Under Tinubu, we are not witnessing governance. We are watching raw power dress itself up as progress, unrestrained and contemptuous of the democratic spirit. Let me tell you what that spirit actually looks like.
In 2019, as a Govt. of Canada employee, I arrived at the office and heard colleagues talking about completing a project before the caretaker period started. I had no idea what that meant, so I asked. The answer stayed with me: when an election is called, the government steps back. No new initiatives, no politically visible actions. Just voluntary restraint, because that is what democracy requires.
This is what separates a government from a regime.
Nigeria’s newly passed State Police Bill deserves to be measured against this standard. Obi has argued that the idea of state policing is sound, and I agree. Nigeria is too vast, too diverse, too layered for a centralised police command. But the how and the when matter enormously.
Sen. Garba Maidoki, (Kebbi South), raised the alarm from inside the chamber itself. Lawmakers received the draft legislation and were expected to pass it in less than 48 hours. He asked the questions every Nigerian should be asking: why the rush, and why now, with 2027 closing in? A law placing armed force in the hands of thirty-six governors, passed without public hearings, without community participation. In a democracy, the urgency of a bill should be proportional to the problem it solves, not to the election on the horizon.
This administration has already answered the question of whether it can be trusted. At an unprecedented scale, Tinubu is actively snuffing life out of democracy. A compromised INEC is disenfranchising Nigerians. Opposition parties have been systematically destabilised. Today, the NDC has been deregistered. This is not a government approaching an election with restraint. It is a government using every available instrument to ensure the outcome before a single vote is cast.
Canada does not need a law to tell its government to stand down before an election. The caretaker convention is unwritten, yet rigorously observed, because those in power recognise that democracy is not just about winning. It is about preserving the conditions under which winning is legitimate. No statute compels this restraint. Conscience and democratic culture do.
This is precisely why democracy in Nigeria remains performative. In Canada, governments honour norms that are not even laws. In Nigeria, laws that do exist are brazenly violated. The rules are not the problem. The character of those wielding power is.
Handing this administration a state police force now is not a security reform. It is handing an arsonist a matchbox and calling it fire safety.
See as her face smooth. Hand no even touch am first.
The crazy thing is the relationship might not even go far. That kid may be her sibling or husband sibling child.
This woman peeled the fingers of her underaged house help with hot water for licking her soup,she boiled the water and peeled her hand. The affected part was cut off because she left it to get rotten,neighbors rushed her to the hospital.
Further investigation showed she inflicted injuries on the girl’s back with candle wax.
She’s been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder.
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So, where in her post did she deny any of these?
How can one know more about these principles if they don't seek enlightenment?
This thing you guys do where you only seek to counter instead of understanding isn't cool.
If you like to read all the books in this world about marriage, if you fail in the core principles and foundation of marriage, you will fail woefully.
Core principles of marriage:
1. Mutual respect
2. Reciprocity
3. Submission
4. Loyalty
5. Effective communication
6. Compromise
7. Accountability
8. Honesty
9. Transparency
10. Mutual provision
11. Emotional intelligence
12. Boundaries
13. Contentment
14. Patient
15. Empathy
16. Selflessness
17. Forgiveness
It's just like reading all the financial books and expecting to be rich without hard work.
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@HeartMattaz So, where in her post did she deny any of these?
How can one know more about these principles if they don't seek enlightenment?
This thing you guys do where you only seek to counter instead of understanding isn't cool.
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na once I start to beg community chairman make we k!ll am e no gree😂😭
There are outstanding professors in some of our universities who have held on integrity for decades and have tutored students who are doing great things.
They are seldom remembered.
We will identify them and honour them.
Education and excellence must gain back its place.
I have a recommendation to Abia State Government and other state governments as they investigate fraud in universities.
By law, students should be given their exam scripts after marking to enable them review and debate it.
This will eliminate sorting and victimization.
This is Dr Agbai Johnson Ukwa. He is the HOD of Anatomy Department, Abia State University.
I heard he extorts his students before grading them or they must fail or get a missing script.
The government should thouroughly investigate him.
Lets restore sanity in our universities!
This is INNOCENT IHECHU PASCHAL (Madino) who is currently the Dean Mass Communication Faculty at Abia State University.
He allegedly engages in extorting students via handouts and sorting. Also charges up to N350k for projects.
Once students pay for the projects, he will give them what to copy and submit to him.
We are beaming lights at all universities and polytechnics.
If you are a lecturer currently extorting students by any means, you are advised to stop now.
We need to restore the glory in our universities and start producing top quality graduates to drive Africa to greatness.
People thinking your vibe is different, when in reality, you're just living life like a 70yrs old that isn't held spellbound by the vanities of life anymore.
What's worse than being treated poorly is the part that we've accepted being treated like subhumans
You can hear someone saying "e get luck" in that video
Luck in what way?
As a law enforcer, what gives him the authority to take the life of someone in cold blood, like it's a dog?
Some people in your life have never seen you at full capacity. They met you in a hard season, a transitional moment, a version of you still being built. Don’t let their limited experience of you become your ceiling. You are more than the chapter they witnessed.
@ThaBoyYom Such condition makes people want to prove themselves. Hence classism.
Most people from a place of abundance or that are comfortable with themselves have little or nothing to prove, unless needed. But when one is considered as less, either by themselves or others, there's need for