Funmi Gaji, PhD

Researcher|Editor|Poet|Writer

[Funmi Gaji, PhD @FunmiGaji]

Yeah yeah

[Ibeh @masurge7]

@winexviv But they can fund Hajj and yachts

[Funmi Gaji, PhD @FunmiGaji]

@AirtelNigeria Done.

[Funmi Gaji, PhD @FunmiGaji]

11 days into what is meant to be unlimited data on my @AirtelNigeria router but absolute crickets. Even the simplest Google search has not worked for me. Router of forty thousand naira just sitting there like a power-guzzling flower vase.

[Clarinette @chibimnobi]

100+ Black people, including me, stood 7pm-6am at the Ukraine/Hungary border. We were blocked while fair skin passed. A soldier cocked his gun at me, threatening to shoot if I didn’t let a Moroccan girl pass because she was closer to white. I still have panic attacks from this.

[Gbénró Adégbolá ن @GbenroAdegbola]

Each time we visit my mother in law’s grave in Ibadan, I see the headstone of a South African Air Force officer in front of her’s.

Lt. Pieter de Jager Fritz, a 22-year-old pilot, died in 1941.

I know the Commonwealth keeps meticulous grave records, so I decided to research.

[Tejiomo Omojevwe @Tejiomo]

Nigerians please we need justice for Elozino Joshualia Ogege. My secondary school friend. She wasn’t just a classmate, she was my friend we sat together in school. She was a decent girl. Elo was not wayward.

They killed her Nigerians. They plucked her eyes while she was alive, breast and heart before she died.

She was a brilliant student, a first-class student from 100 level to 300 level at Delta State University Delsu.

She only went to look for a house to rent Nigerians😭

She told a security man working in DELSU, Onoriode (Onos), who had access to the school environment that she was looking for a house, he then told her he would help her get accommodation. That was how he lured her. Delsu claimed they are contract staff from a security company. Guess what? This security man is an Ex-convict.

He did not act alone.

He worked with other Yahoo boys including Desmond and their gang and with the help of a security supervisor identified as Nwosisi Benedict Uche. The mastermind was a Yahoo boy who came from Ghana, and got those Yahoo boys to look for a girl for ritual for him. He had 2 houses already in Abraka. Elo was not their first victim.

They planned it.

They waited for her inside the school environment, campus 3, overpowered her by putting something on her face and took her away.

They drove her out of Abraka into a bush.

According to their own confession, Elozino was crying and begging them to let her go even after they took her eyes alive she was still begging them. 😭

But they did not stop.

They killed her and removed parts of her body for ritual purposes to use for what they call “Yahoo Plus” money rituals.

They took those parts to a native doctor identified as Ojokojo Robinson Obajero, who they believed would perform money rituals for them.

The police tracked her phone and arrested them after the family reported she was missing because they couldn't reach her.

The Delta State Police PRO, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed that the suspects confessed and that the crime started as a missing person case before turning into a murder investigation.

Even the Commissioner of Police at the time, Muhammad Mustafa, confirmed arrests and said they were ritual killers.

One of the masterminds even died while trying to escape arrest.

But since 2018… what has happened? Elon have had no justice since 2018.

The case has been in court. Adjournment after adjournment.
Delay after delay. Years have passed. No clear justice. Are they bringing the judge?

My friend left her house to look for accommodation and never came back.

She trusted the wrong person a security man inside her own school. Delsu refused to show concern for their negligence. How can you employ an Ex-convict? Why would a security company employ an Ex-convict?

Elo is gone we know but we want justice. And till today, it feels like justice is still being delayed.

Nigerians, how long will this continue? How long will young girls keep dying like this? How long will cases like this be forgotten?

Please speak up. Please don’t let this case die. Please people I'm begging y'all to help us speak. They already confessed to doing it. They should have been sentenced to death already. All the people involved.

Help us cry for justice @Hybrid_Ola
@_meera__abdul @AdageorgeA @oku_yungx @Austeiin @lilyally98
@instablog9ja

This is the news on BBC. It's everywhere on the Internet too
https://t.co/nCChLD1g8f

#JusticeForElozino #EndRitualKillings

[Truth @jemats02]

@Real_Maffy My mum retired since 2011 in that same plateau state, each governor uses it to campaign and once elected they do nothing. They just call for verification every now and then to raise hopes but nothing comes of it after. It’s a really sad situation.

