As the Chairman of the Osun State Sports Trust Fund, Davido was given an opportunity to directly impact the lives of Osun youths with capacity to touch over 50,000 people by harnessing the value chain and attracting needed resources and investments.
The assignment was simple; Raise about ₦2 billion in investment counterpart funds to transform the state's sporting landscape.
Since then, not even the only sport project in the state(the Osogbo City Stadium) has seen any major improvement other than the usual monthly recycled pictures of its renovations.
Same applies to the one in charge of LG affairs who is also a family member of the governor.
That sums up the level at which nepotism has eaten up the development that should have happened in many sectors in Osun over the past three years.
Many states have moved forward very quickly with their plans to domesticate the Electricity Act to commence the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity locally. None of Adeleke’s supporters can point to the significant progress recorded in that aspect so far.
What of investments?
What of MSME development?
What of technical skills development?
What of job creation?
What of fiscal efficiency?
What is Osun Masterplan that they are sticking to in the last three years?
This state cannot continue like this and Saturday is an opportunity to change the fortunes once again!
Seun had to extend Dr Zacch Adedeji interview for an extra 30mins because, the facts are glaring for everyone to see
From Domestic refining capacity to Tax reform, it has been facts upon facts from the tax man
NNPC remittances to FAAC under:
Obasanjo: $4B
Yar’Adua: $8B
GEJ: $1B
Buhari: $0
Tinubu: $15.33B
In just 3 years, Tinubu’s NNPC has remitted more to the Federation Account than all previous administrations combined in 23 years.
That’s what reforms mean.
Well done, BAT.
JUST IN: President Tinubu has approved a new policy to reform Almajiri education!
Children will no longer be allowed to beg on the streets. Alongside studying the Qur'an, they will now learn reading, maths, computer skills & vocational trades to secure a better future.
FRAME 1: From a microeconomics standpoint, Nigeria has stabilized and is on the rise. I HAVEN'T BORROWED A DIME SINCE I BECAME GOVERNOR." - Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo
FRAME 2: Despite the huge investment in improving public infrastructure, We HAVE NOT BORROWED A KOBO from ANY BANK, and we do not intend to borrow." - Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori
🚨 Those who claim Nigeria cannot defeat banditry should pay attention to what just happened in Katsina.
When intelligence is matched with courage, criminals lose their greatest advantage.
In an intelligence driven operation, the DSS, working alongside community vigilantes and specially trained hunters, reportedly dismantled a deadly reprisal mission led by notorious bandit kingpin Idi Abasu Aiki. Instead of terrorising innocent communities, the attackers ran into a carefully prepared security response.
The reported outcome speaks for itself. Over 60 suspected bandits were neutralised, including Idi Abasu Aiki and 14 of his top commanders. While the nation celebrates this major security success, we must also honour the four brave vigilantes and hunters who paid the ultimate price defending their communities. Their sacrifice must never be forgotten. 🫡
This operation reinforces an important lesson. Modern security is not won by firepower alone. It is won through superior intelligence, strong collaboration with local communities, and decisive action. 🎯
To those who say Nigeria is losing the fight against insecurity, this is another reminder that criminal networks are not invincible. One kingpin after another, their strongholds are being dismantled.
The message is unmistakable: the space for bandits to operate is shrinking, and the days of impunity are steadily coming to an end. 🇳🇬💪
When Aguinyi Ironsi took over power through the Igbo Coup, there was no call for secession or need for Aburi Accord...
Immediately Gowon took over from him, they started shouting Biafra or deeath
Likewise...
When GEJ was in power, Igbos dominated his government and had the most juicy appointments.
Where was Nnamdi Kanu?
Was there any call for Biafra?
It is only you that call yourself "Yorùbá But" that's looking for good governance in that demonic movement.
You have no business being in the Obidient Movement as a Yorùbá person!
After losing again next year and they start shouting Biafra or deeath, what will you be shouting?
How many Arab Muslims came out to speak out against the killings of black Muslims of Darfur??? None!!!
How many Fulani Muslims came out to sympathise with the Yoruba Muslims being slaughtered in Kwara state? None!
But the same people are telling you that Islamic brotherhood is superior to Pan Yorubanism?
An average Arab supremacist sees blacks as tools of power and leverage. They see a people that can be manipulated using religion as a weapon of expansionism.
This is Arabization not Islamization.
Think Yoruba First!
Fourteen Nigerians were kidnapped along the Lagos-Benin Expressway, but what happened afterwards is the part I think deserves serious attention.
At about 9:30pm on July 30, troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army were on routine patrol when intelligence reached them about the kidnapping in Ovia North East LGA of Edo State. They didn't wait until morning. They immediately moved after the kidnappers and followed their withdrawal route.
The pressure became too much for the criminals. They abandoned 11 of their victims and escaped into the surrounding forest.
But three people were still missing.
