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[Mace @totematthew]

For a man who just lost 32 officers in an air crash about 48 hours ago, a smile should be faraway from his face.
Oga CAS should understand basic Emotional intelligence 101.

[Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) @fkeyamo]

Earlier today, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke and myself met and agreed to deepen collaboration between the Civil Aviation Authorities and the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in the areas of aviation safety, airworthiness, certification, training and capacity building.

The agreement was reached when I paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Air Staff following the tragic Nigeria Air Force aircraft incident at Igbokoda. The new framework for closer cooperation between civil and military aviation authorities will take off immediately.

We immediately set up a joint committee involving the NCAA and the Nigeria Air Force which would facilitate collaboration in airworthiness, certification, training and other aviation safety measures, while respecting the statutory mandates of both institutions.

I have already directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to cooperate fully with the Nigeria Air Force to implement this new arrangement.

[Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON @aonanuga1956]

Nigeria’s UN ambassador, Jimoh Ibrahim, asked the world to observe a minute of silence in memory of our Air Force personnel who died in a plane crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State

[Mace @totematthew]

This should be the Geran2/3 models.
These are evolutions from the basic Iranian Shahed designs.
In terms of external structure, they are similar...but that is where the simarity ends.
Geran 4/5 are totally different, with Geran 5 being a mini cruise missile.

[Defense News Nigeria @DefenseNigeria]

The destructive power of the Iranian designed Shahed-136 attack drones deployed by Russian forces in Mali is massive. The drones can carry a fragmentation warhead of up to 90 kilograms, designed to maximize blast effects and structural damage.

Their deployment has helped Malian and Russian forces in the recapture of Kidal, inflicting heavy losses on JNIM-FLA forces.

[Mace @totematthew]

Happy birthday to a great statesman, H.E. VV Putin.

[Russian Embassy in South Africa 🇷🇺 @EmbassyofRussia]

🎉 Today, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia & one of the world’s most prominent statesmen, celebrates his 74th birthday!

Born on 7 Oct 1952 in Leningrad, Vladimir Putin has devoted decades of his life to serving Russia and its people

🇷🇺 Happy Birthday, Vladimir Vladimirovich!

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇵🇹 OFFICIAL! CRISTIANO RONALDO STATEMENT: “This is the truth on what has happened with Jorge Jesus”.

As I promised, I decided to recount, in the first person and directly, the circumstances surrounding the last training camp of the National Team.

After the 2026 World Cup I prepared a letter to the Portuguese people, which I still keep, with the words I want to address to them when I leave our team for good.

At the end of the competition, already on the flight back from the United States, the President of the Federation asked and insisted that I reconsider the decision to leave, because the FPF wanted me to continue.

Right afterwards he asked me for my opinion on the name of the current head coach, which he was considering alongside other names he did not reveal to me.

I told the President of the Federation that, in my opinion, it would be the right choice.

That is why, on the day the current head coach was presented, I was genuinely happy with the choice. It was the right option, as the results are confirming.

A few days later I received a first contact from the new national team coach saying he would like to meet me in person. I said yes and we scheduled it for the end of my holidays.

We met at the Cidade do Futebol, where my club was holding its pre-season training camp.
That day the coach told me he was counting on me and that my presence was fundamental to his project. He presented me, right there, with a plan for my participation. He told me I would play the first match and the last one, and that for reasons of physical management he would always make three to four changes per match.

At that point he raised the possibility of me not travelling with the national team to Norway and Denmark. He proposed that I play the first match and stay in Portugal, then rejoin before the match at the Dragão.

I refused this proposal immediately. It seemed obvious to me that I could not accept it. It was not because I would not play the matches abroad that I would stop captaining our team. That privilege of staying in Portugal would not be a good example.

The coach ended up agreeing with my analysis.

This conversation was attended by Simão Coutinho, sporting director of Al Nassr, the person to whom the current coach reported throughout last season and one of those responsible for his signing by the club in 2025.

On the eve of the start of the camp the coach came to my house in Lisbon, at his request, for another conversation with me. The conversation was calm and all the principles agreed in August were maintained.

I played the match at Alvalade and, although substituted, I made no problem of it. I put the armband on Bruno Fernandes myself, far from imagining that I might be taking my last steps as a player and captain of the National Team. What mattered to me that day was our victory. Winning is always good; in Portugal and for my country, even better.

At lunchtime on the day of the match in Norway, an assistant to the coach came to the table where the group was having lunch and informed me that the coach wanted to speak to me.

To my absolute surprise, the coach asked me if I was fit to play 30 minutes. I was fully focused on my physical recovery, integrated with my teammates as always, and thinking that I would not play that day. Without any problem.

