Jay

[Jay @elhakeem13]

Life is but a short journey to a final destination ,there will be ups and downs along the ride.take the positive out of every situation, be humble , be grateful to the Almighty and never judge people. Live and Let Live.

[Adamu hassan @Tweetwizzard]

A person who abandons you during difficult times is showing you weakness and immaturity. This isn't someone you want to go through life with.

[𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦��� @Realoilsheikh]

Dear Sen. Oshiomhole,

It is both astonishing & deeply disappointing that a serving Nigerian sen @NGRSenate would publicly describe the @nnpclimited as a “house of thieves” and claim it has no reputation other than fraud. Such a blanket statement is not only false but insulting to an organisation that has sustained Nigeria for decades & continues to do so through the hard work, dedication, and expertise of its employees.

Let us put this in perspective. There are tens of serving senators today who carry corruption allegations around their necks. How many serving or retired NNPCL staff have similar allegations? The answer is, very few, if any. If we were to measure “houses of thieves” by the number of individuals under investigation or indictment, would the Senate, not NNPC, qualify? Yet here you are, a senator, publicly denigrating a professional institution whose reputation stands tall both nationally and globally.

NNPCL is not an organisation you get into just because of political connections, the ability to snatch ballot boxes, mobilise thugs, or rig elections. It is an organisation you join because you are skilled, you know your craft, you have strong academic credentials, and you have demonstrated your competence through examinations & performance. From recruitment to retirement, NNPCL adheres to professional standards comparable to the best global energy companies. There might be hitches somewhere. But its operations are transparent, merit-based, and focused on excellence.

The employees of NNPC put their lives on the line every day; working on offshore rigs, land platforms, creeks, and swamps, to ensure crude oil is produced, national revenue is sustained, and the country functions. These men & women take real risks to serve the nation. To call such an organisation a “house of thieves” is not only factually incorrect but deeply disrespectful to thousands of Nigerians who serve with professionalism and integrity.

Let us compare the NNPC to the Senate instructively. Many senators enjoy a kind of immunity while facing serious allegations of corruption and malpractice. NNPCL employees, by contrast, are subject to rigorous internal audits, compliance oversight, and regulatory scrutiny. The professional standard in NNPCL is far higher than that of the political system you represent.

If your concern is with individual leadership within NNPCL, there are proper channels for investigation and accountability. But to publicly condemn an entire organisation is reckless, unprofessional, and false. The reputation of NNPCL is built on decades of expertise, professionalism, & dedication to national development. From recruitment to retirement, it is an institution that values competence, integrity, and excellence, not political theatrics.

Senator, I urge you to retract this statement and apologise to the employees of NNPCL. Professional institutions deserve professional critique, not sweeping, unfounded accusations.

— Dr. Hidima.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

NASA Artemis passing close to the Moon

[Jay @elhakeem13]

@whitenigerian Because they keep attacking the problems instead of finding real solutions. There has to be a roadmap in which any government that comes in can build upon. Discarding previous efforts doesnt help nor increasing tariffs.

[Jay @elhakeem13]

@Mautiin01 I’m fasting but I need to say this “God go punish you dan iska “.

[Jay @elhakeem13]

In my opinion no Northern Governor deserves to return . They are more concerned about joining APC than the incessant killings and banditry. How can human lives mean so little to our leaders . I wonder how they get to sleep at night. Shame on them !.

[Dejii™ @_Dejii]

Daniel Bwala met a serious journalist that actually does his research and he capitulated.

Very embarrassing outing. I don’t blame him sha, defending Tinubu on security is a lost battle.

[Gimba Kakanda @gimbakakanda]

What Western society possesses, perhaps more than any other civilisation, is not moral purity, but a deeply rooted culture of reason, argument, and resistance. Even when a demagogue rises among them and captures the instruments of power, opposition is rarely slow in coming. And that is precisely why they remain at the forefront of modern civilisation when it comes to logical thinking and setting the pace. Even now, amid America’s alignment with Israel in the widening war with Iran, some of the fiercest criticism of the United States continues to come from within the West itself.

Some of the fiercest critics of the US are Americans themselves, so much so that many elite universities and centres of thought have found themselves in Donald Trump’s crosshairs for standing on the opposite side of his policies. The West is not where it is because of its bombers, warships, and missiles alone. It is where it is because of the depth of its ideas, the strength of its institutions, and the culture of dissent that forces power to answer for itself. That is something all of us have to learn from them.

They are just as flawed as the rest of us, but they do not always stand by and watch. I believe that if slavery had existed in some societies with the military capability the West possessed during the abolition era, it might still have remained in practice. Yet even as the engineer of that transatlantic misery, resistance arose from within. That capacity for self-critique is one of the few redeeming strengths of Western civilisation, even when its foreign policy remains drenched in hypocrisy.

In the last three years, I have had the privilege of travelling the world, and one of my favourite pastimes is having conversations with both the policy elite and everyday people in the countries I visit. That has shaped the way I see our continent. Africa has been far too comfortable in its dependency, and it is almost insulting that we still function as a glorified satellite of the Western metropolis at this stage of the century.

What is happening in the world is happening, in part, because the West initiates and we react. They set the terms; we consume the outcomes. We are drip-fed ideas, technology, finance, and even ambition. And this has sustained a power structure in which we spend our lives yearning to escape to societies whose achievements, in many cases, we could build for ourselves. We aspire to have elsewhere what we have refused to create at home.

