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[Bimbo Adekanmbi @adekanmbi_bimbo]

Make sure you are not left out in shaping the future of Oyo State.

The Oyo State that continues to progress, innovate, and deliver for its people depends on every one of us playing our part.

And that part begins with your Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC).

PVC registration closes tomorrow, Sunday, 26 July 2026.
If you haven’t registered or completed your registration, don’t wait until it’s too late.
Visit https://t.co/UpXQ6bQGgn and take the necessary steps today.

Your PVC. Your Voice.

[Hon. Oluwapelumi Ojo @pelumi__ojo]

Ogbeni Dipo, you should be ashamed of yourself.
It is unfortunate that, rather than encouraging development, you chose to amplify claims that this road was poorly constructed. Report from engineers who examined the project indicate that the construction met the required standard

[MaziTundeEdnutfan @HonestNarrativ]

Breaking News: Russian President Vladimir Putin to Build First Russian Embassy in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

The Russian Federation has announced plans to acquire more than six plots of land at Brass Junction in Aba, Abia State, for the construction of its first Russian Embassy in southeastern Nigeria.

In a statement attributed to the Russian government, the decision was made in recognition of the growing number of Igbo entrepreneurs and investors who travel to Russia for business, trade, education, and investment opportunities.

According to the statement, bringing a Russian diplomatic mission closer to the region will make visa processing, consular services, and business cooperation more accessible while strengthening economic and diplomatic ties between Russia and the people of southeastern Nigeria.

[Akin Akinwale @mrlurvy]

Oselu omo wereyyyy

Alhaji Abdulrasaq Gbadegesin, popularly known as Agbeti, has resigned his appointment as a member of the Oyo State Advisory Council under the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde.

Agbeti, a prominent political figure from Ogbomoso and a key political leader to Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, announced his resignation while stating that he remains a member of the PDP, at least for now.

[HRM Oba Omotooyosi Bayo M.Akinleye @KabiesiOlukosi]

Hijab and dressing modesty are two different things; our mothers have been dressing decently before Arabs could even imagine anywhere called Africa.

Stop deceiving people with modesty nonsense, stand with your Arab slave masters with your full chest.

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

That resign request seems to have hit a nerve. Is there something else happening that we don’t know? Has Amoda been seen in public recently?

[Engr Akeem Olatunji @_AkeemOlatunji]

🚨 OLUYOLE IS READY! MASSIVE DEFECTION!🔥Members from other parties are crossing over to join APM under the leadership of @seyimakinde .Tomorrow 9AM at Olomi Market, Oluyole LG. I’ll be there to welcome other candidates: Hon.Bimbo Adekanmbi,@MuftauOpen, Olufemi Ajadi ,@ilumokapr.

[ChiefHerbalist @HerbalistChief]

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATISM & JOINT PAINS.

Boil the fruits of negro pepper and drink one teacupful with honey three times daily.

Nature heals.

[Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization. @PO_GrassRootM]

“I support Peter Obi for his outstanding record as former governor and his ability to transform Nigeria. Not because he is Igbo. Competence over tribe.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

What Tinubu is implementing today has been tried before. IBB tried the implementation of SAP. And after 4 years, it failed woefully. Bola Tinubu is implementing SAP 2.0 & it will end in tears. SAP is a program of the IMF. Listen to this & retweet for others. Know your history.

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the deregistration of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four others over failure to meet the constitutional requirements for political parties in the country.
Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgement, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregistered the affected parties having failed to secure 25 per cent of the votes in the last general elections in compliance with the provisions of the law.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five political parties include ADC, Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

[ChiefHerbalist @HerbalistChief]

This was when I think I should have retire.

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

Nigeria is a broken society. The APC did their homework. Nigeria is a religious nation without morals. You pray a lot, but you don’t know God!

GOD IS FAR AWAY FROM YOU.

Kenneth Okonkwo is scheming.
Daniel Bwala & Reno Omokri are lying.
Julius Abure is scheming & telling lies.

Pastors are scheming, Imams are scheming. It’s the whiff of money, everyone wants to hammer.

Mommies are bought with indomie, 2K, rice, & semo. The young are hooked on drugs, cruise, kidnapping, hook up, & Yahoo Yahoo business.

