Michael Lanre Toluhi

Data Scientist | Business Analyst | Social & Political Analyst | Good Governance Enthusiast | Husband to an adorable wife | Godly man

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

@PeterObi problem is that he is always trying to impress when nobody is on his case.

In 2023 it all about China this, China that! This election circle is Bangladesh. Na wa ooo #HimTuLie

[StatiSense @StatiSense]

📊 🇳🇬 NIGERIA vs 🇧🇩 BANGLADESH — LAND, PEOPLE & AGRICULTURE COMPARISON

Population
country — Population
🇳🇬Nigeria — 232.68 million
��🇩Bangladesh — 173.56 million

Landmass
country — landmass /sq.km
🇳🇬Nigeria — 923,770
🇧🇩Bangladesh — 147,570

Agricultural Land (% of land Area)
country — % land area
🇳🇬Nigeria — 76.2%
🇧🇩Bangladesh — 72.31%

Agriculture Contribution to GDP
country — % Contribution to GDP
🇳🇬Nigeria — 18.11%
🇧🇩Bangladesh — 11.16%

Nigeria is 526% larger than Bangladesh by landmass, but Bangladesh is 367% more densely populated. Both countries have high agricultural land exposure, while agriculture contributes a bigger share to Nigeria’s GDP — 18.11% compared with Bangladesh’s 11.16%.

#Statisense
(World Bank,WDI, NBS)

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

This is about one of the most truthful and honest post I have seen in time.

[Nicholas 'The Brave' Ibekwe @nicholasibekwe]

As someone who has extensively researched almost all presidential candidates since 2011, I know Obi is a poor articulator of his ideas. Apart from his populist ideas like cutting waste in government, reducing corruption and his personal frugality, he usually expresses his proposed policies direction rather poorly .

He mostly struggles with the "how" of his ideas.

This is a valid reason not to support him, if you choose not to.

However, if you the support Tinubu (which is also a valid decision) and are justifying it because Obi struggles with articulating his ideas clearly and often struggles at interviews, you are being hypocritical.

Tinubu is mostly unintelligible. His words are slurred, often meaningless and responses to questions are usually travelling on a tangent.

The truth be told, of the three leading presidential candidates, Atiku is head and shoulders above others in the clarity of his proposed policy directions and articulation.

In fact, the only presidential candidate in recent history that trumps him in this area, is Kingsley Moghalu.

If you, however, think this is not enough, and for reasons such as his age, alleged proclivity for corruption, etc, you choose not to support him, your reason is also valid.

[Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 @emmaikumeh]

Same question they asked Peter Obi ooh, That he couldn't answer. See the way ADC Presidential Candidate, H.E Atiku answered the question on Power.

👍👍

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

@emmaikumeh #HimTuLie, DJ Liar mule. 10 Downing Street has HUNDRED (100) rooms

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

Why must @PeterObi lie? He affinity to quoting false data and penchant for lies is worrisome. It is mindbugging that this man just opens his mouth to spew lies all in the name of wanting to be an orator. #HimTuLie

[Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 @emmaikumeh]

When will Peter Obi stop telling lies? He lied that 10 Downing Street has 3 rooms.

But the facts remains that 10 Downing Street is approximately 100 rooms. Lol 😆

Good morning ooh

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

Congratulations aburow @TheoAbuAgada and @XBrianDennis.

This election campaign will be great as I know they will find it hard to convince me on their party's candidate and I will be here promoting my own candidate.

[Nigeria Democratic Congress @NigeriaNDCHQ]

NDC Approves Key Appointments in New Media and Strategic Communications

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved the appointments of Agada Abuh Theophilus as Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, and Brian Dennis as Deputy Director of New Media and Strategic Communications

Agada Abuh Theophilus (@TheoAbuAgada) is a strategic communications professional with a proven record across political campaigns, corporate brand management, institutional PR, and new media. Agada is an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Development Communications, specialising in strategic communication for social and institutional development, and is currently a PhD candidate researching election administration and management.

Brian Dennis (@XBrianDennis) is a communications analyst with seven years of experience in strategic and political communications. He holds a Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution.

The party is excited to welcome both appointees and looks forward to the energy, expertise, and fresh perspective they bring to its communications efforts. The NDC is confident that their leadership will strengthen the party’s voice and deepen its engagement with Nigerians across every platform.

