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An Igbo man is not tribalistic.
He is not interested in spewing tribal hate; he is not an ethnic bigot.

As the OP pointed out, if the reverse were the case, the news would have gone viral, driven by the usual suspects and turned into a tribal and ethnic divisive campaign.

hopexter:
It’s already being built and strengthened by him. He’s even giving free education and monthly stipends to university students which in turn relieves parents from the burden of school fees which has never happened before in Nigeria.
Should we talk about Oil subsidy and other reforms? No one can do it better than Tinubu.

Like I stated earlier, democracy cannot be built or strengthened by a drug bárón, certificáte fórgér, idéntity thiéf, and buccanééring power grabber.

And you don’t need to tell lies or push falsehoods just to prove a point.

When exactly did Tinubu declare free education in Nigeria? Which law, which policy, which official gazette? Student loans and selective stipends are not free education. Parents are still paying fees, and students are still accumulating debt.

As for subsidy removal, hardship is not reform when it deepens poverty without accountability. Praising suffering while ignoring credibility, integrity, and truth is not patriotism, it’s propaganda.

Tareq1105:
But the drug baron is building and strengthening it.

Building and strengthening what exactly

So the kidnapping did happen.

You are now scrambling to collate the names of those who were kidnapped after initially denying, flatly and repeatedly, that it ever occurred.

It is now undeniable that the Tinubu-APC–led regime, its state counterparts, supporters, and data boys have become an existential threat to democracy, the country itself, its corporate existence, and the safety of its citizens.

Sunny Ndukwu, media aide to the sacked Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has resigned his membership of the party amid the ongoing leadership crisis.


In a letter dated January 4, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the PDP, Nguru Umuowa Ward 6, Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State, Ndukwu stated that his resignation was due to a lack of cohesion and direction, as well as irreconcilable differences within the party.

He noted that he deemed it necessary to part ways with the party because of its current trajectory, which, according to him, diverges from the foundational principles it once stood for.


The letter reads: “I seize this medium to formally resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) forthwith. I sincerely appreciate the party for the opportunity given to me to serve in various capacities.

“However, I find it necessary to part ways due to the current trajectory the party has taken. The time has come for me to align myself with a credible political platform whose objectives will not be at variance with my personal beliefs.”


Until his resignation, Ndukwu was Special Adviser (Communications) to the PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu.

He also served as Deputy Director, Media and Publicity, Imo State PDP 2023 Governorship Campaign Council.

Prior to the 2023 governorship electioneering campaign, Senator Samuel Anyanwu appointed him Director, Media and Publicity of his Divine Mandate Movement, a political campaign platform of the PDP National Secretary.


In 2024, Ndukwu was appointed Secretary of the Ngor Okpala LGA PDP Congress Committee, where he played a prominent role in the harmonisation of the LGA congress list that produced the current LGA and the eleven (11) electoral ward officers in the area.


https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/21/pdp-crisis-deepens-as-anyanwus-aide-ndukwu-resigns-party-membership/

It is deeply unfortunate that a government chooses denial and scapegoating as its primary strategy for dealing with insecurity, banditry, and kidnapping.

Emekaonline:
And certainly not by a looter and fraudster tha laundered his state commonwealth to foreign land as exposed in Pandora Papers

Nice try, but the facts are clear: Peter Obi didn’t launder state commonwealth. Tinubu did. He continues to siphon and milk Lagos funds for over two decades and counting. Democracy cannot be built by a thief, drug bárón and fraudster.

Burob:
I have told u already, u are all the same, a wicked evil nation of people.

Self righteous hypocrites.

When u reach Accra, Cotonou or Lome, tell them that u are not like your Nigerian brethren.

I get it now, this is what you were told to say in your APC data boys group.

Ambassador Reno the rabble rouser

Burob:
Wicked hypocrite nation of people keep kidnapping your brethren, shameless people, always looking 👀 f or a scapegoat.

We should blame the president for your wickedness, just like those ungrateful Jews blamed Moses in the wilderness for their own wickedness?

Tinubu himself once told Goodluck Jonathan that the buck stops at the president’s table when it comes to security.

So by your own logic, Tinubu was also blaming Jonathan for his own wickedness.

Tinubu should stop kidnapping his own people and stop looking for scapegoats.

HacheNoire:
Well said!

Serial political prostitutes are a threat to democracy.

And those serial defectors defecting to the APC right now are strengthening democracy, abi?

Burob:
Hypocrites wey no get shame, go tell them this nonsense for Accra, say u no be Nigerian.

