Fashola on his earthly Godfather...
"You can't be shouting at someone whose ears you have..."
Dear Christians,
This is not a political post...
I repeat, this is not a political post!!!
❌ Relojes que parecen de rico y son de POBRE:
· Rolex 🇨🇭 (la mayoría son falsos)
· Apple Watch 🇺🇸 (postureo con batería)
· Michael Kors 🇺🇸 (lujo de outlet)
· Tag Heuer 🇨🇭 (diseño pasado de moda)
· Daniel Wellington 🇸🇪 (correa de 20€)
✅ Lo que llevan los AUTÉNTICOS ricos ↓
Before Laurent Ferrier ever put his name on a dial, he stood on the podium at Le Mans. 1979. A privateer Porsche 935, three friends taking turns at the wheel through the night, and a third place finish overall against full factory teams. One of those drivers had spent his career at Patek Philippe, where he would ultimately lead the creation department. In 2010, at 63 years old, he finally started building watches under his own name. The Grand Sport Tourbillon Pursuit is where both lives meet. The gradient dial recalls the sky at dawn over the circuit, the reward for making it through the night. The case is 44mm of Grade 5 titanium, 118 grams with the integrated bracelet. And the tourbillon is nowhere on the dial. Ferrier hides it on the caseback: a double balance spring regulator, hand wound, 80 hours of power reserve, chronometer certified by the Besançon Observatory. About fifteen leave the workshop each year. The pursuit never ended. It just moved from the track to the wrist.
"Between 1999 and 2023, Nigeria spent $330 billion in the foreign exchange market, and over $100 billion of this went to the wrong hands... The President instituted a very significant shift with the removal of the fuel subsidy and the dismantling of the foreign exchange market into a single exchange market and that has grow our revenue." — Dr. George Agbakahi, Political Economist
Tonight, our nation has reason to give thanks.
The children and teachers abducted by Ansaru terrorists in Oyo State have been rescued by our security forces, alive and unharmed. No ransom was paid. No concession was made.
I salute every officer and operative whose courage, discipline, and professionalism made this possible.
To those who seek to spread fear through terror, know that the Nigerian state will pursue you relentlessly. We will protect our people, defend our communities, and never relent until peace and security prevail across our country.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU
President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
KIDNAPPED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN OYO STATE RESCUED FOLLOWING, SURGICAL INTENSE AND WELL COORDINATED OPERATIONS IN OLD OYO NATIONAL PARK AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
1. Following an intelligence-led carefully planned and executed operations, on 10 July 2026, troops of the Nigerian Army, led by the General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, *Major General CR Nnebeife*, in collaboration with special units from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) specifically the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC),the Defence Headquarters with Special Forces elements from the Nigerian Army, Navy the Air Force and the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies as well as local vigilantes/hunters/Amotekuns, in a well coordinated operation rescued a total of 44 pupils and teachers kidnapped by terrorists from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on 15 May 2026.
2. The operations, which lasted for more than a month, focused on identifying the terrorists kingpins that masterminded the kidnapping, bursting and dismantling their networks and logistics links, including their informants and hideouts located within the Old Oyo National Park Forest, Oyo State.
3. As part of the operations, multiple arrests were made within Oyo State and in other locations across some States in the Country. These arrests completely disorganized the group, exerted overwhelming pressure on them and ultimately led the terrorist group to *unconditionally release* the pupils and teachers. Further operations are to be conducted.
4. It suffices to note that the operations were carefully planned and executed to avoid collateral damages and to equally ensure that the innocent children and teachers were safely rescued. However, there were some casualties on the part of the security forces.
5. The pupils and teachers are currently receiving medical attention in an undisclosed hospital and will be handed over to the Oyo State Government in due course so as to be reunited with their families.
6. The GOC 2 Division wish to on behalf of all the participating agencies most sincerely and respectfully thank and appreciate His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for the Strategic Guidance, Support and for all the provisions that made the operations a huge success.
7. The GOC also wishes to once again thank the Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde and indeed the good people of the State for their continous support to security agencies especially during the trying period.
8. The GOC also appreciates the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the Hon Minster of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff and other Service Chiefs, Inspector General of Police and the Directors General DSS and NIA as well as Heads of other Security Agencies for their support and for the opportunity to relate directly with all the security agencies to ensure a seamless coordination and execution of the operations.
9. We sincerely thank the various media houses and indeed the entire Nigeria populace for their support, understanding and for having faith in the security architecture of the Nation. We urge all to remain vigilant and continue to support all security agencies by providing timely and credible information that would assist in the ongoing efforts to safeguard lives and properties across Nigeria.
