I generated this image to make you understand my point better. Even though Man City finished second on the English Premier League table and Manchester United finished third, Man City are in a mournful sadness while Man United are celebrating.
This is the philosophical condition of all human ambition. Our joy and suffering are not measured in absolute position, but in distance from where we thought we would be.
I understand how hard it is for Lagos State Government to construct roads but I still don’t understand how hard it is to stop those boys who extort people whose cars break down on Lagos Road.
These boys even threaten to throw people down from 3rd Mainland Bridge once the 50k…
I have tweeted about this before: retrogression by Geography.
My first degree took almost 6 years to complete.
Migrated and by my 5th year abroad, I'd have added 3 more postgraduate degrees.
"Your location determines your allocation" will always be resoundingly valid.
Before things changed, let’s take a moment to reflect. Interestingly, Flavour Nabania wasn’t too far behind when 9ice was at the peak of his fame. But pause on that thought for a second, did you know that in 2008, 9ice won both the MOBO and MTV Base awards? His song “Gongo Aso” won Song of the Year, beating heavyweights like Lil Wayne and The Game at MTV Base to win Best hip hop of the year, and he triumphed over Asa, D’banj, and P-Square at the MOBOs. The most surprising part was the incredible work ID Cabasa did after Ruggedman and P-Square moved on the beat. I heard 9ice had already produced *Gongo Aso* on another beat, but Cabasa brought his signature magic, and the rest is history, which gives……#mixofusng
The moment this woman realizes everywhere was too peaceful and decided to prank her husband who is at work that their baby fell from bed and had bruises 😮😧
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If I have to do a startup accelerator today, I will select more failed or struggling founders to be the mentors. This is why Village Capital does so well because founders mentor each other. This is the best message I have heard from an African preacher.