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Nextjs:
We should nationalised their firms here

If we do that, both companies will be run into the ground in 2 years max.

fergie001:
Chief Victor Umeh
Senator, Anambra Central..

Okonkwo replies

That bit about Umeh cursing and insulting Peter Obi while in APGA is very true.

I am shocked to see the same Umeh being Obi's chief supporter today. Politicians are masters of double speak - no honour; no integrity.

SlavaUkraini:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/04/2027-jonathan-too-smart-to-risk-his-legacy-for-another-presidency-ex-minister/

I think the man is just flying a kite - HE WONT CONTEST!

Odewaleadesoye:
Popular Nigerian gospel musician, Yinka Alaseyori, has publicly apologized to Nigerians over remarks on the abducted school children in Oyo state.

DAILY POST reports that bandits invaded Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on May 15 2026 and abducted 7 teachers and several students.

A few hours after the abduction, the gunmen beheaded one of the teachers in a scary viral video online.

The attack has raised concerns over insecurity in schools and educational institutions nationwide,

Following the government’s inability to secure the release of the kidnapped victims, Labour Union, parents, and many Nigerians have continued to protest across Nigeria.

Reacting to the development in a video on Monday, Yinka Alaseyori who noted that the government is working on the children’s release, urged Nigerians to support president Bola Tinubu and the security agencies with prayers.

Following her remarks, many users including celebrities took to social media to call the singer out and criticize her for not being realistic, insisting that insecurity requires decisive government action rather than religious appeals.

Reacting to backlash, the singer in a new video on Wednesday, tendered a public apology to Nigerians

she said.

Gospel Singer Adeyinka Alaseyori begs Nigerians for forgiveness following backlash over her recent video

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— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) June 3, 2026

DAILY POST

I have been trying to understand the outrage and outcry that greeted this woman's call for prayer and support for the President and the armed forces as they work for the release of the Oyo kidnap victims and other kidnap victims across the country. She is a woman of God and a gospel musician and I really do not see what she said that was so bad or insensitive. Could it have anything to do with the fact that she is from the southwest?

Bentacur007:
These politicians know as the right party but they are always caged when they are with APC..
God bless Nigeria

Does it not worry you that politicians that lose primaries in their parties decamp to your party in protest hoping for an automatic ticket? Does it not worry you that your party has become an SPV for disgruntled rejects from other parties?

nlfpmod:
Before Japa Vs After Japa:



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The only thing that changed here is that he had his bath, put on clean clothes and edited his photos. Also took the photos with a better phone.

InternetWebM082:
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https://x.com/i/trending/2053947203132293538

Whats the big deal about seeing someone's status and them seeing yours? Whats all the fuss about?

If you don't want someone to see your status, block them or simply don't update your status. If you dont want to see someone'someone's status, block them or scroll past if you stumble on it.

Segzee1:
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has debunked widespread reports claiming that airtime borrowing and data advance services have been banned in Nigeria, describing such claims as false and misleading.

The attention of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has been drawn to a series of newspaper publication and a viral anonymous post in the social media seeking to create the impression that the Commission cancelled, shut down, or banned airtime borrowing and data advance services in Nigeria.

Those claims are incorrect. The Commission has not prohibited airtime borrowing or data advance services, and no directive was issued preventing consumers from accessing lawful telecom value-added services.

Following a deluge of consumer complaints bordering on opaque charges, unexplained deductions, aggressive recovery practices, poor disclosure standards, and inadequate accountability in segments of the digital lending and advance-services market, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issued the DEON Consumer Lending Regulations in July 2025.

The Regulations were introduced, among other reasons, to curb the excesses of abusive service providers whose practices had generated persistent consumer harm and undermined confidence in the market.

The primary aim is to promote a fairer and more transparent system by mandating proper registration, responsible lending conduct, clear disclosure of fees and terms, accessible consumer complaint channels, data protection safeguards, stronger accountability for third-party partners, and effective regulatory oversight.

In the telecom sector, our findings indicated that some operators engaged in exclusionary third-party technical arrangements in clear disobedience to the provisions of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. The Regulations sought to unlock the market to allow local participants alongside foreign partners, in line with free market principles.

These measures benefit Nigerians by reducing abusive practices, improving transparency, strengthening consumer choice, and encouraging responsible innovation by legitimate operators.

We are aware that some vested interests and their foreign collaborators are opposed to the creation of safe markets and fair competition, therefore resorting to a campaign of disinformation.

