Musa

Aspiring Venture Capitalist

[It's Ahmad @ahmadx_official]

In 1879, a simple Egyptian peasant woman named Mubarka Khafaji from a village in Kafr El-Sheikh married a farmer, Ibrahim Atta, who worked for daily wages. Due to financial hardship, he divorced her even though she was in the final months of her pregnancy.

Mubarka moved with her mother and brother to Alexandria, where she gave birth to her son, Ali Ibrahim Atta. She made a firm decision to do everything possible to raise and educate him in the best way.

She had countless reasons to despair and grow bitter toward men, but she did not. She could have forced her son into child labor selling tissues at traffic lights, but instead she worked as a cheese seller in the streets of Alexandria to support him.

She enrolled her son Ali in the Ras El-Tin Primary School. After he completed primary education, his father came to take him away to make him work with only a basic certificate.

But Mubarka’s dreams were much greater. She secretly moved her son from the roof of her house to the neighboring roof and fled with him to Cairo, enrolling him in the Khedivial School in Darb El-Gamamiz. She worked for a family in order to fund his education.

Ali excelled in his studies and was admitted to medical school in 1897, graduating in 1901.

Fifteen years later, Sultan Hussein Kamel fell seriously ill, and doctors were unable to diagnose his condition. Dr. Othman Ghaleb suggested the name of Dr. Ali Ibrahim. He successfully performed a critical surgery, after which he was appointed as the Sultan’s chief surgical consultant and personal physician, receiving the title of "Bey."

In 1922, King Fouad I granted him the title of "Pasha."

In 1929, Dr. Ali Pasha Ibrahim became the first Egyptian dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Fouad I University (Cairo University). He later became the university’s president.

In 1940, he was appointed Minister of Health. In the same year, he founded the Egyptian Medical Syndicate and became its first president. He also served as a member of the Egyptian Parliament.

His mother was: An uneducated, rural, divorced peasant woman.

Yet she raised a son who changed history.

The reform of any society begins with a mother.

Salute to every mother who is a true school of life.

[Salihu Umar @Necessary_Cho]

This is the kind of politician that is most dangerous to oppose. To the ordinary man, he ceases to be just a politician. He eventually becomes an ideology.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

For those of you who have repeatedly asked me to do the Halal-Screening for SpaceX, this is what I found.

While I was doing my analysis, I stumbled upon a financial perspective that described this SpaceX IPO as the one where the math does not matter.

We are looking at an initial valuation of 1.77 trillion dollars that quickly surged past 2.6 trillion dollars before today's pullback. This is where your truth-wariness must come in, because it seems like normal financial metrics are being sidelined by market enthusiasm.

I understand how you might be pushed, but let me also point you to what I discovered.

I dug deeper into how Elon does his thing, and I used Tesla as an example. Let say you bought Tesla stock at the time it came on board in 2010 at its price of $17. The company adopted the split-adjusted price of each share sitting at about $1.2. When I checked the share price today, it sits at about $403. This means you would have compounded a 44% increase every year for 16 years. That is about $6,000 today. You would have been $6k richer today.

Experts say that one of the things that contributed to its success is that the investors bought the future: the future of electric vehicles and renewable energy.

Now think of SpaceX, where Aerospace, Communication, and AI are all wrapped into one. This puts SpaceX at the forefront of everything.

But don’t be surprised yet. When I checked, only one section—communication, is making money. Space exploration alone lost about $660 million dollars already in the first quarter. The AI, despite huge resource investment, does not have much positive net revenue. In short, there is a history of net losses, much like a galaxy of risk.

Normally, Elon is a guy who likes to hype his products. It’s a good strategy for him, but you should be wary of where you put your money. I also know that when buying stock, the behavioral tendencies of people mean they do not care about understanding how the company does its job. However, conscious investors are also concerned about how accountable the company will be to shareholders.

What Elon is currently selling are the Class A shares. The Class B shares, where you are entitled to 10 votes, are structured so that Elon still retains more than 82% of them even after the IPO.

And if we go by the company’s objective on its multi-planetary approach to understanding the true nature of the universe and to extend the light of consciousness to the stars, then we might say maybe Elon needs such a level of authoritarian control. In fact, it is written in the framework that Elon cannot be removed without his consent.

Nevertheless, SpaceX could be that opportunity you have to hold a critical piece in the tech industry, or it could also be a tech trap. A trillionaire gamble that needs the stars to align just right for it to pay off.

And no matter what the little me says, one thing is for sure: Many investors will not be able to avoid owning a stake in SpaceX. It is like a gravity well pulling investments towards itself, including the most passive types of investments that will bundle SpaceX into their portfolio.

It’s just that I am wary of it, and I genuinely believe you should be too. It’s not even only whether it passes the Halal screening here; it’s about your dividends.

If you are one of those investors, don’t expect to get rich quick. The company does not have any immediate plans to pay dividends. And the time has long passed to be an early investor unless you want to play the long game, not measured in quarters or even calendar years, but rather in decades.

Allah knows best.

[Tolu Ogunlesi @toluogunlesi]

These photos were taken exactly a decade ago today: June 17, 2016.

President M Buhari GCFR and Awujale Sikiru Adetona GCON.

Both men would die on the same day: Sunday July 13, 2025; Buhari at 82, Awujale at 91.

