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@NigeriaStories I empathize with all your submissions here, but do you guys real evidence that can stand the court?

BREAKING: Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all six bribery charges brought against her by UK prosecutors, bringing an end to a high-profile corruption trial that spanned several weeks in London

@NigeriaStories N25k minimum monthly subscription will make all the sense in the world if only they would Nigerians will get uninterrupted service

BREAKING: The FCCPC has refuted reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu approved plans to open Nigeria’s airtime credit market to nine new operators, saying it was neither aware of nor involved in the claims attributed to it.

@NigeriaStories Still borrowing from the West when smaller African countries with smaller GDPs and economies are mobilizing funds from within. It’s a shame

BREAKING: The Federal Government has released funds to pay five months of accumulated Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance owed to lecturers in federal universities and has directed vice-chancellors to immediately clear all outstanding payments.

@renoomokri Reno, this IMF economy you talk about is not what Nigerians are feeling. They are hungry, starving and barely surviving. You talk like this because you have economic immunity. You should be ashamed of yourself and this administration.

No, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, Nigeria is not dead. She is very much alive and thriving! As open a society as America is, there are limits on freedom of speech, such that pastors, priests, and other religious clerics cannot legally endorse, attack, or ask their congregations to support or donate money to a candidate while they are in church and acting as ministers of God. If they do, they will lose their (501(c)(3)) status and face other punitive measures. The same is true in the United Kingdom. So, why would Nigerian clerics think they can stand on their altars and pulpits and begin attacking or endorsing specific candidates, undermining the government of the day, or say things like "Nigeria is dead", while others call for revolutions? In case Pastor Paul Adefarasin is not aware, the reason Nigeria became bankrupt and was almost a beggar nation in the early eighties, when his father's ₦18,000 salary was so high, was that the Nigerian naira was strictly pegged to the US dollar under President Shehu Shagari's administration. What that meant was that the Naira was tied to the value of the US Dollar, not to the productivity of the Nigerian economy, meaning that Nigeria had to cover the gap between the real value of the Naira, which was then abysmally low, and its pegged value, by frittering away our foreign reserves and taking on loans. That is why the Shagari Administration was forced to introduce major national austerity measures on Wednesday, April 21, 1982, or the Nigerian economy would have collapsed! To put things in proper perspective, since President Bola Tinubu introduced the Naira's flotation, which is the same economic policy driving the US Dollar, Nigeria's GDP has consistently grown at an average of 4% per annum. By contrast, when Paul Adefarasin's father was Chief Judge of Lagos, and, according to him, was earning ₦18,000, Nigeria experienced economic recession, and our GDP did not grow. It shrank. In 1981, our GDP growth rate was -20.8%. In 1982, it was -10.3%. In 1983, it was -5.0%. And why were we having negative growth rates under Shagari, when Justice Adefarasin was Chief Judge of Lagos? Because Nigeria was using the money we should have used to fund our economic growth to defend the Naira, which was pegged to the US Dollar. Pegging a currency to the US dollar demands massive foreign reserves, and when you deplete your foreign reserves, you will have to borrow! In contrast, since President Bola Tinubu floated the Naira, Nigeria has experienced an UNPRECEDENTED 12 cycles of GDP growth and trade surpluses. Nigeria’s GDP growth rate for the full year 2024 was 3.38%. It was 3.87% in 2025. In 2026, the IMF projects that our GDP will grow above 4%. And yet someone is saying our country is dead, then nostalgically painting the early eighties as a utopian period of economic bliss? We are not all suffering from amnesia! This is an area in which I am an authority, as I have a Master's in Law from England and completed my dissertation on International Banking and Finance Law before working in the British Parliament. Nigeria under Shagari was a dumping ground for imports from all over the world. We were importing toothpicks and pizzas, and had a negative trade balance. Today, under President Tinubu, the IMF listed Nigeria as the sixth-largest contributor to global GDP growth in 2025. We now have a positive trade balance and have added $67 billion to the economy, having moved from a GDP of ₦269.29 trillion on May 29, 2023, when Asiwaju became President, to ₦372.8 trillion today. How many Nigerian Pentecostal pastors had private jets, private runways, Rolls-Royces and private universities in the eighties? Today, is that not their lifestyle? If Nigeria were dead, would Adefarasin be driving around Lagos in various high-end luxury vehicles and getting into road rage incidents with fellow motorists and pedestrians, which necessitated police intervention?

@sowore @adekunleGOLD I don’t really know what the matter really is, but from what I read, I think Nigerians have a problem separating journalism from a person’s personal lives. When shall we stop all these people attack. When will human life and dignity make sense to us all

This was @AdekunleGold in 2012 openly criticizing then President @GoodluckJonathan. Back then, it was rightly called free speech, and if he had been arrested for those tweets, we would have been on the streets demanding his immediate release. How then does someone who benefited from freedom of expression turn around years later to use the police, courts, and the brutal cybercrime framework against ordinary Nigerians over online banter and social media exchanges? You cannot enjoy free speech when you are powerless and criminalize it the moment you become influential. Freedom of expression must apply to everyone, celebrities, politicians, activists, and poor young Nigerians on social media alike. The Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG must stop acting as a private army for the rich and famous, while the judiciary must stop handing down outrageous punishments over internet speech that should never be criminal matters in the first place.

