TonyeBarcanista: The ultimate objective is not just to win elections, but for our values and principles to be imbibed by the people, so that anyone in public office must act in line with those values. Think of Lee Kwan Yew. That is the real victory. But how do values spread?
You mentioned the European Enlightenment philosophers. You are correct, most of them never became councillors or presidents. They didn't need to. They had institutions and a reading public that carried their ideas into power. In Nigeria we don't have that. Here, if you don't win elections, your values die as Facebook posts. At most you become a content creator.
For us, winning elections is not the opposite of spreading values. Winning elections is the method of spreading values. We must win so we can use the commonwealth to employ competent civil servants to provide basic services. When people see that it works, they will imbibe the values. Values are not just preached. Values are demonstrated through power.
And this is why I must add that when Plato said philosophers must be rulers and rulers must be philosophers, he did not mean philosophy professors. He meant those in charge of society must possess the wisdom to distinguish what benefits society from what harms it. The understanding of justice, human nature and the common good. The discipline to put society's interest above personal gratification. And the ability to make decisions based on reason, rather than emotion or selfish desire. He meant leaders guided by knowledge and vision.
That is what we are trying to build in CDA. Not just to win elections, but to produce that kind of leadership in Nigeria.
I like your points... you speak intelligently...
Fixing Nigeria is not as complex as many people assume... it is about fixing round pegs into round holes... then creating a system to sustain and adjust it with time...
Electricity, security, wealth creation, and other issues can be addressed under the leadership of a right President...
I hope to be Nigeria President soon... and play my part to positively rewrite our story...
It will be interesting to know more of your intentions...
A nation where the leaders plunder and rob the land they are to govern will give birth to many people doing all sort of trash to survive, traveling to places they are not meant to go, and being treated like trash in the places they go.
A nation where the leaders plunder and rob will not make use of the natural resources they have for the benefits of the citizens but export the products they have for money into their own pockets, and leave the remnant for the people to scrap on.
When a leader is righteous, the wealth of the nation will go into the right places, and the wicked people will brought down to ashes.
It is because the leaders we have are not righteous that is why banditry and terrorism still prow about. And see how that is affecting the food and supply and composure.
You are correct!..
Most Nigeria leaders... both past and present... should not be in power due to their past criminal records...
That's why they only see the way to political power through rigging and violence... and when they resume office... have no positive impact to be remembered for...
Let's make the forthcoming elections different... by ensuring we vote only for candidates without criminal records...
ajumma: *“I belong to everybody, and I belong to nobody.”* -RIP Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
*"My ambition is not worth a drop of the blood of any Nigerian."* -Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan
*"Corruption is itself central to the spread of poverty."* -RIPP Umaru Musa Yar’Adua
*"If you deceive me once shame on you because I have trusted you once and you have deceived me, if you deceive me twice shame on me because I have learnt my lessons and you have deceive me and if you deceive me for the third time shame on me because am a compound fool."* -Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
*“Nigeria's problem is not money, but how to spend it.”* -Gen. Yakubu Gowon
*"I want all Nigerians everywhere in Nigeria to regard one another, not as strangers but as Nigerians with common nationalists irrespective of their tribe or place of origin. From henceforth, no reference to tribe or place of origin will appear in any official document."* -RIP Gen. JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi
*"We are all Nigerians abd whatever our differences we must remain united."* -RIPP Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
*"Our problem is not the absence of resources, but the presence of too many resourceful thieves."* -RIP Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
* *“The children of the poor you failed to train will never let your children have peace”* -RIP Chief Obafemi Awolowo
*"It is our determination that everyone should have absolute liberty to practice his belief according to the dictates of his conscience. The cardinal principle upon which our University is founded is to impart knowledge and learning to men and women of all races without any distinction on the grounds of race, religious, or political beliefs."* -RIPP Sir Ahmadu Bello
*It is false to say military wrote 1999 constitution* -Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar
*"When insecurity lasts for more than 24 hours, a government official has a hand in it."* -RIP Gen. Sani Abacha
*“Unfortunately, the forces gathered against him after the June 12 elections were so formidable that I was convinced that if he became President, he would be quickly eliminated by the same forces who pretended to be his friends."* -Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
*"The limits of tyranny are prescribed by those who suffer humiliation and injustice."* -RIP Alhaji Shehu Shagari
*"As long as the neo-colonialists who pretend to be our friends succeed to set one section against another, they will ensure our continued dependence on them."* -RIP Gen. Muritala Mohammed
I think I like that if H.E. Nnamdi Azikwe and H.E Good luck Jonathan...
VIDEO: Ahmed Zakka, who was abducted in Millennium City, Kaduna, is appealing for help in a heartbreaking video. He is being held alongside his wife and their baby by bandits.
A whole family in captivity, including an innocent baby😭
Every case of kidnapping is a bold expression of wickedness...
This family is not an isolated case... Security agencies should ensure all kidnapped victims are rescued as soon as possible... and all culprits are apprehended before year end...
esnbrutality: Abductors who seized 19 graduates travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, for their National Youth Service Corps orientation camps have demanded N950m for their release, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.
The victims were travelling in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday.
The Managing Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, Isiah Akpan, who confirmed the incident to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, said the gunmen demanded N50m for each of the victims.
He noted that occupants of the vehicles, owned by his company, were corps members heading to Abia and Akwa Ibom orientation camps.
Saturday PUNCH gathered that the abductors contacted some of the victims’ families and demanded N50m for each person.
The demand heightened anxiety among families as security operatives continued efforts to locate the missing passengers.
Recounting how the incident happened, Akpan said the two buses left Bodija/Samonda Park in Ibadan on Wednesday but were delayed by traffic around Benin, Edo State.
According to him, the vehicles eventually reached Onitsha, Anambra State, late in the day.
