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givedemwotowoto:
“I Never Asked Nigerians Abroad to Abandon Their Families” — Peter Obi



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Peter obi imagines himself as an outstanding orator but he isn't. Everytime his media team hands him a microphone in public and lets him run his mouth without a written script, he commits a gaffe and they are left rallying to clean up his faux pas.

Just give the man a written script and save him and his supporters this constant embarrassment. Not every leader has the oratory gift. The ones that don't use written speeches...there is really no shame in it.

givedemwotowoto:
This amount of time you spent writing this, just spend half of it and explain the video of the democracy day address

Naaah! It was an AI-generated response. It generates the response while I do more strategic stuff with my time...like counting how many breaths the President took or how many times he blinked during his last public address.You should try it!

PS: This response is also AI-generated.

givedemwotowoto:
Why was the President's Independence Day broadcast video AI generated?

Why don't they show us a video of the President delivering the speech himself?

With questions being raised about his health, people want to know what's going on. Can he can read and comprehend documents presented to him?

He is responsible for reviewing and signing important documents and making decisions for the country.

Take a look at this video. The average person blinks at least 30 times every 2 mins (at least 8 to 14 times if reading from a teleprompter), but the President blinked only 4 times in the entire 2 mins+. Even the lip and tongue movements are noticeably unnatural.

Our objective is not to manage poverty more efficiently. We will defeat it. It will take time. It will require discipline. It will require sustained growth year after year and the creation of millions of productive opportunities across our country.

- Bola Tinubu, President of… pic.twitter.com/wIVmhFwRI0

— Channels Television (@channelstv) October 1, 2026

I feel you. The crooks must be using some extremely advanced AI now. Yesterday they apparently generated an AI President, took him to visit the Oba of Lagos, surrounded him with people and even made him dance to a live band outside the palace.

I counted only 14 blinks, by the way. The lips and tongue also looked highly suspicious.

Going forward, I suggest we continue to count blinks, breaths and footsteps at every presidential appearance. We cannot be too careful.

Saroni:
Saw a few people talking about Lebara launching in Nigeria and finally picked up a line last week, mostly out of curiosity since I hadn't heard much about them outside the ad I saw.

A few things stood out so far:

The onboarding was actually done entirely on my phone, no store visit, no waiting around for an agent to sort out registration. Scanned my ID, took a selfie, done. Took maybe 10 minutes total.

They also have this AI assistant thing on their site called Sabi where you can check your balance or ask questions without having to call anyone. Not sure how useful that will be long term but it was a nice touch for someone who doesn't like calling customer care for small things.

Data rates seem reasonable so far, haven't done a deep comparison against MTN or Airtel yet, would be curious what other people are seeing since data pricing changes so often here.

One thing I noticed, you can't port your existing number over yet, that feature isn't live. So if you're switching, you're starting with a new number for now, worth knowing before you commit if you need to keep your old number.

Anyone else on Lebara yet? Curious how network coverage has been for people outside Lagos, that's the main thing I'm still trying to figure out before deciding if I fully switch over.

They currently buy network capacity from Airtel.

InfoGuru118:
https://verynigerian.com/i-will-review-nelfund-offer-debt-forgiveness-to-nigerian-students-atiku-vows/

At this rate, Atiku will say anything just to bag those votes. Nigerians will learn a new thing if he is elected...a very new thing.

ogododo:
Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.



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This is all Atiku got for his 1.2 million USD investment?

RandDigital:
Nigerian graphics designers need to up their game,wtf is that?

See some South African party logos.

The challenge is that the SA parties are rooted in distinct ideological philosophies and shaped by their unique characteristics.

NDC, ADC and many of our Nigerian political parties are SPVs hurriedly put together for the purpose of grabbing power.

Curious345:
See Ekiti State governor lamenting about the poor performance of his data boys online .

A whole Governor publicly complaining that the paid online army he hires isn't defending his poor performance hard enough is a new level of shamelessness.
Imagine using public funds to pay keyboard warriors, and then publicly threatening them for underperforming on X. Governance…

— Chris Aspirewealth (@CAspirewealth) August 17, 2026

Politicians world over pay a premium for PR. In this age of new media and the pervasive decline in critical reasoning especially on social media, it would be foolhardy for any politician not to have "data boys". Except you want to subject yourself to the skewed narrative set by the opposition. Most of your favorite online influencers are on one politician's payroll or the other and like this governor pointed out, some are even playing 2 or more sides.

