Obi

Climate, Agriculture and finance. 🇳🇬 🇲🇦 🇧🇷
PhD Candidate

[Obi @obinique]

Something has been bothering me about Nigeria’s university admissions process and I want to put it out there.

I was just talking with a younger brother and he says that JAMB exams comes this month, while WAEC comes in May.

Every year, close to two million candidates sit for JAMB before many of them have even written WAEC. Some haven’t passed it. Some haven’t sat for it at all. Yet they are already being ranked for admission into universities.

WAEC is the foundation. The certificate that says you finished secondary school. What every university, polytechnic and college of education demands before they will even look at you. Without it, your JAMB score is essentially worthless paper. So why are we running the ranking exam before the qualifying exam?

Between 2015 and 2019, over 40% of UTME candidates had no O’Level results when they sat for JAMB. Not awaiting results. No results at all. They paid, registered, wrote the exam, and went home. Some of them probably did it more than once across multiple years.

The standard defence is that SS3 students should not lose a whole year waiting for WAEC results before writing JAMB. That argument has some legs for fresh candidates in their final year. But repeat candidates already have their results sitting somewhere. Why are they allowed to join the queue without first proving they meet the minimum requirement?

What this system has quietly created is a very efficient machine for collecting registration fees from people who were never going to be admitted in the first place. Nearly two million candidates. One form each. Do the math.

The fix is straightforward. Move JAMB to a later window so WAEC results can land first. For repeaters specifically, make O’Level proof a hard gate before purchase of the UTME form. You cannot rank candidates for something they have not yet qualified for.

Nigeria’s education administrators are smart, capable people. This is a prioritisation problem. And until someone decides that the integrity of the admissions pipeline matters more than the revenue flowing through it, we will keep having this conversation every single year

@winexviv @JAMBHQ

[Obi @obinique]

@xtender_ @BashirAhmaad What's good for the geese is good for the gander isn't it? Unfortunately, Bashir is posting this because it gave victory towards a certain direction. I know what he would tweet if it were the scenario you are painting.

[Obi @obinique]

@KwankwasoRM @Elkrosmediahub I am happy that you are now returning to embrace your patrimonial roots

[Obi @obinique]

Exactly how I see it! NDC is a young child of Seriake, he holds it deeply close to his heart to avoid been muscles out of his own party. But then Peter needs to be a leader of men. Tell me why I am seeing kwankwaso having meetings with southeast leaders today, with Obi absent. It's a weak position he is positioning himself into.

On the other hand, I think that Obi is tired of the game and won't go beyond 2027. What we may be seeing is lethargy. A man that has survived the attack of the state and is just... Tired.

[Obi @obinique]

@chrisbentechi @SaifullahiHon @thecryptowolph @KwankwasoRM @PeterObi Kwankwaso is indeed who they day he is. Check his antecedents in kano. He is someone I can vote with my chest of it comes to it.

[Obi @obinique]

@peculiarpat1 It's chilling that the character he portrayed in movies is now still following him. Living in bondage indeed

[Karigwe (Prophet of Thoughts) @Karigwe]

PRESS STATEMENT

OBIDIENT MOVEMENT REJECTS THE APPOINTMENT OF THEO ABU AGADA AND DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY FROM NDC LEADERSHIP AND TANKO YUNUSA

The attention of the Obidient Movement has been drawn to the appointment of Theo Abu Agada as Director of New Media and Strategic Communications by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

We condemn this appointment in the strongest possible terms.

This appointment is not just insensitive. It is a direct insult to their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the Obidient Movement, and the millions of Nigerians who have stood firmly behind a movement built on competence, character, justice, accountability, and people-centred politics.

A party that claims to value the Obidient Movement cannot turn around and appoint a man whose public record is filled with repeated attacks, insults, and open hostility towards their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Obidients. You cannot disrespect the largest support base within your political structure and still pretend you are building unity.

