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[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

2026 INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS: FROM REFORMS TO PROSPERITY

My fellow Nigerians,

Sixty-six years ago today, our flag was raised, for the first time, over a free and sovereign nation. Since then, we have journeyed together as one nation, bound by our collective trust in the great promise of Nigeria: that a country of our size, our bountiful resources, our cultural diversity and, above all, our extraordinary people can build a giant in Africa; that in this blessed and fertile land we can build a united, strong and prosperous nation; a land of regional authority and global consequence.

Our journey has not always been easy. In truth, it has generally been too hard for too many. We have known moments of great hope and periods of profound disappointment. We have endured war, military rule, economic crises, insecurity and political upheaval. Yet through it all, Nigeria, with the indomitable spirit of its people, has endured.

It has endured through the efforts of the farmer who rises before dawn to work his land. The trader who opens her shop each morning, hopeful for a productive day. The teacher who believes in the children entrusted to her care and the young entrepreneur who refuses to surrender ambition to circumstance. We are grateful for the men and women of our Armed Forces and security services who place themselves in harm's way so that the rest of us may live in peace.

Through every difficulty, generations of Nigerians have continued to believe in one thing: that this country of ours will be better.

This faith, which sustains us all, is the inheritance of independence. Our founding fathers did not struggle merely for a flag, an anthem or a place among the nations of the world. Independence carried a larger promise: that Nigerians would have the freedom to shape their own destiny and build a nation capable of providing opportunity, dignity and a better life for its people. Sixty-six years later, Almighty God has made it our responsibility to deliver that promise.

Today, as we celebrate our independence, we must speak honestly about the journey so far, the choices we made, and the country we are determined to build from here.

For too long, the promise of Nigeria was undermined by choices that postponed difficult decisions and allowed deep economic distortions to grow.

By 2023, poverty was rising, and hope was nearly gone. The country's situation was darker than ever. We had no choice but to act.

Nigeria was like a sick patient who receives the terrible news that he has cancer. His doctor explains that the treatment will be difficult and painful, but that it offers a strong prospect of recovery. The patient has a choice. He can begin treatment, endure its discomfort and fight the disease. Or he can ask only for morphine, dull the pain and leave the cancer to spread.

For too long, Nigeria's leaders chose morphine while praying for a miracle that never came.
They focused on symptoms while allowing the disease to take hold deep within the fabric of our society. We spent enormous sums sustaining inefficient arrangements that were never intended to last. We hid from difficult truths and passed the consequences from one generation to the next.

When this Administration assumed office, we resolved to do things differently. We chose to excise the cancer. The reforms that followed were difficult. The side effects were real. Yet, we must never confuse the medicine with the disease.

Our reforms did not create the weaknesses in our economy. They confronted them. Now, as certain influential but regressive voices would have us abandon the treatment and return ourselves to the abuse of addictive subsidies, we must resist their siren song. We must remember why we began this journey and how far we have already come.

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Did what he set out to do.

Your 2025/26 Player of the Season, Declan Rice 🏅

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We all deserve this ❤️

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Engraved into history 🖋 @Arsenal

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It means so much to us 🏆 YALLA NASSR! 🟡🔵

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The most emotional video you would see on the internet right now 😭 ❤️

It made me teary 🥹

I love Arsenal FC @Arsenal so much

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We did it, together.

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The wait is over.

@Arsenal are Premier League champions.

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This belongs to all of us.

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Arsenal: 2025/26 Premier League champions.

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NOTABLE CITIES IN YORUBALAND &THEIR FOUNDERS:

(1) Ile-Ife was founded by Obatala
(2) Owo was founded by Ojugbelu.
(3) Oshogbo was founded by Ijesha
(4) Akure was founded by Omoremi Omoluabi
(5) Ondo was founded by Queen Pupupu
(6) Iwo was founded by prince Ogbaigbai.
(7) Oyo was founded by prince Oranmiyan
(8) Igede Ekiti was founded by Ake
(9) Abeokuta was founded by Shodeke
(10) Ilesha was founded by Owalushe Ajaka.
(11) Esie was founded by prince Baragbon
(12) Ijero Ekiti was founded by Prince Ogbe
(13) Sango-Otta was founded by Osolo and Eleidi Atalabi
(14) Igbesa was founded by Akeredun
(15) Iperu was founded by Akesan
(16) Ikire was founded by Akinere
(17) Ado Ekiti was founded by Awamaro
(18) Esa-Oke was founded by Omiran Adebolu.
(19) Ilorin was founded by Ojo Isekuse
(20) Ikorodu was founded by Oga.
(21) Ijebu-Ode founded by Olode
(22) Iree (Osun) was founded by three brothers: Larooye, Arolu and Oyekun.
(23) Ila-Orangun was founded by Fagbamila Ajagun-nla.
(24) Ikere-Ekiti was founded by Aladeshelu
(25) Ikole Ekiti was founded by Akinsale
(26) Ede was founded by Timi
Agbale.
(27) Omu-Aran was founded by prince Olomu-Aperan
(28) Ode-Remo was founded by two hunters: Arapetu and Liworu.
(29) Ikirun was founded by Akinorun
(30) Saki was founded by Ogun
(31) Eruwa was founded by Obaseeku
(32) Iraye was founded by Odudu-Orunku
(33) Ogbomosho was founded by Ogunlola
(34) Offa was founded by Olalomi Olofa-gangan
(35) Inisa was founded by prince Ooku Eesun
(36) Ido Ani was founded by Oba Ozolua
(37) Ejigbo (Osun) was founded by Akinjole Ogiyan (Ogiriniyan)
(38) Okuku was founded by Oladile
(39) Efon Alaye-Ekiti was founded by Iji-Emigun
(40) Ijebu was founded by Obanta
(41) Isara-Remo was founded by prince Adeyemo
(42) Odeogbolu was founded by Eleshi Ekun Ogoji
(43) Ise-Ekiti was founded by Akinluaduse (Akinluse)
(44) Isara-Remo was founded by prince Adeyemo
(45) Itele-Ijebu was founded by Ojigi Amoyegeso
(46) Ijebu-Jesha was founded by Oba Agigiri Egboroganlada
(47) Ibokun (Ilemure) was founded by Obokun
(48) Ikoro-Ekiti(Eso -Obe) was founded by two hunters: Olushe and Olugona.
(49) Ilara Mokin was founded by Obalufon Modulua Olutipin.
(50) Igbara Oke was founded by Olowa Arajaka

