Something crazy happened last week during my childhood Friend's wedding introduction.
This Saturday will stay a long time on my mind. Everything was going well, when we observed both his father and hers looking intently at each other for minutes without speaking.
It turned out that they are brothers and there was a major rift between her dad and his family based on a personal decision he made years ago. Her father got angry and decided to cut ties with them. He relocated to another state and has been there ever since.
Nobody could say anything after the revelation and my friend has hardly spoken much to anyone for the past two days. How do these things happen? What even are the chances?
Once you learn how to shop directly from China, E.g Temù or shien your wardrobe changes completely. Call me cheap I don't care I ain't rich, I don't do fraud.😭
It's knowing what to search for.
Here's my style after making plenty of mistakes.
1. T-shirts:
Skip 100% polyester unless you're buying gym wear.
Instead, search:
• 100% Cotton
• Combed Cotton
• Heavyweight Cotton
• 240-300 GSM Cotton
• Premium Cotton
• Mercerized Cotton
The heavier the GSM, the thicker and more premium the shirt usually feels.
2. Jeans:
Denim Jeans
Temu is surprisingly good for denim if you know what to search.
Search:
• Denim Jeans
• Cotton Denim
• Raw Denim
• Selvedge Denim (if available)
• 98% Cotton + 2% Elastane
• 99% Cotton
Avoid jeans with high polyester content. The more cotton, the better they'll age and feel.
3. Body-hug clothing:
Search:
• Ribbed Knit
• Modal
• Viscose Blend
• Cotton-Spandex Blend
They hold their shape much better than cheap polyester.
4. Hoodies
Search:
• 400 GSM
• French Terry
• Cotton Fleece
• Heavyweight Hoodie
5. Chains
Search:
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Titanium Steel
• PVD Gold Plated
• Vacuum Plated
These are far more resistant to fading than ordinary fashion jewelry.
6. Earrings
Search:
• 925 Sterling Silver
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Hypoallergenic
• Moissanite (if you're buying stones)
7. Scarves
Search:
• Mulberry Silk
• Silk Blend
• Cashmere Blend
• Wool Blend
• Viscose
Avoid the shiny, thin polyester scarves if you're after a premium look.
8. Loafers
Search:
• Genuine Leather
• Cow Leather
• Full Grain Leather (rare but worth looking for)
• Rubber Outsole
9. Sneakers
Search:
• Rubber Outsole
• EVA Midsole
• Breathable Mesh
• Leather Upper
• Stitched Sole
Pictures lie a lot
The description usually tells the truth.
Here's how I shop:
1. Read the material composition before anything else.
2. Sort by Most Orders or Best Selling, not cheapest.
3. Only buy products with lots of reviews or pictures or even better when a Nigerian has purchased it before they always tell the truth.
4. Read the 1-star reviews first. They'll tell you what the seller won't.
5. Look at customer photos, not the product photos.
6. Check the weight of the product. Better quality clothing is often heavier.
7. Read the size chart. Don't assume your Nigerian size matches.
8. If the title has words like "luxury," "premium," or "designer" but the material is 100% polyester, not everything but still move on.
Your best friend isn't the product picture.
It's the material, the reviews, and the customer photos.
That's how you separate the gems from the junk.
I hope this help.
Things are to expensive for a country this poor.
I’m really worried that Nigeria is behind in science.
It became obvious at the International STEM Olympiad Grand Finale where I saw children from other countries doing great things in science.
How do you think we can solve this?
We will be closing registration for the 2027 South East Maths Olympiad on September 30, 2026.
No other registrations will be accepted after the date above.
We currently have 32,738 students registered. Anambra State currently has the lowest registration so far.
The registration link remains: https://t.co/7tLQbIFrMy
We will also be introducing the South East Science Olympiad in 2027 and one registration covers both competitions. I’m worried about the current gap in science among our children, and we will urgently need to fix it.
Maths will be compulsory for everyone, while Science will be optional. However, the prize money will be split across both.