He explained that they could not continue the journey because of the condition of the road, forcing the drivers and passengers to spend the night in Oba.
Akpan said the buses resumed their journey around 5 am on Thursday.
He said they had barely entered Imo State when gunmen emerged from the bush.
“They blocked the two vehicles and took 19 passengers, all corps members, into the bush,” he added.
Akpan noted that the drivers managed to escape and alerted security personnel at a nearby checkpoint, prompting the police and military to begin searching the area.
He, however, said the search operation was initially complicated when some villagers allegedly prevented security personnel from removing the abandoned buses from the scene.
Saturday PUNCH gathered that the abductors contacted some of the victims’ families and demanded N50m for each person.
The demand heightened anxiety among families as security operatives continued efforts to locate the missing passengers.
Recounting how the incident happened, Akpan said the two buses left Bodija/Samonda Park in Ibadan on Wednesday but were delayed by traffic around Benin, Edo State.
According to him, the vehicles eventually reached Onitsha, Anambra State, late in the day.
He explained that they could not continue the journey because of the condition of the road, forcing the drivers and passengers to spend the night in Oba.
Akpan said the buses resumed their journey around 5 am on Thursday.
He said they had barely entered Imo State when gunmen emerged from the bush.
“They blocked the two vehicles and took 19 passengers, all corps members, into the bush,” he added.
Akpan noted that the drivers managed to escape and alerted security personnel at a nearby checkpoint, prompting the police and military to begin searching the area.
He, however, said the search operation was initially complicated when some villagers allegedly prevented security personnel from removing the abandoned buses from the scene.
According to him, the intervention delayed the movement of security personnel as they attempted to pursue the abductors.
The two buses were subsequently left at the scene, with passengers’ belongings scattered inside the vehicles.
The Imo State Police Command had on Thursday night said 10 victims were rescued.
In a statement obtained by Saturday PUNCH, the Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, explained that security agencies were on the trail of the abductors and had launched a coordinated search for the remaining victims.
However, Okoye could not confirm if the rescued victims were among the abducted corps members.
A parent of one of the victims, who did not want to be named for security reasons, told Saturday PUNCH that the abductors contacted her through her son’s phone and demanded N50m for his release.
“The kidnappers called with my son’s phone this morning (Friday) and demanded N50m for his release. The N50m is for only my son,” she said.
Another mother, who identified herself as Mrs Oladosu, whose daughter, Greatness, was travelling to Uyo, said the abductors briefly contacted the family through her daughter’s phone.
She said the family was able to see Greatness and other victims during a video call.
“They used my daughter’s number to call us. We saw her and other corps members sitting on the ground in the bush, crying. Where will petty traders get N50m? They are just going to serve Nigeria; why this punishment?” Oladosu lamented.
In a viral video obtained by Saturday PUNCH on Friday, Mrs Alimotu Akanke, the mother of another victim, Akande Farouq, said she had been tracking her son’s journey when the distress message arrived.
Farouq, who was posted to Abia State, according to his mother, managed to send a one-word message, “Kidnappers!”, to his family WhatsApp group before his telephone line went dead.
A manifest from the two affected vehicles listed 30 passengers, 15 in each bus, while two other vehicles operated by the same company and heading to Abia State escaped the attack.
Among those on the manifest were Akande Kehinde, Olaleye Mary, Oladosu Greatness, Obafunsho Rhoda, Abdulrof Anifat, Esther Oyede, Hassan Usman, Ayomide Isa, Mary Makinde, Azeez Adejoke and Abdulrazaq Anifat.
Friends launch social media campaigns for victims
Some purported friends of the abducted prospective NYSC members have taken to social media to seek support for their rescue.
One of the victims was identified as Precious Oladipupo, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University.
Writing on X, one Adebayo (@Adebayoakim1), solicited public support for the safe release of Wahab Ayandare, whom he claimed was also abducted in the same incident.
Another friend, Akinlabi Abayomi (@Mubiiiiin), appealed for help for another alleged victim, Oyindamola Adeoye.
Abayomi said the abductors had demanded N50m for her release.
Oyo govt condemns abduction
Meanwhile, the Oyo State Government has condemned the incident, describing the abduction as distressing and reprehensible.
The Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, stated the government’s position in a statement issued in Ibadan on Friday.
He said the government was in close communication with relevant security agencies, the Imo State Government and the NYSC leadership to ensure an urgent and coordinated response.
Oyelade said Governor Seyi Makinde had directed that all necessary resources be deployed to secure the safe return of the victims.
According to the commissioner, the governor emphasised that the safety and well-being of every Oyo State indigene, both within and outside the state, remained a top priority.
“We are fully committed to securing the safe release of our children and will stop at nothing to ensure that they are reunited with their families without harm,” the statement read.
Abduction of NYSC members
The Imo attack came 36 days after 15 prospective corps members were abducted along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The victims, who were travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja, were attacked by gunmen on August 26.
Security forces subsequently rescued the abducted corps members and other victims from Egume Forest in Ofu LGA.
In May, an Abuja-based lawyer and corps member, Eunice Ameh, was abducted in Maitama, Abuja, but later regained her freedom after a ransom was reportedly paid.
Similarly, corps member Musa Abba was abducted by bandits while travelling to Sokoto in January, raising concerns about the safety of young graduates across the country.
Also, Lateefah Binuyo, who was abducted in Kogi State while travelling to an orientation camp in Taraba State in January 2026, regained her freedom after 10 days in captivity.
Her abduction prompted the Lagos State House of Assembly to call for improved security along major routes used by corps members.
In February 2023, 15 corps members abducted in Anambra State were rescued by the police, while a corps member was killed during a gun battle between bandits and security operatives along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway in 2022.
The recurrence of attacks involving prospective corps members travelling between states has therefore heightened concerns among parents and graduates over the safety of interstate movements and the security of participants in the NYSC scheme.
