Celebrate Grace

#GoodStuff - #DearBeliever

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Always our Egyptian King. Thank you for everything, Mo 👑

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

"The condition of our nation and the urgent need to rescue Nigeria, informed my decision to leave ADC for NDC."

Yesterday, I formally joined the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), alongside my dear brother, Engr. Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, with one clear purpose: to continue the struggle for a new Nigeria built on justice, competence, accountability, and compassion for the ordinary Nigerian.

As I stated yesterday, this decision was not made out of anger, personal ambition, or convenience. It came after deep reflection on the present condition of our nation and the urgent need to rescue Nigeria from the dangerous path it is currently heading.

Over the years, I have remained steadfast in my conviction that politics should never be about individuals, positions, or personal gain. It must be about the people, especially the millions of Nigerians who today can no longer afford necessities, whose businesses are collapsing, whose children are losing hope, and whose future is becoming increasingly uncertain.

I left the ADC for the same reason I left the Labour Party: the severe, orchestrated litigation and internal crises deliberately designed to ensure that I, alongside many other notable individuals, do not effectively participate in the electoral process. I sincerely appreciate and remain deeply grateful to the Leadership of ADC for the opportunity to work together in pursuit of a better Nigeria. I am particularly grateful to ADC Chairman Senator David Mark for his exceptional Leadership. I also deeply appreciate my Leader and elder brother YE, Atiku Abubakar, as well as other respected leaders within the party.

As we join the NDC, I sincerely appeal to the Nigerian Government against the encouragement of unresolved litigations and the infusion of crises within political parties. Democracy must never become a weapon against the people. A healthy democracy thrives on strong institutions, credible alternatives, and the freedom of citizens to make choices without intimidation, manipulation, or fear. Opposition parties must not be weakened or destroyed, because when democracy loses balance, the people ultimately suffer.

Nigeria today is passing through one of the most difficult periods in its history. Poverty is rising. Hunger is widespread. Insecurity continues to threaten lives and livelihoods. Businesses are shutting down daily. Our young people are becoming discouraged, and many citizens have lost faith in the system. At a time like this, leadership must be driven not by propaganda or division, but by competence, capacity, character, and compassion.

Our decision to join the NDC is therefore not an abandonment of values, but a continuation of the same mission we have always stood for: building a Nigeria where leadership is about service, where public resources are managed responsibly, where institutions function independently, and where every Nigerian, regardless of tribe, religion, region, or social status, can live with dignity, security, and hope.

I remain committed to working with all Nigerians of goodwill across political, ethnic, and religious lines. The task before us is bigger than any individual or political party. It is about the future of our children and the survival of our dear nation.

I thank Nigerians, especially our youths and women, for remaining peaceful, resilient, and hopeful despite the enormous challenges confronting the country. I urge you not to lose faith in Nigeria. Nations do not change because people surrender to hopelessness; they change because people continue to believe, continue to sacrifice, and continue to stand for what is right.

A new Nigeria is still POssible. -PO

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Fellow Nigerians, good morning.

I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you.

Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances.

We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal.

More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism.

We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power.

Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise.

Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them.

However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building.

Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated.

And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions.

There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline?

Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.

Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all.

A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Cinderella Man @Osi_Suave]

"While efforts were being made to take him into custody, Asp Nuhu Usman discharged his firearm"

Bro this is what we wont do, we wont PR our way to make this look less gruesome than it already is.

The boy was bound, and no efforts were being made to take him into custody.

ASP usman executed him in cold blood and broad light.

While members of his team stood and watched.

What breaks me is the lack of humanity that these officers showed, no one could even step up to stop usman from killing that kid.

They stood there making side comments, and even helped lift his already limp body into the sienna like a rag doll..

So what we wouldn't do is PR our way out of this evil act.

ASP usman murdered a NIgerian before our eyes.

And that is how it should be reported so you all know the gravity of the evil one of yours committed.