Operators are expected to structure their commercial relationships in a manner consistent with Nigerian law. Commercial arrangements or outsourcing decisions do not displace competition and consumer protection obligations.

At the commencement of the framework in July 2025, affected operators were granted an initial 90-day compliance period to regularise their products, structures, and operations.

That opportunity was not utilised within the prescribed timeframe, specifically in the telecom sector. The compliance window was subsequently extended until 5 January 2026, providing additional time for alignment with applicable requirements. Despite that further extension, the necessary compliance steps were still not completed by the relevant operators.

Notwithstanding clear regulatory requirements, some operators chose to maintain the status quo by failing to register and regularise their services. In doing so, they continued operating monopolistic models that had long generated consumer complaints, including concerns relating to transparency, deductions, charges, and accountability.

Any temporary suspension, restriction, or operational change introduced by service providers should therefore be understood as a business or compliance decision by those operators, not a ban imposed by the FCCPC.

It is inaccurate to attribute avoidable disruption to regulation where regulated entities had adequate notice and sufficient opportunity to comply.

Attempts to misrepresent temporary service inconvenience as the result of lawful consumer regulation are mischievous. Nigerians deserve accurate information, not sensational claims.

Consumers and members of the public are advised to disregard false and misleading narratives on this issue…


https://primenaija.com/we-did-not-ban-airtime-borrowing-or-data-advance-services-fccpc/

This is a stupidly long press statement that left me.more confused and wondering what the FCCPC is trying to say. This statement is terrible.

givedemwotowoto:
lol Let's continue confusing APC.

That's all well and good. As long as y'all don't end up confusing yourselves while at it.

mohbadliveson:
https://www.thecable.ng/will-atikus-inordinate-ambition-mar-adcs-chances-in-2027/

But why is Atiku's ambition considered "inordinate" while others' aren't?

Islie:
2027: How 3 southern senators scuttled real-time e-transmission of election results — Sources





https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/02/2027-how-3-southern-senators-scuttled-real-time-e-transmission-of-election-results-sources/

This "Real Time" transmission is a disaster waiting to happen. Our voting and collation process is still 100% manual but we want real time transmission of results in a country where 50% of citizens do not have access to grid electricity while the supply to the other 50% that do is largely epileptic.

We Nigerians like measuring dicks with western countries but we have not even gotten the fundamentals sorted. The legal quagmire that will be the result of this policy will be a lot.

If we are able to get the right infrastructure in place to ensure "real time" e-transmission of election results before next year, that would be a great achievement. But sincerely, I am not holding my breath.

kingsways:
Who is Showunmi I sincerely do not know.

In 2023, someone came on TV and said he wasnt going to win a single LGA because his party had no structure, no Governors, etc.


Showunmi is clearly a poor student of history for him to sit somewhere and say Obi cannot win a primary because Atiku is on the ballot.

Nothing against Peter Obi, but as his follower, ask yourself: how much better has he built on the achievement of 2023 or is he hoping for the same miracle to take place in 2027? Has his political base grown or shrunk? Are the political calculations the same now as they were in 2023? Has he consolidated or fractured his structure?

What exactly has Peter Obi done differently to put him in better standing than he was in 2023?

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/sachet-alcohol-ban-threatens-five-million-jobs-distillers-warn-nafdac

Hmmm....I just wonder how many livers and kidneys will be saved by the ban🤔🤔🤔

Richtaiwo:
Starting from Agboju market all the way to Mazamama on old Ojo Road . Infact, it starts from Oluti, close to that Ndukwa Premier Hotel.

So your assessment is the Old-Ojo road which runs parallel to the Express road. That entire stretch is under reconstruction and dualization all the way to Article Market by the LASG. Last I checked, the repairs have gotten almost to Agboju.

Your earlier post made it sound like you were talking about the main Express road. The Express road is very ok but Old Ojo road is work in progress.

Richtaiwo:
Long overdue indeed.

I passed that road toward the end of last December, and calling it unmotorable would be generous. In fact, even unwalkable feels like an understatement, unleggeable might be the most accurate description, if such a word exists.

The government doesn’t need to announce its closure for maintenance, the road has taken the initiative and shut itself down, permanently and with great enthusiasm since no vehicle worth its name can use the road. Perhaps Danfo and all these korokpe can manage.

Errrrr...which road did you pass that was "unmotorable and even unwalkable?" Are you talking about the interchange at the Mile 2 part of the Lagos - Badagry express road or another road?

