Let's talk about the Zenith Bank story going around.
There's a lot of fear, but not enough facts. Here's exactly what happened, and more importantly, what it means for YOU as a customer.
Zenith Bank confirmed some customer contact details - emails and phone numbers - were accessed without authorization. That's the full scope. But here's the part everyone's skipping past...
NO money was touched. NO account numbers. NO passwords. NO PINs. Not one naira moved. This wasn't a breach of your funds - it was exposure of contact info, and that distinction matters a lot. Let me explain why.
This wasn't even a "Zenith-only" problem. The bank says it's linked to a bigger, global cyber-attack hitting multiple organizations right now. Nigeria's CAC, Sterling Bank, and Remita have all faced similar incidents this year. This is an industry-wide storm.
Zenith's Reaction:
The moment they discovered it, they activated incident response protocols, brought in cybersecurity measures, and kept every digital channel running. Your app, your ATM, your transfers, all working normally throughout.
Here's the only real risk now:
Scammers using this news to impersonate Zenith. If anyone calls or texts you, asking for your PIN, password, or OTP "to verify your account" - that is not the bank, that is a criminal. Zenith will NEVER ask for that.
Bottom line:
Your money is safe. Your login details are safe. The bank responded fast and has been transparent. Stay alert, ignore suspicious messages, and don't let panic do what the hackers couldn't.
Retweet this thread because someone on your timeline is panicking right now over something that didn't even touch their money. Let's calm the fear with facts. 🙏
In 2024, I ran an experiment in Apa-Agatu in Benue State.
I supported some village children there with Nelson Apochi to help them prepare for JAMB using Educare and teaching support. They all did well and are excelling today.
This boy, Oyishima Daniel Adewebo, was one of them. He scored 290 in JAMB and is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Abuja.
He just shared his first-year result, and he got all A’s.
It was my riskiest intervention because, at the time, over 500 people had been murdered in the community by herdsmen.
We have lots of hidden talents in villages that we need to discover and help shine.
Rehabilitate Existing Infrastructure Before Embarking on New Projects
I have consistently advised governments at all levels to prioritise rehabilitating existing infrastructure before embarking on new projects that may also end up abandoned or left unfinished. For expressing this position, I have often been criticised and called all sorts of names. Yet, it remains the most responsible approach to governance.
It is therefore noteworthy that President Bola Tinubu has now cautioned state governors against committing scarce public resources to constructing unnecessary flyovers in areas with little traffic while neglecting more pressing developmental needs.
The President is, in essence, saying what I have always maintained: government must prioritise projects that directly address the immediate needs of the people. I hope those ministers, officials, and supporters who have consistently attacked this position will now direct the same criticism at him.
However, this admonition must also apply to the Federal Government. There are several unrealistic and white-elephant projects being pursued by the current administration, even as much of our critical infrastructure remains in a state of disrepair. Given our present fiscal realities, priority should be given to rehabilitating and completing existing infrastructure rather than embarking on expensive new projects with limited immediate impact.
Across Nigeria, many of our major highways linking commercial centres and food-producing communities have deteriorated into death traps. Neglecting these critical roads while pursuing prestige projects is neither economically prudent nor people-centred.
This philosophy guided my administration as Governor of Anambra State. I prioritised completing viable projects initiated by my predecessors before embarking on new ones. Government is a continuum, and development should never be measured by who starts a project, but by whether it is completed and serves the people.
Leadership is about making the right choices: fixing what is broken, completing what has already been started, and investing limited public resources where they will have the greatest impact on the greatest number of people.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Hunger and the Insensitivity of Mr. President
I watched with deep concern the statement made by President Bola Tinubu to the Catholic Bishops who visited his office, that there has always been hunger in Nigeria, even before he was born.
While it is true that hunger has been a part of human life and has existed in our country for decades, such a statement appears insensitive to the plight of the millions of Nigerians who face worsening economic hardship today. More importantly, we must focus on the facts and the measurable outcomes of governance.
Before the present administration assumed office in 2023, an estimated 17 million Nigerians were facing acute food insecurity, primarily caused by insecurity, armed conflict, widespread banditry, and devastating floods. Today, less than three years later, that number has risen to about 35 million Nigerians. Instead of improving the situation, the crisis has worsened significantly under the current administration.
The same trend is evident in poverty. Before this government took office in 2023, Nigeria’s extreme poverty was estimated at 87 million people. Current projections suggest that this number is approaching 140 million people, making Nigeria home to the largest population of people living in extreme poverty anywhere in the world.
