critical Critique

Here to enjoy, learn, share knowledge, review content, and express logical perspectives on politics and life—focused on reason, not emotions.NB I’m not faceless

[critical Critique @the_critic]

Unfiltered, unbought, and unbothered. If it stings, it’s probably true.

[High Chief Lawrence Igbins Okoro @HighChiefOkoro]

If Peter Obi wants to take a private jet, he would go through the commercial boarding area so people would greet him.

Omoyele Sowore narrates.

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@jon_d_doe That ending is wild men😂😂😂

[Àgbà John Doe @jon_d_doe]

I just saw on the news, a former DSS official said that the DSS tracked down the mothers and relatives of the OYO state children and teachers' kidnappers, and did a video recording of them and sent to the kidnappers.

Threatening to kill their relatives if they kill any of the victims.

Whatever the motives of the senseless kidnapping and beheading of one of the victims were, the DSS and other security operatives have done a great job.

56 days in captivity is no child's play.

Those children need to be placed under intensive care and a thorough psychological study should be carried out on them.

They have been traumatized for life, and no amount of rehabilitation can reset their once innocent and peaceful lives.

For the 8 arrested kidnappers, the DSS should extract all necessary intelligent information that they can get from them, and the government should not waste any tax payers' money to trial them in court.

They all should be summarily executed.

If possible, beheaded.

Thank you to President Tinubu for bringing back the captives.

End.

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

On this Orire kidnapping tragedy that has just come to an end, I want to say that i am not surprised, but I learnt that with Nigerians, agenda has no lows.

Some people were sharing AI-generated images of children in captivity to drill into their hidden agenda.

Some even went as far as circulating 2020 photos of children being tortured by terrorists (with stones tied to their backs) in another French-speaking African country, and misrepresented them as the Orire kids.

At the time, there was no need to respond or clarify because the kidnapping of children was already a terrible tragedy on its own, and emotions were high.

Unfortunately, some people saw that tragedy as an opportunity to push a hidden agenda and amplify misinformation. You could almost taste the schadenfreude in their posts. A moment that should be for empathy and facts was mixed with agenda and politics.

My last word on this: You can hate your government or politicians, but please don’t hate your country.

May God help us all.

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@UcheMaryOkoli @fkeyamo You are dumb. And you need serious help 🥺🥺

[Arojinle @arojinle1]

The children have been rescued. Some people are still not happy.

Èké níí pẹrú. Èpè níí polè. Ìbànújẹ ló máa pa yín.

[critical Critique @the_critic]

But Kama pa ro. This my idolo is shameless 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

Uma vitória de milhões!

[Akin Akinwale @mrlurvy]

Now that the kids are out.

The government needs to strengthen security around schools and vulnerable communities. Improve intelligence gathering and rapid-response mechanisms.

Work with traditional rulers, religious leaders, and local vigilante groups to improve information sharing. Encourage citizens to report suspicious activities without fear.

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@aboujamal01 @ennyola0015 Okay 🤨🤨

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

One of the major reasons why people underperform in interviews is ANXIETY

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@aboujamal01 @ennyola0015 A man can impregnate two women at the same time. Can a woman get pregnant for two men at the same time? That’s your answer right there.

[Montero - Olu Lewis @Montero1016]

Nigeria is not a real place. A man who left 14 General Hospitals without adequate doctors, 80 communities without schools, Local Govt without elected Chairmen & 45% of his state under erosion is talking about competence & capacity?

Hes talking about compassion but couldn't give the poor free education for 8 years? What sort of audacity & shamelessness is this?

Why is he allowed to contest against a man who built 6 times more schools, generated 13 times more revenue & even created more local councils than he did?

This can only happen in politics. In the fast paced corporate world, Obi's CV will only earn him an Executive Assistant's job under Tinubu!

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@ennyola0015 This here is why the forex market has really unstable in the last two years. Trump talks too much 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@UchechiClinton @Omojuwa They do but they are disappointed that the greatest is not their fave

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@AnietieIsrael @Omojuwa The last one is is an opinion and the first is a lie.

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@arojinle1 May my woman not see this, may my woman not see this. Me too🌚🌚

[United! @unitedyusuf]

GEORGE BEST.
DENIS LAW
SIR BOBBY CHARLTON
ERIC CANTONA
RYAN GIGGS
PAUL SCHOLES
B. ROBSON
GARY NEVILLE
ROY KEANE (even though him get small choko too)
DAVID BECKHAM
WAYNE ROONEY

Make do with the list what you wish. Ire o.

Ps: Any insult is to your FATHER ✌️

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

He didn’t lie.

[Tadé Makinwa @MackOmotade]

Whenever Nigerians gather to discuss the country’s problems, one phrase is almost guaranteed to come up:

“We just need a functional system.”

I hear it everywhere. In interviews. On social media. In taxis. At conferences. In political conversations. At some point, I stopped listening to the phrase itself and became more interested in the people using it.

So one day, I asked someone a simple question:

“What exactly is a functional system?” And he couldn’t give an answer.

That conversation proved that many people use the phrase because it sounds intelligent, not because they truly understand what it means.

A system is not magic. A system is simply a structure made up of rules, institutions, processes, incentives, consequences, and people who consistently make those things work.

A functional system is one where the rules are largely predictable, institutions perform their responsibilities, excellence is rewarded, incompetence has consequences, and the average citizen understands that there are standards that cannot be negotiated.

Now let me say something uncomfortable.

Many Nigerians say they want a functional system, but the truth is, many are not yet prepared to live in one. If you think I’m lying think about it.

The same people who complain about corruption but become excited when they know someone “at the top” who can bend the rules for them, they are also the same people who will make excuses for fraudster and yahoo yahoo.

They criticize politicians for nepotism but call their uncle to secure jobs they are not qualified for. They want law and order until the law applies to them. They want accountability until they are the ones being held accountable.

That is not a desire for a functional system, that is a desire for a system that works only in your favour.

In a truly functional system, you do not drive against traffic because you are in a hurry. You do not skip queues because you know someone. You do not evade taxes while demanding world-class infrastructure. You do not bribe your way out of offences. You do not submit fake certificates. You do not forge documents. You do not throw refuse into drainage and then complain about flooding. You do not expect electricity without paying for it. You do not ignore building regulations and then blame government when buildings collapse.

A functional system is expensive, not necessarily because of money, but because of discipline. It demands that everyone, rich or poor, connected or unknown, submits to standards. It inconveniences everybody equally, and that is why many societies appear orderly, not because they have angels living there, but because the cost of breaking the rules is often higher than the benefit.

Sadly, many of the people who loudly demand a functional system have built their own success around dysfunction. Some businesses exist only because of these loopholes , some careers thrive because merit is absent, some fortunes were built through regulatory loopholes.

Ironically, if Nigeria suddenly became completely functional tomorrow, many people currently celebrating their success would struggle to maintain it.

This is why I believe our conversation must mature. Yes, government has enormous responsibilities, institutions must improve, and leadership matters.

But systems are also strengthened, or weakened by the everyday behaviour of citizens.

A nation where millions of people constantly look for shortcuts cannot magically produce world-class institutions.

The same values that destroy homes eventually destroy organisations. The same attitudes that weaken organisations eventually weaken nations.

A functional Nigeria will require functional citizens.

Perhaps we should start asking:

“Are we becoming the kind of people who can sustain a functional system?”

Because systems do not exist independently of people. People build systems. People protect systems. And ultimately, people either strengthen them, or destroy them.

#Tadé
#iyawooga
#refinedlady

[critical Critique @the_critic]

@EyeOfDLostSoul @tobyasky Bring all of your own metric. Messi will still be the GOAT