Nigeria needs to rediscover the seriousness with which it approaches sports. I have watched this government move with energy on roads, bridges, railways, and other infrastructure projects, and I believe that same urgency should now be applied to sports infrastructure and the revival of the Nigeria Sports Academy. We cannot continue to talk about the enormous talent among Nigerian youths while failing to build the environment in which that talent can thrive. I would like to see Nigeria set an ambitious national target: at least 20 world-class football stadiums across the country, properly designed, professionally managed, and maintained to international standards. And I am not talking about building stadiums simply because they look impressive or because the government wants another project to commission. These facilities should be viewed as national youth-development infrastructure. A world-class stadium creates far more than a place to play football. It creates jobs for groundskeepers, engineers, electricians, security personnel, cleaners, facility managers, administrators, medical teams, hospitality workers, and countless others. It creates training environments for young athletes and opportunities for coaches, referees, sports scientists, physiotherapists, and other professionals. Most importantly, it gives our children somewhere to dream. We have seen what Nigerian talent can achieve when given the opportunity. Imagine what could happen if thousands of young Nigerians had access to properly maintained pitches, athletics tracks, swimming facilities, basketball courts, gyms, and professional coaching from an early age. This is why I don't see sports infrastructure merely as an investment that must immediately generate profit. Some investments are made because of the people they develop and the opportunities they create. The economic returns will come through jobs, tourism, entertainment, sponsorship, broadcasting, events, and private-sector investment, but the social return could be even greater. Government must also recognize that governance is not only about roads, electricity, taxes, and macroeconomic numbers. Those things matter enormously, but ordinary Nigerians have lives beyond them. They have children who want to play football. They have young people who want to run, box, swim, wrestle, and compete. They have talents that may never be discovered because the infrastructure simply does not exist. Of course, none of this means ignoring our finances. Nigeria must continue to improve revenue generation, control waste, prioritize spending, and ensure that projects are financially sustainable. But fiscal responsibility should not become an excuse for failing to invest in the human capital that will ultimately drive our economy. And perhaps most importantly, building 20 stadiums means very little if we cannot maintain them. Maintenance must be built into the model from day one. Every facility should have a professional management structure, dedicated maintenance funding, and measurable performance standards. We shouldn't build magnificent stadiums today and return five years later to ask why they have deteriorated. Nigeria has the population. Nigeria has the talent. Nigeria has the passion. Nigeria has the entrepreneurs and professionals capable of running these facilities. What we need is vision, consistency, and political will. Let us revive the Nigeria Sports Academy. Let us build world-class sporting facilities. Let us create pathways for our young people from grassroots development to professional sport. We should not merely produce talented Nigerian athletes and then send them abroad because Nigeria has nowhere adequate for them to train. Let us build the infrastructure that allows Nigerian talent to flourish at home. This isn't just about football. It is about our children. It is about jobs. It is about national pride. It is about human capital. And ultimately, it is about the Nigeria we want to leave behind. If we can find the energy to build roads and major infrastructure, we can find the same energy to build a sporting infrastructure worthy of Nigeria. The time to start is now. God Bless Nigeria.

When the Governor of Taraba State declared that the state is APC, some people thought he was joking. Now, look at the massive turnout of youths and women flooding the streets in support of President Tinubu and other APC candidates. The streets are speaking! #Arewa4Asiwaju

Obviously Arise news is being used by politicians to discredit Tinubu Government, time will tell.

This Nnduka or another one? She definitely couldn't read the room.

Why would a small girl like this argue with an old man about political history? For how long had she known Nnduka to defend him this much? Does she know NRC? Does she know Tom Ikimi?

That one na novice… For her mind, his colleagues are not into politics 😂😂🤣🤣 Baba wasn’t having it

I listen to my political opponents promising the return of subsidy. I remember my scripture studies in either the Bible or the Holy Quran. When Moses left Egypt, they faced the challenge, the Red Sea parted and gave way. You cannot ask Moses to go back to Egypt. - President Tinubu

I have gotten some calls within the last few weeks asking me what Seyi is running for. He is running after his father. - President Tinubu

"President Bola Tinubu made history to be the first President in 66years to receive budget for 2027 from the United Nations, and it's a big deal" - Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, PR to United Nations(UN) from Nigeria.

A lawyer called Sowore a TOUT and he, alongside his followers became angry and unruly. The same Sowore that called a sitting President a criminal o. I have said it many times, these people can't take 1% of what they do to others.