Signed:

Osa Director
National Publicity Secretary
Nigeria Democratic Congress

[News Central TV @NewsCentralTV]

"The Nigerian government don't understand the concept of keeping us safe..."

Policy expert @MrRealMLT says the current administration lacks the empathy and leadership needed, adding that state policing should move beyond advocacy to full implementation.

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

On a 2k level 😇. But guy you no gud

[Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 @emmaikumeh]

Today we feast 🤣🤣 thank you Serah ooh. Obident for urgent 2k 😂😂😂

[Ochinanwata D 1st @mr_ochonogor]

Relax … Tinubu is fixing Nigeria

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

Daniel Bwala's recent appearance on Al Jazeera's "Head to Head" with Mehdi Hasan was nothing short of a public relations disaster for the Tinubu administration. Such is bound to happen when you work for an inutile administration.

As Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communications, Bwala was tasked with defending the government's "Renewed Hope" agenda amid escalating crises in security, economy, and corruption. Instead, he stumbled through contradictions, vague deflections, and repeated admissions of ignorance, underscoring the administration's broader failures.

Bwala dismissed claims of a "Christian genocide" as a hoax but offered no concrete policies beyond vague mentions of international cooperation and school relocations. His go-to response? "I'm not aware" – uttered multiple times when pressed on civilian casualties from U.S.-Nigeria strikes or Amnesty International reports on impunity. This evasion exposed a government out of touch, unable to articulate or implement effective strategies against a "crisis economy" of kidnappings.

On the economy, Daniel Bwala touted subsidy removals and other reforms praised by the IMF, claiming boosted reserves and a stronger Naira. Yet, he couldn't counter data showing poverty engulfing 141 million Nigerians in 2026, or the closure of 20,000 schools due to attacks.

Promises of stable electricity in four years rang hollow amid recent grid collapses.

Corruption defenses fared worse: Bwala downplayed Tinubu's "no more corruption" claim as contextual, while justifying appointments of corrupt individuals linked to embezzling billions. Hasan resurfaced Bwala's own statements accusing Tinubu of setting up militias, vote-buying with bullion vans, and threats which Bwala denied or reframed as "opposition rhetoric," revealing his flip-flopping for political gain.

Bwala's selective amnesia and his comedy of incompetence are astonishing.

For emphasis, Nigerians reality and facts from the same everyday living of Nigerians paint a damning picture: under Tinubu, Nigeria grapples with senseless killings, needless violence, deepening poverty, and mindless looting of our common patrimony. Bwala's failure to defend or explain policies isn't just personal, it's a symptom of the Tinubu-led APC government that's simply not delivering.

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

Egbon @aonanuga1956, the Special Adviser to the President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, posted: “Just shoot these unconscionable vandals/thieves at sight. They are the worst specie of citizenships.”

This is a blatant, shameless call for extrajudicial killing, summary execution without trial, investigation, or due process, from the official mouthpiece of the Nigerian Presidency is scary and disturbing.

This is not a casual remark from a private citizen. This recklessly disgusting statement carries the weight and perceived authority of the Tinubu-led APC Government. When the President’s spokesperson openly advocates state-sanctioned murder over infrastructure vandalism (in this case, stealing reinforcement bars from a road project), it signals that the rule of law is dispensable, that lethal force is now the preferred shortcut, and that the Presidency endorses vigilante-style justice or police/ military executions.

The implications are profoundly dangerous, some of which are:

1. It normalizes extrajudicial killings, a practice that has already scarred Nigeria’s history with #EndSARS, security force abuses, and countless “shoot-on-sight” orders that ended innocent lives.

2. It erodes public trust in institutions: If the government’s communicator sees no problem with bypassing courts for capital punishment over theft, what message does that send about accountability for far graver crimes, corruption, banditry, terrorism, or even official misconduct?

3. It creates a slippery slope: Today’s “vandals at sight” becomes tomorrow’s political opponents, protesters, critics, or ethnic minorities labeled as threats. Selective outrage is clear while armed terrorists and bandits often receive negotiations or amnesty, yet desperate individuals stealing rods deserve instant death.

4. It exposes a chilling disconnect: A government spokesperson casually calls for blood while the same administration fails to provide jobs, security, or economic relief that might reduce such desperation-driven crimes.

This is not governance. This is authoritarian recklessness dressed as toughness. It shames Nigeria internationally and domestically, risks inciting more lawlessness, and directly undermines the Constitution’s guarantees of fair hearing and right to life.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga must retract and apologize immediately. The Presidency must disavow this statement in clear terms. Anything less confirms that such bloodthirsty rhetorics now represents official thinking of the Tinubu-led APC Government. Period.

