Almost 15 countries condemned the attack in Niger State in which dozens were killed. But many Nigerians are unaware that such an attack happened because the media refused to report it.
We’re in a serious crisis under this government!
Nigeria Cannot Become a Killing Field
What is happening to our country?
In recent days, deadly attacks have struck Benue, Plateau and Niger States, three contiguous states in Nigeria’s North-Central region.
In Mangu, Plateau State, at least 23 people were officially reported killed in the Jwak Maitumbi attack, while residents put the toll above 30. More than 45 houses were reportedly destroyed. In Borgu, Niger State, recent attacks reportedly killed over 40 people and abducted more than 100, though the figures remain contested.
This comes amid continuing violence in Benue, where communities face repeated killings, abductions and the destruction of homes and livelihoods.
Nigeria is not officially at war, yet citizens are being attacked in their villages, abducted after prayers, driven from their homes and stripped of their farms.
What is happening in Benue, Plateau and Niger is similar to what is happening elsewhere in the country, with some attacks even going unreported. The violence across these states must no longer be treated as isolated incidents. It is a national security emergency requiring urgent and coordinated action.
I urge governments at all levels to wake up to their responsibility and take urgent and decisive action to end this madness once and for all.
Government must protect vulnerable communities, improve intelligence and rapid-response capabilities, rescue abducted Nigerians, and arrest and prosecute those responsible.
We cannot keep counting bodies after every attack. We must prevent these attacks before they happen.
Protecting lives and property is the most basic duty of government. Nigerians deserve nothing less.
Nigeria must not become a killing field. -PO
UPDATE: Maryam has been remanded in Suleja Prison until August 31.
What makes this even more disturbing is that Maryam is a final year university student, scheduled to begin her final examinations this Saturday. A student who should be preparing to finish her degree is instead being locked behind bars. This is beyond cruel. It is a disgrace.
Nigerians what is your breaking point?
She did not steal. She did not defraud anyone. Yet, EFCC detained her for over 30 days!
Maryam Shehu, a Kano-based blogger, was arrested from Kano and detained by EFCC in Abuja after raising corruption alarm against EFCC officials.
The troubling facts:
1. She is not accused of stealing, fraud, money laundering or any economic or financial crime.
2. The EFCC has become the complainant, investigator and judge in a matter involving its own officials.
3. She has reportedly been denied bail and detained for over 30 days.
4. She was allegedly lured by an EFCC official with a business offer before being arrested in Kano and transported to Abuja.
If Maryam committed any offence, charge her before a competent court. Otherwise, release her immediately and allow an independent investigation into the allegations against the EFCC officials.
While we are working on her court papers, I call on all human-rights organisations to intervene urgently.
Investigation is not punishment. Release Maryam Shehu or charge her to court.
#FreeMaryamShehu
In this life, sha, don’t let anybody rush you.
At 33, with a first-class degree, I was still sleeping on my parents’ couch in Ebute Metta, trying to figure life out.
I didn’t get my dream job until I was 36. I got married at 35 and started married life in a room and parlour tiny rooms in Mushin.
I started a business at 38 and failed woefully.
I tried again in my 40s. Failed again.
At 46, I opened an art gallery at Adeniran Ogunsanya, Lagos. It failed too.
At 47, I returned to the yoghurt business. Failed again.
At 48, we started again.
Then, at almost 50, I was compulsorily retired from my job.
Instead of seeing it as the end, I went fully into the yoghurt business.
I relocated to the UK at almost 52.
By 54, we had recorded over ₦2 billion in sales.
So please, be inspired by other people’s success, but never allow their success to put you under pressure.
Some people bloom at 25.
Some at 35.
Some at 50.
Some even later.
Your timeline is different.
Keep learning.
Keep trying.
Keep failing forward.
Keep moving.
You are not late. You are still writing your story.
Good evening.😊
Peller’s Wedding Guests: Foreign Espionage And African Entertainment
When influencers and "foreign guests" collide, as is the case here, we are not watching a wedding but a social engineering operation
It is very clear here that the rise of our internet sensations is often engineered. When foreign money starts flowing into our digital spaces, it is time to start asking who is really behind the screen and what they’re buying with those "gifts." It’s time for Africans to stop being spectators to our own subversion.
Good evening, my X family.
One of my drivers urgently needs your help.
While returning to Lagos, a
@FRSCNigeria vehicle reportedly hit his truck from behind. After the accident, the officers allegedly asked him to follow them to their office. On getting there, he was arrested, his phone was seized, and the video evidence of the incident was deleted.
What they didn't know was that the driver had already forwarded the video to his his boss the owner of the truck because he knew his rights.
Please help me repost this until it reaches the appropriate authorities. We are only asking for a fair and transparent investigation.
Thank you for your support.
This isn't a mob or a group of vigilantes. These are South African police officers. It's one thing to restrain a suspect who has already been subdued. It's another to wrap a cloth around his head to suffocate him while continuing to hit him.
He died, and the response from a South African female minister was that the "foreigner was resisting arrest."
This man was killed inside his own home. We are witnessing the systematic targeting of Nigerians in South Africa.
This is state-sponsored murder.
Forget what nationality he is from.
The police in South Africa are clearly seen suffocating the suspect, who is already in handcuffs. The police then claimed the suspect died of a heart attack.
Nigeria must not allow this to be dismissed; the suspect's family must sue the South African government.
This is Mr. Benjamin, and he is in charge of assessments for the International STEM Olympiad.
He said that this year's exam was the toughest ever, and for our boys to get gold, it means they are far ahead of their peers.
Nigeria has the brightest untapped brains globally.
A Nigerian teenager was thrown in prison at 14 years old and his name was changed by the police and prison officials so that his family will never find him.
He was only released 18 years later. Why is this story not trending? Jesus!
People are not even saying the major thing about this video.
Pastor Adeboye went to the US to convince the US government that Tinubu is doing well and to also show subtle support that there is no Christian Genocide because at least he's a pastor of a very big church.
We are overlooking the purpose of the video.