[KHAN'✨ @khanofkhans11_]

This gave me so much mixed feelings. The video is gruesome. He was pleading with the officers to spare his life and he will take them to the friend who sent him to deliver the package. The fear in his voice as he pleaded. His brother was also killed by the Nigerian police force in 2022. Why would you kill a suspect who wasn’t posing any threat? Why not arrest and conduct investigation and let Justice take its due course? What kind of gruesome murder is this in broad day light? Two brothers from the same family gone. This is what the Nigerian police happily say whenever they are on duty. “I will kill you and nothing will happen”.

For them to have done this in public and broad daylight do you know the number of innocent people they must have killed? The Nigerian police is a big shame.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Troubling Developments from the citadel of learning.

The reason Universities are regarded as an ivory tower is because its seen as centres for pure, isolated intellectual thought. It's therefore worrisome when they are increasingly pressured to operate outside this norm.

Today, I was scheduled to be at Obafemi Awolowo University at 9am prompt to deliver a keynote lecture, before proceeding to Ibadan for the opposition parties' political summit scheduled to commence at 12noon. The invitation was extended to me several months ago, and adequate preparations had been made. Regrettably, I received the news that the event would no longer be held in the University as planned.

While such occurrences may be dismissed in isolation, it is important to state clearly that this has now happened more than ten times. This is no longer incidental; it points to a troubling pattern that should concern all well-meaning Nigerians. My alma mater, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka was not excluded. The family of one of the renowned UNN Vice Chancellor late Professor Frank Ndili had planned an annual lecture on his behalf and the inaugural lecture was to be delivered, but on the scheduled date it was cancelled by the University authority.

These are not merely personal inconveniences; they raise deeper questions about the kind of environment we are nurturing in our country. Universities are meant to be centres of learning, open dialogue, and the free exchange of ideas. When platforms for constructive engagement are repeatedly constrained, it reflects a worrying shift away from these ideals.

This concern becomes even more pronounced when viewed against my engagements across the world, where I have been privileged to speak and interact freely with students and scholars in respected institutions. In the past 24 months, I have delivered lectures in notable universities globally including Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Chicago University, University of Pennsylvania, Imperial College, to name a few. Those environments continue to demonstrate openness to dialogue, critical thinking, and shared learning, values that should equally define our own institutions.

We must ask ourselves: what kind of nation are we building if spaces meant for intellectual engagement are gradually shrinking? A country’s progress is anchored on its ability to encourage knowledge, debate, and the contest of ideas, not restrict them.

Nigeria must work towards becoming a place where ideas thrive, where knowledge is shared without fear, and where our institutions uphold the principles they were established to protect.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

“This Experience Will Not Repeat Itself” - Another Presidential Promise fails in less than 24 Hours.

Less than 24 hours after President Tinubu stood at the Jos Plateau State airport on April 2, 2026, and promised the grieving Nigerian citizens, “I promise you that this experience will not repeat itself,” another brutal attack occurred in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South LGA, resulting in the deaths of several innocent citizens.

Since then, and only a week following that reassuring promise from the President, Nasarawa State has been plunged into grief as the Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities fled for their lives after gunmen killed at least 11 people. Many homes were reduced to ashes, and numerous families remain missing.

In Zamfara State, 150 innocent Nigerians were abducted from the Kurfa Danya and Kurfan Magaji communities in one of the largest mass kidnappings in recent times. On the same day of the Zamfara kidnappings, terrorists in Borno State stormed Chibok, killing four officers and burning down homes.

Yesterday, on Easter Sunday, Benue State was rocked by violence again, with over 17 Nigerians massacred, entire communities left in ruins, and many individuals still unaccounted for. Today, in Kaduna State, several innocent citizens were killed by terrorists inside churches, with many others abducted in the Ariko community of Kachia LGA.

Yet we were told, “This experience will not repeat itself.” This represents a failure of leadership and responsibility, and sadly, Nigerians are paying for it with their lives.

These attackers are not ghostly figures; our inaction emboldens them. How can a President make such a categorical promise and, mere hours later, the nation continues to count the dead across multiple states? The primary responsibility of any government is to protect lives and property; however, this responsibility is failing today. Nigerians are being slaughtered in their homes, in their communities, and in the very places they should feel safest. Even the President did not enter these communities, so who is truly safe in Nigeria?

