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One of the biggest upsets from the ongoing APC primaries in Plateau State has emerged from the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency as Hon. Yusuf Gagdi’s third term ambition suffered a stunning defeat.

Dr. John Tongshinen swept the primary with a massive 29,968 votes, leaving the high-profile incumbent far behind with 5,849 votes.

For many political observers, this is more than just a primary election result — it signals a major shift in the political structure of Plateau Central ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Gagdi, a prominent member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Navy, had long been considered one of the APC’s strongest political figures in the zone.

But tonight, the political tide appears to have changed.

🗳️ More results are still being expected from other constituencies across Plateau State as the APC primaries continue.

Who else is leading?
Who may be facing an upset?
Which constituency is the next battleground?

#PlateauPolitics #APCPrimaries

Tinubu is replaying GEJ PLAYBOOK
HISTORY IS INDEED KARMA

*Power Vacuum: How Umaru Yar’Adua’s Illness Broke Nigeria’s Constitution in 2009-2010*

By Onjefu Odaudu

*When a president vanishes for 3 months, a democracy learns how fragile its rules really are.*

*A President Disappears*

On 23 November 2009, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua boarded a plane to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for treatment of pericarditis. He was 58, and his health had been failing for years. What was meant to be a short medical trip turned into a constitutional crisis.

Yar’Adua left without sending the required letter to the National Assembly handing power to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan. Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution was clear: if the president is going to be absent, he must notify the legislature. Yar’Adua didn’t. For 87 days, Nigeria had a president who couldn’t govern and a vice president who couldn’t act.

*The Silence and the “Cabal”*

Information about Yar’Adua’s condition was controlled by a tight inner circle, led by First Lady Turai Yar’Adua. Ministers, state governors, and even Jonathan were denied access. The presidency insisted he was “resting” and would return soon.

Behind the scenes, the government stalled. The 2010 budget was stuck. Key appointments lapsed. Foreign policy drifted. Cabinet meetings went on, but without the president’s signature, nothing moved. A small group around Yar’Adua, later called the “cabal,” kept up the fiction that he was still in charge.

*Nigeria Reacts*

By January 2010, the silence became untenable. Civil society groups mobilized. The “Save Nigeria Group” and “Enough is Enough” protests filled Abuja and Lagos with demands for clarity. Newspapers ran daily front-page questions: _Where is the president? Who is in charge?_

The political elite split along predictable lines. Some argued for patience and respect for the president’s privacy. Others said the constitution was being violated and the country couldn’t wait indefinitely. The real issue wasn’t just law—it was power. Yar’Adua was a northerner. If Jonathan, a southerner, took over permanently, it would disrupt the informal North-South power rotation that had governed PDP politics since 1999.

*The Doctrine of Necessity*

On 9 February 2010, the Senate invoked what it called the “Doctrine of Necessity.” It wasn’t in the constitution, but it was used in emergencies. The Senate resolved that Jonathan should assume full presidential powers as acting president. The House of Representatives agreed the next day.

Jonathan was sworn in immediately. He dissolved the cabinet, appointed new ministers, and began clearing the backlog of decisions. It was a legal workaround to an illegal situation.

Yar’Adua returned to Abuja in the early hours of 24 February 2010, but never appeared in public. He died at Aso Villa on 5 May 2010. Jonathan became president and served out the term.

*What Changed*

The crisis forced Nigeria to confront a gap between its constitution and political practice. In 2011, the National Assembly amended the law: if a president is absent for more than 21 days, the vice president automatically becomes acting president.

Beyond the legal fix, the crisis reshaped Nigerian politics. Yar’Adua’s death ended the immediate standoff, but the argument over zoning and rotation it triggered still influences presidential elections today. Political leaders now know that secrecy around a president’s health has a cost.

*A Test of Institutions*

The 2009-2010 crisis wasn’t a coup. It wasn’t a civil war. It was a test of whether Nigeria’s institutions could function when the rules were silent. For 3 months, they didn’t. The Doctrine of Necessity patched the gap, but the real lesson was simpler: constitutions only work if leaders follow them before there’s a crisis.

*Key Dates*
- *23 Nov 2009*: Yar’Adua departs for Saudi Arabia without handing over power.
- *9 Feb 2010*: Senate invokes Doctrine of Necessity; Jonathan becomes acting president.
- *24 Feb 2010*: Yar’Adua returns to Nigeria.
- *5 May 2010*: Yar’Adua dies; Jonathan becomes president.