This request was something outside my physical recovery and training plan — because I was only going to play on the 4th at the Dragão — but of course I said yes. He replied that I should then be ready because I would play 30 minutes.
The rest everyone knows. I warmed up from half-time, watched the minutes go by, and was not called.

The coach had broken his word to me.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: “I decided to leave the camp without waiting for any further breach of word. For me the truth is still the most important thing in the relationship between people. However much it hurts, let them tell me the truth.

In fact, in a conversation I had with the President of the FPF and with the coach on the morning of the day of that press conference — they can certainly confirm this — I reaffirmed that if they did not want me there they should tell me. It was enough for them to be frank with me. I would accept that and I promised that we would prepare something beautiful, as I dream will happen, and no one would be left angry.
I remember it as if it were today. They replied in unison that no. That my place was in the National Team.

Never, at any moment, have I interfered in any technical or tactical decision of any coach or national team manager in almost 25 years of career.

I accept, for better or worse, what they propose that I do. I respect the decision, and when they break their word to me, I feel that my place is not there.

I also owe an apology to my national team teammates for having left the camp.

Despite the absolute breach of trust in the coach’s word, as those who witnessed these conversations can attest, I should not have done it. The responsibility is exclusively mine.

I apologise to the Portuguese people once again, but the breaking of one’s word has, for me, a defining impact. I felt that, from that point on, my remaining would only harm the working group, and I did what I have always said I would do if I did not feel useful: I packed my bags and left.

The consequence of this act of mine must be assessed and punished by the Portuguese Football Federation. I understand that the punishment should have no mitigating factors. I am not just any player; I am team captain, and that constitutes an aggravating factor.

I have already apologised, but I know that attitudes must have consequences. Anyone who is in football as I am knows that, regardless of each person’s status, the rules are the same for everyone.

On this subject, I have heard a great deal of talk about farewell matches, that I must have a dignified farewell and that the Federation wants to give me that opportunity.

I learned in life, often hungry and with nothing to eat, that no one gives anything to anyone.

I can promise all my fans, naturally and especially all Portuguese people, that we will have one or more farewell matches; there will be time for that.

But when I think of the national team, what I really think of is competing. That is what I thought on the day I was given the news of my father’s death.

I was at a camp with our national team and I decided to stay there until the end of the match the following day. I did for the country what I would never do for any club.

Therefore, if I am physically well, playing for my club, with goals I hope, after serving the suspension that may be applied to me, I will be available, as I have always been until today, to compete and win for our national team.

This is, believe me, the purest of truths.

Cristiano Ronaldo”.

[Mace @totematthew]

..to put fear into them that government "is watching"
e) Create content around the real benefits of CNG using the famous "I don port o" advert format. Let people see content that is emotive, relatable and also targeted at bus parks and bus stations.
f) Refine, retune and feedback

[Mace @totematthew]

Listened to this interview with Barr. Ismael Ahmed, and first is to commend the PCNGi for third achievements so far (>120k converted vehicles and 96 refilling stations).

That being said, here are some ideas that may be adopted to address identified challenges:

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

There Are 96 CNG Refuelling Stations in Nigeria Today - Ahmed

These infrastructures are investments that have gone into billions that people have made, mostly led by the private sector. It takes time, but we have unlocked a value chain where people can now see value, profitability, and affordability.

Ismaeel Ahmed, Executive Chairman, Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles

[Mace @totematthew]

c) Using experience gained from beta testing routes, phased rollout can occur on other routes with the intention to quickly scale up and improve conversion numbers.
d) Make enforcement a huge PR initiative by conducting frequent "televised" raids on bus parks...

[Mace @totematthew]

This is beautiful.
🇳🇬 Nigeria is beautiful.
Thank you Mayor Mamdani.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

New York City, wetin dey sup? It was a joy to commemorate 34 years of the Nigerian Day Parade alongside the many Nigerian New Yorkers who fill our city with life.

From the entrepreneurs whose businesses strengthen our neighborhoods, to the sounds of Afrobeats pouring out of graduation parties in Southeast Queens, and the aroma of Agege bread calling out to passersby in Brooklyn — the impact of Nigerian New Yorkers is felt across the five boroughs.

Our city is richer in culture, stronger in community, and more vibrant because of your contributions.

[Mace @totematthew]

Yes it is worth it, every single episode.
I still wish we got to know the real names of John and Harold.
John "Reese"
Harold "Finch"

[Abíólá A. Kóláwólé, Esq. @Sir_BiolaPr]

I hope PERSONS OF INTEREST is worth it. I want to go back to it after abandoning it for years

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

Mr. President, Sir.

On behalf of the men and women in uniform thank you Sir.

