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GGMU, Ordinary

[Annalise Keating @Ariannnyy_]

You can’t convince me life is just a series of coincidences. What do you mean Lionel Messi was randomly paired with a five-month-old baby after the baby’s family won a UNICEF raffle for a charity photoshoot while Messi played for Barcelona… and that baby grew up to be Lamine Yamal?

Lamine would go on to become one of the brightest young stars in soccer, wear the same No. 19 Messi wore for the same team when that photo was taken, and now, nearly two decades later, could face Messi in a World Cup Final???????

[Chukwunyem @chuckie_fx]

Bagged over 400M streams for Engineering one of the biggest songs in Africa last year!🤭

[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

No World Cup games during the daytime on a weekend is actually madness

[Gimba Kakanda @gimbakakanda]

Major-General Rabe Abubakar: The Wounds We Share

I have just read the statement by the Katsina State Government confirming the passing of Major-General Rabe Abubakar, rtd, a former military spokesman, while in captivity. Even though the statement says that “the deceased… died a natural death from complications of diabetes and hypertension,” this does not erase the horror of the circumstances in which he spent his final days. What haunts us is not only the manner of his passing, but the tragedy of a life of service ending in the hands of criminals who have exploited the dysfunctions of our society.

What happened to the General is a tragedy of immeasurable dimension. To return from a career that required putting one’s life on the line for one’s country, only to become a captive of ragtag criminals, is a fate no patriot deserves. It is a cruel reminder that this weather of insecurity is one we all breathe and feel. It bears our names, our faces, our families, and the histories of service behind its victims.

There is no dignified way to avoid the truth that, as a nation and as a government, we have let down the General and many others who have met similar fates. This does not take away from the efforts I know were ongoing to secure his release or rescue, nor from the renewed operations and proactive steps being taken to confront these criminal networks. But grief must never be managed with denial. Something more radical, more coordinated, and more sustained must be done to break this chain of tragic events. Contrary to the assumptions of some, nobody is immune.

What happened to the General is a cautionary tale for all of us in government today. The General, who once served in one of the most protected institutions in the country, could never have imagined such an ending. That is why it remains baffling when anyone assumes that those in public office are insulated from the failures and fractures of the nation. The same roads, the same communities, the same future, and the same consequences await us all.

As a northerner, I am doubly troubled by the direction in which our region has been dragged. No honest person can claim ignorance of how we got here. If we are even more honest, we must admit that the untrained, abandoned, and hopeless children on our streets are being turned into cannon fodder for present and future dysfunctions. Even if banditry and terrorism are defeated, a vulnerable demographic left without education, discipline, opportunity, or hope will remain available for other invidious agendas against the Nigerian state.

This is the part that should frighten us most. We once spoke of building human capital. Today, too many of our people are trapped in the desperate arithmetic of survival.

The government has the primary and non-negotiable responsibility to protect lives and property. But no government policy, however well designed, can fully overcome a society that refuses to confront parental irresponsibility, the abandonment of children, hostility to education in some communities, and the casual normalisation of neglect. Security is not sustained by bullets alone. It is sustained by schools, families, values, livelihoods, justice, and a population civilised enough to reject the temptations of nihilism.

And yet, we cannot afford to lose hope. Despair is exactly what these criminals want to manufacture. They want citizens to stop believing in the possibility of order, to stop trusting the state, and to stop imagining a country that can still be rescued. We must refuse them that victory. We must mourn the dead, demand better from the living, and insist that the Nigerian state still has the duty and capacity to reclaim every inch of its authority.

May Allah forgive him, grant him Aljannatul Firdaus, and comfort his family. My condolences also go to all families who have lost loved ones to this madness. May their grief not be in vain, and may our country find the courage to end this tragedy.

[Daddy D.O🇳🇬 @DOlusegun]

For the first time on such a scale in Nigeria, hundreds of Nigerian Army personnel, widows of fallen heroes, and injured soldiers are set to benefit from a massive 1,550-unit post-service housing scheme taking shape in Jibi along the Abuja-Niger State boundary.

According to the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, the estate is the largest military post-service housing scheme ever undertaken in Nigeria, reflecting the FG’s commitment to improving the welfare of soldiers and their families.

[✍️ 🇦🇱 @10blended]

you live by a CB you die by a CB

[INDUSTRY MACHINE ⚙️ @Odumodublvck_]

SEE AS BALL DEY SWEET

JUST WAIT FOR TOMORROW

WHEN OSAMA FACE SHEKAU.

[Fanbrizio Ronaldo @FabrizioRonald0]

🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as the greatest player in Premier League HISTORY.

@SkySportsPL

[OLADEPO Caleb Olugbenga @YhungProf0]

Amid the flood of felicitations following my convocation as Overall Best Graduating Student of LAUTECH, I find it necessary to address the stir around my NELFUND appreciation post. I accept the praise, life changing offers and the backlash, in good faith. Still, it is only fair to set the record straight.

