Abdullahi Kaka Abubakar

Program Editor MoneyTalks, Business News and Africa Matters @trtworld

[Abdullahi Kaka Abubakar @abdullahikakaa]

I usually don’t do this, but I realized people need to prepare for next year. This step helped me so much in 2024, I had to share it.

At year’s end, I don’t just ask if it was a 'good year.' I break it down into 10 areas: relationships, health, finances, skills, career, mindset, spirituality, contributions, memories, and strategies.

Reflecting on these gave me clarity, focus, and the drive to grow.

2025 is your chance to level up—start reflecting, start planning. What’s your goal for next year? Let’s inspire each other! Go through this thread and see what areas resonate with you.

[Abdulazeez Abubakar Kaka @Abunaah]

I had the rare privilege and honor of meeting Baba, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Kowa Namu Ne ✌🏽♾️😊

[CR7 @Cr7_1050]

FIFA is working hard to take down every video that expose referees help to Argentina

Why ? 🤔 https://t.co/idMvaKEXFL

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

Nobody had Nigerian Trump on their World Cup bingo card 😂⚽

#WorldCup #Spain #SaudiArabia

[Abdullahi Kaka Abubakar @abdullahikakaa]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi Rajiun. My grandmother Yahajja has returned to her Maker yesterday. May Allah grant her mercy, Jannah and when it is our turn may we pass in peace.

[Abdulazeez Abubakar Kaka @Abunaah]

Innalillahi wa innailayhirraji’un, Allah yayi wa Kakata rasuwa a cikin Daren Nan.

I just lost my maternal grandmother this Night, Allah ya gafarta mata.

Jana’iza a Hausari Maiduguri, Borno state.

[soothsayer @iamasoothsayer]

2023: Corona ended
2026: Hantavirus

[Daily Trust @daily_trust]

BREAKING: Nigerian airline suspends some routes as aviation fuel crisis worsens
https://t.co/dHU7AyzwJT

[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan @RTErdogan]

SAHA EXPO 2026 Uluslararası Savunma, Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayisi Fuarı https://t.co/WH11KGojgk

[Financial Times @FT]

Breaking news: Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is planning a London listing of his cement empire this year. https://t.co/WZKye24HSO

[TheCable @thecableng]

Aliko Dangote plans 20,000MW power investment to tackle Nigeria’s electricity gap

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest businessman, says Dangote Group is planning to invest in power generation with a target of up to 20,000 megawatts.

Dangote spoke in an interview with Makhtar Diop, managing director at International Finance Corporation (IFC), on Wednesday.

https://t.co/046LzbJD2D

[Abdullahi Kaka Abubakar @abdullahikakaa]

@DangoteGroup I actually wrote an article exactly on why Nigeria needs Dangote at the moment: https://t.co/slmdlC7Oaw

[Abdul Samad Rabiu CFR, CON @asr_rabiu]

*Remembering Khalifa*

Eight years have passed, yet time has not dimmed your presence—it has only deepened it. Your life, so purposeful and impactful, remains etched in our hearts and continues to shape the way we live, give, and carry forward the values you instilled in us.

You taught us how to live—with faith, purpose, and integrity. Much of who we are today is because of you. Your guidance, strength, and quiet mentorship continue to shape our lives in ways words cannot fully express.

You lived with quiet strength and profound selflessness, touching countless lives with kindness, compassion, and grace. Those moments, those prayers, and those acts of goodness endure through the people you touched and the legacy you left behind.

Your devotion to Almighty Allah and to Islam was steadfast and exemplary. Yours was a life anchored in faith, sincerity, and higher purpose—one that continues to inspire us every day.

As your children, we remain committed to upholding your principles, honoring your name, and preserving the legacy you built with dignity and meaning.

We carry you with us, always.

We pray that Almighty Allah, in His infinite mercy, grants you the highest station in Al Jannah Firdaus, envelops you in His Noor, and grants you eternal peace.

Forever in our hearts.
Forever in our prayers.
Forever missed.

Abdul Samad Rabiu, CFR, CON

[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan @RTErdogan]

Cezayir Cumhurbaşkanı Abdülmecid Tebbun'u Resmî Karşılama Töreni https://t.co/ydXGxiHPwe

[Özel Harekat @OzelHarekattv]

#Saha2026

[Aminu W. Tambuwal @AWTambuwal]

Sixteen years on, history still speaks.

For Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is not just a memory, he is a defining chapter.

On May 5, 2010, the nation stood still as a leader of rare humility and quiet strength took his final breath. It was not just the passing of a President, it was the closing of a moment in our democratic journey that continues to shape our politics even today.

President Yar’Adua was not driven by noise or theatrics. He was guided by principle. His respect for the rule of law was not a slogan, it was a standard he lived by. In an era where power often seeks dominance, he chose restraint, believing firmly that institutions must be stronger than individuals.

He carried the burden of leadership with dignity, always conscious of Nigeria’s fragile unity and the need to protect it. His vision was clear: a country governed by systems, not personalities.

For many of us, he was more than a leader. He was a reference point. A reminder that integrity in public office is not an illusion, but a choice.

Sixteen years later, his absence is still felt. The questions he raised about governance, accountability, and nation-building remain as relevant as ever.

Today, we remember not just how he died, but how he lived.

We honour a man who chose decency in power, humility in leadership, and faith in Nigeria.

Life is fleeting, but legacy endures.

May Almighty Allah SWT continue to grant his soul eternal rest in Al-Jannah Firdaus. - AWT

[Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki @bukolasaraki]

Sixteen years have passed since we lost President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and it says a lot that, wherever you go, Nigerians still speak of him with such love and nostalgia. We lost a patriot, and I lost a dear brother.

He was a man of integrity and humility, deeply committed to peace and the well-being of everyday Nigerians. His approach to leadership continues to remind us of what true service to the nation should look like.

As we remember the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua today, I pray that Almighty Allah (SWT) continues to grant him a place among the righteous in Aljannah Firdaus. Ameen.

[Daddy D.O🇳🇬 @DOlusegun]

"We will not bring back subsidy because it creates destruction for the economy, and we won't introduce price control because we believe in the market...the situation in Iran presents new opportunities for us as the world looks to diversify sources of energy and invest in new market"

- Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele

[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

Everyone around you is fighting something you can’t see.

[RT @RT_com]

⚡️Turkey introduces YILDIRIMHAN Intercontinental Ballistic Missile — Turkish Defense Agency

The missile can reach speeds of 9-25 Mach and has range of 6000 kilometers

[TRT World @trtworld]

Türkiye’s defence manufacturer Baykar is showcasing its newly developed, domestically produced kamikaze and precision-strike drones at SAHA EXPO - one of the region’s biggest defence industry exhibitions. Kubra Akkoc has more from the venue in Istanbul