No one disputes that this administration inherited serious challenges. However, leadership is measured not by the challenges inherited but by the results achieved. The government must honestly acknowledge that its response has fallen far short of what the situation demanded, with millions more Nigerians pushed deeper into poverty and hunger.
The combination of persistent insecurity, poor economic management, fiscal indiscipline, wasteful public expenditure, and inadequate investment in productive sectors has compounded the suffering of ordinary Nigerians.
A responsible government must prioritise investment in education, healthcare, agriculture, security, and small businesses while pursuing policies that create jobs, expand production, and lift people out of poverty. That remains my commitment to the Nigerian people.
A New Nigeria is Possible. PO
Never forget when Dr. Stella Immanuel was temporarily suspended from Twitter/locked out of her account after claiming she had successfully treated over 350 COVID patients using hydroxychloroquine in 2020
They were silencing doctors. Absolutely insane.
Fauci lied and people died because of it.
I wish I could look back and say I was wrong. I wished more people had listened. I was bashed and ridiculed for having the audacity to say Covid was treatable and people did not have to die. I am honored to have been given the privilege to treat hundreds of thousands and save lives. Fauci is the Impersonification of evil.
Humanity stay alert. Be prepared and not scared. Join our email on https://t.co/Zjor0tbugV and stay connected. The battle is not over
Commercial driver allegedly transporting passengers from Onitsha to Lagos got into a heated argument with the front-seat passenger and threatened to “deal with” him.
On getting to Ijebu-Ode, he reportedly swerved and crashed the passenger’s side of the bus into a parked truck.
The front-seat passenger died at the scene, while several others were injured.
The driver abandoned the vehicle and went home, but was later arrested by authorities.
Who is fooling who?: Shared as received.
"So, Adeyemi was SSA to Osun governor for about 6 months? So he scammed the state government of about 200 million naira. So, the EFCC arrested him based on a petition from the government. So the EFCC recovered about 180 million naira from Adeyemi. The same efcc chairman months later hosted Adeyemi in his office. 😁😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣😜😜
So Adeyemi had 6 police officers and 2 DSS operatives in his security details. So Adeyemi’s official cars and those of his security officers bore the FGN Presidency as plates numbers 😴 🙄 🤔 😀 😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣.
So Adeyemi was formally invited to be on Shettima's entourage twice on the vice president’s trip abroad 🤣🤣😁😁😜
So the NASS (both the Senate and HOR) nominated members to on Adeyemi’s official trip abroad 🤣🤣😁😁😜😜🫣🫣🫣
Interesting days ahead sha! 🤣😜🤪🤪😃
So Adeyemi had 3 federal civil servants on level 17 (Directors) deployed to his office 🤣😜😁😃🤣😃
So the fake agency had an official website. A working one at that. And the NSA, DSS DG, and communications minister "didn't" know 😃😃🤣😁😁😁😁
So, Adeyemi requested and got approval for his agency to have offices in the 36 states of the Federation. And in federal secretariat in the states 😁😃😃🤣😜🤪
ALL of them; NSA, COS, AGF, DG, Budget Office, SGF can only deceive themselves and those who want to be deceived."
I’m thinking of a concept where we gather children especially those from low-income communities and rural villages in viewing centres to learn Mathematics and Science together in preparation for the South East Maths Olympiad to close learning inequality.
The centres would be designated quiet zones, where every child studies with their books while watching world-class lessons delivered on large screens. The quality of instruction would be far beyond what many of them currently have access to in their schools.
It could become a powerful way to keep children meaningfully engaged during the holidays while strengthening their academic foundation.
What do you think?
Nigerian officials have created an environment that facilitates mass violence against Christians and religious minorities by imposing blasphemy and Sharia laws and looking the other way at jihadist atrocities.
The U.S. government knows the Nigerian officials responsible for these policies, I have been pushing my bill to sanction them, and President Trump has even ordered military action.
Instead of responding to American concerns, Nigerian officials waged a public relations campaign against critics.
They were confident in that campaign and in their ability to continue the status quo, and I am heartened that the House has just definitively proven them wrong.
https://t.co/k2PMQZDKNT
This man was suspended today by Abia State University.
Investigations so far have revealed that he has been involved in grade sorting and other strange activities. He charges as high as N1.5m to pass MBBS exam.
The Abia State Government has intensified its investigation and is reviewing results and mark sheets for all students in the Uni for the past 5 years.
Some graduates' results may be cancelled after this investigation.
This is the most thorough academic investigation at any Nigerian university so far.