Elders of the land are singing on your mandate.

Greed is seen as cruise. Morality is seen as weakness. While greed continues to wreak havoc, the nation will continue to go under.

The Real Economy is inside the gutter, the government use propaganda to dress up the wounds. Nigerians are on their knees defeated.

Everyone wants a pound of Peter Obi’s flesh. In a place ruled by crooks, the innocent is the one receiving the most abuse. He dared to be different. That’s his only crime. He conquered greed in the belly, & they hate him for that.

I’m a sucker for hopeless causes, but Nigeria is a lost cause. Tinubu is wicked. Seyi is meaner. Remi is 10x meaner. You have fake bishops & fake pastors everywhere. A religious nation without values — is a recipe for disaster.

People just want money by any means possible. Nigeria is a broken society. It has nothing to do with poverty - it's a lack of morals & values.

There was a time when honor, nationalism, nation-building, & patriotism meant something. Those years are long gone, but we can dream again. The elders of the land left the scene.

IT IS TIME THEY GOT BACK IN THE FIGHT.

Nigeria has changed, & generally for the worse. No other people behave like Nigerians. We have to change minds before Nigeria can change.

We have to reimagine the country from scratch. We must protect the right of Nigeria to change.

Time is running out & we are running out of families. Men of goodwill are now in short supply. We must restore the throne of good men. Or our dear old Nigeria will perish for good

[Chinasa Nworu @ChinasaNworu]

They did not unite Nigeria. They manufactured it.

In 1914, Frederick Lugard — a British colonial administrator — signed a document that merged the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria into a single territory. He did not consult the Hausa. He did not ask the Yoruba. He did not negotiate with the Igbo. He drew a line, named a country, and handed the bill to millions of people who had never agreed to share a nation.

The map above is not a celebration. It is evidence.

Look at it carefully. Hausa and Fulani dominating the north. Yoruba anchoring the west. Ibo, Bini, Ijaw, Efik compressed into the south and east. These were not simply "tribes." They were civilizations — with distinct legal systems, spiritual traditions, trade networks, and political philosophies developed over centuries. The Oyo Empire had a constitutional monarchy before most European nations formalized theirs. The Kanem-Bornu Empire had been a diplomatic and scholarly power since the 9th century. The Igbo operated through decentralized republican governance long before Western democracy claimed the concept.

None of that mattered to London.

What mattered was efficiency. Administering two protectorates separately was expensive. Merging them cut costs. The amalgamation of 1914 was not an act of nation-building. It was a corporate restructuring. Nigeria was not born. It was incorporated.

And the contradictions that decision created have never been resolved.

The north and south entered the union with fundamentally different relationships to Islam, Christianity, land rights, education systems, and governance traditions. British indirect rule preserved and empowered northern emirate structures while simultaneously undermining southern ones. When independence came in 1960, Nigerians inherited not just a country but a set of unresolved tensions that had been deliberately engineered and then abandoned.

The Biafran War. The endless cycle of military coups. The resource conflicts in the Niger Delta. The insurgency in the northeast. These are not signs of African failure. They are the predictable consequences of colonial architecture — borders drawn not to reflect people, but to contain and extract them.

What is most remarkable is not that Nigeria struggles. It is that 200 million people continue to build meaning, culture, music, literature, and identity inside a container they never designed for themselves.

That is not weakness. That is an act of daily resistance most of the world does not have the vocabulary to name.

The question worth sitting with is this: if the amalgamation of 1914 was an administrative decision made for British economic convenience, at what point does Nigeria get to decide — on its own terms — what it actually wants to be?

By african.echo

References:
1. Lugard, F. D. *The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa* (1922) — Blackwood & Sons
2. Falola, Toyin & Heaton, Matthew M. *A History of Nigeria* (2008) — Cambridge University Press
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[Chimama ❤️ Obi @Chima_Obi1234]

This tweet should travel well.

[Imakunblog @imakun122]

Yes, the current Eweka Oba of Benin Dynasty was from Yorubaland and started by Oranmiyan ‼️

Part of the praise names of Oba of Benin and their interpretation in Yoruba language:

Eweka - Owo mi ka.

