Folarin

I am a Financial Analyst & Consultant, a discipline of Christ, a soccer pundit, a loving husband and father.

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“The Crisis Started When I Refused His N12.5bn Demand" - DG Adeniyi

— DG Adeniyi says the Chief of Staff asked him for N12.5 billion and all the problem began when he refused to pay.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

SOWORE BEING SENT TO PRISON: A DANGEROUS REGRESSION FOR OUR DEMOCRACY

I have received, with deep concern, the news of the court’s remand of citizen activist Omoyele Sowore in Kuje Prison.

While the judiciary remains the ultimate arbiter of justice, we must consistently guard against any trend that gives the appearance of state institutions being weaponised to systematically stifle dissent, muzzle the press, or shrink the legitimate space for civic engagement in Nigeria.

A thriving democracy does not survive on the silencing of opposing voices; rather, it is anchored on the robust protection of fundamental human rights, most notably the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly, as enshrined in our Constitution. Moreover, our society is already strained by insecurity and biting economic hardship; therefore, deliberate steps should be taken, even by the courts, to avoid inflaming the situation.

When we begin to treat citizen critics, activists, and journalists as threats to state survival rather than as partners in building accountability, we signal a dangerous slide toward authoritarianism. Our current challenges, ranging from economic strain to internal security vulnerabilities, require inclusive dialogue and cohesive nation-building, not the incarceration of those who demand a better society.

I urge the relevant authorities to ensure that the rule of law is strictly adhered to, that Mr. Sowore’s constitutional rights are fully protected, and that our security and judicial institutions are used solely for the impartial administration of justice. We cannot build a New Nigeria if we continue to undermine the very democratic structures meant to protect us all. -PO

[Nedu Ani @Nedumcity_]

The Church is not quiet. While we prayed, danced and hoped, we equally took it to the street to voice out our frustration to the highest insecurity, injustice and corruption in our Nation.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

On matters of security, the bulk stops at the President's table. Like in other countries, Jonathan is the Chief Security Officer.Stop Boko H

[Folarin @4laaa]

@VividProwess Thank you @netanyahu for ridding the world of terrorist

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

The danger of making crime a norm.

Whenever I talk about Nigeria being a crime scene, those who are part of the criminality and their hirelings will quickly start their noise-making, attacking and blackmailing me. But how do you tell people that those whose integrity, character and behaviour are supposed to be exemplary and emulated in society have become the very source of the nation’s decay? How do you tell young Nigerians to be honest and upright when those they are supposed to emulate are the least to be emulated because they are criminals and dishonest?

Certificate forgery is a serious criminal offence in all countries of the world. It is one of the most corrupt practices heavily punished.

In one of my knowledge-seeking visits to Indonesia early this year, after interacting with several ministers responsible for Health, Villages, SMEs, Planning, and Education, as well as the Vice President and President Joko Widodo on development, I met with the Chairman of the General Elections Commission of Indonesia. I asked him about the educational qualifications required to participate in elections from local government to the state legislature, governorship, and up to the presidential level. He openly stated these qualifications to me.
My team and I then asked a simple question: What happens if someone contests for public office with a forged certificate or did not attend the school he claimed he attended? He looked at me, surprised and shocked, and said, “That attracts immediate disqualification and prosecution. It is a criminal offence. He added, “If someone can forge a certificate, how can that person be trusted to lead others?”

But in my country Nigeria, though the laws are same as in other countries, that forgery is punished by immediate disqualification, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) makes no effort to scrutinize certificates before the elections, over looks complaints of forgery and when you challenged after the elections, court will dismiss the serious criminal issues as "pre-election matters" without giving this criminal act appropriate punishment.
INEC, even after the elections, does not bother to revisit or investigate these serious offences before the next election.

The other concerning issue from all these is how criminals and dishonest people scale through all the scrutiny layers -security, parliament and government apparatus set to handle such.

Even more disturbing, amounting to double tragedy, is that most of these dishonest people swore to an affidavit before a law court attesting to the authenticity of the documents they presented.

We are now preparing for the 2027 general elections. INEC have enough time to investigate past complaints about various forms of forgery and false claims.

