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I drove on the roads in Nigeria for many years before I left 21 years ago, and I still drive on the roads every time I am home... I drove more than 1000 km (700 miles) when I traveled home this year. I can tell you unequivocally that Nigerian roads are some of the most dangerous in the world for many reasons... I know there are worse...   1. Many roads are not properly constructed and maintained... the one on which AJ had an accident is one of the newly reconstructed roads in the country, and perhaps in excellent condition, so what went wrong is where the lessons are for the system in the country....   2. Road signs are either absent or inadequate....Road lanes are not usually properly marked with dividing lines between lanes and arrows and other signs to guide motorists... so vehicles change lanes without any form of guidance on the ground....   3. Nigerian roads are not being properly monitored... You see cameras at every stretch of major highways in the West ... Not...

  THE GREATEST ASSET EVER – LAND “Every time I make a movie, I buy a LAND” – Tiffany Haddish (Actress, Comedian, Singer, and Producer). If you do not know yet, I announce to you that the greatest asset that will give you an assured return, whose value hardly depreciates, is LANDED property . Reflect on the major wars going on right now in the world that are predicated on the issue of LAND. WHY? It is one of the GEM God endows humanity with that is finite in quantity. While the human population continues to increase, land area remains the same or is diminishing due to climate change. The Russia's war in Ukraine , the Gaza war , the DRC-M23 war/Rwanda , Sudan's civil war , the Cambodia–Thai war , herdsmen-farmers' violence in Nigeria and the Ethiopian civil war … all are predicated on access to land and what is in it – rare earth minerals . So, in 2026 , if you have the opportunity to invest in an asset, think about landed property.

There is a saying in my language, Yoruba , that “Igi to ba to, kii pe n’gbo” – meaning, the good ones do not seem to last or live long. WHY? Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F Kennedy (The U.S. President who championed the civil rights movement to end discrimination; one of the greatest U.S. presidents ever) and daughter of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , passed away today from cancer at a young age of 35. Like her grandfather and many others in the Kennedy family, she dedicated her life to changing the world. She was a passionate environmental journalist for the New York Times and wrote a book titled "Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have” in 2019 that won the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Rachel Carson Environment Book Award in 2020. Her life’s work sheds light on how individuals’ daily activities and choices exacerbate climate change issues . Tatiana Schlossberg's work focused on making complex environmental issue...

AI went from being an innovation championed by OpenAI to becoming a social-cultural and economic driver in 2025 . Otherwise, we would have been in recession by now... The numbers don't lie. The stock market , which is often the indicator of how well the economy is doing, saw sustained growth in 2025, primarily from people churning out big money - over $400 billion was invested by Tech companies in AI projects . A lot of Americans are also making their bet by buying stocks of top AI and Tech companies they serve, instead of getting out of the stock market, which often is the case when inflation rises... There are other artificial measures that helped that could have catastrophic consequences if they continue - the alleged cooked metrics coming out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics , and the forced hands of the SEC to lower interest rates. So, AI saved America in 2025. For how long, we do not know...

This week, the newly completed 250-bed hospital worth over N34 billion ($23 million USD) donated by the richest African woman, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija and her family, was opened. This is perhaps the largest single donation by any individual to any academic institution in Nigeria by far... We need more such donations by rich and well-meaning Nigerians with deep pockets. She has set the pace for other rich Nigerians like Dangote , Otedola , Elumelu , Wigwe family , and AbduSama Rabiu (Bua Foods& Cement) to emulate. It is not enough to be counted among the richest people in a country... We see examples of rich people in other climes donating their life's worth to support development... Rockefeller continues to live on; Bill and Melinda Gates have achieved so much in their lifetime with billions of dollars in donations to address health and poverty issues. Warren Buffett has donated most of his wealth to support societal causes... Rich people gain more respect from the people ...

