₦airaland Forum

helinues:
Here we go. How many lies has this government told?

Tinubu’s personal credibility is under question. He has “fudged or plain forged key nodes of his bio,” including his name, age, and education.

His claim of attending the University of Chicago was later changed to Chicago State University (CSU), but legal efforts to verify records revealed a female graduate with the same name.

Claims of Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman as a former CSU classmate are impossible, as records show Zingman attended a different university and would have been only 13 when Tinubu graduated in 1979.

Zingman’s alleged criminal ties, including arms dealings, have raised additional concerns, particularly regarding a $70 million tractor contract awarded by Tinubu’s administration.

Further scrutiny comes from an impending 70,000-page FBI dossier and Tinubu’s forfeiture of $460,000 from narcotics proceeds in 1993, which continues to fuel controversy.

President Bola Tinubu’s administration is under criticism for deploying deliberate propaganda and a web of lies and half-truths to mislead Nigerians and downplay the nation’s economic and security crises. Opposition figures, including Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), argue that the government’s narrative is disconnected from the realities of ordinary citizens. Tinubu’s personal credibility has also been criticised due to the inconsistencies in his biography and past controversies.

Several economic claims by the Tinubu regime have been disputed. The president’s declaration that the petrol subsidy was removed has been denied, with many noting that petrol, at N620 per litre amid oil prices of $94 per barrel and a naira trading at N1,000/$1, remains effectively subsidised in 2023.

Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant to Atiku Abubakar, highlighted the lack of transparency as indicative of potential mismanagement. Similarly, Tinubu’s claim that the dollar traded at N1,900 when he assumed office, later reduced to N1,450, is contradicted by official data showing the rate at N460.72, with the parallel market at N700–N800. The resulting naira depreciation and over $600 million in foreign airlines’ funds trapped in Nigeria further reduce the administration’s assertions of a stable currency and free capital movement.

The ADC also described Tinubu’s claims of record-breaking revenue growth as “misleading and disconnected from the realities Nigerians face.” Reported revenue of N20.59 trillion between January and August 2025 fell short of the N41.81 trillion projected in the 2025 budget. Similarly, claims that debt servicing had dropped from 97 per cent to 68 per cent of revenue are contested, as new loans exceeding N20 trillion in just 14 months threaten to push debt servicing back above 100 per cent of revenue. According to the DSM, Nigeria’s debt profile rose by 65 per cent from N87.4 trillion in June 2023 to N144.7 trillion in December 2024, mainly due to naira devaluation, with debt servicing consuming more than twice the combined budgets for education and healthcare.

Inflation and the cost of living have also drawn criticism. Despite government claims of falling inflation, NBS data shows food inflation reached 23.51 per cent in February 2025, with prices soaring 97 per cent between November 2023 and November 2024. Even with a nominal minimum wage increase to N70,000 in 2024, its real value is estimated at N10,000 in 2011 terms, while the average cost of living for a family of four, excluding rent, stands at N150,000. Unfulfilled financial promises, such as the CBN’s $10 billion foreign exchange injection and the $3 billion Afrexim loan to stabilise the naira, have also fueled criticism. The Student Loan Act has been described as deceptive, providing loans only for tuition while implying federal school tuition remains free, making the programme effectively pointless.

The administration has faced international embarrassment over misleading statements. Claims that the UAE lifted its visa ban on Nigerians, that Tinubu was the first African president to ring the NASDAQ bell, or that he would meet US President Joe Biden were later debunked. Similarly, assertions about new visa categories for Nigerians in Japan were denied by the Japanese government and retracted by Nigerian authorities.

Domestic governance has also been criticised. Reports of Nigerian Air Force strikes against terrorists in Niger State were later revealed to be propaganda, with civilian casualties reported. Despite pledges to serve without prejudice, appointments in key sectors, including the CBN, FIRS, customs, military, and ministries, have reportedly favoured the southwest. Responses to #EndHunger and #EndBadGovernance protests were also deemed inadequate, while the extravagance of convoys and officials was evidence of governmental disregard for citizens’ welfare.