Makinde doesn't talk much he simply strikes.
Oyo no be Lagos

How can you tap your elder on the shoulder..
Obi should take his personal security serious before they kill him for nothing

Peter Obi’s NDC move and the panic it exposed.

There’s a simple way to tell if a political defection matters. Watch the people who claim it doesn’t, if they’re quiet, it was nothing, if they’re holding press conferences, writing threads, and suddenly remembering 2014 tweets, the defection just gave them a headache.

Peter Obi’s move to the NDC did just that. The same opponents who spent years calling him “structureless,” “a social media candidate,” and “a regional aspirant” are now drafting obituaries for the Obidient Movement and holding strategy meetings at 2 a.m. You don’t call an ambulance for a mosquito bite. So why the noise?

Defection only hurts when the defector has value.
In Nigerian politics, we’ve normalized cross-carpeting as seasonal migration so it is expected. Nobody blinked when all the South East Governors (except Otti) defected to the APC, not even when senators defected but Obi’s move has caused seizures because he isn’t just a politician, he is a symbol. For his base, he is proof that “new politics” could exist, for his opponents, he is a convenient lightning rod to explain away anger like they are doing in ADC right now.

You can’t spend 2023–2025 telling everyone “Obi can’t win without us” and then be bothered when he leaves. Either he was irrelevant in which case, you ignore him or he was relevant, in which case, admit you just lost a key piece on the board. You don’t get both.
The outrage is selective.
Former allies now call it betrayal. “He abandoned the coalition , ” “he sold out.” Funny, these are the same voices who, months ago, said “Obi is the problem” and that “the movement is bigger than one man.”

So which is it? If the movement was never about Obi, why does his exit feel like a funeral? If he hijacked it, shouldn’t you be celebrating that the hijacker left the coalition?
The truth is that Obi was the engine, the branding, and the ballot magnet. The coalition without him is a WhatsApp group with letterhead. That’s why the anger isn’t about principle, it’s about loss. You can’t replace 6.1 million votes with a press statement. The opposition’s real headache is that he changed the math.
APC and PDP didn’t fear Obi in LP. They understood that equation, he splits PDP votes, Tinubu coasts to victory but Obi in NDC? That scrambles the map.
NDC now has a national face with youth appeal and a strong southeast base and a middle-class credibility. That threatens APC in swing states and forces PDP and ADC to fight for a base they thought was captive. Suddenly, “structure” isn’t just governors and bullion vans. It’s perception, momentum, and a candidate who makes jaded voters listen for 10 minutes.

Obi didn’t just leave. He left with his value and in politics, assets that move are dangerous.

Let’s kill the hypocrisy.
Every party in Nigeria has been a rehabilitation center for defectors. Atiku went from PDP to AC to PDP to APC to PDP and now ADC. Kwankwaso built NNPP from APC/PDP castoffs. El-Rufai once marketed Buhari as the only saint, then found new saints when it was convenient for him.
So when does defection become a sin? Probably when it doesn’t favor you. When your opponent does it, it’s “lack of ideology, ” When your guy does it, it’s “strategic realignment.” Nigerians are not fooled, we just archive the quotes.

The real lesson here is that defection only causes headache when the defector reminds you of your own weakness. Obi’s move exposed two things:
1. ADC has no succession plan, it is a one-man IPO.

2. APC thought 2023 buried the “Obi effect, ”it didn’t, it just changed jerseys.

You can insult the move to NDC, you can call it desperation but you don’t spend 72 hours of airtime dissecting a “desperate” man, you do that for a threat.

So to the opposition having migraines, the ballot box doesn’t care about your press releases. It cares about who shows up.
Right now, the man you said was finished just filled the stadium.

Credits @ Eric Ukala

PLATEAU REPRESENTATIVE YUSUF GAGDI SAYS ZONING IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS HE REELS OUT HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE GREEN CHAMBER, BACKS GOVERNOR MUTFWANG FOR SECOND TERM IN MEDIA PARLEY.

By Onjefu Odaudu, Jos Nigeria

The member representing Pankshin, Kanke, and Kanam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Navy, on Saturday 25 April 2026 presented his scorecard in the Green Chamber, highlighting his legislative and oversight functions.

The representative gave a critical overview of his performance thus far in the national assembly during a media chat and interaction with media executives,editors,
correspondents,
content creators,social media influencers and others at his country home in Rayfield, Jos Nigeria.

Reeling out his records Gagdi said that he has sponsored 58 bills at the 10th assembly six of which have been assented to by the President, which includes the: Conversion of the Federal College of Education, Pankshin, to a Federal University of Education.

The amendment of the Police Act.