I pass that route to and from work everyday and apart from the said joint issues on the bridge and the menace of danfo buses causing traffic by parking on the roads, the road itself is quite ok.

fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGncx_Mmm6Q

Datti Baba-Ahmed
LP Vice Presidential Candidate 2023

Since 2023, this man has repeatedly encouraged street protests and public demonstrations as a way to resolve election disputes, instead of using the courts. On nearly every platform he appears on, he promotes this approach. This is a dangerous position, especially for someone who seeks influence or leadership.

Constantly calling for civil unrest because of an election loss creates a real risk of violence. Once people are brought into the streets, events can quickly get out of control. When that happens, those who made the calls often step back, leaving the authorities and ordinary citizens to deal with the consequences.

To be clear, you really cannot overcome the state through violence...especially in a country like Nigeria. The courts remain the most effective and peaceful way to resolve election disputes. It is very irresponsible for a political leader to say otherwise.

Sonnobax15:

Hehehe....

Wise woman . You couldn't find God here in Nigeria where our pastors bill their customers down to their last dime . But immediately you crossed sea,you found the same God over there,at least, their own pastors over there doesn't practice the same type of religion our 419 pastors does down here

Cc::: Shaybebaby, please come and attend to your sister before I'll lose chain and go after her

Lol! Dey play! Where do you think the "prosperity gospel" originated from? Where do you think most of the money focused sermons came from? You are still more likely to find a true church of God in Nigeria than anywhere in the west.

CuriousX:
So no West African country made the list? Lol biased

The people that compiled the list are probably focused on white skinned men. Even the South Africa they put there is probably speaking to the white South Africans. Most of the world doesn't reckon with melanin skin when it comes to looks. That's why many try to get fair complexioned by hook or crook

nairalandankrah:
https://www.arise.tv/el-rufai-tinubu-publicly-begged-me-to-be-minister-in-his-government-but-changed-his-mind/

Yes the President asked you to be a part of his government and he indeed nominated you for office. But your arrogance and poor human relations cost you the opportunity when you did not pass the senate's screening. Rather than wait for the President to fix the issue, your arrogance and ego got the better of you as you immediately went on the offensive against a government that you had supported just a few months before. You have not looked back since then.

givedemwotowoto:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HES0_bZwmJc?si=YNUoTv_6bmPJE5MV

Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu:



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Very silly take. Were people expecting men of the armed forces to go into the bandits' camp gun blazing, save the girls and arrest all of the bandits? That only happens in American action movies. The standard play in situations like this is to negotiate hostage release so as to shield the hostages from harm as much as possible. Armed rescue operations are usually a last resort. The FG has EVERY right to take the glory for the release of the girls.

naptu2:
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Nigerian Military Not Recruiting Boko Haram Ex-Fighters - DHQ

Who even started this senseless narrative and why did the military allow the false narrative to fester before countering it? What is the work of the PR arm of the Defence HQ?

MadPolitician:
Political persecution.
Nothing else..
They make it look like they are looking for more men to help with the fight against terrorism, but this is a clever move to strip all political enemies of their security and lay them bare for any untoward possibilities..

Nigeria needs more men in the army and the police. Tinubu talked of recruiting millions and feeding them with a-g-b-a-d-o before he became the president.. What is stopping him from doing so? There are many able young men from these areas that have been visited by terrorists. Employ them. The revenue income of the government has quadrupled. So what is stopping them from mass recruiting??

The whole country is going through a jumpy security situation as we speak. While having VIPs driving around with Police Escorts do not look so nice on the integrity of the police, we all know that very important captains of industries, business heads and political heavyweights will be at the mercy of different insurgents if their security is removed. We also know that the people supporting the government will still have their security irrespective of this order..

Why are we Nigerians often so hard to satisfy? For years, there have been countless complaints about police officers being assigned to VIPs instead of focusing on their core duty of providing security for everyone. Now that the President has ordered their immediate withdrawal and replacement with armed personnel from the Nigeria Civil Defense Corps, you claim it’s aimed at “political enemies.” How does that even follow?

Santalpharay:
The same court and justice system that already discharged and acquitted him. Going back and forth

The often cited Court of Appeal judgement of 13 October 2022 (CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022) did not "discharge and acquit" Mr. Kanu because there was essentially no trial in the real sense of the word. The Appeal Court instead struck out the 7 counts out of the original 15, that had been left standing by the Federal High Court judgement of April 8 2022 by Justice Binta Nyako.

