Maryann🦋

not so perfect girl.

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@buildwithr_ @iamDo2dtun What’s with those shoes?😭😭

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

Like I will always say - when it comes to these conversations, we have moral responsibilities to keep our voices loud.

What happened last week is horrific. Children under the ages of 2 are still kidnapped.

It isn't normal.

@seyimakinde what is going on?

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@WorkWithMaggie @yabaleftonline 😭😭

[David @Davidbass3y]

Made for the Apologetically Traditional Man with a true sense of his roots

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

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

[SMALLIE @the_smallie]

I’ve been seeing different tweets on this Cohabitation gist and my hot take is that if you take relationship advice from this Twitter, your life go too spoil.

[sc @sxdiqcarter_]

From the tweets I’ve seen this morning, beyond sex, a lot of guys don’t love their partners enough . Cos wdym you want her to leave immediately the next morning 😂 or una just dy perform for internet.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Nigeria Is Bleeding From Within

It is deeply troubling to read recent World Bank reports indicating that, while Nigeria’s Federation Revenue surged to ₦84 trillion in just three years, a staggering 41% —amounting to ₦34.44 trillion —never reached the Federation Account. This sum exceeds the combined ₦34 trillion earmarked for capital projects in the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Bills, a comparison that underscores the gravity of the situation and signals that something is fundamentally wrong.

This is not a mere oversight; it points to institutionalised corruption on a massive scale. In 1994, when the Okigbo Panel reported about $12.4 billion from the Gulf War oil windfall as unaccounted for, Nigerians were outraged and the nation shook with indignation. Today, an even more troubling situation appears to be unfolding, yet it is met with a disquietening silence.

We are trapped in a lethal paradox: Earning more as a nation, yet having less to invest in healthcare, education, and infrastructure. From 2025, systemic “deductions” have allowed agencies to capture more resources than entire states and even critical ministries.

These leakages explain why countries with fewer resources are out-performing us across key development indices. With such a broken system, how can we fix power, strengthen our schools, build resilient healthcare, or develop critical infrastructure?

Nigeria has no business being poor. We must stop these leakages through disciplined, transparent leadership driven by character. It is time to redirect our hijacked resources back to the people and move Nigeria into the league of developed nations.

With our collective resolve to change this corruption-infested system, a New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

Took you long enough

[Oku @oku_yungx]

I need a nonchalant response to “I am done with this relationship”.

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@Syipmong @SadiqMaunde @Abdool__D No sir

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@Wisdom01630563 @ChuksEricE Wisdom is far from you

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@emekanu 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@IdongesitUduehe Ufan Mbok Ku Uyak nsak abà🤣🤣🤣

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@DavidHundeyin I must say, this is an impressively detailed analysis. The patterns are so obvious that even the untrained eye can spot them.

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@alt_tgbwears @Davidbass3y

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@ApeKideth Thanks 😊

Gm Gm

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@RichardEke14 Incoming

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@Kpi_ETH Gm Kpi

[Maryann🦋 @maryannebassey]

@gafarWeb3 I’m awake

Gm Gafar