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A Dog Named Buhari and A Hippo Named Patience by Reno Omokri
Really? Is this how low Nigeria has sunk?
About two weeks ago, Chinakwe’s hero, President Muhammadu Buhari, ordered the police to reopen the cold case murder mysteries involving Bola Ige, a former Attorney General of the Federation and Chief Aminasoari Dikibo, a one time ex-Deputy National Chairman, South-South, of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Little or nothing has been heard from the police since that order was given only for Nigeria to wake up to the almost telenovela tale of a dog named Buhari. When they are meant to deliver results, the police is busy delivering activity. Comical activity.
Perhaps what I find most interesting is that a man can be arrested for naming his dog after his hero yet in this very same country no one thought it wrong when the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, called a man, and not just any man, but a governor at that, a ‘mad dog’!
Now I get it! In today’s Nigeria, you can name a man after a dog without consequence but you cannot name a dog after a man without consequences!
Do you see how low Nigeria has fallen? Perhaps our police would like to visit the netherworld to arrest the late English novelist, George Orwell, for naming the pig in his allegorical novel, Animal Farm, after the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte.
Didn’t Chinua Achebe write that “when an adult is in the house, the she-goat is not left to suffer the pains of parturition on its tether.”
But why should I be surprised? Hasn’t Nigeria degenerated to become an ‘Animal Farm’? Just like in Orwell’s novella, we are living in a country where animals have displaced humans.
Why won’t our morals become warped to the extent that we care more for animal rights than for human rights when elders like Professor Wole Soyinka did not see anything wrong in calling the wife of a seating President a ‘Hippopotamus’?
Why won’t our morals go to the dogs when our government is more interested in protecting the rights of cows via grazing reserves rather than protecting the lives of its own citizens by way of prosecuting killer herdsmen, who, as our president assures us, are from ‘Libya’? These marauders, who have killed thousands of innocent Nigerians in the last 18 months have for some reason become so bold even as our security agents have become so timid before them.
And the case of Joe Fortemose Chinakwe exposes a troubling pattern. We seem to have a government that cares more for the right of certain categories of foreigners than for the right of its own citizens.
Why do I say so?
Well consider that the complainant who lodged a complaint with the police against Mr. Chinakwe is allegedly a foreigner from Niger Republic (by the testimony of Mr. Chinakwe). On the strength of a complaint by a foreigner that he feels offended by the name a Nigerian chose to give his dog, the Nigerian police swung into action and became so efficient overnight that it sent its men to fetch the erring Chinakwe and locked him up for his audacity.
Then also consider that the herdsmen (notice I said herdsmen, not Fulani herdsmen) that have killed thousands of Nigerians are said, by no less a personality than our President, to be foreigners from faraway ‘Libya’ and perhaps other nations in between.
Now we have established the pattern. But why is the pattern troubling?
It is troubling because it is beginning to seem that when the interests of Nigerian citizens clash with the interests of certain classes of foreigners, the interest of the foreigner prevails over the interest of the Nigerian.
And there are more instances to prove my hypothesis.
I was recently in Nigeria to preach at a church in Abuja and I noticed that foreigners clear through immigration faster than Nigerian citizens at our airports. At foreign airports the reverse is the case. Citizens clear faster than foreigners.
I am betting that I am not the only one who has experienced this anomaly.
What is it with Nigerians? It is this same attitude that makes us worship anybody with a foreign accent. We do not like ourselves and we like foreigners and yet we expect foreigners to like us.
Foreigners are not fools, you know. They will find it difficult to like us if we do not like ourselves. After all we know ourselves better than they know is, and if we do not like ourselves then that sends a red flag to the foreigner.
And to the Nigerian police, let me say that the popular flutist Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli has a dog named Obasanjo (seriously, he does). Should he also prepare for arrest?
What more can I say? Nigeria never ceases to amaze!
Omokri is the founder of the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California, author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God and Why Jesus Wept and the host of Transformation with Reno Omokri
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Delta Police Arrest Two Suspected Criminals, Recover Firearms and Ammunition

The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspected criminals and recovered firearms, ammunition, and other dangerous weapons during intelligence-led operations aimed at tackling crime across the state.
According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, operatives of the Safer Highway Patrol intercepted the suspects during a routine stop-and-search operation. A thorough search reportedly led to the recovery of firearms, live ammunition, and other incriminating items believed to be linked to criminal activities.
In a separate operation, police also arrested another suspect identified as a member of a criminal network while recovering additional weapons and ammunition. The operations form part of the command’s sustained efforts to curb violent crime, armed robbery, kidnapping, and other security threats in Delta State.
The suspects are currently in police custody as investigators work to determine their level of involvement in other criminal activities and identify possible accomplices. Authorities said those found culpable would be charged in court after investigations are concluded.
The Delta State Police Command reaffirmed its commitment to intensifying intelligence-led policing and urged residents to continue providing timely information that could assist security agencies in combating crime across the state.
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OpenAI Launchs Health in ChatGPT for US Users, Integrates Apple Health and Medical Records

OpenAI has officially launched Health in ChatGPT for users in the United States, introducing a new feature that enables eligible adults to securely connect their Apple Health data and supported medical records directly within ChatGPT. The rollout is currently available to users aged 18 and above on the web and iOS platforms.
The feature allows users to import information such as medical records, laboratory results, medications, allergies, fitness activity, sleep data, and other health metrics from Apple Health and participating healthcare providers. ChatGPT can then use this information to provide more personalised explanations and help users better understand their health information.
OpenAI said users remain in control of their information, with connected health data protected through additional encryption and excluded from training the company’s AI models. The company also emphasised that Health in ChatGPT is designed to complement—not replace—professional medical advice or clinical care.
The launch marks a significant expansion of OpenAI’s healthcare ambitions, aiming to help users prepare for medical appointments, understand test results, organise health records, and receive contextual explanations based on their personal data. Support is expected to expand to additional healthcare providers over time.
The rollout comes amid growing discussions about the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare, with experts welcoming the technology’s potential while continuing to stress the importance of consulting qualified healthcare professionals for diagnosis, treatment, and emergency medical decisions.
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Tinubu Approves Largest Nigerian Army Expansion in Decades
President Bola Tinubu has approved what is being described as Nigeria’s most significant military expansion in recent decades, authorising the Nigerian Army to grow from eight to 12 divisions alongside the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel. The move is aimed at strengthening the country’s response to persistent security challenges.
According to the Presidency, the expansion forms part of a broader effort to modernise the Armed Forces through increased manpower, improved troop welfare, enhanced operational readiness, and the acquisition of critical military equipment. The government says the reforms are intended to improve the military’s capacity to combat insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, communal violence, and other security threats across the country.
Under the new structure, four additional divisions will be established in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo, and Benin City. The first phase, covering the creation of the 5th, 9th, and 10th Divisions, is expected to be completed by September 2026, while the second phase, including the establishment of the 83rd Division, is scheduled for completion by December 2026.
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said the expansion would improve command and control, decentralise operational decision-making, strengthen border security, enhance the protection of critical national infrastructure, and enable faster military responses to emerging threats nationwide.
President Tinubu also commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Ibrahim Shuaibu, as well as officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army for their dedication and professionalism. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring the Armed Forces remain adequately equipped and prepared to safeguard Nigeria’s sovereignty and protect its citizens.
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