The Supreme Court however overruled the Appeal Court on 15 December 2023 (SC/CR/1364/2022), reinstating the 7 counts that had been struck out by the Appeal Court and referring th3 case back to the High Court for trial, which is what is going on now.

So NO, Mr. Kanu wasn't discharged and acquited. He was discharged without prejudice by the Appeal Court because it ruled that the charges against him were "incompetent" and struck them out. This ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court, instructing the parties to return to the High Court for the trial proper.

Putindbutt:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/11/12/alleged-terrorism-nnamdi-kanu-asks-appeal-court-to-stop-fhc-judgment/

I think this man is just waking up to realize that some of the charges against him mean he will spend the remaining part of his life in jail if judged guilty. He should have just briefed his lawyers and allowed them do their job, but no! Now he is running all over the place shopping for injunctions and rulings from the same courts and justice system he consistently denigrates.

IbrahimSalihu:
Lt. Yerima has allegedly escaped an assassination attempt in Abuja.

He recently became popular for stopping FCT minister, Nyesom Wike from demolishing a military property.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/breaking-lieutenant-yarima-escapes-assassination-attempt-in-abuja/amp/

With the popularity this matter has gained, Wike trying to assassinate Yerima stands logic on its head. If the story is true, it definitely is Wike's adversaries at work.

These curses would have made more sense if they were directed at the actual people behind the so called Christian genocide, along with those quietly funding the violence, whether they are within Nigeria or sitting comfortably abroad. Reno is just one tiny piece of the issues.

One thing I have learnt is that Nigeria’s security problem is heavily shaped by where you live and what you see every day. Someone shouting about genocide is not lying, and the person insisting it is not a religious war is not lying either. People speak from their pain, and their pain comes from the Nigeria they experience.

Borno for example has carried the weight of the Boko Haram crisis for years. If you tell someone from Borno that Christians are the main targets, they would definitely dispute the claim. Boko Haram has attacked Muslims and Christians without blinking. Churches and mosques, schools, markets, buses filled with innocent people. Nothing is off limits. Because the population is largely Muslim, it is often Muslims who end up as the majority of the victims. It got so bad that even within the terrorist group there was a split, partly because leaders of some of the factions felt the killings of Muslims had become too much. In that part of Nigeria, the conversation is not framed as Christian genocide at all. It feels more like a war against anyone who is simply alive and vulnerable.

In the Middle Belt, the story changes. Plateau, Benue, Kogi, and lately parts of Kwara have faced a different kind of violence. In these places, the attacks mostly hit Christian communities, so people there speak with the conviction of those who have lived through the horror of losing loved ones. The reasons for the violence are tangled up with land issues, climate change pushing cattle herders further south, farmer and cattle clashes, political manipulation, and old resentments that flare up without warning. Because so many of the affected communities are Christian, the pain is interpreted through a religious lens. It is not surprising that many people there believe Christians are being targeted, because that is their lived reality. And when you bury your own over and over, explanations start to shrink into the simplest form you can emotionally handle.

Across the country, another terrible thing has taken root. Kidnapping has become a booming business. It no longer belongs to one group or ideology. Terror cells, bandits, local gangs, and random criminals have all rushed into it because it pays. The ransom figures in just a few years are really crazy. At this point, it is clear that many groups are no longer driven by religious hatred or political goals. What they want is money, and everyone has become a target.

Then you look at the South East, and it becomes even more complicated. Since 2021, the sit at home orders and the activities tied to the Ipob separatist struggle have torn into the region, and sadly it is ordinary Igbo people who keep paying the price. And yes, these are mainly Christians harming fellow Christians. Traders trying to feed their families, school children, bus drivers, market women, teachers. People have been punished, attacked, or even killed for refusing to obey sit at home orders or for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. IPOB often denies many of the attacks, and the phrase "unknown gunmen" has been used so much that it now covers everything from politically motivated killings to cultism, revenge attacks and pure criminality. To make matters worse, some gangs and kidnappers pretend to be IPOB or ESN just to hide their crimes and deflect blame. The result is confusion, fear, and communities slowly turning on themselves. Security forces and armed groups clash from time to time too, and the ones who suffer most are the people living in these communities. Businesses have folded, families have relocated, and a once vibrant region now lives with a heavy sense of anxiety.