Revenue generation and distribution by state for October 2025. I could not authenticate the source – I got it from a friend on Facebook who did the analysis of the G&D. https://www.facebook.com/share/1KaRuArxw3/ If this is true, we can see there is something wrong in Nigeria … some regions that you expect to generate significant IGR ( Kano , Kaduna , Eastern states – Abia , Anambra , Imo ) and some South and Southeaster states like Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross-rivers, are doing so poorly for reasons best known to them… SOUTH-WEST: Strong Output, Uneven Internal Performance 1. LAGOS Contribution: ₦165bn | Received: ₦24bn Identity: Africa’s commercial capital. Strengths   • Deep private sector ecosystem   • Ports, financial markets, tech hubs   • Largest formal tax base in Nigeria Weaknesses   • Infrastructure strain   • High cost of doing business   • Insufficient manufacturing relative to demand Start: Regional industria...

There are corrupt people in every country all over the world... The United States used to be an example of how to effectively deal with corruption ... This used to set the US apart in the past because if you are caught, you are sentenced to a long time in prison... no wealth, no political influence or affiliation will save you... You will serve your time and carry the burden for the rest of your life. I am afraid that is no longer the case.... We see felons who have defrauded people of their hard-earned money being set free and their criminal records erased, left, right, front, and back. We see criminals who have killed many Americans through their drug cartel connections being set free. What is going on here...? How can we get back to a time where fear of long time in jail is a deterrent to swindling people of their hard-earned money or of being engaged in drug-related crimes, and all sorts ... There is no longer an example or motivation for countries in places like Africa and South ...

  Nigeria Bans Use of Indigenous Local Languages in Pre-Secondary Education Over the last 20 years, I have written extensively on the subject of loss of self-identity and the inferiority complex that afflicts some of us when it comes to using our indigenous languages in communication. I was intentional about naming my children in my local language, Yoruba , instead of English names. My children have no English names at birth... I have lived in North America for over 21 years, and I still speak Yoruba, my native language, as fluently as if I left Nigeria yesterday. I am intentional about this. I went to public primary and secondary schools. I did not start to speak fluent English until form four, equivalent to SS2 today. We were taught in Yoruba language in my Primary one (grade 1), and I was one of the best students in my class for it... Things changed in Primary 2, and my decline started. I struggled until Primary 3 when I started to pick up again. Teaching in Yoruba, the only l...

Christians have been killed in large numbers in Nigeria for decades - during republican and democratic governments in the U.S. One could call these killings genocide if you evaluate intent and the number of victims... There is a church attack as recent as this week in Kwara State, Nigeria . Nigeria has had serious issues of insecurity for over 15 years now - Boko Haram, banditry, Fulani herdsmen attacks... The West kept quiet so far, just as they have been quiet about the DR Congo crisis , or the Sudan genocide from both sides of the warring parties. Why the interest in Nigeria at this crucial time... I hate conjuring theories or conspiracy... but the motivation of powerful countries is always hard to decipher... They give nothing for free... if they show interest, it means there is something to gain... The same West that is crying genocide in Nigeria denied there is genocide in Gaza, or refused to stand fully behind Ukraine. They have not lifted a finger to help quench the madness in...

The answer to this question is difficult and complex... Let me ask another series of questions: Are Christians being killed in large numbers in some parts of Nigeria? The answer to this question is a resounding YES! Has this been going on for decades? The answer is YES again! Since the 1990s. Where have these killings mostly occurred? It has been in the Northern part of Nigeria. Other questions are: In the last 15 years of escalated insecurity in Nigeria, have more Muslims been killed than Christians? The answer is YES! Where have the killings mostly occurred? In the North-Eastern corridor of Nigeria....Do we have uncurtailed killings across the length and breadth of the nation? Yes, we have. Since Buhari's government dismissed the claim that Fulani herdsmen were killing people and kidnapping them for ransom in 2019.... Nigerians of all colors and hues (Christians, Muslims, traditional worshippers, farmers, artisans, politicians, teachers, children, etc..) have been terrorized by b...