Ovbi' Adimila - Omo Adimula.

Ikeji Orisa - Oba Alase Igbakeji Orisa.

Agbaghe N'Ovbi' Olokun - Omo Olokun, eni ti gbogbo oju nwo.

Abieyuwa N'Ovbi Odua N'Uhe - Omo Aleyeluwa Oba Ife.

Uku Akpolopolo - Iku baba yeye.

Oba N'osa - Oosa Oba

Omo N'Oba N'Edo - Omo Oba Ni Edo.

Oba gha atokpore!!! - Oba a to, Oba a pe ‼️
Ayoade Davidson Ojeniyi 22 05 2026.

[E.P Aninze Esq. @EkeneAninze]

I have said it before. You can be very smart, but you cannot be just too smart to be able to outsmart and fool everyone at the same time.

When the National Assembly amended the Electoral Act and inserted Section 77 of the Act, they did so with the intention that the Act would help them checkmate overly ambitious politicians from defecting to other political parties to chase their ambitions, even when injustice had been meted out to them by unnecessarily manipulating them out of the primary election of their political party.

Immediately the Act was passed, INEC, as usual, did not disappoint.

INEC quickly backed the National Assembly by issuing guidelines which stated that every political party must first give INEC a 21-day notice before conducting its primaries.

But it did not stop there.

Political parties were further mandated to submit a digital register of their members before they could conduct any primary election. Failure to do so within the stipulated time, which INEC fixed as 10th of May, or the omission of any party member from the submitted register, would automatically render the primary election of that party null and void.

At that point, INEC and the National Assembly believed they had perfected everything. They thought they had successfully cornered and estopped aggrieved politicians, especially those affected by the recent APC primary elections, from defecting to another political party.

But unknown to them, a political party known as "Youth Party" had quietly dragged INEC before Justice Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Their argument was simple but explosive.

They argued that although the Electoral Act gave INEC the power to receive notifications from political parties before conducting conventions and primary elections, that power, however, was only meant to enable INEC monitor the activities of political parties and nothing more.

The Youth Party further argued that upon a detailed consideration of Sections 29, 31, 32, 82, 84(1) and 98 of the Electoral Act, INEC had no power whatsoever to go outside the provisions of the law and begin issuing guidelines that dictate when politicians can defect into another political party, when parties can conduct their primaries, when they must submit the names of their members, or even when campaigns must stop.

According to them, those sections of the Electoral Act had already clearly stipulated the timelines for submission of candidates’ names and the period for political campaigns.

Therefore, INEC could not arrogate to itself powers beyond what the law expressly provided by issuing guidelines that practically controlled and strangled political parties.

They then asked Justice Umar to declare all the guidelines earlier issued by INEC null and void for being undemocratic and completely against the spirit and intention of the Electoral Act.

Justice Umar did not even waste time before aligning himself with the arguments of the Youth Party. In a judgment that has now sent shockwaves across the political space, he struck down all the guidelines issued by INEC and declared them null and void.

Now, the implications of that judgment are massive.

First, the transfer window across political parties has effectively reopened for politicians who may wish to dump their parties and move elsewhere.

Secondly, no political party is under any immediate pressure or compulsion to submit the names or particulars of its candidates to INEC until 120 days before the election.

Thirdly, political parties can still substitute the names of their candidates before 90 days to the election, and INEC will be legally bound to accept such substitutions.

As it stands today, every wise politician who has been disqualified is expected to immediately take advantage of this judgment while INEC is yet to appeal it. And trust me, INEC will most certainly appeal.

I am Ekene Aninze Esq.

[Olu-Odunfa @cilsilver]

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[BSAT Properties @BSAT_Properties]

How To Register A Trademark In Nigeria And Protect Your Brand Legally.

No Lawyer Required. Just These Steps.

Let me tell you something that will shock most Nigerian entrepreneurs.

Your CAC business name registration does NOT protect your brand. You need separate trademark registration.

What A Trademark Actually Protects

Once registered you receive exclusive rights to use your brand name, logo or slogan in Nigeria and the legal power to stop others from copying or imitating it. Registration is valid for seven years — renewable indefinitely.

