MJ Onah

Data Engineer, Doctorate in Health Systems Engineering and Graph Networks (in view) Proud Cityzen

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

Emir Sanusi says lawmakers abandoned their oversight duty, allowing repeated breaches of Nigeria's borrowing law without accountability or consequences. https://t.co/f6psQc16bA

[Henry Seriake Dickson @iamHSDickson]

Today, the NDC has filed an appeal against the ruling as well as a stay of execution/injunction, which has been served with a covering letter to the INEC chairman and his team to do what is right according to law and what is legally sensible.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has come to stay and remains a duly registered party in Nigeria which has participated in all the political processes so far, and, as I said yesterday, nomination processes have already been concluded and, in the eyes of the law, candidates have already emerged from the party for all offices across the country in primaries observed, monitored and recorded by INEC.

What is left is the administrative process of submitting the names to INEC, and we have been granted access to the portal to upload our qualified candidates.

My name and that of the Presidential Candidate have been uploaded to the INEC portal, while that of the Vice Presidential Candidate will be done tomorrow upon completion of the deposition. The process is also ongoing for other candidates.

In accordance with the INEC timetable, which we have religiously abided by, we have between now and the 11th of next month to upload all National Assembly candidates, while those of governors and State Houses of Assembly will end on the 17th of July. So there is enough time for all candidates' names to be submitted to INEC and there is no reason for anyone to panic.

As National Leader, I must also thank all aspirants and those who indicated interest for various offices. As they know, only one person can emerge victorious in primaries, no matter how well conducted. The processes were not perfect, but we have tried to resolve these differences within this short period, for a new party dealing with such a high volume of aspirants in a direct primary situation managed by stakeholders in every state and by party leaders.

The reconciliation processes have started and we expect them to reach everyone, to complement what I and the leadership have continued to do. And we assure them that all those who expressed interest will be carried along in the party's campaigns, committees and structures, because they constitute the grassroots strength and the backbone of our party.

Congratulations to all NDC candidates, members and all Nigerians and lovers of democracy.

Our multi-party democracy must not die. We will not allow desperados and mercenaries parading as political leaders to destroy our hard-earned democracy.

We thank Nigerians for their solidarity, support and prayers.

We also thank INEC, led by Professor Joash Amupitan, for their professionalism so far, and we expect them to continue on this path, and they will have the understanding of us all.

While we are thanking him for his actions in registering the NDC and two other parties as directed by the court, I also note his stance in filing an affidavit in opposition to the suit to deregister some opposition parties, and in reversing the non-recognition of the chairmanship of David Mark of the ADC as directed by the court.

Despite the imperfections of our institutions, INEC, the judiciary and security agencies, all leaders must be united to preserve the neutrality of the institutions that protect our democracy and our nation's integrity.

Having filed and served our appeal and the accompanying applications, the ball is now in the court of the judiciary, and we expect the judiciary to do what is right under the law.

Long live the NDC.
Long live Nigerian democracy.
HSD

[Field Marshal of the Han Dynasty @General_Oluchi]

All of a sudden, PhD holders in the diaspora admire Akara business in Nigeria. It’s a ret@rded conversation. ‘Olodo uprising’ something.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Since the start of the full-scale war, the Russian army has been given as many as 15 deadlines for capturing our Donetsk region. Russia’s political leadership remains obsessed with Donbas. They have entertained this delusion – that they would fully capture Donbas – 15 times already.

In 2022, the deadlines were March 31, then May 9, June 1, September 15, and December 31. In 2023, Putin set two more deadlines for capturing Donbas: March 1, and then, when that failed again, they moved it to December 31. In 2024, there were again two such deadlines.

In 2025, when the Russians tried to convince President Trump that Ukraine would supposedly fall, there were already three final dates for capturing the Donetsk region, namely, September 1, December 1, and December 25.

Already this year, the Russians have again pushed back the date for the capture of the Donetsk region. At first, they had set a deadline of March 31 of this year, then September 1, and now the deadline is December 31.

If Russia does not end its war, they will have to move this deadline again as well. If Putin wants to sacrifice another million of his soldiers to keep smashing against this wall, then the million Russians who have not yet been mobilized into the Russian army and are arguing in gas lines should think about what awaits them next.

[Sam Amadi @SamAmadi]

In the US and elsewhere where elections are won on policy articulation, commitment and identification with the public good, @PeterObi would be surging ahead of every candidate for president in 2027 by double digits

[News Central TV @NewsCentralTV]

“We know the usual game that the current administration has been playing. They have followed... Mr. Peter Obi, to everywhere he goes.”

NDC member Nnamdi Dickson Iroegbu says the party will not be distracted from preparations for the 2027 general elections.

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

September 12 Will Determine The Authenticity Of The Names Submitted By Political Parties To INEC — Sambo

Some of these candidates could be place holders ahead of September 12 for the final submission of names to INEC. Some of the candidates will be asked to withdraw or be forced to withdraw and submit to the hierarchy of the party based on political calculations, and alliances being established.

