BREAKING: For 10 years the world believed there was one way to reuse a rocket: land it upright on its engines, the way SpaceX does. Today China refused to copy it, and pulled off something SpaceX never managed on a first flight. It caught the rocket instead.
The Long March 10B lifted off from Hainan, China this morning, and about 6 minutes later its first stage came back down toward a 25,000-ton ship at sea. It did not land.
Hooks on the falling booster snagged a net of tensioned steel wires strung across the deck, the wires riding robotic rails that slid into place to meet it. No landing legs. No touchdown. A rocket plucked out of its own descent by a moving net, on the maiden flight of a brand-new vehicle.
No one handed China this. SpaceX guards its rocket tech as “trade secrets”, not “patents”, precisely so it cannot be read and copied.
China watched a decade of public flights and then built an entirely different machine to reach the same prize, catching instead of landing, which sheds the heavy legs and spares the fuel a soft touchdown burns to hover.
And this was never about cheaper satellites, though it delivers those too, feeding the thousands of birds in China's Starlink rival.
Its deeper purpose is the Moon. That booster shares its core with the rocket meant to land Chinese astronauts on the lunar surface by 2030. In the same season, America's own Moon rocket, Starship, has flown 12 times and still has not shown the single maneuver its lunar plan depends on.
One flight does not dethrone SpaceX. It has landed hundreds. What ended today is not SpaceX's lead. It is Uncle Sam’s belief that it owns the only road to the Moon.
The piece works out which way of coming home actually wins.
The man they are calling a scammer and accusing of creating a fake agency has been seen all over with them.
The APC clearly has no regard for the intelligence of Nigerians.
Today, I experienced one of the most traumatic moments of my life.
I had gone to a friend’s place to lend him my MacBook charger because I stay in Ikorodu his charger had stopped working. After leaving his place and heading home, I was stopped by men who identified themselves as Nigerian police officers. They were not dressed in standard police uniforms, which made the situation even more frightening.
I was forcefully pushed into my car, accused of being a cultist without any evidence, and subjected to intimidation. My phone was searched, I was threatened, and I was repeatedly told that if I did not cooperate, I would be shot, killed, or have my car taken away.
They drove me around to different locations, including from Ikorodu to ketu under a bridge, while continuing to threaten me. Under fear for my life, I was forced to open my banking apps and make transfers. In total, about ₦700,000 was taken from my account through coercion. They wanted me to pay them 5 million which I don’t even have, They also forced me to call friends and demand money from them, insisting that I raise millions of naira despite having committed no crime.
This was not a voluntary transaction. Every action I took was because I genuinely feared for my life.
I am sharing this video because no Nigerian should have to experience this. No one should be threatened with weapons, intimidated, or forced to hand over their hard earned money by people who are supposed to protect them.
I am reporting this incident to the appropriate authorities and financial institutions, and I hope those responsible are identified and held accountable.
Please help me by sharing this until it reaches the right people. This has to stop.
@LagospoliceNG@BenHundeyin@PoliceNG@AbimbolaShotayo@TunjiDisu1
On the June 24 2025, Prince Adeniyi, the very clever 'con artist' got himself invited by the Presidency, (Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation) to be part of a foreign trip to Canada. And got the Perm Sec to sign the letter.
Abi, him forge de letter ni?😂
I was robbed at around 12:00 a.m. at Idimu Roundabout. They blocked my vehicle, forced me into it, and drove me to Graceland Estate. After that, they pushed me out and drove away along Iba LASU Road.
My vehicle is a Lexus RX 350 (2006/2008 model). If anyone sees it or has any information, please kindly reach out to me.
I thank God for sparing my life. It was a very horrible and terrifying experience, but in every situation, we must always give thanks to God.
08037218216📍
God bless.
Babatunde Abdulazeez
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEY MESSED WITH THE WRONG GENERATION.
We will nail the Thief-Of-Staff. We have the Digital Footprints...
Our forensic analysis is currently underway. Professionals in the technology sector will recognize the significance of the digital footprints we are examining. This initial overview precedes a comprehensive report, which will be released soon.
Despite claims to the contrary, records indicate the existence of a government-hosted and managed website for the disputed government agency. They have a domain, https://t.co/9n2TnQQrUd, reserved only for government agencies in Nigeria. This site was taken offline a few hours ago.
Furthermore, the website was hosted by NITDA - Development (https://t.co/pSEpUlMSAm), a government agency responsible for managing technological initiatives.
This raises a pertinent question: why was a website associated with an individual not officially recognized by the government registered and managed by NITDA?
Thank You For Your Attention To This Matter.