Nigeria’s president is bad, but we the subjects are not evil.

You get shame at all

I’m not defending anyone. I’m pointing out the fact that your leader’s actions don’t justify kidnapping citizens. If you want to debate, debate, stop deflecting

Democracy cannot be built and strengthen by a drug bárón, forger, identity thiéf and buccanééring power grabber

Burob:
The irony is that some of una for nairaland una papa or relatives go dey police, yet una go dey call police thief.

Original charcoal pot, calling electric kettle black, make we blame President for una evil atrocities abi?

You’re accusing us of ‘calling the police thieves’ while defending a government under which citizens are kidnapped at will.

You’re not debating the issue, you’re deflecting.

Burob:
Na true, blame him for your own evil deeds.

Burob, the way you deflect should be studied.

Nearly 200 people were abducted from a church without a trace under Tinubu’s government, and instead of addressing that, you came up with “blame him for your own evil deeds.” That’s not a response, that’s a dodge.

If ignoring the issue were a solution, the abducted would’ve been found by now.

Noblechykk:
There is something fundamentally wrong with Tinubu supporters.

Absolutely 💯

madridguy:
You just exposed yourself as someone with no single IQ. Baba Tinubu have never called himself a youth or a young man, we, his followers never called him a young man, it is liars like you calling your Temu messiah youth

The comparison exposed something far worse: while Senegal produces a 45-year-old president with vision and clarity, Nigeria is ruled by a drug bárón, forger, identity thiéf, a man with so much credibility questions. That was the comparison you were supposed to confront.

Instead, you started hallucinating about Peter Obi and “youth” because deflection is easier than defending a damaged record.

And the IQ talk? The only thing truly low here is your capacity for honest, rational thought, which is why insults are all you have left.

Jagabanfromcali:
Instead of Amaechi , I will vote Tinubu with two hands

If can as well vote with your two legs

Una see this country

This country

*Speaker expresses shock over exclusion


Maiduguri—Outrage erupted in Maiduguri on Monday after the All Progressives Congress, APC, excluded the photograph of Vice-President Kashim Shettima from a banner displayed at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing on the amendment of the party’s constitution.

The omission drew angry reactions from party stakeholders and delegates, prompting the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, to openly protest what he described as a disrespectful slight against the Vice-President.

The banner, produced for the event, featured photographs of President Bola Tinubu, the five APC governors from the North-East zone and the party’s National Legal Adviser, but conspicuously omitted Shettima’s image, despite his status as the number two citizen of the country and a prominent APC leader from the region.


Observers noted that the development was not an isolated incident, recalling a similar exclusion of the Vice-President’s picture at an APC event in Gombe State last year, which reportedly triggered a fracas and forced the meeting to end abruptly.

Addressing the gathering, Lawan, the longest-serving Speaker in Nigeria’s history, expressed shock over the omission, warning that such actions could fuel unnecessary tension within the party.“Why would the Vice-President’s picture not be included in the banner? This was what created the fracas in Gombe, and it is repeating itself here in Borno. I do not know the motive of the organisers, but it is not right,” he said.

He added, “How can the organisers exclude the picture of a sitting Vice-President, who is from Borno and the North-East zone?”

Lawan’s remarks were met with thunderous applause from the audience, reflecting widespread disapproval of the omission among party members present at the event.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/outrage-in-borno-as-apc-excludes-shettimas-photo-at-n-east-hearing/

madridguy:
The man really pin Obi neck for a very tight corner

No, it actually exposed how lôw your IQ is.

The man in the picture is the youthful 45-year-old President of Senegal. Instead of making the appropriate comparison with Nigeria’s current president, Tinubu, he chose to embarrass himself by posting Peter Obi and calling it 'Nigerian youth.'

Can you see how lôw you’ve sunk?

And they pocketed it. No project executed

seunmsg:
And this one too




You guys should try read and understand before rushing to comment ignorantly. The headline is pure propaganda fabricated by another poorly educated guy. Check the actual headline from the source, it is entirely different.

For proper context, Anyanwu remains the national secretary of PDP. He never said he’s no longer the National Secretary as fraudulently claimed by the OP. His counsel simply withdrew the case because it has been overtaking by event. What is the event? Anyawun has already been recognized as the National Secretary so he doesn’t need the court to give that order again.

