Literally my eyes watered hearing the Nigerian national anthem played. @Evaglobal01 is indeed a compatriot that arose to the call to serve her father land. Our labor will not be in vain. You go Queen!!! 🥇in 100meter hurdles 🏃🏿♀️🔥🔥🔥. World record !!!!
@TheYemiKing Hehe! For the record I detest this decision even though "Flo Baal-o-ghun" represents the US and we Nigerians claim him as well. Messi should have got a red card during his first game too. These decisions only confirm bias sensed in games and by fans.
@TheYemiKing I have said this recently with some friends. Nigeria has an identity crisis. Everyone is not on the same page. We need to get on the same page or acknowledge that we are not on the same page. Then we need discuss what is on our pages and form a book with different chapters.
It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby — a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist — to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Michelle and my story, and we’re thrilled that it will be on display in the Hope and Change lobby at the Obama Presidential Center starting this Juneteenth.
THREAD: The Ghost of 1804 Is Back And Yorubaland Must Choose the Velvet Divorce Before the Sword Chooses For Us
In 1804, Usman dan Fodio declared jihad against the Hausa Kingdoms. By 1823, his emissaries had turned Ilorin, a Yoruba town into a Fulani emirate. By 1840, they marched on Osogbo, aiming for the coast. Only Ibadan's warriors stopped them at the Battle of Osogbo.
That was the FIRST Fulani expansion into Yorubaland. It came through INVITATION. Afonja, the Oyo general, invited Shehu Alimi's "warrior-scholars" to help him rebel against the Alaafin. They came as allies. They stayed as conquerors. Afonja was killed and burned to ashes.
The SECOND wave is happening NOW.
Not with cavalry and flags. With motorcycles, AK-47s, and forest camps.
The numbers don't lie. In six months alone, more than 32 attacks across Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti. Farmers beheaded. Women raped. Traditional rulers murdered. Schools closed in Oyo
Nigerian defense-tech startup Terra Industries unveiled its latest autonomous defense systems including interceptor drones, mine-detection vehicles and battlefield intelligence software https://t.co/1G04IE7nIi
Elon maybe you should respect South Africa’s laws and acknowledge what its people went through because of colonialism. As someone born there, you should be more empathetic and understand the country’s history better, instead of trying to bend the country’s laws to fit your own interests!