Beyond policy, Tinubu’s personal credibility is under question. He has “fudged or plain forged key nodes of his bio,” including his name, age, and education. His claim of attending the University of Chicago was later changed to Chicago State University (CSU), but legal efforts to verify records revealed a female graduate with the same name. Claims of Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman as a former CSU classmate are impossible, as records show Zingman attended a different university and would have been only 13 when Tinubu graduated in 1979.

Zingman’s alleged criminal ties, including arms dealings, have raised additional concerns, particularly regarding a $70 million tractor contract awarded by Tinubu’s administration. Further scrutiny comes from an impending 70,000-page FBI dossier and Tinubu’s forfeiture of $460,000 from narcotics proceeds in 1993, which continues to fuel controversy.

The administration’s propaganda machine deliberately obscures reality, normalises mass hardship, and distracts from the economic and social challenges Nigerians face. Nigerians need to resist this propaganda as part of a broader struggle against Tinubu’s “anti-people policies” and the capitalist system.

lightwind:
Wait a minute is this woman no longer on the side of APC anymore I thought she was a die hard APC member that year

1. Sokoto: 90.5%(9 in 10 Residents in Sokoto are poor)
2. Bayelsa: 88.5%
3. Gombe: 86.2%
4. Jigawa: 84.3%
5. Plateau: 84%
6. Yobe: 83.5%
7. Kebbi: 82.2%
8. Taraba: 79.4%
9. Ebonyi: 78%
10. Zamfara: 78%
11. Cross River: 75.4%
12. Benue: 75%
13. Bauchi: 73.9%
14. Kaduna: 73.9%
15. Katsina: 72.7%
16. Borno: 72.5%
17. Akwa Ibom: 71.3%
18. Niger: 69.1%
19. Adamawa: 68.7%
20. Ogun: 68.1%
21. Kano: 66.3%
22. Enugu: 63.1%
23. Rivers: 62.4%
24. Kogi: 61.3%
25. Nasarawa: 60.7%
26. Oyo: 48.7%
27. Kwara: 48.3%
28. FCT: 48.3%
29. Delta: 47.6%
30. Imo: 40.7%
31. Osun: 40.7%
32. Ekiti: 36%
33. Edo: 35.4%
34. Anambra: 32.1%
35. Abia: 29.8%
36. Lagos: 29.4%
37. Ondo: 27.2%

Note: Percentage of the population who are multidimensionally poor

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SmartPolician:
The man who levelled allegations against him isn't any different because he has started working for him. Nigerians, let's shun pretence; this country has no values. We don't have a country; what we have is a jungle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1oa4BsPYhM?si=l4dL4EhLmUxnH6nK

Last week the nation was greeted by so many reports on the social media and mainstream media which raises concern on the character and fitness of the candidate running for the post of presidency of the All Progressive Congress(APC).

You will recall that some years ago, the former managing director of the Alpha-Beta Company launched a petition at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC) against the former governor of Lagos State and now the presidential candidate of the APC as the petition involves massive corruption and misappropriation of funds belonging to the government of Lagos State, abuse of office, conflict of interest.

The petition as you will all know is with the EFCC and presumably after some years ow there is every assumption that the EFCC ought to have concluded the investigation on that case and that is why we are calling on this meeting to request that EFCC should address Nigerians on the outcome of that investigation.

You would also recall that most recently, the information circulated in the media space about a drug conviction on Asiwaju Bola Tinubu by a court in Chicago Illinois in the United States of America which led to forfeiture of over $400, 000 like a conviction and then he paid for that sentence of that conviction.

We also know that in Nigeria today most of this drug related addiction has or is creating a national security threat to Nigeria's national development is an example. You also saw that that the NDLEA also intercepted large volumes of Cocaine.

Till date we know that they have arrested one or two persons, but they have not been able to address Nigerians on their investigations on that. How many people involved, who is linked to it and on this occasion we are calling o the NDLEA to address Nigerians on the outcome of the investigation about the intercepted drug.

