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deanoffaculty:
I remember this old movie "Big Trouble in Little China"

This one na big trouble
😂 😂 😂

There's no movie by that title, maybe you meant "Showdown In Little Tokyo"

Dantesi:
Tonight's World Cup clash isn't just another Round of 16 fixture - it feels like football's past colliding head-on with its future. Portugal and Spain, two fierce Iberian rivals, meet with a place in the quarter-finals at stake, but the biggest storyline isn't even the teams. It's 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo against teenage sensation Lamine Yamal. One is chasing a final World Cup dream, while the other is trying to announce himself as football's next global superstar.
Spain may enter this contest as the favorites, but football has never been won on paper. They are yet to concede a single goal in the tournament and have looked increasingly dangerous after a slow start. However, anyone expecting Portugal to simply roll over could be in for a rude awakening. Roberto Martinez's side has enough quality across the pitch to punish even the smallest mistake.

Spain's opening goalless draw against Cape Verde raised plenty of questions. Critics even mocked striker Mikel Oyarzabal after he went the opening half-hour without touching the ball. Fast forward a few matches, and those same critics have gone silent. The Real Sociedad forward now has four goals in the tournament and continues to prove why he remains Spain's most reliable finisher.
While Oyarzabal has stolen the headlines with his goals, Spain's attack is much deeper than many people admit. Lamine Yamal has shown flashes of brilliance despite scoring only once so far, while Álex Baena has quietly become one of the tournament's most influential creators. If Portugal focus only on Yamal, Spain have enough weapons elsewhere to make them pay.
Portugal, meanwhile, arrive with perhaps the greatest footballer of his generation carrying the hopes of an entire nation. Cristiano Ronaldo has already confirmed this will be his final attempt to win the World Cup, making every match feel like the closing chapter of an extraordinary career. His knockout goal against Croatia reminded everyone that writing him off has always been a dangerous game.

That victory over Croatia, however, came with plenty of controversy. Croatia thought they had forced extra time before VAR ruled out a dramatic late equaliser using the tournament's ball-tracking technology. Portuguese fans celebrated, Croatian supporters cried foul, and football once again found itself arguing about technology instead of the game itself. Whether you agree with VAR or not, Portugal won't care—they're still alive.
Perhaps the biggest battle tonight won't even happen inside either penalty area. The midfield could decide everything. Portugal's duo of Vitinha and João Neves have been exceptional throughout the competition, while Spain counter with the experience and intelligence of Rodri and Pedri. Whoever controls possession and tempo may ultimately decide which nation survives.
Now for the controversial opinion many fans won't like: Is Ronaldo's presence helping Portugal, or has the team become too dependent on a 41-year-old legend? There's no question about his greatness, but football is getting faster every year. Should Portugal build everything around Ronaldo's farewell, or would they be more dangerous spreading responsibility across the squad?

The opposite debate surrounds Spain. Are they putting too much pressure on Lamine Yamal simply because he is football's newest wonderkid? The teenager has undeniable talent, but expecting him to carry Spain while still developing could easily backfire. Sometimes young stars need freedom—not the burden of replacing legends before they've even reached their prime.
This fixture also feels like a symbolic changing of the guard. Ronaldo represents two decades of football dominance, countless records and unforgettable moments. Yamal represents the next generation that believes it is finally ready to take over. Whether experience triumphs over youth or youth shocks experience will be one of the night's biggest talking points.

One thing is certain: neither team can afford mistakes. Portugal's attacking quality will test Spain's disciplined defence, while Portugal must find a way to stop Oyarzabal before he extends his remarkable scoring streak. A single moment of brilliance—or a costly defensive error—could decide which neighbor stays alive and which one heads home.

Over to Nairalanders...
Will Ronaldo produce another magical World Cup performance, or is tonight the end of his dream?
Is Lamine Yamal already one of the world's best players, or is the hype getting ahead of reality?
Which midfield is stronger: Vitinha and João Neves, or Rodri and Pedri?
Who qualifies tonight—Portugal or Spain? Drop your prediction and tell us why.

So after this long epistle you couldn't attach the time for the game?

How many Fulani bandits have they arrested with these techniques? Always flexing useless muscles on soft targets and innocent individuals or those who pose absolutely no threats to public peace with their personal conducts. Bunch of useless and compromised institution.