Signed
One and only Queen Bee 🐝
The PFIPC Paradox: When the Budget and the Presidency Tell Different Stories
By Maazi Tochukwu Ezeoke
In constitutional democracies, governments derive legitimacy not merely from elections but from the consistency, transparency, and accountability of their actions. Public confidence begins to erode when official documents appear to contradict official statements, particularly on matters involving the expenditure of public funds.
That is why the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) deserves far more than political soundbites. It raises fundamental questions about governance, budgetary integrity, and institutional accountability.
According to the 2026 Appropriation Act, a budgetary allocation of approximately ₦1.3 billion appears under the Presidency for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PEAC/PFIPC), with provisions for personnel, overhead, and capital expenditure.
Subsequently, however, the Presidency publicly stated that the PFIPC does not exist under the Tinubu administration and that no appointment had been made to lead such an entity.
If both documents accurately reflect the government’s position, then Nigerians deserve an explanation that reconciles them.
The question is not simply whether PFIPC exists. The deeper constitutional question is how a non-existent institution could appear in a law authorizing the expenditure of public funds.
Budget preparation in Nigeria is not a casual administrative exercise. It involves multiple layers of review by ministries, the Budget Office, the Federal Executive Council, the National Assembly, and finally presidential assent. Every appropriation is expected to correspond to a lawful governmental purpose.
If the inclusion of PFIPC resulted from an administrative mistake, government should identify precisely where the failure occurred, explain how it escaped every stage of scrutiny, and outline reforms to prevent similar occurrences.
If, on the other hand, the allocation reflected information available to officials during the budget process but later became the subject of an official disclaimer, then the public deserves a clear account of the sequence of events.
Public trust cannot be sustained by leaving such questions unanswered.
The controversy has been complicated further by sharply conflicting public accounts.
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi has publicly maintained that PFIPC functioned in some capacity and has called for an independent investigation. The Presidency, by contrast, has rejected those assertions and has stated that Adeyemi faces criminal proceedings relating to alleged fraud and impersonation. Those proceedings remain before the courts, and the allegations against him have yet to be judicially determined.
These competing narratives should not be resolved through media exchanges alone.
An independent investigation is the appropriate mechanism for establishing the facts.
Such an inquiry should determine how the disputed budget allocation came to be included, whether proper administrative procedures were followed, whether any public resources were improperly committed, and whether institutional safeguards functioned as intended.
This is not merely about one council or one individual.
It is about the integrity of Nigeria’s public finance system.
It is about whether citizens can trust that every line in the national budget reflects a lawful, transparent, and accountable governmental decision.
It is about whether inconsistencies between official documents and official statements are treated as matters requiring explanation rather than as controversies to be managed through competing narratives.
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THE BUDGET NEVER LIES: PAGES 51–52 EXPOSE THE PFIPC NARRATIVE
Bayo Onanuga’s latest statement is not a rebuttal of the questions Nigerians are asking; it is a desperate exercise in damage control. It attempts to drown a straightforward controversy beneath pages of official correspondence, while conveniently ignoring the mountain of visual and documentary evidence already circulating in the public domain.
The real issue is simple. If this so-called agency never existed and the individual was merely an impostor, how did he operate so openly within the corridors of government? How did he gain access to government facilities, hold meetings with diplomats, use official insignia, interact with public institutions, and project the authority of the Presidency for such an extended period before anyone acted? These are questions that volumes of bureaucratic letters cannot erase.
Attempting to rewrite public perception after millions of Nigerians have seen photographs, videos, official-looking documents, and high-level engagements is an insult to the intelligence of a generation that verifies information for itself. More than 65% of Nigeria’s population is made up of young people who are digitally connected and capable of distinguishing facts from political spin. They have watched this story unfold in real time. They cannot simply be instructed to disregard what they have already seen with their own eyes.
Government credibility is not restored by issuing lengthy press releases after public confidence has been shaken. Credibility comes from transparency, accountability, and answering the obvious questions without hiding behind legal technicalities or public relations gymnastics.
Rather than attempting to manufacture a convenient narrative, the Presidency owes Nigerians a full, independent explanation of how such an elaborate operation allegedly flourished under the watch of multiple government institutions. Until those questions are answered convincingly, every attempt to dismiss legitimate public scrutiny will only deepen suspicion.
@PivotOladimeji
Grand Conscience of the Fourth Realm of the Estate GCFRE
Records Show Council Tinubu Presidency Called ‘Fictitious’ Received N1.1Billion Under Buhari, Gets N1.3Billion In 2026 Budget | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/AUwh8Z7Eye