It was an honor and pleasure to receive my friend and brother, His Excellency Governor Dikko Umaru Radda CON, the Executive Governor of Katsina State, in my Abuja home yesterday evening. He is not only one of the most brilliant, progressive, passionate and dynamic Governors that we have in the country but he is also a man that is imbued with a remarkable degree of wisdom, humility and integrity. He is a strong believer in the unity and greatness of Nigeria and I am very proud of his remarkable achievements in Katsina state. We had a fruitful and productive discussion about national and international affairs and I look forward to interacting with him all the more. With leaders like him the future of Nigeria is assured and we shall, as a nation, go from strength to strength. Thanks for honoring us with your prescence Your Excellency and may God continue to lead, guide and be with you and the great people of Katsina State. (FFK) @dikko_radda

I am delighted at the fact that a number of our compatriots in South Africa have been returned home safely and that the exercise is still ongoing. I commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) for his timely intervention and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu (@Ojukwu_Bianca) together with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye and all the other officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@NigeriaMFA) for their efforts. I must also mention the great work that our Charges D'Affaires in South Africa, Mr. Temitope Ajayi, and our Consul-General, Mrs. Ninikanwa Okey-Uche are doing down there to help our people and I thank them for keeping me fully briefed and abreast of events. Most importantly I commend the resilience and courage of the Nigerian community in Nigeria who have clearly been through so much and many of whom have lost virtually everything they had and built up over the years. I welcome those that have come home or that will be coming home soon and I assure them that we will help them in any and every way that we can to settle down and re-establish their lives. I believe strongly that all diplomatic means should and will be used to resolve this complex issue and I assure the Nigerian community in South Africa that the Federal Government of Nigeria will never abandon or forsake them. As Nigeria's Ambassador-Designate to South Africa I look forward to assisting our people that are in that country and ensuring that they are not only fully protected from all manners of persecution and threats but also treated with dignity, decorum and decency. I also look forward to rebuilding stronger ties and bridges of love and understanding between the Government and people of South Africa and ours. We must all work together to resolve these issues. This is especially so given the fact that that we have a shared and cherished history of collaboration and mutual support in which we worked closely together. This is the crucial and critical partnership that we need in order to move both our countries and indeed Africa forward together. May God guide us all and may He defend and protect all our compatriots and nationals that reside in South Africa and other parts of the world. God bless Nigeria and Happy Democracy Day! 🇳🇬 (FFK)

I just watched the Spielberg film Disclosure Day that came out in England this afternoon. PSYOP.

Murderous migrants beheading innocent people in their home town is what’s making people angry, not “social media”!

🇿🇦 The Forgotten History of Solidarity 🇳🇬 As columns of news details highlight modern conflicts and Afrophobia in South Africa, a powerful truth has been completely lost. The visual proof of African history shows that South Africa's liberation from Apartheid was deeply built on Nigerian sacrifice. The Merc brings back the hidden historical receipts: 💸 The Mandela Tax: In the 1970s and 80s, every single Nigerian civil servant had 2% of their salary automatically dedicated to the South African Relief Fund. Nigerian students even routinely skipped meals to send aid. 💰 The $100 Billion Support: In total, Nigeria spent over $61 billion on the anti-Apartheid struggle. They weaponized their own valuable resources, refusing to sell oil to the regime, losing an extra $41 billion in revenue. 🛂 Passports & Sanctuary: When the Apartheid regime confiscated activists' passports, Nigeria issued over 300 passports to give them safety and a future. They even housed a young Thabo Mbeki in Lagos. Nigeria didn't do this for profit or dynamic charts; they did it because brothers stick together. 🌍✊🏾 📢 Share this to your stories, groups, and family. It's up to us to educate our community about true African unity! 👇 Why do we continue to let artificial borders erase our history of solidarity? #SouthAfrica #ApartheidHistory #Nigeria #PanAfricanism #TrueHistory #TheMerc #Alkebulan #Sovereignty #AfricanUnity 🌍✊

For the first time in two decades of polling, more Americans sympathize with Palestinians (41%) than Israelis (36%), a reversal from 55% to 26% in Israel’s favor before to the October 7th attacks. Even 57% of Republicans aged 18 to 49 now disfavor Israel.trib.al/dcUq28Q