Gentlesoul2021:
Good day N'Lander

I need genuine opinions on a relationship dilemma.

My younger sister is 31 years old. She's highly educated with a master's degree, works with an NGO as a Programme Coordinator and Mental Health Counselor, and is also a skilled fashion designer with equipment worth over ₦2 million. She's hardworking, focused, and has consistently supported our family. Her job has taken her across different states, exposing her to diverse experiences and opportunities. Above all, she's deeply committed to her Christian faith.

She recently met a fellow church brother who has expressed serious interest in marrying her. However, he left school after Primary Six and works as a traditional window louvre fabricator. While there's absolutely nothing wrong with learning a trade, he has had opportunities to upgrade his skills to modern aluminium fabrication but hasn't pursued them. Instead, he seems more interested in becoming a pastor or working in a church, though he currently has no clear or realistic path to achieving that.

Another concern is the family dynamic. My mother and the young man's mother serve in the same church unit. On several occasions, whenever he goes out for a job, his mother would call him back or redirect him for other errands, and she would even mention these things to my mother. This has given us the impression that she relies heavily on him, raising concerns about the level of responsibility he already carries within his family and how that might affect his future marriage.

My mother strongly opposes the relationship, believing the gap in education, career progression, ambition, life direction, and even family expectations is too significant. I understand her concerns and tend to agree, but it also raises an important question.

Can love alone sustain a marriage when there's such a wide difference in education, ambition, exposure, career growth, and family responsibilities? Or should long-term compatibility, shared vision, emotional maturity, and the ability to build a stable future together carry more weight than love?

I'd genuinely appreciate respectful and honest opinions from both married and unmarried people. Please keep the discussion civil and objective—this isn't about looking down on anyone because of their educational background or occupation, but about understanding what truly makes a marriage work in the long run.

I would have love to know what you currently do for a living, how successful you're in it and your own educational background..... It would play a positive impact on balancing your objectives and opinion in the matter. Otherwise, I think based on your assertions about your sister, she's old enough, matured enough and smart enough to take a decision she's convinced would be Ok for her, and she should be allowed to take the greater possession in the decision making in the current circumstances.

I thought nobody is doing NDC any favors, why are they begging , empty arrogance.

jericco1:
You wey join NL yesterday

You're a fool

Keep your eyes off little girls
Your type will lure little girls and take advantage of them

If not that nL is a faceless forum I would have tracked you and made an example of you

When you joined Nairaland is not a guarantee or an automatic ticket to having what you obviously lack (SENSE). Fools grow old too and you're a living testimony of that, and I can't help you.

jericco1:
You're a big fuuul


If that is what you do keep at it, idiot

You're obviously a child and you're reasoning according to the capacity of your momentarily reasoning standard, that's why you find it difficult to comprehend illustrative and sarcastic references.

Modified: Just to acknowledge that Nairaland mods would have been so quick to ban me for the above emboldened remarks... they have done it uncountable times over lesser remarks even with sensory inputs. I don't want this guy banned because I believe everyone should be allowed to express themselves here, but segregations and victimizations is what I condemn here. SEUN be careful here o.

jericco1:
Pedophile

You should be arrested

Will you shut that dirty trap? We know people liked you who would come online and pretend with busy body comments and goes offline to commit worse things

yemre:
you're so insensitive. Your type should not be on such a platform as this. Those are people's families under the rubble and the only thing could spew is Tinubu building Lagos. Does the post look like comedy or politics to you?

For the record, this is yarimo being this sensible with his alternative account on a topic that mentioned Lagos and under a comment that mentioned Tinubu.

helinues:
Can't you guys learn on how to stick to the conversation.

You claimed Obi is holy and I listed things that make him not holly, whether we use it against him or not is irrelevant, most especially when we are not petty

Sebi some of the Obi's supporters have gone to court again to be talking about Chicago certificate

You obviously do not have anything against him except propaganda, envy and fallacies, if you do you won't be here beating around the bush, you would people would have used everything in your disposal to bring him down. Una problem na pure E.V.I.L

Op

CharlesCNG:
Peter Obi’s Pandora Problem: When Integrity Walks Into a Brothel of Secrecy. by CharlesCNG

Peter Obi’s greatest political asset has always been his claim to integrity. That is exactly why the Pandora Papers matter.