A 2023 report by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism revealed that at least 80 corps members were abducted between 2013 and 2023, with Rivers State accounting for half of the cases.
Findings by Saturday PUNCH also showed that more than 20 corps members were killed in various attacks between 2015 and 2026.
The incidents have left families of missing corps members searching for answers.
Experts seek review of NYSC deployment policy
A security analyst, Chidi Omeje, said criminal networks could be exploiting the predictable movement of young graduates during NYSC mobilisation and deployment periods.
“This is becoming a pattern, I think, because everyone has information about the mobilisation of corps members; criminals can use that to plan coordinated attacks.
“The Federal Government and the NYSC need to strengthen security arrangements for corps members travelling through identified kidnapping corridors,” he said.
A security expert, Olalekan Jackson-Ojo, said the NYSC’s national integration objective was being undermined by the inability to guarantee corps members’ safety across the country, adding that special security arrangements might not adequately address the risks in volatile areas.
He suggested that corps members be allowed to serve within their states or regions rather than being deployed to high-risk locations.
Jackson-Ojo warned that failure to review the deployment policy in line with prevailing security realities could discourage graduates from participating in the scheme and eventually threaten its survival.
An educationist, Dele Olapeju, said the spate of kidnappings involving corps members was contributing to declining public confidence in the NYSC, as apprehensive parents increasingly sought redeployment for their children.
He noted that the worsening insecurity had changed public perceptions of the scheme and stressed the need for stronger security and improved protection measures.
Olapeju urged the government to prioritise corps members’ safety and avoid deploying them to high-risk areas rather than dismantling a scheme established to promote national integration.
When contacted, the Director of Public Relations, NYSC, Caroline Embu, had yet to respond to enquiries about the latest incident as of press time.
Kidnapping... same as man-stealing is an offence that should have culprits punished by death...
The Owerri - Onitsha road is a route littered with about twenty check points... having police men spaced at close range... who arrive by 7:30am ... spend all their time extorting drivers at day... then leave the road once it is 6pm...
While the military have about five check points... spaced out at border communities... maintain their post both day and night...
I think it is high time the police check points on this highway be dismantled... because they do not maintain their post for security purpose... rather they have become "N200 tax collectors"...
The bandits had used the gap in these security postings... to perpetrate these crime at an hour and location of least resistance by security forces...
Let no stone be left unturned... until these patriotic youths... willing to serve their county... be returned safe and without ransom paid...
Happy Independence day to all Nigerians ... within the country and abroad!..
It's a time of reflection... Just as the Bible contain 66 books... 66 years represent a completion of a story...
Let's build on the lessons learnt from these past years... by henceforth making and defending positive choices we make for Nigeria...
The first decision to be made begins with the forthcoming 2027 Presidential election... Do not be swayed by the charisma of the candidates only... but listen carefully to know whether the issues are well understood and the right solutions proffered...
Together we can rewrite our future towards a positive successful Nigeria...
Previous elections in Nigeria have turned up in favor of the highest bidder... nevertheless this trend can be unturned in the forthcoming Nigeria presidential election...
The usual practice has always followed this pattern... 1. The incumbent politicians siphon funds from government treasury... 2. Spend lavishly on campaign... giving large sums to the elites... while the indigents get peanuts... but the media is told a huge figure as charity donations... 3. On election day... hire thugs to disrupt peace in zones where they have low winning chances... 4. The electorates... voters rarely come to vote... because the available candidates options are similar by having no solutions to offer... but difference is in party logo... 5. Bribe those handling election materials... rewrite election results to their favor... then announce to the public... without care to public outcry...
But point 4... is the major challenge which has been a tool for making these outlandish politicians prosper in their crimes during election...
So let's believe this upcoming presidential election will be different... look and listen to discover politicians with solutions not unrealistic promises... then on election day... come en-mass...vote... ensure counted votes are published... follow up with other collation processes... with this attitude... even "excess money" will fail to deliver unfit politicians from election loss...
callthefred: I saw an article on X this morning and I think all our major candidates are failures. I mean failures. No one is talking about serious reforms or law and because Nigerians themselves are ignorant everyone thinks fuel subsidy is all it means for good governance. The truth is govt no be father Christmas. What will make Nigeria work is not populist ideas of contents, it's real policy moves.
My submission today is on health and security, no candidate is talking about death penalty for merchant of fake food and drinks. Imagine mixing dye with palm oil, mixing detergents with fufu, frying nylon with plantain chips and many other acts of wickedness in the name of "hustle". Yet no single candidate seems to even be talking about this.
Imagine everyone claiming to equip police or army better forgetting that serious training and laws should be enforced to make our security agencies perform better.
With no candidate talking about real important issues, are they even deserving of our votes at all?. Abeg, any candidate ready to discuss real issues should be the one we vote for not the nonsense subsidies debate which is cheap anyway. If we claim we have oil, how come each citizen isn't exploring and refining it ourselves? As long as people invest into making crude oil petrol, there will always be higher prices.
Friend... your points are noted...
Just as you have rightly stated... carefully understand what each presidential candidate offers... then partake in voting the right presidential candidate who understands the issues and have solutions to them...
There is hope... with mindset as yours... Nigeria will be great again...
bigpicture001: Urs is all about what do govt can do..hence u left the idea till u become a politician
Friend... not really as you thought... I am now involved in politics...
But as regards your question about how private investors can be involved in Emergency Response Service... that falls under the point I mentioned as "administration"...
Note that you can not rule out the role of government in policy making for the implementation of efficient emergency response services...
Very soon you would know what party I belong and will contest ...
bigpicture001: Is there any way private business can key into the emergency ambulance services..?
I really love the business but can't figure out any way to mk money from it
Emergency response service is one of the implementations I plan to activate when I become Nigeria President...
