NewStats: 3,264,387 , 8,183,576 topics. Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 09:02 PM 123918

lekki1444:
so obasekis chief of sstaff was a yoruba man. he sounds like a detribalised man

Yoi gotit wrong. Akerele might be Yoruba, but he is from Akoko-Edo area of Edo State. It says nothing about Obaseki being detribalised.

The most detribalised cabinet in Nigeria is Lagos State, from the istration of Tinubu in 1999, till today. Their (Lagos) cabinets always had/have non-indigenes, including Igbos and Hausas.

The current Lagos cabinet has an Igbo as Special Adviser and a Northerner as Commissioner. You can't try it in many states- the elites and the common people will revolt and tell the person his parental history...

cbngov01:
whicbh one is jukun militants again

Go and read the history of incessant wars and killings between Tivs and Jukuns in Taraba State. It’s a multi-generational war over land. Only God can make peace between those two tribes.

So sad.

This is the BEST policy on semi-tertiary education by any state government in Nigeria in the last 5 years.

Anyone who is involved in the education sector, at primary and secondary school levels, would know about my assertion above.

The clear lack of preparedness in term of cognitive skills and development of the “rushing-culture-children” who their parents, by fire by force, make to graduate from University at 18-19 is glaring. I can confidently talk about this- examples abound.

Last session, a parent withdrew her child from JSS 1 and returned her to Primary 6 due to this rush mentality. The little girl was practically emotionally tortured when she was ‘rushed’ from Primary 5 to JSS 1.

One hopes that some unscrupulous owners of private schools would not discretely beat this new regulation.

MelesZenawi:


Another court just granted Giadom power as chairman.

Court of Appeal rulings make rulings of lower courts (like the Abuja High Court).void; so, the ruling that favoured Gaidom is null and void.

Oshiomhole remains APC National Chairman.

Buhari is not aware of anything! Anything!

One of the most stupid excuse I heard was the one made by Garba Shehu on behalf of Buhari that he could not intervene in the feud between the US Dollar-stealing old fool, Ganduje, and the cerebral, progressive HRH Sanusi! So, because the constitution did not say expressly say so, should there be a feud between Katsina State Governor (Masari) and Emir of Daura, the "I am not aware Buhari" will not intervene

I ed the old man in 2015 (and in 2019 too, due the armed robber- Atiku- we had as alternative) but his apparent lack of awareness about anything (I respect Obasanjo for that as President)- APC s crisis (crises, since they are many), Oshiomhole vs Obaseki, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq vs APC State Chairman, Ganduje vs Sanusi, etc, etc, suggest that we are being governed by a shadowy cabal.

Tragic!

Oh, Bayelsa! Pity, pity, pity! I watched a news channel yesterday where the Bayelsa Head of Service (or so) stylishly complained that Christmas bonus was last paid to civil servants in 2018. She also said the pension arrears have accumulated for so many years. Yet, Dickson, the big man with a huge ego, claimed to be the 'architect of modern Bayelsa state'.

One of the traits of majority of Nigerian politicians (APC, PDP, APGA, YPP, etc) is wickedness!

How could a tiny state like Bayelsa, with the lowest number of local government areas in Nigeria (only , and the lowest voter population, tiny land mass, BUT with one of the top 3 monthly revenue allocations, in addition to NDDC, 13% revenue derivation, Ministry of Niger Delta projects, foreign university scholarships to ex-militants, Amnesty Programme, etc, etc, be so full of impoverished people?

How?

How could purchase of luxury cars, by a bank loan, be the first executive communication to the House of Assembly, less than two weeks after being sworn-in?

So, ALL the many luxury SUVs and mint-fresh cars and SUVs in the long convoy of Dickson, have ALL become unusable?

From Alams, to Jonathan, to Sylvia, to Dickson, and now the Supreme Court boy, Diri, it's been wicked governance.

Pity!

This is one of the reasons I always wrote that the wickedness of Governors is far greater than those at the Federal level, but every critic focuses on the FG. The tyranny, and barefaced impunity at states is beyond belief!!!

Pity!

I have read a stupid analogy that Buhari and APC sacrificed Imo for Bayelsa. How dumb! How daft!