To be clear, being named in the Pandora Papers is not the same as being convicted of corruption. Offshore structures can be legal. But politics is not only about what is technically legal. It is also about trust, transparency and moral consistency.

The Pandora Papers were not a choir register. They exposed a shadowy financial world populated by politicians, billionaires, oligarchs and people who preferred their wealth to live where questions go to die.

So the question is simple: if Peter Obi is the spotless apostle of transparency his supporters advertise, why was his name found in that company?

It is like a man who insists he does not patronise prostitutes but keeps being found relaxing in brothels. Maybe he went there to drink water. Maybe he was only passing by. Maybe he has an explanation.

But surely, curiosity is not a crime.

Integrity is not merely about avoiding conviction. It is about avoiding unnecessary shadows.

For a politician who asks Nigerians to trust him as the clean alternative, Pandora is not a small footnote. It is a contradiction begging for explanation.

Because when your brand is sunlight, you should not be too comfortable doing business in the twilight.

You go do copy and paste tire

CharlesCNG:
My brother, before we canonize Peter Obi, permit me to ask a simple question:

Which of the 15 points you listed automatically qualifies a man to become President of Nigeria?

Because by that standard, General Muhammadu Buhari would have been close to perfection.

Former Military Governor? Check.

Former Federal Commissioner (Minister) for Petroleum? Check.

Former Head of State? Check.

Personally austere? Check.

Not known for flamboyance? Check.

Not convicted of corruption? Check.

Endless reputation for integrity? Check.

In fact, many Nigerians called him "Mai Gaskiya" and "the only clean man."

And yet, history has judged his administration as one of the most corrupt, economically disastrous and institutionally damaging in recent memory.

Which brings us to a very inconvenient truth:

Personal simplicity is not the same thing as presidential competence.

Living modestly does not automatically translate into managing a complex economy.

A man may be personally honest and yet preside over monumental corruption by others.

He may be prudent in his private life and disastrous in public administration.

More importantly, several of your points are arguments from absence. "No conviction" is not proof of exceptional leadership. Lack of scandals is not an economic blueprint.

So I ask again:

Why do these 15 qualities necessarily make Peter Obi the best person to govern 230 million Nigerians?

Can he manage coalitions?

Can he take difficult decisions?

Can he build consensus?

Can he govern a country as complicated as Nigeria?

Because the lesson of Buhari is this:

The "only clean man" does not necessarily produce the cleanest or most competent government.

Character matters.

But competence matters too.

And history teaches that nations are governed by more than reputations.

No non of the characters qualifies him to become a president as long as na Peter Obi, what qualifies a person to become a president is to be a known drug dealer, a criminal milking ordinary people through extravagant and flimsy taxes, a propagandist and election rigger, being totally clueless... Those and more rouge characters are criterias to becoming a president..

helinues:
Your starter scattered the whole epistle. Only if know the story behind the over 100 SUVs bought for the kings when Obi was the Anambra state governor

Investing state funds in personal business, his successors should have prosecuted him for that as that's pure corruption

The 7 years funds of local government which Peter Obi refused to conduct the election, did he account for the spending in his handover note?

So you and your APC lots know all of these and you still could not use your political witch-hunt dogs (EFCC) against him, despite your level of disdain against him? And you allowed him walking majestically to presidency?
What you need versus what you have
Brain Vs Akamu

Counterigbolies:
show us your evidence of all these bullshit u wrote

Am sure you have your smart phone assuming u re that ignorant.

SuperEagles:
The N250 million he looted from Anambra with his governor's convoy to his house at Aerodome in Apapa is not corruption ?! If it is not please explain what was that?!

This topic is based on evidential assessment and not propagandas. If you have any fact about your claim, why don't you approach the EFCC?

Validated:
OP, this topic will not sell as APC and mods are not interested.

At least they'd peep and be troubled in their conscience, that's the main goal.