Implementing it is quite simple... but I would not share all details here...
It involves considering what trigger emergencies... such as natural disasters, facility fire outbreaks, crime scenes, urgent medical aid, and others...
Then mapping out the territories for the quickest response within survival timeframe... and those who have been trained to respond...
Funding and administration are also key factors... But if you wish to see these and more been implemented rather than just "talk the talk"... then vote wisely in the forthcoming Nigerian presidential election...
yarofearless: Having ₦1 million in the bank once felt like a major financial milestone. Today, that same amount can disappear surprisingly quickly after rent, food, transportation, electricity and other basic expenses are paid.
The reason is not that ₦1 million has literally become worthless. Its purchasing power has fallen as prices have risen, meaning the same amount of money buys less than it used to.
Nigeria’s latest official statistics show the scale of the pressure. The National Bureau of Statistics reported headline inflation of 15.43 per cent and food inflation of 20.31 per cent under its rebased Consumer Price Index.
That means households are still facing significant increases in the cost of essential goods and services, even as the headline inflation rate is far below the levels recorded during the earlier phase of Nigeria’s inflation crisis.
₦1 million can disappear quickly
Consider someone receiving ₦1 million as a one-off payment.
If that person has to pay rent, buy food, handle transportation, pay electricity and water bills, purchase household items and deal with unexpected expenses, the money can quickly shrink.
For someone living in an expensive city, rent alone can consume a substantial portion of the money.
For a family, food expenses can take another large share.
Then come school fees, healthcare, transport, phone bills, internet, fuel and other regular obligations.
The result is simple.
₦1 million may look large on a bank statement, but what matters is how much it can actually buy.
Inflation changes the meaning of money
Inflation does not take money directly from someone’s bank account.
Instead, it reduces what that money can purchase.
If the prices of the things a household regularly buys increase, the household needs more money to maintain the same standard of living.
This is why someone earning ₦1 million today may not necessarily feel as financially comfortable as someone who earned the same nominal amount years ago.
The NBS has also continued to publish monthly food-price data based on prices collected across all 774 local government areas and the Federal Capital Territory.
That data matters because national averages do not always reflect what individual households experience.
A family in Lagos may face a very different cost structure from a family in Bauchi, Kano or Enugu.
The salary problem
The biggest issue is the gap between income and expenses.
If wages rise more slowly than the cost of living, workers become poorer in real terms even when their nominal salaries increase.
A person can receive a salary increase and still feel financially worse off if food, rent, transport and other necessities rise faster.
This is one reason the phrase “₦1 million is not what it used to be” resonates with many Nigerians.
The number has remained the same.
The economy around it has changed.
Why young Nigerians feel it most
Young workers and entrepreneurs are particularly exposed to the problem.
Many are trying to pay rent, support parents, build businesses, save money and plan for marriage or home ownership at the same time.
Someone who manages to save ₦1 million may discover that it is not enough to accomplish any of those goals.
It may provide temporary breathing room, but it may not provide lasting financial security.
This has also changed how Nigerians think about wealth.
Owning a million naira is no longer necessarily viewed as evidence of financial independence.
For many people, the bigger question is:
How long can the money keep me going?
But ₦1 million is still significant
It is important not to confuse declining purchasing power with saying that ₦1 million is insignificant.
For millions of Nigerians, ₦1 million remains a substantial amount of money.
It can pay important bills, fund a small business, cover emergencies or provide temporary financial stability.
The problem is that it may not stretch as far as people expect.
And that distinction matters.
The real story is not that ₦1 million has become “small”.
The real story is that the cost of maintaining a normal life has become much more expensive.
The uncomfortable question
Nigeria’s economic debate often focuses on GDP growth, inflation rates, exchange rates and government reforms.
Those numbers matter.
But there is another measurement that ordinary Nigerians understand immediately:
What can my money buy?
The NBS says Nigeria’s real GDP grew by 3.89 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, while the non-oil sector accounted for 96.08 per cent of real GDP.
Economic growth is important.
But growth alone does not automatically mean every household becomes financially comfortable.
For the average Nigerian, the ultimate test is whether income is growing fast enough to keep up with the cost of living.
That is why ₦1 million can feel both like a lot of money and not enough money at the same time.
It is pathetic to accept the fact that this information is true... and the ease of financial expectation planning is fading... due to the reducing purchasing power of the Nigerian Naira...
With Nigeria having most citizens who are not economically flourishing rather merely surviving... the lifeline to change this narrative... is to partake in voting wisely in the forthcoming presidential election...
asiomanokai: THE ILLEGAL PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN INTERVENTION PROMOTION COUNCIL: CHASING THE SHADOW AND LEAVING THE SUBSTANCE
The public domain has recently been awash with troubling revelations surrounding the discovery of a fictitious, unconstitutional entity operating under the grand title of the "Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council" (PFIPC). Initial public outrage rightly focused on high offices, notably pointing fingers at the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President as the alleged architect or facilitator of this shadowy setup.
However, following a brief probe, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) exonerated top political figures and quickly moved to arraign lower-level civil servants across various ministries for prosecution.
This swift shift in focus raises a fundamental question: Was true, uncompromised due diligence followed by the ICPC, or was this merely an exercise in damage control? By rushing to parade a few administrative officers, the anti-graft agency appears to be conveniently chasing shadows while deliberately ignoring the core substance of a deep-seated institutional breach. A superficial sweep cannot explain how an illegitimate ghost agency acquired the trappings of state authority. The public deserves direct, uncompromising answers to critical systemic questions:
The Visioner: Who conceived and drafted the administrative framework for this illegal entity, and under whose authority were its founding operations launched?
State Infrastructure: Who authorized the allocation of prime real estate within a Federal Secretariat for its corporate headquarters? In a country where securing official office space requires multi-tiered ministerial approvals, who signed off on the allotment?
