Do not be afraid to sow without immediately seeing the fruits. The sowing belongs to you; the growth belongs to God. No gesture carried out in the name of Christ is useless.
one rapper resuscitated Nigerian hip-hop and rap culture at its core, and we all know he’s a major reason for the hype around rap in Nigeria today.
if you’re honest with yourself, rap in Nigeria was very close to dead. but the kind of cpr he gave the genre was so impactful, it’s impossible to ignore.
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Two Nigerians just closed Africa's largest seed round.
$52 million.
Not fintech. Not crypto. Defense technology.
Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka founded Terra Industries in 2024. They build autonomous drones, sentry towers, and unmanned ground vehicles from a 15,000 sq ft factory in Abuja.
Two years in. On track to book $100 million in contracts by year-end.
A second factory in Ghana opens Q4 2026. 34,000 square feet. When fully operational, it will be the largest drone factory on the African continent. Capacity: 50,000 units per year by 2028.
Not an isolated story either.
Nigerian startups raised $214 million in equity in the first half of 2026 alone. More than Egypt. More than any other country on the continent. The strongest equity showing since 2022.
People will tell you Africa cannot build hard tech. That the continent is only good for mobile apps and consumer fintech.
Terra is manufacturing autonomous systems in Abuja and opening offices in London and San Francisco.
The narrative that Africans only consume technology is dying. Slowly, expensively, and loudly.
When a seed round from Nigeria is bigger than most Series B rounds in Europe, the conversation has already shifted.
You just have not been listening.
I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
It takes an insane man to play like this for 4 years, lose the ballon d’or for 4 years straight, not complain even once, get to work and show up better the next year.
His greatest legacy is him not breaking down mentally between 2009 - 2012.
That’s why some people are willing to die for him.
The mentality is different.
There’s a phase you get to in life life,
all those hymns you sang in your childhood as mere songs , starts making total sense
Because what a friend we really have in Jesus ?