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Rire's father🥰| RIJF Kay Baby 😍
The mercy of Allah is greater than any loss 🌟

[Aare @_aaree]

@powerfulbadeeu Just include airport assistance when making their flight booking. The airport airline will handle the rest from check in till they meet you at their final destination.

[Aare @_aaree]

Doing my best for the boy who means everything. 💙

Happy Father's Day 💙 💖 💓 💛 ♥️

[pepper🏆 @heylade_]

happy father’s day to every amazing and present father🥳❤️you’re the bestttttt

[Aare @_aaree]

@Aeeshamoh Missed chances roasted them..

[Aare @_aaree]

@Lewa_Forbes_ I love Theo, my guy work rate choke, he should consider stand up comedy 😃.

Congratulations 🎊 👏

[Aare @_aaree]

@PureMinD__ Baba, the math is creative, but 2005 share certificates + 2024 exchange rates ≠ current net worth. That's like saying my 1999 Nokia shares today = a Tesla. Politics didn't humble him, na you dey yarn dust .

[Aare @_aaree]

None of you warned me about the Terrible Twos.
Rire woke up at 7am battle rrady because he wanted ice cream for breakfast. Not cereal. Not eggs. Ice cream.

Alaye better calm down and eat Eba

[Aare @_aaree]

@Maryam_ish But na lie, your brain never rest cos you get strong head

[Aare @_aaree]

@Iambobjay @Hon_Danjo If you know me very well.
Suya is the first thing I'll buy either 1m or 1billion.

[Aare @_aaree]

@chi_quiero Grief is deeply personal. When my wife died, I was sending emails and working the same day. Work became my distraction. It took me six months to finally take a break. Now, the thought of returning to 9-5 feels nearly impossible. Not sure where I'm expected to restart from

[Aare @_aaree]

See ehn, picking up the body of someone you love changes you forever. The silence is deafening. You keep expecting them to speak, laugh, or respond, but reality hits with every mile. After burial the weight of that moment stays with you for life. 💔 seeing an ambulance gives PTSD

[Ada Ezeagu ❤️ @QueenUjunwa1]

IK Ogbonna has proven to be that friend that stays in both life and death. He was the one that collected Alex's body from the mortuary and took it home to Arochukwu.
I don't want to imagine what went through his mind during the journey.

Imagine talking and calling your once bubbly and energetic friend, and he won't answer. Like you will hail him and call him all those funny names you call each other, and all you will hear is silence.

Watching someone's loved ones go through the pain of mourning is the hardest thing I have ever witnessed.
The pain never leaves their heart; it is always everlasting.
Onwu diwe!!!💔
Rest in peace, Alex.
This is not the life you planned , but God knows the best for you..💔

[Akin Akinwale @mrlurvy]

June 16, 2005. 21years after.

Ago Crisis. Fresh in our minds and memory.

[adedayo @abubakr_sidd]

Impressive USA performance

[Aare @_aaree]

@Lekan_A0 I love it for them actually, They(we) may lose but white & red color must choke today.

[Aare @_aaree]

@RidwanuLlah The obsession with Lagos in Nigerian politics is becoming exhausting. Every national conversation somehow circles back to one state, as if the other 35 states and the FCT don't exist. A country of over 200 million people deserves a broader vision than Lagos-centric politics.

[Aare @_aaree]

"Canada won't reduce student immigration because of the money" argument doesn't fully hold up
International students generate significant revenue through tuition and other fees. However, Canada's recent actions show that policy objectives are currently outweighing those revenues.

[Peace @TimeyinI]

A simple maths will show you while Canada 🇨🇦 will not work away from immigration (Students)

In 2023 and 2024 alone, nearly 790,000 international students arrived. Now, most PGWP applicants must take an approved language test (IELTS, CELPIP, PTE).

At roughly $327 per test including tax, that's over $250 million from English exams alone.

If na you be government you go let that kind money stop?

We haven’t talked about Billions in tuition, application fee etc.

Immigration isn't just a policy.

It's a business.

[Imran Muhammad @Imranmuhdz]

House of Representatives Set to Vote Today on 37 Landmark Constitutional Amendment Bills

ELECTORAL REFORMS (Bills 1–3)

1. Bill NO. 1: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY IN PRESIDENTIAL, GOVERNORSHIP, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, STATE HOUSES OF ASSEMBLY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS ELECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED MATTER, 2025
→ Allows independent candidates with verified signatures (10% of registered voters from 2/3 of relevant areas); INEC/SIEC verifies signatures; 50% fee waiver for women candidates.