Personnel and Deployment: Who signed the appointment of the Director-General? Were the staff members casually hired, or were they core civil servants deployed from established cadres? If they were career civil servants, how were they transferred or deployed across ministries without the explicit knowledge, documentation, and approval of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation?
Financial Siphoning and Budget Smuggling: How was the agency's recurrent expenditure funded before formal budget lines were drawn? Crucially, how did a non-existent agency secure a line item in the Approved National Budget without the scrutiny of the Budget Office of the Federation, the Accountant-General, or the National Assembly? Who generated its unique code on the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) platform to enable it to receive and disburse public funds?
To ask the public to believe that mid-level civil servants independently executed a scam of this scale, bypassing federal security checks, parliament, budget offices, and treasury platforms, is an insult to collective intelligence. Middle-tier officers do not possess the executive leverage to insert line items into national appropriation bills or command cross-ministerial staff deployments.
The ICPC was clearly in a hurry to wrap up its narrative, offering up scapegoats to appease an angry populace while shielding the real enablers in higher offices. Sacrificing administrative foot soldiers while leaving the structural machinery and political masterminds untouched does not solve the problem. It merely guarantees that another "phantom council" will spring up tomorrow.
If the government is serious about anti-corruption and institutional integrity, it must reopen a thorough, independent judicial panel of inquiry. We must stop leaving the substance to chase the shadow.
Asiomanokai, George Akokotu is a Certified Management Consultant, L& Practitioner and Fraud Examiner.
Let's be realistic... these fraudulent schemes would not receive justice within the timeframe of this administration...
Prepare yourselves and other patriotic Nigerians to ensure they partake in voting a credible President in the forthcoming Nigerian Presidential election...
When this victory is confirmed... It's only after then that these and more fraudulent cases would be revisited...
Till then... document all such evidences... while we watch the dramas this administration plays over injustice...
1. The Nigerian government must be willing. No foreign power will save us from ourselves. 2. The US can help by targeting sponsors – apprehending them abroad and seizing their assets. Cut the money, cut the terror. 3. Foreign troops can be a propaganda tool – terrorists will use their presence to recruit and justify attacks. 4. Terrorism is a system – fighters, sponsors, supporters, and root causes must all be tackled together.
A lasting solution requires a comprehensive, multi-layered approach. Anything less is just temporary relief.
Renaissance. Dream Again. 🙏
Thanks for your compliment... Together we can make Nigeria great again...
The fight against terrorism within Nigeria will be won only by a willing Nigerian government...
Just as I earlier stated prior to the US soldiers coming into Nigeria... US government can help Nigeria by apprehending the terrorism sponsors who travel to America or any of their allies nations... also by seizing funds domiciled abroad of these terrorists sponsors...
The influx of foreign nations fighters will give the terrorists cheap propaganda avenue... by adding such as casualties...
Terrorism is not just about the fighters... it also include the sponsors, supporters... so tackling all involved simultaneously is the long lasting solution to the issue...
Glimpsetv: Nigerians Rush to Aid Injured Soldiers After Military Truck Crash on Ohafia Road
On a rainy Thursday morning, August 27, 2026, a Nigerian Army patrol truck lost control while descending a slope along Ohafia Road in Abia State. The vehicle skidded on the wet asphalt and crashed into the roadside.
Several soldiers sustained injuries. Within moments, ordinary Nigerians — commercial motorcyclists, bus passengers, and passersby — stopped their journeys and rushed to help. They lifted the muddy, shaken soldiers into civilian vehicles and public buses, ferrying them for emergency medical care.
In one of the rescue buses, passengers assisted an injured soldier as he tended to his wounds and removed his mud-clogged boots. Another soldier stood guard near the wreckage, coordinating with the civilians.
The exact number of casualties remains unconfirmed, though early reports indicate at least two soldiers suffered serious injuries. What is clear is the spontaneous response of everyday people who put humanity first.
In a country where military-civilian relations can sometimes feel strained, moments like this quietly remind us of something simple and powerful: when lives are on the line, many still choose to help.
This is a proof of patriotism and brotherly love...
The populace should be comfortable with government personnel... likewise government personnel should be fair towards the populace...
But we need to activate our national emergency response protocols... so that trained personnel with equipment are deployed to crisis point within the time limits of survival...
Once again kudos to the good citizens for their show of kindness...
Obogidi: on your opinion, how to navigate this problems to success
Solving these issues is quite easy... it requires good leadership...
As you rightly asked what my contribution to solving these issues would be... I am in the process of becoming a Presidential Candidate... through this avenue... I can reverse the negative course of our common national calamities...
What is expected from you and everyone drained and tried of these national problems... be prepared to vote rightly... your silence whether out of fear or negligence... implies accepting the present negative status quo...
The discovery of a second alleged fake government agency operating from within Nigeria’s federal government structure has sparked fresh concerns about the country’s system of oversight and accountability.
The latest case involves the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office, which the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said was an unauthorised organisation allegedly operating from a government building in Abuja.
ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, said the organisation was allegedly promoted by George Buchi Nwabueze, who reportedly used different variations of his name. Following a briefing by the ICPC, President Bola Tinubu ordered Nwabueze’s arrest and the suspension of three permanent secretaries in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
The latest discovery was made during the commission’s investigation into the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), allegedly promoted by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew. The PFIPC had reportedly operated from the Federal Secretariat for about two years before the Presidency disowned it as fraudulent.
The emergence of another alleged fake agency has now raised questions about how organisations with questionable government status are able to operate within or around official structures.
Governance expert and public commentator, Dr Joe Abah, said the problem could be wider than the two cases currently attracting attention.
“Another day, another ‘fake agency.’ There are all sorts of bodies that have offices in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Federal Secretariat,” Abah wrote on his official X handle.