The establishment of the Admiralty University in Delta State.

The National Hydrographic Agency.

The lawmaker also listed the securing of jobs opportunities for thousands of his constituents, while also highlighting several constituency projects facilitated under his tenure, including the rehabilitation of nine major roads in Pankshin, construction of roads in Kanam, and the ongoing construction of 38 small bridges, three major bridges across the constituency.

The provision of portable water to his people and empowerment of his constituents with grants, farming tools palliatives.

Gagdi revealed that he has also provided financial support to educational institutions, including the Federal University in Pankshin, to assist in the expansion and development of the university which has provided jobs for those in the immediate vicinity of the school.

He debunked allegations of bias in job placements, refuting claims that opportunities were distributed along religious lines, which he described as wrong narratives tinkered towards rubbishing his image.

He said

“Employment opportunities are based on competence and credibility, not religion. Both Christians and Muslims have benefited from placements in federal agencies,”

The two term lawmaker expressed support for Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s second-term ambition, citing massive infrastructure projects across Pankshin, Kanke, and Kanam zone.

He noted several road projects funded and currently ongoing by the state government that will impact communities which has lent credence to his support for governor Mutfwang’s 2nd term bid.

In his words:

“My support is for the interest of the people. The Governor has shown commitment through projects on the ground, especially roads,”

Speaking on concerns over the zoning of political positions in the PKK, Gagdi expressed strong confidence in his chances of securing re-election in 2027,pointing to an impressive Legislative record, sustained engagement and critical interventions throughout his tenure so far

ON ZONING IN PANKSHIN, KANKE, KANAM.

In his words

.“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not limit how many times I can contest in elections. I urge my opponents to engage voters with ideas rather than sentiments,”

Hon. Gagdi pledged his commitment to quality service, championing initiatives that will development in his constituency and strengthen national unity and cohesion.

He further stressed that attracting federal presence and institutions to Pankshin, Kanke, and Kanam remains hisv deliberate strategy to stimulate local development create opportunitiesand growth and for his people.

Gagdi assured his constituents of continued commitment to effective representation and development, noting that more projects are underway across the constituency.

He called on Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu whose policies will have long-term benefits in the nation's trajectory towards progress and economic emancipation.


Having been first elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023, Gagdi has built an aura as an accessible lawmaker who is quite accessible.

He will be seeking a record 3rd term to represent the Pankshin, Kanke, Kanam federal constituency.

This guy should be arrested

The difference between a Mahmood Yakubu INEC and a Joash Amupitan INEC is clear and impossible to ignore.

A Yakubu Mahmood will give you every reason to believe. He will wrap you in confidence and make you trust the process. He will travel across the nation, speaking with calm assurance, convincing you that your vote will count. He will even go as far as Chatham House in London, standing before international bodies, laying out beautiful processes and polished promises of a free and fair election.

A Yakubu Mahmood will introduce regulations, make electronic transmission look mandatory, and build a system that appears strong, reliable, and ready. He will not delist political parties or meddle carelessly in their affairs, because he has a different strategy… a quiet but surprising one.

A Mahmood Yakubu will do all of these.

And then, at the very end, he will fail you with two simple sentences: “There was a technical glitch" and "go to court if you are not satisfied with the process ”

That is Yakubu Mahmood for you.

He will take you to the gates of the promised land, let you see it, feel it, almost touch it… and then deny you entry.

But a Joash Amupitan led INEC is something else entirely.

It is not soft. It is not persuasive. It does not pretend.

An Amupitan will not even allow you to get close to the promised land. Not for a second. Not for a glimpse. Because to him, that proximity is too risky for the interest he protects.

An Amupitan will not hesitate to delist any political party that does not align. He will not waste time trying to convince you that your vote will count. That is not his concern.

Instead, he will make it clear.

Win if you like… but if you do not dance to his tune, your victory can be taken away.

Just like the case of Senator Marafa v APC in Zamfara.

An Amupitan interprets court judgments the way he chooses and executes without pause, without patience, without explanation.

Where Yakubu pampers, Amupitan chastises.

Where Yakubu smiles, Amupitan warns.

One gives you hope and quietly breaks it.

The other never gives you hope at all.

May we not miss a Yakubu… as deceptive as he was, after the 2027 elections.

Written by Ekene Aninze Esq.

David Mark that fought Abacha

Stop spreading hate speech here please

PLATEAU POLICE COMMAND PARADE 22 SUSPECTS AS CP EWAH ASSURES OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO CRIMINALITY.

By Onjefu Odaudu, Jos, Nigeria.

