldn't vote for him if he doesn't provide constant electricity.

Nigerians are eager to do exactly that, but his supporters want to force the Tinubu and APC rally down their throats.

Every gathering doesn't have to become a Tinubu and APC rally. Nigerians should be allowed to attend a simple gathering without being forced to chant political slogans or rally for Tinubu and APC

There have been plenty of takeaways, including this one, from the few speeches he has made since Tinubu became president.

But where are we today?

Have those speeches translated into action or measurable improvements in people’s lives?

Because from where Nigerians are standing, it has been one disaster after another.

That’s the reality Nigerians have seen since day one.

Bayero’s procession deepens tension in Kano as supporters destroy Tinubu, Yusuf’s posters



Tension has gripped Kano State following a public procession embarked upon by Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano, despite a directive by the Kano State Government suspending all Durbar processions and horse-riding activities in the State.

The procession, which took place in parts of the Kano metropolis, attracted thousands of residents and supporters of Bayero, with the development raising fresh concerns over public order and security management amid the prolonged dispute over the Kano Emirate stool.

The government had imposed the restriction after an emergency meeting of the Kano State Security Council, citing concerns over possible clashes, threats to public safety and the need to prevent a breakdown of law and order.

The restriction covered traditional horseback processions and related activities within the Kano metropolis until further notice, with security agencies directed to enforce the directive and take lawful action against anyone violating it or engaging in conduct capable of threatening public peace.

Prior to the anouncement of government ban, information gatherd by BusinessDay indicates Bayero and his supporters had embarked on the procession, moving through parts of the metropolis in what was widely seen by some residents of the State, as a direct challenge to the government’s restriction.

The development was further complicated by reports of the destruction of billboards and campaign posters belonging to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other political figures by some supporters who accompanied Bayero during the procession.

The destruction of the political materials has added a political dimension to an already sensitive traditional dispute, raising concerns that activities surrounding the competing claims to the Kano Emirate stool could spill into wider political and social confrontation.

Bayero has subsequently apologised over the destruction of properties during the procession, distancing the traditional outing from acts of vandalism attributed to some of his supporters.

However, the incident has renewed concerns among stakeholders over the capacity of authorities to manage large gatherings linked to the emirate dispute, particularly where rival political and traditional interests intersect.

The Kano Emirate crisis centres on competing claims involving Bayero and Muhammadu Sanusi II, with the two camps maintaining separate claims to the traditional institution following the controversial changes to the emirate structure.

The latest development has therefore placed security agencies under renewed pressure to prevent the dispute from degenerating into confrontations among supporters of the rival camps.

The implications extend beyond the destruction of billboards and campaign posters, as such incidents could heighten political tensions, trigger retaliatory actions, undermine public confidence in security arrangements and create conditions for broader disorder if not effectively managed.

The situation also poses a challenge to the enforcement of government directives, particularly where large numbers of supporters are mobilised around traditional institutions with deep historical and emotional significance in Kano.
Against this backdrop, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, has condemned the destruction of public property during the nationwide protests in the state, warning against actions capable of undermining the peace and stability of Kano.

The latest dispute comes at a time when the state government has repeatedly emphasised the need for all political actors, traditional institutions, supporters and residents to comply with security directives designed to prevent confrontation.

The government has maintained that its restriction on Durbar processions and horse-riding activities was a precautionary measure aimed at protecting lives and property, rather than an attempt to interfere with traditional institutions.

With the Kano Emirate dispute still unresolved, the latest procession and the alleged destruction of political campaign materials have heightened the need for careful security coordination and restraint by all sides to prevent a traditional dispute from escalating into a broader public-order crisis.

https://businessday.ng/news/article/bayeros-procession-deepens-tension-in-kano-as-supporters-destroy-tinubu-yusufs-posters/?amp

Tinubu inflicted the cancer

The season for churning out paid articles is here

We are now being promised utopian prosperity, the same prosperity that has eluded Nigerians for the past three and a half years, while Nigerians have endured untold hardship, worsening insecurity, and a rising cost of living.

High fuel prices have driven up transportation costs, with the attendant ripple effects on the prices of goods and services.

And now, we are being asked to believe that prosperity is just around the corner.

You mean you actually believe that lie from Tinubu?

Jmichael1:
Only death can stop tinubu in 2027...

If they like, let dem burn down the entire warri, tinubu go still win

And so shall it be so that the country can move forward

This country is bigger than a single individual

madridguy:
They're not Warri youth but the same miscreants that protested against the Chinese recently.

Dey there

Your eye go soon blurrrr

2special:
The South too don't forget or forgive, we'll repay you back 100 folds.

Which south bro?

Director of Women Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Betta Edu, says President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are creating new opportunities for grassroots women across Nigeria.


Edu made the statement in her Independence Day message to Nigerians, urging women to identify and take advantage of government programmes in agriculture, enterprise, energy, skills development and social investment.

She said her directorate would intensify door-to-door sensitisation and community-level mobilisation to ensure women and households have information about available opportunities and how to access them.

“President Tinubu’s reforms are creating new pathways for economic participation,” Edu said.

“Our responsibility is to take that message to the grassroots and ensure that women know where opportunities exist, how to access them, and how to engage the relevant institutions.”

She said the benefits of the reforms would be more meaningful if citizens, particularly those at the grassroots, understood the programmes available to them and the institutions responsible for delivering them.

Edu also paid tribute to Nigeria’s founding fathers and heroines, saying their sacrifices and vision laid the foundation for the country’s independence.

“Our founding fathers and heroines gave us the foundation on which we continue to build. Their vision demands that every generation contributes to making Nigeria stronger and more prosperous,” she said.



She said the mobilisation structures would continue taking information directly to women in their communities and households.

“Through door-to-door sensitisation, we will continue to reach women in their communities and households with information that can help them participate in economic and community development,” Edu said.

She also said the structures would be used to campaign for President Tinubu’s re-election for a second term.

Edu called for national unity and peaceful coexistence as Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, urging citizens to remain committed to building a country that reflects the aspirations of its founding generation.

She congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the anniversary.

https://www.tvcnews.tv/betta-edu-tinubu-reforms-creating-opportunities-for-grassroots-women/

The truth is, Tinubu and this administration have lost touch with the reality of things in Nigeria.

He keeps making disconnected statements here and there, or they make statements on his behalf, with no concrete plan for how to turn those words into action.

At this point, it’s less “renewed hope” and more renewed statements, recycled promises, and missing execution.

Kaycee9242:
As far as it's Itel count me out

But they are doing well in power banks, power tanks etc

He has already delivered it...the “promised land” of hunger, worsening insecurity, soaring living costs, high fuel prices, and inflation.

That’s the “promised land” Tinubu has taken Nigerians to.