You also know that because we raised that recetly, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress(APC) and his people a militant arm. This the first time in the history of Nigeria that we are seeing a political party create a militant arm leading to election and it is also predictable because it was shortly after his speech in London when he advised that his people should grab by all means necessary the process leading to the election that they created this militia shortly after we have seen violence in Nigeria in different states, different rallies, even in homes and in the streets.

We are calling on the law enforcement especially on the security and intelligent platforms of this country to look into that, investigate and if necessary arrest anybody that is involved in the creation of a militia. We are also calling on the international community, we already know that a number of election observers are already in the country. The international community and the federal government to look into this because this is a threat to peaceful conduct of the election.

You would also noticed gentlemen of the press that recently a serving minister of the APC government has written a letter to these agencies of government. If you look at our constitution are members of the executive branch of government.

In other words he wrote a letter to members of the same branch to which he belong and demanded that within 72 hours they should prosecute a candidate running for the presidency in Nigeria -Atiku Abubarka. In the press conference they bragged about their powers and control of the law enforcement agencies. In fact, while he was serving as a cabinet member and campaign spokesman.

Remember as a committee member is being paid with taxpayers money is using the official privilege and the powers conferred on that office to intimidate agencies of government including going to court and filing a case against the agent of the same branch of the government to which he belong and this is happening at a time when the president told the world that he is going to deliver a legacy of free and fair election.

In fact, he was recently reported to have ordered that cabinet members should focus on politics. S now, it is raising concern as people are beginning to wonder whether is it the president who by proxy is using this cabinet member to infiltrate or influence or intimidate the agency of government.

I think the that we are calling on the president to call him to order because we believe that he is committed to delivering a free and fair process to immediately sack the minister of state for labour and employment for abusing the office that he has because that office is being paid for by taxpayers money and you can not create confusion in that office cabinet.

There is also threat to life and I can tell you that because I myself have received threat from him and his cronies and they evidence is everywhere reported to the law enforcement agencies. A lot of people have been threatened. I am not surprised because a militia have been created and I am calling on the government to look into that.

So, finally gentlemen of the press, there are many other wide range of issues that will come in the coming days, but this is just the introduction of what I have to say. I will yield the floor to our next speaker who will in details speak about the reason why we are here today. Thank you sir.

Intro:
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, Oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, Oh
Verse:
This is your season, Of countless victories
Blessings unceasing, A feast of big things

-Oh oh, This is your season, Of countless victories
Blessings unceasing, A feast of big things

Oh oh, (What God is set to do now)

Pre-chorus:
What God is set to do now, Is bigger than you
What God is sending your way, No room can contain

Chorus:
Enlarge, spread your faith, Enlarge, you were made for more (4x)

Hook:
Thus says the Lord, Your time is now
Get ready, For bigger things (6x)
Hey!

Call: Are you ready for a bigger thing
All: I am ready for a bigger thing
Call: Are you ready for a bigger thing
All: I am ready for a bigger thing

Call: Are you ready for big big things?
Call: Big Big Testimonies coming
All: I am ready for a bigger thing
Call: Big Big Testimonies coming

All: I am ready for a bigger thing
Call: Are you ready for big testimonies?
All: I am ready for a bigger thing
Call: Are you ready for big miracles?
All: I am ready for a bigger thing
(What God is set to do now)
Pre-chorus:
What God is set to do now, Is bigger than you
What God is sending your way, No room can contain
Chorus:
Enlarge, spread your faith, Enlarge, you were made for more

Good morning, trust we are all doing great.
Just like a butterfly emerges from its cocoon, transformed and beautiful, so too can we experience transformation through faith.

In 2 Corinthians 5:17, it says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"

As we spread our wings, may we remember Romans 8:28, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

May God's transformative power guide us, and may we radiate His love and beauty, bringing hope and joy to those around us." From God's Royal Palace where we reign as kings and manifest authority as priests

sreamsense:
Obi has gone on vacation too though his doctor's advice to rest...

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