Duke of Lafia

Cinematographer, Ghostwriter, actor, poet, photographer, Manchester United Fan! Promoting Nasarawa! Promoting Nasarawa Acts, YouTuber!

[Duke of Lafia @Joeywrites1]

I built my account during the Covid-19 period, doing follow for follow. I went viral twice. I am a creativist. I write, tell stories, do spoken words poetry, and recently graduated from a film school. 2 months diploma. Please help retweet this video massively.
10 retweets please

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Father’s Day: A Time for Reflection

Today is Father’s Day. After attending church service and in my routine reflection, I find myself once again asking a difficult question: Are we cursed, or are we the cause?

I grew up in a Nigeria that was more united and peaceful. In my primary, secondary school and university days, students related freely without divisions of religion, ethnicity, or region. We simply saw ourselves as Nigerians.

After university, I entered business in an environment where partnerships were built on trust and competence, not tribe or religion. I also lived in Nigeria, where the naira commanded respect, and Nigerians enjoyed dignity abroad, with easier global mobility and much respect for our passports.

I lived in Nigeria, where I travelled across the country—from Onitsha to Lagos, Maiduguri, and Calabar—without fear. Roads connected people, and life was more secure. Nigeria’s Armed Forces and the Police were also widely respected for their role in global peacekeeping and international stability.

Beyond security and unity, there was also a stronger sense of public trust in institutions, with greater confidence in elections, a clearer culture of accountability in governance, more stable universities that served as centres of intellectual excellence and national pride, a more functional and accessible healthcare system, and relatively better-performing basic infrastructure such as electricity, roads, and public utilities, which—though imperfect—were far less chaotic than what we experience today.

Today, as a father reflecting on Nigeria, I am pained that much of this has changed. Insecurity has grown, national unity has weakened, and many citizens no longer feel safe. Opportunities have also diminished for the younger generation compared to what we once had.

It is also worrisome that Nigeria’s influence in global affairs appears reduced, as seen in recent international gatherings such as the just-concluded G7 meeting, where African countries like Egypt and Kenya were invited, while Nigeria was absent. Whether symbolic or not, it reflects a decline in standing we cannot ignore.

As fathers, we must not only lament. We must not bequeath this reality to our children. We owe them a better Nigeria built on security, opportunity, fairness, and national pride.

A key part of achieving this is active civic participation. We must obtain our Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), vote responsibly, and remain committed to protecting the integrity of our votes. Change will not come from complaints alone but from citizens who choose and defend accountable leadership.

With responsibility, unity, and determination, we can together build the new Nigeria that is POssible. -PO

[Khaleedah 💜 @thekhaleedahhh]

so did lagos just start producing 13,000 tonnes of waste in may?? 🤔
cos you’re talking like your administration started last month.

[Duke of Lafia @Joeywrites1]

@youngskales Okay. Peter Obi. He is the only one saying it, and his actions shows it.

[Osamudiamen @OSAS4l]

GRV defeated him intellectually, The fool then descended to bigotry.

[cozy boy™ @Mr_Lu3se]

The first thing you need to kill as a Nigerian is that Nigerian mentality. The one that wants to justify every wrongdoing because others are also doing it. The one that is always looking for shortcuts and the "sharp" way to do things. The sooner you kill it, the better.

[Attah Akor @attah_akor]

If anybody handle BAT the way Peter Obi handle Obasanjo for that video, we for don dey fly our flag at half-mast.

[Victor Boniface @boniface_jrn]

Abeg if you dey church
Pray for me abeg ooo

[Ose Anenih, CPM @ose_anenih]

This is very, very bad for our democracy.

We are watching a warlord being created in real time. The federal government must now choose: either grant him official cover and status, vesting him with the legal authority to direct men and weapons, or shut down this dangerous incursion into powers that belong exclusively to the state.

[HUSBAND OF SHOLA @iconic_remi]

The last time lagos was this dirty was during Tinubu and we saw how Fashola and his commissioners fix it , Instead of Tokunbo to go meet Tunji bello and Dr banire for advice , he was busy fanning bigotry and dropping essays as excuse for incompetence

[Lit! @JusttLit]

You’d think this whole thing started yesterday. It’s been almost 8 years of this administration and 3 years of your tenure. Yet, zero significant changes but you know how to type epistles on Twitter and chant tribalist lingos. O ye olorun.

[Shadowthrone @SenatorT__]

😂 you people asking me when are funny.

Who wants to be a millionaire was a knowledge game

Cowbell maths competition was a thing

My school has “Aut Caesar Aut Nihil” the best or nothing

We grew up wanting to be better people, this decay creeped in

[Harry Da Diegot @trigottista]

I prefer to be sucked into the negative corner of the universe than say BAT dey try

Children dey bush for weeks but BAT dey try

Their mama dey dive bread like prime Buffon but BAT dey try

NEGATIVE CORNERS OVER SNAKES ✌🏿

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

Just removing monetisation would massively improve this hellsite.

[Manjul Vic🦅 @VictorManjul]

Jarret Tenebe, an APC state chairman served as an INEC @inecnigeria election observer in EKITI State?😳

And everywhere is quiet?⚠️‼️

[Lola Okunrin @lollypeezle]

You no go block me ke. Apoda agbalagba with fake promises. I didn’t even know of his existence before that time.

He made his APC ronu bandits pile on me that day but can’t take the heat for the tonnes of waste around Lagos. You are the main reason Lagos is smelling. Ọbun. @tokunbo_wahab

[A @dijammmm]

That you needed to be directed to do this should get all of you sacked.

[Agujiegbe.nad @valeriannamani]

no likes, no retweets, but somehow ended up as a screenshot on your account

[Duke of Lafia @Joeywrites1]

A man can change. Mc_Lively_ may have erred in the past but he is here correcting it. I pray others see the light. These politicians don't care about us. All they are after is their pockets, families et al. Don't allow them divide us further.

[LIVELY @mc_lively_]

“Dear Chinedu”
Looked at it from every angle and it still seemed so crazy to me.

This is solid proof that bigotry is state sponsored.

What a disgrace.

[LIVELY @mc_lively_]

“Dear Chinedu”
Looked at it from every angle and it still seemed so crazy to me.

This is solid proof that bigotry is state sponsored.

What a disgrace.

[LIVELY @mc_lively_]

lol…you addressed him as Gbadebo in your first tweet…we all see that but you want to act oblivious.

Man, can’t beleive you are an actual lawyer.

This is why I maintain that Education isn’t our problem.

People like you claim to be educated.