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Stop giving excuses, go after terrorists, restructure country now, Afenifere tells Tinubu
Stop giving excuses, go after terrorists, restructure country now, Afenifere tells Tinubu
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, the Afenifere has challenged President Bola Tinubu to go after the terrorists operating across the country. It warned that he could not afford to fail in this critical national assignment like his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
The group said now is the time for the President to demonstrate sheer political will and courage to annihilate these monstrous individuals killing and abducting people, in their hundreds, particularly innocent school children and giving Nigerians heartache and sleepless nights.
The group said it would be quite disastrous and quite disappointing too if the president will like his predecessor treat these blood-squealing terrorists with kid gloves when he ought to begin to work on list of terrorists already with the government with a view to making the criminals account for their heinous acts
Afenifere also called on Tinubu to commence restructuring the country to operate regional government under parliamentary system while his recent pronouncemet on state police should be allowed to have its foothold.
The group also bemoaned the unbearable economic hardship Nigerians are currently experiencing under President Tinubu saying that the local currency, the naira has suffered the worst trajectory of devaluation of 35% in just first 9 months of his administration, achieving the very first massive devastation of naira ever in history.
“Let the people begin to see a change Mr. President — A challenge being tackled over the years with same methods cannot yield a different result from a certain failure.
“Change your method, Mr. President. Go after the sponsors of Terror. Restructure this country. Expedite the action towards the creation of State police.
“Return the country to parliamentary system of Government. Bring back Regionalism. And watch our countrymen, countrymen and our hopeless children begging to live again in dignity, right before your very eyes,” Afenifrre demanded in a statement jointly signed by its Publicity Secretary and Assistant, Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo and Justice Faloye respectively.
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On the recent killings in Plateau as well as abduction of over 100 school children in Kaduna, Afenifere said the agents of destabilisation who have dealt severe blow to the past administrations have just begun to test the willpower of President Tinubu and the earlier he let them know it was not going to be business as usual the better it will be for his government and Nigerians.
“The recrudescence of this human tragedy is as clear to the Afenifere as the daylight is distinct from the eventide.Since this democracy took off, this pattern remains constant, ever present;
“Create chaos, distabilise the government, embarrass the President, finally, disgrace the President out of office.
“No president since 1999 has escaped this scourge, coming with the political Sharia against Obasanjo, the Niger Delta violent political Agitation of Obasanjo and Yar’Adua and cleverly solved by the duo.
“The Boko Haram religio-later-turned-political instrument to embarrass a sitting southern Christian president as it was with Jonathan, who was told to convert to Islam, followed by the kidnapping extraordinaire of the Chibok girls type, the final shuck that shocked Jonathan out of office.
“This “Àbíkús”, coming once a regime and for repeated times from as far back as the Zango Kataf crisis, come with land grabbing, human displacement and subjugation of a people over another, often planned, aided, lauded and prompted by those self styled as owners of Nigeria.
“President Buhari openly displayed and practiced the five “P”s: He prevaricated to them; He pampered them; He protected them; He paid them; He played along with them.
“They were terrorists; Buhari curiously preferred to call them Bandits. Their acts as aggressors, killing farmers, destroying their produce, stealing indigenous peoples’ lands, clearly marked them as Terrorists.
“Buhari’s government would rather term these acts as Farmers/Herders clashes. The most disturbing expository, elucidatory, explicative REALITIES about the whole saga is that these terrorists are known to government.
“Kabiru Sokoto, the Christmas Day bomber in a church in Abuja, in 2012, was found hibernating in the guest house of the then former governor of Borno, now the Vice PRESIDENT of Nigeria. Hermeneutic.
“A former Director of the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed, fired her former party alleging that the then vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, now the vice president, is a sponsor of terrorism. The former APC chieftain said this during a television interview on Arise Television.
“Sheikh Gumi openly goes into the dense forests to meet terrorists in the company of those trained to eradicate Terror, but rather than arrest them, the Sheikh openly gives the terrorists money… For a job well done or for the future jobs yet to be done in the name of Terror, for it never takes long after the monies were openly paid that yet another Terror act is carried out.
“It never ever served as a determent. It was always to the country’s detriment.
“Former governor Ortom of Benue suffered the most. After hundreds of Benue Indigenes were killed and their ancestral lands taken away from them, the terrorists had the nerve to drop a note, a promissory note that they will yet be back on New year’s day to “finish the job”.
“The then Governor did what a sensible governor would do, took the letter to Buhari the president and after studying the said letter, told the governor to “go and make peace with his neighbors”, only a complicit does that.
“Mr. President, you have to be brutally reminded of these recrudescences in history, a disease constant, an Àbíkú, real, clear and present.”
The group spoke of how the leaders of the Southern and MiddleBelt Leaders Forum under the leadership of Chief Ayo Adebanjo had in an open letter after 2023 Christmas eve massacre in Plateau during when over 300 were killed, told the President that he could not afford to be “another Nero who fiddled while Rome burnt”.
The group explained further that on Christmas Eve in 2023, there was a massacre on the Plateau.