How could any FG sacrifice Imo state, with its little revenue allocation and IGR for Bayelsa state, with huge revenue allocation, derivation, NDDC, etc? Ihedioha has lost, let him try again in 2023.

Typical of PDP and their ers, they've started insulting Tanko and the Supreme Court.

However, when the same Tanko awarded PDP Zamfara, Rivers, and Bayelsa, he was a saint!

When the same Tanko and Supreme Court awarded Sokoto to PDP's Waziri Tambuwwal, with a mere 305 vote margin, even when thousands of APC votes were annulled, he was a saint!

When the same Tanko and Supreme Court validated the governorship elections of so many PDP candidates in states previously ruled by APC until last year, states such as Adamawa, Bauchi etc, he was a saint!

PDP and hypocrisy are siamese twins!

Trynaija:
Not surprise. Enugu is PDP...

Hypocrite! "Enugu is PDP"; one party "won" ALL Chairmanship AND Councillorship positions; but if this had happened in an APC state, you and your ilk would have invaded NR with bigoted rant!

Clown!

amaniro:
Is that not Elrufai in their mist?

Yes, he is. He sat just before Wike and Okowa (to the left of Oshiomhole)...It was all over the news (TV, etc) yesterday.

chriskosherbal:
My bro you have said nothing but the truth and all thier children are outside the country enjoying thier lives ..

In addition to this, their children only appear on the day of swearing-in by the Chief Justice of their state, or by other institutions (as applicable) whereas they use other people's children to win or rig (as the case may be) as thugs, online and offline fools, etc, who might get killed in the process...

YummySuits:
A lot of these statues take up space on major roads, LASG is possibly looking at decongesting the roads.

You nailed it!

The Governor, a few months ago, stated that the Lagos state government had discovered over 40 large junctions, roundabouts, and areas causing huge traffic across Lagos and that his government will systematically remove them and where not possible, make them smaller.

It was on the same basis that that unnecessarily large (I call it evil) roundabout opposite Lekki Phase 1 gate area (Marwa Bus Stop) has been removed too and a new nodal, connecting interface is being constructed there...

victorazyvictor:
See this

Needless stupidity! What the hell if she decides to change her religion!

I marvel at how so many Muslims and Christians in Nigeria waste their lives engaging in thoughtless rivalry and mutual bigotry when more than one third of the population of the world (Indians, Chinese, Japanese, and others) is neither Christian nor Muslim...

My extended family , who are incidentally both Christians and Muslims, many of whom have lived in certain parts of Europe and North America for many decades always regaled me with how adherents of so many faiths engage in peaceful inter-faith dialogues and exchange gifts and visits, etc. In Nigeria, it's all about mutual hatred for fellow human beings on of religious differences...

The quantum of energy and amount of resources Christians and Muslims expend to undermine each other is alarmingly senseless!

Huge shame!

Lazy Ihedioha lawyers!

It was the same attitude that caused Ihedioha to lose the election via the Supreme Court.

How could a senior lawyer representing Ihedioha, Kanu Agabi, SAN (Attorney General under Babangida regime) claim for more time to file "some documents" on the same day of hearing considering that he and his client (and their ers) have continued to harass and insult the same Supreme Court to review its judgement?

This is bad omen for Ihedioha. He will likely lose again on March 2. He should sack his obviously unserious and unprepared lawyers! Daft!!!

The spirit of "fake name" has caught INEC too. The man's surname is Duoye, but the certificate of return showed "Douye"!

The spirit of Degi in multiple of 5! Lol.

Na wa o!

Whatever political party we , it was a foolish, daft, and unforgivable mistake or deliberate fraud on the part of Degi (or whatever variant of his 5 names anyone may choose) to have changed his name several times without going through the legal means.

The moral of this sad fate of an innocent David Lyon is that fraud and impunity has expiry dates! It serves Degu right, but, I truly feel pity for David Lyon. It's like being killed by a mate. Tragic!

Degi is currently a Bayelsa Senator, so, how did INEC allow him stand for elections?

It's also a lesson to political parties to ALWAYS screen their candidates thoroughly. How did the Legal Department of APC (with Barrister Ogala as Legal Adviser) allow Deri's serial name changes go without legal ratification?

