Elisha Adah

[Jola @Jollz]

Vaccines and medicines are often victims of their own success. They work so effectively that, over time, people forget the devastation they were designed to prevent and begin to question their necessity.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

One special edition gold-plated Adire chess set, gifted to His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, @officialABAT 🇳🇬 🙏🏾

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

I’ll say a few things…

1. The anger, the hate, the love, the applause, the criticism, all of it is valid and I embrace it.
2. I am a world record holder which means I have attained something no one else in the world has ever done. I was recently honored and awarded by the city of New York.
To be honored and received by the President and the highest office in my own country for this reason is not a crime. (It is not even a national honor by the way).

I have declined many awards.

Comparing me to people who have received awards and recognition from countries that have committed war crimes is at best laughable.

3. I have no interest in partisan politics because of the sensitivity of the work that I do. If that ever changes, then I would resign my role as CEO of chess in slums Africa.

4. The rhetoric that Chess in slums only exists or is relevant because of bad governance is not accurate. The real impact of our work is in the synapses. We’re using chess as a tool to teach cognition and improve academic outcomes. Using it as a social intervention tool is because those children have fallen through the cracks and cannot make it to the classrooms. This is not charity or “NGO”. What most of you measure as the most tangible impact is we just dignifying the stories of the children you see all the time on the streets but pay no attention to. The real impact here is ensuring they have the critical capacity to think for themselves and putting them through formal or vocational education.
I continue to consult with educational institutions and tech companies around the world, so my work will always be relevant and whatever resource or influence that gives me, I will use all of it to serve the children who deserve a place in the world as well.

5. A visit is not an endorsement. I will visit many more people and will continue to sell my chess boards.

6. You may not understand my intentions or character because the only thing you know about me is what I let on social media. But reputation is not character.
It’s been 10 long years of staying with this one thing, so I know for a fact that I have earned the benefit of the doubt.

7. Again, I embrace the love and the hate. But I care for none of it.
In a decade or two, the Chess/STEM institute will stand and it will be a place where thousands of children will dream again and be educated in a way that makes them valuable to the world.
All the strong opinions we have now falls flat in the face of this.

8. Finally, I appreciate everyone who has ever supported the incredible work we’ve done in the last 7 years. We have never applied or received any international grants in this time.

9. We’ve been working with the Lagos state government for about a year now to take kids from Jakande and Isale Eko off the streets. One of them recently graduated from furniture school and is living again. Our collective hurt is valid and we may disagree on politics but there are actual lives at stake and we all have a role to play in whatever capacity to stop this hemorrhage. Yes we will partner with the government to scale this impact and institutionalize it so Tunde stops being the hero of the story. It’s your tax anyway.

10. Finally I’d say this, My fight is different.
I’m not on the fence. I took a stand 10 years ago for the country I want to see.
The truth is I will do many more things that may challenge your perception of me, but I know my heart is in the right place and whatever rooms my vision gives me access to, I will put the dreams and needs of the children first.

I live for the audience of one, and that is enough.

-Tunde Onakoya

[AK Arsenal | 974 @akarsenalnews]

Arsenal beaten by the "worst Bayern team in years!" Bayern will very likely end the season with 78 points. They won the Bundesliga with 71 points last season. 77 points the year before. 79 points the before that, and I could go on.

Bayern are the highest scoring team in the league. Kane is the league's top scorer with 32 league goals, 7 CL goals, and only 1 off top scorer.

Takes a lot of credit away from Leverkusen, too, who are having a ridiculous season. Unbeaten, and on course for over 90 points (94 of they win their remaining 5 games). Bayern haven't hit 90 points since 13/14.

Don't let them lead you to believe that this is a "poor" Bayern side. It isn't.

[The_Bearded_Dr_Sina @the_beardedsina]

Normalise checking , looking, observing your Urine & Poo (Faeces) in the toilet before flushing it

Your Urine & Poo says a lot about what is going on in your system.
Don't be in a haste to flush. Look

Here are some things to look out for or can be suggestive

Read and share

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Dec 👋

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Arsène ❤️

[PGMO @FA_PGMOL]

PGMOL Statement: Lee Mason

[Elisha Adah @TwitsRefined]

@iamjodeep Tough pick but has to be this 🤩

[Elisha Adah @TwitsRefined]

@OgOsariemen I literally rant about this every few weeks 🥲

[Nemeiraso🩵 @OgOsariemen]

Can mr Biggs teach someone else how to make that scrumptious meat pie? Must it die with them? Damn

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

I have the honour to present our 72-page Manifesto, titled, "It's POssible: Our Pact with Nigerians." This Manifesto, its overarching and visionary policy planks, lay out our mission focus and mandate for securing, uniting and making Nigeria productive.

[Sheila B @SheilahBirgen]

One thing @elonmusk should also do @Twitter is to remove this geo-blocking of videos, or if it is geo-blocked then the tweet should only be visible in that location only. It is only fair.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

There is Nigeria; But there are no Nigerians. Currently, Nigeria works for a small minority of people; Nigeria must work for ALL Nigerians. Nigerians must be able to dwell securely and in safety wherever they live. This is the first duty of government.

[Elisha Adah @TwitsRefined]

@TrollFootball This video plus the memory of him hugging our player is killing me lol

[Elle🌺 @sweetsixtien]

What is @PeterObi's legacy as a state governor? Here in this thread I present CONCRETE evidence. Take note of DATES of the documents and newspapers, you'll note that they are OLD, they were posted many years ago as he achieved giant strides. PO will REPLICATE this across Nigeria.

[Elisha Adah @TwitsRefined]

@sweetsixtien @PeterObi Thanks for this thread

[Elisha Adah @TwitsRefined]

@DeadlineDayLive @AP Mc