Toyosi Giwa

Pressure is a Privilege

[Jack Moses ∞ @jackmoses777]

Since I wrote this article in mid December, I've generated more income in the past month than in any month of my entire career.

I don't think it's a coincidence.

When we understand the nature of money and align with its properties, it naturally flows to and through us.

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

Happy New Year from all of us at HerStoryOurStoryNG 🎉

As we step into 2026, we’re recommitting to a Nigeria where survivors are heard, supported, and protected—and where institutions respond with urgency, dignity, and justice.
Thank you for standing with us. Let’s keep pushing for safer communities, stronger systems, and real accountability this year.

#HerStoryOurStoryNG #NewYear2026

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

8️⃣ Save emergency contacts. 📞 If you experience TFGBV (cyberstalking, threats, or impersonation), you are not alone. Call 08064292526 for guidance and referrals. Support is confidential and survivor-centered.

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

While we celebrate and reconnect, safety remains a priority. It’s important to stay alert to the risks of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and Technology-Facilitated GBV (TFGBV).

Your safety—online and offline—is non-negotiable. ����👇

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

Merry Christmas from HerStoryOurStoryNG 🎄🌟
Wishing you a holiday season filled with peace, rest, and safety. 💕

#HerStoryOurStoryNG #Christmas #EndSGBV

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

Setting the standard for inclusive leadership! Community leaders, women, and youth are joining forces to amend our Bylaws and strengthen protections for everyone. Because a community is only truly strong when its laws defend every woman and girl.

#EndGBV

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

Are you in Kwara State?

A Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) may be closer to your location than you think, where any survivor can receive confidential medical, counselling and justice support services in a safe space.

If there is no SARC in your state, visit our website
https://t.co/m2oWrfQoaq to sign a petition for your state government to establish one.

[Ty Ngachira @anto_ty]

When Tyla said she is not Black but Coloured, she was not speaking into the American conversation about race at all. She was speaking in the language of her own country, shaped by its own history. Yet her words detonated in America as though they had been aimed there. This is what happens when a nation has spent a century convincing the world that its definitions are the only ones that matter.

America’s greatest export has never been war. It has never been democracy. It has never been freedom. America’s greatest export is the dream of itself.

It is not that the films are inherently better. It is not that the music contains some mystical note absent elsewhere. What America has, and what it has always had, is money, reach, and a machinery built to make its image the centre of the world.

This was not accidental. It was policy. It was the soft arm of empire. To project yourself outward until your face is the first one people recognise in the mirror.

And so the American way of life became the default. Other cultures were filed into two neat drawers: savage if they challenged the story, exotic if they could be sold back to you.

If you are Black, your first cinematic self was likely African American, the rapper, the sitcom character, the hero of a Spike Lee joint. If you are white in Europe or Australia, it was the white faces of American sitcoms and stadium tours. Whoever you were, your first image of yourself came with an American accent.

Over time, Americans began to believe the story they had written. When you grow up in the country that built itself into the cultural Mecca, it is easy to think you are the best simply because you are on top. You forget, or never know, that the game was fixed long before you played it.

But the monopoly is breaking. Nigeria’s Nollywood now speaks across oceans. South Korean dramas leap borders. India’s Bollywood never needed permission to fill theatres. Spanish thrillers keep strangers awake at night. Slumdog Millionaire, Squid Game, Money Heist, Shōgun — all aimed partly at the American market because that is where the money is, but no longer about America.

And here is the thing. Black Americans, who fought to be seen in their own country, became the global face of Blackness. That is a remarkable achievement. It was also made possible by the same system that excluded everyone else. Now Africans, Caribbeans, and Afro-Latins tell their own stories without making room for American centrality, and the absence is noticed.

We grew up watching you. You did not grow up watching us. And now the internet has levelled the ground just enough for others to speak without hesitation. Tyla’s words land differently because the world no longer accepts America as the only arbiter of meaning.

America’s greatest export was never its art. It was the power to decide which art, and which identities, the world would see. That power is no longer yours alone. There is both justice and loss in that.

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

Join us online to explore Critical Issues and Opportunities for enhancing rights and justice for women, children, and persons with disabilities.
#InspireInclusion #HerStoryOurStoryNG

[HerStoryOurStoryNG @HerStoryOSNG]

🌟 Exciting News! Don't miss out on the Conference of Commissioners of Women Affairs in Nigeria, supported by @Int_IDEA and @EUinNigeria, in celebration of #IWD2024.

Mark your calendars for 28-29 Feb 2024, 9am - 4pm daily.
💻 Register now: https://t.co/0TBE6H2B4B

[Dataphyte @Dataphyte]

Join us as we celebrate our amazing Data Analyst, Khadijah💃🕺🎊
Your dedication to research and analysis is remarkable, and we're so grateful for your contributions to our #DailyDataCards and reports.
We hope you have a day filled with joy, laughter, and all the data you can handle 😜

[Dataphyte @Dataphyte]

In Nigeria, 1 in 4 girls and women go through the pain of sexual violence, but very few, only 0.9%, of those who commit these acts face consequences. As the global #16DaysofActivism takes centre stage, these statistics should not merely be acknowledged but serve as a reminder that change is imperative. We need to do more!
#NoExcuse #Genderdata #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGenderBasedViolence

[Joshua Olufemi @jayangbayi]

Dear IGP Egbetokun,
How many police stations do we have in Nigeria? Where are they located?

Basic data about public safety and security shouldn’t require #FOI request, they should be proactively published.

If past administrations couldn’t provide these info, you should work with citizens and civil society groups to make this happen. @PoliceNG @PoliceNG_CRU

[Civic Action, Sustainable Communities @civicactionng]

The CSO conference is providing a platform for dialogue and knowledge sharing among stakeholders across multiple sectors towards creating a better civic environment.

#CSOConference2023 #CivicAction #SustainableCommunities

[International IDEA @Int_IDEA]

‘Many countries are struggling now even with basic aspects of democracy. But while many of our formal institutions are weakening, there is hope that the informal checks & balances can successfully battle authoritarian & populist trends.’ - @KevinCasasZ ��️
https://t.co/un5gzWD4jl

[Lagos DSVA @Lagosdsva]

Lagos Unveils Mobile App for Sexual, Gender-Related Case Management

via @MobilePunch Read More 👇 https://t.co/Fu3VcUU1TK

[PLSI @PLSInitiative]

Ever wondered what happens after the Accountant-General for the Federation submits the annual financial statement to the Auditor-General for the Federation?

Watch this explainer video!

But, as of Sept. 2023, the @OAuGF's reports for 2020, 2021 & 2022 haven't been submitted...

[PLSI @PLSInitiative]

For 7 remarkable years, we've been on a mission to champion accountability in #Nigeria. It's been a journey filled with passion & an unwavering commitment to making positive impacts. We say THANK YOU to all our donors & partners who enabled our impact.

Happy Anniversary to us!

[Lagos DSVA @Lagosdsva]

30 Minutes To Go 🥳

You can join in the conversation with the hashtag #SGBVNotInMyLagos https://t.co/0fSkK5JX1F

[Kevin Casas @KevinCasasZ]

An honor to meet H.E. Jakaya Kikwete (@jmkikwete), former President of #Tanzania, in the presence of my friend & member of @Int_IDEA Board of Advisors, the great @DSamsonItodo.
#UNGA