This is a national emergency. Nigeria is bleeding, and the situation is worsening and increasingly helpless.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Leadership Without Compassion is Not Leadership

During his visit to Benue State in June 2025, Bola Ahmed Tinubu stopped at the Government House but did not go to the actual scene where innocent Nigerians lost their lives. Similarly, yesterday in Jos, his engagement ended at the airport instead of at the affected communities.

What happened in Plateau yesterday highlights a complete absence of leadership. True leadership requires presence, empathy, compassion, and a willingness to meet people where their pain truly lies. For citizens who have just lost loved ones, homes, and their sense of safety, being addressed from an airport tarmac is profoundly inadequate.

This approach exacerbates the sense of abandonment already felt by innocent Nigerians who have endured repeated cycles of violence without meaningful protection or justice. Plateau deserves more than distant words; it requires urgent action and a clear commitment to ending the insecurity that continues to claim innocent lives.

In such moments, leadership must not only be visible but also tangible—standing with victims, listening to survivors, and acknowledging the depth of their grief.

If we truly desire a better Nigeria, we must demand leadership that is present, responsive, and responsible at all times.

A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[JP Attueyi @jpattueyi]

I hope you realize that you’re being distracted.
In an election where the incumbent is running,
the only thing we should be discussing is whether you are better off today than you were 3 years ago.

Anything else is a distraction.

Have you noticed how the narrative continues to evolve?
First, it was:
“He doesn’t have structure.
“The North won’t accept him.”
“He needs to build bridges.”

Now it is:
"Unholy alliance."
“He can’t win anyway.”
“They’ll rig him out.”
“Don’t waste your time.”

Same objective.
Different messaging.

Which brings me to a critical question: "Why is one candidate constantly the focus of coordinated doubt?"

Peter Obi has said it himself that there are deliberate efforts to keep him out of the race.
What is so special about him that they do not want him to run?

If stopping him completely doesn’t work,
the next best strategy is psychological:
Don’t fight the candidate.
Break the voters.
Make them feel it’s pointless and the election is already decided.

Tell them that their vote won’t count.
Once people believe that, they won’t show up.

And when people don’t show up, they get to write whatever result they want.”

This isn’t new. It’s a known strategy.

Voter apathy is more powerful than opposition.
So before you repeat the next narrative you see online,
pause and ask yourself:

Is this informing me or conditioning me?

Because in the end, if you decide enough is enough, no one can stop you.

[ABIODUN | TIGA Autos. @_Tiga_b]

You wan scam car dealer ke 😂

The newest scam at filling stations now. Make sure you check the litres they've sold you. If it's only blinking the amount, you've been cheated.
Luckily this dealer was observant most of the filling stations in Lagos now run this scam.

[gst @wearegst]

First, tax laws were forged behind closed doors.

Now, the Electoral Act amendment vote that shapes your future is being manipulated in plain sight.

When power stops fearing consequences, citizens pay the price.

This is institutional contempt for you.

[✞ @nonsowtf]

They think all Nigerians are hungry . God will this country ever get better like this? 💔

[Vanguard Newspapers @vanguardngrnews]

Health: What we ordered vs what we got

Read More at https://t.co/gxCJFXIjBj

[Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, CGoF @ChidiOdinkalu]

In October 2022, 4 months before #NigeriaDecides2023, then Attorney-General of Abia State, Uche Ihediwa, SAN, initialled a settlement with a company called Ziplon Concept Ltd, granting the company payment in the sum of N3.923 billion supposedly for consultancy services rendered in securing the #ParisClub debt refund to the State.

This was 24% of the N16.346 billion received by the state from @NigeriaGov for the refund.

But this was not all. The settlement also obliged the state to set aside N830m in Naira & $11.325m in USD towards contingent liabilities which cld arise from other litigation on the same refund. If those did not materialize, the money wld also be available to be gobbled up by Ziplon.

Additionally, Abia State was to pay 5% of the commission - a sum amounting to nearly N200m - to a known friend & front of Mr. Ihediwa, one Chibuzo Aguocha, "as a professional fees (sic) for mediating this agreement."