Someone can register your business name as their trademark tomorrow — and legally demand you stop using it. Even if you have been trading under that name for years.

Here is how to stop that from happening.

Step 1 — Conduct A Trademark Search

Before filing you MUST search to ensure your trademark is not already registered or too similar to existing marks.

Go to the Nigerian Intellectual Property Office — NIPO portal at trademarks. fmiti. gov. ng and search your proposed name or logo.

Also search variations. If registering “QuickFood” — also search “Quick Food” and “Kwik Food.”

Cost — free.

Step 2 — Determine Your Trademark Class

Trademarks are registered by class based on the goods or services you offer. Nigeria uses the Nice Classification system with 45 classes. You can register in multiple classes but each class has separate fees.

Examples — Class 35 for business and marketing services. Class 41 for education and entertainment. Class 25 for clothing. Class 30 for food products.

Choose the class that matches exactly what your business does.

Step 3 — Prepare Your Application

Complete Form TM2 — the official trademark application form. Available at the NIPO office or downloadable online.

You will need your full name and address. A clear representation of your trademark — logo, name or slogan. The class or classes you are registering in. A list of goods or services covered.

Step 4 — Submit And Pay

Application fee — ₦10,000 per class plus ₦500 search fee.

Submit your completed Form TM2 with payment at the Trademarks Registry — Commercial Law Department — Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment — Abuja.

You can also submit through accredited NIPO agents across Lagos and other states if you cannot travel to Abuja.

Keep your payment receipt. That receipt is your proof of filing date — critical if a dispute arises later.

Step 5 — Examination And Publication

NIPO will examine your application to confirm it meets all requirements. If approved it will be published in the Nigerian Trademarks Journal for a two month opposition window — during which any third party can challenge your application.

If no opposition is filed — your trademark proceeds to registration.

Step 6 — Receive Your Certificate

Once approved NIPO issues your trademark certificate confirming your exclusive rights.

The entire process typically takes 12 to 18 months depending on NIPO processing time and whether any oppositions are filed.

Total Cost Without A Lawyer

Government filing fee — ₦10,000 per class plus ₦500 search fee.

For most small businesses registering in one class — under ₦15,000 total in government fees.

The One Warning You Must Take Seriously

Nigeria’s e-commerce market is more competitive in 2026 than ever before. Social media makes it trivial to clone a brand identity overnight. A competitor can register your business name as their trademark and legally demand you stop using it — even if you have been trading under that name for years.

You have been building your brand. Someone is watching.

Register before they do.

© Damian Dondo

[Bimbo Adekanmbi Campaign Org @BimboAdekanmbi_]

The love for Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi at the Unity Mega Rally today was massive and overwhelming.

From the cheers of supporters to the warm reception from party faithful and residents, it was clear that his message of growth, unity, and love continues to resonate with the people.

[Somto Okonkwo @General_Somto]

“Do You Have Any Challenges?”

Those Were The Words Of Governor Alex Otti After He Suddenly Stopped His Convoy And Walked Into a Military Base Along Ngwa Road During a Routine Inspection In Aba.

“How Are You? How Is Work Going? Is The Commander In?” Governor Otti Asked The Soldier On Duty.

The Officer Quickly Took Him To Meet The Commander, Captain T. Yabiteigha, Who Was Clearly Surprised By The Unplanned Visit.

Governor Otti Said:

“Sorry We Took You Unawares. I Was Just Passing And Decided To Check On You People. Are There Any Challenges We Should Know About?”

Before The Officer Could Say Much, Governor Otti Looked Around And Added:

“I Can Already See This Place Needs Renovation.”

The Soldiers Then Showed Him Their Faulty Operational Vehicles And Poor Working Conditions.

Immediately, Governor Otti Directed That The Vehicles Be Repaired Or Replaced Without Delay And Ordered The Renovation Of The Base, Including Installation Of Solar Lights.

Then Came The Emotional Moment.

Captain Yabiteigha Told The Governor:

“Sir, You May Not Remember Me, But Last Year You Paid My Hospital Bills And Supported The Family Of Our Colleague Who Died During An Attack. You Even Gave Scholarship To His Children. I Have Been Looking For a Way To Thank You For Saving My Life.”