A student is allowed to win both Maths and Science. Only the winners of Maths will represent us at the global stage in Lisbon, Portugal in 2027.
We will also be sharing a new curriculum based on high-order thinking and pure application.
There's something Ycee did with that Olodo Uprising...the impact is still being felt.
Because I am not sure I have randomly seen educational excellence being celebrated in a minute.
Every man must meet his humbling phase in life, it’s better you meet your own quicker and when you’re young so you can get back on your feet than to meet it at the later stages of your life.
Ovie Okpako-Onyokoko from Port Harcourt.
Currently the world best in Grade 11 mathematics and third world best in coding by codementum at the ISTEM Olympiad in Rome.
Academic Excellence 🔥🔥🔥
Now this is the version of “Just guide” I like
Guide so you can walk out of uncomfortable situations, talk your full mind and gbe anybody shepe without feeling somehow about it.
But when these boys start saying ‘Just Guide’ in terms of aligning with babe
E ti shofo niyen!
At 5, Aisosa Agbon-Ifo became Nigeria's youngest STEM Olympiad gold medalist. 🏆
Now at 6, he has secured back-to-back victories by winning the 2026 Grade 2 category.
Academic excellence >>>>>>>
So if Alex Onyia didn’t decide to take these kids to Rome, you mean the world would not have seen us win gold?
Some other country would have won and we would have thought they were the brightest on earth?
Bad Governance is hiding the greatness of Nigerians.
I’ve said on previous tweets that Nigerians are the brightest and smartness people on earth. No enabling environment to showcase that brilliance.
get a haircut every 2 weeks to stay sharp, wait 5 secs before answering the phone to control the rhythm, always arrive 15 mins early, stay away from free lunches, never talk about people who aren't in the room and when anger rises, wait 10 mins before reacting. these habits may look rigid but they're the hidden discipline of the elite.
His name is Egejurum Onyedikachi, and he is a genius.
Let that sink in.
He is in Primary 6 but does wonders with mathematics that make SS3 students tremble.
The world will know him and celebrate him.
He is currently with me in Rome to challenge champions from other countries this Saturday.
This youngster, Don Anele Munachimso Marvelous, was the best Chemistry student in Nigeria in IGCSE. He won the ₦5 million star prize as the best in the 2026 South East Maths Olympiad. He also took first position in the country at the National Mathematics competition in Abuja.
He also won a $100k scholarship in Canada.
He will compete with students from 154 other countries in Rome, Italy, this Saturday.
He is a genius, and the world will know him.
I genuinely hope you stop playing it safe.
I hope you ask yourself this more:
"What's the worst that can happen gan sef"
The comfort zone is not your friend. It is the place where everything good goes to die.
Again tell me,
What's the worst that can happen gan sef.
Respect your husband, never be the reason they drag him online, and keep your marriage off the internet, you say NO. Now, you have showed the world how you treat him at home and disrespect him.
You block and unblock him after every argument but have never blocked timini your celebrity crush.
You make a video vibing to killing your wife whereas you have never made any video talking about killing your celebrity crush.
You don't regard your wife but when men like me call him out for being weak, I'm the bad guy?
You don't respect your man and you still rub it to his face on social media but expect strangers to respect him?
A wife is supposed to protect her husband from shame but you are the reason he's constantly being shamed on Twitter every now and then.
You emasculate him at home and using his weakness to rather engagement online.
Does his mother know how you're humiliating her son on social media?
From where I'm from, if a woman hasn't given her husband a child in four years of marriage, his mother will either chase her away or get him to marry a second wife. Now, imagine her realizing not only you haven't given her son a child yet but you're constantly ridiculing him on top of it?
I have watched more than five of your content of you humiliating your wife. The fact that the only content you find amusing is the one you ridicule your wife on social media says alot about you.
At the end of the day, i don't sympathize for alabi. A man who chose to marry a woman older than him who's also a feminist isn't no victim.
A man who marries rubbish must see crazy.
The game might be brutal but it's still fair.