I'm rewatching #GameOfThrones from the beginning.
One thing that stands out in season 1 is how many plot lines were built and then completely subverted.
Crazy!
On the night before we protested, Wike said #EndSARS protest is banned in Rivers State, and we defied him and gathered and walked from Oil Mill to the front of the government house and blasted music until he came out and addressed us
And you say we cannot defy him in 2027? Why?
#EndSARS: Despite claims of reforms, police atrocities go on in Nigeria. The following were extradjudically executed by the police from only two years after #EndSARS protests:
—Bolanle Raheem (Lagos)
—Onyeka Ibe (Delta)
—Abdullahi Abba (Adamawa)
—Kabiru Ibrahim (Bauchi)
—Ahmed Ibrahim (Kebbi)
Bolanle Raheem, was pregnant when she was klled by a police officer on Christmas day 25 Dec. 2022 at the Ajah underbridge checkpoint Lagos.
Onyeka Ibe, was shot dead by a police officer in April 2023, in Delta state, for refusing to pay a N100 bribe.
In August 2023, Abdullahi Abba Tukur, a 17-year-old senior secondary student, was tortured by security personnel in Yola over alleged stealing of a smartphone.
In Soro village Bauchi state, young man Kabiru Ibrahim died as a result of severe beating and rounds of torture by the police for alleged stealing of sachets of noodles.
Ahmed Ibrahim, 20–year old business man was killed by a policeman over his refusal to give a bribe. The incident that happened recently at Zamare area of Yauri LGA again shows rampant police impunity.
Whenever they say "where are their friends, where are their families", this is your answer!
PORTRAITS OF BLOOD (II): Names, Photos, Videos… How Lekki #EndSARS Protesters Were Massacred https://t.co/3fqaJBxBem
October 20 2020.
We remember the young Nigerians who said enough is enough to police brutality. The guns may have fallen silent, but the demand for justice still echos.
Rip to our hero's you guy's will never be forgotten.
ENDSARS LEKKI TOLL GATE: NEVER FORGET OCTOBER 20, 2020
Today, October 20, 2026, marks the sixth anniversary of the Lekki Toll Gate shootings, a painful reminder of the price Nigerian youths paid in their demand for a better country.
On that fateful night, peaceful #EndSARS protesters were met with gunfire. Lives were lost, many were injured, and the nation was left with questions about justice, accountability, and the sanctity of human life.
We must never forget. We must never normalise injustice.
As we remember the victims, I reaffirm my belief that a New Nigeria is possible—a country where citizens are protected, not brutalised; where young people are heard, not silenced; and where government power is exercised with responsibility and respect for human rights.
Nigeria must become a nation where no citizen is punished for demanding good governance and a better future.
May the souls of the departed continue to rest in peace. May their sacrifice strengthen our resolve to build a Nigeria where this tragedy will never be repeated.
A New Nigeria is POssible. A Nigeria where every life matters. -PO
I’m happy a football executive is saying this.
Nigerians are just full of excuses. We should just admit, we do not love football the way we claim to.
The fact that you think people who go for games have their lives sorted, just tells you have no idea.
They’ll blame economy, meanwhile games at Onikan is free entry, one guy even told me how about transport from his house. I said if they put the stadium outside your house, you’ll still find excuse.
This is what I have been saying, if you love something, you’ll rather do that thing than eat. As a student in Unilorin back in the day, I have trekked from Tanke to Taiwo to watch Kwara United or ABS play. Na my last 100 naira I go use buy ticket to enter stadium. Still trek back.
You don’t know what love or passion is. Just admit, we don’t love football like we claim to. People dey use their leave to travel for away games midweek, people dey use Klarna and Paypal and other credit site to dey buy season ticket make dem fit dey pay small small every month, people dey take loans from friends and families to watch their team.
I was having a conversation with an Argentine guy on twitter, he told me they sold many things to be able to make the World Cup. Imagine selling your car, and properties just to watch the World Cup and support your team.
Bursaspor was saved by fans and they chose an owner who was literally begging businesses in the city of Bursa to put money in the club. They’ve been selling out from the 4th division.
LASK Linz played Liverpool few days ago in the UCL, go read about them. 14 fans put €75k to save the club in the lower divisions as it was about to be wound up.
You think all those Algerians that came to Abeokuta, you think their life is perfect, that’s the excuse and funny thing you guys think. Admit it, Nigerians don’t love the game like you claim.
A small % of Lagos island will fill up Onikan stadium every week, yet, stadium is always empty. Teams like Kano Pillars fills up in derby and they have few people who watch. When it’s derby time, people post videos, but I’ve seen other games that are not derbies, empty as anything, but at least the northern teams try a bit.
If you love something, show it, not mouth. World Cup or AFCON tournaments, we don’t have fans, even home games for qualifiers, we don’t sell out and we keep bragging we love football, we don’t, we just like the idea of football.
@InvictaPars That's maybe a quarter of your week. It's a lot but then you could do a lot more with the other hours.
And remote work makes it those exact hours or even less. If you commute to work then 9-5 becomes more like 7-7 (or 5-9 if you live in Lagos, lol).