Reading news without context is dangerous, seeing this in isolation you would applaud the army for their good work and be thankful for a quick resolution.
But if you understand that the Nigerian army is disarming indigenous communities and exposing them to unchecked slaughter in the hands of Islamic Jihadists, you would rightly swear for them for the evil they are perpetuating.
Let's talk about why Nigerians are not informed about their own golden athletes.
I interviewed a 20-year-old swimmer from OAU this week. 16 years in the water, 30+ medals, 25 golds, 2 national bronzes and 13 states traveled for this sport.
Her name is Osinaike Divine Ibugbeoluwa and I'm willing to bet you've never heard of her, or have you?
You haven't heard about her, not because she hasn't done the work, clearly she has, but because in Nigeria, if you're not playing football, the system will let you shine in silence.😑
A thread.🧵
The recent development project in Jabi Lake constitutes a threat to a delicate ecosystem. We stand in solidarity with the protesters in demanding that people and the environment be placed at the center of not just Abuja, but Nigeria's urban development agenda. 🙏👇
This video is insane.
A hostel built with govt money 1.2billion naira, maintained with govt money 500million naira was “donated” to unilag yet unilag students are made to pay almost 1million naira for the same hostel.
What kind of mad country is this????
INVESTIGATION: Inside the N1.6bn UNILAG hostel that became part of crisis it was built to solve
This BusinessDay Investigation takes you inside a taxpayer-funded hostel, now priced out of reach for the very students it was meant to help.
Read the investigation here:
https://t.co/iTWsYsQ5w7
Officially titled the ‘Construction and Furnishing of a 484-bed Landmark Student Hostel at the University of Lagos’, it was included in the Zonal Intervention Project (ZIP) Appropriation Act of 2020, with a total allocation of N1.6 billion for its construction.
The hall was commissioned on January 3, 2024, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who represented his predecessor, Gbajabiamila.
However, to the disappointment of many students, the newly constructed hostel did not function as a government-funded project; it was just another commercial enterprise.
“When they were commissioning it, I really thought this would be a huge relief, but that wasn’t the case. The cost of a bed space there is as expensive as other private hostels. We could even get some that are cheaper than what they are charging at Gbaja Hall,” says Jude Egbas, a Law student who has been squatting with his friends for two semesters.
Businessday Investigations found that students living in the Femi Gbajabiamila Hall of Residence pay N950,000 per session for a single-occupancy room while occupants in a four-man room each pay N710,000. This amounts to N2,840,000 for every four-man room in the facility.
For the first time in a long time, we're meeting them when they're in form and have their best players available, and that is going to make a win against them beatifully satisfying.
I remember one time in my 100lvl, I was very broke, I started hibernating to conserve calories
Like I go lie down on bed from morning to night and limit my movement so I no go burn the small food I chop
It all worked out guys!🥹
There were days when I rolled out of bed and went to my workspace immediately.
Days when I would decorate a cake before going for an exam. My friend would be reading past questions to me while I was working.
Really grateful to God for capacity & support