He said some of these organisations only need “a government-sounding name, a government-looking logo and an SGF address” to raise funds.
Abah recalled an experience from his time in government when an organisation repeatedly offered him and his staff free foreign trips under the guise of a mentorship programme. He became suspicious when its promoter could not clearly explain who established the organisation or how it was funded.
“Interestingly, my civil servants, who would always welcome a foreign trip, never tried to convince me. They probably already knew what I could only sense, being new at the time – that it was advanced 419. Somebody really needs to sort out the Office of the SGF,” Abah added.
"Interestingly, my civil servants, who would always welcome a foreign trip, never tried to convince me. They probably already knew what I could only sense, being new at the time – that it was advanced 419. Somebody really needs to sort out the Office of the SGF,” Abah added.
Professor Murtala Muhammad, the Vice-President of the Nigerian Political Science Association, in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST, said the issue should not be viewed simply as a case of individuals allegedly creating fake organisations. He described it as “fundamentally a governance and institutional failure, rather than merely a case of individual criminality.”
"Where rules, verification mechanisms, enforcement and oversight are weak, private actors can appropriate the authority and legitimacy of the state,” he said.
Muhammad said the PFIPC case was a warning about the weakness of bureaucratic verification.
“The alleged creation of offices, fabrication of appointment documents and efforts to present the organisation as a legitimate government institution point to serious weaknesses in bureaucratic verification and institutional accountability,” he said.
He said the problem was also linked to “entrenched poor governance, corruption, weak inter-agency coordination and inadequate accountability within the public service.”
“The reported attempt by the PFIPC to secure a ₦1.3 billion budgetary allocation is especially disturbing because it suggests that institutional vulnerabilities may extend into the fiscal architecture of government,” Muhammad added.
The political analyst further argued that the response should go beyond arresting individuals, calling for stronger verification of government agencies and appointments, better information sharing and tighter budgetary controls.
"Fake agencies, therefore, do not emerge in a governance vacuum; they thrive where corruption, administrative weakness and inadequate accountability create the institutional space for their operation,” he said.
He also warned that the controversy could have political consequences for the Tinubu administration ahead of the 2027 elections.
Fake agencies, therefore, do not emerge in a governance vacuum; they thrive where corruption, administrative weakness and inadequate accountability create the institutional space for their operation,” he said.
He also warned that the controversy could have political consequences for the Tinubu administration ahead of the 2027 elections.
“If Nigerians perceive that a fictitious agency could allegedly establish offices, create nationwide networks and penetrate government processes without timely detection, opposition parties will inevitably frame the episode as evidence of administrative incompetence, corruption or institutional capture,” he said.
He said the damage could still be contained if the government responds with transparency, evidence-based accountability and institutional reforms.
The Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Y. Z. Ya’u, similarly described the development as a reflection of deeper problems within the system.
“I wonder why Nigerians are surprised that there are fake agencies within the federal government. It is the height of naivety to expect anything other than this,” Ya’u said.
“Soon, if we are not careful, we have fake state with fake Governor and State Assembly getting allocation from the federation account,” he warned.
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has also called for a wider investigation, particularly over reports that the latest organisation had coordinators in about 20 states and representatives in China and the United States.
"Who appointed these coordinators? Who communicated those appointments? Who interacted with them as representatives of the organisation?” Dalung asked.
Meanwhile, Nwabueze, the promoter of the agency in question, has rejected the description of the Made-in-Nigeria project as a phantom or unauthorised government agency.
His management said the initiative was an approved public-private project anchored on Executive Orders 003 of 2017 and 005 of 2018.
“The Made in Nigeria Project has never operated as, nor claimed to be, a statutory civil service agency,” the statement emphasised.
It's alarming to know that after the discoveries of fake agencies.. the government officials who approved these frauds have not been arrested and issued justice...
This definitely is a way of establishing a continual corrupt system... which will be learnt and replicated by many...
Similar case began with the now popular roadside "agbero"... which began in Lagos ... now becoming an imbibed norm... and have swept through most states in Nigeria...
Nigeria populace should not just complain... but be ready to change these negative abnormalities... by voting rightly in the forthcoming presidential election...
Obogidi: 1. Fuel scarcity — queuing for hours just to fill your tank, even when you have money.
2. Power outages — "up NEPA" moments that barely last, forcing people to spend more on generators than on the actual electricity bill.
3. Bad roads — potholes that damage cars and cause accidents, especially during rainy season.
4. Insecurity — kidnappings and banditry that make travelling by road a gamble in many states.
5. Police extortion — random stops and "settle us" demands instead of actual protection.
6. Inflation — prices doubling within months while salaries stay the same.
7. Poor healthcare — hospitals lacking basic equipment, forcing people to seek "japa" as an escape route.
8. Corruption — public funds meant for roads, schools, and hospitals disappearing into private pockets.
9. Unemployment — graduates roaming the streets with degrees but no jobs, despite their qualifications.
10. Government silence — leaders reacting to citizens' cries only when it's election season.
My Friend there is hope... most items displayed on shelves appear polished... but behind the scenes at their production facilities .. they were once stained...
Rather than give up on Nigeria... let's work as a team... together we can restore Nigeria back to the path of greatness...
Prestar: 'Help retrieve my husband's remains': Widow of beheaded Oyo teacher begs Nigerian government
😭😭😭😭😭 I plead with the government, our governor. I need my husband's corpse, I want him to have a grave, just for future. Thank you - Mrs Mary Oyedokun, wife of the late teacher Mr Michael Oyedokun asked for this grace at their residence when Christian Association of Nigeria… pic.twitter.com/F3J9uUJ3cP
There is no point negotiating with heartless criminals... Rather there is urgent need for tactical military operations to recover the hostages. and bring down the criminals...
