.

[Benny Blanco @Benny_Blanco40]

Rice gone off with illness.

They need to put him in a bowl of mobile phones overnight and he’ll be fine.

[Squawka @Squawka]

For the first time in World Cup history, the semi-finals will be contested by the four highest rated sides from the FIFA rankings: 

🇫🇷 France (1) vs Spain (3) 🇪🇸
🇦🇷 Argentina (2) vs England (4) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Cream rises to the top. 🔝

[steve ceruti @Ceruti]

**England needing to protect a 1 goal lead**

“Is that Dan Burn’s music???”

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Lamentation (flipped, detail), by Gerard David, 1515-23, 📸 by Roberto Schmidt

[Dr. Alex Zawacki @achillghost]

Reading long books is the same as reading short books except that you do it for longer

[Heki @hekitike9]

Wimbledon 🎾

[not so hourly haaland 𐙚 @hourlyerling]

it's free kick but they’re busy flirting

[Bayer 04 Leverkusen @bayer04_en]

Why are England worried about the Miami heat? Thought that was a basketball team?

[Aisha Yesufu @AishaYesufu]

There was one person that made them decide to approve the withdrawal of police attached to VIPS and stick
to it!

It was to make him vulnerable and stop his movements.

He refused to stop!
They are still mad.

[Peter Agboola @baba_Omoloro]

Stuck on 3rd Mainland?

Tire burst in Ikeja?

Car won't start in Lekki?

Just open your browser and search for "Lagos Tow"

No matter where you are in Lagos, https://t.co/zEUaUsK4Up gat you.

[Zekeri Idris Jnr @IdrisZekeriJnr]

TO THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF AVIATION, MR. FESTUS KEYAMO

Contrary to your account of events surrounding Mr. Peter Obi’s transit through the Abuja Airport on Saturday, July 4, it has become necessary to set the record straight.

Mr. Peter Obi does not have any police or civil defence personnel attached to him in Abuja, despite being entitled to VVIP protection by virtue of his status as a leading opposition figure in Nigeria. He certainly does not have a police officer serving as his driver. Your reference to a “police driver” appears to have been based on the assumption that he enjoys the level of security protection ordinarily accorded to someone of his standing. He does not.

Mr. Obi travels through multiple airports across Nigeria well over a dozen times every week. As someone who frequently travels with him, I have personally witnessed repeated instances of unusual discourtesy directed at him by some government personnel.

From your own account of events, it is evident that the incident Mr. Obi referred to during his interview occurred on a different date and at a different airport from the one referenced in your tweet.

However, let me address the incident you chose to publicise.

KEY CLARIFICATIONS

1. The incident you posted is entirely different from the one Mr. Peter Obi narrated in his interview. In that interview, he clearly stated: “I was there…” In the incident contained in your tweet, he was not present.

If we now have at least two separate incidents in which vehicles associated with Mr. Obi were clamped under questionable circumstances, does this not suggest a pattern of targeting an individual simply because of who he is?

2. The entire sequence of events you referenced, from arrival to the eventual clamping of the vehicle, lasted approximately five minutes.

At most airports around the world, including major international airports, a ten-minute drop-off window is generally considered acceptable. Where, then, did the claim of 30 minutes originate?

Do you not agree that half-truths can sometimes be more misleading than outright falsehoods?

3. Is it not a fact that several other vehicles were in the vicinity of Mr. Obi’s vehicle without attracting similar attention from airport officials? Indeed, some of those vehicles had been parked there long before Mr. Obi’s vehicle arrived, yet none was clamped.

4. I have personally been at the airport on several occasions when serving and former government officials arrived in large convoys, blocked access routes, and caused considerable inconvenience to the travelling public, without any agency of government taking similar action.

5. Under your watch, there have been other high-profile airport incidents, including:

The disruption involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole and airline staff.

The incident involving Mr. Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1), a known associate of the President, who allegedly attempted to prevent an aircraft from departing.