Theo Abu Agada has publicly described supporters of their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in insulting terms. He has questioned Peter Obi’s capacity, portrayed him as a threat to free speech, accused his supporters with reckless language, and repeatedly made statements that show clear contempt for the same movement NDC now expects to energise its public communication.

Even worse, he once claimed that Peter Obi had “unleashed his IPOB supporters on Nigerians.” That kind of statement goes beyond political disagreement. It is a dangerous attempt to link their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Obidients to IPOB, and by extension paint the movement with the brush of extremism and terrorism. No serious political party that respects Peter Obi or the Obidient Movement should reward such a person with a sensitive communications position.

Can NDC appoint someone who has publicly insulted and disparaged Rabiu Kwankwaso or the Kwankwasiyya Movement into a sensitive communications position and expect Kwankwasiyya supporters to clap for it? Can NDC reward someone who has repeatedly attacked Kwankwaso and still claim it respects his movement?

If the answer is no, then why does NDC think it can do this to their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the Obidient Movement?

The NDC leadership must explain how such a person passed through any serious political vetting process for a sensitive communications role. New Media and Strategic Communications is not a decoration. It is the public voice of a party. Appointing someone with a history of hostility towards their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the Obidient Movement into that office sends a very clear message, and the message is disrespect.

This also raises serious questions about the role and effectiveness of Tanko Yunusa as the leader of the Obidient Movement.

What exactly is Tanko doing?

In the Labour Party, he was always seen around the leadership, taking pictures and standing close to Peter Obi, yet the same Labour Party repeatedly disrespected Peter Obi and the movement he was supposed to represent.

In ADC, the same pattern repeated itself. The Obidient Movement was treated with disregard, and its value was undermined.

Now in NDC, the same thing is happening again. The party leadership continues to disregard the Obidient Movement, even though Obidients remain the largest, loudest, and most active stakeholder group in this political alignment. That disregard has now reached their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, directly through the appointment of someone whose public record shows open hostility towards him.

So we ask again: what exactly is Tanko doing?

Is he there to defend the movement, or to take pictures?

Is he there to protect Peter Obi’s political leverage, or to stand in rooms like a mannequin?

Is he there to represent Obidients, or to lock comment sections whenever people ask uncomfortable questions?

Tanko Yunusa must answer a simple question: what the hell is he doing?

The Obidient Movement cannot continue to be treated as a crowd for rallies, online engagement, and political optics, while those who openly insult the movement are put in strategic positions where they will continue the insults.

We demand the following:

1. The immediate reversal of Theo Abu Agada’s appointment.
2. A public explanation from the NDC leadership on how this appointment was approved.
3. A formal apology to their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the Obidient Movement.
4. A clear commitment from NDC that no individual with a public record of hostility towards Peter Obi or the Obidient Movement will be placed in any sensitive strategic communication role.
5. A full explanation from Tanko Yunusa on what he is doing as leader of the Obidient Movement and why this pattern of disrespect keeps repeating itself under his watch.

The Obidient Movement is not a spare tyre. We are not political furniture. We are not a movement to be used when convenient and disrespected when power is being shared.

If NDC wants the energy, credibility, reach, and sacrifice of Obidients, then it must treat the movement with respect.

Anything short of that is unacceptable.

Karigwe
Prophet of Thoughts

For and on behalf of Obidients, since the leadership of the Movement is sleeping.

[Chetuya Chinagolum @Chetuyachinago]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu just provided further details on his heavily hyped Renewed Hope Agenda, and the sheer mathematics of this project is deeply disturbing, especially since this mega scheme is aggressively marketed as a lifeline to better the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

In the quoted tweet below, President Tinubu claimed that exactly ₦128 billion in mortgages has been generously delivered to 1,859 families at a fixed interest rate of 9.75% spread over 20 long years through the Ministry of Finance Incorporated.
On the surface, this looks like the ultimate utopian dream project, primarily because a 9.75% mortgage rate is ridiculously low, especially when you compare it to the predatory standard market rates which presently sit anywhere between 20%, 25%, 30%, or even higher depending on the bank.
However, even with this seemingly charitable low interest rate, a simple, cold mathematical breakdown instantly exposes that these supposed affordable homes are entirely out of reach for the average, hardworking Nigerian in whose very name this multibillion Naira PR project is being violently advertised.