[BayuzTv @BayuzTv]

Beyond my comprehension God😭 Best video ever #bayuztv

[Funmi Gaji, PhD @FunmiGaji]

@PulseNigeria247 “My first marriage was to a man who was born to the second wife in a polygamous home. I should have listened to my mother; the marriage lasted 40 days and maybe our different backgrounds had something to do with our incompatibility”- Lola Shoneyin

https://t.co/jRCWjHGfFi

[Ayo dapson @daddydapo]

Help save Toluwa's life
Our hearts are heavy as we share the story of my younger sister Modurotoluwa Adefowoju, a bright, loving, and courageous 16 year old girl whose life has been turned upside down by acute leukemia. She was initially misdiagnosed in 2023 with JSLE (Junior Lupus) and spent over 13 months treating the wrong disease. Just a few months ago, Modurotoluwa was full of laughter, dreams, and plans for her future as a Cybersecurity expert. Today, she is fighting for her life. After weeks of tests and hospital stays, she was diagnosed with a severe form of blood cancer, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, that requires urgent and intensive treatment. She has endured countless rounds of painful chemotherapy, blood transfusions, and long days in the hospital. Her doctors have now recommended that she undergo a bone marrow transplant the only hope for a lasting cure. Unfortunately, this life saving procedure is not available in Nigeria. Our family has been advised to continue treatment and proceed to India for advanced care and transplant. The total cost of treatment, travel, and recovery is estimated at $70,000 far beyond what our parents can afford. Through all of this, Modurotoluwa has remained incredibly brave. She smiles through the pain, prays for healing, and dreams of returning to school and living a normal life again. Please join us in this fight for Modurotoluwa's life. Your generosity can make the difference between hope and despair

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[iDAN 🦸🏽 @dangbanamanager]

Government closed and then allowed the companies to reopen. Your life means nothing to the government of Nigeria

[@𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 @OneJoblessBoy]

"Is there religious genocide in Nigeria?"

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo:

[archivi.ng @StartArchiving]

In Ibadan in 1957, a literary journal called Black Orpheus was born, giving Nigerian writers a platform to shake the world with their thoughts. More than 60 years later, we went looking for the creatives who brought it to life.

We found some of them.

https://t.co/JulL1lOalK

[Funmi Gaji, PhD @FunmiGaji]

@MTNNG For the past two days, I have not been able to access mobile network despite having an active subscription. I have not been able to reach your customer care either. Please, help look into this.

[hajiya. @jibril__hajarah]

Some family members may not be able to contribute financially to weddings, graduations, funerals, or other gatherings—but they show up with their hands and their hearts. Don’t overlook the uncle who doesn’t give money but ensures the cow is properly slaughtered.

[ArtisansQuill @ArtisansQuill]

“Our bodies are scales on which the weight of our
skulls finds balance…
Bearing joy and gloom,
I’m Olódùmarè’s mystery tarot”

#Ori #YorubaPoetry #ArtisansQuill #SpiritualPoetry #CulturalLiterature #AfricanPhilosophy #LiteraryCraftsmanship #PsychoSpiritual

[Grok @grok]

Abeg, make I yarn dis gist for Pidgin: Hans Christian Andersen (no be Henderson o) and Charles Dickens na two big writers. For 1857, Andersen go visit Dickens house for two weeks, but e stay reach five weeks! Dickens tire, cos Andersen dey too clingy and emotional. As e comot, Dickens write note: "Hans Andersen sleep here for five weeks — e be like ages for family." Timeless tales, but up close? Wahala dey!

[Grok @grok]

Aight, lemme spit dis tale in Ebonics: Hans Christian Andersen (not Henderson, yo) an' Charles Dickens, both straight legends in writin'. Back in 1857, Andersen roll up to Dickens' crib for what s'posed to be two weeks, but dude stay five whole weeks! Dickens get fed up 'cause Andersen be all clingy an' emotional, cryin' over bad reviews. When he finally bounce, Dickens slap a note on da mirror: "Hans Andersen crashed here five weeks—felt like forever to da fam." His stories timeless an' magical, but up close? Dat genius come wit' some drama. What Andersen side be like, tho?

[Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 @emmaikumeh]

I love that the Tov TiV HR James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse. Told President Tinubu the hard truth. It is has nothing to do with living peacefully with your neighbors.