(51)Epe was founded by Hu-Raka
(52) Malete (Iseyin) was founded by Adenle Atologuntele
(53) Igbo-Ifa(Kishi) was founded by Kilisi Yeruma
(54) Ijebu-Igbo was created by Ademakin Orimolusi.
(55) Ilobu was founded by Laarosin
(56) Gbongan was founded by Akinfenwa
(57) Ire-Ekiti was founded by Ogun
(58) Iwoye (Ayedun) was founded by Atabata.
(59) Igbajo was founded by prince Akeran
(60) Imesi-Ile was founded by Odunmorun and Eye.
(61) Orile-Owu was founded by Pawu.
(62)Otun-Ekiti was founded by Oore
(63) Igbo Asako( Igbo-Ora) was founded by Obe Alade.
(64) Idanre was founded by Olofin, a younger brother to Ododuwa. He came to Ufe after the demise of his senior brother.
(65) Iresi was founded by Ifadumila

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Tonight's result means David Raya is guaranteed a share of the Coca-Cola Golden Glove 🏆

Read more on the @Arsenal goalkeeper's achievement 👇

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The @HulkHogan Statue has been unveiled at #WWEWorld! 🫡

#WrestleMania

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

🚨: IT'S OFFICIAL!

NASA ANNOUNCES THAT HUMANS WILL RETURN TO THE MOON IN 2028 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1972

A NEW HISTORIC ERA IS COMING.

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Orcas eat great white sharks. They hunt seals, dolphins, and baby whales. They have never killed a single human in the open ocean. Not once, in all of recorded history.

An orca's brain weighs up to 15 pounds. Yours weighs about 3. They have roughly double the brain cells we do in the regions that handle complex thought. A neuroscientist at Emory named Lori Marino put an orca brain in an MRI and found these animals can tell different species apart underwater. They do it by sending out clicks that bounce off everything around them and come back as a kind of 3D sound map (this is called echolocation). From 500 feet away, an orca knows you're a human and not a seal. It skips you on purpose.

The answer is culture. Orcas around the world are divided into at least 10 separate populations, each with its own food rules, its own language, and its own way of hunting. All of it learned from their mothers. One population eats only fish. Another eats only marine mammals like seals and sea lions. These two populations can live in the exact same water and never swap a single meal. A baby orca learns what food is from its mother, and that list stays the same for life.

In the Pacific Northwest, one population called the Southern Residents eats almost nothing but Chinook salmon. Scientists have documented them killing harbor porpoises 78 times over six decades, carrying the dead porpoises in their mouths, and never once eating them. Even when the group was starving. A 2023 study in Marine Mammal Science looked at all 78 cases and concluded it was play. These orcas would rather go hungry than eat something their culture says isn't food.

Researchers studying whale behavior in 2001 found that orca cultural traditions "appear to have no parallel outside humans." Each family group has its own dialect, its own version of the language. Calves spend about two years just learning how to make all the sounds their family uses. Mothers will slow down a hunt on purpose so their young can watch.

In 2005, a 12-year-old kid was swimming in Helm Bay, Alaska when an orca came at him full speed. At the very last second, the orca seemed to realize it was charging a human. It bent its entire body in half and turned back to open water. In captivity, it goes differently. SeaWorld's Tilikum killed three people during his life in a concrete tank. Research from 2016, published in the journal Animals, traced it to psychological collapse from being locked away from the family bonds orcas need to stay stable.

