Anybody on important trip should beware of flying United Nigeria for the delay passengers from 3.20pm to 9.30 am the following day with not even water to drink. Twice on Kano Lagos route only in September
𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱-𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨, 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤, 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
The abductors of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information, and his wife released a video on Saturday showing the couple in captivity.
PUNCH Online reports that the couple were abducted along the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, near Zakin Baure village.
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BREAKING: Aisha Yesufu officially picks up her ADC membership card, declaring full and unwavering support for Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general election.
@AishaYesufu@PO_GrassRootM Congratulations and welcome to the club. I am happy because I won a plot of land as we had a bet with someone and I told him you will join us in ADC soon. He argued and placed a plot of land that if eventually you join ADC, the plot becomes mine. Alhamdulillah
Stay in peace, dance in peace, no alcohol, no danger to anyone's life.”
- President Tinubu advises caution with alcohol consumption during the Christmas festivities.
I've never seen a son of Arewa leader that is so calm like this guy. Despite being the son of Buhari never utter a word before, during and even after the demise of his father. Unlike the rest of the family.
Yaron nan dattijo ne. Only God knows what is going on in his mind.
Yesterday, I visited a great Nigerian patriot and leader. A man who is a pillar of good governance, with strong democratic credentials. A Doyen of the Senate, former Governor of Abia State, Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
Unbeknownst to many Nigerians, Senator Kalu is a behemoth in the corporate sector, employing 15,000 people, mainly in Nigeria, and also in other African nations.
He is an epitome of the grit, determination, and hard work we see in many people of Nigerian descent, especially amongst the blessed, and enterprising people of Ndi'Igbo.
I thank God that He created Mr Kalu and made him a Nigerian, for the benefit of our nation and the African continent.
May God bless Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, his family, and the work of his hands. May God also bless Nigeria!
Reno Omokri
Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #TableShaker. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Hodophile. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year 2022. 21st Most Talked About Person in Africa, 2024.
ICPC Invites Aliko Dangote to Provide Evidence in Probe of Former NMDPRA Chief Farouk Ahmed
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has invited billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote to appear before its investigators or send a representative to formally adopt and substantiate his petition alleging corruption against Farouk Ahmed, the immediate past Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Sources within the ICPC confirmed that Dangote is expected to attend on Monday, December 22, or be represented by his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja (SAN). The commission has established a special panel of senior investigators to handle the case, with preparations reportedly completed and the panel approved by ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN).
The petition, submitted on December 16, accuses Ahmed of living beyond his legitimate means by allegedly spending over $7 million on the education of his four children at elite schools in Switzerland. Dangote further alleged that Ahmed engaged in economic sabotage by issuing import licenses for petroleum products, purportedly in collusion with international oil traders, undermining Nigeria's local refining capacity.
Despite Ahmed's recent resignation from the NMDPRA, ICPC officials stated that the investigation will proceed, emphasizing its public interest implications. "The resignation does not halt the probe," a source said, adding that Dangote must provide supporting documents and evidence. Once the petition is formally adopted, Ahmed will be invited to respond.
The ICPC assured a fair and unbiased process under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, with potential penalties of up to five years imprisonment upon conviction.
This development follows escalating tensions between Dangote Refinery and the NMDPRA earlier in 2025 over regulatory issues, including fuel quality standards and import licenses. The allegations remain under investigation, with no charges filed yet.
“It’s Obvious The Federal Government Is Protecting The Minister Of State Defence, Bello Matawalle. With These Weighty Allegations of Sponsoring Terrorism And Working With Bandits, He Should Have Been Relieved of His Job and Prosecuted.”- Barrister Darlington
Episode 2: Arguably the final recorded interview of the late Baba Buhari before his passing (may Allah be merciful to him). In this episode, he spoke about his challenges during his early life, the role of Sarkin Daura, Late Sarki Abdurrahman during a meeting in his palace, and his teachers in school, and his late mother Mama Gama's recommendation to send him to Maiduguri (for tsangawa) instead of formal education, while the late Emir insisted that he must acquire formal education. These interviews are part of the book I have been working on, with a proposed title, "President Buhari: From Behind the Scenes."
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Why Many People Are Poor
Nobody needs an iPhone 17. They may want it. But they don't need it. You don't even need a phone. Until you understand what a need is, you will always go broke because you are using your scarce resources to fulfil your wants. A need is something that is an absolute requirement.
You need food, water, shelter, clothing, love, education, security, respect and the opportunity to pursue your own happiness. Outside of these, almost everything else is a want.
And there are some needs, such as sexual intercourse, that you control, in that you do not start having them unless and until you open the door. Which is why people, like me, have taught sexual abstinence until you marry. Once you start, your body will find it difficult to stop, which is why the Creator designed it for the institution of marriage.
When you understand this discipline, you will have better clarity on how to manage people, time and money.
Sadly, most people in our society do not understand the difference between their needs and their wants. Which is why you see people with expensive wigs, iPhones, designer clothes, and who went to a club or lounge the previous night, begging for loans to pay their house rent, buy food or settle their children's school fees.
If you live by discipline, you will not need to pray to meet your necessities.
Many people living in multi-dimensional poverty are right now thinking of how to raise money, not to start a business, or to meet their needs, but to catch fun this Christmas.
Our desire for immediate pleasure is often why we do not have an eventual treasure.
Capital is not the problem with many of our people. We can always raise capital, even if it is small. The challenge is what we do with it.
For example, look at how many Nigerians were victims of loan apps before the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission intervened.
But here is the issue with that: All those people accessed the loan apps via their smartphones. That means they already had enough capital to start a small business in the first place.
How much did Mohammed Yunus, through his Grameen Bank, give as capital to help people in Bangladesh escape poverty? As little as $5!
Nature will provide you with enough to meet your need, but not your greed. But if you try to satisfy your wants before your needs, the same nature will humble you because you are not mature.
Look at it this way: If you cannot manage your need, why would God and man give you wealth and power?
You see that in society, where people breed and have children when they don't have an income and accuse their relatives of being wicked if they refuse to help them raise their family.
You do not need an immediate family if you have no income. You need a job or business. And it does not matter if time is going by and you are ageing. Let time go. Let age come. Those are not criteria for expansion. Growth in your family should ONLY come with a rise in your income.
If the Black Race can understand and implement this, we will end poverty in one generation. And with poverty gone, its evil twin, insecurity, will also go.
Focus on developing a strong sense of self-esteem and self-respect so that your purchase decisions are driven by your needs rather than societal pressure.
I go back to what I started with-an iPhone 17. You don't need it.
Recently, I spent time with Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the wealthiest Black person on Earth. He does not have an iPhone 17. Instead, he uses a regular Samsung Android phone.
A phone is a communication device, not a status symbol.
As we end the year, if the most expensive thing you bought was a phone, especially one that you do not need, your 2026, should God spare your life till then, should be devoted to acquiring the discipline of prioritising your needs over your wants.
Surely, some people will call you stingy. But guess what? Only a beggar is an expert at identifying stingy people!
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