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A quintessential leader

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

I just learned this morning that Bryan Eze qualified for the International Economics Olympiad in China to represent Nigeria, but the Ministry of Education said that there is no money to sponsor him.

They approached the Ebonyi State Government for support and the government said that they are not interested. So he missed it.

I became curious after he won the Sterling Bank National Online Maths Quiz yesterday.

This is heartbreaking.

[Peter Obi Grassroots Commentary @PO_GrassRootM]

“I’m Getting Close to My Departure, Want Nigeria to Succeed Soon”

– Obasanjo

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

The military government of Burkina Faso says it has foiled a plot to kill the president, Ibrahim Traore, and destabilise the country. 
The security minister alleged that the plot was funded from Ivory Coast. There's been no comment from Ivory Coast or Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨💙❤️ Barça director Deco confirms: “João Cancelo will join us. The deal is gonna get done”.

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

What is the girl doing in their midst?

This is Girl Child Abuse!

[The Daily Circular @DailyCircularNg]

Effective Jan 21, 2026, Nigerian nationals found eligible for B1/B2 visas will be required to post visa bonds for up to $15,000 before they can enter the US.

They will also be required to enter the US through one of only three airports: BOS, JFK, IAD.

#visa #America #Nigeria

[SportyBetNG @SportyBetNG]

Barcelona have not conceded in FOUR of their last FIVE meetings with Athletic Club and are unbeaten in that span winning four of the five matches. Les Leones are in a rut and have won one of their last five matches. Can they find form against Red hot Barcelona? 👉 https://t.co/EiMQIq6zTs

18+ Please Bet Responsibly

[Duopoly Destroyer @realnikohouse]

Zionist billionaire Paul Singer wins ownership Venezuelan oil company Citgo, after conveniently placing a bid a couple of months ago after Trump informed him of the US plans to abduct Maduro.

How is it ALWAYS Israel?!

[SportyBetNG @SportyBetNG]

DR Congo may be out of the AFCON but superfan, Michel Nkuka Mboladinga won our hearts!

He did the "Patrice Lumumba" pose in every game the Leopards played. Lumumba was the first Prime Minister of the DRC post independence and was assassinated a year after his removal from office in 1961. A reminder that AFCON is more than football

[Abubakar Yunusa @Pharmacio001]

BREAKING: ADC set to receive Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as talks reach advanced stage. His defection is expected to shake the political landscape ahead of the 2027 elections.

[MAH @matissearmani]

Incredibly proud to manage this great football club. Let’s get to work blues! 👍🏽🔵

[Aisha Yesufu @AishaYesufu]

#PeterObiWillNotWalkAlone
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As I sit here before you, I am afraid at this new step I am about to take. Courage,
they say, is not the absence of fear. Courage is stepping forward despite the fear.
Twelve years ago, on the day of my 40th birthday I decided that silence was no
longer going to be an option. My silence was also part of the problems that Nigeria
was grappling with. On that day I made a covenant with God that if God gives me
another 40 years, I will devote those 40 years to Nigeria. Four months later, on
the 14th of April 2014 #ChibokGirls were abducted
And on the 30th of April 2014, I came out with other well-meaning Nigerians to
march for the 276 schoolgirls that had been abducted from their school. Every
single day, we were on the streets, marching, crying, demanding justice until the
lockdown during Covid-19 in 2020 when we stopped the daily physical sit outs
and protests and continued online. Today, I see my sisters and brother who
walked that journey with me standing here and the fear has lessened but let me
be clear: it has not disappeared.
By 2018, four years into the demands for #ChibokGirls I realised something
clearly: everything leads back to politics. Politics determine who governs us.
Politics decides whether we have good governance, or we suffer and if we refuse
to participate in politics, we leave our lives at the mercy of people who were never
meant to lead in the first place.
That was when, for the first time, I joined the campaign of a presidential
candidate. I was part of the campaign team of Dr. Oby Ezekwesili who has been
my aunt and my mentor. I walked the length and breadth of Nigeria, speaking to
people with her and other well-meaning Nigerians. We had done the
#RedCardMovement before she joined the race, reminding Nigerians that they
had the choice, capacity, and power to choose from other than just two political
parties. In 2022, I was again in the campaign of a presidential candidate, Mr.Peter Obi. You all saw how it played out
On the 31st of December 2025, Mr. Peter Obi officially came with his allies,
friends, and supporters and declared for ADC. That day, I told him something
very simple and very clear: I have never been a card-carrying member of any
political party, but because my leader has called, I would become a card-carrying
member of ADC. Today, I am here to redeem that pledge. I have picked my ADC
membership card.
Let me speak to every Nigerian listening to me. We are at a moment where our
country needs us. When I told you earlier that I am afraid, I was not joking. I am
truly afraid. I love my voice. I own my voice. I say things the way I choose, when
I choose and how I choose. But I had to ask myself a hard question: Is refusing
to join a political party, refusing to be where decisions are made, refusing to
influence who become flag bearers of political parties, acceptable? Is it about me,
or is it about Nigeria?
If I truly believe in Nigeria, if I truly believe that this country should be a place
where the child of nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody, then
I must step in. I must put my hat in the ring.
Many of us are afraid that our whites will be stained. I asked myself this
question: If Allah (SWT) grants me life to 80 years, will it be said that my white
remained clean because I stayed away from the mud, or because I entered the
mud, fought through it, and my white came out spotless?
Today, I make my choice.
We have been told again and again that politics is dirty. Politics is only dirty
because good people refuse to enter it. We leave it to those who believe they
have a monopoly of dirt That dirt is the only way to play politics. That must end
now. This is the time for us to enter, one by one, and clean it up. That is how we
will build the politics that produces candidates with competence, character, and
capacity. Candidates who care. Candidates who will defend Nigeria and stand forNigeria.

