Hakeem Salaam

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@DeeOneAyekooto I listened to that interview and genuinely believed it was digitally generated. That man, Gumi, represents a large group of degenerates living in the forest as bandits and on our streets as their sympathizers. APPALLING.

"Let's be fair, we can't compare herdsmen who only kidnap children to make money with IPOB who are killing our security agents....." Disgusting Gumi

You can say that again!

I was pleased to meet with Managing Director of @IFC_org, Makthar Diop @Diop_IFC and his team in Kigali on the margins of the Africa CEO Forum. Nigeria welcomes IFC’s work in advancing a PPP infrastructure pipeline to help address our annual urban infrastructure gap of about $14 billion. This is the type of practical partnership our reforms are designed to unlock. From urban infrastructure to water, land transportation, energy access, MSME finance, and local currency solutions, we are building a framework that can move capital into real projects, create jobs, improve productivity, and strengthen regional connectivity with our neighbours. Nigeria is ready for serious capital, credible partners, and bankable projects. Under our Renewed Hope Agenda, we must turn ambition into delivery, and delivery into better lives for our people. I look forward to deepening this partnership with IFC and the @WorldBankGroup as we build infrastructure for growth, inclusion, and shared prosperity. #ACF26

Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum Presidential Panel yesterday evening in Kigali, I re-emphasised that Africa must put Africa first whilst creating opportunities for intra-Africa collaboration between our countries. Our continent cannot build scale by looking outward first. We must invest in one another, trade more with one another, build the corridors that connect our markets, ensure our innovative youthful population get the support they need, and give African businesses the confidence to expand across African borders. Nigeria’s reforms are not only about fixing yesterday. They are about preparing our economy to lead in the Africa of tomorrow. With AfCFTA, digital trade, shared infrastructure, stronger logistics, commodities exchange, and deeper private sector partnerships, we can turn Africa’s population and resources into real continental prosperity. The global risk and financial architecture must also give Africa a fair deal that recognises our local nuances and contexts. I thank my brother, President Paul Kagame, for his warm hospitality and for Rwanda’s continued leadership in showing what discipline, clarity and execution can do for development. Nigeria will continue to work with Rwanda and other African partners to build a continent that produces more, trades more, connects better, and competes with greater confidence in the world. Africa’s future will not be handed to us. We must build it, own it, and defend it together. ~ Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

@weirdlyseen The point is that those people in Atlanta have genuinely and completely embraced the culture of their host communities, making it easy for the host to perceive them as an integral part of the community rather than a separate group. Assimilate and you’ll become a part of a whole.

How many Ndi-Igbo will look at merit to vote a yoruba man in Southeast? Southwest is not the melting point for One Nigeria. we don’t want you representing us anymore, no be by force

I arrived in Kigali this afternoon from Nairobi, where we joined other African leaders at the Africa Forward Summit co-hosted by President Ruto and President Macron to advance a new model of partnership built on trade, investment, innovation, infrastructure, and shared prosperity. I thank my brother, President Paul Kagame @PaulKagame, for the warm reception upon my arrival in Kigali and for our productive bilateral engagement at the Urugwiro presidential village. Nigeria and Rwanda understand what this moment requires. Africa must trade more with itself, move goods faster, connect its markets better, and give its entrepreneurs the continental scale they need to compete. Our discussions focused on expanding bilateral trade between our two countries. We are also in the early stages of discussions with RwandAir on a practical flat rate arrangement that can help Nigerian businesses ship their goods more predictably across the continent. As champions of the AfCFTA, Nigeria and Rwanda will continue to work together to deepen digital trade, strengthen market access, and remove the barriers that limit African enterprise. Furthermore, Nigeria is proud to host the AfCFTA Council of Ministers and Digital Trade Forum in June. We also look forward to welcoming the continent and the world for IATF and CANEX from November 5 to 11, 2026, and again in November 2027. From the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi to the Africa CEO Forum @africaceoforum in Kigali, my message remains the same. Africa’s future will not be built by speeches alone. It will be built by trade, investment, innovation, and the courage to trust one another’s markets. This is the path to shared and sustainable prosperity for our people and the continent. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

@DeeOneAyekooto Totally agree. ASUU doesn’t want a conducive and stable university environment. They look for any opportunities, even if flimsy, to embark on politically motivated industrial activities.

ASUU is a politically biased organization, they want to go on strike by any means possible even if you buy them a private jet each. The only thing they miss most since 2023 is STRIKE. And politics has started, they need to contribute their quota to their political party

BREAKING: Court sentences ex-power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison for N33.8bn fraud A federal high court in Abuja has sentenced Saleh Mamman, a former minister of power, to 75 years in prison for money laundering and fraud to the tune of N33.8 billion. Mamman was convicted on all 12 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). thecable.ng/breaking-court…

@IdrisAOni1 @Arewa_Source Those preachers are political jobbers. They message is not about religion it's about power shift to the north.