2. Bill NO. 2: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA FOR APPOINTING MEMBERS AND ADDITIONAL POWERS FOR THE STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Adds non-partisanship/integrity/age criteria for SIEC members; grants SIEC independent rule-making powers (no Governor approval); expands SIEC functions (voter education, campaign monitoring, party primaries, referendums, etc.).

3. Bill NO. 3: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999, TO ESTABLISH AND EMPOWER THE ELECTORAL OFFENCES COMMISSION TO PROVIDE FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF ELECTORAL OFFENCES; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Creates Electoral Offences Commission as a federal executive body with first-line charge funding; details composition, qualifications, and powers (to be prescribed by Act).

JUDICIAL REFORMS (Bills 4–6)
4. Bill NO. 4: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON THE SUPREME COURT, REPOSITION IT AS A COURT OF POLICY, AND ENSURE THE TIMELY RESOLUTION OF ELECTION PETITIONS; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Most Supreme Court appeals require leave (except presidential/vice-presidential election matters).

5. Bill NO. 5: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE COURT OF APPEAL; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Clarifies Chief Justice as Head of Judiciary; mandates 360-day disposal of appeals to Supreme Court.

6. Bill NO. 6: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO EMPOWER JUDGES ELEVATED TO HIGHER COURTS TO CONCLUDE PART-HEARD CRIMINAL MATTERS PENDING BEFORE THEM PRIOR TO THEIR ELEVATION; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Allows elevated Federal High Court judges to conclude part-heard criminal cases (prosecution closed) within 6 months (excluding vacation).

SECURITY AND POLICING (Bills 7–8)
7. Bill NO. 7: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE POLICE; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (SIXTH ALTERATION) 2026
→ Replaces references to “Nigeria Police Force” with “Police” in relevant sections to enable State Police.

8. Bill NO. 8: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR THE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERATION; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Places Armed Forces funding on first-line charge (like INEC, National Assembly, Judiciary).

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Bills 9–17)
9. Bill NO. 9: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO ESTABLISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS AS A TIER OF GOVERNMENT; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Recognises Local Governments as a third tier; adjusts federalism and legislative powers accordingly.

10. Bill NO. 10: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, INDEPENDENCE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITORS-GENERAL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY AREA COUNCILS… 2025
→ Creates independent State Auditors-General for Local Governments/Area Councils.

18. Bill NO. 18: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO GRANT CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS TO SPOUSES; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Gender-neutral spousal citizenship (5-year residency requirement).

19. Bill NO. 19: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO INCLUDE CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT… 2025
→ Allows National Assembly to prescribe citizenship by investment.

20. Bill NO. 20: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIAL SEATS FOR WOMEN IN THE SENATE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND STATE HOUSES OF ASSEMBLY… 2025
→ Creates special (temporary) women seats via electoral college; groups states into geo-political zones.

LEGISLATURE (Bills 21–25)
21. Bill NO. 21: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO INSTITUTIONALIZE LEGISLATIVE BUREAUCRACY IN THE CONSTITUTION; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Makes Clerk head of Legislative Service in National Assembly and State Houses.

22. Bill NO. 22: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO SPECIFY THE PERIOD FOR THE LAYING OF APPROPRIATION BILL… 2025
→ Requires appropriation estimates at least 60 days before end of financial year.

23. Bill NO. 23: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR THE INAUGURATION OF NEW MEMBERS AFTER THE INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY… 2025
→ Allows post-inauguration members (with certificate of return) to be sworn in.

24. Bill NO. 24: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION, 1999 TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF A STATE; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Adds procedural safeguards for removing State House Speakers/Deputy Speakers.

25. Bill NO. 25: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO REMOVE TRANSITIONAL LAW-MAKING POWERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT; AND FOR RELATED MATTER, 2025
→ Deletes executive power to modify existing laws for constitutional conformity.
DEVOLUTION OF POWERS / HUMAN RIGHTS / FISCAL / INSTITUTIONS /

TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS (Bills 26–37)
26. Bill NO. 26: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCLUSION OF TOURISM AND TOURISM-RELATED MATTERS ON THE CONCURRENT LEGISLATIVE LIST… 2025
→ Moves tourism to Concurrent List.

27. Bill NO. 27: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Adds section on best interests of the child, protection from violence/abuse, access to justice.

28. Bill NO. 28: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO FURTHER DEFINE ACTS THAT CONSTITUTE TORTURE, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT… 2025
→ Explicitly includes public parading of arrested suspects as torture/degrading treatment.