You are undoubtedly aware of both incidents.

Where was this same enthusiasm to instigate public outrage and issue official condemnations? Was CCTV footage from those incidents also released, or was the CCTV system only activated when it involved Mr. Peter Obi?

6. Can the publication of CCTV footage detailing Mr. Peter Obi’s movements on your personal social media platform be considered a serious breach of his personal security?

Your footage established no wrongdoing. Instead, you further exposed the movements of a leading opposition figure whose security concerns are already significant.

Would you release equivalent CCTV footage of other presidential candidates of Mr. Obi’s standing who travel in private and presidential aircraft funded by taxpayers?

Should a leading presidential candidate not be accorded security protocols consistent with democratic best practices?

[fresils @iFresils]

your death is way more guaranteed than your wedding day. so instead of looking for the love of your life, start living your life with love.

[Ada Ogbu @AdaOgbuNara]

As a member of the team that accompanied His Excellency @PeterObi to the Abuja airport on Saturday, July 4, I can state categorically that he does not have a police officer as his driver in Abuja. Therefore, if airport CCTV captured a police officer entering the driver’s seat of a vehicle, that vehicle could not have been Mr. Obi’s.

It is also important to note that Mr. Obi travels through as many as ten Nigerian airports every week. Over time, there have been several acts of hostility directed at him and members of his team by airport personnel across different locations.

Based on the account shared by the Honorable Minister, it is clear that the incident Mr. Obi referenced during his interview with @Chude did not occur on the date or at the airport cited by the Minister. They are plainly two different incidents.

[charles aniagolu @charlesaniagolu]

I've interviewed presidents, governors, generals, activists and politicians. But sometimes it's the interviews with the families left carrying the emotional burden that stay with you.

A few days ago, I interviewed the lawyer Asiya El-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai. She spoke with the precision of a legal expert and the pain of a spouse.

She didn't ask me to defend her husband. She didn't ask Nigerians to take sides. She spoke instead - quietly but powerfully - about constitutional rights, due process, access to lawyers and doctors, and the emotional toll prolonged detention takes on a family.

It reminded me that behind every politically charged courtroom battle is a human story.

Whatever anyone thinks of Nasir El-Rufai politically, one truth remains: the rule of law only has meaning when it protects people whose politics we may disagree with. That is why due process is not a favour. It is the foundation of democracy.

Power is temporary. The legal precedents we tolerate today may become the standards - and the nightmare - we all live under tomorrow.

[Mayor Of Calabar @Uno_009]

🚨🚨BREAKING: "Peter Obi can bring out the fortunes of Nigeria and make people recognize us around the world. Both in Education, Health care and most especially prudence in governance"

~Nigerian Richest man in Africa, Alico Dangote

[Real Madrid C.F. @realmadrid]

👀 ¡Mira quién ha llegado!

[ɠɧıʂɧ @rirokpik]

They will Tell you that Africa, Haiti, and all these dark nations are shithole countries but they will never tell you that they killed anyone who tried to fix it.

[YOM🗣️ @ThaBoyYom]

I don’t want to hear “Why am I just seeing this” after it happens

See it now o

[Mr. Czar @Mrczar_]

If you sell used cars, be careful - the next few years will be rough for you, and you may not have a business by the time the wave that is coming is done:

The reason is because the Chinese have set their eyes on Africa, and when they move - it is usually aggresive price cut that favors volume over margins.

Which means they will sell better and more recent cars at a cheaper price and at first you will laugh at them; but they will win.

It is how people laughed at Opay at first (a bank with no branch) but now Opay is used by almost everyone.

...but car is not like the banking sector, a cheaper car & better car will FORCE everyone else out.

Wait till they are done countering all the lies about parts and engine not being strong; once they enter a market - they find the biggest objections and they get to work towards countering it. That work has started. Goodluck everyone.

[. @_Seunpaul]

@powerfulbadeeu @rukky_nate [email protected]