“Chief Ayo Adebanjo Leader of Afenifere, led other leaders that make up the four zones from the South West, South East, South South and the Middle Belt on a condolence visit to the governor and to the Gwom Gwom Jos and to the entire people on the Plateau.
“About 300 humans were slaughtered like rams. An open letter written, jointly signed by the Leaders of the SMBLF, {Southern and MiddleBelt Leaders Forum} in which you were tasked, specifically to turn yourself into a Hero and not a Nero, the one who fiddled while Rome burnt.
“That letter will always be constantly ringing in your ear, never to go away. A Hero makes history, is not afraid, does not turn a blind eye. Mr. President, Arrest these perpetrators now! No more excuses Mr President
“You were reminded in the SMBLF letter to you of all the information available in the public domain — The eleborate discussion that took place on National Television in which Retired Commodore Olawunmi, a former intelligence officer, a product of our intense military training, specifically said that a list of all the perpetrators of Terror in Nigeria, has been submitted to the federal government.
“Many in the list he further elucidated, are/were in government high-places. As president, you have access to this list.
“Again, the former Attorney General of the Federation also alluded to the existence of such other lists of painstakingly collected names of known sponsors of terror.
“On the 7th of May, 2021, the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said that ongoing investigations have revealed many highly placed Nigerians and businessmen involved in financing terrorism.
“He said the ‘strongly’ suspected financiers were already being profiled for prosecution. It is now, the 12th of March 2024 and not one of them has been brought to court, let alone, justice!
“Interestingly, a foreign Nation, The United Arab Emirate has bought to court and to justice some Nigerian Known Sponsors of Terror, even allegedly, The UAE, has been reported to have diplomatically passed on certain names to the Nigerian government, up till this moment, nothing has been done under your watch!
“Nigerians woke up to yet another slaughter in the hundreds and kidnappings in the two hundreds in yet another school in Kaduna.
“It is down to you Mr. President if you would rather go the way of your predecessors, by looking the other way and let innocent blood flow, be disgraced and set for an early exit or find the strength, the will and the courage to face the sponsors of Terror, with the resolve to eradicating this Àbíkú scourge from ever again taking root anywhere in our Land.
“Through your policies, fiscal and monetary, the local currency has suffered the worst trajectory of devaluation of 35% in just your very first 9 months in office, the very first massive devastation in the history of this country.
“The Nigerian naira plunged to its lowest point on record in official trading as a shortage of US dollars persisted despite promises by the government to boost supply.
“Our people are dying due to hunger. Nigeria has become the hunger capital of the world. How are the people, so impoverished be saddled with paying ransom to kidnappers right in the middle of possibly the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world that even Ukraine a country with Russia lasting two year and still counting, is now the one to be sending humanitarian aid to Nigeria!?
Stop giving excuses, go after terrorists, restructure country now, Afenifere tells Tinubu
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Nigerian Pastor, 68, Dies Mid-Air While Returning From US Vacation
Nigerian Pastor, 68, Dies Mid-Air While Returning From US Vacation
A Nigerian pastor, Dr Mrs Asabe Toye, has reportedly died aboard an aircraft while returning to Nigeria from a vacation in the United States.
The 68-year-old cleric reportedly suffered a medical emergency on October 16, 2026, while travelling with her husband on a flight from the United States to Frankfurt, Germany.
According to reports, the incident occurred during the journey when she suddenly developed a medical complication, prompting efforts by fellow passengers and other occupants of the aircraft to save her life.
Despite attempts to provide medical assistance and prayers offered on board, the pastor reportedly could not survive the emergency.
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Her death has reportedly thrown her family, loved ones and members of her religious community into mourning.
Family appreciates Nigerian Embassy, Customs Service
Following her death, the family expressed appreciation to the Nigerian Embassy in Germany and the Nigeria Customs Service for their assistance in facilitating the necessary clearances and arrangements for the return of her remains to Nigeria.
The family reportedly acknowledged the support of both institutions during the difficult process.
Dr Mrs Asabe Toye has since been laid to rest, according to reports published on Wednesday, November 11.
Her death has also triggered emotional reactions on social media, with Nigerians expressing sympathy and offering prayers for her husband, children and other family members.
Nigerian Pastor, 68, Dies Mid-Air While Returning From US Vacation
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Tinubu’s Chicago Varsity Certificate Row: Omokri Challenges Journalists to Verify Fresh Allegations
Tinubu’s Chicago Varsity Certificate Row: Omokri Challenges Journalists to Verify Fresh Allegations
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has challenged Nigerian journalists to independently investigate fresh allegations surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s academic records at Chicago State University (CSU), insisting that the American institution confirmed the President’s admission, attendance and graduation.
Omokri’s challenge comes amid renewed controversy over Tinubu’s educational background following claims by Dr Pearse Adetokunbo, a former lecturer at Chicago State University, who reportedly questioned whether the Nigerian leader attended or graduated from the institution.