[Ifeoma Igbotic @IfeomaIgbotic]

The largest clothing factory in West Africa is located in Aba, Abia State, Ala Igbo.

[akaninyene silas @ajosila80]

@firstladyship You can say that again @firstladyship

[Aisha Yesufu @AishaYesufu]

OPEN LETTER TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Dear National Assembly,
The legislative arm of government is the bedrock of democracy. It is usually what signifies that a democracy is entrenched in a country. The legislative arm of government makes laws, have oversight functions,confirms nominations, ratify treaties, and most importantly hold the executive accountable. The legislative arm is supposed to be the activist in government. The voice for the voiceless!!!!!

Every member of the National Assembly was voted by the people to be a voice backed by constitutional authority. A voice that will speak up when the people are in dire need. The importance of the role the National Assembly plays in amplifying the voices of the people,can be seen in how the voices of the lawmakers are protected and whatever they say on the floor of their respective chambers are never held against them.

Today, the Nigerian people are being hunted like animals, abducted or killed in their places of worship, schools, on the roads, farms, markets and even in their homes where they ought to be safest. Nowhere is safe in Nigeria and no one is safe in Nigeria. With all of these happening, the National Assembly members have not deemed it fit to raise their collective voices for the people that sent them to the National Assembly.Instead, they have raised their voices in defending the executive they should be holding accountable.

As a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I am dismayed and disappointed by the National Assembly's failure to fulfil its constitutional duties. As the highestlegislative arm of government, the National Assembly is supposed to be the voice of the people, but it has become a rubber stamp assembly, complicit in the country's descent into chaos. Every member of the National Assembly should bow his or her head in shame, for you all have collectively failed the people of Nigeria.

The National Assembly's primary responsibility is to make laws that promote the welfare and security of Nigerians. However, it has failed to address the pressing issues of insecurity, poverty, and corruption that plague our nation. Instead, it has been preoccupied with fancy dinners and majoring in the minor thereby making a mockery of the pain of the citizens.
The National Assembly must take immediate action to address the current security crisis, and these actionsinclude but not limited to the following:
1. Calling for an emergency session to discuss the insecurity situation
2. Conducting investigations into the causes of insecurity and the failure of the security agencies in protecting the people
3. Holding the executive accountable for its failure to protect citizens
4. Passing legislation to strengthen security agencies and address the root causes of insecurity
5. Most importantly, summoning Mr Tinubu to appear before a joint session of the National Assembly to give account of what he is doing to protect the citizens of Nigeria with the office he got himself sworn in to occupy.
The National Assembly must wake up to its responsibilities and act in the best interests of Nigerians. We will not be silenced or intimidated. We will continue to demand accountability and good governance.
Regards
Aisha Yesufu
Active Nigerian Citizen

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Seriously 🙄

[Inibehe Effiong @InibeheEffiong]

Rufai Oseni’s style of interview isn’t unprofessional.

Only those who have sympathies for the arrogant politicians and officials who don’t want to be held accountable that are aggrieved.

Rufai’s style is popular on CNN, BBC, Aljazeera, etc.

[Seyi Makinde @seyimakinde]

This morning, we joined family, friends and well wishers at the Lying-in-State and Executive Session held in honour of His Excellency Dr Victor Omololu Sowemimo Olunloyo, a former Governor of Oyo State at the Oyo State House of Assembly.

[akaninyene silas @ajosila80]

@FabrizioRomano @theMadridZone Good one

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Last night with @realDonaldTrump & @JMilei