Whois: You self you notice am. The hustle is real. Na him 12th topic to demarket Peter Obi after the coalition be this. I have a gift for him if he can meet 25th topic before end of August
helinues: Politically amongnst the Nigeria politicians, Peter Obi don't have level. He has no loyal friends or supporters who have been in the game of politics for a while . He has no big politicians to bring on board
Financially, Peter Obi is too stingy to fund any political party
Lastly, The Obidients, Peter Obi's supporters. Majority of them are
- Online keyboard warriors - Don't have Voters card or interested in voting - Reside outside Nigeria hence not eligible to vote in the Nigeria election - Obidients would rather send new people away from their camp with their approach of marketing their candidate .
Summary: Both Peter Obi and his supporters are liabilities to ADC coalition or any party they associate with
The worst EFCC Chairman ever. This government just carry incompetent men full government. It's as though corruption is fighting Nigeria and they are all relaxed. All they do is come on live TV everyday to blab.
TruthHurts1: So, let's crunch some numbers: Muhammed Babangida is 53 years old.
When the EFCC questioned him in 2006, he was 34 years old.
When Globacom was launched in 2003 with a share capital of $1.5 billion, the then 31 year old Muhammed Babangida was able to acquire 24% of its shares which amounts to $360,000,000.
Mike Adenuga confirmed to the EFCC that Muhammed Babangida owned 24% of Globacom shares.
So how was a 31 year old Muhammed able to raise $360, 000, 000 and why did the EFCC suddenly drop the case against him and refuse to investigate it any further?
Na wetin make I dey hustle ooooh. E no go bad if my son acquire his at the age of 25.
I no dey envy those people at all. My own na to work hard.
TruthHurts1: The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s 2025–2026 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan, which includes requests to borrow $21.8 billion, €2.1 billion, and ¥15 billion, as well as a €65 million grant, to finance key projects and programmes across various sectors of the economy.
In addition, the Senate approved the issuance of a ₦757.98 billion Federal Government bond in the domestic market to offset outstanding pension liabilities under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
Also approved was the President’s request to raise to $2 billion in the domestic market through a Foreign Currency-Denominated Instrument Local Issuance Programme—a novel initiative backed by Presidential Executive Order No. 16 of 2023, which empowers the Debt Management Office (DMO) to access dollar liquidity within the country without exerting additional pressure on foreign reserves.
These approvals followed the recommendations of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wamakko.
Despite the approvals, debate on the floor was tense. Some lawmakers expressed strong reservations about the sustainability of Nigeria’s mounting debt load.
Senator Abdul Ningi was among those who opposed the motion, warning: “Generations after us will continue to pay these loans. I’ve gone through the documents and cannot find a clear repayment plan.”
However, other senators, including Adetokunbo Abiru and Finance Committee Chairman Sani Musa, defended the proposals, describing the loan terms as flexible and growth-oriented.
Tinubu submitted the borrowing requests on May 27, emphasising the need to support critical projects in infrastructure, health, education, water supply, and other strategic areas.
The decision comes at a time when Nigeria’s total public debt stock has surpassed ₦121 trillion, with external debts exceeding $43 billion as of mid-2024. Debt servicing now consumes more than 90 per cent of federal revenue, prompting sharp criticism from economists and civil society groups.
“This is a country living on credit,” an opposition lawmaker told journalists. “People are suffering from inflation and joblessness while the government continues to dig deeper into debt.”
Still, supporters argue that the borrowing plan is different from past patterns.
“This isn’t reckless borrowing,” a committee member stated. “It’s a strategic investment to stimulate jobs, growth, and foreign exchange inflows.”
The approved loans and bond issuances are reportedly ring-fenced for high-impact, high-return projects across power, transport, the digital economy, and social sectors, subject to appropriation by the National Assembly.
A significant portion of the domestic bond—₦757.98 billion—is earmarked for the settlement of longstanding pension arrears. The move is expected to bring relief to thousands of retirees still awaiting full payment of their entitlements.
The DMO is expected to float the bond locally, reducing exposure to external risk. However, analysts caution that the government must ensure transparency and fiscal discipline in its execution.
