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This is the official page for the book: Are you not a Nigerian? Thoughts on a nation at a crossroads

[AreyounotaNigerian @9gerians]

We are glad to inform that @BayoOlupohunda debut book Are you not a Nigerian? is available in book stores near you. You can also order in major online stores

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Man of God? Or predatory cult leader?

A ground-breaking investigation into the world famous televangelist preacher, TB Joshua, told by the people closest to him: his Disciples.

📽️ Watch the three-part #BBCAfricaEye documentary series here: https://t.co/ac5m6LU99p

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

At the ministerial screening, no opposition lawmaker from LP or PDP raised objections to the 'take a bow & go' of APC ministers. None. As Asari said in his now famous meme video. 'We must learn a lesson'. Indeed, all of you will learn hard lessons about politics & political class

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

I just watched the video of a Nigerian guy who was tracked and arrested for prospecting minors as young as 14 & 15 years old in the UK. He was chatting and grooming them for sex. This guy is Masters student who got to the UK in January!. If found guilty, I hope he is jailed. SMH

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

Don't bring the Yoruba ethnic group into your political fight. What happened during the elections was btw politicians struggling for power & resources. Yoruba has no negative narrative to dispel & we are at peace with all. That talk of Yoruba hating Igbo exists only in your head

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

This @Rotankwot guy really schooled the anchors. I see them struggle to stay relevant on the topic. Not necessary. Let your guest do d explainer. It becomes chaotic when everybody on the show try to sound intelligent on a topic they are not experts. Reason you brought the expert

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

Today, Shettima will not be disqualified. Supreme court will throw out the suit.

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

Dear Nigerian @PoliceNG

You can only handcuff Seun Kuti if he had resisted arrest. He walked into the Police Command himself. He never resisted arrest. Meanwhile he is innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law. So why the media trial & pictures in handcuffs?

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

The @PoliceNG handcuffs Seun Kuti who voluntarily submitted himself for arrest. He went to the Police Command himself. He did not resist arrest. Why handcuff him? Why take his pictures and circulate on social media violating his rights when you have not charged him to court?

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

The UK Judge was appalled that Ekweremadu owned 40 choice properties around the world and that more than £400K entered his bank account within a period of 6 months. Now that is only Ekweremadu o. And we have politicians who are even worse than the former DSP. Nigeria is bleeding

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

In 2015, Boko Haram leader Shekau, Buhari, Chimamanda & Ezekwesili made TIME 100. Buhari had just won that year's election. The magazine was heavily criticised for Shekau. Nigerians lack a sense of history, and I think people should read TIME criteria. It's not what you think

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

It sad & disappointing that Steve Ayorinde @stevoree & co-host did not factcheck Nwaokobia when he said Soyinka did not condemn ethnic profiling & violence. You let a guest come on your show & run away with half truths. Soyinka condemned profiling in his interview with @ARISEtv

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

2023 elections was defined by thugs violence. But why did mainstream media esp. radio & TV focused only on Lagos? Violence was recorded in South South, south east & North. On radio, one would think elections only took place in Lagos. In media, coverage shapes narratives

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

2023 is not the worst election in Nigeria. Social media only help expose what has been. In 1964, political thugs killed hundreds & burnt houses. 1983, massive rigging, thuggery & killings. 2011, 1000 Nigerians killed. 2003 was bloody across the country. Nothing has changed

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

Once Tinubu is declared the winner, everything will change. The voice of opposition from career politicians will subside. Jostling for positions starts. Tinubu's men will make overtures. See, there are positions to be shared. Career politicians can't stay jobless for another 4yrs

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

24/ Apparently, as a people, going by the violence & malpractice of 2023 elections, we still have not learnt our lessons since the first disputed election of 1964 and the violence it triggered truncated our journey to nationhood and left us a more divided nation.

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

23/ Every elections cycle comes with tension as the political elite class struggle for power & control of resources. They exploit our fault lines - whip up sentiments that deepen and keep Nigerians divided along ethnic & religious lines as we have seen in 2023 elections

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

"The Dogs & Baboons will be soaked in Blood" - Buhari 2011

History of Violence & Disputed Elections in Nigeria -THREAD

1/ The first major election that erupted in violence was 1964/1965 elections but was matched only by the bloodletting of 2011 election which Buhari lost to GEJ

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

When Alex Ekwueme was contesting for the presidency in 1999. Orji Uzor Kalu said Nigeria was not ready for Igbo Presidency. Fast forward 2023, 24 years later, Orji Kalu on ChannelsTV said Nigeria is still not ready for Igbo Presidency. Igbos' political elite is the enemy of Igbo

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

Dear Nigerian Young Journalists,

The ethics of your profession REQUIRES you to inform an interviewee that they are being recorded for a phone interview. It is unethical to record people without first informing & you publish the conversation. It's criminal. Simple #MediaEthics

[Báyò Olúpohùndà @BayoOlupohunda]

I haven't heard from my friend in Turkey 🇹🇷 since the earthquake. All messages to her were not answered. Scary