My heart felt condolences to the family of the slain... and I pray those in captivity regains freedom as soon as possible...
deesquarediddy: Nigeria’s crisis is not just political, it’s a value problem. A society that glorifies money without questioning its source creates leaders who buy loyalty instead of earning trust. Poverty and survival have made people accept short-term gains over long-term accountability, while integrity and competence are sidelined.
Moral leadership must emphasize accountability over donations. We must teach that prosperity without integrity is failure, not success. We need a systemic change. Society rewards outcomes (money, status) more than process (honesty, effort)
As 2027 approaches, real change will not come from new faces alone, but from new values, where truth matters more than tribe, integrity more than wealth, and accountability more than personal benefit. Until Nigerians stop worshipping money and start questioning it, the cycle of bad leadership will continue.
Survival doesn’t erase awareness, it distorts incentives. Many Nigerians know when leadership is failing. The issue isn’t always ignorance; it’s trade-offs. When someone is choosing between principle and feeding their family, short-term survival often wins. That’s not moral failure, it’s economic pressure shaping behavior.
We must put an end to a systems that don’t punish bad behavior. We need Stronger institutions: Laws, courts, electoral systems that function regardless of who is in power. Economic stability reduces manipulation. When people aren’t desperate, they’re harder to buy with rice or cash.
As individuals, we should strive to stop vote buying. Religious and traditional leaders must publicly reject inducements. We young Nigerians should join political parties early (not just during elections), Influence candidate selection at the primary level. Support credible local candidates, not just presidential figures.
As for 2027, here is the kind of president we need:
1.A system builder, not messair. Not someone who promises to fix everything but one who have policies that would strengthen institutions. It's weak systems that allow bad behavior to thrive.
2. Someone that is economically competent. A president who understands inflation, jobs, debts and productivity. Example, tough decisions like subsidy removal should come with clear plans and transparency.
3. A president that is free from Godfatherism and money politics. Can make decisions without paying back hidden debts. Many pas Presidents have ideas too but can't across path with power interests.
4. Someone that is courageous but accountable. Can take tough decisions and also accept scrutiny, criticism and transparency.
5. President that is unifying without exploiting tribe or religion. Personally deciplined. Lives by clear ethical standards and doesn't openly glorify corruption and excesses.
The biggest fear of many politicians is not opposition parties...
It is a united citizenry.
Because the moment Nigerian youths truly agree on one thing and refuse to back down the balance of power changes immediately.
Notice something- politicians fight themselves during elections, insult each other publicly, expose corruption records… then later they unite easily. No permanent foes in politics right?
But ordinary citizens? We divide ourselves instantly by tribe, religion, celebrity worship ( candidate worship) and party loyalty.
A poor man will defend a politician he has never met more passionately than he defends his own future.
That is the real problem.
Nigerian youths are many. Very many.
But numbers without unity mean nothing.
Look at what usually happens for instance fuel price increases. People complain online for 3 days. Memes everywhere. Then silence. Another scandal appears. Same cycle repeats.
The system already understands this pattern. That is why very little changes.
The day Nigerian youths become organized, disciplined and focused on long-term accountability instead of temporary outrage, many things would shift quickly- better governance, fear of public backlash, more transparency, stronger institutions and more respect for citizens because leaders behave differently when they know people are watching seriously.
But unity is difficult in Nigeria because emotions are easier to manipulate than logic.
So the real question is do Nigerian youths actually want change... or do we only want our own side to be the one benefiting?
If Nigerian youths truly united what do you think will change first?
You are right... Nigeria citizens have focused their debates on personalities rather than on proffered solutions to prevailing issues...
I request the sincere support from citizens who have desired, wept, been hungry, passionate, prayed for positive change in Nigeria... to wholeheartedly support my Presidential ambition...
Don't sit on the fence... rather let all good hands be on deck...
Anyone who conceives the idea of man-stealing.... whether the sponsors or the informants or the gangs... should know that capital punishment without mercy awaits them...
Obogidi: Is Nigeria’s Youth Really Lazy or Just Systematically Frustrated?
Every time there’s a discussion about unemployment, someone says Nigerian youths are lazy. But let’s be honest—how many graduates apply for hundreds of jobs and get nothing? How many skilled people are underpaid or ignored?
Is it laziness… or a system that doesn’t reward effort?
- No stable electricity - Limited job opportunities - High cost of living - “Connection” over competence
Yet, many youths are still hustling daily—online businesses, freelancing, learning tech skills, side gigs.
So what’s the real problem?
Let’s discuss: Are Nigerian youths actually lazy, or is the system failing them?
Really very annoying...
So many discouraging slogans such as this example of "youths are lazy"... have been formed to deflect the focus of the inefficiency of the government leaders ... unto the begging populace...
There has been no existing plan by past and present Nigerian government leadership... to match future expectations to expected population growth...
Hence we experience a wide gap deficit in all sectors... where number of jobs remain static or decline over time... while both skilled and unskilled labour seekers increase every year...
DrMB: The reciprocal handshake instinct is correct. Sovereign foreign policy must be interest-based, not ideologically nursed. That is not in dispute.
But there is a precise gap between the instinct and the threshold that needs to be named directly.
Yes, No, or let's review assumes the Nigerian state enters the room with equivalent negotiating capacity. The structural problem is that it does not. When Nigeria sits across from the IMF, it does not sit as an equal party reviewing options. It sits as a country whose credit rating, debt denomination, correspondent banking access, and budget support are all controlled by the architecture the IMF represents. The Yes, No, or review option exists in theory. In practice, the cost of No has been made structurally prohibitive before the Nigerian negotiator speaks.
Mahathir said No to IMF capital account prescriptions during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. He could say No because Malaysia had built sufficient domestic institutional capacity, foreign reserve buffers, and state-directed industrial policy to absorb the cost of refusal. The No was available because the institutional foundation had been laid before the crisis arrived.