Adetokunbo, who said he worked at the university between 1985 and 1990, reportedly claimed during an interview on News Central Television that he found no evidence of Tinubu’s attendance or graduation. He also raised questions about the identity associated with the President’s academic records and the authenticity of documents attributed to the university.
However, Omokri rejected the allegations, saying he had personally visited Chicago State University and established that Tinubu was admitted, attended classes and graduated.
In a post on his official X account on Monday, November 9, Omokri urged journalists not to rely solely on claims made during television interviews but to travel to the United States and examine the university’s records independently.
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He wrote: “I went to @ChicagoState University and proved that President Tinubu was admitted, attended, and graduated from there.
“I urge Nigerian journalists not to sit in studios peddling gossip, but to also go to Chicago, as I did, and verify.”
Omokri’s response has brought renewed attention to a controversy that has featured prominently in Nigerian political and legal debates, particularly since the 2023 presidential election.
In September 2023, Chicago State University confirmed that Tinubu attended the institution and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting.
Documents released during the legal proceedings in the United States showed that the university’s records placed Tinubu’s attendance between August 1977 and June 1979.
The university’s confirmation of his graduation, however, became a subject of further scrutiny during proceedings connected to a case brought by former presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, who sought access to Tinubu’s academic records.
During a deposition, CSU Registrar Caleb Westberg confirmed that Tinubu graduated from the institution but said he could not authenticate the particular diploma submitted by the President to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the university did not have that document in its possession.
The distinction between confirmation of Tinubu’s graduation and authentication of the specific certificate submitted to INEC became a central issue in the legal dispute.
The latest claims by Adetokunbo have therefore reopened public debate over the President’s academic history, while Omokri has maintained that the allegations should be tested against the university’s records rather than accepted without independent verification.
The renewed debate is unfolding against the background of growing political activity ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Tinubu’s opponents and supporters continuing to scrutinise issues relating to his eligibility, background and record in office.
Tinubu’s Chicago Varsity Certificate Row: Omokri Challenges Journalists to Verify Fresh Allegations
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Fuel Prices: FCCPC Warns Marketers Against Denying Nigerians Relief
Fuel Prices: FCCPC Warns Marketers Against Denying Nigerians Relief
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned petroleum refiners and marketers against maintaining high petrol and diesel prices despite the recent decline in international crude oil prices.
The Commission said Nigerians should begin to benefit from the reduction in global oil prices, insisting that refiners and marketers have no justification for keeping petroleum product prices elevated if their operating costs have declined.
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Tunji Bello, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, by the Commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu.
Bello said the Commission was closely monitoring developments in the international oil market to ensure that reductions in crude oil prices translate into lower wholesale and retail prices of petroleum products in Nigeria.
According to the FCCPC, Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, which rose to about $115 per barrel in September, has fallen below $90 per barrel this week.
Despite the decline, petrol prices remain high across major Nigerian cities.
The Commission disclosed that petrol currently sells for between N1,405 and N1,420 per litre in Abuja, while consumers in Lagos pay between N1,325 and N1,370 per litre.
It compared the current prices with those recorded on February 27, before the outbreak of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran, when Brent crude futures closed at $72.48 per barrel.
At the time, petrol sold for between N839 and N925 per litre in Lagos and Abuja.
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Petroleum marketers have attributed the sharp increase in fuel prices over the past eight months to fluctuations in international crude oil prices following the conflict in the Middle East and disruptions to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a major global oil transportation route.
However, Bello insisted that sustained reductions in crude oil prices should lead to corresponding decreases in the cost of refined petroleum products.
“If the decline in crude prices is sustained, there is no justification for refiners and marketers to continue to keep petrol and diesel prices relatively high. We expect easing in wholesale petrol costs and for the resulting savings to reach consumers at the pump without undue delay,” he said.
The FCCPC chief acknowledged the financial difficulties Nigerians had experienced because of elevated fuel prices, noting that the Commission was determined to ensure that consumers were not denied the benefits of favourable movements in the international oil market.
He said the Commission would continue working with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and other relevant government agencies to monitor wholesale and retail prices across the petroleum supply chain.
Bello also warned that the FCCPC would take appropriate action against operators found engaging in anti-competitive practices or unfair market behaviour that prevented consumers from benefiting from lower production and supply costs.
“Where there is evidence of anti-competitive conduct or unfair practices that prevent consumers from benefiting from lower costs, we will take appropriate action within our mandate,” he added.
The Commission’s intervention comes amid growing concerns over the impact of high petrol prices on transportation, food prices, manufacturing, household spending and the operating costs of businesses.
Although crude oil prices influence the cost of petroleum products, other factors, including refining expenses, foreign exchange rates, transportation, distribution, financing and inventory costs, also affect domestic pump prices.
The FCCPC’s position is that any sustained reduction in costs should be reflected in the market and that consumers should not be subjected to unfair pricing practices.
For millions of Nigerians struggling with high living costs, the major expectation is whether the latest decline in international crude oil prices will translate into meaningful reductions at filling stations.
Fuel Prices: FCCPC Warns Marketers Against Denying Nigerians Relief
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