Our Electoral amendments must include that anyone intending to contest for any public office, whether an incumbent or a new candidate, must submit all academic certificates to the electoral body immediately after party primaries, at least six months before the election. These certificates, alongside details of schools attended, what was studied and years of study, should be made public for verification within 90 days. This process must also apply to appointed officials, Ministers and even aides, because when dishonesty starts from the top, it spreads to every level of governance, just like it’s happening now.

We must deal with certificate forgery holistically with the seriousness and level of criminality it deserves. Criminal offences should not be dismissed as a mere procedural matter. We must end the era where forgery and deceit are rewarded with power. True leadership must begin with truth.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Arsenal Reveled @Arsenalreveals]

Nigeria proud of you brother OSIMHEN 🫡❤️

[Folarin @4laaa]

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[Ted Cruz @tedcruz]

“Instead of reversing these policies, they are waging a media campaign to escape exposure and accountability. I intend to prevent them from doing so." | @FoxNews https://t.co/D0ghh9RFaQ

[Folarin @4laaa]

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There is a man who needs our help.

He’s a farmer who got attacked by armed terrorist herdsmen that wanted to kill him and take over his farm. In self defence, he killed one of them.

He (not the terrorists) got arrested, jailed and has been sentenced to death by hanging in Nigeria.

His name is Sunday Jackson.
Please lend your voice. You may not have money or power or connection. But you have a voice.

Help #FreeSundayJackson
Let the world hear of this evil injustice.

[Folarin @4laaa]

@asherkkine 500k will pay my rent /OPAY/8034157212

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Bandits slay pastor, abduct 20 worshippers in Kaduna community

https://t.co/9xSKh5S1nU

[Rauda Altenaiji @FormulaRauda]

Do you know the strength it takes to be able to give a sermon when your own people are in mass grave? These are the Christians of Nigeria.. brave, strong and resilient.

The global community cannot keep turning a blind eye to the atrocities committed against Christians in Nigeria.

[T I M M I T O M 🤴 @timmosion]

64 community wiped off the map,
Only in Nigeria, and only to Nigerian Christians.

Yet they say "It is not a genocide, it's a clash" 😢

Please how?

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

CAN PRESS STATEMENT

*For Immediate Release*

_October 21, 2025_

*CAN Clarifies Meeting with Presidency: Reaffirms Christian Genocide*

1. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) wishes to correct recent media reports following the visit of Barrister Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy Communication, to the CAN Secretariat at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, on Monday, 20 October 2025.

2. During the visit, Barrister Bwala sought to understand CAN’s position regarding the global reactions to remarks by United States Senator Ted Cruz, who described the widespread attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria as a 'Christian genocide.' He noted that both Christians and Muslims have suffered from insecurity, adding that the current administration inherited the problem and is working to address it.

3. CAN made it clear that its position on this issue has long been established and remains unchanged. Across many parts of Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt, Christian communities have suffered repeated, organised, and brutal attacks which have left thousands dead, villages destroyed, and families displaced. These are not isolated crimes but a continuing pattern of violence that has persisted for years without justice or closure.

4. However, CAN was alarmed to see a press statement reportedly issued by Barrister Bwala, titled *'Presidency Debunks Western Christian Genocide Narrative in Dialogue with CAN Leadership.'* The report falsely suggested that the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, dismissed or downplayed the ongoing killings by describing them as a *'so-called Christian genocide.'*

5. That portrayal is completely false and grossly unfair. The meeting was recorded by CAN’s media team, and at no point did Archbishop Okoh use such words or express such a view. Referring to the tragedy as a *'so-called genocide'* trivialises the pain of countless Christians who have lost loved ones, homes, and places of worship in targeted attacks.

6. During the meeting, CAN’s Director of Planning, Research and Strategy, Bishop Mike Akpami, presented verified data from https://t.co/8gfLSFA5B1 showing consistent and targeted attacks on Christians across several regions of Africa, including Nigeria.