Changing names is not a crime, but the person who seeks to do so must do it legally.

I cannot blame the Supreme Court for this ruling.

Unfortunately for Lyon, Degi will return to his Senate seat, considering that a by-election to replace him has not been held. And the fool who caused this will continue his looting and David Lyon who actually won the election is left with nothing!

Cruel fate!

EVILFOREST:

Abiiiiiiii oooo
Since na Tanko

Hypocrite!

The same Supreme Court under Tanko gifted Zamfara and Rivers to PDP 100% in 2019.

The same Tanko-led Supreme Court ruled in favour of PDP in Sokoto (in spite of a very slim 320 margin with so many cancelled votes in APC strongholds), Benue, Bauchi, Taraba, Adamawa, etc.

Hatred will kill some of you.

Dunderhead!

A lot of you writing negative comments about the defections to APC from PDP said nothing or even celebrated them when these same guys defected to PDP (from other parties) as soon as Ihedioha was elected.

Now that Ihedioha has become a political orphan, and they defected to a party (APC) you all hate like demented clowns, you are ranting about betrayal, 'anywhere belle face', backstabbers, etc.

HYPOCRITES!

Kai! PDP Kano State Chairman, together with Kwankasiyya Coordinators in ALL the 44 local governments in Kano, defected to the ruling APC.

Hate him or love him, one should respect the likes of Bola Tinubu, who stayed in opposition for 16 solid years!

These PDP jobbers dump PDP like shit under flimsy circumstances. They can't even remain in opposition for only 4 years!

Too easy.

Politicians! Fight or die for them, you fought and died for NOTHING. THEY ARE FRIENDS! Or, better put, enemies in daylight (for the media and deluded ers) but friends at night!!!

Ezekiel36vs28:
The way the elites of the north are quiet on this ganduje and Sanusi matter is as if they are in of Sanusi being cut to size

Fair point. The (the Northern elite) do not like his public denouncement of anti-progress cultural practices such as early marriage, almajiri (waste of male children via begging), VVF, etc.

They prefer the region to remain backward for their selfish political and social reasons. Sanusi came ahead of his time...

Rednaxelot:
you didn’t get it.

Sanusi is at crossroads here.

Accenting to the request on chairing the council means he has agreed to the creation of the new emirates

Not accenting brings about appointing a new chair to the council, leaving Sanusi to the back row. The respect and acknowledgement meant for him will definitely be directed to the appointed Chairman of the council (Emir of Bichi most likely).

The most intriguing thing he could have done is to abdicate the post.

But accepting the post seems better, Ganduje’s tenure ends in 2023. The next governor of the state may reverse this system introduced by Ganduje. Who gains?
Sanusi of course!

Racoon, you are VERY SMART! This same scenario happened under late Governor Abubakar Rimi of Kano against Emir Ado Bayero!

The Emir laughed last! Rimi lost his re-election, the new Governor (who defeated him), Sabo Barkin-Zuwo, nullified the illegal action taken by Rimi; and Ado Bayero retuned to the throne. And reigned for 50 years!

How did Rimi end? He lost every political relevance and died completely unsung!

Sanusi should endure the remaining 3 years of Ganduje's cursed (rigged-election) reign.

Ganduje, the USDollar-thieving rogue will be disgraced in the end...

May God bless his soul and forgive him his sins. Amen.

Meanwhile, to show how fleeting life is, many politicians from both his party, APC and other parties (PDP, APGA, etc) will immediately start jostling to replace him at the Senate and vie for his seat in a bye-election. In fact, some of them may start applying pressure on INEC to commence the bye-election process 'without delay'. That is life!!!

In life, the dead, on most instances, are easily forgotten, unless they made impactful contributions to the living!

These things about life should make us all know that we should not kill or become aggressive in order to acquire money and possessions.

The late Senator's clock has stopped! The clock of you and I will also stop one day!

Smithkafors:
Just look at the picture....only people from a particular tribe.

Really?

Dr. Folashade Esan, Christian, the Head of Service of the Federation (HSoF), is from Buhari's tribe?

Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Muslim, is from Buhari's tribe?

Femi Adesina, Christian, a pastor of Foursquare Gospel Church for almost 15 years, the spokesman of the President, is from Buhari's tribe?

