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[Jennifer Joanna Yusuf @ImANorthernGirl]

I am a Northern girl. But I am not the Northern girl you imagined.

When people hear “Northern Nigeria,” many immediately picture a Muslim Hausa woman.

That woman exists.

But so do I.

I am a Northern girl. I am Christian. I am not Hausa. I am Laka/Godogodo.

And sometimes explaining that feels like I am introducing myself three times before people finally understand where I come from.

The problem is that Northern Nigeria has been reduced to one religion, one language, one culture and one kind of woman.

But the North is not one people.

There are Christians. Traditionalists. Muslims. Indigenous ethnic groups. Minority languages. Women who wear hijab and women who don’t. Women who grew up in churches. Women who grew up in mosques. Women whose grandparents spoke languages most Nigerians have never even heard of.

We exist.

And I think one reason many people don’t know we exist is because we haven’t told our stories loudly enough.

So yes, I am a Northern girl.

Just not the version of Northern Nigeria you were taught to imagine.

ImANorthernGirl

[Manage Ur Expectations 👩‍💻 🇺🇸 @JemiamaTDassen]

@instablog9ja Wait so y’all really this ignorant😩 cuz where you guys think all the water we consume comes from? Every water you’ve ever consumed in this life comes from the River, sea, oceans, creeks & etc.. They’re all just filtered differently to meet your situation!

[Sokari @xsokari]

I am a founder building a financial platform @tenalet for landlords.

I have spent the last year talking to diaspora landlords, local portfolio owners, landlords with 2 properties, and those with 20.

Not one of them said, "I wish I could talk to my tenants more."

[Hitchslap @Hitchslap1]

The highest form of intelligence is the ability to question.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Then vs now - A Thread 🧵

1. Father and son 30 years later.

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[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

"...There is no way we, as youths, will take away the place of the elders. Let's use the energy, and the creativity of the youths and synergize with the wisdom of the elders..."

Anticipate for #YourVoice Podcast featuring Hon. Bitrus Lawrence Garki, Mandate Secretary (Commissioner), FCT Area Council Services Secretariat (ACSS) as he reveals the Federal Capital Territory activities towards achieving the Renewed Hope Mandate of President Bola Tinubu.

The Full Episode soon. Turn on notifications 🔔

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