Peter Obi: Do You Still Insist On Nigeria Emulating The Indonesian Economy On Monday, February 10, 2025, and several times afterwards, Mr. Peter Obi praised the Indonesian economy as a model for Nigeria and severely criticised His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu's handling of the Nigerian economy. Since that time, and as reported by several financial and economic publications, including the Financial Times and the Spectator Index, the Indonesian Rupiah has depreciated heavily against the US Dollar, losing almost 20% of its value, and going from Rp 16,173 to $1 in February of 2025, to Rp 18,063 to $1 today, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Additionally, the Indonesian Rupiah was officially rated as Asia's "worst performing major currency" by Bloomberg, after it sank to a record low, forcing the Indonesian Central Bank to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to stop the free fall of its currency. Furthermore, Indonesia has experienced a quarter-on-quarter GDP contraction of -0.77% in the first quarter of 2026. In contrast, the Nigerian economy under His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, has experienced twelve uninterrupted cycles of GDP growth and trade surpluses. Added to this is the fact that the Nigerian Naira, which traded against the US Dollar at ₦1,565 to $1 on Monday, February 10, 2025, when Peter Obi criticised Nigeria and praised Indonesia, has increased in value by 12.1% and now averages ₦1,365 today. The Naira was also listed by FXTM as the second-best-performing currency in Africa for the first quarter of 2026, trailing only the Zambian kwacha. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund listed Nigeria as the sixth-largest contributor to global GDP growth in 2025. This is even as Anna Bjerde, the World Bank's Managing Director of Operations, said that "Nigeria is now frequently cited globally as an example of steady, credible reform leadership." This comes as Nigeria's economy has grown by $67 billion in two years, rising from a GDP of ₦269.29 trillion on May 29, 2023, when Asiwaju became President, to ₦372.8 trillion after the economy was rebased last year. So, my question to Mr. Peter Obi is this: Sir, do you still insist that Nigeria emulate the Indonesian economy? This is not an attack on the Republic of Indonesia, a great and proud nation, with which the Federal Republic of Nigeria enjoys an excellent relationship. The purpose of this is simply to inform Nigerians of the true state of their economy vis-à-vis what was said by Mr Peter Obi, a Presidential candidate in Nigeria, so that they can make a factual and honest assessment of Nigeria's economic well-being. Reno Omokri Ambassador Designate to Mexico

South Africa 🇿🇦 Government disappointed Nigerians ….. South African business are operating in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and no one is harassing them, why are they harassing Nigerians in South Africa? And their police watch without doing anything. ~ Foreign affairs minister Bianca Ojukwu says

Xenophobic Attacks: Nigeria Not Happy With South Africa - Foreign Minister “Nigeria is not happy because Nigeria has sacrificed much for the South African struggle for independence. Nigeria sacrificed quite a lot, committed funds, committed resources to aid South Africa. “In schools, seats were reserved for South African students. My own generation, we carried placards. We demonstrated in front of South African assets,” Odumegwu-Ojukwu said while speaking with journalists.

