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Can Davido be more polite in his conversations with the young lady. His responses are so xrated and full of swear words. He is addressing a younger generation, someone he could actually father.

I am so uncomfortable with his choice of words, even if he feels strongly that he isn't the father.

franchasng:
Very honest, brave and simple President. Does not hide anything, he tells you as it is.


My kind of person. We don't hide our feelings to make anybody happy. So long as we are doing the right thing, anybody that wants to be unhappy is free to be.


Donald Trump is doing the right thing. Venezuelan people will enjoy and benefit more partnering with US and allowing US manage their resources for the time being until a credible government is established than leaving it in the hands of drug barons who partner with wicked Chinese.


Same way I wished US government will come and manage our resources and even security, Nigeria will become better than what it is today under soulless Nigerian politicians wrecking Nigeria and plundering our common resources without any visible progress for decades now.


Before you quote me, ask those that have worked with Chinese companies or employers how they were treated, and ask those that have worked with US company how they were treated.


Ever since China bought Adax Petroleum in Nigeria, go and check the welfare of the staffs. Compare it with US owned Chevron or Mobil oil staff welfare and then you will understand that Venezuelan crude oil is better in the hands of America than in the hands of Venezuelan drug cartels working with stingy/racist Chinese and racist Russians.


I speak as someone who has worked with US owned company outside the United States.



Thank you all for your attention to this matter

You sound very ridiculous and silly.

Ofunaofu:
Funny how you suddenly become the spokesperson for Kogi Central people when it suits your politics.

Democracy doesn’t require your permission for anyone to speak, especially on issues of accountability and representation.

What’s more telling is your selective outrage. You throw degrading adjectives at Natasha with so much passion, yet you conveniently go mute on Yahaya Bello, a former governor facing serious EFCC allegations involving about N86 billion. That contrast makes it look less like concern for morals and more like a personal beef with Natasha.

Discrediting a woman by calling her “morally bankrupt” because she speaks up is an old, lazy APC and their hoardes of supporters
, tactic. If sexual harassment is a serious issue, as you admit then allegations should be addressed with investigations, not character assassination. Silencing accusers is exactly how abuse thrives.
So spare us the fake neutrality. If accountability truly matters to you, apply the same energy to powerful men accused of looting public funds, not just women who challenge the status quo.

Yes, we shall see how it pans out but history hasn’t been kind to hypocrisy.

What did Natasha speak up - lies, propagandas and embarrassing assertions. A woman that throws sexual harassment allegations at just about any man around that she wants to attack.

There is little or nothing hidden about Yahaya Bello. He is aa accused that is being tried in the court of law by EFCC.

However, your electoral law doesn't stop accused persons from contesting elections. If his party presents him for election and his people vote him into office as a senator, who am I to say no to him. I am not EFCC or the court that is prosecuting him. I am also not in anyway advocating for Yahaya Bello.

Stop fooling yourself, Natasha's allegations were investigated and found baseless, malicious and embarrassing. It was calculated to assassinate the character of most of the persons that she accused, particularly the Senate President. She went as far as to ridicule the image of Nigeria even at International Parliamentary Functions. You can remain deluded if you wish but I have never been fooled by her shenanigans.

Yes, history will judge all of us, especially the like of Natasha Apoti Uduaghan.

Memphitz357:
Poverty na your matra this 2026

I wish you the same

Streetinvestor2:
He is like breeze which u don't know when he comes. Abi the juju men in your region has been deceiving u people. Even SW president is now so scared.France can't help him.Trump hates drug barons and election riggers. This was the crime Venezuela president commented

If Donald Trump likes, he can come as Breeze or whatever, we shall handle him.

Our mosquitos are waiting for him and his forces.

Streetinvestor2:
You know I have been disgracing u and your people in different threads with evidence. .A people full of envy and betrayal
Trump is coming for the drug baron soon..lol

Bring Donald Trump on.

We are waiting.

EmmaJnr1:
The agbadorites does not know what is coming until it hits them.

Abeg, tell us what is coming

Ofunaofu:
If bullying, name-calling, and political witch-hunts, grab it, snatch it and run away with it criminals in the APC beginning from Tinubu are now your definition of experience, then that explains a lot.

Calling Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan “evil” and “unruly” doesn’t erase her mandate or her courage, it only exposes the fear she generates among entrenched interests.

As for Yahaya Bello, before you parade him as anyone’s saviour, perhaps he should first account for the N86 billion corruption linked to his tenure, matters already investigated by the EFCC, whose chairman publicly stated that Bello must be prosecuted or he would resign.

Power may tilt elections, but it doesn’t erase records. And no amount of political muscle can rewrite accountability.

I am too sure you and I aren't from Kogi Central. Leave it to Kogi Central people and the power brokers to determine their next senator.

As for Natasha, she is morally bankrupt, accuses just anybody of sexual harassment. She turned the meaning of sexual harassment to a joke when it is supposed to be a serious accusation.

Her colleagues simply avoid her for several reasons. Who wouldn't?

We shall see how it pans out.

Ofunaofu:
The only way Yahaya Bello can win is by “ta-ta-ta-ta” grabbing it, snatching it, and running away with it like a criminal.

But before that, Yahaya Bello should first account for the N86 billion stolen from the people of Kogi State, of which the EFCC has investigated, with its chairman stating clearly that Yayaha Bello must be prosecuted and jailed or he would resign his position.

You speak like a novice to Nigerian politics. The government of Kogi and the powers that be in the APC and government of the day in Nigeria will do everything possible to rid the National Assembly (particularly the Senate) off elements like Natasha Apoti Uduaghan.

She can't be trusted, she is evil, manipulative, destructive, disruptive, disrespectful and unruly.

That is a clear and obvious red flag that has been witnessed and embarrassing to the the federal government and national assembly.

They will not take that risk again. They wouldn't mind anyone that can take her down in Kogi Central. The odds are on Yahaya Bello, I believe.

dre11:
PREMIUM TIMES revealed how Ms Adeosun skipped the mandatory national youth service and procured a forged certificate purporting to exempt her from the one-year exercise.





https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/847325-kemi-adeosun-attempts-to-mislead-public-again-on-nysc-certificate-scandal.html

Honestly, I expect Kemi Adeosun to remain in hiding forevee with respect to Nigerian politics and governance.

She has been morally, legally, politically and essentially damaged.

nairavsdollars:
Natasha will defeat Yeye Bello by a wide margin

Dey play. They will retire Natasha Apoti Uduaghan

God1000:
Donald trump wants to run Venezuela from US as emperor or what? All for oil


A whole president was captured like a common criminal and some Nigerians are hailing this unconscionable act

That is how low and ridiculous some Nigerians have become, especially those from...........

Anyway, in the absence of the president or provided the president is incapacitated, the vice president can take over under the law of Venezuela.

Promptly, the Venezuela Supreme Court has affirmed that and ultimately, the vice president has been sworn into office as the President.

Donald Trump forgot that Maduro is just one man, the executive government of Venezuela is an institution.

I want to advise her (New President of Venezuela) to terminate the contract of Chevron Oil Exploration in Venezuela.

Kukutente23:
But he has accounted for it with evidence
FG should complete the payment so that the project can start

Do you remember the parable of the servants who were given talents in the bible. Do you remember the one that went to hide his talents in the ground and when the master asked about the talents, he brought the one inside the ground.

The master took it off him and gave to the one that used his talents. It will be more useful in the hands of the productive servant.

You asked for ₦100B but ₦50B was approved for you and shortly ₦30B was released to you and then you went to hide or keep the money in a commercial bank account and claim that you were waiting for the balance of ₦20B before you start utilizing it for the purpose that you asked.

Doesn't that sound ridiculous! That sounds very irresponsible.

Nonsense.

Kukutente23:
But he has accounted for it with evidence
FG should complete the payment so that the project can start

Do you remember the parable of the servants who were given talents in the bible. Do you remember the one that went to hide his talents in the ground and when the master asked about the talents, he brought the one inside the ground.