Retired Justice Mary Odili has presided over and participated in high profile panels at the Supreme Court involving major political parties like APC and PDP 2: Did APC shout or called for our recusal officially? The answer is NO. -(a): But Una gate keepers of morality dey keep quiet ba. 3: You can’t stagnate her career of more than two decades because of a political association of @SegunShowunmi 4: When @SegunShowunmi was in PDP and spokesman for Atiku, the question is: did his wife influence election results in 2019 in favour of Abu Cameroon? 5: 2023, Peter Obi won election when she was administrative Secretary, the question is: why did not complain that time? 6: so, if Segun Showunmi dey NDC Abi ADC today, you no go complain ba. 7: His wife is a neutral person and I am praying for her to be nominated as a National Commissioner one day. 8: Perfect healing.

Peter Obi wont win, heaven wont fall.

The will of Nigerians VS the will of Biafrans. Let go!

Really pondered how to say this without being disrespectful, but the hypocrisy on this app is vile. You lot have 0 sense of moral consistency, y’all disgust me. A month ago, Sir Wiz ranted 'bout drifting from a friend over politics, noting that the politicians they drifted over “will probably say a hello” to each other, Exactly. @egi_nupe opposes ALL political stances @Wizarab10 supports, yet they aren't foes. Wiz knows countless APC folks, even top ones, yet they wish each other well. They aren’t trying to kill each other, nor is there enmity between them. That’s literally what @timidakolo preached: don't kill yourselves over politicians who aren't even foes to themselves, yet you mocked him about what happened to his wife, with Wizarab kikiing and joining in the “dark joke”s, knowing damn well what Timi said is what you all practice behind closed doors. And why? because he didn’t start his statement with “I am Obidient”?? Disappointment is an understatement tbh. About three days ago, Dele Farotimi said the exact same thing ("Do not die in their wars") and wasn't dragged. Why? Because for you lot, your only determinant of right or wrong is if the speaker is for you, not the message. Wole Soyinka called you fascists, and you never fail to prove him right, again and again. Timi Dakolo and Dele Farotimi emphasized the same thing, same advice that you ALL practice, don’t kill yaself for people that aren’t foes to themselves, you all looked at it and thought not “what is right or wrong” but, “who has declared loyalty to us and who hasn’t?” You’re all cancerous.