I think calling this a "mystery" undersells the science. Orcas decide what to eat based on culture, not instinct. No orca mother has ever taught her calf to hunt humans, so no orca hunts humans. Only about 75 of those salmon-eating Southern Residents are still alive. Their pregnancy failure rate is 69% because we've destroyed their salmon runs. They won't break their food culture to survive. Whether we care enough to protect theirs is the part that actually matters.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

My dear fellow Nigerians,

Today, as I clock another year in the journey of life, I'm filled with joy and gratitude for the opportunity given me to serve this great nation. I want to take this moment to thank Nigerians for their messages, show of love and prayers on the occasion of my 74th birthday. I thank all our citizens for their patriotism, solidarity and support for our administration.

To those who have taken space in newspapers or paid for air time on radio and television to wish me well, I thank you immensely.

I must thank my wife, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, for her kind and loving words. I also thank Vice President Kashim Shettima for all he said about me.

Consistent with my tradition over the years to mark my birthday in line with the mood of the nation each year, I resolved to also observe this year's birthday low key.

As I mark this special day, I am reminded of the challenges we've faced since we initiated our reforms. I'm glad that our sacrifices have not been in vain as we can see some glittering light at the end of the tunnel, despite the temporary setback caused by ongoing Middle East crisis.

The credit for the positive outcomes we have achieved does not belong solely to me, our Renewed Hope team and to our government. We achieved the gains together.

As we march towards the third anniversary of our administration, it is my deepest conviction that we shall succeed in building a brighter future for our citizens and future generations.

We are determined to confront some of the challenges we face today, and with your continued support, we shall overcome.

Let us continue to work together to build a stronger, prosperous and more resilient nation that will make Nigeria the pride of Africa.

Thank you all, and happy 74th birthday to me!

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

[INALEGWU @tchaloyi]

Back in 2011, I went into computer hardware repairs. I started with laptop chargers. I remember peeling back the rubber, soldering wires, and always staring at that weird plastic bulge on the cable. It didn't look like it did anything, but it was on every single high-end charger I fixed. I used to wonder if it was a hidden battery or just a weight to keep the cord from tangling.

It turns out, that little lump is the unsung hero of your workspace.

It's called a Ferrite Bead, and its only job is to act as a silencer for your electricity.

See, every electronic device is naturally noisy. They send out invisible electromagnetic signals. Without that cylinder, your charger cable would turn into a giant antenna, broadcasting interference that would make your Wi-Fi slow, your TV flicker, or your speakers buzz.

Inside that plastic shell is just a chunk of magnetic iron. It catches all that electrical noise and kills it before it can escape the wire.

It’s basically a muzzle for your cable so your gadgets can live in peace.

INALEGWU.

[The Forge 🍿 @TheForgexx]

Old Names of Every Country:

🇹🇭 Thailand — Siam
🇮🇷 Iran — Persia
🇯🇵 Japan — “Nippon” (its native name, still used)
🇹🇼 Taiwan - Formosa
🇲🇲 Myanmar — Burma
🇯🇴 Jordan — Transjordan
🇹🇷 Türkiye — Ottoman Empire
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — Ceylon
🇫🇷 France — Gaul
🇦🇪 UAE - Trucial States
🇮🇩 Indonesia — Dutch East Indies
🇰🇭 Cambodia — Kampuchea
🇻🇳 Vietnam — Annam
🇵🇰 Pakistan — Part of British India
🇧🇩 Bangladesh — East Pakistan
🇲🇳 Mongolia — Outer Mongolia
🇹🇯 Tajikistan — Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
🇪🇹 Ethiopia — Abyssinia
🇬🇭 Ghana — Gold Coast
🇨🇩 DR Congo — Zaire
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — Rhodesia
🇧🇯 Benin — Dahomey
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso — Upper Volta
🇧🇼 Botswana — Bechuanaland
🇳🇦 Namibia — South-West Africa
🇲🇼 Malawi — Nyasaland
🇹🇿 Tanzania — Tanganyika
🇿🇲 Zambia — Northern Rhodesia
🇰🇪 Kenya — British East Africa
🇺🇬 Uganda — Uganda Protectorate
🇸🇴 Somalia — Italian Somaliland
🇱🇾 Libya — Tripolitania & Cyrenaica
🇳🇱 Netherlands — Holland (historical metonym)
🇨🇿 Czechia — Bohemia (historical core region)
🇷🇺 Russia — Soviet Union (USSR)
🇮🇪 Ireland — Irish Free State
🇲🇰 North Macedonia — Macedonia
🇵🇱 Poland — Polish People's Republic
🇭🇺 Hungary — Kingdom of Hungary
🇦🇹 Austria — Austro-Hungarian Empire
🇧🇿 Belize — British Honduras
🇬🇾 Guyana — British Guiana
🇸🇷 Suriname — Dutch Guiana
🇭🇹 Haiti — Saint-Domingue
🇨🇺 Cuba — Spanish Cuba

Source/Credit: Verified from historical sources (Nations Online Project former names, Wikipedia historical country names, GOV. UK colonial timelines, ThoughtCo/History.com decolonization lists, and Britannica entries).

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Bukayo is one of us.

We’re delighted to announce that Bukayo Saka has signed a new contract with The Arsenal 🙌