The Plateau State Police Command under the leadership of the newly redeployed Commissioner of Police in the State Bassey Ewah has continued in his wave of making Plateau State a no crime zone on Saturday 28 March 2028 paraded 22 notorious criminal suspects in various operational zones across the state at the State Police headquarters command in Jos, Nigeria.

CP Ewah assured the general public that his utmost mission was to make Plateau State and environs uncomfortable for criminals and their accomplices.

During the press briefing the Police Commissioner disclosed that 22 people were arrested for various crimes including rape,kidnapping, fabrication of illegal weapons, trafficking in persons, cultists, and other sundry crimes.

Three suspects were paraded for rape offences including sodomy and defilation of a minor.

Another group was paraded for the fabrication of illegal weapons including AK 47 Rifles, Barreta and Browning pistols.

In Langtang South of the State one Mr Nanbut Hosea and another named "Makalele" robbed a peace loving citizen in the area of his motorcycle and other valuables.

In Quan Pan the Command based on credible intelligence arrested kidnappers and their informants.

While in Mangu a lady who specializes in trafficking vulnerable girls for prostitution was also apprehended by eagle eyes operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Plateau State Command.

Mr Bassey Ewah(CP) further thanked the Plateau State governor Barrister Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang and the Commissioner for Justice Barrister Philemon Dafi for the collaboration in making the State a no "fly zone" criminals and other miscreants.

*POLICE PRESS RELEASE*

*PLATEAU STATE POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS POS CON ARTIST, WARNS PUBLIC TO VERIFY TRANSACTIONS ALWAYS*

The Plateau State Police Command has apprehended one Jonathan Sambo Bitrus, male, 20 years old, of Bauchi State, for allegedly defrauding a Point of Sale (POS) machine operator of One Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (#1,550,000.00) at Terminus market.

According to the victim one Miss Josephine Morolayo, the suspect visited the shop where she works as a POS sales girl in Terminus market and requested to check his account balance. He later requested for the sum of One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (#1,950,000.00) to be withdrawn from his account, so she initiated the transaction and gave him the machine to punch in his PIN, after which she proceeded to give him the sum of One Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (#1,550,000.00k) and pleaded with him to wait for her boss to return from the mosque for the balance of Four Hundred Thousand Naira (#400,000.00.00k).

It was upon her boss's return that she discovered that the receipt she saw, was of a transaction she had made before the suspect's arrival and it dawned on her that she had been defrauded. By this time, the culprit had escaped with the aforementioned amount.

During our interview of the suspect, he confessed that he accessed the victim's transaction history when she handed him the machine to insert his PIN and upon discovering a previous transaction of One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (#1,950,000.00), he requested for the same amount to be withdrawn from his account which to the best of his knowledge was empty. He further revealed that in the course of withdrawing the funds, he cancelled the transaction.

The suspect was arrested upon receipt of the report and during our interview, he confessed to the crime and stated that he used the funds to purchase an iPhone 13 Pro and clothing materials. He is currently in our custody and will soon be charged to Court for prosecution.

The Plateau State Police Command condemns such fraudulent acts and urges citizens to be vigilant and cautious when dealing with financial transactions. We therefore assure the general public of our commitment to combating financial crimes in the state.

To report any suspicious activities within your environment, visit the nearest Police Station or contact our control room emergency through the numbers below:
07059473022
08038907662
08075391844

PPRO
08060545670
PCB
08067884627
07068890355


*E-SIGN*

SP ALFRED ALABO, ANIPR, JP
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
PLATEAU STATE POLICE COMMAND,
JOS.

March 24, 2026

This our President is like that character RANGO

First Lady wearing Burberry

The Merchant of Forced Confessions and Stolen Billions:

Who Was Ali Larijani?

Ali Larijani, a top commander of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and the mastermind behind the regime’s most notorious psychological warfare campaigns, was killed on March 17 in an Israeli airstrike, according to confirmation from the Israel Defense Forces. He was 67.

His elimination comes at a moment of terminal crisis for the Islamic Republic. Following the recent death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Larijani had emerged from the shadows of his 2021 political purge, attempting to engineer a final power grab for the "Larijani Clan"—a family dynasty that for decades treated the Iranian state as a private criminal enterprise.

To the outside world, Larijani performed the role of a "philosopher-diplomat." But to the Iranian people, he was a fundamental pillar of the security apparatus, a man who spent 10 years in the IRGC rising to Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff, and who used his Western education to translate the regime's brutality into the language of bureaucracy.