@renoomokri This guy feeds from hand to mouth politically. I really wonder if he is an ambassador or the minister for information or minister for social media propaganda. He is so jobless and Nigerians actually do not deserve to be hoisted this guy’s service

President Tinubu, May You Govern Nigeria Till 2031, By The Grace of God and The Votes of the Nigerian People

@ADCVanguard_ I’m not really keen on GEJ contesting or not, but those of you who hate him so much with passion, is that because his administration was worse than what Nigerians are facing right now? Just take insecurity and the number of deaths of innocent Nigerians that we have today

BREAKING: It’s official. Jonathan is screened as the Presidential Candidate for the Turaki led PDP.

@CrownprinceCom2 Nonsense

A vote for Peter Obi and Kwankwaso is a vote to Hell because Peter Obi is an enemy to Islam.. ~Dokubo Asari says... Can you reply to this with just a word.

@NigeriaStories I find some comments about Dangote monopolizing proverb ridiculous. He must cover his costs because the cost is still in $. Second, let the Fed Govt sell the crude to Dangote in Naira, not dollars. If this happens over time the prices at the pump will drop and we’ll all reap.

BREAKING NEWS: Dangote refinery now supplies 92% of petrol as Federal Government pauses imports

@sowore A very important fact that most Nigerians run away from is true and objective opposition. That @showore is pointing out illegalit(ies) in government appointments doesn’t mean he’s disrespectful to the President and the office of the presidency.

You have no choice. You should never have appointed Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector-General of Police in the first place. Sooner than you think, Nigerians will also “accept” your resignation, and history will record your tenure as one defined by avoidable errors and poor judgment at the highest level.

@BashirAhmaad @ubasanius Foolish talk.

The President broke the normal protocol by sitting together with his guest in the visitor’s chair. I believe the President broke the tradition in such a symbolic way to show that Gov. @UbaSaniUS is truly his personal person.

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QUIZ TIME: The only Credible and Competent Politician in ADC is: A) Rotimi Amaechi B) Aregbesola C) Atiku D) David Mark E) El-Rufai F) Malami G) Peter Obi H) Non of the Above I) All of the Above

@aonanuga1956 But then again, you know when our government officials are sick, they go to other countries for medical attention because back at home they have not invested in medical infrastructure

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU LEAVES FOR EUROPE   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Lagos on Sunday, December 28, for Europe, continuing his end-of-year break and ahead of his official trip to Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.   His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, has invited President Tinubu to participate in the 2026 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2026) Summit, which will take place in the emirate early in January.   The weeklong summit is an annual event that mobilises leaders from government, business, and society to chart the next era of sustainable development.   With the theme "The Nexus of Next: All Systems Go", ADSW will connect ambition with action across innovation, finance, and people, showcasing how the world can move forward with confidence.'   The President will return to the country after the Summit.   Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) December 28, 2025

@aonanuga1956 This is an arrogant government, that doesn’t care about the voices of the governed. At a time when a foreign government is proving your ineptitude and incompetence to the whole world, your people expect you to be around and show up, but no. You chose to affirm same.

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@aonanuga1956 Our collective intelligence as a nation is being insulted daily by the incompetence of this administration. Seriously, we are looking to be given milk when we should be eating strong meat. Why are we pontificating personal political gains and pussyfying the security of lives?

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   Federal Government Delegation, US Officials Strengthen Security Partnership   Discussions and engagements held last week between a high-level Nigerian delegation and US officials will help strengthen security partnerships between the two countries and open new avenues for cooperation to protect Nigerian citizens.   The delegation, led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met with senior officials across the US Congress, the White House Faith Office, the State Department, the National Security Council, and the Department of War.   In all engagements in Washington, DC, the Nigerian delegation refuted allegations of genocide in Nigeria, emphasising that violent attacks affect families and communities across religious and ethnic lines. The delegation strongly rejected wrongful framing of the situation, saying such would only divide Nigerians and distort the realities on the ground.   Following these engagements, the United States Government affirmed its readiness to deepen security cooperation with Nigeria. This includes enhanced intelligence support, expedited processing of defence equipment requests, and the potential provision of excess defence articles—subject to availability—to reinforce ongoing operations against terrorists and violent extremist groups.   The United States also expressed its willingness to extend complementary support, including humanitarian assistance to affected populations in the Middle Belt and technical support to strengthen early-warning mechanisms.   Both countries agreed to implement immediately a non-binding cooperation framework and to establish a Joint Working Group to ensure a unified and coordinated approach to the agreed areas of cooperation.   In return, the Nigerian delegation reaffirmed the government's commitment to strengthening civilian protection measures.   The discussions provided ample opportunity to correct misconceptions about Nigeria, forged a constructive, solution-driven partnership with the United States, reinforced mutual trust, and advanced a coordinated approach to protecting vulnerable communities, especially in the Middle Belt.   The Federal Government restates its awareness of heightened sensitivities regarding religious freedom and security, and urges citizens to remain assured that firm, urgent, and coordinated steps are being taken to secure the nation.   Members of the delegation included Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation; Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector General of Police; General Olufemi Olatunbosun Oluyede, Chief of Defence Staff; Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Parker Undiandeye, Chief of Defence Intelligence; Ms. Idayat Hassan, Special Adviser to the NSA; and Ambassador Ibrahim Babani, Director of Foreign Relations at the Office of the National Security Adviser.   Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy) November 24, 2025

@aonanuga1956 I weep for my dear country every day I read about her. Our government should be ashamed of herself. That you come all the way just to refute what the whole world already knows is an admission of gross incompetence. Please, where did Nuhu Ribafu got certified to advise on Security