Ahmad

Humanist. Nigerian. One moment at a time.

[Bakatsine @DanKatsina50]

GOOD NEWS: Our troops have once again shown the importance of proactive security operations.

Acting on credible intelligence, Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops intercepted Lakurawa terrorists heading towards Ugwan Hassan in Dandi LGA, Kebbi State, forcing them to retreat before they could reach the community.

Two motorcycles, mobile phones, communication radios and a Nigerien ID card were recovered.

This is the kind of response we need detect them, intercept them and stop them before they reach innocent communities.

Big respect to the gallant troops for their courage, vigilance and swift response.

May they continue to prevail and return safely.

[Ahmad @r22_aa]

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[Bakatsine @DanKatsina50]

GOOD NEWS: Yesterday early hours (Sunday morning), vigilantes ambushed bandits operating around Gamo Forest in Gummi LGA, Zamfara State, after receiving intelligence about their movement.

The encounter reportedly left 15 bandits dead and several others wounded. Sadly, two vigilantes also lost their lives in the line of duty.

May Allah accept the sacrifice of the fallen and grant their families strength and patience.

Kudos to the vigilantes for acting on the intelligence and confronting the bandits. Their courage in protecting their communities deserves recognition

[Alexander Ehanire @HrhKingAlex]

Nigeria removed subsidy like a man removing his roof because thieves were stealing the zinc.

Now rain is beating everybody.

Fuel is expensive. Power is expensive. Transport is expensive. Production is expensive. Life is expensive.

The problem was never subsidy tbh. The problem was and has always been corruption.

Bring back smart subsidies for power, transport and production. Target them. Audit them. And most importantly, ensure bad actors end up in Jail.

You cannot tax, tariff and reform a poor country into prosperity.

First you need to make it cheaper for Nigerians to build, produce and grow.

Then talk to us about economic stability.

[Babangida @iambabangida_]

Reports from families in Anguwar Lalle and Tsamaye in Sokotos Sabon Birni indicate they are fleeing for their lives.

Haba Jama’a.

[Harmless @HarmlessHQ]

N49,000 before Tinubu = 222 litres of fuel.

N180,000 under Tinubu = 133 litres of fuel.

[Zahira✨ @mahmood_zahyra]

Allaahumma salli 'ala Muhammad; Wa-ala aali Muhammad; Kama sal'layta ala-Ibraaheem;Wa-ala aali Ibraaheem; Innaka hamee dum-majeed.

Allaahumma baarik 'ala Muhammad; Wa-ala aali Muhammad; Kama baarakta ala-Ibraaheem; Wa-ala aali Ibraaheem; Innaka hamee dum-majeed.

[Babangida @iambabangida_]

Bandits stormed a phone charging shop in a village called unguwar bako, and instructed the boy in charge of the shop to give them all the phones he was charging.

He told them honestly that the phones belonged to people (his customers) and were entrusted to him, and he could not give them out.

Immediately, they brought out a gun and shot him dead.

His mother was inside the house, when she heard the gunshot, she came out to see what happened to her son and they also shot her dead.

This happened yesterday in a village called Unguwar Bako in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Kai jama’a, wannan wace irin rayuwa ce mukeyi a kasar nan.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

🚨 How Did a Cooperative College Get N1.08 Trillion for 2,791 Capital Projects?

Our review of the 2026 FG budget reveals that the Federal Cooperative College, Oji River (@fedccojiriver), has been allocated N1.08 trillion for 2,791 capital projects spread across the 36 states in Nigeria and the FCT. This means a single federal cooperative college is expected to implement thousands of projects with nationwide coverage from Abia to Zamfara, Sokoto to Bayelsa, Lagos to Borno, and across the FCT.

These projects include:
🛣️ Road and drainage constructions
💡 Solar streetlight installation,
🎓 Digital learning centres,
🌾 Supply of rice and empowerment materials,
⚽ Construction of football pitches,
🏥 Medical outreaches,
♻️ Plastic recycling and processing plants,
🩺 Dialysis centres,
🚑 Ambulance supply e.t.c

Yet, the College's core mandate is to advance cooperative education and practice through capacity building, research, innovation, leadership development, and support for sustainable livelihoods.

Even more concerning, many of these projects have no clearly stated implementation locations, making citizen oversight and project tracking extremely difficult.

To put this allocation in perspective, the N1.08tn earmarked for FCC Oji River alone is greater than the combined allocations to six key ministries:

🏝️ Federal Ministry of Tourism - N21.76bn
🎭 Federal Ministry of Arts - N70.53bn
📡 Federal Ministry of Communications - N85.56bn
⛏️ Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development - N156.84bn
🔐 All six agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior - N723.62bn

This raises important questions:
❓ Why is a cooperative college implementing projects far beyond its statutory mandate?
❓ How were these projects assigned to the institution?
❓ How can citizens track projects with no clearly defined locations?
❓ What accountability mechanisms are in place to ensure value for money?