Barr. Boss Mustapha, a Christian minority, well involved in Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship at the national level, Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), and who is from Adamawa is from Buhari's tribe?

You can say something else, but people in these pictures do not align with your false assertion...

thatkindthing:
The concert really made sense,but my question is, wouldn't the military question her for using their uniform like that?

Teni's father was a retired senior army officer who established the popular Apata Group of Schools, but who was eventually assassinated.

The Army Band's opening display at her concert might have been an effort to honour her late dad (she talks glowingly about him at every opportunity online and offline) by both the Army and Teni...

No one without any affinity with the Army could have worn camo in public nah; the person would have almost been beaten to death by officers, lol.

Say what we may, the man (Buhari) is very handsome (from way back); and his children took his genes in that respect. Indisputable. His politics might be a different kettle of fish...

Atiku returned to Nigeria from his self-imposed (electoral-failure-imposed) exile in Dubai and herdsmen problem (which had completely waned) begins almost immediately!

God will punish ALL evil doers. Amen.

jlinkd78:
Good with writing. Nice reading an intelligent writeup

Ah, ah. No offense meant; you are probably very young.

Babafemi Ojudu was (is) a veteran journalist, of “The News”, “Razor” fame, and a wordsmith. I didn’t expect less from anything he writes...

He was one of the few journalists who were truly pro-democracy icons (not the give-us-money-for-mobilization, “enu gbe” pro-democracy louts of today); he was jailed several times, and was almost killed by Abacha, the wicked despot!

Ojudu earned his stripes. Completely.

Dino is just a fool.

What will the ICJ Hague do about a local election in Nigeria? Does he even know the function(s) of the ICJ?

This clown has been defeated in his own game of rigging (which he, like many other politicians have effectively used since 1999) and he is crying/bleating like a goat on heat!

Guys at the ICJ Hague and the international community (EU, the US, etc) must have laughed their heads off at the frequency with which politicians in Nigeria mention "I will report you to the international community, World Court, etc" whenever they lose elections.

Dino, when will you, who has NEVER worked anywhere (as a salary earner or otherwise) since you graduated from ABU in 1999, but is so wealthy, report yourself to ECOWAS Court

The most unintelligently loquacious Senator in Nigeria is about 'ing the streets of Abuja', just like he wished for Akpabio, another 'uncommon thief'...

Dino, please 'stew in your own juice' and stop disturbing the populace!

LOL. Winner kwa? This big fool, fat toad, Dickson's cousin, who Dickson foisted on PDP and Bayelsa people?

You made it so easy for APC's David Lyon to win and you are spewing rubbish in an inconsequential press conference!

Mr. Man go meet your fat-toad godfather, Seriake Dickson, who disrespected Jonathan and so many stakeholders in both PDP and the entire state.

Wike, your neighour in Rivers State, shunned you and your campaign.

Goodluck Jonathan, the only Bayelsa indigene to have been President of Nigeria, shunned you and your campaign.

First Lady Patience, Jonathan's secret weapon, shunned you and your campaign.

A lot of your appointees resigned and defected and worked for APC.

Yet you felt that you could have won?

Gerraout, Mr. Fat Toad!

BonPatrick:
I so much hate this tinubu useless man

You may die from that hatred.

It's no use hating; you should rather dislike.

Hate is a very strong word to use to describe one's feeling.

Give it to Tinubu- he is a leader!

Hate him or like him. No Governor in his set of 1999-2003 is half as influential as he has become in national politics. In fact, more than 70% of them are completely irrelevant politically!

A look at the 'disciples' he surrounds himself with will clearly reveal the kind of man Tinubu is...See a small list of where the 'disciples' worked/what the 'disciples' were before Tinubu poached them:

Ben Akabueze, his Commissioner of Budget & Economic Planning, from Anambra State, was a former MD of NAL Bank

Babatunde Fowler, his Chairman Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), from Lagos State was a bank ED

Babatunde Fashola, his Chief of Staff, from Lagos State, was a SAN in a thriving law firm (Sofunde, Belgore & Co.)

