Jolayemi Gbenga .O.

He who giveth to the poor, lendeth to God...

[Ahmad Salkida @A_Salkida]

The ransom paradox is one of the hardest moral and policy dilemmas of our time.

The Nigerian government is right to argue that paying ransom fuels kidnapping. Every payment strengthens the business model of armed groups, finances future attacks, and puts more people at risk.

Yet the same governments rarely rescue those taken. Military rescues remain the exception, not the norm. Every day in captivity means forced labour for many men and sexual violence for many women and girls, torture, hunger, disease, and the constant fear of execution.

What, then, is a family expected to do?

Accept the principle that ransom should never be paid, while watching a loved one endure horrors that may end in death? Obey a law that prohibits payment, when that same system could neither prevent the abduction nor secure the victim's release?

For many families, the greatest burden is not poverty. It is having the means to save a son, daughter, spouse, or parent, yet being forbidden to do so.

This is the paradox. Society asks families to sacrifice the person they love today to reduce the risk to others tomorrow. It is a policy built on collective security, but borne almost entirely by individual families. Until states can reliably prevent kidnappings and consistently rescue hostages, the moral burden of banning ransom payments will remain deeply contested.

[NATO @NATO]

Ankara Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Ankara, Türkiye

Read the full statement → https://t.co/mQOBHNYCXy

#NATOsummit

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

MORE: Ukrainian forces conducted their deepest drone strike against Russia thus far in the war, striking the largest oil refinery in Russia over 2,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

Russia has been largely unable to defend against and adapt to Ukrainian long-range strikes in recent weeks and months, despite undertaking some limited mitigation efforts, including re-allocating air defenses and creating mobile fire groups.

Ukrainian forces have significantly increased the frequency, range, and intensity of strikes against Russian oil infrastructure deep in the Russian rear since March 2026, taking advantage of overstretched Russian air defenses, reducing Russia’s refining capacity, and causing gasoline shortages across Russia and occupied Ukraine.

[Mika Aaltola @MikaAaltola]

Miten hän on saanut Suomen kansalaisuuden, jos häneltä on läheisten Venäjä-yhteyksien vuoksi evätty mahdollisuus kiinteistökauppoihin.

Yksi käsi ei tiedä, mitä toinen tekee.

[Jolayemi Gbenga .O. @Gbengajay]

I was wrong

[Jolayemi Gbenga .O. @Gbengajay]

I think Farage is gonna resign as leader of reform

[Mika Aaltola @MikaAaltola]

Tietysti. Ei ole Trump asia tuomaroida. FIFA vaan nyt saattuu olemaan hyvin korruptoitunut järjestö. Joten asia hoituu.

[Alexander Stubb @alexstubb]

Toivotin Kiinan ulkoministeri Wang Yin tervetulleeksi päivälliselle Kultarantaan. 

Kävimme hyvän keskustelun muun muassa monenvälisen maailmanjärjestyksen tulevaisuudesta, YK:n reformista, tekoälystä ja Venäjän hyökkäyssodasta Ukrainassa.

Yhteiskuntamme ovat monella tapaa erilaisia, mutta meidän on tehtävä yhteistyötä monissa aikamme tärkeissä kysymyksissä.

[Lowblockparty @Lowblockparty]

@JacobsBen So we can expect the next time Aston Villa get a bad VAR call, Prince William will be on the phone to PGMOL.

[Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki @bukolasaraki]

Dear Blessing,

I just came across your tweet, and it truly inspired me.

To graduate with a First Class in Mathematics from UNILORIN and then earn a fully funded Master's admission in Italy is an extraordinary achievement. You have demonstrated excellence and the promise that exists in so many young Nigerians.

No young person who has worked this hard should have such an opportunity limited by the cost of getting there. It would be my privilege to support your journey by covering what is left in the cost of your relocation.

@nancy_i_i from my office will reach out to you today.

Congratulations once again. Go, excel, and continue to make Nigeria proud.

[Pémi @0luwapemi]

Argentina o, Paraguay o, Uruguay o, same whatsapp group mtchewwww

[Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto]

Specifically, the SGF’s office formally processed and forwarded a request by the council’s self-styled Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, seeking office accommodation from recovered Federal Government properties through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The correspondence, dated November 21, 2024, was signed by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri, on behalf of the SGF.

Attached to it was Adeyemi’s November 7, 2024, request for office accommodation for the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

Registry stamps show the letter was received by the SGF’s office on November 12 before it was forwarded to the anti-graft agency nine days later.

The forwarding letter, titled “Request for Office Accommodation,” informed the EFCC that three government institutions had applied for office accommodation from recovered Federal Government properties.

[BLESSED 🥷 @Dee_9889]

Video footage shows Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew rolling on the floor inside the church. It looks like that was when the heist was perfectly executed, as usual they all go to church and praise God for perfecting their crimes… Nigeria politicians are heartless.

[Ahmad Salkida @A_Salkida]

The Presidency says one man allegedly created a fake federal agency. It found its way into the national budget. It received public funds from a budget signed by the President. It operated from the Federal Secretariat. It met National Assembly leaders. It even engaged foreign ambassadors. Today, Nigerians are being told the agency never existed.

If that is true, this is no longer just about fraud. It is a national security failure. This is either a lie or a national security disaster that reflects the current state of our intelligence and oversight administration.

Think about what it means. An entity that allegedly did not exist was able to pass through layers of government without anyone stopping it. If the institutions at the centre of power could not detect it, how are they expected to stop terrorists, bring our school children home safely from abductors, fend off organised criminal networks or foreign actors exploiting the same weaknesses?

This goes beyond one individual. It exposes a state whose oversight systems may have failed at multiple levels. Nigeria does not have only a corruption problem. It has an institutional problem.

There has to be accountability. There has to be reform. Where failures are established, people should be held responsible. This should also trigger a serious national conversation about fixing the systems meant to protect the state before the next breach is even worse.

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

It is okay that assume that you cannot be in employment in Nigeria without having participated in the NYSC.

[Jolayemi Gbenga .O. @Gbengajay]

Well, I was close

[Jolayemi Gbenga .O. @Gbengajay]

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[Jolayemi Gbenga .O. @Gbengajay]

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[Akin Akinwale @mrlurvy]

One of the biggest problems with us on this app is that we rarely pay attention to what truly matters. We are mostly drawn to whatever is trending or going viral.

When committees were calling for public opinions, many of us were too busy arguing about who was snubbed at a movie premiere or debating who was the bigger clown between Peller and Chicken or why did Theo Abu Agada call Peter Obi incompetent in the past.

Then, when the decisions are made, we suddenly become experts with endless complaints.

[CNN @CNN]

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's executive order. Follow live updates. https://t.co/CtofTfgDiy

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

🚨 The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the United States, including those whose parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily, striking down President Trump's executive order.