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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.

webincomeplus:
Leave useless questions. Give me just a single link to a news page that clearly states that Bello Turji has been killed before now.

Hand dey pain you?

seunowa:
While not provide proof for your claim if you are honourable because there was no where turji bello was to be killed by Nigeria army. It was your figment of imagination...

Do your research again on bold statement; google is your friend.

seunowa:
Please could you give evidence where bello turji was said to be killed by Nigeria army?

He was rumored to have been killed a couple of times. Go and do your research. Google is your friend

Do you have a reading challenge?

Do you have a problem with research online?

webincomeplus:
It's a lie. Provide a single web link to a reputable news outlet that ever stated that Turji was eliminated.

duro4chang:
I am not disputing it but people want to see evidence so that it will not be like audio killing

Honestly, this Bello Turji has been eliminated by the Nigerian armed forces so many times that we began to believe he probably has 9 lives.

It will be further ridiculous if he is rumored dead due to the 🇺🇸USA military strikes and sometime later, he manifests again.

teepain:
I might not have read your initial post that led to your exchanges with the chaps. But my intervention was directed at answering your question "why sokoto". I was interested in that particular question because I had asked the same question before reading from Sokoto state's governor who asserted that the U.S. attacks decimated the terrorists' camp and he went further to say that the cross-border banditry would soon stop in Sokoto.

It was from there that I drew my inference that maybe Sokoto was targeted because of the presence of these cross-border terrorists. I shared same with you because I assumed that you might not have read that piece on Sahara reporters.

Can we collectively request the Sokoto state and Federal Government to provide more information on the casualties of the USA🇺🇸 miltary strike in Somoto, Nigeria.

It is not enough for the Sokoto state government to come out and say that "the U.S. attacks decimated the terrorist" as you put it.

We need the facts; empirical facts:
How many ISIS terrorists were killed in Sokoto strike?
What arsenal or facility of ISIS was destroyed in Sokoto strike?

They can't and shouldn't just be fooling us for their masked reasons.

indigenous234:
The onus of proof lies with you. The US should keep up with the bombings while you show us proof that indeed the bombs landed on your terrorist brothers

You are as ridiculous as the Donald Trump himself. So shallow in mind and silly.

[quote author=omoredia post=137922903][/quote]Learn to use the "quote" button properly; you shouldn't embed your response in my post that you are replying.

This is your post:

"Then why are u downplaying US support. Thats why I can never like black people. Is it nit our black leaders funding terrorists against fellow blacks and now are white man with all of the comfort is the one forcing our leaders to do what they should do as government. Big shame. Why is the sultan silent? Because he knows that the terrorists are his boys"

Now, I have not downplayed USA support in the fight against terrorism. I only wonder why the USA 🇺🇸 rather prefer to call it Christian terrorism or Christian genocide when all the empirical evidences available from Nigeria shows that the terrorism in Nigeria is targeted at everyone, not minding your religion or tribe.

I have issues with 🇺🇸 USA military strike in Nigeria without express cooperation and approval from the Nigerian government. In this case, the Nigerian government is claiming to be aware and have approved the strike in Sokoto, Nigeria.

However, the fact that the USA🇺🇸 executive government acted without the approval of the USA🇺🇸 legislative arm of government with the military strike in Nigeria still makes it illegal and impeachable offence for Donald Trump.

You can direct your question on why the Sultan of Sokoto is silent to the Sultan himself, I don't speak for him and I wouldn't know.

If you know that the terrorists are his boys, you should have your proof otherwise be careful what you say on social media. We are not really ghosts on nairaland or social media any longer.

The challenges in Nigeria are complicated, Hydra headed and several. I want to believe Nigerians should be able to fix the problems, maybe with help from abroad as well, but primarily we Nigerians are in the best position to fix our problems especially through government but we know that government in Nigeria is still unbecoming and perverted.

What I expect is that Nigeria should not become USA🇺🇸 test ground or specimen for perpetuating their crimes and illegality around the world.

teepain:
You have brought into the discussion, questions that were not in your original post which I reacted to.

I only re-echoed what Sokoto governor and other indigenes stated which was that the bombed area is a regular route of terrorists from Niger republic.

Now, when you go like your 'revered Donald Trump' then you are only assuming. I want to believe that you are not a terrorist yourself. And therefore, I will like for us to deal with issues and not personalities.

Go and read my first post on this topic again and tell me the questions I asked that are different.

Sometimes, when you happen to see a post, you may need to research how it started to understand where the person who posted it is coming from for better understanding.

omoredia:
What u do to others but do not like to be done to u is evil and not good. Islamic terrorism is not good and must be crushed

Terorism in all forms must be discouraged and certified bad. We have Islamist terrorists and Christian terrorists in Nigeria, we have kidnappers, bandits and other armed groups, who belong to several religion including Christian and Moslem, oppressing and terrorizing Nigerians and I agree that this is bad, criminal and must stop.

The armed bandicts, kidnappers and terrorists operating in the Southern part of Nigeria are partly Christians too, ask the Nigerian police and Army to educate you on the persons associated with such crimes that they have arrested so far.

Was there a statement in all of my post that legitimates and supports terrorism?


So what is your point about what is good as described by you?

omoredia:
Evil doers that dont like what is good. Them take evil swear for una?

Define what is good now or forever shut up!

teepain:
Sokoto was chosen because it provides a pathway for the terrorists into Nigeria. If you know that axis well, from Ilela in Sokoto you enter Duruku in Niger republic. That very location that was attacked has been confirmed by the Sokoto state governor as a terrorists' hideout.