FACT-CHECK: TINUBU DID NOT RECRUIT SEGUN SHOWUNMI’S WIFE INTO INEC — HER CAREER STARTED WITH NEC IN 2000 AND PREDATES HIS PRESIDENCY By Ishola Adebiyi | THE TROJAN BEAST An old career record challenges a viral allegation linking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the employment of Oluyemi Titilayo Adeyemi-Showunmi, wife of political figure Segun Showunmi. A social media commentator identified as Trigottista has alleged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu newly appointed Mrs Oluyemi Titilayo Adeyemi-Showunmi as Director of Electoral Operations at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The commentator went further, suggesting that her husband, Segun Showunmi, had received political favours in exchange for supporting Tinubu. But what does the documented record actually show? THE EVIDENCE GOES BACK TO 2021 — AND MUCH EARLIER On March 28, 2021, more than two years before Tinubu assumed the presidency, the Nigerian Tribune published an extensive interview titled: “My life about impact, not amassing resources — Adeyemi-Showunmi.” The publication explicitly identified Mrs Adeyemi-Showunmi as a Deputy Director with INEC's Lagos State Office. In that interview, she explained that her association with Nigeria's electoral administration began during her National Youth Service in Maiduguri, Borno State. She subsequently secured employment with the former National Electoral Commission (NEC) as an Administrative Officer II. She described her progression through the ranks to Deputy Director in Field Services and Administration. Let the dates sink in. By March 2021, she had already reached the rank of Deputy Director. Tinubu did not become President until May 29, 2023. It is therefore inaccurate to present her as somebody newly recruited into INEC by the Tinubu administration. THE 2026 REDEPLOYMENT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE Reports published in October 2026 indicate that Mrs Adeyemi-Showunmi was redeployed from her position as Administrative Secretary of INEC's Lagos office to head the Electoral Operations Department. Those reports also describe the movement of the previous departmental director, Isah Magaji Gummi, to the Voter Registry Department. That development raises a legitimate question about the reasons for the redeployment and how it was approved. But there is a fundamental difference between recruiting somebody into an organisation and reassigning an existing career employee to another responsibility. One does not automatically establish the other. WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION SAY? Section 158(1) of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution protects INEC's independence in exercising its appointment and disciplinary powers. The President's constitutional role in appointing INEC commissioners must not be confused with the commission's internal personnel administration. Anyone alleging that Tinubu personally directed Mrs Adeyemi-Showunmi's redeployment should provide evidence of that intervention. DOES HER HUSBAND'S POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVE ELECTORAL COMPROMISE? No such conclusion follows automatically. Segun Showunmi's political involvement may legitimately prompt questions about safeguards against conflicts of interest, particularly because Electoral Operations is a sensitive department. But marriage to a political figure is not, by itself, evidence of misconduct, compromised electoral procedures or a secret political bargain. Claims that Showunmi has “collected rice” require evidence rather than insinuation. INEC should be able to explain its redeployment process and the measures protecting staff independence. THE TROJAN BEAST CONCLUSION The documented history contradicts any suggestion that Mrs Adeyemi-Showunmi only entered INEC because of President Tinubu. She was already a Deputy Director in 2021 and describes a career beginning under the former NEC. Her reported 2026 redeployment is a separate, more recent personnel decision that warrants proper documentation. VERDICT: MISLEADING CLAIM. The allegation conflates longstanding employment with a recent departmental redeployment. No verified evidence presented establishes that Tinubu personally made the redeployment or that a political bargain occurred. To Trigottista: A photograph, a marriage certificate and a political accusation are not substitutes for an appointment record. If you allege presidential interference, produce evidence of presidential interference. Electoral accountability should rest on verifiable facts, not conclusions drawn before the records have been examined TROJAN BEAST — WHERE SATIRE MEETS REAL NEWS thetrojanbeast.com @SegunShowunmi @le Sources: Nigerian Tribune, March 28, 2021; INEC's 2015 General Elections Information Kit; October 2026 reporting on INEC departmental redeployments; Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Section 158(1).

Interest Payment on Loans 60% of Revenue Not 124%: Setting the Record Straight.

Why is Obi not fighting the APC people there? Why did he shake them? Na Timi Dakolo una fit abuse. Fooooooools

📊 🇳🇬 HOW MUCH DID LGAs IN ANAMBRA STATE RECEIVE FROM FAAC IN H1 2026? LGA — Allocation 1 Idemili North — ₦5.08bn 2 Aguata — ₦4.83bn 3 Ihiala — ₦4.35bn 4 Aniocha — ₦4.12bn 5 Nnewi South — ₦3.88bn 6 Ogbaru — ₦3.75bn 7 Idemili South — ₦3.67bn 8 Awka South — ₦3.61bn 9 Orumba South — ₦3.56bn 10 Orumba North — ₦3.51bn 11 Anambra West — ₦3.45bn 12 Oyi — ₦3.44bn 13 Ayamelum — ₦3.39bn 14 Ekwusigo — ₦3.38bn 15 Anambra East — ₦3.36bn 16 Nnewi North — ₦3.34bn 17 Njikoka — ₦3.33bn 18 Onitsha South — ₦3.28bn 19 Onitsha North — ₦3.19bn 20 Awka North — ₦3.17bn 21 Dunukofia — ₦3.05bn Idemili North received the highest allocation at ₦5.08bn, ₦1.91bn more than Awka North, which received the least at ₦3.17bn. #Statisense (FAAC; NBS)

I take exception to that nonsense. Don't you dare say that about me. Reward who? Reward who? That's a civil servant. She's a level 17 officer and has worked in INEC all of her life. She was Lagos State admin secretary – didn't Peter Obi win there in 2023? - Segun Showunmi angrily reacted to a journalist who asked him if his wife, Oluyemi Titilayo Adeyemi-Showunmi, was rewarded due to his inclusion in the APC campaign council, after INEC redeployed her from Lagos Admin Secretary to head Electoral Operations ahead of 2027 presidential election.

DEADLOCK: BROKEN 🔐 Beautiful footwork and a fine finish from Madueke fires us in front! 🤩 🔴 0-1 🟡 (80)

83-year-old billionaire businessman and Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Obafoluke Otudeko, attempted to prostrate to the Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi - Ojaja II before he was stopped by Kabiesi at the wedding of Olori Aderonke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi’s daughter in Lagos today.