Raph82:
The aircraft was built and customised for surveillance, and not some stupid VIP stuff. If U see a manned surveillance aircraft, you'll almost mistaken it for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). So where's the room to accommodate VIP?

This is Nigeria...stranger things have happened. But I appreciate your optimism.

adenigga:
The Oyo State Government has taken delivery of the two long-awaited security surveillance aircraft.


Sources: https://punchng.com/breaking-oyo-receives-two-surveillance-aircraft

I have a feeling this will be used more for VIP/PJ purposes then surveillance.

I see Captain Traore has released the latest tranche of PR funds to his band of internet influencers. IYKYK

Fujiyama:
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It is controversial because it is insincere, full stop.



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Unfortunately, her reputation precedes her. Remember when she ridiculed her colleague in parliament because he decried Buhari's failure to secure the lives and property of Nigerians?

If Gani Fawehinmi were alive (and Gani had his faults, make no mistake about it) and he gave this advice about corn, akara and kuli kuli, there would be zero controversy.



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Along with millions of Nigerians, I love 'roasted' corn, kuli kuli and akara. I had some last night and I will have some more today. If those who sell these foods go on strike today, I and others will feel it.

The problem with Madam Tinubu's 'business advisory' is that it is not coming from a good place - and Nigerians can see that.

If you are overtly fixated on the giver of the advice rather than the advice itself, you most likely will repeatedly get into some hot water. I don't know if you are a Christian, but just imagine if Balaam had ignored his donkey's admonition in the Bible story as captured in Numbers 22.

Learn to reject bad advice because it is bad and not because of who gave it. Likewise, learn to accept good advice because it is true and not because you like the person who said it. True wisdom weighs ideas, not personalities. Even a broken clock tells the correct time twice a day.

Odewaleadesoye:
The debate about Senator Oluremi Tinubu's comments on akara, agbado and kuli-kuli has divided many Nigerians. Some have defended her statement, saying there is dignity in labour and that many successful people started from humble beginnings. On that point, they are right.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with selling akara, roasting corn, making kuli-kuli, or engaging in any honest business. Millions of Nigerians have raised families, trained children through school, and built successful lives through small businesses. Honest work deserves respect.

But that is not why many Nigerians are angry.

The real issue is that Nigerians are tired of being told to manage hardship while those in power continue to live comfortably.

When a government is performing well, citizens are discussing opportunities, innovation, jobs, infrastructure, healthcare and education. When people are struggling to survive, every statement about poverty naturally becomes controversial.

Yes, ₦50,000 may help some petty traders. It may help a woman already selling food or a market trader who only needs a little support to restock goods. That is true.

But we must also ask an honest question: what about the millions of Nigerians already drowning in debt, unable to feed their families, struggling with rent, transport costs, school fees and rising food prices?

If someone owes ₦150,000, has not eaten properly for days, and is struggling to survive, how far can ₦50,000 really go?

The problem is not the grant itself. The problem is presenting survival as economic progress.

Nigerians do not want handouts forever. Nigerians want an economy that works.

They want stable electricity so businesses can grow.

They want affordable food.

They want security so farmers can return to their farms.

They want jobs that pay decent wages.

They want access to credit with reasonable terms.

They want a country where young people can dream beyond daily survival.

Recent reports also show that political activities continue across the country while many citizens are battling economic hardship and insecurity. At the same time, schoolchildren abducted in Oyo State remain a source of concern for many Nigerians, with families still hoping for their safe return.

This is why many people reacted strongly to the akara conversation. It was never really about akara.

It was about frustration.

It was about a growing feeling that ordinary Nigerians are being asked to endure more sacrifices while receiving less hope in return.

Nobody is saying small businesses are bad.

Nobody is saying people should be ashamed of humble beginnings.


What Nigerians are saying is simple:

Stop weaponising poverty.

Stop making hardship look normal.

Stop treating survival as success.

Build an economy where people sell akara because they choose to, not because they have no other option.

A nation cannot continue to measure progress by how creatively its citizens cope with suffering.

The true measure of progress is how many people no longer have to struggle just to survive.

That is the conversation Nigeria should be having.

Nigerians deserve more than survival. They deserve a government that creates opportunities, protects lives, grows businesses, and restores hope. Until then, conversations about akara, agbado and kuli-kuli will continue to remind us of a much bigger problem.

Odewale Adesoye (A.K.A. Green Man)
Concerned Nigerian and Advocate for Economic Opportunity

The first lady's call was not for Nigerian's to endure hardship.

There is no society anywhere in the world where everyone is a millionaire. In every country, people are at different levels. Some are just starting out, some are doing well, and others have built great wealth over many years. That's simply how life works.