7. The meeting was attended by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of CAN; Rev. (Dr.) Stephen Panya Baba, Vice President; Apostle (Prof.) Samson Fatokun, General Secretary; Dean Rev. Ozumba, Emmanuel Nicodemus, Director of Education, Women & Youth; Dame Comfort Otera Chigbue (Esq), Director of Legal & Public Affairs; Bishop Mike Akpami, Director of Planning, Research & Strategy; Prophet Commodore Abimbola Ayuba, Director of National Issues & Social Welfare; Rev. Dr. Simon Dolly, Secretary, North Central Zone; and Dr. Victor Ivoke, Senior Special Assistant to the CAN President. For the avoidance of doubt, Rev. Dr. Uzoaku Williams, Assistant General Secretary; and Dr. Celestine Aharanwa, whose names appeared in some reports, were not present at the meeting.

8. CAN calls on the Federal Government and security agencies to act with urgency, fairness, and transparency to halt these killings and bring all perpetrators to justice. It also urges media professionals and government officials to speak with truth, empathy, and responsibility, as careless words can deepen wounds and undermine peace.

*Signed,*
Archbishop Daniel Okoh
President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has accused the Presidency of twisting facts and misrepresenting its position on the ongoing killings of Christians across the country, insisting that what is happening in several parts of Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt amounts to a ‘Christian genocide’. In a statement issued by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, CAN clarified that it did not, at any point, dismiss or describe the widespread killings as a ‘so-called Christian genocide’, as claimed in a press release reportedly issued by Barrister Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy Communication. According to the statement, the controversy followed Bwala’s visit to the CAN Secretariat at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, on Monday, during which he sought to understand CAN’s position on remarks made by United States Senator Ted Cruz, who described the persistent killings of Christians in Nigeria as a ‘Christian genocide’.
“CAN made it clear that its position on this issue has long been established and remains unchanged. Across many parts of Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt, Christian communities have suffered repeated, organised and brutal attacks which have left thousands dead, villages destroyed and families displaced. These are not isolated crimes but a continuing pattern of violence that has persisted for years without justice or closure,” the CAN President said.
CAN expressed alarm over the Presidency’s subsequent release titled ‘Presidency Debunks Western Christian Genocide Narrative in Dialogue with CAN Leadership’.

[Sosmacy @Sosmacy]

This same issue happened to me a few months ago. I was in the car with my family and two other members of my church, on our way to church.

I had noticed this Danfo driver driving recklessly from Weigh Bridge (Owode). I ignored him, but when we got to the BRT lane area, he suddenly swerved and almost hit us. My first instinct was to avoid a collision, so I swerved briefly into the BRT lane to avoid him. After overtaking him safely, I immediately returned to my lane.

That was when the BRT police stopped me. They claimed I drove on the BRT lane and even said they had me recorded on their phone. I told them that if they truly had a recording, they would see that the danfo driver almost caused an accident that could have killed my family. I said I wouldn’t pay a dime. They insisted I follow them to their office. Since I knew I was right, I agreed.

At their office in Ketu, just after the newly erected Babatunde Fashola complex, they demanded ₦50,000 from me. I refused to bribe them. Then I met one of their superiors, a woman (a bit plump and very rude). After going back and forth with her, she showed me a picture of my car’s tyre slightly on the BRT lane. I asked her for the complete video footage, but she said that was all they sent to her, no video evidence. At that point, I knew they were just out to exploit people.

My wife and our baby (who was not even five to seven months old then) were still in the car. The woman asked me, “If it were a river, would you swerve into it?” I replied, “Would you have preferred that I got killed instead?” Shockingly, she said yes.

They told me to pay ₦70,000. I said I would rather go to the mobile court, but it was already past 7 p.m., and they told me I would have to leave my car in their custody. I couldn’t do that, as one of their officers had already damaged my window glass during the earlier confrontation, so I couldn’t even roll it up properly.

In the end, I reluctantly paid the ₦70,000. Those people are evil.

I also had another encounter with the same kind of officers at Oshodi. I had heard a noise from my tyre, so I parked safely on the Ketu bridge, turned on my hazard lights, and got down to check. That was how they came and took me to their office again.

I repeat: all of them are evil. The entire institution is corrupt. @PoliceNG_CRU @followlastma