To see this blatant scam, simply divide ₦128 billion among 1,859 families, and you will rapidly discover that the average mortgage size is a staggering, eye-watering ₦68.8 million per home. Now, under the exact terms quoted by Tinubu, which is 9.75% interest over 20 years with a mandatory 10% equity contribution of roughly ₦6.8 million, a single family would have to reliably cough up roughly ₦600,000 to ₦650,000 every single month just to service this impossible mortgage.

This mathematical reality clearly demonstrates that the policy architects behind this Renewed Hope Agenda have completely, and spectacularly lost their minds, their touch with reality, and their basic common sense.
First of all, the brand new minimum wage recently signed into law in Nigeria is an alleged, highly disputed ₦70,000, which is an insulting amount that many state governors claim they cannot even afford to pay, sustain, or budget for. Even with this symbolic, poverty-level wage, the average Nigerian that these houses are supposedly built for would genuinely need to starve, save every single kobo, and work for one full uninterrupted year just to afford a single one-month mortgage repayment. Currently, absolutely no middle-class citizen in Nigeria with an honest, verifiable, and legitimate source of living can ever afford to burn this massive amount every month for a house, no matter how stupid, lavish, or financially reckless they want to be.

Now this begs the incredibly obvious, screaming question: why on earth is the Tinubu administration deliberately wasting ₦128 billion (a massive $90 million) to provide subsidized affordable housing to a tiny fraction of 1,859 families who are obviously loaded with cash, highly connected, financially immune, and can easily afford luxury apartments, fund their own private estates, secure massive commercial bank loans, or buy premium properties outright?
This ridiculous allocation of scarce public funds makes zero strategic sense because the exact amount quoted for this vanity project is comfortably enough to buy about 4 highly advanced MQ-9 Reaper drones, fully equip them, heavily arm them, and ship them straight to the bleeding frontlines of Northern Nigeria.
These military-grade drones can stay airborne for 30 continuous hours, monitor the entire terror-infested forests in Borno in less than one hour, track moving targets, and violently update the Nigerian military in real time for any mass gatherings of armed bandits, hostage holding areas, illegal gold mining operations, or cross-border insurgent movements.

The colossal amount of money involved in this project is not merely the ₦128 billion senselessly wasted so far. Obviously, before this entire grand, systemic money laundering scheme is fully completed, more than ₦320 billion will have magically vanished, migrated, and evaporated from the Nigerian Treasury directly into the bloated private offshore accounts of ghost contractors, corrupt civil servants, APC campaign financiers, loyal party chieftains, and the ruling party's untouchable inner circle.

This is complete madness. Our brave men in uniform are constantly being taken by surprise, ambushed, and rounded up by ragtag terrorists simply because their vulnerable forward operating bases do not come equipped with basic acoustic sensors, infrared thermal cameras, night vision goggle, or basic aerial reconnaissance drones to serve as early warning mechanisms. Yet the Commander in Chief is cheerfully burning hundreds of billions of Naira under the guise of public welfare, deliberately laundering public treasury funds into the deep back pockets of shady construction companies, and happily providing heavily subsidized affordable housing to his ultra-rich, highly privileged, and politically connected friends.

[Obi @obinique]

In the same vein... At what age is a father supposed to stop bathing their daughters? At puberty?

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

Una dey marry sha.

You should better die single than marry one of these guttersnipes.

