In the ongoing political dispensation, "Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment"
This famous quote was originally written by Mario Puzo and spoken by the character Michael Corleone in the classic film The Godfather Part III, and this statement generally holds true within the Holy Writs. In our country, Nigeria, the social media buzz accompanying political exchanges, and the razzmatazz within the political atmosphere are laden with a burning sensation of "bitter hatred". To this end, there is a disturbing loss of objectivity, leading to reactive and poor decision-making that can ultimately make one vulnerable to one's opponents.
We need to build a country we can call home, and home to all our various peoples. This cannot be achieved with this level of bitterness and hatred. Let me say this: "You do not need to hate the sitting President in order to be in opposition". Question his ideas or challenge his decisions and policies, but do not hate him.
The times are challenging, and living is generally austere but let us focus on ideas and policies that can improve our lives not "opposition for the sake of opposition".
There is much work to be done, so "let's set out at dawn".
In the ongoing political dispensation, "Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment"
This famous quote was originally written by Mario Puzo and spoken by the character Michael Corleone in the classic film The Godfather Part III, and this statement generally holds true within the Holy Writs. In our country, Nigeria, the social media buzz accompanying political exchanges, and the razzmatazz within the political atmosphere are laden with a burning sensation of "bitter hatred". To this end, there is a disturbing loss of objectivity, leading to reactive and poor decision-making that can ultimately make one vulnerable to one's opponents.
We need to build a country we can call home, and home to all our various peoples. This cannot be achieved with this level of bitterness and hatred. Let me say this: "You do not need to hate the sitting President in order to be in opposition". Question his ideas or challenge his decisions and policies, but do not hate him.
The times are challenging, and living is generally austere but let us focus on ideas and policies that can improve our lives not "opposition for the sake of opposition".
There is much work to be done, so "let's set out at dawn".
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
Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!
It’s Easter Monday and I want to speak some deeper truths.
Moses went up the Mount Sinai and saw God (Exodus 33 vs 18)
Thousands of years later, Elijah went up Mount Sinai and saw God. (1 Kings 19)
Another Thousand years later, during the Transfiguration, Jesus went on the Mountain and saw both Moses and Elijah and discussed with them. The disciples described Jesus face as like the Sun. He looked like a God to them. (Mark 9)
This means that Jesus existed outside the concept of Time and Space and was communicating with Moses and Elijah in their respective time.
To Moses and Elijah, they were on the mountain speaking to God in their respective time.
Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Keynote from this: Moses represented the Law, Elijah represented the Prophets. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets.
My questions to President Tinubu @officialABAT and his @OfficialAPCNg Party currently in festivity mode is:
Do you know what manner of leaders feast while their people are being slaughtered?
Do you know what kind of leaders watch the gory images of their dead citizens again and again?
Do you know what manner of leaders with the power and duty to protect lives merely respond to mass killings of their people either with silence or issue useless press releases and make hopeless committee appointments to incompetently “investigate” the obvious?
The answer is simple.
It is a group of demonized bloodsucking rulers.
This is really who you all must be by your unconscionable indifference to these killings of our people.
That mother and her son are dead.
Their blood is on the hands of you who knew, who looked away, who chose a convention hall over a Command Center.
As for the rest of us, Nigerians, we simply cannot continue to normalize acceptance that a Nigerian Life means nothing to these evil rulers.
Our griefs and prayers must become collective fury at this point.
Our collective fury must become demand and that collective demand must have consequence at this time.
Jos is bleeding……
Nigeria is bleeding…..
Nigerians are bleeding.
Silence is complicity✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾
Those videos numbed me.
Like many mothers, tears have been rolling down eyes since watching the video of our fellow mother, delirious and holding on to her son as he died in her arms. Ahhhhhhh!
Then according to reports on social media, she died too because her heart was shattered by a grief no mother should ever know.
Meanwhile, as the blood of our citizens soaked the soil of Jos- while mothers cradled dead children and then surrendered their own last breath, @officialABAT , @NGRPresident , his party @OfficialAPCNg and allies were busy hosting conventions and jostling for more power.
Selfish power to see to the killings of more Nigerians so that you can govern them in the graveyards?
You wicked rulers of Nigeria were printing banners and celebrating yourselves while this mother and her son died in the pool of his blood, alongside several other innocent citizens who were killed by terrorists?
Slaughtered by terrorists that the President Commander-in-Chief of the @HQNigerianArmy of @NigeriaGov have a duty to eradicate, but have rather chosen to consistently indulge.
This wickedness cannot persist.
The earth abhors it.
It shall end because the innocent blood of this mother and her son shall surely speak. ✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾
Jos attack is another evidence of failed leadership..
Leadership that prioritizes politics over protection of lives..
Choosing rather to waste our collective patrimony in pre-election jamboree and pre-coronation plans..
Posterity will judge a leadership that now emboldens,enables and replicates what it once vehemently condemned..
I believe in the power of prayers but prayers won’t replace responsibility..
We need humane leaders..
These current folks have zero affiliation with empathy…
We are tired..it’s depressingly exhausting.
We stand with the families who lost loved ones and pray for fortitude to bear the irreparable loss..
And for those who will engage this tweet to support failed leadership for the crumbs they offer you,pls show your irritation via good grammar..
So even if I am irritated by your intentional delusion,I would be encouraged by your mastery of words..
AJS.
It is with sorrow and concern that I learned of the recent attacks against various communities in Nigeria leading to a heavy loss of life. I express my prayerful closeness to all the victims of violence and terrorism. I likewise hope that the competent Authorities will continue to work with determination to ensure the safety and protection of the life of every citizen. #PrayTogether
I have been so blessed by your voice and your songs @ronkenolymusic.
You represented a part of the worship universe bringing light and healing to the nations.
You lived, your legacy became the foundation for the worship experience we now have. Thank you.
Rest in power
I’m seeing the video of ten people getting up and walking after Pastor Chris told them to get up, and I’m also reading some strange comments about it.
I encountered him many years ago. I remember being on a healing line, seeking healing for my left hand, which had complications from surgery. At the time, there were still issues from the procedure.
He had not yet started the healing school then. It was a Monday, and the program was called “Faith Clinic.” The church was not nearly as large as it is now.
He walked up to me in that line, held my left hand, looked at me without blinking, and simply said, “Healed.”
Fast forward to today… years later… my left hand remains healed. I had shared this story before, those who follow me closely must’ve heard me say it. There are many reasons why I believe God heals through Pastor Chris. You cannot take that experience away from me. And he teaches the word. I do know what I know.
Nigeria 🇳🇬 has the cheapest fuel price in West Africa, fifth cheapest in Africa and the 13th cheapest in the whole world.
Today, Dangote refinery had slashed petrol price to N699 (≈$0.48) per litre in Nigeria.
On Christ the solid rock I stand.
All other grounds is sinking sand.
All other ground…
is sinking sand
FREE THE CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!!
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
STOP THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#FreeChristians
Dear President Bola Tinubu GCFR @officialABAT
The senseless and unwarranted killings of defenceless Benue state citizens by suspected fulani herdsmen should be looked into or a state of emergency be declared in Benue state..
All stakeholders should be called forth!
This is unacceptable in a modern Nigeria.