A Nation Under Siege
The nation is once again engulfed in grief and outrage following the horrific explosions in Maiduguri, Borno State, yesterday. These tragic events serve as a painful reminder of how far we have strayed from the fundamental duty of governance: the protection of lives and property.
The fact that several innocent Nigerians can be killed in multiple coordinated attacks, with over a hundred others injured in vulnerable places like markets and near hospitals, highlights a troubling reality. The silence from our nation in response to such atrocities indicates a disturbing normalization of insecurity rather than a decisive confrontation with the issue.
In light of recent attacks in Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Plateau, Sokoto, Benue, and even within the Federal Capital Territory, the pattern of insecurity is deeply concerning. In some regions, such as Katsina, there are alarming reports of communities being coerced into paying a "Peace Tax" to armed groups just to avoid further attacks and ensure their survival.
These moments test not only our security architecture but also the very essence of leadership. Such a grave national emergency requires immediate presence, attention, and action. It is crucial to cancel any planned trips to visit affected communities in favor of prioritizing efforts to safeguard lives.
During this time of grief, my thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones, as well as those who are injured and fighting to recover. May God grant eternal rest to the departed, comfort the bereaved, and provide strength and healing to all affected.
We cannot continue down this path. Our nation must rise to protect its citizens with urgency, responsibility, and compassion.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
I told you few months ago to avoid something that would make your poor parents come and be begging your mates. Don’t let social media make you overrate yourself. Remember the home you come from. You cannot be causing problem when your entire immediate and extended family can’t cough out N15m.
You should be looking for how to build connection and improve your family life. Don’t be doing follow follow like mumu and be joining people with money and connection to misbehave. Know your place and don’t pass your boundary.
Silence is a very loud Answer!
Do you know Funsho Williams? Do you know Fannami Gubio? Do you know what both men have in common?
Over 36 hours after the attempted assassination of the MOST popular Presidential candidate and Politician in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, the Tinubu Government has not uttered any word of condemnation or consolation.
This clearly shows their agenda and how unpolitical, evil and desperate these men are.
How ironic that Tinubu and his VP Shettima both have a history of popular opposition to them eliminated in the past, with both victims' murderers yet to be found?
Mr. Peter Obi and all other Opposition leaders MUST take their security very seriously, and Nigerians MUST SCREAM loudly so this case is not buried like others.
To the D7 Ninja Turtles of Edo State🐢, you have shown yourself to be a worthy slave.
Keep it up!
Corruption In Nigeria: “Do You Know That $5 Million Can Send An Entire University Population In Nigeria To School. Some Of You Think $5M Is Not A Lot Of Money.”- Analyst Obebe Reacts To Farouk Ahmed’s $5 Million Payment For His Four Children’s Secondary School Fees In Switzerland.
Migrating from Padded Budgets to Forged Laws
Our national shame continues to unfold, evident in the decisions made by our leaders, even at the highest levels of government. This shame is highlighted by a deeply troubling—and frankly unacceptable—issue: the documented discrepancies between what the legislature passed and what was ultimately published as law by the executive. This is not merely an administrative oversight; it is a serious matter that strikes at the core of constitutional governance and reveals the extent of our institutional decay.
We have transitioned from a Nigeria where budgets are padded to one where laws are forged—changes that impact taxpayers' rights and, most importantly, access to justice.
Even more alarming is the introduction of new enforcement and coercive powers that the House of Representatives never approved. These include an outrageous requirement for a mandatory 20% deposit before appeals can be heard in court, asset sales without judicial oversight, and the granting of arrest powers to tax authorities.
Perhaps most disturbing is the silence of the Presidency on a matter involving allegations of forgery, institutional sabotage, and abuse of process. Who made these alterations?
All of this must be made public. Nigerians need to understand what was signed, what was passed, and what was formally recorded. We cannot continue to ask citizens to pay more taxes while trust in governance collapses.
We need leadership that follows due process, embraces transparency and accountability, and respects the rule of law. No nation can thrive where laws are forged and silence replaces leadership.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
"Indonesia has the highest Muslim population, yet they have no Almajiri."
E get the kind quote this man go drop...
You as a Muslim, go fess drop phone begin reason am... 😂
“There’re so many things you question; Why should there be an office of the First Lady?Why’s she having an adviser?What’re they advising her on? She’s married to me, we are happy, there’s no other advise she needs”.-P.O.
This is why they hate Peter Obi.
Coming from the African man who proudly accepted an "Order Of Leopold" award from Belgium a few years ago.
The jokes write themselves, but they're just really unfunny 😐
JUST IN: Rufai Oseni @ruffydfire of Arise TV condemns the hypocrisy of Festus Keyamo and Wole Soyinka over presidential pardons, loud critics during Goodluck Jonathan’s @GEJonathan administration, but suddenly silent under Tinubu’s government.
We cannot live in a country with double standards and double laws. What is happening is nothing short of genocide. I am calling on the whole world to help the Nigerian government uphold justice, protect its people, and restore peace. This is my truth.
— Prophet Isa El-Buba
Yesterday Reverend Ezekiel DACHOMO raised an alarm about planned Fulani attack on his community Plateau State.
I was surprised when the Nigerian Army released a full press statement accusing him of raising false alarm instead of massively deploying troops to secure the villages.
Well, they are burying over 15 bodies today, this morning as I write.
It will be hard to convince the people in the Plateaux that there is no planned genocide against the region.
Yesterday, after my commissioning event at Awka North & South Federal Constituency, I joined the Labour Party Anambra Governorship Candidate, Dr George Moghalu, on his campaign community tour to Achalla town, Anambra State.
It was heartwarming to see that Dr Moghalu’s message resonated deeply with the people because it is rooted in the same values I have always stood for: service, accountability, competence and compassion for humanity.
I have no doubt that Dr @MoghaluGeorge will lead the people of Anambra with a sincere heart, prioritising the welfare of our people, particularly in critical areas such as education, healthcare, and care for the poor and elderly.
Together, we must continue to support leaders who embody these values.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Mr. Peter Obi yesterday in Awka canvassing and mobilizing for George Moghalu.
He’s taken this George Moghalu Campaign personally. We need to all support and get behind the candidate
George Moghalu is running for Governor of Anambra state under LP.
Breaking:🔥🔥
“I have No regrets, the only regret I may have in life may be joining politics, it made me poorer, I was far Richer before politics came” - Peter Obi
On behalf of Nigerian youths, thank U for leaving your safe space sir to come give us the voice we never had. 📌
I need 50,000 people to write to tell Facebook that the attempt to bring my Facebook down is politically motivated and malicious.
Let’s do it.
They want to silence me
Not that this will accomplish anything, since you people hit the "off" switch inside your brains once your religion is mentioned, but for the benefit of the roughly 9 teachable people left in Nigerja, here is what is REALLY happening around you:
1. China is winning the economic war with the US, and the US is aware that it can no longer compete industrially with China, which is already a larger economy than the US in PPP terms. The only reason the US economy is still nominally larger is that the US dollar remains wildly overvalued due to its use as the global reserve currency.
2. The rise of BRICS means that the end of the US dollar as global reserve currency is coming. Once that happens, the US economy will implode, because it is built on exporting USD and importing the world's productivity. Without the overvalued USD as an imperial tool for controlling and extracting from the rest of the planet, the US will basically become Brazil with nuclear warheads.
3. The Trump administration knows this, which is why it has gone into full imperial mode, renaming the DoD to "Department of War," and preparing to deploy the US military across Latin America as part of its 'Monroe Doctrine.' The idea is to secure land, resources, and spheres of influence to compete with China and Russia, since it is no longer the unilateral superpower.
4. In this new multipolar world whose birth you are witnessing, there will be 3 or 4 great powers instead of just one, and all of them will compete and jostle for influence and access to resources. That is what you are witnessing playing out in Nepal, Bangladesh, the Sahel, the Middle East, Venezuela, and many other places. Yes, there are local factors, but everything exists in this wider context of a world being reshaped in front of our eyes.
5. During this reshaping of the world, Africa - the only continent with a majority of its states professing 'nonalignment' with any great power - is the biggest prize that is up for grabs. All of tomorrow's technology, which guarantees economic and military supremacy is built on resources found in DR Congo, Northern Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Sudan and Somalia. (What unique security situation do all these places have in common?)
6.During this reshaping, "international institutions" are debased and made irrelevant. Bibi Netanyahu has an ICC arrest warrant that nobody will honour, and the US government sanctioned the ICC for issuing the warrant, even locking the ICC Chief Prosecutor out of his email and bank accounts. The UN has officially declared Gaza to be a genocide - and nothing happened. And nothing will happen because these "institutions" no longer have of the teeth they once pretended to have.
7. This means that the days of one state cooking up a reason to invade or annex another state - something expressly forbidden since 1945 - are now back. And since Africa has what everybody wants, any great power is now free to deploy a geopolitical meme ("Christian Genocide in Nigeria") and use it to justify invasion to take what it wants. In other words, colonialism is coming back - not IMF/World Bank, suit-wearing, conference-attending, Business-English-speaking, polite neo-colonialism, but open, obvious colonial theft and thuggery. This is not decades away - it is a few years away at the most.
8. Russia considers Europe to be its rightful sphere of influence and trade dominance. Hence it views European access to cheap African resources as a threat. Thus Russia is stepping in to provide military and infrastructure support for African states so that they can start to use their own resources for themselves and leave Europe dependent on Russia. Europe and the US see this as an existential threat, hence their proxy war in Ukraine and their new geopolitical meme ("Christian Genocide in Nigeria") to justify direct military occupation of West Africa.
9. No great power gives a single fuck about "Nigerian Christian genocide." All you are is a means to an end!