15 years ago, I spent five months in psychiatric care.
On Saturday, I received a Mental Health & Wellbeing Award in London.
When I came to the UK in 2008, I came to study and build a better life.
But in the middle of my studies, I experienced a mental health crisis that changed everything.
After leaving psychiatric care, I had to rebuild my life from zero couchsurfing with family and friends.
Then I took a job as a construction labourer. At 30, I went back to university as an undergraduate.
Then I worked my way into project management, became an inspirational speaker and mentor supporting communities and young people around the country and internationally.
Yesterday, that journey was recognised at the Zenith Global Awards in a room full of inspiring global changemakers.
A difficult chapter is not the end of your story.
There are still pages ahead that will surprise you.
Thank you to Zenith Global Health for this recognition.
And thank you to everyone who has listened to my story, shared it, supported me, or found a little hope in it.
We will continue to support one another to succeed. ❤️
You can increase tuition to 5m, and the library roof will still leak, lecturers will still not work optimally, classroom chairs will remain bad, and fans will still not work.
The problem isn’t cheap fees; it’s corruption, poor accountability, and mismanagement of resources.
I was a cargo agent and I ran @SumGreatCargos
When I saw that jobs weren't coming, someone suggested I learnt tech.
I went to spend money and learnt web development, now I have gotten good at building websites and apps.
I and my girlfriend then founded Apex Digital Hub @A_D_H_232
I have written and written proposals.
I have sent and sent Whatsapp messages.
I have done cold reaching.
I have approached people one on one.
I have trekked and trekked to speak to different businesses about what I do and how it can be of benefit to them.
Getting gigs online is hard, offline sef is by God's grace.
I am in my mid 30s, planned to get married next year but as it is; I can barely feed myself.
I built an app called 'Handy Ota', an app that connects Service providers and customers together.
I have been looking for 90k to upload it on play store and get branding items so we can launch and begin onboarding businesses but I haven't gotten since two weeks now.
I am sorry if my ranting this morning annoys you but it's my reality and I needed to say it before depression takes me away.
I will be voting Peter Obi next year and I hope and pray it gets better for me before then.
I honestly don’t know how far this post will go, but I need to try.
I have ₦600,000 left to pay from a ₦1.8m debt that came from a business deal that went badly. I’ve already paid ₦1.2m, sold properties and sacrificed almost everything valuable I had to get to this point.
The ₦600k is due by Saturday, and my house rent is also due soon. I’m trying to raise about ₦1m to clear the debt, sort out my rent and get back on my feet.
I’m not asking anyone to give me ₦1m.
I’m asking you to patronize our business.
We deal in iPhones, laptops, UK-used gadgets, brand-new phones, active & non-active devices, game consoles, speakers and accessories.
For the next few days, I’m crashing our prices and forfeiting a large part of my profit to raise the money I need.
You will hardly find these offers anywhere else. Give me a chance to prove it.
📍 15, Adepele Street, Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos.
Come into the store, inspect and test whatever you want before payment. We also deliver nationwide.
I’ll be posting the available gadgets and prices. If you need an iPhone, laptop, PS5, speaker, smartwatch, charger or any gadget, please consider buying from us.
And if you don’t need anything, please repost.
You may not be able to give me money, but your repost could put this in front of someone who needs what I sell.
I’m not looking for a handout.
I’m asking for an opportunity to sell.
Please patronize us.
Please refer someone.
Please repost.
Give me a chance to work my way out of this.
Thank you. 🙏