I WILL STOP PROMOTING PETER OBI THE DAY ANYONE CAN SHOW ME ANOTHER NIGERIAN POLITICIAN WHO, BASED ON PUBLIC RECORDS…

1. Has not been found guilty of corruption, theft of public funds, financial misconduct, or abuse of office.

2. Has no established public record of looting government resources or enriching himself through public office.

3. Is not collecting multiple pensions, excessive allowances, or maintaining a lifestyle funded by the taxpayer after leaving office.

4. Has a personal, educational, business, and public-service history that can be traced, verified, and scrutinised from beginning to end.

5. Can satisfactorily explain the source of his wealth before, during, and after holding public office.

6. Built successful businesses and created jobs before becoming a career politician.

7. Has a reputation for prudence, accountability, and transparency rather than extravagance and waste.

8. Can point to measurable achievements in office that are still visible and verifiable years after leaving.

9. Has consistently invited scrutiny of his records and publicly challenged critics to present evidence of corruption against him.

10. Is discussed more often for his documented record than for scandals, controversies, or court battles.

11. Has not relied on ethnic, religious, regional, or tribal sentiments as the primary defence of his public reputation.

12. Can withstand decades of political attacks without the emergence of credible evidence of personal enrichment from public funds.

13. Is known for sacrificing personal comfort in service rather than using public office as a route to wealth accumulation.

14. Has a public image that largely aligns with the lifestyle he projects and the values he preaches.

15. Has opponents who spend more time attacking his supporters or spreading already-debunked information than presenting verifiable evidence against his character or stewardship.

Until then, I reserve the right to continue writing about Peter Obi.

You do not have to support him.

You do not have to vote for him.

You do not even have to agree with his political philosophy.

But if you insist that there are many politicians better than him, then kindly produce one whose public records, personal conduct, financial history, and stewardship of public resources compare favourably.

The challenge remains open.

Bring evidence.

Leave emotions aside.

The challenge is simple: not perfection, but comparison.

Based on publicly available records, show a politician with a cleaner, more transparent, more accountable, and more verifiable record.

Righteousness exalts a nation, and until we get to that point where all of us can sensibly and righteously choose the best hand to lead us, I have a moral duty of doing that in my little capacity.

The floor is yours.

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fnep2smooth:
i know this guy, his village is not far from mine. na wa oooooo

Imo state government made him the leader of a local vigilante call Ebubeagu before it was disband.

he was even planning to contest for house of rep in this coming election the last time i went to the village.

It's not coincidence that Hope Uzodinjo made him the leader of ebubeaturu, he's a known criminal whom is known for what he does. These are the people causing insecurity within our region including Ijele, killing people and tagging it Unknown Gunmen or IPOB. God will expose all of them.

WizardOfNG:
Lol. No surprise you lynch mob mentality people, always deflecting blame towards others for problems you cause yourselves, now want to continue targeting and hounding OyigboUpdate simply because you have no capacity for confronting your own wrongdoing and making amends for such.

Are you people never tired of being irresponsible and "men who are not like men" as Bianca Ojukwu labelled you?

You all did this rubbish against OyigboUpdate years ago labelling him, one man alone, as being behind the murderous atrocities armies of young Igbos were committing, after brainwashing by Kanu etal, in ala Igbo simply because he was passionate about saving his people and dedicated enough to try and show you all to reject hate preachers so as to avoid the destruction of Igbo land and Igbo people.

Well, make your bed and lay in it. The problem of Igbos is that you have always blindly obeyed your worst leaders who 'herd' and encourage you in hate for others rather than reasonable Igbos like OyigboUpdate who risk life and limb to show you that Igbos must stop following extremists like Kanu and Ekpa pretending to be saviours.

We can all see how the North is gone today because they decided to follow the brainwashing 'victim' message of the likes of Gumi they should have rejected.

You guys are towing the same path as the North. The only laughable thing is how you continue touting yourselves as more intelligent than all others yet you have the judgement of toddlers.

Ijele it's very easy to identify all your accounts on this forum even if it's up to 1000, you know why? Because of the uniqueness of u r evil and criminal mindset, and you don't always fail to service yourself with one like and one share why didn't you reply me with your Oyigbouodate account, or you think I'm f**lish like you not to identify it's still your account?

nedu666:
Akuko Mike ejegah. So ipob suddenly stopped working while you were in prison and resumed work when you got out.