At a time when Nigeria faces significant fiscal pressures and relies heavily on borrowing to fund public expenditure, public resources must be allocated transparently, strategically, and through institutions with the capacity and legal mandate to deliver results.

A budget item without a clear location, defined beneficiaries, and a responsible implementing agency creates fertile ground for waste, inefficiency, and weak accountability.

📄 The comprehensive list of these allocations can be found on our website: https://t.co/I2JL8eByF7

Cc;
@NGRPresident
@BudgetOfficeNG
@nassnigeria

[Maryam Ado Sa’adu @Maaryam_Ado]

It’s been 79 days since 42 school children, young children full of dreams for the future, were abducted from their school in Askira-Uba, Borno state and there’s been no update on efforts made to rescue them. @officialABAT @ProfZulum @HQNigerianArmy #BringBackOurChildren

[Ahmad @r22_aa]

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[PATRIOTIC SOJA ($TSIR-MUNCHAN) @Pressman2040]

🪖 This is the reality of the job.

A Nigerian soldier in the field dusty, tired, but still focused.

Sitting beside a tank, calmly handling the small things while the mission continues.

No cameras. No applause. Just duty.

This is what commitment looks like when no one is watching.

This is the quiet strength that keeps the line holding.

To every soldier out there right now:
We see you. We respect the grind.

For God and for country.

[Abdool Moh. @abdool_moh]

We are too used to bad governance in Nigeria.

[Abu Amir @SadiqMaunde]

Uk and US schools for their kids, NELFUND for Okoro & Okezie kids. 😭

[IamAbdul_👳🏾‍♂️ @MyAbdool]

My whole tuition between 2014–2017 is not up to 100k, in ABU Zaria. Kebbi State government refunds us yearly (the refund can be slightly above the tuition). It’s not a loan, my whole tuition from Secondary to IJMB to Bachelors refunded.

NELFUND? Lol.

Allah ya sauwaqa, Āmin

[Fatai Ibrahim, RN,MSN 🇳🇬🇺🇸 @rundriveng]

NELFUND Campaigners in the Mud 🤡🤡

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

₦44bn Fraud: My Integrity Is My Greatest Asset, I Managed $300 Million In World Bank Funds Without Taking A Penny - Shehu

Since this issue began, I have repeatedly sought a response. A year after submitting my first letter to the EFCC requesting the outcome of its investigation, I received no reply. This year, I wrote again asking for an update, but there was still no response. I also wrote to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), asking the office to follow up with the EFCC since I was appointed through it. In addition, I wrote to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and the President, all before issuing my open letter, because no one seemed willing to respond.

Halima Shehu, Former National Coordinator/CEO, NSIPA

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

₦44bn Fraud: The Allegations Are False, I Never Transferred A Kobo To Any Personal Account - Shehu

When I discovered the financial control violations, I reported them to the EFCC while I was still in office. On 21 December 2023, before my suspension, I submitted a detailed letter outlining the breaches of financial regulations, including the movement of funds from the CBN account to various destinations. These were not mere allegations, I documented the evidence and handed it over. The letter was submitted to the EFCC and addressed to the President, and I was told it would be escalated appropriately.

Halima Shehu, Former National Coordinator/CEO, NSIPA

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

₦44bn Fraud: I Blew The Whistle, But I Got Reprisal Instead Of Honour - Shehu

I gave the EFCC documents and evidence. The facts speak for themselves. I provided everything needed to clear my name of these false allegations, including records of the transfers and evidence of breaches in financial procedures, from the Office of the Accountant-General to the Ministry, including the payment of the remaining ₦3 billion from the COVID-19 funds into 11 accounts without my authorisation, consent or approval. I reported all of this to the EFCC, yet instead of being commended for speaking up, I faced reprisal.

Halima Shehu, Former National Coordinator/CEO, NSIPA

[Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI @IU_Wakilii]

If this happened less than four years ago, Gimba Kakanda would have written a thousand word essay, packed with big big grammar, bersting the government for deliberately keeping Nigerians poor so they can be bought cheaply whenever political need arises.

Today, the same man Gimba is celebrating that same action. It is difficult not to wonder what changed.

Was Gimba Kakanda spending all those years speaking truth to power because he genuinely believed in the cause, or was he simply positioning himself for a seat at the table?

Or did he eventually give up on Nigeria and Nigerians, deciding that personal comfort mattered more than the convictions he once passionately defended?

Whatever the answer is this contrast is impossible to ignore.

It is genuinely sad to watch someone who once challenged the system now appear content with laughing at the symptoms of the very problems he used to condemn.

Indeed we all have a price tag, and sadly it is not that expensive.

[Abuja President ⚖️ @AbujaPresident]

The new tax law will be implemented completely by next year. Be ready to be losing your hard-earned money to fund their luxurious life.

Voting Tinubu out is the only remedy!

[Naija @Naija_PR]

Retired Major General John Enenche says Nigerian soldiers should earn at least ₦250,000 monthly.