"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" - in all endeavor _ not hinged on what you hope to gain, but BECAUSE its the right thing to do.
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The production set for James Cameron’s Titanic (1997) stands as one of the most ambitious, expensive, and logistically insane engineering feats in film history.
Because no existing studio facility on Earth could accommodate a project of this scale, 20th Century Fox bought 40 acres of waterfront property in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, building a brand-new, $40 million state-of-the-art studio complex (Baja Studios) specifically to construct and sink the ship.
[Breaking] PFIPC scandal: Senate rejects motion to investigate controversial N1.3bn allocation
The Senate on Wednesday declined to launch a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, operations, and growing controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
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Everyone I’ve spoken with who is currently serving in government has told me that this Prince Adeniyi case is simply a scam, but when I start asking questions, none of them has been able to answer.
Yes, you can forge an appointment letter and claim that you are a DG but appointment letters are signed by the SGF not the COS. Who allegedly issued his appointment letter or what signature is his allegedly forged appointment letter showing?
Someone higher than a DG must ask that you be allocated office space in the Federal Secretariat. Who made that request?
Someone higher than a DG must write asking that you be given an alleged take-off grant. You cannot yourself write to the Budget Office and the Office of the Accountant General that you should be given a take-off grant. Who allegedly wrote?
How did the agency get into the budget?
Usually, you will go for budget defence as part of a cohort. In this case, it will probably be as part of the State House cohort. Who defended or coordinated the defence of the budget estimates before the National Assembly before they were appropriated?
Did the guy earn a salary in the more than one year he was there? If so, who documented him and asked that he be paid?
With which money was the guy running the office for more than one year if nothing was allegedly released?
Who allegedly wrote to the CBN asking them to open an account for the ‘Council’? The ‘Council’ cannot just walk into CBN and ask to open an account, as if it’s a commercial bank looking for customers.
Who allegedly approved the ‘Council’s’ manning levels and who allegedly approved the waiver to recruit 300 staff?
Was the guy allegedly really that good? Or were there egregious failings at multiple points in the system?
These questions and more are often met with deafening silence. Everyone sighs heavily and uses the ubiquitous expression “Na waa.” Me sef, I sigh heavily and answer “Na real waa!”
This is a case of the proverbial tse tse that has landed on the scrotum. Leave it and it will cause sickness and pain. Swat it and it will cause pain because of its location.
Anyhow you look at it, there are questions begging for answers. And whatever the answers will be, they will not be good.
Still, I hope that there’ll be some answers soon…for the sake of our public administration system.
I am Ezemmuo. I know things.
"Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent mgt of resources, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why is humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline?"
Fellow Nigerians, good morning.
I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you.
Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances.
We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal.
More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism.
We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power.
Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise.
Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them.
However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building.
Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated.
And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions.
There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline?
Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.
Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
You see such dysfunctionality in a Nigerian parastatal, and just can't comprehend how it has become normal.
As a people, we celebrate and normalize dysfunctionality and the perpetrators are even "worshipped" 💔💔💔
Mr. Bayo Onanuga, once again, you have elected to mistake propaganda for policy, cherry-picked investor optimism for economic performance, and a paid financial forecast for grassroots reality.
You say President Tinubu is “reforming” the economy? Nigerians say they are reeling.
You say investors are betting on Nigeria? Nigerians are betting on survival.
Let’s get the facts straight:
1. CardinalStone’s forecast is not policy performance.
A shift in portfolio allocation is not a vote of confidence in Tinubu’s leadership—it’s a hedge against volatility. Capital is opportunistic; it does not equal endorsement.
2. Investors may be interested in assets, but Nigerians are enduring agony.
Exchange rate instability, record food inflation, collapsing public services, mass layoffs, and rising insecurity are the real data that define governance—not BusinessDay headlines or speculative reports.
3. What you call 'resilience' is actually mass suffering.
Subsidy removal without structured palliatives, tax burdens without productivity, and a monetary policy that punishes the poor—all in the name of reform—have brought the Nigerian economy to its knees. Check the markets. Check the streets.
4. Growth projections are not felt in empty stomachs.
What use is a bullish portfolio outlook when over 100 million Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, and small businesses are dying under oppressive FX and power realities?
Let us be clear:
Nigeria is not on the rise. Nigerians are being run aground.
No amount of glossy write-ups or investor speculation can erase the fact that Tinubu’s economic management has left the average citizen poorer, angrier, and hopeless.
You may keep spinning. But the people are watching. And they are suffering. And come 2027, they will respond—not with rhetoric, but with resistance at the ballot.
Nigeria deserves real leadership—not recycled headlines.
With the amount of “Streetlights” in this 2025 budget, Nigeria is supposed to be the Light of the World.
🔦 1,477 Streetlights for N393.29 billion 🤯
That’s N266 MILLION per light. Are we installing the sun?
Here are some of the insertions and how much they will cost.
📌 538 Boreholes – N114.53 billion
📌 2,122 ICT Projects – N505.79 billion
📌 43 Community Town Halls – N17.23 billion
📌 561 Education Projects – N179.96 billion
📌 319 Health Projects – N420.09 billion
📌 32 Traditional Ruler Empowerment Projects – N6.74 billion
📌 1,380 Road Projects – N1.44 trillion
📌 24 Security Vehicles – N11.7 billion
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