And this is the part I love so much. Our soldiers didn't say, "Well, we have rescued 11 out of 14." They didn't close the operation and celebrate what they had already achieved. The following day, July 31, they went back into that forest and continued searching for the remaining victims.
They combed the area until those remaining three people were found and rescued.
Just imagine what those families must have been going through throughout that night. Eleven families had received the news they desperately wanted, while three others were probably still waiting, praying and wondering where their loved ones were. Then came the news that the remaining three had also been found.
After medical assessment and preliminary debriefing, the Army confirmed that all 14 victims were in stable condition. They were reunited with their families or allowed to continue their respective journeys.
This is why timely intelligence from ordinary Nigerians matters so much. Somebody provided information, troops acted on it immediately, kidnappers were forced to run, and 14 Nigerians who could have remained in captivity are free today.
The criminals themselves are still being hunted, and I hope that part of the operation continues until they are apprehended.
Sometimes we read "14 kidnapped victims rescued" and scroll past it like it's just another headline. But those are 14 human beings. Fourteen families spared days, weeks or possibly months of uncertainty and fear.
Kudos to the troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army and Brigadier General Ahmed Balogun. Keep the pressure on these criminals. Every Nigerian rescued from captivity is a victory worth celebrating, and every forest denied to kidnappers makes our roads and communities a little safer. 🇳🇬
Last night, there was a big fight in the Obidient WhatsApp group. Many of them started throwing disrespectful words at Peter Obi for going off script and acknowledging that “the person we voted in this country is Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
They said Obi talks too much and that the statement endorses Tinubu’s presidency.
In 1980 Nigeria made a revenue of about $28 billion ....for a population of about 70 million people....
In same 1980... Brazil made a revenue of about $22 billion ...for a population of about 123 million people...
So it was safe to say Nigeria was richer than Brazil in 1980...
In 2022.... Nigeria made a revenue of about $17 billion for a population of about 222 million people...
In 2022.... Brazil made a revenue of about $429 billion for a population of about 203 million people....
So it is safe to say Brazil grew richer than Nigeria by over 25 times in just 42 years...
Nigeria population more than tripled in 42 years but it's revenue dropped by almost 50% in same period...
If anyone tells you Nigeria was doing well before Tinubu became President....
Always remember that facts rule the world, not emotions.
Nigeria, as a nation, cannot and should not be judged through the lens of emotions. We must rely on empirical facts when assessing our progress, debating our challenges, and proposing solutions.
Emotions may win arguments on social media, but only facts can solve real problems.
Tinubu is turning the tide and we must support him again.
Tinubu till 2031, no leave, no transfer
God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬
President Tinubu declined to receive a South African envoy, citing ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.
Nigeria insists on a signed Memorandum of Understanding on the Early Warning Mechanism, designed to address xenophobia, before further diplomatic engagement.
“My relatives, I will not be afraid of you; I had better tell you this. Whoever gets kidnapped in the bush and is later released will say it was Fulanis who kidnapped him,” he said.
“So, you should warn your children who are in the bush to return so that we can live peacefully. There is no way people can be kidnapped and made to pay ransom without expecting them to be angry with you.
“People are angry with Fulanis. No one is stopping you from grazing, going to school, or staying peacefully, yet you know your children are doing bad things to people. Even if they are not caught, you will eventually face the consequences.”
One of the reasons I like @taiwoyedele is that he breaks his assignments down in simple language for everyone to understand. That’s how I like to do is as well. When people understand how things work, they will criticize better or ask better questions.
Nigeria lending money to the World Bank and IMF in the 1960s and 1970s was not proof that we had solved our development challenges.
It was more a case of misplaced priorities and poor strategic direction.😆🤣
We can still do it today if we want, but there are far better ways to deploy our reserves than tying them down with the World Bank.
Besides, in 1963, the CBN was still headed by a British-born governor, Roy Pentelow Fenton.
So the latest agenda of Ob!diots is now that "I am tearing down my state and alaigbo" just because I decided to correct the wrong of the hypocrites "overhyping" Alex Otti but will find a way to criticise Lagos state gov't over a lesser issues?
In the South East as a region, Alex Otti is the LEAST performing governor, he can't lace the boots of Rt Hon Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru of Ebonyi state( One project in Ebonyi state is equals to 10 projects in Abia state not to talk of Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu state who is 100x ahead.
Show me 1 project being celebrated with so much noise in Abia state as an achievement and I will show you 5 bigger achievements done in Ebonyi with no noise then I will show you another 5 massive achievement in Enugu with less or no noise at all
Well, I am here to tell you that you haven't seen anything yet!
"What did the church gain from having Osinbajo, a Pastor as Vice President? Nothing!. My fellow Pastors are ignorant about politics. Instead of insisting on a Christian Vice President, Christians must get involved in politics at the ward level. U can't have a credible candidate without credible delegates at Primaries."- Pastor Femi Emmanuel.
Brilliant man!