Ye’t

Bibliophile-Lover of books & all things paper | Book Artist - Maker of beautiful books | IMC strategist | Professional Friend 🙃

[Ye’t @JustYeye]

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[Ministan Shaddah👳🏽‍♂️(M.S) @A6da11ah_M5]

And when life finally favors us, may we not put other people’s parents in such situations.

[Ye’t @JustYeye]

@Burmese_Tyga_ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[The Spearhead @Spearhead_Af]

Peller’s Wedding Guests: Foreign Espionage And African Entertainment

When influencers and "foreign guests" collide, as is the case here, we are not watching a wedding but a social engineering operation

It is very clear here that the rise of our internet sensations is often engineered. When foreign money starts flowing into our digital spaces, it is time to start asking who is really behind the screen and what they’re buying with those "gifts." It’s time for Africans to stop being spectators to our own subversion.

[Olaudah Equiano® @RealOlaudah]

Europe Is Not Home — It Never Was

There is a growing chorus of Nigerians in the diaspora speaking about tightening immigration laws across Europe as if it is the end of the world. The tone is apocalyptic. The fear is palpable. The message is simple: stay at all costs.

I do not share that fear.

For decades, I have carried a simple power in my back pocket — the ability to leave. I remind anyone who needs reminding that I can buy a ticket and go home. Europe has never been my home. I am African. I am simply here.

That mindset changes everything.

Since arriving in England in 1965, I have never truly been made to feel at home. Not once. There is a constant, subtle reminder — sometimes not so subtle — that you are a guest. Tolerated. Observed. Managed.

In Sweden, where I hold citizenship, I do not call myself Swedish. I say I have a Swedish passport. There is a difference, and every African here understands it. Ask them. They will tell you where they are “originally” from, because that question never goes away.

Where do you come from originally?

It is a question that defines the immigrant experience in Europe. It is not asked out of curiosity. It is asked to establish distance.

Recently, at an airport in Madrid, I was singled out — the only Black passenger. A security officer demanded identification. I showed my Swedish passport. Not enough. I showed my EU identity card. Still not enough. He wanted more.

What he wanted was submission.

Instead, he got resistance.

Other passengers intervened. The police arrived. The officer was told to leave. But the incident was not unusual. It was familiar. It was a reminder.

You can live in Europe for decades. You can hold citizenship. You can contribute, build, and succeed. But moments like that strip everything back to a simple truth: you are not from here.

And that is fine — if you understand it.

Europe is a good place to live. It offers structure, healthcare, education, and opportunity. But it is not home. Home is where you belong without explanation. Where your identity is not questioned. Where your presence is not conditional.

For Nigerians abroad, this reality should not lead to fear — it should lead to clarity.

If you build your life entirely around staying in a place that does not see you as its own, you will always be vulnerable. Immigration laws will change. Politics will shift. The welcome will tighten.

Then what?

Nigeria, for all its problems, remains the only place where Nigerians are not “originally from somewhere else.” It is the only place where identity is not up for debate.

That is why the conversation must change.

Not panic about Europe.

Focus on Nigeria.

Fix the systems. Demand better leadership. Build structures that make returning not just possible, but desirable. Because in the end, no matter how comfortable life abroad becomes, the question of belonging never fully disappears.

And a life without belonging is a temporary arrangement.

Kio Amachree

[Omoye✨🫶 @omoyebraids]

Imagine your father’s age mate paying you for sleeping with him while his own daughter is in the UK getting a Master’s degree. And you think you’re chopping him?
When in reality, he’s protecting his own from ever ending up like you.

[Abdool Moh. @abdool_moh]

Many human rights organizations, activists & concerned Nigerians ran countless campaigns for the reopening of investigation into Dadiyata’s disappearance, the DSS turned deaf ears. Dadiyata’s family appeared on many TV channels to appeal to the government, but nothing was done. Now that Elrufai is giving them back to back sleepless nights ahead of 2027 elections, the government is suddenly willing to reopen the case. Once again, politics is the priority not the people.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

In 2003, Jack Nicholson won a Critics Choice Award but admitted he was too drunk to give a speech, so he asked Robin Williams to accept it for him — and deliver the funniest acceptance speech of the night.

[Toby @TomolaGroup]

Nigeria is the only place where you pay a 10% agency fee and a 10% legal fee for a house the agent didn't build and a contract they didn't write.

On a ₦3M house, you are losing ₦600,000 before you even turn the key. That’s enough to buy a small solar inverter.

The real estate middleman is the single greatest drain on the Nigerian middle class. We need a digital revolution to cut the commission parasites out of the equation.

[Onye Nkuzi @cchukudebelu]

People who are hustling for their next meal, do not tend to build anything of enduring value.

What I dislike about Nigeria, is it keeps far too many educated and talented people in permanent hustling mode - thus wasting their education and talents.

[Ye’t @JustYeye]

@dharmmy_ @mz_fola And the constant fear for thei safety no matter how old they are , i tell people once you have your first child, you never ever sleep the same again. I always said i didnt want children , now i have 2 amazing children and lots of amazing niblings.

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

Why is this so perfectly made 🤣

[The Instigator @Am_Blujay]

That sticker is ending me 😂😂😂

[The Shift Journal @TheShiftJournal]

Why you should trust the timing of you life...

[Maryam @hell_line0]

UNPOPULAR OPINION:
Being “low-maintenance” often just means you’re used to being neglected.

[Catarina Senora Gatita @WyattCatarina]

Gen X is gonna have the best music when it's time for the nursing home 😅🤣

[Art of Life 🦋 @Art0fLife_]

If you're an overthinker, you must watch this:

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Happy birthday to Sir Anthony Hopkins, who turns 88 years young today.

[❥❥❥ᗰoᒪᒪie❥❥❥ @mollie_don]

This is EXACTLY why you don’t do drugs 😂 Dude eats a couple gummies and suddenly turns into a philosopher asking the DEEPEST questions known to man. They were actually brilliant… but the delivery? Pure comedy gold 🤣

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

What the KENNEDY Center used to be…

Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Barack Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

Those were the days we want back.

[🎼🌺Music Love♥️ @ThoNg676733]

I like the fact that she even sings the backing vocalists part in silence while she is waiting to continue her part. It shows that she is totally engaged with the song and highly committed to her craft.