So, is it true that Christians are being killed in Nigeria? Yes. Is it also true that Muslims, especially in the north, have died in even higher numbers? That is also true. Are there places where religion is the fuel that lights the fire? Yes. Are there places where religion is just a convenient explanation layered on top of poverty, bad governance, land pressure, crime and politics? Absolutely.

Nigeria is not dealing with one single war. It is several different conflicts happening at the same time, but overlapping enough to confuse anyone who tries to simplify them. In the north east, it feels like pure terrorism. In Benue or Plateau, it feels like Christians are being wiped out. In the south east, it feels like self inflicted bleeding under the cloak of liberation. In the north west and across Abuja and even parts of Lagos, it feels like a kidnapping industry is fast gaining ground.

And that is the real point. Where you stand determines what you believe about Nigeria. The painful truth is that everyone’s reality is valid because they are speaking from their wounds and perspectives. If we really want to understand what is happening, we must be willing to hold all these truths at once, without dismissing anybody else’s pain. Nigeria’s problem is layered, messy, emotional and deeply human. Until we stop arguing about whose suffering is the real one, and start acknowledging that every region is bleeding in its own way, we will keep shouting past one another instead of facing the full picture.

If America really wants to help, they should help trace and cut off the foreign funding of terrorism in Nigeria and sub-saharan Africa. Also partner with government in the supply of arms, modern technology and training for our armed forces. This would do much more good than the threats and silly saver rattlingand one-sided rhetoric.

treesun:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/10/nigerians-deserve-truth-on-sudden-sack-of-service-chiefs-adc-tells-tinubu/

Which one is "truth" again? Is this the first time a President is changing service chiefs?

LagosOrigin:
At this point, the federal government should let go of Nnamdi kanu.. he has done nothing wrong .

He has done a lot wrong based on his broadcasts and leadership of a proscribed organization.

But I do agree that he be released if the government is unable to, or has refused to establish a case against him. It did not take up to a year for New Zealand to try and convict his copycat, Simon Ekpa.

If this statement from CAN is true, then it is a refreshing breath of honesty.

I honestly don’t get this new wave of self-hating Nigerians rushing to the US to beg them to label Nigeria a “country of special concern.” It seems have all forgotten how that played out under Buhari. Nothing improved. In fact, the sanctions that followed only made life harder for everyday Nigerians and worsened insecurity.

Let’s face it, nobody is coming to save us. We made this mess, and we have to fix it. Those so-called foreign helpers are usually just partnering with the same corrupt politicians draining what’s left of our nation’s resources.

America is not a charity. They go where their interests are served, full stop. And if you still can’t see the West’s fingerprints all over the long drawn out Boko Haram saga or even the recent IPOB drama, then you’re not just being foolish, but also blind.

Pakute:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/09/arise-tv-anchors-fault-hospital-for-refusing-to-treat-somtochukwu-after-robbery-attack/

I read on Twitter the account of an eyewitness/neighbor who claims he was among those that rushed both the deceased and the injured security man to the hospital. He claims there was no delay in attending to the victims on account of ID as he had proactively gone along with the lady's ID to the hospital. He claimed the hospital did their best despite being ill-equipped to handle the emergency. I think the hospital in question needs to be investigated to establish the facts.

May the souls of the departed rest in peace.

kingbee90:
I may not like Mallam El-rufai's religious ideology but he is very right about this.

Tinubu's regime is the worst regime in Nigeria's history even when compared to IBB & ABACHA's dictatorship regimes.
At least during these military regimes, Nigerians could easily afford basic things like food, shelter & inflation wasn't this high.

History will never be kind to Nigerians for allowing that Togolese/Iragbiji man to Rig himself into power in 2023.

"Nigerians could easily afford basic things like food, shelter...." But why do you people enjoy rewriting history so much

Racoon:
They all did until they thereafter ate ewa, garri, cassava and agbado, then their brains stopped working rationally as Daniel Bwala once said

What about those who once called Obi the worst thing that ever happened to governance in Anambra State when he was governor, but are now praising him and supporting his bid for President? Did their brains suddenly stop working after eating okpa and coke?

Why do we act as though humans were created with a one-track mind, as if we are incapable of reviewing new information and changing our opinions? Isn’t that one of the very things that makes us human—the ability to rethink, to grow, and to change our minds as often as we choose?

Even Peter Obi himself is now in alliance with the same politicians he once described as the “structure of criminality.”

Let people support and vote for whoever they want, and you do the same. That is the essence of democracy.