Ghanaian fans spotted a Nigerian rocking a Super Eagles jersey after the match and turned him into the center of attention, singing “Come and See What the Lord Has Done” as they carried him through the streets.😭🙆♂️💔
Owning Up to Leadership Failures and Political Responsibility
This morning, I listened to the British Prime Minister’s speech announcing his planned resignation in July. As a keen observer of global politics, my primary interest lies in examining what successful nations do right and the structural factors that cause others to lag or struggle with governance and development.
The Prime Minister’s planned resignation comes amid mounting public frustration over a stagnant economy, a worsening cost-of-living crisis, and a perceived failure to honour key campaign pledges.
Looking inward in our dear country, we can recall our own situation. Before 2015, our President on several occasions championed the call for the then President Goodluck Jonathan to resign over economic hardship and insecurity affecting Nigerians. During the Chibok school kidnapping incident, he demanded the immediate resignation of President Jonathan, arguing that the government had failed in its most fundamental duty of protecting lives.
During the 2023 election campaign, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made several promises, including improved electricity supply. He also challenged the electorate not to vote for him for a second term if he failed to deliver on those commitments—particularly in providing stable power, fighting corruption, and improving the welfare of Nigerians.
At present, however, these conditions have worsened. Electricity supply remains unreliable, insecurity has intensified in many areas, including kidnappings, and economic hardship has deepened rather than eased. Similar concerns are reflected across other critical sectors such as security, infrastructure, transportation, and anti-corruption efforts, all of which have regressed. We are in the worst possible condition.
I, therefore, join Nigerians of goodwill in calling for the resignation of the President over monumental failure in governance. Such a gesture would help enthrone a political culture rooted in accountability and responsibility, rather than further entrenching impunity. It would also send a powerful message that public office is a sacred trust, not an entitlement, and help build a society in which future leaders understand that failure carries consequences. Only by ending the culture of impunity can we secure a better future for the society our children will inherit in a New Nigeria that is possible. -PO
My neighbour paid me $500 every Friday to water a single plant.
For five years.
No matter the weather.
No matter if he was home or away.
Every Friday, exactly at 6 p.m., I'd walk next door, water the plant, and leave.
Easiest money I ever made.
The strange part?
The plant was fake.
Plastic.
Not even a convincing fake.
The first time I pointed that out, he smiled and said:
"I know."
That should have been a red flag.
Instead, I took the money.
For five years.
Then one Friday, he wasn't there.
His house was empty.
The lights were off.
And taped to the front door was an envelope with my name on it.
Inside was a note.
**If you're reading this, I'm dead.**
I laughed nervously.
Then I kept reading.
The note explained that he had terminal cancer.
He'd known for years.
And he had one final request.
Rufai Oseni: “You keep criticizing President Tinubu over the removal of fuel subsidy. What would you have done differently?”
Mr Peter Obi: “I didn't criticize Tinubu for removing the subsidy. I said I would have removed it, but in an organized manner. I wouldn't have announced it at my inauguration. I would have first sat down with operators in the industry because we know there is a lot of crim!nality around the subsidy.
I would remove it to determine the exact amount being spent on subsidy and also address the issue of exchange rate deregulation. But in doing these things, the most important thing is to fight corruption head-on. Since the subsidy was removed, what has been the impact on the average Nigerian? We have even borrowed more money than we used to when subsidy was still in place.”
— NDC presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi.
They said plantain is a type of banana. In Korea, the idea of plantain doesn't exist at all. They don't know what it is. I took Picture 1 in our family house in the village in 2024. I got the picture 2 from a farmer's page. I have been explaining. I don explain tire. 😞
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Layi reminds me of the HR Director in ExxonMobil that year. He finished with 2.2 but omo, the man brain dey spark fire. He is super intelligent.
The day UNIUYO invited him to speak at their event, na so so clap and standing ovation dem give am.
ExxonMobil takes 2.2 just so you know.
Go to https://t.co/XqZ2Ofz9Sc , check for available vacancies and apply for a job in Exxonmobil anywhere in the world.
Worked for 7years in ExxonMobil Nigeria and my life changed forever!
Tomorrow, my earnings from X will be taken to a designated hospital. All of it
If lending my voice got some 💵 I will give it back to the people i speak for.
This change will start from me