According to PiggyVest’s latest report, only 1 in 10 Nigerians can raise ₦156k within a week without difficulty. We are not talking about luxury here. We are talking about emergency money.
Nigerians have truly gotten poorer under this man, enough is enough.
‘God Save Me’.
That was the graffiti (pictured below) imprinted on a car by an unknown African migrant held hostage at a trafficking house in Ghut Shaal, Janzur, in north-western Libya.
In truth, only God can save any migrant who gets stuck in Libya after abandonment by heartless Libyan traffickers and kidnappers or arrest and detention by the police. But the mortal that I only am, I am determined to save as many migrants as possible from asking God to save them after embarking on an ill-advised trip to Libya.
Therefore, starting tomorrow and for the next 20 days, I’ll be on a campaign of short videos enlightening the public on why they should steer clear of Libya. These videos will be on all social media platforms, but my primary targets are Tiktok and Facebook, where traffickers often hoodwink unsuspecting youth with fake promises of a better life.
For the first 10 days, my messages will be released in English (morning) and Pidgin (evening).
The final 10 days will be made in Hausa (morning), Igbo (afternoon) and Yoruba (evening), consequently eliminating language barriers among subliterates and illiterates, who constitute the prime target groups of traffickers.
I know some will only learn by experience and will proceed to Libya regardless of advisories to the contrary, but I also know many would stay put in Nigeria if they had access to credible information.
Migrants like ‘Para’ and Samuel who told me “I wouldn’t have come if I knew I would suffer this much”, those are my targets. So help me God!
Please, I’m sincerely begging for help 🙏🏾💔. I’m currently battling a serious eye condition. I was diagnosed with retinal detachment, and yesterday I suddenly lost vision in my left eye. My left eye is now badly swollen and my vision is blurred. I need urgent treatment, but I’m struggling financially. Any amount, medical assistance, or connection that can help me get treatment will mean the world to me. Please help me 🙏🏾🙏🏾. I've spent all my savings all to be treated. RTs are also deeply appreciated.
0100502676
Sterling Bank
Oluwaferanmi Babalola
“Make sure you don’t sleep,” one trafficker belted out. “If you sleep, you fall off. And if you fall off, you die!”
Part 1 of my latest investigation for @fijnigeria.
UNDERCOVER: Europe Through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea (I) https://t.co/EfKYGPGz5t
30 Things To Expect Under Peter Obi’s Presidency
1. No more "snake swallowed money" stories
2. ₦210 trillion will not go missing in NNPC
3. No fraudulent conditional cash transfers
4. No fake agencies getting budget allocations
5. The Chief of Staff will not be embroiled in corruption
6. Out-of-school children will be taken off the streets and into classrooms
7. Office of the First Lady will be scrapped
8. Office of the First Son will be scrapped
9. Office of the First Daughter will be scrapped
10. Presidential jets will be sold and convoys downsized
11. Security votes to governors will be tracked and accounted for
12. Fuel subsidy savings will go directly to health, education, and poverty reduction
13. Ministers and appointees will declare assets publicly and cut wasteful foreign trips
14. Electoral reforms that make INEC truly independent
15. Police and military budgets will be audited, and welfare of officers prioritized
16. Federal character will mean competence, not just quota
17. No gagging of the media or harassment of journalists
18. A complete rejigging of our security architecture
19. Our roads will cease being death traps
20. No overbloated cabinet
21. A significant reduction in the cost of governance
22. A deliberate reduction in the cost of living
23. Democracy will be practiced in its true sense
24. Insecurity will become a thing of the past
25. Nigerians in the diaspora will be proud and willing to come back home
26. The judiciary will cease being for the highest bidder and will be truly independent
27. The National Assembly will cease being the President’s rubber stamp and will perform its oversight function
28. Value will be placed on education to end the "Olodo Uprising"
29. EFCC, DSS, ICPC, and the Police will cease being used to witch-hunt the opposition
30. Appointment of Judges will be by merit and not by proximity to power
31. No presidential candidate will be blocked from entering any State in Nigeria.
32. No convicted criminal will hold leadership position
33. Nigeria will cease being designated as a CPC.
34. Ethnoreligious bigotry will have no place in our polity.
35. The president will constantly address the citizens.
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