Nigeria deserves better than spokespeople who sound like they are auditioning for a dictatorship.

[Michael Oyewole 🇳🇬 @MichaelOyewole_]

For me, I think it is high time Davido stopped putting in for the #GRAMMYs

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

Former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso’s casual admission that in he personally took Abba Yusuf (then a candidate) to the homes of all Supreme Court judges in Nigeria, meeting them in their villages and towns, to “beg” over the Kano governorship election dispute is a chilling revelation that strikes at the heart of judicial independence.

This is not lobbying through proper legal channels; it is direct, private access to the apex court’s justices in their personal residences during an active (or impending) election petition matter. Such ex parte contacts between litigants/political figures and judges deciding their cases represent a profound threat to democracy and the rule of law in Nigeria.

When politicians boast of “begging” judges at home over election outcomes, it normalizes the perception and quite possibly the reality, of judicial compromise, where verdicts may hinge on personal pressure, influence, or worse, rather than evidence and law. The 2020 Supreme Court dismissal of Yusuf’s appeal (affirming Ganduje’s victory) now sits under a dark cloud of suspicion because of this boast.

Rabiu Kwankwaso himself exposed this in a moment of political bitterness over Yusuf’s defection to APC—handing the NNPP mandate to “enemies,” as he put it. Yet the damage is done: a former governor and major political figure has publicly confirmed attempts at backdoor influence on the judiciary.
This conduct undermines public trust in the courts, erodes the separation of powers, and signals to ordinary Nigerians that justice is purchasable or negotiable for the powerful. It is unacceptable in any democracy worthy of the name.

Retired Justice Dattijo Muhammad has already denied any such meeting, challenging Kwankwaso to name names. The Supreme Court and NJC must now urgently investigate these claims to restore credibility, before such impunity becomes the norm.

Democracy dies in darkness; this kind of judicial backdoor dealing must be dragged into the light and condemned unequivocally.

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

The announcement of Lagos State's new tax enforcement powers under the NTAA 2025 strikes me as a dangerously broad overreach, granting authorities the ability to raid not just defaulters' banks but also funds held by friends, family, or business associates.

Why it’s problematic:

• No real due process — Third parties must pay first and ask questions later, even if the tax assessment is wrong, inflated, or disputed.
• High abuse risk — Easy to freeze accounts, garnish salaries, or seize rent payments on shaky or politically motivated claims.
• Business poison — Tenants stop paying landlords, banks get twitchy, debtors hold back funds. Normal commerce grinds to a halt.
• Small businesses and informal operators get strangled fastest, with few ways to fight back before the damage is done.

In a nation plagued by corruption, such laws could erode trust in government rather than fill coffers, especially amid allegations of forged alterations to the bill. Same law that has witnessed Lawmakers' outcry over unapproved changes only amplifies the need for judicial scrutiny before it spirals into a tool for political vendettas.

A more measured approach should ordinarily suffice: strengthening voluntary compliance incentives and ensuring robust judicial oversight before substitution, is needed to build a sustainable, trust-based tax regime instead of one enforced through fear.

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

It is both morally and ethically inappropriate for Nigerian political leaders to send their children to study abroad while consistently neglecting and underfunding public educational institutions within the country. Such conduct constitutes a significant hypocrisy and a betrayal of public trust.
These leaders are elected and compensated with public funds to govern and enhance national systems, including education, for the benefit of all citizens, particularly the majority who depend on public schools and universities. Yet, by prioritizing foreign institutions, commonly in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, or elsewhere, they effectively acknowledge that Nigeria’s public education system is inadequate for their own families.

This reflects a lack of genuine commitment to addressing the deteriorated infrastructure, frequent strikes, overcrowded classrooms, underpaid teachers, and chronic underfunding that afflict public schools and universities.

The hypocrisy is further accentuated when public resources—often diverted through corruption or mismanagement—are used to support luxurious lifestyles abroad, while millions of Nigerian children remain enrolled in failing educational systems. Legislative efforts aimed at regulating or prohibiting this practice for public officials have repeatedly been rejected, illustrating how deeply entrenched the disconnect is among the elite.