The inability of folks like you to read and understand is why is why we have to write IELTS before traveling to an English speaking country.

seunmsg, english appears to be a struggle for you.
Anyanwu’s own lawyer, K. C. Njemanze (SAN), told the court he was withdrawing the suit because it had been overtaken by events. He then explicitly explained what that event was:

“As at today when the matter came up, Anyanwu is no longer the National Secretary as his tenure expired in November last year.”

Those are not my words. Those are the words of Anyanwu's counsel in open court.

So no, the case was not withdrawn because Anyanwu had been “recognized” and no longer needed relief from the court. It was withdrawn because there was nothing left to litigate, his tenure had ended. Courts don’t issue declaratory orders for offices that no longer exist.
If you had actually read and understood the statement instead of inventing meanings to suit your propaganda, you’d know that overtaken by events in legal context doesn’t mean victory, it means irrelevance.

And please, spare us the IELTS sermon. The real problem here isn’t pronunciation or travel requirements; it’s the inability to comprehend simple, unambiguous English, even when a Senior Advocate of Nigeria spells it out for you.


Next time, try reading and understanding before accusing others of ignorance.

yarimo:
This is very commendable from the national secretary of Wike and Co caretaker committee limited senator Samuel anyanwu for this simple clarification, some unfortunate nairalanders were busy misleading readers earlier

Fixed

Use the appropriate word and sentence for clarity

Congratulations

But it's a loan

Not a grant

They are two different things

Ttalk:
Tinubu was not the president when Kanu and IPOB declared SE no go area.

He was also not the president when armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Alausa Police Division in Lagos, killed a police officer, and hijacked the Radio Nigeria station, Amuludun FM, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital declaring that the Oduduwa Nation had come to stay, that the Yoruba were no longer under the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and that the United Nations would soon recognize the Oduduwa Nation

The court has acted correctly in this matter.

Samuel Anyanwu has been expelled from the PDP.

If he wishes to perpetuate himself as National Secretary, he may do so in the rogue organization known as Wike & Co. Caretaker Committee Limited, but not within the PDP.

Thedon22:
Ask an average Nairaland Obidient and they would say Tinubu is doing nothing in the SE. Thank God their are pictures and video evidence to back up Tinubus projects unlike someone from Anambra who always talks about China but has refused to show us pictures of projects he did as Anambra gov for 8 years. Here are some of Tinubus 3 years projects. Despite not voting for him ooo.

Wetin concern Tinubu for this matter

You sure say you don chop?

press9jatv:
Fubara remains Rivers 001.

But Sanwo-Olu is not Lagos’s 001

EXCLUSIVE: Full List Of REC, HODs, 27 Electoral Officers Sponsored By Imo Gov Uzodimma On Jerusalem Pilgrimage

According to the insider, the pilgrimage delegation is led by the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Sylvia Agu.



SaharaReporters has exclusively obtained details showing that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State sponsored a pilgrimage to Jerusalem for top officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State, including the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), three Heads of Department, and 27 Electoral Officers drawn from across the state.

Sources familiar with the development told SaharaReporters that the INEC Imo State management team and selected staff would depart for Jerusalem on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, under a sponsorship arrangement facilitated by the Imo State Governor.


According to the insider, the pilgrimage delegation is led by the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Sylvia Agu.

She is accompanied by senior officials of the commission, including Esther Okorie, Head of Department (Operations); Barrister Onyinye Nwankwo, Acting Head of Department (Legal); and Agnes Elukpo, Acting Head of Department (ICT).

The sponsorship of electoral officials by a sitting governor has raised serious concerns among the staff, who argue that such gestures could compromise the perceived independence and neutrality of INEC, especially in a politically sensitive state like Imo.

INEC, by law, is expected to operate independently of executive influence.

Meanwhile, accepting sponsorships, gifts, or benefits from elected officials, particularly governors who are major political stakeholders, could undermine public confidence in the electoral process.

Beyond the REC and departmental heads, SaharaReporters can also reveal the names of the 27 Electoral Officers included in the Jerusalem pilgrimage.