[Mr. El-Bonga @el_bonga]

Nigeria is so unfortunate that Rarara often talks about issues in a self-entitled manner due to political praise-singing of eulogizing/deifying politicians. He thinks he matters in the scheme of things. Same Rarara once hosted a world press conference that he’d be made Minister.

[Musa @Musa_Muhammad32]

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[Davido @davido]

Debidooo 😭

[🐺 @abbakarrrh]

You go to the ATM to withdraw cash, someone approaches you sey he wants to please transfer money to your account so you can help him withdraw and you as a good Samaritan you agree? Tell you what? One day you go do jail wallahi 😅

[Abdool Moh. @abdool_moh]

El Salvador was one of the most dangerous countries in the world when they practiced rehabilitation of terrorists up to 2015. When the current president Bukele came to power, crime was still rising. So he stopped the rehabilitation, went fire for fire with the criminals. Today he has reduced crime rate by 98%. Nigeria that is rehabilitating terrorists, we are seeing new groups everyday from Boko Haram, to ISWAP to Lakurawa to Ansaru to Bandits because the reward for crime is reintegration with a job and spouse back to society. Nigeria must learn from El Salvador.

[Tuchel @Officially_Kriz]

Wealth levels in Nigeria 🇳🇬

Millionaire: N100m - N500m
Multi-millionaire: N501m - N999m
Super Millionaire: N1b - N1.5b

Global standard: 🇺🇸
Millionaire: $1m - $999m
Billionaire: $1b - $999b

[Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI @IU_Wakilii]

I am really surprised that people think it is impossible for 210 trillion ($150 billion) to disappear within 6 years in the NNPC.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

This is the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup.
This was the World Cup everyone claimed Qatar couldn't pull off, but they ended up hosting arguably the best, most organised World Cup in recent memory.

The Quran recitation and the calm atmosphere gave it a unique feel never seen before.

Now, we wait to see what the upcoming tournament in North America will bring.

The bar has been set incredibly high, and it is going to take a lot more than the usual American corporate and media hype to match this level of soul and standard.

[Mohammed Jammal @whitenigerian]

Omo see what Nigerians did to uber 🙈

[utdreport @utdreport]

Official: Ederson has been called up to Brazil’s World Cup squad as a replacement for Wesley, who has sustained an injury. He will join the squad on Monday. 🇧🇷

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

As beautiful and tempting as this may look to you, please remember that as a Muslim, futures trading is not allowed in our deen. I have said it several times.

It involves leverage, funding fees that cross into Riba, and trading contracts you do not actually own.

Like I used to say, Halal wealth is always greater than any massive profit from undue wealth. May Allah bless his hustle and guide him to a halal path.

[Hamma @HAHayatu]

Modibbo Adama ( 1786–1847) was a prominent Fulani Islamic scholar, warrior, and the foundational founder of the Adamawa Emirate (historically known as Fombina). Appointed by Usman dan Fodio in 1806, he led a successful holy war that established a massive kingdom spanning portions of modern-day Nigeria and Cameroon.

Born in Wuro Chekke (in present-day Adamawa State, Nigeria), he was the son of Modibbo Hassana, a clan leader (Arɗo).

Deeply immersed in Islamic theology, Adama traveled to Hausaland to study the Qur'an and Islamic law. His intense dedication to Islamic education earned him the title "Modibbo," meaning "The Lettered One" or "The Scholar"

Upon returning home, he learned of the jihad declared by the great Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio. Adama visited the Sokoto Caliphate and was appointed Lamido Fombina (Ruler of the Southlands), receiving a flag to lead the jihad in his native region.

Starting with a small force, Adama launched successful military campaigns against neighboring communities. He incorporated diverse populations and territories into his newly formed state, unifying various Fulbe clans and traditional societies across the Benue and Faro valleys.

Before solidifying his capital, Adama moved his base of operations several times. In 1841, he permanently settled his capital in Yola, laying the foundation for the region's socio-political and spiritual center.

[Musa @Musa_Muhammad32]

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[Khalifa ⚡️ @abdulrrazakk]

Ojude Oba 2026 🇳🇬

The Beauty of Yoruba Culture!

[Dume @gietzschean]

This and an unexplainable source of income

[Geekay @gkbalogs]

Started business in 2010.

Went to Business School in 2013 to study a Certificate in Entrepreneurship at Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), Pan-Atlantic University.

In 2016, went back to EDC to study Executive Business Management, sponsored by Oxfam.

Then in 2017, did SEED at Stanford University, this program changed my life and the fortunes of my business. Education pass education.

Seven years later, I felt something was missing, so I did 2 back-to-back courses in Enterprise Leadership and Strategic Management at Saïd Business School.

I am currently on the Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Program in Africa at Columbia Business School.

See, you don’t know what you don’t know. By all means learn from YouTube, business coaches etc.. but please......

If you run any business with revenues in excess of ₦10 million monthly, you need to find a way to get yourself into a business school environment within the next 12 months, for structured learning and networking!

Places I can recommend:
Enterprise Development Centre (EDC)
FATE Foundation
Lagos Business School (they have great programs for business owners)

You will come back and thank me… and maybe even send me a small tithe, after you complete it.

Bonnus: My revenues were less than 50 million annually in 2013 when I first went to business school.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In 1984, a teenager named Zak Brown appeared on Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050.

He spent all the money to buy a go-kart and he went on to become the CEO of McLaren F1 racing.

[Ayyub (AY) @Fulaniboy001]

الحمد لله، يُعرف الفولانيون بمعرفتهم حتى في دول شرق إفريقيا