@Arewa_Source The President and Vice President are Muslims. They don't have to be Shaykhs. The political offices in the federal offices are held almost equally by Muslims and Christians. This trend of pitching one religion against the other at the national stage is evil and dangerous.

"The wife of the President is a Pastor, CBN Governor is a Pastor, INEC Chairman Pastor, EFCC Chairman Pastor. Show us one major office that is occupied by a Sheikh. But every time, they say Muslims are the ones using religion to gain power"

@dipoaina1 Obasanjo is the invisible hand pulling the strings.

It was after this move I knew these two have sealed their agreement. Atiku and his deluded gangs were just shouting, the north is this, the north is that, blah blah blah

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@SamAmadi @woye1 Given that A is statute-barred from becoming a Vice President, what are the implications for the OA arrangement you suggested? Or is it an O or nothing scenario you’ve just painted?

Cowards Die Many Times Nigeria is a republic. There are no first class and second class citizens. You cannot continue to insist on bossing everyone else, even those better than you. If a man won over 6m votes, excluding those not counted, he deserves the respect of being treated as an integer, not a fraction. For those who care to know, if O cannot win, A cannot win. If O and A need to be together to win, then it should be OA this time, not AO

Big moment for Lagos and the APC. Congratulations to Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat on emerging as our party’s Consensus Governorship Candidate. Your years of loyalty, consistency, and service have rightfully earned this mandate. I remain committed to support the re-election of our Leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. This is a call to stay united, disciplined, and focused on our collective progress. Our commitment to the party remains unwavering, fully aligned with the leadership and vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Now, the focus is simple: to secure victory and advance a more prosperous Lagos and Nigeria.

HE Akinwunmi Ambode congratulates Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat on his emergence as the Lagos consensus gubernatorial candidate and pledges his unwavering support.

@DavidsOffor That's a sign that he may not get the nomination. Time is pregnant though.

GAC didn’t just endorse Deputy Governor, Hamzat, they have also levied themselves to buy his nomination form Love the way transition is moving swiftly and seemingly in Lagos state

@cfczigi @BBCAfrica That’s the metaphor of a lamp that illuminates its surroundings without being concerned about the darkness at its base.

@BBCAfrica Lol it’s the fact kenyans don’t think they have an accent for me😂

Does Nigerian English need a translator? Kenyan President William Ruto in his address on Monday to Kenyans living in Italy sparked a debate after suggesting it does. We took to the streets to ask Nigerians and Kenyans what they made of his remarks👇🏾

@thecableng @officialABAT @jaocheja @OfficialAPCNg @OfficialPDPNig @NgLabour @ADCNig Political banking indeed. Nice one Josh

JOSHUA OCHEJA: “Politics is not a love story. Its affections are not unconditional. There is collateral. Written or unwritten. In politics, a reciprocal regime is the most strategic. It is of mutual debt and benefit. In Tinubu’s political bank, when you take a political loan, you are bound to repay. He doesn’t care about your name, religion, ethnicity or political affiliations. His doors are always wide open for those who wish to come in. This is a profound attribute of a political venture capitalist, “who treats power as an investment portfolio in exchange for a long-term equity stake in future loyalty and influence.” This is worth reminiscing about.” thecable.ng/if-you-owe-him…

@pious_minister There’s also the issue of complacency on the part of Lagos APC. Some prominent APC members didn’t work for PBAT. They saw the wave coming and did nothing to stop it because, somehow, they wanted it to happen. Don't forget Osibajo, Aregbe, Fayemi and the gangs.

There was no political strategy to lose an election in a place. I don't know that APC would lose, but I knew it would be close because of the factors we were seeing before the election. Number 1, there are too many Igbo people who voted for Obi in Lagos, and to them the election seemed like a referendum. The fact is, you can imagine a whole tribe voting for one person and not win. The second factor was that the youths were still angry about what happened during the EndSARS protest. Their minds had been poisoned and manipulated to believe that Asiwaju orchestrated everything in Lekki. The third factor was the pastors and the Christian community in Lagos desiring a Christian president, which was responsible for the defeat. There is no way Asiwaju could have beaten those factors in that election.

@phillipsoduaran @thecableng @inecnigeria It's obvious now.

@hspimages @thecableng @inecnigeria He's a PDP member since the party lost out he has been in severe pain

FACT CHECK: Igini’s claim incorrect. Ballot paper validation in Electoral Act 2026 existed in 2022 law Mike Igini, a former resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has claimed that the Electoral Act 2026 contains a new provision granting presiding officers the discretion to accept or reject ballot papers that do not bear the official mark prescribed by the electoral body. THE CLAIM Speaking during an interview on ARISE News on Wednesday, Igini said section 63 of the Electoral Act 2026, which deals with ballot papers, grants excessive discretion to presiding officers. A presiding officer, better known as a PO, is the primary election official responsible for managing a polling station on election day. thecable.ng/fact-check-igi… #FactCheck