FROM MARAFAN TO MARAFAN One of the greatest leaders, elder statesmen & politicians that Nigeria ever had was Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi OFR, the Marafan Sokoto. He was a respected lawyer & a highly acclaimed & eagle-eyed police officer and in 1979 during the administration of President Shehu Shagari he was appointed as the head of the now defunct Nigerian Security Organisation (NSO), Nigeria's premier & dreaded intelligence agency. He was the father of Nigeria's 3-tier Intelligence Agencies of the DSS, NIA & DMI & these agencies were all established as a consequence of the recommendations of the commitee that he headed under the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida. He was also a presidential aspirant on the platform of the now defunct NRC in 1992 & lost the nomination as flagbearer for the party by a very narrow margin to Alhaji Adamu Ciroma, the Madakin Fika & the former Minister of Finance in the Government of President Shehu Shagari. I had the distinct honor & privilege of being close to Marafan & was more like a son to him rather than just a political mentee or protegee. He brought me into politics in 1990 after my beloved father, Chief Remi Fani-Kayode, the former Deputy Premier of the Western Region, the former Regional Minister of Chieftaincy & Local Government Afffairs & the Balogun of Ife, handed me over to him & the Babangida regime lifted the ban on politics. Marafan & General Halilu Akilu, the Head of Military Intelligence in General Babangida's Government taught me, led me & guided me for all those years & in 1992 I was appointed not just as Marafan's Special Assistant during the presidential campaign but also the spokesman of Choice '92 his presidential campaign organisation. It was & remains the greatest honor of my life. Sadly Marafan passed on ten years ago in 2016 & his title, which is undoubtedly the most reverred & respected in the Caliphate, remained vacant for a number of years. It gladdened my heart that in 2024 the title was finally conferred by His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, on my friend & brother Senator Abdul Aziz Yari, the former Governor of Zamfara state, who was not only very close to the late Marafan & indeed was one of his most treasured & closest protegees but who is also married to his daughter. I cannot think of anyone else that is more deserving of that title & reverred position than Senator Yari & my prayer is that God will guide, lead & protect our new Marafan & cause him to build on the great & noble legacy that his predecessor in office has established. Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi provided strong & decisive leadership for us all & more than any other political leader in our history he cemented the strong relationship & unbreakable bridge that exists between the people of the North & the South West of Nigeria. He knew that this was the key to our national unity & stability & he worked hard to build that bridge & establish that strong bond which exists till today. For this & so much more he was loved by all & I have little doubt that Senator Abdul Aziz Yari will continue the great work that he started & achieve the same. As Sadaukin Shinkafi, a traditional title which was bestowed upon me in 2020 by His Royal Highness, the Emir of Shinkafi, Alhaji Mohammed Makwase & which I cherish, I wish our new Marafan all the best & he can always rely on my friendship & support. Ours is no longer a political association as members of the same political party but it is now one of family & legacy which is enshrined & entrenched in the traditional institution of the Caliphate. I wish you the very best my brother & each time you speak & do all that you do it brings back fond memories of our father, the late Marafan who we both loved so much. I wish you well in this great calling & indeed all of your future endeavours. God bless you & the people, leaders & traditional rulers of Zamfara state & God bless our beloved nation Nigeria. (FFK)

🚨 Trump on Fox News addresses Netanyahu: "If you strike back at Iran, you’ll find nothing more than what you saw under the previous 47 presidents." It’s as if he’s saying: You want to strike back? That’s your business. Don’t expect anything from me. And the headquarters of the Seal of the Prophets is designating areas in Lebanon 🇱🇧 as an Iranian red line 🇮🇷. At this very moment, intensive U.S. contacts are underway with the Pakistani army chief, who is currently in Tehran, to urge him to take action to de-escalate the situation. This is the full picture. Trump is abandoning Netanyahu on live TV and scrambling after a Pakistani mediator in the Iranian capital. The man who once threatened “overwhelming force” is now begging for de-escalation through Islamabad.🇵🇰 The man who wanted to destroy Iran is now asking Pakistan to salvage what can be salvaged. This is an implicit admission that the solution lies neither in Tel Aviv nor in Washington. The solution passes through other capitals—capitals that did not participate in the war, did not bet on it, and yet today hold the keys to peace. Reality has proven that those who ignored Saudi Arabia’s 🇸🇦 warnings on February 21, 2026, before the war began—that the solution cannot be achieved through force—have reached a dead end.

South Africa will crack down on groups behind xenophobic violence, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, as anti-immigrant protests tarnish the country's reputation reut.rs/3ROSFXP

🇺🇸🇮🇱 Trump to the Financial Times, minutes ago: Netanyahu will have no choice but to accept whatever deal the US negotiates with Iran, because "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn't call the shots." Trump also confirmed the leaked call in which he reportedly told Netanyahu: "You're fucking crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this." He did not dispute the characterization. On Iran's missile launches: "It's not going to have any impact on the deal." On what happens if negotiations fail: he would consider a commando raid on Iran. Or keep the blockade, which he called "probably more powerful than any attack ever made on that country." Netanyahu told Trump hours ago he intends to strike Iran anyway... According to Trump, Netanyahu has no choice but to follow his lead. Do we know now who is calling the shots? Source: Financial Times / Writer: Oliver

Here's the full chain of events that led to Trump storming out of his interview with Kristin Welker, beginning with her pressing him on the weaponization fund, continuing with her pointing out the baselessness of his "rigged election" lies, and concluding with him calling her "crooked or stupid" and leaving

Reporter: 'What changed? Because you INSISTED NO NEW WARS' Trump: 'I didn't guarantee no new war' Reporter: 'But you said it over and over again'

"You're either crooked or you're stupid. Let's call it quits.” US President Donald Trump storms out mid-interview. #Trump