Thank you for the pay increase. Thank you for the new formations in Zamfara, Kebbi, Oyo, and Osun. Thank you for the barracks and depots in Abuja, Ekiti, Ebonyi, and Kogi. Thank you for remembering that behind every soldier is a family waiting at home.

You said something that many leaders never say: "Every deployment is a sacrifice made by a family too."

Sir, that sentence alone tells us you understand. You understand that when a soldier leaves his home at 4 a.m., his wife wakes up to an empty bed. You understand that when a soldier falls in the bush, a mother loses a son, a child loses a father. You understand that the uniform is worn by one man, but carried by an entire family.

This is what leadership looks like. Not just giving orders. Not just declaring wars. But standing behind the people who fight them. Supporting the families who wait. And investing in the future of the force.

We see the new barracks. We see the new formations. We see the salary alerts. And we are grateful.

But sir, we also ask for one more thing: keep going. Keep building. Keep equipping. Keep listening. Because the journey is not yet finished. And the enemy is still out there.

To the Commander-in-Chief we salute you. We appreciate you. And we will continue to serve with everything we have.

Nigeria will prevail. And you will not fight alone.

God bless the Armed Forces of Nigeria. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

[Mace @totematthew]

Habib Marwan was the best written villain in 24 with regards to his intelligence and level of planning. He always had a plan within a plan.
He is the only villain that Jack actually begged.
"Please don't let go, help me stop it...noooo".

Actually I need to watch season 4 again.

[. @josh__tntl]

Which 24 VILLAIN was the MOST DANGEROUS and had Jack Bauer under the most pressure?

Nina Myers?
Cheng Zhi?
Habib Marwan?
Stephn Saunders?
Christopher Henderson?
Margot?
Juma?
Salazar Brothers?
Victor Drazen?
Charles Logan?
Fayed?
Syed Ali?

24 really had some demons. 😭💀

[Mace @totematthew]

So what is the US doing in Venezuela? I guess they are protecting their raw materials.
Easy on the whitewashing.

[𝔼𝕟𝕟𝕪 @ennyola0015]

Chose Ur poison wisely

America doesn't rob or steal raw materials unlike Chinese.

The target is your cheap labour and your best talent. They hire your brightest minds.

[Mace @totematthew]

Just caught up with the Governorship Town Hall organized by the Platform.
Observations.
a) Hamzat is head & shoulders above his fellow contestants. His ideas are quite grounded and realistic.
b) Some are jokers - e.g. building 150k housing units...lol.
c) GenZ & emotions - 5&6.

[Mace @totematthew]

Spot on here.

Crowding around the president is something that we Nigerians [security services] do that is sometimes quite baffling.

Common trend in other African countries except maybe SA and the North Africans.

Still wonder why it is so.

Abeg let the president breathe.

[Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1]

Trump showing Xi the new helipad and inside Marine One.

Again, there is security but not crowding them.

No perpetually present ADC or Secret Service.

The area is secure, so give them room.

[Mace @totematthew]

Stupidity is not equal to strength.
It is ridiculous to fly a bomber over a visiting head of state as a demonstration of strength.

[J @JayTC53]

This is what strength looks like.

President Trump rolls out the red carpet for his enemy while flexing the world's most powerful military over his head.

Nobody not even China can match the United States of America 🇺🇸

[Oluwaseyi is My Name @iyimide]

Sir,
Let's do something- create some incentives like residency for digital business owners, tax haven for remote workers, Make Nigeria the digital services capital of Africa and make the world pay Nigeria every day.
Create a Nigeria Digital Nomad & Digital Investor Visa for:
software engineers
AI researchers
cybersecurity specialists
remote employees
digital entrepreneurs
game developers
designers
medical/technical professionals working remotely
startup founders
technology investors

Offer national honors to Nigerian youths who create tech that's scales.. it will ginger people to embrace tech..

You need to woo Stripe to come to Nigeria! Very Important your excellency!

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

4/
The Committee's work continues across regulation, taxation, banking, immigration, arbitration and the digitisation of government processes within our free zones.

I have further directed the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole @joduwole who is also the Vice-Chairman and Implementation Coordinator, to work with Itana and the Presidential Steering Committee to develop a roadmap in preparation for a full launch within 180 days.

Africa’s digital economy will be enormous. As more trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area moves online, Nigeria has an opportunity to become the home from which digital companies are built and scaled.

Nigeria has the talent and the market to reshape Africa’s place in the global technology and digital economy value chain.

This is what our Renewed Hope commitment to a digital economy looks like in practice, and this is how we transform reform into opportunities.

We made a promise to Nigerians. We are keeping it.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President