Really, so where are the terrorists that the 🇺🇸USA strike took down?

Can we see the evidence of terrorists in that location.

What you fail to understand is that you, the USA and all those supporting that position must be able to prove that there are actually terrorists at that location. The onus of proof is on you guys and your revered Donald Trump.

So far, you have only been insinuating it. There is no hard copy proof. There are no ISIS casualties seen or cleared just yet, after 48 hrs.

Who is fooling who?

omoredia:
Almost 48 hours of the US strike in Sokoto and the Sultan of Sokoto is yet to give a statement. Now we know

Continue waiting, keep the vigil.

omoredia:
I thought they were saying both Christians and muslims are being attacked by terrorists. Now the US struck Sokoto state, the comman center of territories in Nigeria and the same muslims are the only ones complaining. They have been exposed again

Your bigotry and sentiments has made you lose your sense of reasoning and understanding.

The question you should be asking the USA🇺🇸 and Donald Trump after the strike is:

Why Sokoto?

What is the proof of ISIS in Sokoto, Nigeria?

What are the ISIS or terrorist human and material casualties at the locations that the USA🇺🇸 military strike hit in Sokoto and perhaps Kwara?

If the USA 🇺🇸 missile hit an open ground just beside your house and shook your house foundation. Would you just stay happy that Donald Trump finally struck ISIS ot terrorists in Nigeria or would you be bothered to want to know what ISIS or terrorists USA🇺🇸 and Donald Trump targeted beside your house?


The joke is on you

omoredia:
All this ur talk shows u are a terrorist supporter. U are in pains.

Whenever anyone refuse to be foolish or deceived with your views and Donald Trump propaganda and actions, you guys will label the person a terrorist supporter.

I am rather laughing at the ridiculous outcome of the much awaited and threatened USA🇺🇸 military strike in Nigeria. I remember Donald said he is coming "guns blazing" - is this it?

With all the military technology, arsenal and resources at Donald Trump's disposal, he could only conduct a military strike on ISIS location in Sokoto and perhaps Kwara, Nigeria without a record of human or material casualties on the ISIS or terrorists. This is laughable honestly and prompts more questions which you should be asking or answering today.

Was it deliberate, if yes, then the USA 🇺🇸 should explain the objective of the military strike.

Is this a joke or are we just specimens?

Redhot111:
After this I won't reply again because i foolishness oozing all around ur demented mind.
1st I mentioned genocide and you quickly interpreted it to mean christian genocide. Maybe it's actually christian genocide after all


Trump's strike without a single casualty unruffled u out of ur shell. This is what our efforts couldn't do all the while. You've been quietly enjoying ur people killing others without check while our military struggled to record a few winnings u where unperturbed. Now Trump strikes without recoding a casualty and you and sheik Gunmi gas been foaming from mouth like a loosed cannon.

Shame on you. Get set for Trump won't stop until all terrorists are completely wiped out.

When you mentioned "genocide", what were you expecting me to interpret?

Your revered Donald Trump called it " Christian Genocide in Nigeria" so it is only logical for me to conclude that you agree with him and that is what you meant when you mentioned "genocide".

Whenever your Nigerian military, that you described as incompetent, poorly equipped and poor, strike terorists, they always record casualties (human or material) on the part of the terrorists, despite their weakness.

However, your almighty 🇺🇸USA or should I say, Donald Trump, conducted a military strike in Sokoto. After which he went on the media to announce that he successfully struck ISIS in Sokoto, Nigeria, and obliterated ISIS there.

Findings are still to reveal or record any human casualty on ISIS in Sokoto and precisely the locations he targeted. There is no record or ISIS arsenal or logistics base or facility in that location that Donald Trump targeted that has now been destroyed.

The joke is on you and I want to ask again: who is fooling who?

Have you been fooled by Donald Trump?

omoredia:
The US knows us more than what we are claiming to know about ourselves. The sultan is shock

Says USA 🇺🇸 that fumbled the first military strike in Nigeria.

There is only one being that knows it all and is God Almighty. USA🇺🇸 is just trying to know more about Nigeria in an uncoordinated manner. The USA🇺🇸 executive government and particularly Donald Trump lacks knowledge and understanding of Nigeria and her complex challenges. The most annoying part is that Donald Trump is so ignorant and stupidly proving himself to be knowledgeable about Nigeria and several other things. He is not willing to learn about the country called Nigeria and other situations around the world.

Donald Trump believes what he knows or says is the truth even when the fact is contrary.

IamAtAnger:
See empty vessel with noise

;DYou are the vessel!

You can't communicate effectively and that also implies that your comprehension skills are questionable.

People like you are the reason nairaland bot required more words to communicate your opinion in the past, otherwise no post.

You should be thankful to Seun Osewa for relaxing the policy to accommodate empty vessels like you.

Iamzik:
Do you understand the meaning of that word casualty?

If there was casualties you will be the one protesting. Don't just throw words around or copy and paste nonsense written by others without thinking it through

Okay, so assuming I don't know the meaning, please define the word "casualty" in the context of the USA 🇺🇸 military strike in Sokoto.

Educate us and me in particular.

What is the essence of detonating some tomhawk missiles and risking diplomatic and military confrontation if you can't actually record deaths or destruction of terorists or ISIS human and material resources?

Do you know the cost of each Tomhawk missile? Do you know the cost of logistics, administration, resources and effort engaged in that USA🇺🇸 military strike in Sokoto?

What is the report on real casualties to ISIS since Donald Trump claimed they were the target in Sokoto.