From Aboh Mbaise: Ukelegharanya Edna

Ahiazu Mbaise: Uche Asagwara

Obowo: Ugo Blessing

Oru East: Obetta Chinyere

Ihitte Uboma: Anioma Honour

Onuimo: Ohabuiro Henry

Isiala Mbano: Nweze Elizabeth

Ideato South: Wendy Preye Ahumibe

Ngor Okpala: Ogbuishi Robinson

Owerri North: Kene Ezeabasili

Other Electoral Officers on the list include: Ohaji/Egbema: Nwosu Ikenna Noel

Nkwerre: Ifeoma Okoli

Ehime Mbano: Ogbuehi Gloria

Ikeduru: Nkemakolam Nwankwo

Oguta: Obiechehie Ozioma

Orsu: Mbah Chinyere Gift

Owerri Municipal: Uzo Chikwendu

Orlu: Godfrey Okocha

Mbaitoli: Ikembuchukwu Omeje

Oru West: Anah-Kelechi Theresa

Ideato North: Onwuasoanya Anthony

Nwangele: Adonu Stella Apeh

Ezinihitte Mbaise: Mbamalu Fortune

Owerri West: Ijeoma Nlewedim

Isu: Nwazunku Jonas

Njaba: Ifeanyi Nnaji

Okigwe: Ifeanyi Nwakpa

A source within INEC told SaharaReporters that the trip could deepen mistrust among voters, especially ahead of future elections in the state. Imo State has witnessed intense electoral disputes in recent years, making the neutrality of electoral umpires a critical issue.



According to the sources, the delegation is set to gather at the Government House Chapel by noon on Tuesday, where prayers and formal send-off activities will be held before their departure.



"The Rec, 7 Heads of Department, 27 Electoral Officers will leave Imo State for Jerusalem tomorrow by 10pm for pilgrimage, sponsored by Hope Uzodimma," a source told SaharaReporters on Monday.

Following the gathering at the chapel, the 27 Electoral Officers will proceed to the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, at approximately 3 pm.

The group is then scheduled to depart for Jerusalem at 10 pm the same day, marking the start of their sacred journey.


https://saharareporters.com/2026/01/20/exclusive-full-list-rec-hods-27-electoral-officers-sponsored-imo-gov-uzodimma-jerusalem

The Tinubu regime’s response to the U.S. airstrike in Sokoto has exposed a familiar and dangerous playbook: ethnic scapegoating as political cover. After initially boasting that the Federal Government provided intelligence for the strike, the official narrative broadcast by Abuja claimed that the operation was carried out in coordination with Nigerian authorities and based on intelligence shared by the Federal Government. Government spokesmen, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, repeatedly stated that intelligence provided by Nigeria triggered the strikes, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally approved the action as part of a security partnership against extremist threats.

However, Tinubu regime aligned voices quickly pivoted when questions arose. Instead of accountability. Recently, Nigerians are fed a toxic narrative that the U.S. supposedly relied on a report written by a lone Igbo trader from Onitsha market. The absurdity of this claim is matched only by its malice.

This story, amplified by government sympathisers and reportedly sponsored by figures linked to the Tinubu political propaganda machine, is not just misinformation, it is deliberate ethnic provocation. By reducing a complex military operation involving two sovereign states to the actions of “one screwdriver seller,” the regime seeks to redirect public anger toward Igbos, reviving old stereotypes of sabotage and disloyalty. It is a cynical attempt to distract from the real question: why did Nigeria’s own government invite or approve a foreign strike on its soil in the first place?

No serious military power launches airstrikes based on market gossip. Even the government’s own officials have admitted the operation followed formal intelligence channels. The claim that an Igbo civilian single-handedly triggered a U.S. strike collapses under basic scrutiny. Its purpose is not truth, but division to fracture national outrage along ethnic lines and shield the presidency from criticism.

This is not leadership; it is reckless identity politics. A government confident in its security decisions would defend them with facts and transparency, not with ethnic dog whistles. By weaponising bigotry against the people of the south east to cover its tracks, the Tinubu regime once again proves that when accountability looms, it prefers to set Nigerians against one another rather than face the consequences of its own actions.

Why Didn't Presidency Inform Nigerians That Tinubu Was In France To Attend Birthday Of Chagoury?-Ibe


Paul Ibe, the Special Adviser to fomer Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Media has taken to his official X account on Monday, January 19, 2026 to state that the presidency should have informed Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended the birthday ceremony of his bossom friend, Gilbert Chagoury.


Paul Ibe made the statement after it was reported to that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, on Gilbert Chagoury.

According to VANGUARD, the GCON, Nigeria’s second-highest national honour after the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR), was conveyed through an Instrument of Conferment of National Honour.

Reacting, Paul Ibe stated that the day President Bola Ahmed Tinubu conferred the honour on Gilbert Chagoury was the day he celebrated his 80th birthday.


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According to Paul Ibe on his official X account;

"Why didn't the Presidency simply inform Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu was in France among other things to attend the 80th birthday anniversary of his bossom friend, Gilbert Chagoury?"


https://news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/f8d47621bf910063ee39284c884b8264?client=news