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Dimkpa asaa. Business. Academia.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@gina_classy The sentence was confusing at first.

"A photographer, and I took these pictures of you."

Punctuations are very powerful.

Your initial sentence read as though it was you and another photographer that took the pictures.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@headsupsage @jon_d_doe I don't disagree with you. It's a real battle out there.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@jon_d_doe Incomplete, vague message. You tried to prove Agba's message but ended up leaving everything halfway. You were unfaithful, but you probably lack the balls to admit it.

[Mmesomachi Nwachukwu @Mmesomachi1]

Setting the record straight:
International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), Pan African Mathematical Olympiad (PAMO), European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO), ISTEM in Rome 2026.

Misconception number 1: The International STEM Olympiad (ISTEM) that students went for in Rome is different from the IMO in China that Nigeria couldn't go to.
The IMO and PAMO are the most prestigious Mathematical Olympiads that Nigeria sends teams to. The selection process for this two is mostly the same as in the past Nigeria has fielded the same teams to IMO and PAMO. The National Mathematical Centre Kwali Abuja (NMC) is the government body in charge of registering a team for these Olympiads. Why do we need a government agency you might ask? This is because this competitions are the academic equivalent of Olympics and you have to participate as a country, not an individual. Countries have only 6 slots for the team. This is part of the reasons why it is more prestigious than these recent Olympias like ISTEM. Over the years, different private organisations have used the name Olympiads to denote their competitions. There questions are a far cry, in terms of difficulty, compared to the traditional Olympiads which require proofs. Also, unlike traditional Olympiads where contesting is on a national level, some of the new Olympiads are open to anyone to participate in as an individual provided you register on time and you have the money (which is usually significant).

Misconception number 2: This year, Samuel Famiroju was among the people that qualified for the IMO in China but could not go due to funding.
Samuel qualifying is false. The NMC organises a 3-4 stage Nigerian Mathematical Olympiad. This is totally different from what Alex Onyia organised with the South East Mathematics Olympiad or what Nigerian Tulip International College organises in collaboration with NMC (an Annual Mathematics Contest). The latter is the contest Samuel is believed to have won which is not involved in the selection process for the Nigerian IMO team. The selection process involves State Rounds and National Rounds. In the past, NMC has organised the contests and sent teams to various Olympiads (like PAMO this year in Ivory Coast) but funding issues threaten that now. While Samuel Famiroju did not qualify, here are some of those that did - Agbo Adoga, Ikenna Enwere and Damaris Oyerinde. The last two also went for the PAMO (as eluded to earlier, PAMO and IMO have virtually the same selection process in Nigeria)

Misconception number 3: Alex Onyia did not select Samuel Famiroju because he is Yoruba.
While I do not agree with the tag of best mathematician in the country Alex ascribes to his student, he held a transparent competition to select the students he went with to Rome. He has consistently said this. Those of us who followed the competition saw the winners emerge and Samuel Famiroju was not part. Alex has also never stated that his competition is only for Igbos, he said it is open to any student in the South East provided they are in the appropriate grades.

Misconception number 4: Ambassadors College sent a student to ISTEM in France earlier this year, 2026.
This is flat out incorrect. First of all, there was never any ISTEM in France earlier this year. The competition the student went for is EGMO. Special Maths Academy (SMA) (@SpecialMaths) has always publicised how the Special Maths Contest will be the main selection criteria for the EGMO. EGMO, just like the IMO and PAMO is not open to private individuals. To pull this off, we had to work with National Mathematical Centre, to get consent, as required. There will be another Special Maths Contest to select students for next EGMO in Croatia, so stay tuned.

Share this post to defeat the disinformation flying around.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@winexviv I like how he's gesticulating like Trump 😁

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@carter6f This isn't Lagos

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@lil_bonni @winexviv Two are from the same school in Owerri, Imo State while one is from a school in Enugu State.

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

After a long day of traveling across three states yesterday, we finally landed at our last destination and began the drive back.

Somewhere along the way, Peter Obi pulled out his phone, opened YouTube, and started watching one of @mrmacaroni’s skits.

As exhausted as we all were, he held his phone where everyone could see, and we ended up watching together. He laughed heartily, and it made me pause for a moment.

This, I realized, is how he unwinds. He finds joy in simple moments and makes the most of them.

Then another thought struck me: a man who genuinely spends his free time watching a content creator’s work is someone who recognizes the value of that industry.

Today, content creation has grown into one of the world’s biggest creative industries, with young Nigerians driving much of its success. Yet many creators are struggling because the cost of cameras, lenses, lighting, and other equipment has soared as the naira continues to lose value against the dollar.