Sumner Sambo
ARISE Director of News and Politics Editor

[Fanbrizio Rovaldo @FabrizioRomaxno]

🚨Venezuela interim president Delci Rodriguez:

“We have received two planes from Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Medicines, equipment, food, clothes. Two full planes. I have no words to describe the gratitude we have to Ronaldo as a country. We can only pray that God prepares a special place for him in heaven and to make his name bigger here on earth.”

[Chidi Nwammiri @chidi__nwammiri]

With Peter Obi And Rabiu Kwankwaso, Nigeria Will Be OK

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

"I'm not surprised about the recent court case involving the NDC. I know more will happen because there is a grand attempt to ensure that the opposition is weakened before the election. Peter Obi moved to the NDC on May 3, 2026, and the case was filed on May 5, 2026. I know a lot of people had no idea about it."

— Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni.

[Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization. @PO_GrassRootM]

“We will not sit back and watch democracy die by court order.”

- Obidient Movement Holds Emergency World Press Conference warns against anarchy in Nigeria

[Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization. @PO_GrassRootM]

“APC is afraid of Peter Obi and is determined to keep him off the 2027 ballot. But despite their efforts, he will overcome them.”

— Aminu Tambuwal says

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

My Stance on Road Development

There is a pertinent reason I have consistently advocated that we should refrain from initiating new road construction projects until we have thoroughly rehabilitated and maintained our existing road network. Instead of undertaking new ventures and dualization projects that offer marginal benefits, our primary focus ought to be on repairing the critical roads already in place.

Consider, for instance, the Asaba–Benin Road. This thoroughfare is a vital artery within Nigeria's transportation infrastructure. Travellers traversing from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Rivers, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Abia, Enugu, and portions of Benue and Kogi States to Lagos are compelled to utilise this route.

Despite its significance, substantial sections of this road are in a lamentable condition. It has become a major impediment, precipitating persistent traffic congestion and inflicting undue hardship on travellers, businesses, and transport operators.

Regrettably, this situation is not unique; it reflects the reality on many of our busiest national highways.

Our efforts should be directed towards the reconstruction and maintenance of our current road infrastructure before we announce plans for new road projects. The Nigerian populace requires functional and motorable roads, not merely projects that garner public attention.

Efforts aimed at superficial improvements for political gain should not supersede the urgent need to address the condition of our existing, critical roadways.

A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization. @PO_GrassRootM]

BREAKING: A group has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) against Justice Isah Dashen over his controversial ruling against the NDC in Kogi State.
They urged him to purge himself of corruption and stop allowing himself to be used as a tool against Peter Obi and the NDC.

[Everest @novieverest]

The APC had a secret deal with Abure.
Conduct an illegal convention. Declare Peter Obi as the sole presidential candidate and deliver him to us in 2027.

If Peter Obi were a greedy man, he would have accepted that. He insisted that the right thing be done.
He went to court, won, presented the judgment, but INEC refused to obey it.

That's why every APC member from Babajide Otitoju to Oshiomhole is crying that Peter Obi didn't build the LP. He dodged a bullet.

[Everest @novieverest]

Thank God Peter Obi has Seriake Dickson and Rabiu Kwankwaso, in LP he was a one-man squad.

[Everest @novieverest]

The man on Arise News just asked why someone waited and went to court when 3 days after Peter Obi joined the NDC?

The coincidence is striking.

[Everest @novieverest]

Oshiomhole is a crazy fellow.
From his rant against Peter Obi, you can see that they wanted 2 things.
1. For Peter Obi to stay in LP illegally under Abure. That's why they tempted him with the LP ticket since 2023.

2. Peter Obi should have brought his money into Nigeria when he left the UK. They would have used it to hold him to ransom.

PO is smarter.

[Harmless @HarmlessHQ]

Wait...

I don't want to believe Tinubu is really this afraid of Peter Obi.

You mean NDC was registered since December and there was no court cases.

Until Peter Obi joined the party in May 3 and lawsuit was filed against the party on May 5.

I know Tinubu to be a strong politician...I don't think he can stoop this low.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, for the first time, a prayer was held at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra that brought together priests from different regions of Ukraine – those whose churches have been damaged and destroyed by Russian strikes. Ukraine’s wounded churches: in the Kharkiv region, the Sumy region, Dnipro, Chernihiv, and Irpin. Together with them, priests from Berdiansk, the Odesa region, and the Ternopil region, who went through the hell of Russian captivity, prayed for Ukraine.

Father Vasyl Fedorenko, who combined service to God and military service – defending Mariupol and baptizing fighters at Azovstal. Chaplain Mykola Luchynskyi, who opened an exhibition about this war in a church in Khmelnytskyi, bringing its exhibits himself after his regular trips to the front. A parish minister in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ivan Teremko, who once underwent an amputation and today visits our severely wounded fighters and strengthens their spirit. The head of the Polish church in the Mykolaiv region, Paweł Staniaszek, who was born in Poland but has lived in Ukraine since 2014, having chosen helping our people and our warriors at the front as his mission. And Valentyn Horokhovskyi from Kherson, who did not surrender his church to the occupiers, evacuated many children from the captured city, and returned to his church after Kherson was liberated – because truth always prevails.

From the address on the occasion of Constitution Day of Ukraine. (1/5)