This provides some short-term fiscal space, but if the investments don’t yield quick, measurable returns, we’re simply deepening the debt trap.
Tuesday’s approvals give the Tinubu administration the green light to broaden its fiscal reach. But the pressure is now on for results. For ordinary Nigerians facing inflation, currency instability, and subsidy removals, the biggest question remains: Will this borrowing bring real relief, or more hardship?
What we hear now in political discussion, hovers around Politics of Entitlement and of Monologues. It is now Politics of “Our North” and their Nigeria. Politics of sprawling poverty and weaponization of destitute rural folks; a tailored army for political thuggery drawn from the barracks of the Almajiris. These people were the trump card for the Northern politicians, who out of season are our collective conundrum. If anyone took a tour from Gwagwalada to Kaduna, Kaduna through Zaria to Kano, Jigawa to Katsina, Abuja to Jos, to Bauchi through Damaturu to Maiduguri, the obvious would be the numberless able-bodied wastrels littered along those routes, aimless, jobless, with burnished voices for praise-singing.
They wake up from their homes on day X, and take to the highways, without undergoing the usual rituals of one who is hinge and its goodbye: unbathed, unclothed often times, with rags that have never known water, patched skins, as they clutch chewing sticks between their lips, enduring hunger and poverty, and not sure from whence the next meal would come. Their “ranka-dede” political demagogues continue to play on their intellect and intelligence; at the shout of “ranka-dede,” a pittance is shared amongst those present and they run off jubilant about the immediate spoil. It is political season again, and the discourse has now come full circle; “Our North” and their Nigeria.
When some Nigerian Leaders of Northern extraction speak for the collective, I often gnaw at their foolishness and political exploitation which they try to extrapolate in dealing with the South. They appropriate the North to themselves as if its collective destiny is rooted in their living rooms. Their North is ruthlessly wanting and wanton, steeped in corruption and poverty, and hunger is rife. Their area now a veritable recruitment ground for bandits and kidnappers, where poverty is ravishing those not in the clique still goes unattended and the discussion from these ego-defensive ideologues is how to harvest Buhari’s famed “12.7m votes” from famished rural folks roaming about, half clad, to be able to rule Nigeria again. The conversation is that of political exploitation and expropriation, using imaginary figures as the overriding force for power acquisition.
Was Buhari not alive in 2023, what was the figure? Was Buhari able to affect and impact those hapless 12.7m voters, and take them out of squalor and want? Reconcile this trump card with the tumultuous dancers at the death of Buhari; and the celebrations that suggested that the man had lost touch with his ardent followers; that is their North today. Even those who cannot deliver real electoral votes within their neighbourhood are the noisiest of all. They see themselves as juggernauts; and in their wildest dreams, they are headed for Armageddon. On the flip side, we see them as a joke!
I would have thought that in a 21st century world, with growing discoveries and footnotes of development, what should interest us should not just be the number of mass marriages often sponsored by their dithering government, but the sustainability thereof; through platforms for innovation, development and growth. If five hundred males, and five hundred females were assembled and paired as husbands and wives, without any skills or assets to forge ahead, those marriages have simply been reduced to a matter of procreation only- a breeding ground for the numbers.
The real developmental challenges remain and even increase. It is indeed heightened exponentially, by the mismatch between population growth and lack of provision. “Their North” is a curious cosmos, where poverty and hunger are in order, and generosity is the euphemism for sparing crumbs for their interned kin. They seem to pay obeisance to an unwritten creed of neglect of their own people whom they steep in political domination. And when power goes on temporary holiday from their grip, they react as though the rest of nation falls into the class of their lackeys, who should never be able.
I am very tired of hearing those indecent verbiage of our collective political halotry, religious bigotry, and ethnic parochialism driven by nepotism and prebendalism. Most of those noisy fellows who want power ceded to the North in 2027 are scaredy cats; they fear incarceration in the EFCC, for their ugly deeds. Rather than proffer credible rational arguments, they launch tribal political discourse to divert attention from their self-serving world of infamy. Ask them to offer ideas that could be a direct response to hedge against the challenges of underdevelopment in their immediate localities, and you are sure to slump from paralytic disappointment. They cannot and have no roadmaps for their own carbuncles but they ostensibly want to “heal” the nation. They probably never heard that charity begins at home. Formal Education, the singular bedrock of development is almost becoming a sacrilege up there; armed banditry is the normative order, their Chief “Executhieves” roam their forests in search of bandits to construct the next negotiation. The scruffy looking bandits and their well armed troops sit in their conclaves dishing out diktats on the next MoU. They now even collect taxes from farmers before they allow them harvest their products; they collect levies as any bureau would. And when the politics season comes round again, the terms assume a scary dimension, suggesting that some people who understand economic policies and correlations, are in bed with these dark warriors.