My latest trips were to Ethiopia, the only African country that escaped formal colonial rule, notwithstanding the Italian attempt. And what has happened there in the last five years, by African standards, is nothing short of astonishing. The very Addis Ababa that used to look like Kaduna is now rising skyward, straining to become Dubai. I call it astonishing because they were the second-poorest country on the planet at the dawn of this century, and the only country worse off than them was a war-torn Somalia.

That, to me, is the message. The West may dominate the world with force, and the US may drag dependent nations in its wake as it prosecutes this war in support of Israel, but force alone has never been the deepest source of civilisational power. The real source is the ability to produce ideas, build institutions, encourage dissent, and act with ambition. Until Africa learns to do that for itself, rather than waiting to be spoon-fed by others, we will remain dependent, reactive, and forever tempted to run towards the very world we should be capable of building with our own hands.

Because, after all, how many African countries can produce an ordinary gun or have the patent to produce a weapon to protect their territory? That is precisely the reason we are still on the leash.

[Bulama Bukarti, PhD @bulamabukarti]

Yesterday, President Tinubu sought the approval of the National Assembly to borrow $21.5 billion and €65 million—an amount that translates to approximately ₦34 trillion, representing over 60% of the entire 2025 national budget.

When President Tinubu plunged Nigerians into hardship by removing fuel and foreign exchange subsidies, he justified the move by claiming the funds would be redirected toward infrastructure development and economic growth.

Yet today, Nigerians are grappling with unprecedented levels of hunger and poverty, without any clear justification. Worse still, the government continues to accumulate debt—just like previous administrations that maintained those very subsidies.

So the question is: Where are the funds saved from the subsidy removal? Why is the country still resorting to massive borrowing, both domestically and internationally?

And most importantly: What tangible benefits have Nigerians seen from the removal of fuel and dollar subsidies?

[June12 Mandate @Gen_Buhar]

Saudi Arabia is planning to build the world's first "sky stadium," officially named the NEOM Stadium, integrated into the futuristic city of The Line. It will be suspended 350 meters (1,150 feet) above the ground, feature 46,000 seats, and use renewable energy. The stadium is slated to open around 2032 and will host matches, up to the quarterfinals, for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

[Jay @elhakeem13]

@MasterBolaji Have you ever been sacked ?
Have you worked 6 days and 1 day off for long?
Are you exposed to hazardous substances everyday with a denial of PPE?

These workers are people’s parents for godsake !.Why do you think our life expectancy is low in the country ?

Kindly ponder !

[• @aliyuyahas]

2015 - Workers at Dangote cement plant stage protest over labour, safety concerns https://t.co/tFY7BRxPv4

2018 - Zambia unions petition Dangote on violation of worker’s rights https://t.co/j1bH1FYviE

2022 - Union wins after four-day strike at Dangote cement plant in Zambia https://t.co/xlzdNWBVMC

[𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚 @Realoilsheikh]

We are all sinners. May Allãh bless us with Tawbah and forgive our sins. May He conceal our secrets & pardon our excesses.

[Lord Cutler Beckett 🇳🇬🇵🇸 @YahyaKabo]

These assets are run by the IOCs, they operate them and Nigeria only receives dividends. They aren’t run by NNPC, so stop crying “inefficiency.��� Don’t peddle lies or propaganda that hand our sovereign wealth to a few kleptomaniacs.its daylight robbery of our Sovereign wealth.

[• @aliyuyahas]

We stand in solidarity for our Comrades in Dangote refinery.

Solidarity!

[Steve @_iamsteve__111]

"No man in this whole world wants you to be better than him except your Dad"🙏🏻

[Chidimma @The_Chidimma]

These babies are excited to see their dads🥹🥹

[𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚 @Realoilsheikh]

Google Accidentally captures a couple's life joutney😰

In a quiet Indonesian town, a blue house hide a story no one meant to tell- but Google did.

For years, Street View cars passed by the same modest home, quietly photographing an elderly couple sitting side by side outside. They weren't posing. They were just living- together.

A life unfolding in the background. Not a content, but a true life story that touches without anyone speaking.😰

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Disappointment is not always a bad thing. When something we dislike happens, we think it’s a mistake. We get upset. We forget that the Almighty is in control. He sees and knows things we don’t. The bigger picture will emerge soon and we will thank Him for His infinite wisdom.

[Gimba Kakanda @gimbakakanda]

Former President Muhammadu Buhari was arguably the luckiest Nigerian of our time, perhaps of all time. While former President Olusegun Obasanjo holds the record for the longest opportunity ever given to a Nigerian to lead the nation, closely followed by Buhari, what the latter enjoyed was a peculiar form of affection that will continue to intrigue generations of historians. That adoration did not come by accident.

Even Buhari’s critics recognised that his popularity was no myth. He stood apart because he differed from others who held the same office or even lesser ones. He was demonstrably frugal. If he had pursued the primitive accumulation of wealth that defined many of his peers, he would easily have been among the wealthiest of them all.

He was, like all of us, a flawed man, and was criticised for his transgressions. But his watch is over. So, to describe as punishment the long life of someone who lived into his eighties, especially by those half or a quarter his age, is an exercise in irony. It suggests that those of us who might die younger were the less favoured by God.

This is not to gaslight those who feel they have something to say. Every citizen reserves the right to remember a public figure in a manner shaped by their experience. But just as we cannot dictate memory, neither can we impose empathy. Some people were raised on a different moral code, one that allows families the space to grieve, one that recognises that death, no matter how polarising the life that preceded it, is a pause that invites us to reflect on our own impermanence.

The choice to show kindness, even to those with whom we once disagreed, is not hypocrisy. It is what defines our humanity. It is what separates us from lesser creatures, a moral sense of duty to honour life, even in its silence. May Allah forgive his shortcoming, and repose his soul.