The Dynasty of Plunder
Larijani was the centerpiece of a fraternal cabal that once held a near-total grip on the country’s legislative and judicial branches. Born June 3, 1957, in Najaf, Iraq, he was the son of Grand Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli. His rise was anchored in strategic nepotism; at age 20, he married the 15-year-old daughter of Morteza Motahhari, one of the regime's chief ideologue, securing his place in the "clerical aristocracy."

For years, the brothers operated as a multi-headed hydra of repression:
Sadeq Larijani: The former Chief Justice who oversaw a decade of mass executions and the 2009 crackdowns. While he currently heads the Expediency Discernment Council, his power has crumbled; in the March 2024 elections, he was humiliated, losing his seat on the Assembly of Experts—a signal that the family’s era of untouchability was ending.

Mohammad-Javad Larijani: A mathematician who served as the regime’s "Human Rights" chief, where his primary task was the international justification of torture, stoning, and the execution of minors.

Fazel Larijani: The face of the family’s blatant corruption. In 2013, a video was released in Parliament showing him allegedly soliciting massive bribes from the social security fund, promising to use the influence of his brothers, Ali and Sadeq, to facilitate illegal economic "facilities."

Baqer Larijani: A physician who occupied high-ranking positions in the Ministry of Health and medical universities, leveraging the family name for institutional control.

'Hoviyat' and the War on the Mind
Larijani’s most lasting scar on Iranian society was etched during his ten-year reign (1994–2004) as the head of the state broadcaster, IRIB. Under his command, the IRIB became a subsidiary of the Ministry of Intelligence.

He was the primary architect of Hoviyat ("Identity", a televised terror campaign that aired the forced confessions of intellectuals, writers, and dissidents. Figures like Saedi Sirjani, Ezzatollah Sahabi, and Ghulamhossein Mirzasaleh were broken in prison and then paraded on screen to "confess" to being foreign spies. Larijani defended the program with characteristic coldness, mocking the victims by asking which "foreign embassies" they were taking money from.

His tenure at IRIB was also a black hole for public wealth. A parliamentary audit of just five out of 200 IRIB bank accounts uncovered 525 billion tomans in "unaccounted" funds. When faced with the evidence of massive embezzlement, Larijani famously dismissed the investigation as "keshki" (nonsense). Shielded by the Supreme Leader, the case was silenced, and no one was ever held accountable.

The General in the Speaker’s Chair
Larijani’s 12-year stint as Speaker of Parliament was a masterclass in facilitating the IRGC’s regional bloodletting. He was a primary defender of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, traveling to Damascus repeatedly to pledge Iranian lives and treasure to sustain the massacres there.

In May 2012, as Syrian civilians were being slaughtered, Larijani stood in the Majlis and threatened the world, vowing that any intervention against Assad would result in a fire that would "cover the Zionist regime." He treated the Iranian treasury as a war chest for the "Axis of Resistance," ensuring that military and financial aid to the Syrian regime remained uninterrupted while the Iranian people fell into poverty.

A Legacy of Blood and Silence
Larijani was the ultimate survivor—until he wasn't. Despite being disqualified from the 2021 and 2024 presidential races as the regime consolidated power around ultra-hardliners, he remained an "Advisor to the Supreme Leader," waiting for the post-Khamenei vacuum to reclaim his throne.

With his death, the Larijani era—a forty-year span of systemic corruption, televised torture, and the squandering of national resources—appears to have reached its end. He leaves behind a wife, Farideh, and four children—Fatima, Sara, Morteza, and Mohammad-Reza—all of whom enjoyed the immense privileges of the "Revolutionary Elite" while their father oversaw the silencing of a nation.

In the final accounting, Ali Larijani was not the philosopher he pretended to be. He was a commander of the shadow state, a man who believed that if you held the microphone and the gallows, you could rule forever. On March 17, the silence he built finally caught up with him.

Me I have lost hope in this country sha

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES THE POSTINGS OF AMBASSADORS

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December.