When the President of France visited the United States in April 1960, he asked the FBI to help him find a man. The man he was looking for was an American citizen. He was sixty-four years old. He had been awarded fifteen French military decorations and — six months earlier, in a ceremony in Paris — had been made a Knight of the Légion d'honneur, the highest civilian honor France can give. The medal had been pinned to his chest by the President himself, who had publicly called him un véritable héros français. A true French hero. The FBI located the man within a few days. He was operating an elevator at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The elevator operator's name was Eugene Bullard. He had been born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1895, the son of a man whose own father had been a slave. He had run away from Columbus at the age of eleven, after watching a white mob nearly lynch his father. He spent the next several years drifting through the American South. At sixteen, he stowed away on a German freighter at Norfolk, Virginia. He landed in Aberdeen, Scotland. From there he made his way to London, where he learned to box. By 1913, at eighteen, he was prizefighting in Paris. When Germany invaded France in August 1914, Bullard was nineteen years old. He had no legal obligation to fight. He had no French citizenship. He went to the recruiting office on October 19, 1914, and signed up for the French Foreign Legion. He spent the next eighteen months as an infantryman in some of the worst fighting of the war — at the Somme, at Champagne, at Verdun. He was wounded three times. The third wound, on March 5, 1916, tore open his thigh and left him with permanent damage to his leg. He was twenty years old. The doctors told him he would not return to the infantry. He decided he wanted to fly. In a Paris café in the spring of 1916, while he was recovering, Bullard mentioned to three white American friends that he was thinking of joining the French air service. A Mississippian named Jeff Dickson laughed. Gene, Dickson said, you know damn well there aren't any Negroes in aviation. Bullard answered: Sure do. That's why I want to get into it. There has to be a first to everything, and I'm going to be the first. Dickson bet him two thousand dollars he would not make it. Bullard took the bet. He earned his pilot's license on May 5, 1917. He won the bet. He reported to the front in August 1917 and flew approximately twenty combat missions over the next three months in a SPAD VII. The fuselage was painted with a bleeding heart pierced by a knife and the French phrase Tout le Sang qui Coule est Rouge — All Blood that Flows is Red. He carried, on every combat flight, a small capuchin monkey named Jimmy in the front of his flight jacket. The French press began calling him L'Hirondelle Noire — the Black Swallow. When the United States entered the war in 1917, Bullard immediately applied to transfer to the U.S. Army Air Service. His application was rejected. The U.S. Army Air Service had a policy, in 1917, of not accepting Black pilots. The other American pilots flying for France in his unit, all of them white, were transferred to the U.S. Air Service. He was the only one who was not. For the next twenty years, he was one of the most familiar faces in the Montmartre nightlife of Paris between the wars. He owned a nightclub called L'Escadrille. He spoke fluent French, English, and German. Hemingway drank there. Fitzgerald drank there. Langston Hughes drank there. Josephine Baker performed there. Louis Armstrong was a personal friend. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Bullard was forty-four. His fluent German and his ownership of a nightclub frequented by German officers made him useful to the French Resistance. He became an intelligence agent — eavesdropping in his own bar on conversations between German officers who did not know he understood every word. When France fell in June 1940, friends in the Resistance smuggled him across the Spanish border before the Gestapo could arrest him. He came back to the United States for the first time in twenty-eight years. He arrived in New York with thirty dollars in his pocket and a permanent limp. He did not return to a hero's welcome. He returned to a country that had no idea who he was. He worked at a perfume counter. He worked as a security guard. He worked at the Staten Island shipyards. By the late 1940s, he had taken the job that he would hold for most of the rest of his life. He operated the elevator at Rockefeller Center. He was wearing the elevator uniform on the day a producer from NBC came down from the studios upstairs to ask if he was the man Charles de Gaulle had been looking for. A few weeks later, NBC sent a film crew to interview him in the lobby. The studios where NBC produced The Today Show were on the floors above. He had operated the elevator that took the network executives up to those studios every morning for nearly ten years. He had not been recognized as he did it. He went back to operating the elevator the following Monday. He died of stomach cancer on October 12, 1961, three days after his sixty-sixth birthday. He was buried in the French War Veterans' section of Flushing Cemetery, in Queens, in the uniform of the French Foreign Legion. The casket was draped with the French flag. In 1994 — thirty-three years after his death — the United States Air Force formally commissioned Eugene Jacques Bullard as a Second Lieutenant, posthumously. It was the first commission the U.S. military had ever offered him. He had been the first Black combat pilot in American history. The French had been calling him a hero since 1917. The Americans got around to it in 1994.

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