Lanre Ade Basamta

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[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

YORÙBÁ'S ETIQUETTES AND VALUES

"In Yoruba land, money has never been foremost in Yorùbá value system. In our value system, money is number six..
What are the first five ?

The first is làákà’yè, which is the application of ogbón, ìmò òye (knowledge, wisdom, understanding).

[John Harriott @JHFootballAgent]

Josh Acheampong to Coventry City - keep an eye on this. This will be a late decision by Chelsea and Xabi Alonso. If Chelsea decide to loan Josh out, Coventry have been given priority - have offered first team football in the Premier League this season. Acheampong viewed as future Chelsea captain and England CB. #CCFC #PUSB #CFC

[Arojinle @arojinle1]

Yorùbá elders clocked this waaay back.

They say "Ọsán já, ọrún dọ̀pá. Àtàǹpàkò ò sí, ọwọ́ dìlagbà."

Meaning: Once the bowstring snaps, the bow 🏹 becomes just an ordinary stick. In the absence of the thumb, the hand is reduced to a helpless, clumsy stump.

Our forebearers were scientists and they recorded most of their observations and inferences in different proverbs.

[Trevoh Chalobah @TrevohChalobah]

After 18 years, it’s time to say goodbye to Chelsea. I arrived as a nine-year-old with a dream, and I leave as a man who’s lived that dream in ways I never imagined. This journey tested me, lifted me, and strengthened me. To every teammate, coach, staff member, and supporter, thank you for shaping me. I gave everything I had, and I’m proud of the person this club helped me become. To the young players: the path won’t always be smooth. But stay ready, stay positive, and keep your faith. God’s timing is always right. Thank you all, truly, with love and gratitude.

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

User behaviour 101

With voice chat, it's gonna get even better

People will speak in pidgin, cause, Efik or whatever and get it translated not just into English, bit into music, movies, scripts, resumes etc

And even that is base-case, cos this AI thing is gonna get even better https://t.co/5xyoQfveJv

[Сarm1ne @carm1nee]

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on the personal rules that made him one of the greatest bankers, on hiring: "there's already a book on you, and you're writing that book as you speak. you'd be shocked how common that stuff would be"

this is him explaining how he reads that book on a person, how he spots a company that is rotting from the inside, and the one sentence he never wants to hear in a business review

"margins are being squeezed - I'll give you a piece of advice that will be that way the rest of your life. don't say it. stop it. margins will always be squeezed. that's what capitalism is"

"some of these mergers, I always say it's just two drunks holding each other up, leaning against each other at night"

bookmark & watch the full talk, then read his rule alongside 11 others in the article ↓

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

@Officially_Kriz You're the man!

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

Incredibly inspiring to watch

@Officially_Kriz this is your type of content

[Сarm1ne @carm1nee]

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on the day he was fired from Citigroup after 15 years: "my boss called me in and said we want you to resign - to which I said, OK. I went home. the youngest one said, Dad, do we have to sleep on the streets?"

this is him explaining how he rebuilt a bank from a $511 million loss into the largest in America, what he does every Sunday with the problems he is avoiding, and what he told the man who fired him a year later

"it was my net worth, not my self-worth"

"I called him a year later. I told him I didn't think he did the right thing for Citigroup. then I told him the mistakes I made. he acknowledged my mistakes"

"if you split a taxi receipt, that's stealing. if I caught you doing that, I'd fire you"

"would you have your child work for that person? half the time we promote people, we would not let our kid work for them"

bookmark & watch the full conversation ↓

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

Agree

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Yemi Cardoso is a blessing to this country. May Nigeria produce more of his kind. Some global institution will eventually be lucky to have that expertise, pragmatism and professionalism.

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

Let's keep moving this nation ahead

[Instablog9ja @instablog9ja]

“We have the population, the brain and the audacity to achieve a $1 trillion economy” — President Tinubu says

[Сarm1ne @carm1nee]

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on the day he was fired from Citigroup after 15 years: "my boss called me in and said we want you to resign - to which I said, OK. I went home. the youngest one said, Dad, do we have to sleep on the streets?"

this is him explaining how he rebuilt a bank from a $511 million loss into the largest in America, what he does every Sunday with the problems he is avoiding, and what he told the man who fired him a year later

"it was my net worth, not my self-worth"

"I called him a year later. I told him I didn't think he did the right thing for Citigroup. then I told him the mistakes I made. he acknowledged my mistakes"

"if you split a taxi receipt, that's stealing. if I caught you doing that, I'd fire you"

"would you have your child work for that person? half the time we promote people, we would not let our kid work for them"

bookmark & watch the full conversation ↓

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

Of cos he didnt

[TheCable @thecableng]

'Impossible' — reactions as Peter Obi says he visited every secondary school in Anambra as governor

Reactions have trailed a claim by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and former governor of Anambra, that he visited every secondary school in the state during his time in office.

Obi made the remark on Monday while addressing the leadership of Babcock University ahead of his engagement as guest speaker at the Babcock International Model United Nations (BIMUN 26) in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun state.

https://t.co/toRRW09zcu

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

Excellent Standard session here

[AI_Explorer @ai_explorer25]

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This 1-hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.

Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

@olumidecapital What about by bank balance and capital and profitability??

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

Tiring for real

[Lere Olayinka - Aresa 1 @OlayinkaLere]

In Lagos, ABOKI (Scavengers) are breaking PILLARS of BRIDGES to remove the IRON inside the pillars.

These people are animals walahi!!!

[Leoncito PRIME @leoncitodelfut]

El Barça está a punto de cometer el error más caro de la era Flick.