Of what use really was the late former President Buhari, to the average Northern folk that invested so much in being his foot-soldier? What did he do for them in particular, to affect their lives positively? What can we point at as the defining moment of his intervention at the leadership level for them? If curses could kill, I’d say they killed him. What is the easy reference to underscore his leadership? Was he able to impact the lives of the 12.7 million itinerant voters that became his sing-song? I recollect that he generously created a few billionaires and millionaires in the Hadi Sirikas, Sabiu Tunde Yusufs and Maman Dauras of this world and a few members of that inchoate cabal that turned Nigeria on its head, and set it in retrograde for their selfish interests; but in terms of real impact, Buhari’s reign would be well captured as the “period when Nigeria was run aground.”
I didn’t see the notoriously famous Tunde Sabiu Yusuf at the final rites, when the former President was interred; he was one of those who “loved” the former President even more than he himself. Indeed God is great! If General Muhammadu Buhari hadn’t been president this last time, legion of folks would today, go to his graveside to worship him as the best President Nigeria never had; but God allowed him to demystify himself. He was a hot cuisine of poor leadership marksmanship- he died as the worst President that ever graced mother-earth in Nigeria; hence the rationale for those spontaneous dancers at the news of his death is easy to fathom.
To all Nigerians, both at home and in the diaspora, the next time anyone tries to bully you with electoral statistics, please make haste to juxtapose their speeches with the lot of the people in the North. Ask them to show you what they can do for Nigeria, using their land as a microcosm. When they start their shucking and jiving in discussions along ethnic conclaves, using dubious population figures to throw gut punches at you, don’t capitulate; and don’t give in- air it! Let us now think more as true Nigerians driven by one destiny, who want better for posterity. Prosperity is a sweeter condiment than poverty. Hunger and deprivations are as hellish and bilious as those who use them on their fellow humans. Poverty does not know boundaries and ethnic classification; it’s an old weapon. It is the same anywhere it sets it roots. What we desire now as a people, is a growing and robust country with equal opportunities for all. It shouldn’t matter whether one is geographically rooted from or located in the North or South.
What should matter to us, is the necessary dynamism that can grow and develop our collective patrimony and heritage. We need to build and sustain national cohesion, through actions that address our peculiar challenges, rather than allow ourselves to be kept backward on the alter of dichotomies and parochialism. Nigeria needs every geopolitical zone to flourish. We need a clear direction as to where we are headed, and matching actions to call the national vision, a mission; we need to be able to shape the therapeutic paradigms that would better our lot.
Vaunting nebulous discourse of 12.7m votes that would come from people who are contrapuntal to our mission is like threatening to paralyze this nation, which is in dire search of direction. Legacies live after the demise of the leaders. Like photographers who create pictures that can tell sweet stories far into the future; please let us FOCUS- focus on what is important. Afegbua, a former Commissioner for Information in Edo state writes from Abuja https://thescrutinyng.com/their-north-our-north-our-country/
There's one that Buhari is way better than. He's just doing packaging for now till it's time, until then, don't rate Buhari as the worst yet
Newsgeek24: Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister and prominent political figure, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has taken a third wife, Daily Watch Nigeria reports.
The ceremony, held recently marked the traditional marriage between FFK and a stunningly beautiful lady called Adaugo who he has dated for over two years.
Adaugo, who is 29 years old, hails from Abia state and runs a thriving interior design business.
She is a devout Pentecostal Christian, a graduate of one of the top private universities in the country and is described by those who know her as a kind, gentle and highly respectful soul that prefers to keeps a low profile and that shies away from publicity.
