Long ago, when the United States was a newborn nation, its founders faced a daunting challenge, how to govern a vast country that had just thrown off the rule of a king. Some leaders, like Alexander Hamilton, believed the new nation needed a strong central government to⤵️ maintain unity, enforce laws, and stabilize the economy. Others, like Thomas Jefferson, argued that state governments should have more power, protecting local liberty and allowing communities to thrive on their own terms,

At first, many feared the central government would⤵️

Anybody that is still preaching that the problem of Nigeria is Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or Fulani, etc, does not love Nigeria . The problem with Nigeria is that a group of people from each and every ethnic tribe is very selfish.

My grandfather was an Emir. Why was I in the pro-democracy movement fighting for June 12? Is (Moshood) Abiola from Kano ?

There are good Yoruba people, good Igbo people, good Hausa, good Fulani, good Nigerians. There are good people everywhere, and there are bad people everywhere, that’s the truth.

I became Head of State at 39 and at 42, I had retired into the farm. When it was considered necessary, I was drafted back into active political life after twenty years of interregnum. I came back at 62 and by 70, I was on my way out. Others like General Gowon and Enahoro became national leaders at 33 and 27 respectively and General Gowon at the helms of leadership of Nigeria at the highest level. The vigour, energy, agility, dynamism and outreach that the job of leadership of Nigeria requires at the very top may not be provided as a

Those who think Nigeria has always been a cesspit of ethnicity, learn about our history:

(1) In 1956 the first mayor of Enugu was a Fulani man by the name of Mallam Umaru Altine.

(2) The people of Port Harcourt elected a man called Chief John Umolu from Etsako in today's Edo State to represent them in the Eastern Region House of Assembly.

(3) In 1959 in the Eastern House of Chiefs, a man named Mallam Umaru Yushau, the Sarkin Hausawa or Chief of the Hausas in Onitsha, was elected as a member

(4) In 1957 in Kano, one Felix Okonkwo, was

If I become the President, education in primary and secondary schools will be free while Tertiary education will not be free. Remember that I am not talking through a spokesperson, I’m talking for myself.
—Peter Obi We should channel subsidy funds to key sectors like education— human capital— knowledge economy… that’s what’s in vogue

My first three priority as President will be education, education and education. I will invest and invest in education and export graduates and

"I reduced my convoy to 5 vehicles and you cannot buy fuel unless I am in the car".

If I sleep in a hotel and have to pay N250k a night, I will be awake all night...feeling like I was robbed.” “You know there are many big men in Anambra state, so when they want to see me, I say to them I will come to you instead".

" I had to stop the Presidential lodge in Anambra... A project awarded at 400million. I had to close down state house in lagos and Abuja...

“The servant leadership style is based on the idea that leaders prioritize serving the greater good. Leaders with this style serve their team and organization first. They don't prioritize their own objectives.”

The ‘TRADER’ who changed the game❤️ Suzy Kassem, said: “To know the good from the bad, study a man or woman's history of actions, not their record of intentions.”

Hate Peter Obi or love him, He remains the closest to what is best for this country at this critical time.

FG votes N24bn for 10th N'Assembly members' accommodation
The housing allowances for members of the National Assembly may cost the country about N5.87bn yearly, according to findings from The PUNCH.

https://twitter.com/fs_yusuf_/status/1671421191997759490

With the annual allocation of N5.87bn, in four ears the Federal Government will spend N23.48bn on the lawmakers' accommodation.
The allowances are based on data collated from a document obtained from the website of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal
Allocation Commission.

Obaseki's Alarm 🚨
*Nigerian Tribune Editorial*

Apparently, Governor Obaseki’s concern is the reality of inadequate revenue to meet government expenses given the sustenance of the subsidy regime till June 2023. His postulation technically means the government is becoming insolvent with dire consequences for the country which the printing of money to meet expenditure would not be able to address.
FOR obvious reasons, every right-thinking Nigerian must be deeply concerned about the statement made recently by

The more informed you are, the less arrogant & aggressive you are. A good leader can engage in a debate frankly& thoroughly, knowing that at the end he &the other side must be closer, &thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant,superficial& uninformed. Nelson Mandela, said: Ignorance, is a person's inability to see what unites us instead of only those things that divide us.

Violence, irrational, intolerance, allied to tribalism and bigotry is as a result of ignorance.

The presidency doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are. And the same thing is true of a presidential campaign. If a candidate is threatening believe me, that’s the kind of president they will be.