The master took it off him and gave to the one that used his talents. It will be more useful in the hands of the productive servant.

You asked for ₦100B but ₦50B was approved for you and shortly ₦30B was released to you and then you went to hide or keep the money in a commercial bank account and claim that you were waiting for the balance of ₦20B before you start utilizing it for the purpose that you asked.

Doesn't that sound ridiculous!

Nonsense.

hush15:
Is it the 20billion that is not yielding interest somewhere... You faulting the wrong person. Why was 20billion withheld. Atleast, we know what the 30billion is for. Go and check the papers given to Fayose as an attack dog, it says 50billion, if not, he wont have said 50billion. He thought he was doing Makinde, but he only displayed the con artists in FG....

Your political affiliation and sentiments is affecting your sense of reasoning.

This

hush15:
Which Financiers are you talking. Someone approved 50billion only 30, kept 20. If FG was financing, then the onus is on FG to declare and let Nigerians know what they financing and what the financing structure look like. You all keep defending thievery with full chest. The governor was wise not to spend that fund till what was approved was disbursed to avoid stupid folks like the ones I reading here.

Your political affiliation has made you lose your sense of reasoning

hush15:
Its like the man knew a day like this would come and decided not to use the funds till all doubts is cleared. Tinubu's government and party has set terrible precedence in governance and politics. When they act with impunity, its okay and begin to explain nonsense but when its others, they get power drunk and start quoting laws.

Nigerians need to ask them for the 20billion because in their records, they approved 50billion according to Fayose and FG but only release 30billion. I can bet anything that their books still says 50billion. The question Nigerians should be asking is what happened to the balance. It is Nigerians money, approved and should be disbursed. When they disburse it according to the books, then they can make a demand of what the money was used for. Evil government

You mean that ₦30B was sitting in an account, yielding interest that is probably not being declared fully, if declared at all.

While those affected by the bombings have moved on with the challenges as they suffer the consequences and manage the situation despite government intervention funds being locked down in an account by the governor of the state.

Kukutente23:
1. Very wrong. No 50bn was given and he never posted evidence of 50bn disbursed. Go back and check what he called evidence
2. There's no moral burden on Seyi Makinde to declare incomplete payments which he never spent. What the money is meant for is clearly written in the narration and it does not make sense for money to be spent when incomplete. That's what leads to incomplete projects. The FG should explain why they've not fulfilled the payment after 2 years and where the money is
3. Again. Seyi has no business announcing incomplete funds. The FG should have announced it as they used to do for other states especially as they did for Niger and Borno states. Why did FG hide the fact that they gave 30bn out of 50bn to a state if not that they are being mischievous
4. It is you who is reasoning along partisan lines. Makinde did absolutely nothing wrong. The money is in the account untouched. The money is not complete. Yet you're placing moral burden on Seyi for incomplete funding while excusing FG that claimed to approve 50bn but only released 30bn. We've seen the 30bn. Where's the remaining 20bn from FG side

I don't know if you are being comedian or serious however, if you are serious, then I would just be amazed at your level of reasoning and mentality.

Let me ask you a question: assuming you want to build a house and your engineers and quantity surveyor cost it at ₦1B.

Howevee, the financier indicated that they can only grant you ₦500M. Upon that correspondence, the financier forwarded ₦300M to your account for the construction of the house, while withholding a balance of ₦200M.

Would you not commence the construction of the house, render accounts to the financier on anticipation that when the ₦300M is exhausted, you will demand the ₦200M?

Kindly respond.

Kukutente23:
But he has accounted for it with evidence
FG should complete the payment so that the project can start

You are not serious.

Which project? Besides, have you ever been at Project Management? Who would transfer all funds for projects of such amount without staggering it into milestones.

No sane financier releases such funds as a whole at once. The amount release to him is still being warehoused for what exactly. Is the government of Oyo state trying to say they never needed the money in the first place.

Kukutente23:
And if he had spent it zombies would be claiming he spent money and he should account for it now
You see how daft zombies are?