Among us, there will always be people who start with small businesses like frying akara and, over time, grow into something bigger. It all depends on the individual, their drive, and how well they manage what they have.

Every billionaire you admire today started somewhere. Many successful people were raised by parents who sold akara, roasted corn, traded in the market, or did other small businesses just to put food on the table and send their children to school. Some of those businesses remained small, while others grew into something much bigger. There is nothing shameful about honest beginnings.

The interesting thing is that many educated Nigerians have no problem travelling abroad to wash dishes, clean offices, care for the elderly, or do other jobs they would never consider here. Some even save from those jobs and eventually start small businesses overseas. Yet, when they are encouraged to start something small in Nigeria—something that requires little capital—many suddenly feel it is beneath them.

So when Mrs. Remi Tinubu encouraged unemployed Nigerians to look inwards and start small, I honestly don't think that should have been controversial. We may disagree with government policies, and rightly so where necessary, but not every piece of advice deserves to be dismissed simply because of who said it.

While some of us spend our time complaining, others are quietly making an honest living frying akara, selling food, running POS stands, repairing phones, or building other small businesses. They may not be where they want to be yet, but at least they have started.

If you believe your education and exposure give you an advantage, then bring that advantage into the business. Brand it properly. Package it well. Use technology. Open clean outlets. Build a franchise if you can. Many of our mothers built families and educated children from businesses like these with little or no formal education. Imagine what someone with today's knowledge and tools could do.

One thing we rarely admit is that we sometimes place too much value on certificates and too little value on practical ability. We celebrate degrees, yet many graduates cannot build or sustain even the smallest enterprise. At the same time, we have seen countless young Nigerians receive government grants worth millions of naira, only for those businesses to disappear within a few years because the money was poorly managed.

The uncomfortable truth is that many of us want the rewards without accepting the process. We want to leave school and walk straight into a good job, a comfortable salary, and a new car, just as many of our parents did. But the economy that made that possible belonged to a different time. Whether we like it or not, that Nigeria is gone.

The sooner we accept today's reality, the better our chances of succeeding in it. We have to rediscover the dignity of honest work, no matter how humble it looks at the beginning. Every successful business was once small. Every entrepreneur was once unknown. There is no disgrace in starting with what you have.

So rather than feeling insulted because Mrs. Remi Tinubu encouraged Nigerians to start small, perhaps we should ask ourselves why that message offended so many of us in the first place.

ikorodureporta:
When the Akara, Corn & Kulikuli statement started trending, I had to search for the video myself and watched to understand how it came about....

Dear Nigerians, most of you don't understand what she said - you're just being carried away by sentiments...

She was talking about how they're helping businesses with loans (that means you pay back later) and she referenced some other businesses that require less support (like akara, corn, etc) that they don't have to pay back (grant), so as to encourage those in that category.....

So why the uproar about it??

She's absolutely right in everything she said. Based on my experience with NGOs, we assist people with as little as helping them to get foodstuff to start cooking business. Some people just need cartons of indomie & eggs to establish it....
If you're very comfortable in life, you will never understand what she meant...

Some people just need the basic stuffs so that they can carry on...
Like people doing shoe maker aboki job, what does it take to equip that box they carry about?

Let's be guided pls. Businesses are of different categories and she didn't limit what she said to the grant of about 50k. There's loan for those willing to pay back...

They did not misunderstand. They understood fully and then they painstakingly skewed the narrative to make it look like she was been insensitive. The woman said nothing wrong.

I have listened to Mrs. Tinubu's speech several times just trying to determine what she said that was so out of place. I think the deliberate choice to misunderstand and misinterpret her statement is borne out of the deep hate for her person. May God heal you all.

politicoNG:

“Other ladies should not aspire to be First Lady like her; they should just start selling akara” — Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni reacts to Remi Tinubu’s comment pic.twitter.com/VsI2vCKjBm

— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) June 26, 2026

What does it mean to "aspire to be first lady like her"? First lady simply means you are the President's wife. Whats there to aspire to in being somebody's wife? If we want to go think that high, how about aspiring to the office of President?

But the reality is that not everyone can be president or governor or minister. Not too many will make it to be doctor, lawyer, banker, or other professional professions. Not many will be successful big time business moguls. The majority will still survive on the bare minimum level and that's the harsh reality of life.

VDM showed poor discretion in broadcasting that video. Sharing footage of a coup interrogation from an active case, with the faces of security officials fully visible to the public, was not a well-considered decision.

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..

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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.