I hail from a village in Osun State, raised in a modest family of five. I attended public primary and secondary schools, not by choice, but because even the most inexpensive private schools were beyond our means.

Even then, survival itself; food and clothing was a daily struggle. I walked miles to school each morning, while my parents laboured as jacks-of-all-trades to make ends meet.

For nine defining years before I entered university, we lived within sight of basic amenities yet beyond our reach, no electricity, no television; just lanterns and candles. Against these odds, I earned a scholarship and now this distinction.

In my third year, a coursemate’s father, someone I had once tutored academically, gifted me my first smartphone which I am still using till now. On several occasions, lecturers, moved by quiet compassion, provided me with clothing. There are many other instances, too numerous to recount.

So, I say this plainly, not all of us are born with a silver spoon. Some of us climbed the ladder by holding on to every rung of legitimate support we could find.

As an engineering student aspiring to make academic history, should I resort myself to blaming my family’s financial situation for my inability to afford fees and essentials like a reliable smartphone or laptop needed for skills and certifications?

For me personally, NELFUND was not incidental; it was instrumental and to acknowledge what helped one’s journey is neither propaganda nor misplaced allegiance. It is simply an act of appreciation.

Thank you @NELFUND and everyone that contributed to this success!

Greatness awaits all of Us.

[𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐊 @TheMahleek]

This food wey dem dey cook for Emirates stadium, e dey bournemouth o 💀💀

[Akereyejo @Palermo_seun]

With due respect, I will not be among those who berate the operations of the Nigerian Army in keeping our nation safe from terrorist attacks. The path they chose is bigger than any career. Thank a soldier today!

[servant of Allah @alouibrahim92]

If grief can unite us, why then, should politics divide us?

[N8 @Vararse_]

Such a disappointing, flat ending to one of the best British TV shows ever.

The movie was filled with characters we had no emotional connection to while leaving countless characters/storylines unfinished.

In a vacuum it was quite uneventful with pretty mid storyline asw. 3/10.

[A. Ayofe @abdullahayofel]

This solder He wrote and very interesting to read 👇 ❤️

2024 After taking a chill photo in the biggest camp of ß0k0 Hąram In Gamboru ngala axis.

Within a few minutes everywhere became cha0tic. We stood our ground as men, fought for roughly 16hrs tho we lost some brave men, but at the end. we came out victorious.

We defended our country and loved ones, within seconds I heard an expl0sion of a vehicle borne IED (Suiciďe b0mber). I almost gave up, I thought my family won't see me again but guess what, my colleague grabbed me on the right hand he said Edwin, get up are you still loaded? I replied, I'm low on ąrmor.

He said oya na take magazine fiqht never finish, then I saw åttąck jet above our head, it was just like a movie set, I saw hěll but as a man that took the 0ath of allegence, I never gave up. We fought and over powered them. kiIIed at least 60 of them.

Some people will tell me Rico come back home, no be your papa get the work, I'll always reply if we no defend our country who go do am for us.

Always thank a soldier when you see one, they're paying a supreme price for you to be at peace.

Despite anything don't give up. 🇳🇬😍

[Dr. Tunji Alausa @DrTunjiAlausa]

I’m in London with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and we are already making real progress — advancing a major partnership with Coventry University to bring UK degrees to Nigeria.

This is personal.

For too long, families have had to send their children thousands of miles away in search of quality education. We are changing that.

With Coventry University Nigeria, our students will be able to earn fully accredited UK degrees — at significantly lower cost — without leaving the country.

As I’ve said, we want Nigerian parents to enjoy having their children at home, while still receiving a world-class UK education.

The proposed campus in Alaro City, Lagos will offer Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes across STEMM, Business, and TVET, with admissions expected between Q3 and Q4 of 2026 (subject to approvals).

Beyond access, this is about building Nigeria’s human capital — developing the skills, talent, and workforce needed to drive innovation, productivity, and long-term national growth.

We are bringing global opportunity home — where it belongs.

#alausaedureform #NoDaysOff

[Kevín @KevOnStage]

Stuff like this makes me think I could never be a great director. Someone thought of this and executed it.

[parks @parkersity_9]

Tom & Jerry really had kids laughing at attempted murder every episode😭

[Big Nenz ✨ @AdoraNwodo]

The bag is endless. There’s so much content to get from the Game of Thrones universe. This man created something that we study like actual history. Damn.

Anyways please we want Robert’s Rebellion & Aegons Conquest. Thanks.

[suffering @mionomedev]

The people of England haven’t wanted a Tudor to win this badly since the Spanish Armada

[Darker Skinn_⏰_ @IamBradleyCarl]

"This bulb is us.." Wolves: