Haruna Ahmad

Husband. Father. Muslim | Social Media. Research. Monitoring & Evaluation. Governance. Strategy. Animal Science | Peace Building for @UNDPNigeria

[Haruna Ahmad @TweetKhalifa]

Keep your Temper to yourself and you get rid of it. Lose your Temper and watch it consume you. The strongest of men are men of restraint.

[Fredrik @F_Edits]

48 teams. 26 squad numbers

#10 - the only no. perfectly divided 50/50:
24 MFs, 24 FWs

#7 - also equally divided to MF & FW (22 each) but 4 nations has (for some reason) given it to a defender (🇨🇿 🇧🇦 🇪🇨 🇨🇮)

#22 is the most evenly distributed number:
14 GKs 13 DFs 13 MFs 8 FWs

[Codziennik z Mordoru @mordownik4u]

Reprezentacja Haiti na oficjalnych koszulkach w których zagra na Mistrzostwach Świata umieściła POLSKĄ FLAGĘ!

To nie błąd projektanta ani przypadek – to wyjątkowy gest pełen szacunku, który porusza serce każdego Polaka. W 1802 roku Napoleon wysłał kilka tysięcy żołnierzy z Polskich Legionów na San Domingo (obecne Haiti), żeby zdławić tamtejsze powstanie niewolników. Polacy jednak wybrali inną drogę. Zamiast walczyć przeciwko walczącym o wolność, wielu z nich przeszło na stronę powstańców i stanęło do walki ramię w ramię z Haitańczykami przeciwko wojskom francuskim. Po zwycięstwie rewolucji i ogłoszeniu niepodległości w 1804 roku, pierwszy przywódca Haiti – Jean-Jacques Dessalines – oddał Polakom wielki hołd. Przyznał im pełne obywatelstwo, a w konstytucji nazwał ich „Białymi Murzynami Europy”. Były to słowa najwyższego uznania i braterstwa w tamtych czasach. Część polskich żołnierzy (ok. 400–500) została na wyspie na stałe, głównie w regionie Cazale, gdzie ich potomkowie mieszkają do dzisiaj. Dziś, ponad dwieście lat później, pamięć o polskiej odwadze i solidarności wciąż żyje na Haiti. Kiedy ich piłkarze wychodzą na murawę, niosą na piersi symbol naszej wspólnej historii – historii walki o wolność, która nie zna granic ani koloru skóry.

[UNDP Nigeria @UNDPNigeria]

Through the Internal Displacement Solutions Fund (IDSF), we collaborated with the @NigeriaGov, Civil Society Organizations, @IOM_Nigeria, @Unchrnigeria, and the Durable Solutions Taskforce in #Makurdi to strengthen institutional systems, develop Standard Operating Procedures, and accelerate durable solutions for displaced populations.

By placing women leaders at the center of the process, the initiative contributed to inclusive, locally driven, and government-led solutions that support long-term recovery and resilience.

This is what collaborative, government-led solution look like.

[UNDP Nigeria @UNDPNigeria]

What does it take to rebuild lives?
A house alone is not enough. People need safety, dignity, security, and the opportunity to start again.

Together with @Sokoto_Affairs and @KatsinaStateNg, we are helping create the foundations for recovery through the Mass Housing Initiative by providing safe spaces where families can rebuild, communities can heal, and hope can take root once again.

Join us as we mark this important milestone in restoring trust, strengthening resilience, and supporting long-term recovery.

A special thank you to @GERinNigeria for their continued partnership and commitment to sustainable development.

[Haruna Ahmad @TweetKhalifa]

@DrJoeAbah @UcheMaryOkoli Indian almond, actually. Terminalia catappa.

[Haruna Ahmad @TweetKhalifa]

I like this whole South American gag around Uruguay claiming 4 stars on their jersey.

[Haruna Ahmad @TweetKhalifa]

I know this chap for KD o. Or am I mistaken?

[Florian Plettenberg @Plettigoal]

🚨💥 BREAKING | Zadok Yohanna to Brighton - DONE DEAL ✔️

Full agreement reached. €28m fixed fee plus €2m in add-ons. Contract until 2031. All done and sealed. Verbal agreement was already reached as excl. revealed.

The 18 y/o talented winger has chosen Brighton despite interest from several other top clubs.

Announcement expected soon. @SkySportDE 🇳🇬

[Arewa Daddy @ishakaa]

📌📌📌📌📌📌📌

The press release by @afamosigwe is very timely and has again validated my concerns about the judiciary and the complicity of lower court judges in disobedience of Appellate Court ruling

I raised the issue of the stringent bail conditions granted @elrufai by Rilwan Aikawa and Joyce Abdulmalik many times

How in God’s name does Joyce Abdulmalik and Rilwan Aikawa want @elrufai to meet those conditions?

In my post of 21st May 2026 I copiously reminded everyone one that Justice Mohammed Adah in the 2018 case of DG SSS v Dasuki ruled against public servants/civil servants being made mandatory sureties in criminal cases pointing out it is not allowed in law

Why lawyers to @elrufai have not raised this in court is beyond me and the man is already spending 108 days in @icpcnigeria captivity

The only consolation here is that @afamosigwe has demonstrated courage by speaking out very loud against this obvious abuse of power by the regime using the temple of justice

But the @NigBarAssoc should have recognized the dubious roles the judges are playing because at the end of the day @officialEFCC @icpcnigeria @OfficialDSSNG @PoliceNG “never forced” the judges to make those choices

I am also very curious why @NhrcNigeria that was very active in demanding the rights of citizens be respected by the government between 2015-2023 have suddenly disappeared

Once again I salute @afamosigwe and @NigBarAssoc for speaking out, any of us can become victim of this regime tyranny

[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

We are equally concerned by the restriction of acceptable sureties to a particular class of citizens, particularly senior civil servants. This practice lacks legal, empirical, or rational basis. There is no evidence that civil servants are inherently more reliable as sureties than other law-abiding citizens. Such requirements unduly narrow the pool of eligible sureties and create artificial barriers to the enjoyment of a constitutional right.

Accordingly, we call on courts at all levels to remain guided by the Constitution, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, and established judicial authorities when considering applications for bail. Bail conditions must be fair, reasonable, proportionate, and attainable. Courts must guard against imposing terms that render the grant of bail illusory or nugatory.

We also urge judicial officers to remain mindful that every accused person enjoys the constitutional presumption of innocence until proven guilty by a competent court of law. The administration of justice is best served when the rights of accused persons are protected while ensuring their attendance at trial through reasonable and lawful conditions.

As guardians of the rule of law, we must collectively ensure that the constitutional right to bail remains meaningful and effective. Bail should not become a privilege reserved only for those with extraordinary means or connections. It must remain what the law intended it to be, a mechanism for securing attendance at trial while preserving the liberty and dignity of persons who have not been convicted of any offence.

Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN
President
Nigerian Bar Association

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[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

BAIL CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE THE ESSENCE OF BAIL

In recent times, we have observed with growing concern a disturbing trend in the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria, where courts and law enforcement agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force, EFCC, ICPC, and other security agencies, increasingly impose bail conditions that are excessive, impractical, and difficult to satisfy. The frequent insistence on sureties who are senior civil servants of specified grade levels, coupled with demands for landed properties of extraordinary value, has in many cases transformed bail from a mechanism for securing attendance at trial into a tool of pretrial detention. The consequence is that many persons who are constitutionally presumed innocent and have ostensibly been granted bail remain incarcerated because the conditions attached to their release are beyond their reach. This troubling development undermines the constitutional right to personal liberty, weakens the presumption of innocence, and defeats the very essence and purpose of bail within our criminal justice system.

We consider it necessary to reiterate that bail is a constitutional safeguard designed to secure the attendance of an accused person at trial while preserving his or her liberty pending the determination of guilt or innocence. It is neither a punishment nor a mechanism for imposing pre-trial incarceration by indirect means. The law is settled that bail conditions must be reasonable, practical, and capable of being fulfilled by the accused person.