Nigeria's foreign policy sovereignty is not primarily a question of will. It is a question of institutional capacity to absorb the cost of exercising that will. A leader who arrives with the reciprocal handshake instinct but without having built that institutional capacity will find, in office, that the options narrow very quickly.
The question therefore is not whether you intend to say No when necessary. The question is what you are building now that will make No structurally survivable when the moment arrives. That is the gap between foreign policy instinct and structural sovereignty. And it is the gap the threshold requires you to close.
Well said Dr Bankole...
Among my policies milestone is to zero financial corruption... by recovering loots of our common wealth... Also encourage hard work by supporting enterprising individuals or entities....
But I won't share my strategies towards strengthening the Naira.... it is better implemented than discussed...
Pls understand that IMF just like AFDB are international organizations... operating their businesses for profits not charity donations... I also need to inform you that Nigeria is one of the top shareholders of AFDB... this means we make profits from shared dividends...
These above stated international organizations definitely will market their bank offers to their client... But the discretion to accept or decline lies with the client nation...
My responsibility as President of Nigeria will be to develop a viable economy.... and whenever need arise to interact with any international organization... that such is done transparently and a win-win agreement is reached...
DrMB: That is a more substantive position, and I appreciate the clarity.
But “self-inflicted rather than external aggression” is a false binary. The stronger analysis is that Nigeria’s internal failures and the external architecture reinforce each other.
The offshore system does not loot Nigeria by itself. Nigerian elites use it. IMF conditionalities do not sign themselves. Nigerian governments accept them. Transfer pricing mechanisms do not operate in a vacuum. Domestic institutions fail to challenge them.
So yes, internal complicity is real. Deeply real. But the architecture shaping the incentives, penalties, debt structures, capital flows, commodity pricing systems, and policy constraints is also real.
The question for a transformational Nigerian leader is not whether one exists without the other. It is whether they understand both well enough to build institutions capable of resisting internal capture while negotiating external pressure intelligently. That is the threshold history eventually asks every serious state-builder.
Dr Bankole... I do understand your position... but you need to know that previous Nigeria Presidents or Heads of States... did not make detrimental decisions "at gun point"... Those decisions were selfishly calculated for personal enrichment...
My foreign policy is basically a reciprocal handshake of individual nation or entity... based on issues at stake and not nursed bitterness...
Kindly understand that Nigeria as a nation also has stakes in some international organizations... likewise we have local businesses that have spread their tentacles into foreign soils... that's business and profit is key...
But in any case... regulating operations of Nigerian investments abroad... and foreign investments within Nigeria should be transparent and devoid of negative clauses...
So to simplify my points... whenever international organizations or nations raise suggestions to us... there are options available... it is either a Yes or No or let's review the issue...
By GOD's grace... Niigeria is no slave to any nation or entity...
DrMB: Thank you for reading and for the courage to step forward. That alone is not nothing. But the letter was precise about one thing: the leader Nigeria needs is not recognised by self-identification. He is recognised by his life before his words. By what he has named before he had power. By what he has refused when refusal was costly. By what he has already begun to build that will outlast him.
So the questions are not hostile. They are the threshold:
Before this conversation, have you named the Bretton Woods conditionalities, the petrodollar architecture, the bilateral investment treaties, and the extractive resource terms publicly and precisely?
Does your personal financial record contradict or confirm your public argument?
What have you built in any office, organisation, or institution you have led that outlasted your direct presence and compounded without you in the room?
These are not questions designed to discourage you. They are the same questions history asked of Kagame, Meles, Mahathir, and Khama before the room recognised them.
If your answers are strong, share them. Not in simple grammar or complex grammar. In documented record with evidence.
The electorate does not need another dream. It needs evidence that the dreamer has already begun to build while dreaming.
We are watching. And we are rooting for Nigeria.
You are right with regards the questions you asked...
Notwithstanding... I will be true with the process of my emergence very soon... this will create a better forum for my answers to these enquires to be echoed to all...
But it is good for me to let you know that most of our national woes have been self-inflicted... rather than the perceived external aggression...
DrMB: Since 1960, Nigeria has produced politicians, generals, activists, and saints. It has not yet produced the one thing the historical record says moves a national ceiling. A leader whose life is the argument before their mouth opens. This is an open letter to that leader. Wherever you are. However old you are. Whatever you are currently doing. Nigeria is waiting. And the window is not permanently open. 🧵👇
Applause!.. This is a beautiful write up... ideal for the headlines...
By GOD's grace... I would say that I fit into the good shoes of the Leader you envision for Nigeria... that's why I am contesting for the office if the President in the forthcoming 2027 election...
At this moment... I may not be able to give response to your stated enquires... Although your writing tone seems to be that of a Professor... But in the course of my campaign interviews... with simple grammar... I would be able to share the positive impacts that I would impart into our society...
I am in the process... and should be out very soon... and your patriotism should be visible by your support to my campaigns...
P1PrinceKT: Let me tell you guys, both of you supporting Obi or Atiku or whatever, non of them is capable of removing you from your misfortune or doing anything different from what is happening in Nigeria today.
If you want to vote for anyone just because you want him to become president and make a history that your kinsman has became a president that's your personal achievement not the masses.
I am not supporting Tinubu either, my believe is that no politician today is worth wasting time for, as most of them lack integrity and accountability.
If you think what I am saying is wrong, you can save this date, Sun April 26th, 2026 and come back after your most trusted politician assume office and tell us how he makes you feel.
Besides that, my candid advice is don't vote for anybody until he clearly tells you what he is willing to do for you after he assumes office.
Don't vote blindly, don't vote because he is your tribesman, don't vote because he shares religion with you, don't vote because of rice 🍚🍚🍚 if you don't listen 👂to this advice you will surely come back later crying!!!
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