If you wan to know the people behind all these including the killings done in the past and quickly attributed to IPOB, if we catch that bastard Ijele dumb, make him see his own death before him, I bet he'd confess those who are actually responsible for all the wicked and brutal activities which he's directly involved in, he'd also mentione those who are paying him to do all that just to bedevil IPOB, because that criminal is living large yet he has no genuine work or business known to anyone and he's always online and his topic is always about IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu, unfortunately people don't reason or too lazy to reason.

Ebenezer2021:
Go and fix your marriage sir.

First Timothy 3 verse 15

He must manage his own family well (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?

In your voice I can hear loud and clear, the sound of inexperience. When a woman is out to frustrate or destroy your work and legacies, you got nothing to manage there bro. You either fight back to survive, run away to safety or remain to prove the best women manager and then get destroyed.

Salewa97:
Trump and Infantino are just playing.

Why awarding a peace price when there is no war between the countries that are playing the tournament?

And what made you think that your sense is more active than the FIFA governing board orTrump him self?

otipoju:
It is good to console oneself.

A Person that ordered other human beings to be killed deserves no sympathy from me.

Life is too sacred to be demanding that people be killed simply because they want to going about their normal business on Mondays when you want them to sit at home in protest.

Ordering Nigerian soldiers and policemen to be killed for being employed by the government deserves more than life sentence as punishment.

Ordering government owned buildings and vehicles to be burned to the ground is not activitism...it is terrorism

You can try and rebrand Kanu as a peaceful activist...he was not. He was an anarchist a blood thirsty murderer, a megalomaniac, fraud and charlatan.

Simon Ekpa did not have to personally kill anyone in Nigeria before he was arrested tried and convicted for acts of terrorism in far away Finland.

The same thing with Adeyinka Grandson, the yoruba seccession he was arrested, tried and convicted for in UK for inciting hatred against other tribes in Nigeria ...

Mind you, I have always been anti establishment and believe that if a marriage is not working, it is okay to seek divorce.

Nevertheless a mother won't kill the children so as to get the divorce she wants from their father. Especially when she is guilty of infidelity and not as innocent as sge think she is.

The first Nigerian coup saw Igbo soldiers kill the political and military leaders of other tribes including their wives totalling 22. While they spared their own leaders who were Igbo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Nigerian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

How do you think the indigenes of other tribes in that era would feel.

He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. You are not the victims that you feel you are.

Your hypocrisy has no limits, I stopped reading where you claimed that Nigerian security men that were killed were simply because they were employed by the Government, I won't give the response you're expecting to get because I wouldn't want to massage your naivety.

Abokiijebu:
Very good and commendable. Our country must be sanctified from every form of evil.

Not too sure for Ogun, the Headquarters of evil, ritualists and ritualism. Yellowbad!!!

aribisala0:
Why are Yoruba always in front?

I know ......

Ees painful

You mean in front of everything wrong and evil?

Taquiyya by the father of terrorists and terrorism in Nigeria.

Activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has declared that the Nigerian government’s attempt to break the spirit of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has backfired spectacularly. According to Sowore, Kanu has become nothing less than a celebrity inside the Sokoto Custodial Centre — a symbol of resistance whose influence continues to grow even behind prison walls.

Speaking to journalists at the Abuja Federal High Court, Sowore insisted that the government’s decision to jail Kanu for life will go down in history as one of its greatest blunders. He went further to predict that Justice James Omotosho, who presided over the sentence, will eventually have no choice but to return to Kanu in Sokoto to apologize — just as oppressive governments of the past begged icons like Fela Kuti when their injustice was exposed.

Sowore said:

“Nnamdi Kanu is already a celebrity in prison. They said he has become the president of the prison — maybe out of respect, but what is clear is that they have elevated him instead of silencing him.
When they carried him to Sokoto to disgrace him, he turned Sokoto into another Mecca.”

He added that while some people refused to speak up earlier to prevent this injustice, the same people are now “rushing to Sokoto” to see the man they once abandoned — a testament to how Kanu’s moral authority continues to rise.

MY OPINION (STRONG, ACTIVIST, PRO–KANU):

Everything happening now only proves one truth: you cannot imprison an idea whose time has come, and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not just a man — he is a movement. Instead of weakening him, the system has only strengthened his influence and amplified his voice.

