Last Thursday night I ran out of fuel on Third Mainland Bridge.
11pm.
Phone at 2%.
No powerbank.
I want to tell you what happened next.
I pushed the hazard lights on and sat in the car.
Trying to think.
Cars were flying past me.
Nobody slowed down.
Not one person.
Lagos at night on that bridge is a different kind of alone.After about 15 minutes I saw headlights slow down behind me.
A danfo bus.
Old. Battered. One headlight slightly dim.
The driver came down.
Big man. Rough looking. Dirty shirt. Chewing something.
My first thought was fear.
My second thought was I had no choice.He looked at my car.
Looked at me.
Said "fuel?"
I nodded.
He didn't say anything else.
Just went back to his bus.
I thought he was leaving.
He wasn't.He came back with a small gallon.
Maybe two liters.
Old plastic container with a rubber pipe attached.
Like he kept it specifically for situations like this.
He poured it into my tank without being asked.
Without negotiating.
Without even looking at me for approval.I started the car.
It came on.
I came down immediately and opened my wallet.
I had ₦15,000 on me.
I held it out to him.
He looked at the money.
Then looked at me.
And shook his head.I thought he wanted more.
I told him it was all I had.
He said "keep am."
Just like that.
Keep am.
I stood there confused.
This man just helped a stranger on a bridge at 11pm and didn't want anything.I asked him why.
He leaned against his bus.
Took a long breath.
And said something I have not stopped thinking about since.He said in 1998 he broke down on that same bridge.
Night time.
Pregnant wife in the passenger seat.
No phone. No money. No fuel.
He said he sat there for almost an hour crying and praying.Then a man in a big car stopped.
Suit and tie.
Looked like someone who had no business stopping for a danfo driver.
But he stopped.
Bought fuel from somewhere.
Came back.
Filled his tank.
Refused every kobo he offered.
Said only one thing before he drove off."Pass am forward."
That was it.
Pass am forward.
The man in the suit drove away and he never saw him again.
25 years he carried those three words.
Third Mainland Bridge.
Waiting for his own turn to use them.I stood on that bridge and didn't know what to say.
This man had been holding onto someone else's kindness for 25 years.
And he chose me to give it to.
A stranger in a car he had never seen before.He got back into his danfo.
Gave me one nod.
And drove off into the night.
I stood there watching his one dim headlight disappear.
Holding ₦15,000 I couldn't give away.I sat back in my car for a long time before I drove off.
Thinking about the man in the suit in 1998.
Who had no idea what he started.
A chain of kindness that crossed 25 years and found me on the same bridge.I don't know who that danfo driver is.
I don't know his name.
But somewhere in Lagos tonight he is driving that old bus.
With one dim headlight.
And a heart that has been quietly changing lives since 1998.
Pass am forward.
*What are you passing forward today*?
Karma!!!!!
You will definitely reap something some day.
Depends on what you have been sowing!!!!
Proud to announce that I’ll be representing the @wr_chess team at the world team rapid and blitz championship in HongKong in June.
I’ll be playing alongside my personal legends @vishy64theking@akanemsko488@WadimRosenstein and some of the top players in the world.
PROMINENT WEALTHY NIGERIANS BEFORE DANGOTE
1. Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu (1898–1966): Often cited as Nigeria's first billionaire. He built his fortune in transportation (owning the largest fleet of trucks in West Africa during the colonial era), real estate, and business.
Once upon a time in Nigeria this whole set cost N11,500.
But majority of parents couldn’t afford it, so many children when ridiculed trying to gain access to sit on the floor to watch movies.
This was in the good old days, but your parents still couldn’t afford a lot of things.
KNOW YOUR HISTORY 🚨 🚨 🚨
Victor Banjo and Awolowo met in Ore during the Civil war. Pa Awolowo told him to stop fighting on the side of Biafra,and Victor Banjo refused that he has promised Ojukwu of his absolute support, and that Ojukwu would win the Biafra War.
Biafra soldiers were one side and Nigeria soldiers were at the other, Awolowo said, "Banjo tele mi, ìbọn òní ba hó"
(Meaning,"Banjo follow me, bullet won't touch you") but Banjo refused.
After that meeting, Ojukwu accused him of speaking Yoruba language during the meeting with Awolowo, and that he can not be trusted again. As a result of that,they accused him of planning to overthrow Ojukwu in Biafra,they tied him to a drum and shot him in Enugu!.
He was the only Yoruba General that supported Biafra, and they paid him back with death, because he refused to attack Ibadan and Lagos which is not part of the initial agreement.
Above is the picture of Victor Banjo and his family, the Yoruba Man that supported Biafra and led many of the battles for them, but eventually got killed by the Biafrans.His wife turned to widow, and his children became fatherless at the tender age. (That little girl in the photograph is Prof Olayinka.,) The present Provost, College of Medicine University of Ibadan. (The First Female Provost-Elect)
...If you are a Yoruba tribe, give this story a thought. Don't be a traitor, it is satanic and condemnable. Traitors don't have good track records in life, they end their lives miserably and even in death, they will continue to be on the bad side of history!
...Learn from this.
HISTORY IS THE BEST!
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UK Court Reveals Ex-Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke Spent N325M on Furniture and Lamps in One Day
Former OPEC president and Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke faced scrutiny as Prosecutor Ms. Sarah Leary detailed transactions, including a single day in which approximately £170,000 (N325 million) was spent on luxury chairs, lamps, and tables, followed by further large purchases over a short period.
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Join me as I celebrate @ifariike as she just completed her MSC and she based her research work on Ifa.
The title is:
“Colonial Misconceptions on Ifá Jurisprudence: A Legal Perspective.”
Watching my sister complete her MSc reminds me that consistency, quiet sacrifices, and determination always pay off.
I’m proud of you. This is not the peak just the foundation for greater heights ahead.
Well done ❤️
I am very proud of you.
Here is the link to the document
https://t.co/jQrVpBxaH7
Apt.
Apropos.
Legendary reaction.
"Ori e wa ni be."
Your legendary ink shall never cease, your wisdom shall be renewed daily and we shall be camping here to drink from your fountain of cultural impartation.
You, na legend.