But of course, he would have to account for the expenditure.

Accountability is essential in government.

If he wouldn't need it, then he didn't have to collect it in the first place.

Ecstasy154:
For: Oyo State Government

This is an effort to do damage control. Why would the Oyo state government warehouse the fund in one account for about two years after the incident and release of the fund with an excuse that you are awaiting the balance of ₦20B.

The ₦30B the state government government got is enough to have executed a lot of developmental projects and social amenities renovation in the old bodies area.

Upon utilization of the ₦30B, then you can demand for the balance of ₦20B.

Oyinbogyal:
I’m mixed and living abroad. My mother is European and my father is Nigerian. My parents separated over 10 years ago, but they never officially divorced — they were legally separated.

The separation happened because my father did something very serious to my mother. In Europe, you cannot be removed from the family home simply because of marital problems. A married person is only forced out by the courts if something very severe happens. That is all I can say for privacy reasons, but it’s important context.

About a year after they separated, my father started begging my mother to take him back. This wasn’t occasional — it went on for years. At the same time, he was involved with a Nigerian woman from his own tribe. Behind that Nigerian woman’s back, he was still pressuring my mother to reconcile. My mum refused, but he never stopped trying.

Fast-forward to December 2025. Even this year, my father again went to my mother and asked her to get back together with him.

Then on Christmas Day, he finally admitted — not to me, not to my mother, not to all of us directly — but to my youngest sister, that he has a 9-year-old son he has been hiding from everyone. He then made my sister pass the message on to the rest of us. He could not say it to our faces himself.

What shocked me most is that this child was born about a two years after my parents separated — meaning that all the years my father was begging my mother to reconcile, he already knew he had a child elsewhere. He deliberately never told her… bear in mind this child lives in the same country as us in Europe but he is just been hidden.

When I called him to confront him, he confirmed everything. He also said something that disturbed me deeply: that he feels no real affection for the child and that the boy will never replace his “real family,” meaning us. Hearing a man speak that way about his own biological child was horrifying.

This is a fully Nigerian boy, same tribe as my father. Knowing my father’s own childhood — where he suffered badly under a cruel stepmother — I would have thought he might see himself in that child. But instead, he has completely compartmentalised him.

Meanwhile, the child’s mother still wants to marry my father. From what I can see, he continues to keep her hopeful without fully committing, while still fantasising about getting back with his legal “European wife” who doesn’t want him. He seems to keep multiple realities open at once.

What made everything click for my mother — and for me — is this:
If my mother had agreed to reconcile, my father could have moved back into the house legally as her husband. Because he would not repeat physical violence, she would have had no immediate way to remove him again via legal system/court. Only after securing his place back in the home could he then reveal that he had a child all along — effectively trapping her in a marriage built on deception.

That realisation is terrifying.

I also feel deep cultural dissonance. I told my father plainly: my mother is European. This kind of secrecy is not culturally acceptable where we live. It’s not “family affairs” or something to be normalised. Trust matters differently. Consent matters differently. So he cannot assume my mother will want him after hearing the news, she is not like the Nigerian ex you had a child with - in Nigeria it is normal for a woman to beg or wait for a man to marry you, in Europe it is shameful so he needs to stop thinking my mom will accept this.

This entire situation has destroyed my respect for him. I don’t feel anger as much as disgust and shame. I’m embarrassed to even explain this to my European friends. I feel like I’ve lost faith not just in him, but in my ability to trust what I thought were shared values.

I’m now engaged to marry a loving European man, and if I’m honest, this experience has made me afraid. Afraid of repeating cycles if I marry a Nigerian man. Afraid of normalising things I don’t believe in. I don’t reject my Nigerian heritage — I love the food, the music, the culture — but when it comes to marriage, honesty, and responsibility, I feel completely disconnected from what I’ve seen modeled.

Right now, I don’t even want to be around my father. I feel like something fundamental has collapsed, and I don’t know how to rebuild respect where trust no longer exists.