Ismail Adewusi, his Commissioner of Finance, from Oyo State, was an ex-banker and a PhD holder

Dele Alake, his Commissioner of Information & Strategy, from Ekiti State, was a former Editor of Concord Newspapers

Fola Arthur-Worey, his Commissioner of Urban Planning, from Delta State, was a renowned Architect with a thriving practice

Tunji Bello, his Commissioner for Environment, from Lagos State, a Concord newspaper bigwig, was Chairman of the Editorial Board of ThisDay
Newspapers

Muiz Banire, his Commissioner of Environment, from Lagos State, was a Unilag lecturer, PhD holder, founder of a thriving law firm, and a SAN

Yemi Osinbajo, his Attorney-General & Commissioner of Justice, from Ogun State, was a Professor of Law, Unilag & LASU lecturer, and a co-founder of a well-regarded law firm

There are so many I can't recall here, now, due to time constraint.

They are all still with the man (Tinubu) and quite a lot of them have since gone to occupy far higher offices.

Tinubu was the first State Governor in Nigeria, since the return of democracy in 1999, to appoint non-indigenes as Commissioners! Not just one, but many of them, and they were not given inconsequential Commissioner roles but big ones- Works, Finance, Information, Budget & Economic Planning!

I was told that he insisted on seeking 'smart people' from anywhere so far as they could deliver. His party, AD, fought him over the approach, but he resisted the push-back.
Show me man who kept his troops over 20 years after and I'll show you a true leader!!!

I may quarrel with his tactics at times, and I surely do, but I agree 100%- TINUBU IS AN EFFECTIVE LEADER!!!

Give it to Tinubu- he is a leader!

Hate him or like him. No Governor in his set of 1999-2003 is half as influential as he has become in national politics. In fact, more than 70% of them are completely irrelevant politically!

A look at the 'disciples' he surrounds himself with will clearly reveal the kind of man Tinubu is...See a small list of where the 'disciples' worked/what the 'disciples' were before Tinubu poached them:

Ben Akabueze, his Commissioner of Budget & Economic Planning, from Anambra State, was a former MD of NAL Bank

Babatunde Fowler, his Chairman Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), from Lagos State was a bank ED

Babatunde Fashola, his Chief of Staff, from Lagos State, was a SAN in a thriving law firm (Sofunde, Belgore & Co.)

Ismail Adewusi, his Commissioner of Finance, from Oyo State, was an ex-banker and a PhD holder

Dele Alake, his Commissioner of Information & Strategy, from Ekiti State, was a former Editor of Concord Newspapers

Fola Arthur-Worey, his Commissioner of Urban Planning, from Delta State, was a renowned Architect with a thriving practice

Tunji Bello, his Commissioner for Environment, from Lagos State, a Concord newspaper bigwig, was Chairman of the Editorial Board of ThisDay
Newspapers

Muiz Banire, his Commissioner of Environment, from Lagos State, was a Unilag lecturer, PhD holder, founder of a thriving law firm, and a SAN

Yemi Osinbajo, his Attorney-General & Commissioner of Justice, from Ogun State, was a Professor of Law, Unilag & LASU lecturer, and a co-founder of a well-regarded law firm

There are so many I can't recall here, now, due to time constraint.

They are all still with the man (Tinubu) and quite a lot of them have since gone to occupy far higher offices.

Tinubu was the first State Governor in Nigeria, since the return of democracy in 1999, to appoint non-indigenes as Commissioners! Not just one, but many of them, and they were not given inconsequential Commissioner roles but big ones- Works, Finance, Information, Budget & Economic Planning!

I was told that he insisted on seeking 'smart people' from anywhere so far as they could deliver. His party, AD, fought him over the approach, but he resisted the push-back.
Show me man who kept his troops over 20 years after and I'll show you a true leader!!!

I may quarrel with his tactics at times, and I surely do, but I agree 100%- TINUBU IS AN EFFECTIVE LEADER!!!

Timi Frank? The errand boy of Atiku, Bukola Saraki, Ben Murray-Bruce, and other thieving politicians?

He is spending from the largesse he's been receiving from the daft Atiku. on Tonto Dike, a well-known 'peddler'...Hmmm.

He (Timi Frank) has also been with Atiku in Dubai, lavishing Nigeria's stolen money, for over 5 months. LOL.

God dey!