DANJUMA JONAH DANJUMA
Lieutenant Colonel
Acting Deputy Director
2 Division Army Public Relations
10 July 2026
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Corrected position: NYSC REFORMS:
On camping, the approved proposal is two weeks of civic, leadership, and life skills training; two weeks of basic accounting and financial literacy, access to finance, business planning, and career mapping; and the last two weeks would be a short immersion into your area of interest. So, you may have read English but be really interested in tech, environment and climate, or the creative sector.
Camps will be certified and graded to ensure that they meet minimum standards. State governments will be given a grace period during which to ensure they meet the standards for infrastructure, accommodation, safety and security and healthcare.
Posting will ordinarily be done impersonally using an algorithm that considers factors like state of origin, state of residence, school attended, etc.
Posting to security flashpoints will be risk-sensitive and people who are not indigenes of those areas or are already residing in those areas should not be posted there.
Regarding the timing of commencement and wider consultation, the NYSC Act would need to be amended for the changes to take effect. This should include public consultations and public hearings. Every legislation passed and assented to is a product of a series of compromises.
Good morning.
NYSC REFORMS:
On camping, the approved proposal is two weeks of civic, leadership, and life skills training; two weeks of basic accounting and financial literacy, access to finance, business planning, and career mapping; and the last two weeks would be a short immersion into your area of interest. So, you may have read English but be really interested in tech, environment and climate, or the creative sector.
Camps will be certified and graded to ensure that they meet minimum standards. State governments will be given a grace period during which to ensure they meet the standards for infrastructure, accommodation, safety and security and healthcare.
Posting will ordinarily be done impersonally using an algorithm that considers factors like state of origin, state of residence, school attended, etc.
Posting to security flashpoints will be risk-sensitive and people who are not indigenes of those areas or are already residing in those areas should not be posted there.
Regarding the timing of commencement and wider consultation, the NYSC Act would need to be amended for the changes to take effect. This should include public consultations and public hearings. Every legislation passed and assented to is a product of a series of compromises.
Good morning.
Q: Why is it so easy to criticise and have a plan till you get into government? 🤔
A: Because outside govt, you see the problem in straight lines. Inside government, you meet the maze.
From outside, failure often looks like a lack of will, competence, courage, or integrity. Sometimes it is. But inside government, plans meet weak institutions, inherited liabilities, vested interests, procurement rules, courts, legislators, budget limits, security realities, civil service inertia, and the politics of timing.
Culture happens, stories begin and self-preservation agendas find life.
The easiest sentence in public life is: “They should just fix it.” The harder truth is that the state is not one person with one button. It is a network of laws, interests, fears, incentives, sabotage, capacity gaps, and consequences.
Still, complexity is not an excuse for failure. Government exists to organise complexity into results. The real test of leadership is whether a plan survives contact with reality, adapts without losing its moral centre, and delivers relief citizens can feel.
So, I have learnt to appreciate progress, momentum and incremental gains..... not the eldorado version.
Yet, criticism keeps power honest, but getting results for desired governance requires more than criticism. It requires getting involved, sequencing, coalition-building, courage, competence, communication, and the humility to accept that the problem was deeper than the slogan.
The code is to win by knowing when to lose, win or compromise.
On a scale we can all relate wirh, we should for example know that the wedding, of which we priotise expenses with, is just an event, while the marriage remains the institution of priority. Even within this family arrangement, optimising value reflects similar challenges.😔 You can read this in a way you get the message.
Be ye circumspect.....
You listed some Macro indicies, while trying to ascribe some messianic attributes to your candidate. I showed you that those Macros have shifted in the positive direction and your candidate has no track record of solving any of those macro issues. How did you suddenly shift to price of Tilapia and unripe plantain?
When positive macro-level shifts happen, there is almost always an economic lag, a delayed reaction. Even in advanced economies, positive macro numbers take time to filter down. It typically takes between 12 - 50 months.
Nigeria operates a largely informal economy, the market women and farmers have adjusted prices of food items, they are able to adjust prices to earn more money in response to the same market dynamics they operate in. Did you not increase prices for your services?
Leave all the emotional talk about Apostle Paul and frozen chicken. Your candidate has no track record and no legacy. What value did he create apart from Hero Beer? Tinubu created Lekki Free Trade Zone, Donald Duke created Tinapa and Obudu Ranch.