Such behavior severely undermines the value of education in Nigeria in several fundamental ways:

- It erodes public confidence in the educational system. When leaders themselves reject local institutions, ordinary citizens lose faith in their worth, leading many who can afford it to seek private or foreign alternatives, thereby depriving public schools of advocacy and pressure necessary for reform.

- It perpetuates inequality and social stratification. Children of the elite gain access to global networks, superior facilities, and uninterrupted learning opportunities, whereas the broader population faces strikes, inadequate facilities, and limited prospects. This disparity increases the divide between the privileged and the underprivileged, reinforcing a cycle where leadership remains disconnected from the realities faced by ordinary Nigerians.

- It contributes to brain drain and long-term national detriment. Children from the elite who are educated overseas often remain abroad, building careers and lives outside Nigeria, thereby denying the country the return on its investment in human capital. Concurrently, the exodus of talent further weakens local institutions.
- It diminishes the value of local achievement. When the most desirable opportunities are reserved for those who can afford to escape the system, the perceived worth of Nigerian qualifications, educators, and students diminishes, discouraging excellence and innovation domestically.

Conclusively, effective leadership necessitates shared sacrifice and investment in systems that serve the majority. Until Nigerian leaders are willing to subject their own children to the public education system they oversee, meaningful reform will remain elusive, and the perceived value of education in Nigeria will continue to suffer from distrust, underinvestment, and systemic decay.

[Environmental Sustainability Network @EnvironSustaNet]

Dr. Gideon Deme (@Demejnr), the Founder of the Environmental Sustainability Network (ESN), a a Research Fellow in the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku was invited by the Research Department of the National Assembly Library to discuss a proposed roundtable...

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

The Gift of Peace

​"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." — Luke 2:14 🕊️
​Beyond the gifts and the glitter, we celebrate the greatest Gift ever given. May the favor of the Lord rest upon your home this season, bringing you joy that overflows and peace that passes all understanding.

​Wishing you a Christ-centered Christmas and a favored 2026! 🎄⭐
#PrinceOfPeace #ChristmasGrace #MLTFamily

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

Congratulations aburo

[Mayor of Eika ❄️ @iamhistory_]

I have just been selected to be a judge at the African Academics Conference 2nd edition of African Academic Achievers Award, 2025.

Be there 🫵🏽🤝

[Michael Lanre Toluhi @MrRealMLT]

The Embarrassing State of the PDP as Nigeria's Opposition Party

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once Nigeria's dominant political force, has devolved into a chaotic spectacle that undermines its credibility as the primary opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Internal factionalism, fueled by personal ambitions and unresolved leadership disputes, has rendered the party ineffective in holding the government accountable, especially as the 2027 elections loom. This disarray peaked in the recent violence at the party's national secretariat in Abuja's Wadata Plaza on November 18, 2025, exposing deep divisions and a desperate grasp for control.

The incident unfolded when rival factions clashed over the party's headquarters. One group, led by newly elected National Chairman Kabiru Turaki and supported by Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo State) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi State), sought to assert authority following a controversial convention in Ibadan that expelled high profile figures like FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The opposing Wike-aligned faction, including “suspended” National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, barricaded the entrance with heavy police presence, leading to physical scuffles, tear gas deployment, and chaos that affected even the governors, who were seen using handkerchiefs to shield their eyes from the fumes. Supporters wrestled, blows were exchanged, and the secretariat was briefly sealed with barbed wire the next day, November 19, preventing meetings and amplifying the humiliation.

This wasn't isolated; earlier skirmishes in early November involved armed thugs allegedly backed by Anyanwu invading the premises, assaulting staff, and firing tear gas; prompting petitions to the Inspector General of Police. The PDP's Board of Trustees has endorsed the Turaki faction, but accusations of APC interference and calls for U.S. President Donald Trump to "save Nigerian democracy" only highlight the party's desperation and loss of dignity.

Far from mounting a unified challenge to President Tinubu's administration, the PDP's self-inflicted wounds to marked by expulsions, defections, and public brawls, paint it as a relic more focused on infighting than governance critique. For Nigeria's democracy, this opposition vacuum is alarming, allowing the ruling party unchallenged space while the PDP squanders its potential. Urgent reconciliation or reform is essential, lest it fade into irrelevance.

[Michael Oyewole 🇳🇬 @MichaelOyewole_]

“The current administration has betrayed the ideals of Awolowo, Bola Ige, and our other progressive forebears.

It is time to restore a people-friendly government and return the progressive forces to power”

— @raufaregbesola