Stefano Orlando visited the Community of Sant’Egidio in Minna, Where he met the Bishop of Minna Diocese Most Rev. Martin I. Uzoukwu and members of the community, it was a moment of fraternity and reaffirming our commitment to peace, friendship, and service to the poor.
If this had been a government-sponsored trip, we’d probably be looking at billions in allocations, bloated delegations packed with political loyalists, side chicks, friends and family, luxury travel at taxpayers’ expense, and a flood of “official” expenses with little to show for it.
Here’s an individual achieving what the government will allocate huge amounts of money for.
Thank you once again Alex 💪🏿 Congratulations to the boys. World Champion no be for mouth
The memefication of outrage is what will ensure that no matter how egregious the actions of politicians, Nigerians will, instead of reacting in any useful way, turn to memes and skits, giggling as their home burns down.
Reminds me of the timeless words of satirist Peter Cook who, at the height of the satire boom of the 60's in Britain and worried that political comedy was turning into a facetious distraction, said that Britain is "in danger of sinking, giggling into the sea".
You need to see the joy on olodos' faces when a very academically sound person doesn't succeed in life. They relish it. It's almost as if it gives them more reasons to talk down on education and intelligence.
When we were graduating, after I finished as the top student in my class, many of my coursemates were really eager to see how I would turn out. In fact, I would always hear them gossiping: "No be by Best Graduating Student. To make am for life no be by acada. Street na military. We go see."
I'm glad I turned out really well. Even most of those who went to Ghana for "updates" after school and eventually resorted to fraud can't measure up to my accomplishments. Till today, many of them still randomly call me and jokingly ask, "Senior man, you just dey chop dey go. You no wan give men update na!"
Deep down, they genuinely believe I must be secretly involved in fraud. This is the society we live in, where many young people have come to believe that you can't succeed legitimately, and that every young man who is doing well for himself must be involved in fraud. Even many elderly people and police officers aren't exempt from this line of thinking.
I haven't seen a country that is trying so hard to make education unattractive like ours.
"School na scam."
"No be by BSc. You get BTC?"
"Education is the key to success. Oya, use the key start Benz na 😂."
"Lecturer pack 1999 Camry, student don pack Lexus beside am."
If we continue this way, in a few years, there will be nothing left of our educational system. We are so money-centred that we don't even realize education can be an end in itself and not necessarily just a means to an end.
Everything has become, "How much do you have in your account?" or "Use your intelligence buy Benz na."
This is one of the reasons it really hurts me to see highly intelligent and brilliant people end up poor. I'm always rooting for academically sound people to succeed because I genuinely want people, especially young people, to see that you can make it legitimately through hard work and academic excellence.
Any society where only the olodos become financially successful while the brighter minds, the ones who believe in due process, continue to struggle is a society that is bound to fail.
I always feel sad when influencers who found fast wealth through viral trends or dumb, controversial content are given a platform to address students. Because their own path didn't require academic discipline, they openly tell a hall full of students fighting for a 4.0 CGPA that "grades don't matter in the real world." It completely minimizes the hard work of students trying to build professional careers in fields like medicine, engineering, or law where formal training is non-negotiable.
Sometimes it feels like Nigerians are more invested in discussing problems than solving them. What’s even more disappointing is that the educated class, who should know better, often leads the way in intellectual dishonesty and self-interest.
I hate terrorism. Women suppression. Child marriages and child rape. Pedophila. Religious intolerance. Killing others in the name of religion. Intimidation. Poverty.
B. A Literature in English
PGD Education
PGD Sustainable Social Development
MSc Sustainable Social Development
Certification: NSSPCP ( Nigerian Social Standards Practice Certificate Programme)
Hi women, can you post pictures or talk about your academic achievements? I need some motivation this month.
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Over 420 Youth for Peace (Y4P) members and Young Catholic Students (YCS) came together on 30th May 2026 at Floribert’s House, Aco Estate Lugbe, Abuja, to discover the inspiring life of Blessed Floribert Bwana. As His unwavering integrity continues to inspire generations.