POSTINGS OF NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS


S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
1. SENATOR GRACE BENT: LOME-TOGO
2. SEN. ITA ENANG: SOUTH AFRICA
3. IKPEAZU VICTOR: SPAIN
4. NKECHI LINDA UFOCHUKWU: TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
5. MAHMUD YAKUBU: QATAR
6. PAUL OGA ADIKWU: THE VATICAN CITY HOLY SEE
7. VICE ADMIRAL IBOK-ETE EKWE IBAS: THE PHILIPPINES
8. MR. RENO OMOKRI: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
9. HON. (ENGR.) ABASI BRAIMAH (FMHR): BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
10. MRS. ERELU ANGELA ADEBAYO: PORTUGAL
11. BARR. OLUMILUA OLUWAYIMIKA AYOTUNWA: TOKYO, JAPAN
12. RT. HON. UGWUANYI IFEANYI LAWRENCE: ATHENS, GREECE
13. BARR. CHIOMA PRISCILLA OHAKIM: WARSAW, POLAND
14. AMINU DALHATU: UNITED KINGDOM, UK
15. LT. GEN ABDULRAHMAN BELLO DAMBAZAU: BEIJING, CHINA
16. HON. TASIU MUSA MAIGARI: GAMBIA
17. OLUFEMI PEDRO: AUSTRALIA
18. BARR. MUHAMMED UBANDOMA ALIYU: ARGENTINA
19. LATEEF KAYODE ARE: USA
20. AMB. JOSEPH SOLA IJI: RUSSIA
21. SEN. JIMOH IBRAHIM: UN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
22. FEMI FANI KAYODE: GERMANY
23. PROF. ISAAK FOLORUNSO ADEWOLE: OTTAWA, CANADA
24. AJIMOBI FATIMA FLORENCE (F): AUSTRIA
25. MRS. LOLA AKANDE (F): SWEDEN
26. AYODELE OKE: FRANCE
27. YAKUBU N. GAMBO: SAUDI ARABIA
28. SENATOR PROF. NORA LADI DADUUT: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
29. BARR. ONUEZE CHUKWUJIKA JOE OKOCHA SAN: DUBLIN
30. DR. KULU HARUNA ABUBAKAR: TUNIS, TUNISIA
31. RT. HON. JERRY SAMUEL MANWE: PORT OF SPAIN, T&T

POSTINGS OF CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS LIST

S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
1. AMB. NWABIOLA EZENWA CHUKWUMEKA: COTE D'IV/OIRE
2. BESTO MAIMUNA IBRAHIM: NIAMEY-NIGER
3. MONICA OKWUCHUKWU ENEBECHI: SAO TOME, STP
4. AMB. MOHAMMED MAHMUD LELE: ALGIERS-ALGERIA
5. ENDONI SYNDOPH PAEBI: OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO
6. AHMED MOHAMMED MONGUNO: CAIRO EGYPT
7. AMB.JANE ADAMS (NEE OKON) MICHAEL (F): KINGSTON-JAMAICA
8. AMB. CLARK-OMERU ALEXANDRA (F): LUSAKA-ZAMBIA
9. CHIMA GEOGGREY LIOMA DAVID: BAMAKO-MALI
10. AMB. ODUMAH YVONNE EHINOSEN: MALABO –E/GUINEA
11. AMB WASA SEGUN IGE: BEIRUT, LEBANON
12. RUBEN ABIMBOLA SAMUEL (F): ROME, ITALY
13. AMB.ONAGA OGECHUKWU KINGSLEY: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
14. AMB.MAGAJI UMAR: KINSASHA, DR CONGO
15. AMB.MUHAMMAD SAIDU DAHIRU: NEW DELHI-INDIA
16. AMB. ABDUSSALAM HABU ZAYYAD: DAKAR-SENEGAL
17. AMB SHEHU ILU BARDE: ACCRA GHANA
18. AMB.AMINU NASIR: ETHIOPIA
19. ABUBAKAR MUSA MUSA: N’DJAMENA, CHAD
20. AMB. HAIDARA MOHAMMED IDRIS: THE HAGUE-NETHERLANDS
21. AMB.BAKO ADAMU UMAR: RABAT-MOROCCO
22. AMB. SULU GAMBARI OLATUNJI AHMED: MALAYSIA
23. AMB.ROMATA MOHAMMED OMOBOLANLE (F): TANZANIA
24. AMB. SHAGA JOHN SHAMAH: BOTSWANA
25. SALAU, HAMZA MOHAMMED: TEHRAN, IRAN
26. AMB.IBRAHIM DANLAMI: KENYA
27. IBRAHIM ADEOLA MOPELOLA (F): COTONOU-BENIN
28. AMB.AYENI ADEBAYO EMMANUEL: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
29. AMB.AKANDE WAHAB ADEKOLA: BERNE-SWITZERLAND
30. AMB. AREWA (NEE ADEDOKUN) ESTHER (F): WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA
31. AMB.GERGADI JOSEPH JOHN: LIBREVILLE-GABON
32. AMB. LUTHER OGBOMODE AYO-KALATA (F): SIERRA LEONE
33. DANLADI YAKUBU NYAKU : KHARTOUM-SUDAN
34. BELLO DOGON-DAJI HALIRU: BANGKOK, THAILAND

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu. Similarly, France has sent the agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.

The Ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 designated envoys to all the countries concerned, including a request for their agréments in line with standard diplomatic practice.

President Tinubu has directed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners.

Bayo Onanuga,
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
March 6, 2026

This is a friendly match

With which money
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U20 WWC Qualifier: Pregnant Woman Officiates Zambia, Uganda Game

A remarkable and inspiring moment unfolded in the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers as Cameroonian official Adeline Djonreba, who is over five months pregnant, served as an assistant referee in the clash between Zambia and Uganda, which ended in a 1-1 draw, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The match, played on Sunday, attracted widespread attention after images of Djonreba officiating while visibly pregnant went viral across social media platforms, earning her praise for professionalism, courage, and dedication to duty.

"An assassination he didn’t seek. A presidency he didn’t plot. And a transition that changed Nigeria’s path."

On February 13, 1976, a coup attempt in Lagos claimed the life of Nigeria’s magnetic and reform-minded Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed. In the tense hours that followed, the nation’s fate rested unexpectedly on the shoulders of his deputy, General Olusegun Obasanjo. A pragmatic military officer known more for his loyalty and administrative steadiness than for political ambition, Obasanjo had not orchestrated his rise—he inherited it in a moment of national crisis.

Obasanjo’s ascent was marked by a profound sense of duty rather than desire for power. He swiftly crushed the coup attempt, restored order, and then did something unusual in post-colonial African politics: he committed himself to a timeline for a return to civilian rule. Over the next three years, he oversaw the drafting of a new constitution, organized elections, and—true to his word—handed power to a democratically elected president, Shehu Shagari, in 1979. It was Nigeria’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence.

Though his initial rule was military, Obasanjo’s legacy from that period is defined by that voluntary surrender of authority—a rarity in an era of entrenched military regimes. Years later, after a period of imprisonment under the brutal Abacha regime, he would return as a democratically elected president in 1999, steering Nigeria out of military dictatorship once again.

Obasanjo’s story is a study in reluctant leadership. Thrust into power by tragedy, he chose the path of institutional stability over personal permanence, proving that sometimes history is shaped not by those who chase power, but by those who respect it enough to let it go.

"The mark of a true leader is not how they seize power, but how they prepare to give it away."

This Eniola Aluko Na trouble maker oh
I remember her in 3 lionesses that year

What a shameless and groveling statement

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed, sources close to the family, his lawyer Khaled el-Zaydi and Libyan media told Reuters.

Details surrounding the circumstances of his death are still not yet clear.

However according to other sources , the last hope for the Gaddafi political dynasty was extinguished after four gunmen infiltrated his private garden and executed him in broad daylight.

If it is true, then the development marks the final collapse of the Gaddafi's dynasty lingering political influence . He had political ambitions to lead Libya.

Apart from Saif al-Islam, Gaddafi's other prominent sons included:

Saif al-Arab Gaddafi: Reportedly killed in a NATO air strike in 2011.

Khamis Gaddafi: Commander of the elite Khamis Brigade; killed by NATO in 2011.

Mutassim Gaddafi: Served as National Security Advisor and was killed alongside his father in 2011 by the rebels.

Hannibal Gaddafi: Fled to Syria after 2011 before being detained in Lebanon in 2015 for over a decade without trial regarding a 1978 case; he was released in late 2025.

Muhammad Gaddafi: Eldest son who fled to Algeria after the 2011 uprising.

"On November 4, 1980, Jimmy Carter experienced what he later called 'the worst night of my life'—he lost the presidency in a landslide to Ronald Reagan, becoming only the third elected president in the 20th century to be voted out after just one term, and as the devastating results rolled in, he sat in the White House with tears streaming down his face, feeling like a complete failure at age 56, convinced that history would remember him as nothing more than a footnote, a one-term president who couldn't fix inflation or bring home the Iranian hostages.

His daughter Amy found him that night and later said she'd never seen her father look so broken, so utterly defeated, as he prepared to give the most painful concession speech of his life, and honestly, most people in that moment would've disappeared into bitterness, spent the rest of their days writing angry memoirs and blaming everyone else for their loss. But here's where Jimmy Carter revealed who he truly was:

on January 21, 1981, his first full day as a private citizen, he didn't retreat to a mansion or a lucrative corporate board—he sat down at his kitchen table in Plains and asked himself one simple question:

'What do I do with the rest of my life?' and the answer that came to him was so pure it'll give you goosebumps—'I'll spend it serving people who need me most.' Within months, he was teaching Sunday school again, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, and monitoring elections in struggling democracies, transforming what looked like the end of his story into the most beautiful chapter, earning a Nobel Peace Prize, helping eradicate diseases, and building a post-presidency so magnificent that it completely redefined what 'losing' could become, proving that your greatest comeback doesn't require winning an election—

it requires winning the battle with your own ego and choosing service over self-pity every single day.