[Obi @obinique]

Lmao. In a country where the minimum wage can only purchase 5 bags of cement? 😅

In a country where the price of rent is unattainable even for the working class? Talk more of the poor? 🤣

Mr president you are too far removed from reality of everyday Nigerians.

You are living in glass house, screened away from the citizens or you are tone deaf and performing pantomines or you actually do not have the capacity to lead. Either which doesn't bode well for Nigeria!

[Obi @obinique]

@drewcrawford_ Same with Nigeria

[Academic Advisor@Akademik Danışman @AcademiAdvisor]

Akademisyen Arkadaşlar, Hocalarım...
Eğer bir lisansüstü öğrencinin gelişimiyle gerçekten ilgilenmeyecekseniz, onu belli bir alanda uzmanlaştıracak akademik bir yol haritası sunamayacaksanız; doğru dürüst laboratuvar, ekipman ve araştırma altyapınız yoksa; proje üretmiyor, malzeme temin etmiyor, öğrencinize bilimsel imkân sağlayamıyorsanız…
Kongrelere katılıp öğrencinizi bilim dünyasıyla tanıştırmayacak, akademik çevre edinmesine katkı sunmayacaksanız…
Bir de üstüne bölümdeki herkesle sorun yaşayıp iletişim köprülerini yıkmışsanız; öğrencinizin kapısını çalabileceği bir akademik ortam bırakmamışsanız…

LÜTFEN lisansüstü öğrenci talebinde bulunmayın.

“Ben de öğrenci alayım”, “ders yüküm dolsun”, “kadrom güçlensin” gibi gerekçeler uğruna; büyük hayaller ve heyecanlarla akademiye adım atan gencecik insanlara kıymayın…

Öğrenciler binbir umutla başlıyor. Sonra bir bakıyorlar ki;
📌 Dersler düzenli yapılmıyor,
📌 Aylar geçmesine rağmen tez konusu belli değil,
📌 Çalışacak ekipman yok, destek olacak bir ortam yok,
📌 Danışman ulaşılmaz, bölümde iletişim kopuk, herkes birbirine mesafeli…
Ve ne yazık ki bazıları lisans döneminde öğrendiklerini bile unutmuş şekilde, motivasyonunu kaybetmiş olarak sistemin içinde savruluyor…
Lisansüstü eğitim; sadece kontenjan doldurmak, ders yükü tamamlamak ya da “ben de öğrenci aldım” demek değildir.
Bu iş emek, zaman, vizyon ve sorumluluk ister. 🎓
Gerçekten yazık… Yapamayacaksanız siz öğrenci almayın abilerim, ablalarım… Bir şey eksilmez. Ondan da eksik kalın. Ama bir gencin hayalini kırmayın.💔

[Obi @obinique]

@ARISEtv These idiots that couldn't win their brother the north. Their brother was a VP candidate, but they abandoned him and were twerking with Tinubu. Today they are out here uttering rubbish.

[Your Designer @Daviowhite]

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[Mololuwa | Cybersecurity - (The God Complex) @cyber_rekk]

Top free phone number Osint tools that Hackers use

[Obi @obinique]

@tim_cook I trust that there is no backdoor that exports data about the user outwards

[Obi @obinique]

@ABUJAPLUG What will you then call Bwari? Gwagwalada 🤣

[Obi @obinique]

Apple really knows how to generate a buzz to remain on top of the game.

[MacRumorsLive @macrumorslive]

Apple Intelligence features are available on iPhone 15 Pro and later, but the most powerful on-device model is limited to newer iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Developers are getting access to Siri AI today, but it is not going to be available in the EU initially.

[Obi @obinique]

@Kasieobi_1 Eziokwu ká okwulu

[Obi @obinique]

@t_butch10 @Nedumcity_ Why?

[Obi @obinique]

It's way easier to install security around specific infrastructure locations, than to track operatives living in different parts of the state of they were to have offices. But like I said, the insecurity riddled with weak governance is the problem. Hold your local and state leadership accountable