The Nigerian government thinks locking Kanu away will kill the Biafra struggle, but they have only turned him into an icon of resistance, a symbol of courage, and a rallying point for millions who are tired of injustice, marginalization, and selective oppression.

What they meant as punishment has become a platform, and what they intended as humiliation has become a badge of honour.

It is clear that history is already vindicating Kanu, and the same people who orchestrated his imprisonment will one day bow to the truth they tried to bury.

The more they try to silence him, the louder his message becomes.
The more they try to cage him, the more his influence spreads.

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s current status in Sokoto prison is not a defeat — it is a powerful reminder that a just cause cannot be crushed. And no matter how long the system delays, justice must come, and those who engineered this injustice will one day be forced to face the truth, whether they like it or not.

Okoroawusa:
Is Cubana Chief Priest aware that he made this statement?

Mynd44

A simple search on Google would have helped to repair some damage of ignorance, but laziness is a big challenge.

Cubana Chief Priest Reacts To The Sentencing Of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

“It’s Clear The Government Doesn’t Want Peace In The South‑East. This Judgment On Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Is Trap Designed To Make The Entire Region S!nk Completely. I’m Scared, I’m Worried, I’m Unhappy. President Tinubu, You Must Act Immediately. This Is Pure Injustice Against The South‑East. What Exactly Did The Igbo People Do To Deserve This Tre@tment In Nigeria?”

He Went Further To State:

“President Tinubu, As Long As MNK Remains In Detention, You Cannot And Will Never Get Up To 10,000 Votes In The South‑East Come 2027. I Won’t Lie To You, Papa. As a Friend Of Your Government, I Have No Reason To Sugarcoat Anything. MNK Is The Supreme Leader Of The South‑East. His Detention Has Caused Us Massive Setbacks, And I’m Shocked That All Your Ministers From The South‑East Cannot Tell You The Truth Because They Are Cow@rds. None Of Them Has The Capacity Or The Influence To Make Our People Love Or Respect You.

“As For The Governors They Will Fail You. What Will They Tell Us? Nothing. Only The Release Of MNK Can Save You.

“Seyi Tinubu, Those People Who Sat With You At Delborough Hotel The Other Day Are Bags Of Dec£it, Including Me. They Cannot Help You. They Can’t Even Visit Their Own Hometowns Because Of MNK’s Detention. So How Can They Deliver Anything For You? All They Want Is Land To Develop And Sell. You Know Me, I Don’t Need Anything From You. Villa Is Like a Hotel; In a Few Days Your Check‑Out Time Will Come. And Only MNK Can Guarantee You Genuine Votes From The South‑East.

“Pay Attention To Governor Alex Otti, He Is One Of The Few Who Can Genuinely Convince Our People. I Was Shocked When You Ignored His Invitation To Commission Projects In Abia State Where MNK Hails From. Instead, You Sent An Incompet£nt Minister, A Complete Failure And Betrayal To The South‑East. To Make Matters Worse, The Weak Deputy Speaker Won’t Stop Attacking Governor Otti, Our People’s Favourite.

“To My Father Hope uzodimma, You Have Done Well, But You Will Lose Everything If You Don’t Secure MNK’s Release. Your Legacies Will Be Erased If You Don’t Act Now. With This Judgment, I Am Weak. His Detention Has Undermined All Your Achievements.

“Please, Governor‑General, Do The Needful And Help Our Asiwaju. Without MNK’s Freedom, Everything Will Coll@pse. Asiwaju Gave Me Access To The Villa And My First Presidential Handshake And I Will Never Forget That. But I Don’t Want To Watch Him Fail. Appeal This Judgment Immediately And Fix This Situation, Or Prepare To Vacate The Villa In 2027. The South‑East Belongs To MNK. These Are The Words Of The Gods. Ignore Them At Your Own Risk.

Shivisee1:
Only a southwesterner can attain such heights in Nigeria ! Maybe southsouth too!

see better follow come M U G U

ayusco85:
There are no true patriot in Nigeria who are genuinely after the betterment of Nigeria. Everyone just wants a piece of the cake

Except Nnamdi Kanu, the last man Standing.