Morocco has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s top industrial economy, marking the end of more than 80 years of South African dominance.
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@VusiThembekwayo It’s not a misquoted clip though. I watched the whole thing. You said what you said with your full chest. And it’s okay. Just disappointing for many.
@VusiThembekwayo My friends and I were rubbed in Sandton by South Africans. My friend’s home was broken into by South Africans. Tell your government to do its job. If you chase all migrants out today. The problem will remain. Then you’d turn on the next weakest group.
Today, we will be doubling down on eliminating all forms of corruption in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the South East.
We have launched https://t.co/oTbEuYeDq4
Every student's data will be highly protected and will never be shared without express authorization from them.
We want students to freely and safely report any form of admission racketeering, sorting, extortion, victimization, sex for grades, threats etc without any form of fear.
We will engage all the necessary authorities to ensure that every legitimate complaint is duly handled and justice served.
We want to sanitize our tertiary institutions and restore full integrity, to ensure that within 2 years we will start producing top quality graduates across board.
We will be the greatest workforce in Africa within 10 years and we are very serious about it.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION FROM THE AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS (ADC) AND JOINING THE NIGERIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
(NDC)
Most of us are aware of developments concerning the ADC that have
collectively resulted in a division of the coalition with some leaders moving to
the NDC and some remaining in the ADC.
We had hoped that ADC would be the vehicle that would unite the opposition.
That is now clearly no longer the case. In these circumstances therefore, we
must each individually make a decision as to whether to remain with the ADC
or move to the NDC.
After due consultation, careful deliberation and prayerful reflection, I have joined the NDC. I am convinced that this is the path that will enable us to
deliver the benefits of good governance to those to whom they are due - every
citizen, without exception.
The battle ahead remains formidable, but I invite you to join us on this exciting,
though sometimes turbulent, journey to a brighter future that has been long-
promised and that has so far proven elusive, but that is, by the Grace of God,
now imminent.
Sincerely,
Funso Doherty
#OTiYa
#Itistime
I encourage young people to band together with your talented friends and build your own coalitions to save Nigeria. Don’t aim for proximity to PETER OBI, you don’t need his approval to run your campaign for him, go take over TikTok, instagram, X. Do this for your future
Lol I see people say this and I laugh. I have pictures of the day INEC came to physically assess one of the parties we tried to register. We met all the requirements but we were denied. You don’t know the evil we’re up against.
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
Lol. We left Abuja for Lagos on Friday afternoon, got into a few activities, and didn’t retire to the hotel until about 1am. By 4am, we were up again, prepping, and on the road to Ibadan by 6am.
We got to the airport to receive other party leaders, only to be told they hadn’t arrived yet. So we drove around town, interacted with some young people at the stadium, and on our way back to the venue, we were held up by a crowd of teeming supporters.
Despite that, we still arrived before everyone else. HE did his registration, went around interacting with every single person at the venue, greeted those who hadn’t been allowed in yet and pleaded on their behalf for access. He then called other party leaders to come to the venue.
We have a principled leader who has respect for people and their time. This is one thing the Nigerian system and her people have not had in the longest. A leader who values, respects and treats the people with dignity. With Peter Obi as president, Nigerian will be OK.
South Africans summoned Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and other non-African shop owners in South Africa to board meetings to force them to dismiss any other African nationals they employed, because they do not want other Africans working for them.