I’m sharing this here because I genuinely don’t know how to process it alone, and I want perspectives — especially from people who understand Nigerian family dynamics — without judgement.

I am trying to understand you: you said you don't want to be around your father. May I ask why?

You don't want to respect your father because trust no longer exists? How?

Is this all because your father has a child out of wedlock, while he was separated from your mother? Your mother should be the one taking offence, not you. It is their marriage, that is not your concern. It is on your mum to either forgive and accept him back or never forgive and take him back.

Do not let that affect your respect, love and care for both your parents.

iwaeda:
STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT

NEW TAX LAWS WILL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2026 AS PLANNED

The new tax laws, including those that took effect on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence on January 1, 2026, will continue as planned.

These reforms are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a fair, competitive, and robust fiscal foundation for our country.

The tax laws are not designed to raise taxes, but rather to support a structural reset, drive harmonisation, and protect dignity while strengthening the social contract.

I urge all stakeholders to support the implementation phase, which is now firmly in the delivery stage.

Our administration is aware of the public discourse surrounding alleged changes to some provisions of the recently enacted tax laws.

No substantial issue has been established that warrants a disruption of the reform process. Absolute trust is built over time through making the right decisions, not through premature, reactive measures.

I emphasise our administration's unwavering commitment to due process and the integrity of enacted laws. The Presidency pledges to work with the National Assembly to ensure the swift resolution of any issue identified.

I assure all Nigerians that the Federal Government will continue to act in the overriding public interest to ensure a tax system that supports prosperity and shared responsibility.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

December 30, 2025

Source

The implementation of this Tax laws by Jan 1, 2026, if not taken through a re-Gazette process to publish the correct Tax Laws and passed by the National Assembly, will be a major subject of litigation.

People will sue the state to court and win the cases in court against the FG and NRS.

TechBaron:
That's because he apologize and keeps responding to her.

The best way to deal with these type of people is to ignore their rants..

You will have more problem if you ignore her. She has little to lose especially because she is damaged already, you would have more to lose when she starts the drama.

muyico:
This man
His enemy's plenty
Blackmail here and there

Why do you think it is all blackmail?

SisterAnn:
You seem to be bothered about image and reputation alone.

You failed to see the dents these guys have left on Christendom! 😧😧

Which Christian fold?

Is he the first pastor to be caught in this web of adultery, formication and mess?

Was the pastor Biodun of COZA not caught in a similar web?

The Pastor Chris will not be the last pastor caught in the web of sin, even serious sins. Those pastors are human too.

HeroicMeastro:
Meaning what?
Do you have your own facts?

Which one be facts? If you have a challenge with what I said, speak your opinion, you don't have to antagonize me.

LagosOrigin:
At this point, the pastor should arrest her and file a lawsuit for character assassination.

She go beg tire

The damage has been done already. The pastor created the situation by engaging with such a woman. He knew she was married but he deliberately or unintentionally kept a welcoming relationship with her that translated into adultery and ultimately, she left her husband to continue the amorous relationship with the Pastor Chris.

So all the beautiful ladies around are not enough temptations for him, he had to fall for a Nollywood woman and married woman, as at the time.

Now she feels useless, used and dumped. She knows her reputation and career has been flawed so she is going down and would love to take the Pastor Chris down with her.

She wouldn't mind losing him forever but she wants the new marriage destroyed aswell. She wants him miserable and defeated, never to rise again.

The bottom line is that Pastor Chris was the one that went to carry a firewood infested with ants on his head. He should endure the dance of shame, disgrace, accusations, harassment and humiliation.

If he survives it, that would be a huge lesson that he will never forget.

Whatever the outcome is for both of them, given the unfolding events, I honestly don't care. I have my own challenges myself and can't be too bothered about Pastor Chris or the Shameless woman.

When a scorned woman is after you, they will not relent even when you apologize.

webincomeplus:
LOL! Just come out straight and admit that you goofed. You couldn't find a single link, and you resorted to this nonsense. You're not smart, bro.

Mr Smart, congratulations.