Y sí, les dije que Laporta humilló a Florentino, y lo sostengo. Pero hoy toca la otra cara, porque yo no vengo a aplaudirle a nadie.

Miren, Rodri es un súper clase. Eso no se discute. Pero mi teoría es esta: el Barça no lo está fichando porque lo necesite. Lo está fichando para quitárselo al Madrid. Y eso no es estrategia, gente. Eso es ego con chequera.

Porque fíjate qué pidió Flick este verano. Un nueve. Un delantero centro que reemplace a Lewandowski, que se fue por fin de contrato. Eso pidió. No pidió un mediocentro. Y el Barça ya se gastó el dinero en ataque: Gordon, setenta millones más diez en variables desde el Newcastle. Adeyemi, veintidós más siete desde el Dortmund. Dos extremos, cuando ya tienes a Lamine Yamal y a Raphinha.

Y ahora ojito, porque aquí viene lo que nadie te está contando.

Rodri no va a llegar ganando cacahuates. Según Capology, en el Manchester City cobra trece millones cuatrocientos mil euros brutos por temporada. Y para venir a España tendría que subir, no bajar. Al Madrid se le calculaba una oferta de quince millones al año, y esa ficha lo pondría como el mejor pagado del Bernabéu.

Ahora dime tú dónde mete el Barça quince millones anuales de ficha. Porque el propio club ya lo dijo, no lo digo yo: dentro del Barça están preocupados por si el salario de Rodri cabe en el tope de LaLiga. Y ojo, este es el club que no pudo inscribir a Dani Olmo. El club que no pudo inscribir a Gavi. El club que tuvo que vender palcos que todavía no existían para poder jugar.

Y le vas a meter trece o quince kilos anuales a un jugador que hace dos semanas pasó por el quirófano.

Porque sí, cirugía de espalda. Lo confirmó Maresca, lo publicó The Athletic. Y sin fecha de retorno, gente, sin fecha. Súmale la rotura del cruzado de septiembre de 2024 que lo dejó ocho meses fuera. Súmale que la temporada pasada jugó treinta y tres partidos y solo diecisiete de titular en Premier. Seis periodos de baja distintos en dos años. Y tiene treinta.

O sea, sesenta millones de traspaso, quince de ficha, y un cuerpo que ya avisó tres veces.

Y todavía falta el dominó.

Primero, Marc Bernal. Diecinueve años. Renovado hasta 2029 con cláusula de quinientos millones. El club lo ve como el nuevo Busquets. Ya marcó en octavos de Champions contra el Newcastle en el Camp Nou en marzo. Y con la lesión de De Jong por fin se le abría la titularidad. Metes a Rodri y le cierras la puerta otra vez al chico al que llevas dos años prometiéndole el futuro.

Segundo, Julián Álvarez. Muerto. El Atleti pide más de ciento cincuenta millones y el Barça ya había armado ciento veinte fijos más Ferran Torres. Si fichas a Rodri, esa operación no vuelve a existir. Y no caben los dos, ni de broma.

Y tercero, sueltas a Ferran. El hombre que metió el gol de la final del Mundial, uno a cero contra Argentina el diecinueve de julio en Nueva Jersey. Ese gol. Y resulta que es el único nueve natural que le queda al equipo con Lewandowski ya fuera.

Entonces déjame ordenártelo. El Barça se queda sin nueve. Entierra a su canterano ancla. Se come una ficha de quince millones que no le cabe. Y todo eso para meter a un mediocentro de treinta años en la única zona donde ya tiene al mejor del mundo, que se llama Pedri.

Y aquí está lo que de verdad me da miedo. Porque esto ya lo vimos. En 2021 este club tenía mil trescientos cincuenta millones de deuda y una masa salarial del ciento tres por ciento de sus ingresos. Y por eso, por eso, Messi se fue llorando. El Barça acaba de salir de ahí. Apenas. Y ahora quiere volver a firmar una ficha que no puede pagar por un jugador que no necesita, nada más para cabrear al vecino.

Laporta puede tener domado a Florentino. Pero si esto sale mal, el domado va a ser el Barça otra vez. Y esta vez no va a haber palancas que lo salven.

¿Tú qué opinas? ¿Rodri o Julián? Si estás viendo esto, te quiero.

[Lanre Ade Basamta @basamta]

Dj

[GunnerPulse @GunnerPuls]

I can see Ronaldo Nazario..., who's the other player?

Level: IMPOSSIBLE

[Mayowa A. Balogun @Sweeegu]

Turned 33 today and through all the challenges a lot has been achieved. On my birthday 2 years ago, I posted a long caption about the challenges of building and how I was thankful the journey was over. Today, I reflect on that project and this second project which is near completion. I can only be grateful to God that we got there in the end.

I am also proud to announce that my first book “Brick by Brick: A Guide to Building Wealth Through Real Estate And Credit” which details my story and gives lessons and guidance for how to invest in real estate and leverage credit, is available for pre order and will be released at the end of the month.

Tap in ❤️

Pre-Order Link: https://t.co/VoBYBi3HgS

[SkyDanfoDriver 🛫 (Capt. Jamil) @CaptJamyl]

Prime minister Canada x Group President CEO Dangote.

#DangoteVision2030

[Tuchel @Officially_Kriz]

Bolaji Agbede receives a standing ovation and praises from shareholders at Access Holdings AGM.

She served as the acting group CEO for Access Holdings for about 18 months following the tragic passing of Herbert Wigwe in February 2024.

She now steps down from the role.