Fani-Kayode’s first wife, Regina, is a Ghanaian ex-Beauty Queen who lives in Accra where she runs her businesses and is deeply involved in Christian ministry.
She is a strong evangelical Christian and friends say she has immense influence over FFK who never takes a major decision without her.
Together, they share a daughter.
Despite the distance the two have maintained love, mutual respect and a strong bond grounded in spiritual understanding and a shared history.
His second wife, the ex-beauty Queen Precious Chikwendu, with whom he shares four sons, also remains a prominent figure in his life.
Though officially divorced their relationship has evolved into one of rare cordiality.
She reportedly enjoys unrestricted access to their sons and remains warmly embraced within his inner circle.
The arrival of Adaugo into the Fani-Kayode family has been received in good spirits, with sources confirming that the environment around the former Minister is one of peace, mutual respect and emotional maturity.
Insiders say that Fani-Kayode has worked intentionally to ensure harmony among his wives, former and present—a rare but commendable approach that has earned him quiet praise from those who know him well.
To celebrate his 50th birthday in grand style, businessman and fashion mogul Seyi Vodi gifted himself the ultra-luxurious 2025 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II, valued at a staggering $700,000.
The statement ride reflects his taste for excellence and marks a major personal milestone in true VIP fashion.
WickedAfonja: This was posted right before the Peter Obi Dilemma thread but deleted by Seun/Mynd to protect Wike...
Wike knows he is finished. No leverage against Tinubu means he is desperate.
He is at Tinubu's mercy right now and he doesn't like it. Tinubu can fire him and that will be his end. Tinubu can also make Fubara delay his peace deal in time to rearrange Rivers.
-Checkmated by Tinubu in Rivers -Checkmated by Atiku in PDP
The man is gone
His final move? Peter Obi. Let me explain...
The final nail to Wike's coffin will be if Peter Obi officially decamps to ADC the only problem with that is whether Atiku is willing to step down for him.
The moment Atiku signs a deal with Peter Obi for 2027, Wike and Tinubu are gone.
Since Atiku resigned from the PDP, Wike never do press conference he has been rendered useless by half. We dey wait for the other half
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has secured another significant global role.
The United States, France, the UK, China, Russia, and the United Nations have collectively appointed Goodluck Jonathan as the U.N. Global Crisis Envoy. This position mirrors the prestigious role once held by Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the UK, who served as the Middle East envoy for the United Nations, European Union, United States, and Russia.
Goodluck Jonathan will make history as the first African to assume the position of Head of State in this capacity, a groundbreaking milestone that underscores his influential status on the world stage.
His journey is remarkable: from lecturer to Commissioner, progressing to Deputy Governor, then Governor, advancing to Vice President, Acting President, and ultimately President. Now, he transitions from leader of a nation to a prominent figure on the global front.
Congratulations H.E Sir.
Imagine what would have happened if they allowed this true democrat finish his tenure. Look out how backwards Nigeria is.
Penguin2: The hero of democracy of our time, man of peace and our amiable ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, has extended his birthday wishes to Peter Obi on his 64th birthday.
Worth to note that Obi was governor under 3 different presidents, Obasanjo, Yaradua and Jonathan.
Jonathan ended up appointing as the chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) after tenure as Anambra governor ended in March, 2014.
kimjongJezebel: Attached is WAEC Certificate of the handsome governor of Edo State. He as also enrolled in Adult Education class to become more handsome 😂🤣😂
Una sabi dig ooooh. E remain to dig out corpse. person wey get that kind head no suppose sabi anything na. the guy no even win election, na install them install am like all those zombie game apps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcLeB2A8jvo Obi visited Benin on July 7 & donated ₦15m million to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences for the completion of projects in the school
Governor Okpebholo addressing party faithfuls whilst receiving a former Edo Assembly Speaker and currently Honourable member representing Sean West/Sean Central/Igueben Federal Constituency, Marcus Onobun to the APC.
Until today, Onobun is the last opposition Federal lawmaker in Edo State
See wetin Edo People dey call Governor. No be "thing" be this? Choi!
Politics › Re: Why Peter Obi Is A Liability In The ADC Coalition by RISQUE: 6:48pm On Jul 23, 2025