#JimmyCarter

On this day, February 3, 1976, General Murtala Muhammed announced restructuring of Nigeria, increasing the number of states from 12 to 19 and establishing the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.

This was 10 days before his a$$a$$ination.

The creation of the 7 new states aimed to decentralise power, enhance minority representation, and improve governance.

Credit: Ethnic African Stories

"On November 2, 1976, Gerald Ford lost the presidential election to Jimmy Carter by just 57 electoral votes in one of the closest races in American history, and here's the heartbreaking detail that shows his character—Ford was gracious in defeat, immediately calling Carter to concede and congratulate him, then delivering a concession speech where he said 'the people have spoken and I respect their decision,' refusing to contest results or claim fraud despite Republican operatives urging him to challenge razor-thin margins in Ohio and several other states.

What makes Ford's loss so poignant is that he'd spent two years healing a nation traumatized by Watergate and Vietnam, restored integrity to the Oval Office, and genuinely connected with everyday Americans through his humble, unassuming nature, yet the Nixon pardon haunted him at every campaign stop and ultimately cost him the election, proving that sometimes doing the right thing politically costs you everything personally.

Ford's 1976 defeat was devastating not just politically but personally—he'd never lost an election in his entire career spanning 28 years in Congress, and at age 63 he suddenly found himself without the job that had defined his adult life, facing an uncertain future with no real plan beyond leaving Washington and figuring out what a former president who never expected to be president does with the rest of his life.

What's incredibly touching is Betty Ford's reaction to the loss—she later admitted she was secretly relieved because she'd watched the presidency age her husband dramatically over 895 days, worried constantly about his safety after two assassination attempts, and felt they'd already sacrificed enough for public service, telling friends 'losing the election might be the best thing that ever happened to us because we finally get our lives back.'

The Fords moved to Rancho Mirage, California, where Gerald joined corporate boards, gave speeches, and built a surprisingly lucrative post-presidency earning enough to secure their financial future, while Betty threw herself into recovery advocacy and founded the Betty Ford Center in 1982, proving that life after political defeat can be just as meaningful and impactful as life in power.

Ford handled defeat with remarkable grace—he never badmouthed Carter, attended the inauguration with genuine goodwill, maintained friendships across party lines, and told his children that 'losing with dignity is more important than winning at any cost,' a lesson that seems almost quaint in modern politics but reflected his core belief that democracy requires respecting electoral outcomes even when they break your heart.

In the decades following his defeat, Ford's reputation steadily improved—historians reassessed the Nixon pardon as courageous rather than corrupt, his handling of the post-Watergate transition was recognized as masterful, and in 1999 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Bill Clinton specifically for putting country above personal political interests, vindicating choices that had seemed disastrous at the time.

On his 93rd birthday in 2006, just months before his death, Ford told an interviewer that losing in 1976 had given him something more valuable than a second term—it gave him three decades with Betty that politics never would have allowed, time with grandchildren he would have missed, and the freedom to be Jerry from Grand Rapids again instead of President Ford, and looking back he wouldn't trade those decades for anything, including four more years in the White House.

Gerald Ford's 1976 defeat teaches us that losing gracefully is one of democracy's most important acts, that political loss isn't life failure because the best chapters often come after the career ends, and that sometimes what feels like devastating rejection is actually liberation in disguise, freeing you to discover who you are beyond titles, power, and public expectations, and to build a life of genuine happiness rather than manufactured success.

#GeraldFord
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Nurse Kangyang Pam Wrote: Anti Snake Venom has always been available in the following facilities in Plateau State (The ones I Know).

✅ Juth, Jos.
✅ JUTH Comprehensive Health Center, Zamko, Langtang.
✅ Plateau State Specialist, Jos.
✅ Bingham University Teaching Hospital (Jankwanu), Jos.
✅ NVRI Institute, Vom, Jos.

Stop spreading lies saying there has been no Anti Snake Venom (ASV) in Plateau State.
They may not be available in every hospital but it's accessible (we hope for more).

Stop lying and ask the right people questions.
Plateau State is getting better in my days 🙏🏿🙏🏿

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In Australia social media is banned for kids below 16 years.