29. Bill NO. 29: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROTECT THE RIGHT OF AN UNBORN CHILD BEING CARRIED BY A PREGNANT WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH… 2025
→ Pregnant women sentenced to death get life imprisonment instead.

30. Bill NO. 30: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT TO A CLEAN, SAFE, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT… 2025
→ Elevates right to clean/safe/healthy environment under right to life.

31. Bill NO. 31: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO MANDATE ALL GOVERNMENT STATUTORY CORPORATIONS… TO SUBMIT YEARLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL… 2025
→ Requires audited financial statements from all agencies within 90–180 days.

32. Bill NO. 32: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF REPORTS OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL… 2025
→ Mandates public disclosure of Auditor-General reports within 90 days.

33. Bill NO. 33: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION… 2025
→ Ensures one representative per state + FCT on Federal Civil Service Commission.

34. Bill NO. 34: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO ENSURE THAT EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EACH STATE HAS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY… 2025
→ Guarantees at least one House of Assembly member per Local Government (increases max members to 44).

35. Bill NO. 35: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO SEPARATE THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FROM THAT OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR ON ISSUES OF QUALIFICATION OR DISQUALIFICATION… 2025
→ Allows governor to replace disqualified deputy without affecting the governor’s election.

36. Bill NO. 36: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO ESTABLISH COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS IN NIGERIA; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2025
→ Creates State Council of Traditional Rulers as a state executive body.

37. Bill NO. 37: A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO PROVIDE A STABLE AND STATUTORY SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE TRADITIONAL INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA… 2025
→ Mandates at least 5% of local government funds for Traditional Councils (via state law).

[Aare @_aaree]

Happy 2nd Birthday, Rire! 🎉🎂
Who else wakes up at 7 a.m. asking for eba and cold okra like for breakfast?
Thank you for the cuddles, laughter, endless adventures, and the daily inspections of everything I own. Thank you for giving me a reason to smile even on the hardest days

[Aare @_aaree]

Happy 1st Birthday to Rire — the CEO of chaos and giggles.

You’ve mastered the art of stealing phones, fake crying for snacks, and running from diaper duty like a true pro.
You’ve only been here a year, but you act like you own me… and honestly, you kinda do. 🍼🎉

[Aare @_aaree]

@heylade_ 🙂🙂

[Aare @_aaree]

Life brought tougher tests, and somehow I survived them too.

[Aare @_aaree]

After the loss I suffered.
I can't imagine anything tougher tests.

[Aare @_aaree]

I agree. Our leaders spend too much time campaigning for re-election and too little time governing(if at all). A single 6-year term reduces political distractions, lower election costs, and ptomote bolder long-term decisions. Governance should be the priority, not campaigning.

[Averroes @d_Advocate1]

I made a thread a few years ago when I proposed a single term for the Presidency and Governorship position. I have reproduced it below.

We are too broke to have a general election every four years. This four-year election cycle is not sustainable, to be honest. Apart from the huge financial implications, it is also one of the reasons for the lack of political will among many State Governors and Presidents, who are often reluctant to push through with some audacious projects due to the backlash that might affect their re-election.

The first term for many Governors, and even the President, is mostly spent pandering to different interest groups. From the moment they get elected, the focus shifts to a second term.

You then realise that the incumbent becomes preoccupied with seeking re-election, while the main job of governance is relegated or becomes secondary. Don't get me wrong, I understand that politics is also part of democracy. The problem here is that it has, to some extent, been elevated above governance in our clime.

It's not like the elections are even perfect anyway. We end up spending billions on elections that will still be the subject of protracted litigation all the way to the Supreme Court. This is ridiculous. INEC, on its part, ends up being overstretched due to the numerous court battles it is drawn into.

How long are we going to continue with this anomaly? We need the National Assembly to look into this situation and come up with a local solution. We don't necessarily have to copy everything from abroad.

Here is my suggestion: we should seriously consider a single term of five or six years for the President and the Governors. The National Assembly and the State Houses of Assembly can maintain their four-year cycle.

A single term for the Executive will be more beneficial for us as a people because the incumbent can then face the issue of governance squarely without any fear of losing out on re-election. I must say that one of the biggest issues we have these days is the absence of political will to push through certain government policies, especially where such policies are in our best interest but unpopular.

Take the subsidy removal issue, for example. A single term means less politicking, and governance issues can be considered solely on their merit rather than on other political considerations.

Hopefully, we will get it right.