Being President doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are." So, if a candidate is erratic and threatening, if a candidate traffics in prejudice, fears, and lies on the trail, if a candidate has no clear plans to implement their goals, if they disrespect their fellow citizens, including folks who make extraordinary sacrifices for

I am more concerned about the process that brings leaders to office, and not who the leader is.

I am struggling to free Nigeria from bad leadership, not for the elite alone, but for every Nigerian.
—Peter Obi

Obi said this in Awka during the third and final unveiling of a book written in his honour titled, ‘Peter Obi: Many voices, One perspective’.

He said, “For three years, I was in court in Anambra to reclaim my mandate, just to challenge the process. Many people tried to discourage me, but I said even if the entire four-year tenure

Four decades ago, one could get less than N6.1m in exchange for $10m. Then, a dollar was equivalent to 61 kobo. The same cannot be said four decades after as the naira has lost 99.8% of its value against the dollar, going by how N4.1b now exchanges for $10m. Today,Nigerians have contributed billions to medical tourism all over the world by leaving their country and going outside to treat themselves.The same situation persists for education.Nigerians are in schools all over the world.
Over four decades ago,the reverse was the case.

Nigeria loses top African oil producer status to Angola

Angola has overtaken Nigeria to emerge top African crude oil producer for the month of April 2023. This is according to direct communication data in the April 2023 monthly oil market report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
In the report, Angola recorded 1.06 million barrels per day of crude production in April 2023.

Meanwhile, Nigeria recorded 999,000 barrels per day for the month of April 2023 and Algeria recorded the same 999,000 barrels per day

It amounts to “stupidity” for the Federal Government to  continue subsidy payments when it  is  clear that it is pushing the nation into ”bankruptcy.”
We realize that “cheap fuel” is not more beneficial to the poor than education, healthcare and power. 
🧵 In  2011, we tried to explain that it’s bad economics; for every $1 billion Nigeria spends on fuel subsidy, it is $1 billion out of education, $1 billion out of healthcare, $1 billion out of power, $1billion out of infrastructure.

NNPCL needs huge investment to meet demand – Dangote
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited needs to roll out massive investments in terms of oil and gas to meet the demand for these commodities, Africa’s richest man and Chairman, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said. He said the national oil firm should invest more because there were many off-takers waiting to off-take the products from the company.
Dangote spoke at the ongoing 2023 Annual Value Assurance Review Workshop of the Nigeria Upstream Investment Management Services Limited,

Kukah to Buhari: You’ve totally destroyed Nigeria, divided citizens, enthroned corruption

Mr Kukah says "Nigerians can no longer recognise their country which has been battered and buffeted by men and women from the dark womb of time."
Source: Premium Times Mathew Kukah, said President Buhari has destroyed every aspect of life in Nigeria but has allowed corruption to thrive and grow.
“With everything literally broken down, our country has become one big emergency national hospital with full occupancy,”

I thought I knew President Buhari— Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said he thought he knew Buhari but everything changed after he became the president in 2015.
Obasanjo said he thought Buhari would have done well in securing Nigeria and fighting corruption. He said it is worrisome that banditry is happening in the north-west region of the country where the President hails from.

“I thought I knew President Buhari because he worked with me. But I used to ask people that is it that I have not read him well or read him adequately or

Your Administration Worst In History, That’s Why You Apologised – APC Chieftain Knocks Buhari
Source: REUBEN ABATI

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and former commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Niger State, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa, asked Buhari to turn to God &not Nigerians, for forgiveness.
Vatsa said for the president to publicly come out to ask for forgiveness showed the blood of innocent Nigerians, including women and children killed and spilled across the country by killer herdsmen were haunting him.

According to John Ashbourne, a market analyst/ Africa watcher, as of yesterday, April 22, 2023, over 4,000 containers left Nigeria empty. And this is usually the case. That is to say, of all containers that comes into Nigeria, 8 out of 10 go back empty. We produce nothing, so obviously there’s nothing productive to export. Even the little we export are basically raw materials. It’s only a nation that wants to remain poor that continues to outsource its raw materials to collect finished goods—especially when that raw material

Politicians sowing seeds of discord among Nigerians — Obi

Mr Peter Obi, has said politicians are using politics to sow seeds of discord among Nigerians.
Obi stated this in Onitsha, Anambra State on Sunday when he visited the Muslim community to celebrate the Sallah holiday. He noted that Nigerians are one but once politics come onstream some desperate politicians, who want to reap from where they did not sow, always bring segregation by wanting to divide the citizens along tribal and religious lines.