This was a crime against the Abia people & this is not my opinion. 4 yrs earlier, Sunday Aladetoyinbo, a judge of @fcthighcourt, had said as much when he discovered that there were 4 such cases claiming 24% commission each against @NG_AbiaState for the same #ParisClubRefund.

The entire goal of the scheme & scam was to ensure that the people of Abia State received no benefit from the Paris Club debt refund.

Justice Aladetoyinbo said this was evidence of high level fraud against the state & asked the Attorney-General to consolidate the cases & report the fraud to law enforcement.

The judge cld hardly have thought or believed that an Attorney-General cld be part of such a scheme against his own people.

They waited for Aladetoyinbo to retire from the FCT High Court in 2019, then stole the case file to another judge, Charles Agbaza, of the same FCT High Court who quickly facilitated the crime.

The records are shocking beyond belief...

What do you think - should we (not) report Mr. Chidi Ihediwa to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee LPDC, & Charles Agbaza to @njcNig.

[gst @wearegst]

National Assembly doesn’t get it.
KPMG doesn’t get it.
Governor Makinde doesn’t get it.
gst doesn’t get it.

Only Taiwo gets it, but won’t answer:
Which version of Nigeria’s forged tax laws are we actually meant to follow?

@SERAPNigeria class action time?

[gst @wearegst]

Tinubu has spent 1 in every 4 days in office, abroad.

Now the Presidency wants ₦12.18bn to keep him flying — in a country drowning in debt.

[gst @wearegst]

₦128 billion is “missing” from Nigeria’s Power Ministry.

Millions of Nigerians are paying for that theft with fuel, darkness, and deaths.

This is what corruption actually costs you. Here’s the math.

[INALEGWU @tchaloyi]

There was once a man who was chosen to watch over a village. When he started, he spoke softly. Very humble. He greeted the elders with both hands. He walked the dusty roads and complained about the same heat as everyone else. People said, “At least he knows us well. He is one of us.”

A few years later, the man left the village square and entered the king’s house. His chair became higher. His voice became louder. His footsteps no longer touched dust.

One day, he returned to the village and gathered everyone.

He said to them:

“I am no longer who I was,” he said proudly.

“I am bigger now. Stronger now. More vicious now. My household lacks nothing. If anything must be built, we can build it.”

The people clapped. Drums were beaten. Some shouted his praise.

But an old woman sitting under a tree shook her head.
She did that because she noticed something strange.

The wells were still dry.
The school roof still leaked.
The clinic still had no light or medical supplies.
The road leading to the village was still in terrible condition.

Yet the man kept talking about his size.

She muttered to the child beside her, “When a man grows taller than the village, he stops providing shade. He only blocks the sun.”

In that village, leadership slowly changed in meaning. Power stopped being a service and became a personal achievement. The people were no longer being fed; they were being impressed. Poverty remained, but pride was doing press conferences.

And the saddest part?
The villagers began to believe that a leader’s success was the same as their own. So they cheered louder, even as their hands stayed empty.

Ink don finish.

Story don end.

INALEGWU.

[gst @wearegst]

Under Nigeria’s new tax laws, tax officers can enter your home by force and seize documents, computers, or records.

They can demand and you must give them your passwords to access them. Selling online? That includes your IG/X passwords & sales records.

Read the law yourself.

[INALEGWU @tchaloyi]

A teacher once gathered young men in a village and said, “You say you want to work. You say you want to grow. You say you want to feed your families.”
The people nodded.

Then the teacher gave them sandals and said, “With these, you can move faster.”
But he did not give them books.
He did not teach them a skill.
He did not give them land to farm or tools to build.

So the people rejoiced and celebrated over the sandals. They wore them proudly. They defended the teacher anytime someone asked questions.

After a few years, their sandals were worn out. Nothing had changed. They were still begging at the same junctions, just arriving faster.

Meanwhile, the teacher sent his own children to distant lands to learn how the world works. When they returned, they did not wear sandals. They rode horses and sat in high places, ruling over the same people who once celebrated footwear.

And the teacher said to the people, “Show gratitude always. Now is the time to support my children as they sit on the throne. Did I not give you sandals?”

INALEGWU.