As a photographer, this is one of the reasons I support a Peter Obi presidency. I believe his understanding of the economy, combined with a competent team, would focus on restoring economic stability and strengthening the naira, making professional equipment more affordable for creators.

Beyond that, I believe he would engage with stakeholders in the creative industry and recognize it as a serious contributor to economic growth and youth employment.

And perhaps most importantly, creators would know they have someone who genuinely enjoys and consumes their work. After all, what is content without an audience?
#NigeriaWillBeOk

[Chibueze Ofobuike @buezeofobuike]

I am excited to share that the 2026 finalists of the Aguata Best Students Challenge are departing Lagos, Nigeria, to Kigali, Rwanda, for the purpose of engaging in a life-changing edhcational trip.

The twenty high-flying students will be joining numerous others from different parts of the world to participate in the 2026 Pan-African Boot Camp, holding in the Ntare Louiselund International School, Kigali, Rwanda

At the Boot Camp, our champions will be exposed to activities in the areas of robotics, AI, digital storytelling, etc , - aside the international exposure and networking.

The twenty Aguata champions are:

• Ejezie Sopuruchukwu Divine — St. Peter’s Secondary School, Achina

• Ezema Chisom Esther — Community Secondary School, Akpo

• Okoye Amarachukwu Juliet — Community Secondary School, Aguluezechukwu

• Agu Chisom Stella — Marius Scholar Secondary School, Uga

• Uduji Chioma Treasure — First Hill Secondary School, Ekwulobia

• Ejikeme-Eze Barnabas Kenechukwu — Christ the King Secondary School, Igbo-Ukwu

• Anumudu Eberechukwu Mary-Cynthia — Holy Name Secondary School, Umuchu

• Onuorah Onyedikachi Micheal — St. Anthony’s Secondary School, Ikenga

• Moses Vivian Chinyere — Urban Girls Secondary School, Ekwulobia

• Ejemeni Chinecherem Happiness — Mother of Christ Secondary School, Ezinifite

• Orazulume Chibueze Kingsley — Community Boys Secondary School, Igbo-Ukwu

• Agu Makuochukwu Karen — Holy Child Secondary School, Isuofia

• Dominic Chijindu Divine — Immanuel Model Secondary School, Nkpologwu

14. Okafor Chinemerem Blessing — Community Secondary School, Ora-Eri

• Uzozie Chikamso Rita — Holy Family Secondary School, Igbo-Ukwu

• Onyemaeze Chigozie Divine — St. Augustine Secondary School, Uga

• Okpara Onyekachi Johnson — All Saint’s Seminary, Ekwulobia

• Obinna Goodluck Obinna — Uga Boys Secondary School, Uga

• Okechukwu Onyinyechi Gift — Community Secondary School, Umuchu

• Ezeokeke Ugonna Kingsley — Aguata High School, Aguata

Without doubt, the trip and the boot camp experiences will shape the lives of our amazing and hard-working champions and as well place them on pedestals for greater accomplishments in the future.

Great thanks to our sponsors for providing all the necessary - particularly financial - support needed for impacting in the lives of our amazing students.

Big congratulations to our stars.

In Aguata LGA, Impossibility is Nothing.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@Fikkmaths Your DM is locked. Make it accessible.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@yeripros The political jobber called Eze Chikamnayo. I thought he was earlier rusticated from the party from his ward level?

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@winexviv Just slightly lower than the highest scorer, Ikechukwu Ishiwu who scored 96%.

Did I even include that I still went back to play ball even after the exams?

This kid reminds me of my old bubbly self when life had less care and worries.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@winexviv had exam. I ran from Ngwo Park to Uwani sec.sch which was the venue for the exam. They had just ushered everybody in when I arrived dripping with sweat.
2O mins into the exam, I was already through.
When the results were out, I had 94% — the 2nd highest score in the school.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@winexviv Biggups, champ!

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@frmarcellinus No, no participation medals.
He went there for gold and as you heard him say, he'll clinch the gold medal.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@winexviv The boy is so expressive and knows how to communicate effectively. Congrats, kiddo. Rooting for you!

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

Look at America, Europe and Canada today.

Indians are leading top companies, building global technology, running hospitals, teaching in world-class universities and occupying important positions across the world.

Look at China.

They moved hundreds of millions from poverty to global power by taking education, science, engineering, manufacturing and national planning seriously.

None of this happened by accident.

Nations that invest in human capital eventually export influence.

That is the path we must take.

We are not grooming children just to survive Nigeria.

We are grooming a generation that will compete with the best minds on earth.

Our education must move from survival to global domination.

[The Current @cryptosolu]

@Mandela6351 @winexviv *guts