_aurelius

I aim to enjoy life ✌🏾

[_aurelius @TheeTrebleClef]

From “Risk & Return” by Yomi Jemibewon

...In every new journey you will encounter many situations where you do not know what to do. Yet you are not without resources. Whatever you did before,

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

Children, women, men, politicians, recently retired generals. No one is safe in Nigeria. Even the army seems powerless against this new menace. And unless something drastic happens, this will get even worse as elections approach.
Something is broken, and there are people actively taking advantage of the inability of the government to govern. Again, this is not a problem that you can solve with bombs. The groups are too many, too dispersed, and have too many non combatants in their camps, that just aerially bombing them all will kill far more innocent civilians than actual militants.
There is no shortcut to ending this. As long as Nigerian politicians and their friends continue stealing money meant for development, as long as they continue abdicating responsibility, non state actors will keep exploiting the loopholes. Already these non state actors are fully embedded in local economies and communities, and only because of the long absence of any sort of meaningful development. If state governors had taken rural development serious, if there were schools and hospitals and roads and functional institutions, if our forests were not permanently abandoned, then the country would stand a chance. If the federal government had shown greater interest in the country's vast, highly porous land boundaries shared with Benin, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, then maybe.
All of this is greed, corruption and active collusion of politicians coming back to bite everyone in the rear end. Politicians are benefitting from the illegal mining, and from the criminal economies that are thriving in these rural areas. This is not just "insecurity". This is the result of the deliberate actions of those in power, from federal state to local government levels. Nigeria is just a large crime scene.

[Neto @docneto]

I'll counter this narrative anywhere. Do you people know half the things Obi has had to deal with for the last four years? You think it's everything that enters the public eye. And even in the public domain, a sitting governor threatened Obi and his convoy was attacked.

That Obi is still in the conversion with the evil that APC is capable of is all the evidence you need of a gritty and persistent leader that Nigeria needs. One who will stare down the evil cabals holding us back while sticking to his principles.

Obi has done his part by getting on the ballot. It is up to us the people who want a better Nigeria to put him in Aso rock.

[Sam Otigba @SamuelOtigba]

If you’re Nigerian and you didn’t drop litter in your environment today, like & RT. I want to check something.

[Æ @RobinaxOg]

Her excellency was his deputy governor - a woman.

Your brain is not an ornament. Use it

[Ndi Kato (Ungwan Masara's finest) @YarKafanchan]

Phobia is an irrational fear. What we are experiencing in Nigeria is not an irrational fear. These people are beheading our people. They are slicing pregnant women open and taking out their babies and beheading them.
THERE SHOULD BE NO PHOBIA TALK HERE!!!

[LEYE @leyeConnect]

I am trying very hard to remain civil. Still, I genuinely struggle to understand why, particularly among many men of the pulpit, discussions about Peter Obi so often focus on what you believe he lacks or where you think he falls short.

Rarely do I hear emphasis placed on the qualities that are actually worth emulating: a man who won his party's primaries fairly, who is widely regarded for his integrity, consistency, discipline, and enduring principles. These are virtues that closely mirror the kind of character Christians should aspire to cultivate.

Yet, instead of highlighting those qualities, the conversation often gravitates toward political calculations and traits that appear uncomfortably close to the godfatherism and morally ambiguous actions many of us claim to oppose.

I fully acknowledge that everyone, including pastors, has the right to their political preferences and convictions. However, I would respectfully ask that we recognize what is at stake. Our collective future is on the line, and the standards we choose to celebrate or dismiss today will shape the kind of society we leave behind tomorrow.

[Ayobami @dondekojo]

When people say Nigerian movies are over dramatic, can you see the average Nigerian?

[Moe @Mochievous]

“are we walking there?”

[DaSuKi @chukaobi]

Bleh heard this and was wowed by how smart he is.

[The Beat-Oven✨ @The_BeatOven]

"Growing up, lunch was usually chin chin,suya and hot akara by the roadside, accompanied by laughter, and the whole street smelling like spice and smoke"

Nothing more non Nigerian than afternoon suya WITH CHIN CHIN!!

[CHI$OM (Hates APC)✨ @_chiceeeyyy]

And I’m here to say, nobody should fret about this because we outnumber them by far
GO AND GET UR PVC GUYYSS!

[W🫶🏾 @woonu_o]

Please retweet

[Tonton 🇨🇵 @DiKachii]

But Nigerian Bureau of Statistics says the average household consists of 4 children, wyd you have never found a dishwasher?

[Sheni Coker @sheni_coker]

"You too like amebo". My dear, that's my primary reason for joining twitter. That's what i am here for.

[Mighty Mohammed @The__Vyrus]

They don’t even hawk moi moi in the west the way okpa is hawked in the east.

But na we get fake love 😒

[Esther Ubak 🦋 @Audreys_Crafts]

I’m Stranded in Lagos guys
I Need Your Support 🙏

Hi, my name is Esther Ubak. I came all the way from Akwa Ibom State to Lagos for an exhibition, full of hope and excitement, dreaming that this trip would open doors for my craft and creativity.

I’m a startup without funding anywhere, and to make this trip possible, I had to borrow money from friends, gather materials, and cover my travel expenses, all with the hope that the exhibition would be a success.

But things didn’t turn out as I expected. The exhibition didn’t go as planned, and now, I’m faced with the reality of having to refund every single amount I borrowed.

I really need the support I can get right now.

So here I am, still in Ajah, Lagos, with all the beautiful, handcrafted, upcycled pieces I brought along. I cannot go back home until they are sold, and every piece carries the love, time, and creativity I poured into it.

Below this post are the products available for pickup, each with its price tag clearly displayed.

So If you’re in Lagos and love unique art, this is your chance to grab something special.

📍 Location: Ajah, Lagos
📲 To order: Screenshot your favorite piece(s) and DM me on WhatsApp: [phone]

If you can’t afford a piece right now, you can still share this post, refer a friend, or invite someone who might love them. Your support, big or small really means the world and can help turn this setback into a blessing. 🙏

[︎ًLevi @WittyLevi]

Thieves have started doing market research.

[_aurelius @TheeTrebleClef]

@afalli These are so beautiful

[Moe @Mochievous]

Which is why I push back against the idea that our social values are warped simply because we are poor.
The deeper problem is that good character is not consistently rewarded or respected, and bad character is not reliably shunned or punished.