The Supreme Court, in Suleman & Anor v. Commissioner of Police, Plateau State (2008), emphasized that the object of bail pending trial is to grant pre-trial freedom to an accused person whose appearance in court can be secured through appropriate conditions. Bail is not intended to create insurmountable obstacles that make release impossible.

We are particularly concerned by the increasing tendency to impose conditions that are disconnected from prevailing economic realities and often impossible to satisfy. Conditions requiring sureties who are serving civil servants on specific salary grades, ownership of landed properties of extraordinary value, or other burdensome requirements effectively convert the grant of bail into a denial of bail.

Of particular concern is the continued insistence in some cases on sureties who must be senior civil servants, often on Grade Levels 16 or 17, and who must own properties worth hundreds of millions of naira. Such conditions have been strongly criticised by the appellate courts.

In Dasuki v. Director-General, State Security Service & Ors (2019) LPELR-49182 (CA), the Court of Appeal unequivocally condemned the practice of involving serving public officers as a mandatory category of sureties. The Court observed that such requirements are unknown to civilised legal systems and run contrary to public service regulations. The Court further noted that expecting a public servant on Grade Level 16 to own property worth N100 million would not only be unrealistic but could also conflict with public service rules and anti-corruption objectives.

The Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, is equally clear on this issue. Section 165(1) provides that while the grant and conditions of bail are within the discretion of the court, such conditions must not be excessive. Judicial discretion, though wide, must always be exercised judiciously, reasonably, and in a manner consistent with constitutional guarantees.

We therefore restate that bail conditions must be tailored solely to ensure attendance at trial. They must never serve as instruments of punishment prior to conviction. Conditions that cannot be met amount in substance to a refusal of bail and contribute directly to pre-trial detention and congestion in correctional facilities.

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[Haruna Ahmad @TweetKhalifa]

@AA_Hotoro @mni_JJ Allah ya Jikan San Kano ɗan Abdu. 🤲🏾
Ado Bayero ka iya sarki!

[New town every hour (ret.) @TownsUsa]

missing an important "the" here

[Dr. Cosmas AFC 🔴⚪ @EzeChinweik]

As an Arsenal fan, I supported Bayern against Chelsea, Barcelona against Manchester United (twice), and Real Madrid against Liverpool.

In fact, I never backed an English side to win the UCL against a non-English opponent—unless Arsenal were involved. Call it karma, but that’s me.

I didn’t expect English teams to feel any pity for Arsenal after Saturday’s loss- fairs.

I have no issues with the banter from rival clubs because I’ve done it—and I’d do it again and again.

[Haruna Ahmad @TweetKhalifa]

@HaauwaS_ Don’t make it look like it’s the same thing. Pep was in a final in his 5th year and won it by his 7th. Arteta lost this final in his 7th year. Na ɗaya bane.

[Haruna Ahmad @TweetKhalifa]

@Simwal @MadaniyyuY @ProfIsaPantami @moonsightingng Mal. Salih at-Taysir sends the reminders to his WhatsApp contacts every Friday and I find it very useful.

[TG OMORI @boy_director]

You see life is really about angles.

[The Holy Mosques @theholymosques]

Father and son, Sheikh Ali Al Hudaify and Sheikh Ahmad Al Hudaify, have been appointed for upcoming sermons: the father will deliver the Arafah Khutbah at Masjid Namirah, while his son will lead the Eid Al Adha Khutbah at Masjid Al Nabawi.

[MO @raptorAFC]

I fear for his transition to normal life. He might ask people to race at a red light just for the thrill of competition 😭

[Hafsat M Baba @HafsatMohBaba]

It’s always Alhamdulillah for the day you came into my life, my dear Umma. You are my pride, my joy, my answered dua. May Allah SWT bless you with health, peace, imaan, barakah, and endless happiness. May He protect you & keep you smiling always. Allah Ya raya. Happy birthday ❤️